Priscilla Band Reports February Meeting Attendees
Forty three members attended the regular Priscilla Working Band meeting at West Clermont Lutheran church parlors on Wednesday afternoon February 5. A new member, Hazel Johnson, brought total roll to sixty six. devotional by the pastor preceded a program by Mrs. Martin Nelson and a hymn by Joyce Amundson. Refreshment duties were listed for February, and the year’s program schedule was outlined with monthly chairmen named for March through December.
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Priscilla
West Clermont Lutheran Church
Hazel Johnson
Martin Nelson
Lutheran Herald
Joyce Amundson
Mesdames Theo
Kjosa
Ray Schara
Martin Anderson
Wm, Schweinefus
Almer Anderson
Henry Schweinerus
Peter Lofte
Hans J. Larson
Marie Skaren
Richard O. Olson
Harry Amundson
Otto Vasby
Hans Hanson
Agnes
Louise Bilde
Haze
Tatro
Arnold Stumme
H. E. Landsgard
G. ©. Anderson
Irene Ostie
Mary Washburn
Carmen Swenson
Tom Hanson
Harry Yauslin
Otto Larson
L. T. Anderson
E. E. Ramsey
Albert Halverson
Wm. B. Miller
Elvira Johnson
Edwin Gunderson
Lars Sampson
Vinah Nelson
Herbert Martin
Alma Ostlie
Wm. A. Nelson
Vinah
Notice to ex service men to file National Defense questionnaire
All ex service men are asked to fill out a National Defense questionnaire by February 22. The Legion hall will be open Wednesday evening February 19 to aid in this. Tell your buddies and call on the above date so the program can be completed in time. Sheehan Post No. 375. H. B. Greenley Adjutant. Ed Dugstad arrived home Saturday from Des Moines where he attended the state lumbermen's convention in session last week.
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National Defense
Legion Hall
Sheehan
H. B. Greenley
Ed Dugstad
Des Moines
Clermont Commercial Club Meeting Notice
The Clermont Commercial Club will meet Monday evening February 17. Supper at the Gerner cafe at 6 30. The business meeting will be held at the Legion hall with entertainment after. All are welcome. Ed Dugstad president.
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Clermont Commercial Club
Gerner Cafe
Legion Hall
Ed Dugstad
Clermont Girls State Sectional Basketball at Local High
Clermont hosts the girls state sectional basketball tournament this week in the high school gym with ten teams. Opening nights feature McGregor vs Volga City, Clermont vs Farmersburg, and Monona vs Waterville, plus three games on the last two nights. A second planned program combines two one act plays and a music recital to raise funds for the drama and music programs.
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Clermont
McGregor
Volga City
Farmersburg
Monona
Waterville
Waucoma
We Do Not Need a Single Man quote by Churchill
London broadcast Sunday February 9 quotes Churchill calling for US to supply tools to defeat Hitler. He says no American soldiers are needed and Britain can lead the war. Italy is bombed at Genoa signaling final push to curb Italian power. British naval craft drop 300 tons of explosives on Genoa. Willkie to address radio about HR 1776 Lease-Lend bill after February 11 testimony.
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London
England
Winston Churchill
United States
Adolph Hitler
Libya
Italy
Genoa
Britain
Wendell L. Willkie
Farmers' Savings Bank Holds Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of Farmers' Savings Bank was held at Johnson hall on Tuesday February 4. The cashier reported full payment of indebtedness to the trust fund and projected dividends on stock. Directors elected for the ensuing year were J F Miller H H Follett E P Quinn Mrs Louise Miller Ole K Peterson Ole C Peterson H A Lubke E Lyngaas J A Erickson. Officers elected were J F Miller president 2 Lyngaas vice president Mrs Louise Miller vice president J A Erickson cashier H B Greeniey assistant cashier and J F Brorby teller.
