Cliff Kit teleon and Alice Gilbertson wed at Lutheran parsonage
The ceremony last Saturday evening was read by Rev. G. Guneten in the presence of the parents. A girl was born Saturday evening to Mr. and Mrs. Lotstues. Frank Pringle received $27 for one red fox pelt and $18.50 each for two others. Roy Tatro reported a drowned two year old colt found in the river Tuesday. Weekend specials at J B Jacobson's include pins, salmon, pasta sauce, and sorghum. Laird Grover Cline and Ivyle Shirley Burt are entered in the Des Moines Register cutest baby contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Kitteleon Arids
Alice ‘Gilbertson
G. Guneten
Mya
Frank
Chase
Laird Grover Cline
Fred ‘Cline
Ivyle Shirley Burt
Jy J. Burt
Des Moines Register
Prepare For Dairy Days In Clermont This Summer
A general committee on Dairy Days met on Wednesday evening February 4 to begin planning Clermont's annual event set for August 6 and 9 the second Saturday and Sunday in August. Officials aim to provide the finest free entertainment for the community and will release further plans as they unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Sunday Visits Highlight Alphie Thorson Home
Mr and Mrs Clarence Thorson and family were visitors Sunday to the Alphie Thorson home. The Gene Waters family were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs Inga Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aistra
Clarence “Thorson
Alphie Thorson
Gene ‘Waters
Inga Anderson
St Peters Church Schedules Daily and Weekend Masses
St Peters Church lists daily mass at 6 50 a m with Saturday parish service at 8 am and Sunday masses at 6 am 10 am Confessions are offered on Saturdays at 8 pm and before the first Sunday Masses
The Church of Our Saviour Clermont Episco
Vicar Edwin C Bowyer announces February services at the Clermont church Quinquagesima Sunday February 15 at 3 00 pm Holy Communion and sermon The Way of Decision Ash Wednesday February 18 at 7 30 pm Lenten services and midweek round table
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin C. Bowyer
Clermont Lutheran Parish Weekly Schedule and Events
Parish notices from East Clermont and West Clermont list services catechetical classes and choir meetings. Upcoming events include Ladies' Aid at Elgin, Parish Brotherhood at East Clermont with Glacier National Park slides, guest night by Luther Leagues, and Communion services in February and March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Knudsen
East Clermont
Luther League
West Clermont
Brotherhood of the Marion Lutheran Church
Calmar
Highland
C. O. Torkelson
Elgin
Ladies’ Aid
Oliver Torkelson
Don Fauser
C.O. Torkelson
Paul Larson
Parish Brotherhood
Strandford
Glacier National Park
Methodist Church News and Bi weekly Service Notice
The Methodist Church BE. G. Steinman, minister, announces bi weekly service next Sunday and notes there is news in the advertisement. The short notice blends church schedule with a commercial ad reference from the same column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. G. Steinman
Town Poetry Contest Entries Highlight Senior Class
Two members of the senior class entered poems in the Town Poetry association. Marlene Durscher submitted What Is Success and Stephen Knudsen Our Heritage. The class is also studying bad debt and accounts receivable in bookkeeping, a challenging but practical unit for aspiring bookkeepers.
Junior Senior and Freshman News From School Classrooms
Reports from junior sophomore and freshman classes describe typing lessons history units on the American Revolution and government, poetry study, India’s Taj Mahal notes, world war terms, algebra graphs, home economics sewing, poetry writing, and a state speech association preliminary at a high school with judges from Decorah and USU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
North America
Eisenhower
Korea
Japan
China
India
Emily Dickenson
Thomas Hardy
William ‘Wordsworth
Walt Whitman
H. S
Jouana High School
Helen Bodensteiner
Decorah
Hendrick and
Brown
USU
Clermont Upsets Alpha in Midweek Hoops Action
In a Wednesday girls tilt Clermont defeated Alpha 39 to 35 led by Jacobson with 25 points and Tre Win adding 15 for Alpha. Boys game favored Clermont with a comfortable win, final score not fully readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Alpha
Jacobson
Trewin
Yearly Program For Ladies Aid 1953 Schedule
The Ladies Aid program committee outlines the 1953 agenda with monthly hostesses and activities. Key hostesses include Grace Simek, Louise Miller, Frances Hoopman in February. Myrtle Nelson and others in March. ongoing roll calls, programs such as Reading is Fun, Garden Hints, Mother's Day, and seasonal events. The listing covers through December with 1954 January updates and notes no meeting in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Program Committee
Stogen
Grace Simek
Louise Miller
Frances Hoopman
Frances Cline
Myrtle Nelson
Helen Tatra
Esther Griebenow
Proj i
Alice Kittelser
Alma Anderson
Lucy Engle
Ruth Starkey
Mary Olson
Marcella Bergeson
Gladys Johnson
Alice ‘Kittelson
Marjorie Olson
Marjorie ‘Boyle
Priscilla Working Band Meets at Lutheran Church
The Priscilla Working Band met Wednesday at the Lutheran Church parlors with hostesses listed. Four new members were welcomed: Mrs. Arthur Amundson, Mrs. Louie Amundson, Mrs. Norman Lehan, and Mrs. Victor Guyer. The society voted to donate five dollars to the March of Dimes. Myra Landsgard, chair, announced the program including hymn, reading by Mrs. Landsgard, vocal solo by Mrs. Amundson, and poems by Mrs. Landsgard, closing in the usual form.
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Priscilla
Lutheran Church
Mdris Willett Miler
Carman Swenson
Shhairman
Landsgard
Harry Amundson
Hyde family welcomes second son and Chicago message
Mr and Mrs Woodrow Hyde celebrate the birth of their son Dean Wilson at Postville hospital weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces born Saturday morning. Lorraine Crowe reports their son Richard in Chicago has a new brother born Thursday February 4. This adds another grandson for Mr and Mrs Otto Christenson of near Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hydes Haye
Woodrow Hyde
Dean Wilson
Postville Hospital
Lorraine Crowe
Richard
Chicago
Otto Christenson
Clermont
March of Dimes Completes Clermont Fund Report
Mrs. I C Jerdee marching group chair reports March of Dimes funds from Clermont area totaling 201.04. Clubs and organizations listed include Woodland Study Club Grand Meadow Study Club Clermont Study Club Junior Study Club Riverside Social Club Secret Door Club Junior Campfire Girls Ladies Aid Society Priscilla Working Band American Legion Auxiliary Women's Service Club Business and Professional Women's Club plus a benefit dance. Schools and iron lung containers contributed 9.75 4.38 5.59 and 25.14 respectively. Total 201.04.
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I. C. Jerdee
March of Dimes
Clermont
Woodland Study Club
Grand Meadow
Riverside
Secret ‘Door
Ladies Aid Society
Priscilla
American ‘Legion Auxiliary
Women
American Legion and Auxiliary
St. Peter's School
Annual Meeting at Clermont Farmers Savings Bank
The Clermont Farmers Savings Bank held its annual stockholders meeting on February 3 at the Legion hall. Ole Peterson resigned after forty years as a director due to age and health, with E W Hilgemann elected to replace him. Karl Miller was elected president. J A Erickson and Ingrebret Lyngaas became vice presidents. Hilgemann became cashier, Lloyd Meier asst. cashier, and Ardis Schupbach rehired as bookkeeper. The bank reported a substantial increase in business and deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Farmers Savings Bank
Legion Hall
Ole ©. Peterson
Ed Quinn
E. W. Hilgemann
Ole Peterson
Karl Miler
J. A. Erickson
Ingrebret Lyngaas
E. W.hilgemann
Lloyd Meier
Asst
Ardis Schupbach
Banns Read for Elgin and Forest City Pair
The banns of marriage were read at St. Peter's church on Sunday for Sheldon Kohls of Elgin and Norman Hannah of Forest City. The marriage is planned for February 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Church
Sheldon Kohls
Elgin
Norman Hannah
Forest City
Marriage of Clarice Van Buren and James Latham in Pipestone
Mrs. Inga Anderson announces the marriage of her daughterClarice Van Buren of Pipestone Minnesota to James Latham of Flandreau South Dakota. The ceremony was performed by Reverend Wogen at the Lutheran parsonage in Pipestone on Wednesday January 21. They reside on his farm near Flandreau.