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Farmers’ Savings Bank
Johnson Hall
Enonre
J. F. Miller
H. H. Follett
E P. Quinn
Louise Miller
Ole K. Peterson
Ole C. Peterson
H. A. Lubke
E. Lyngaas
J. A. Erickson
Lyngaas
H. B. Greeniey
J. F. Brorby
Teller
Olsons Announce Marriage Of Harris Olson To Imogene Wade
Mr and Mrs Cornelius Olson announce the marriage of their eldest son Harris Olson of Glidden to Imogene Wade daughter of Mr and Mrs K S Wade of Carroll The ceremony was held Saturday afternoon February 1 in Maryville Missouri Attendants were Rosemary Jones and Phil Elston both of Glidden The bride wore a biege dress with green trim and brown and green accessories The attendant wore teal blue with black accessories The bridegroom wore blue Mrs Olson a Carroll high school graduate works as a bookkeeper for Juergens Sons in Carroll Mr Olson a Clermont high school graduate class of 1936 is employed at Glidden cooperative creamery They later traveled to St Joseph Missouri for a wedding trip and now reside in Carroll planning to make their home in Glidden in about two months
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Cornelius Olson
Harris
Glidden
Imogene Wade
K. S. Wade
Carroll
Maryville
Rosemary Jones
Phil Elston
Olson
Carroll High School
Juergens & Sons Jat Carroll
Clermont High School
Glidden Cooperative Creamery
St. Joseph
Wisconsin Woman Reaches 104th Birthday in Fond du Lac
Mrs Emeline Larrabee Perkins observed her 104th birthday at home in Fond du Lac Wisconsin after sixty two years in the city. She is connected to the Larrabee family once governor of town 1886 90. Her husband a lawyer and county court judge died in 1906 and a son died in 1934. Her daughter Frances lives in Madison and another son George B in Sac City Iowa.
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Emeline Larrabee Perkins
Fond du Lac
Wis
Anna
Frederick Larrabee
Montauk
Larrabee
Town
Perkins
Des Moines Register
J. B. Perkins
Frances
Madison
George B
Sac City
Iowa
College B. B. Players on Tour Heading to Fifteen States
Des Moines Register notes American Institute of Commerce Stones depart Thursday for a 16 day tour covering four thousand miles through fifteen states. Nine game schedule includes unusual east and south teams with stops in Washington Pennsylvania North Tonawanda New York Rochester Elkin Winston-Salem Asheville Nashville and St. Louis. Dorothy Brorby among ten girls chosen for the tour. First overnight stop Bucyrus Ohio. A letter to Mr and Mrs J M Brorby mentions a win at Washington Pennsylvania and three months with relatives in Wisconsin Minnesota and other kin. Eva Olson leaves to assist at Decorah Ingvald Barness home. Alfred Olson returns. Several locals report illness falls on ice and visits among Decorah residents. Clermont O E S meets Feb 4 at Masonic Temple with future instruction March 4 and a Past Matron visit on Feb 24 followed by Clermont chapter trip to Elgin.
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Des Moines Register
American Institute of Commerce
Washington
Penn
North Tonawanda
Rochester
N. Y
Elkin
N. C
Winston-Salem
Ashville
N.C
Nashville
Agnes
Bessie
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Eva Olson
Ingvald Barness
Decorah
Alfred Olson
Sarah Groth
Sophia Groth
Elmer Lien
van Besien
Dan Burke
Burke
Volga City
Pat
Martin Minihan
Cedar Rapids
Franz Appelman
R. V. Brandt
Louie Olson
Fred Cline
H. B. Greenley
Olson
Oakdale
Marjorie
Brandt
Iowa City
Lars
University Hospital
Joe Kula
Clermont O. E. S
Masonic Temple
Clermont
Elgin
County Tournament Action Features Close Girls Game
In the 1941 county tournament at West Union gym the Clermont girls edged Stanley after a tight first half, with Stanley defeating Maynard 38 to 22 in the semifinals and Hawkeye 44 to 11 in the finals. Clermont boys beat Wadena 31 to 6 then Randolph 39 to 19, but lost to Arlington 25 to 10 in overtime. Arlington then lost 20 to 15 to Fayette. Page County supervisors require identification and farm location before any bounty payments on animals or birds.
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West Union High School
Clermont
Stanley
Maynard Girls
Hawkeye
Wadena
Randalia
Arlington
Maynard
Oran
Ifayette
Local Social Highlights From Postville Area
Mr and Mrs Albert Christianson visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Elmer Sanders at Postville. The Horan couple welcomed their fifth son born Saturday February but unnamed. Ella Nygaard returned home after tending the Schefferts and their newborn Jery Dean near Elgin. Several families hosted dinners and visits in Hawkeye and Osage, with church and bridge club events noted. Bernard Schrader, Upper Iowa freshman, shows rapid scoring in conference games, ranking eighth with 24 points. The Gurita family and Mary Katherine visited Oelwein for a Cedar Falls born daughter who sang at a wedding in St Basil Church. the bride Mary Katherine later heads to Chicago with relatives as her aunt’s wedding tied to Hollywood plans.