Card of Thanks From Louise Miller and Lena Peters
Expressions of gratitude to friends and relatives for cards gifts and well wishes while ill. Mrs Louise Miller and Mrs Lena Peters acknowledge support. Ruth Starkey has returned from Postville hospital and remained at H A Lubke home until Sunday and is slowly recuperating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Miller
Lena Peters
Ruth Starkey
Postville Hospital
H. A. Lubke
Elgin Camp Fire Girls Meet for Valentine Party Preparations
The Junior Camp Fire group met Saturday February 7 at Maren Knudsen’s home. After a business meeting preparations were made for a Valentine party with Elgin Camp Fire girls as guests. Maren Knudsen and her mother served lunch. Beverly Oelberg, Scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odako
Maren‘Knudsen
Elgin Camp Fire
Maren
Beverly Oelberg
Veterans Hospital Patient and Residency Details
Sergeant Kenneth D. Tatro at 1119201 N A T U GCA School NAS Olathe Kansas and Tommy Barker a patient at the Veterans Hospital Iowa City. Barker has been there several weeks and his address is 10 Ast Veterans Hospital Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
Kenneth D. Tatro
GCA School
Nas
Olathe, Kans
Vet Hospital
Tommy Barker
Veterans’ Hospital
Iowa City
Paula Durr Attends Cedar Rapids Cold Wave Demonstration
Paula Durr visits Cedar Rapids on Monday afternoon to observe a new type cold wave demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Durr
Cedar Rapids
Calendar of Club Meetings and Scouting Events
The calendar lists events from Monday February 16 through Thursday February 19. Activities include Commercial Club and Boy Scouts Troop 51 on Monday, Women’s Service Club and Clermont Study Club on Tuesday, Women’s Catholic Order of Forresters and West Clermont Lutheran Mission Society on Wednesday, and Cub Scouts plus Men’s Forresters on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Clermont
Catholic Order of Forresters
West Clermont Lutheran Mission Society
Forresters
Secret Door Club Formed by Young Girls
A group of girls including Bever ly Oelberg Helen Burger Beverly Bennett Carolyn Olson and Carolyn Kittleson formed The Secret Door club. Their first objective is a March of Dimes contribution totaling 1.00. The note thanks the girls and wishes them luck.
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Beverly Oelberg
Helen Burger
Beverly Bennett
Carolyn Olson
Carolyn Kittleson
Card of Thanks and Birthday Luncheon Observed
Mrs Ruth Starkey thanks friends and relatives for gifts cards and visits during her stay at the Postville hospital Appreciation noted. Mrs Esther Oelberg hosted twenty guests Friday evening at a luncheon honoring her mother Mrs Edwin Krueger's birthday.
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Postville Hospital
Ruth Starkey
Esther Oelberg
Edwin Krueger
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Miles of Enterprise
Will J. Nelson
Briggs - Stratton
Cooper - Clipper
St. Peter’s Church
the Church of Our Saviour
Clermont — . Episcopal
Clermont Lutheran Parish
Newstaff
Marlene Durscher
Joann Swenson
Glendal
Nygaard
Judy Paulson
Billy Swenson
Arlene Ames
Helen
Aid
Clermont Cafe
Calen Ndar
Trewst
John Deere
Olson & Olson
Clermont, Iowa
Clinton
AJAX
Bonda
Nemaha
Henry Wheet
Clermont Cooperative
Lyle Gunderson
BPA BN
MC Ban Ba AO
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