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Albert Christianson
Elmer Sanders
Postville
Richard Horan
Ella Nygaard
Earl Scheffert
Jery Dean
Scheffert
Elgin
Martin Nelson
Bernard Hanson
Hawkeye
Arthur Solberg
Albert Halverson
Ivan Anderson
Thesis
A. Q. Anderson
J. A. Erickson
Tome
D. C. Har Uy
Gordon Junker
Schrader
Iman
Upper Laws
Theo
Gurita
Ian
Oelwein
Mary Katherine
Cedar Falls
Chicago
Henry Mahoney
Florence
Alice Mahaney
Walter Kirby
St. Basil's Church
Lutheran Church Events and Society Meetings
The Singing Church announces Communion services at West Clermont at 9 30 a m and Norwegian services at East Clermont at 11 a m on Sexagesima Sunday February 16. East Clermont Mission Society hosts a February meeting with listed hostesses and Eskimo and Indian Missions theme. East Clermont Sewing Society meets February 20 with multiple hostesses and Rev E E Ramsey as program chairman.
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Sexagesima Sunay
West Clermont
East Clermont
East Luther League
West
Clermont Calendar February Highlights and Meetings
The February calendar lists events in Clermont from Thursday the 13th to Saturday the 15th including Girls state sectional tournament and Clermont Clover Clovers 4-H club. It continues with Monday the 17th Commercial club and St Theresa Study Club, and Tuesday the 18th farm bureau and school board meetings plus Clermont Study Club. Wednesday the 19th features West Clermont Mission Society and Thursday the 20th W C O P business meeting followed by Clermont Ledge A J and A M.
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Clermont Clover Clovers
Commercial Club
St. Theresa
Farm Bureau
Clermont Study Club
West Clermont Mission Society
Clermont Ledge A. J. & A.M
Ford Good Drivers League announces 1941 scholarship contest
The Ford Good Drivers League opens its 1941 good driving contests for high school boys and girls aged 14 to 18. It awards $25,800 in scholarships with the first prize at $5,000. Registration forms are available from Ford dealers, with membership cards and contest instructions provided to registrants.
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Ford Good Drivers League
Ford
Church of the Savior Evening Services in Clermont
The Church of the Savior in Clermont invites all to Sunday evening services and a sermon at 3 o clock next Sunday February 16. The message will be delivered by Minister Chas F Edwards with a cordial welcome to all.
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Church of the Savior
Clermont
Chas. F. Edwards
Recognized White Horses Earn National Attention
The Levenes of near Pochahontas gain national notice for their eight white horses and a white pink skin mule trained to trick and cow. Glen Lundberg and Walter Eickelberg of Waverly saved H. H. Schmidt of Denver after a seven day fall left him injured and nearly frozen, with little food or water. Advertising is an investment.
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Harry Levene
Pochahontas
Levenes
Glen Lundberg
Walter Eickelberg
Waverly
H. H. Sehmidt
Denver
Sehmidt
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Better Pictures
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Paulette Goddard
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Artie Shaw
Mary Lee
Pappy Chesire
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Gary Cooper
Madeleine Carroll
Northwest Mounted Police
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M. Lockwood
Rex Harrison
Clermont School News
Norway
Europe
Jlo Pritchard
Billy Cooley
Mary Jan Probert
Lavonne Schweinerus
James Martin
Amos Pritchard
Peggy Spencer
Donna Thorson
Mahlon Lantz
Norma Schave
Delorese Thompson
Charles Wickham
Betsy Ross
Mae Crowe
Buletin
Helen Abel
Margaret Becker
Doris Gilbert
Arthel Meyer
Carol Milles
Phylis Schweinerus
Minerva Thorson
Betty Yauslin
Emmet Helger
Sn Willet Miller
Gerald Aanes
Alden Anderson
Donna Loftsgard
Betty Yaustin
American Legion Auxiliary
America
Lois Olson
R. S. Henderson
Wm. Scheel
Ving Gress
I. C. Jerdee
Contract Bridge Club
W. R. Blake
Nick Jurgens
Minneapolis
Minn
Fred Bigler
L. L. Carr
Carr
Chamberlain Hotel
Herbert Malven
Gen. Belschner
Loretta
Wm. Belschner
Belschner
Richard Griebenow
Margaret
Mary Ann
Floy Miller
Phyllis Schweinerus
Rosary Society
St. Peter's Church
Agnes Kneeland
Norbert Gerner
James McSweeney
Fred Wagner
Lillian Crowe
Catholic Action Magazine
H. F. Becker
College B
Page County
Lutheran Church
Burgess - Dugstad Lumber Co
Clermont, Towa
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