Auxiliary Meets The American Legion Auxiliary Meeting
The Auxiliary met at Mrs. H. H. Follett's home on Tuesday evening February 8 with hostesses Mrs. Walter Follett and Mrs. W. J. Nelson. Cards of acknowledgment from state headquarters and Knoxville were read. Mrs. E. L. Crowe spoke on national defense. A joint county meeting with the Legion is set for Clermont on February 22. Committee chairs were named: Program Jerdee, Refreshements Cline. Eleven members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
H. H. Follett
Walter Follett
W. J. Nelson
State
Knoxville
E. L. Crowe
National Defense and Americanism
National Defense. A Joint County Meeting of the Legion and Auxiliary
Clermont
J. CG
Jerdee
Fred Cline
Foresters Social at Fay Home Hosts and Prizes
Entertain W C O F Mrs Frank Fay and Mrs A J Priest hosted the Women's Catholic Order of Foresters social at the Fay home on Thursday evening February 10. Cards were played at seven tables with prizes awarded including first prize in bridge to Mrs Dan Burke and consolation to Mrs Richard Horan. In 600 first prize went to Margaret Clarke and consolation to Mrs Frank Leehy. LI Rounds received the traveling prize. Refreshments followed the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fay
A. J. Priest
Order of Foresters
Fay
Dan Burke
Richard Horan
Margaret Clarke
Frank Leehy
Rounds
Eastern Star Instruction Session Held in Local Chapter
A school of instruction for the local chapter of the Order of Eastern Star was held on Thursday February 10 with Mrs Pearl May Flugal of Charles City as instructor. Officers enjoyed a pot luck noon dinner and in the evening refreshments were hosted by Mrs H H Follett Mrs J C Jerdee and Mrs Fred Cline W J Nelnon received the degree of Seda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Order of Eastern Star
Pearl May Flugal
Charles City
H. H. Follett
J. C. Jerdee
Fred Cline
W. J. Nelnon
Birthday Party Honoring Margaret Tachantz
Mrs. Bess Tachantz hosted a Friday afternoon party for her daughter Margaret s birthday anniversary. Attendees included Elsie Marie Jerdee Gloria Burns Bobbie and Billie Lenhart Donald Gutcher Donna Johnson and her sister Mary.
Life of Halsten S Halstenson Remembered in Ohio Clermont Death Rites
Halsten S Halstenson born December 16 1854 in Marion township Clayton county died February 12 1988 in Clermont at eighty three. Survived by sister Nellie Julia Peterson Battle Lake MN Carl Sever Halstenson Elgin and thirteen nieces and nephews. Funeral services at F C Muehlethaler funeral home then Marion Lutheran Church with Rev Strandford. burial in Houg Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halstein S. Halstenson
Groth
Sever Halstenson
Marion Township
Clayton County
Clermont
Albert. Halstenson
Elkader
Celia Groth
Rachael Gun
St. Ansgar
Gunder
Nellie
Marion
Nels Brandtland
H. C. Bornas
F. C. Muehlethaler
Marion Lutheran Church
J. Strandford
Houg Cemetery
Clermont Luth Church The Singing Church Sunday agenda
The West Clermont and East Clermont churches host services on Sunday February 20 with Epistle II Corinthians 12:9, Gospel Luke 8:4-15. West Clermont at 9:30 a.m. East Clermont English at 11:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Luther League 7:80 p.m. A Larther College group will present the Luther League program. East and West choirs rehearse Friday Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. Junior choir meets Wednesdays. Pastor E. E. Ramsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Clermont
East Clermont Church
Clermont
Luther League
Larther College
East
Luther College to Present Program at West Clermont Church
Luther College entertainers will perform at West Clermont Lutheran church on Sunday February 20 under the West Clermont Luther League. The event features a violinist a vocal number and a speech by a troupe member with the public invited to attend. Robbie Bigher of Cedar Falls visited his grandparents and others attended a Lincoln birthday dinner in Fayetteville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther College
West Clermont Lutheran Church
West Clermont Luther League
Farm Girl Linked to Dictator Stalin in 1935 Photo
A 1935 Moscow photo shows Maria Demchenko, a collective farm girl, with Joseph Stalin after he awarded her the Order of Lenin and a gratitude letter. Reported as a deputy of the Soviet Parliament, she reportedly received private tutoring to enter Kiev Agricultural Academy and was elected deputy from Cherkassky district in Ukraine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Jozef V. Stalin
Maria Demchenko
Central Executive Committee
Ussr
Maria
Red
Stalin
Kieff Agricultural Academy
Cherkassky
Ukraine
Community Notes from Grand Meadow Area
Grand Meadow residents Louie Erickson Lyle Aanes and Clarence Kittleson visited Ames last week. A Friday farm bureau meeting was held at Mrs. Martin Amundson’s home. Numerous local families gathered for visits and Sunday socials at relatives’ homes including the Erickson, Lyngaas, Loftsgard, Reinhart and Johnson households. Church activities included a Hast and West Clermont joint meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Erickson
Lyle Aanes
Clarence Kittleson
Ames
Farm Bureau
Martin Amundson
Julia Landsgard
Eunice
Dorf
Opperud
Ed Johnson
Mellien Loftsgard
Clemens
Iona
Carolyn Erickson
Selmer Holm
Elaine
Roger
Andrew Reinhart
Austen Helgerson
Irene
Eleanor
Leona Lyngaas
Ewald Lyngaas
Lloyd Nelson
Baby
Luana
Clarence’ Olson
Arthur Helgerton
Oscar Hoag
Selmer Erickson
Alfred Buraaé
Trene Erickson
Florence Erickson
Hast
West Church
Clermont
Willard Martin
Ole Reierson
Laura Holt
Arthur Loftsgard
Eleanor Lyngaas
Clarence Olson
Quenton
Walter Martie
Charlene
Almer
Archie
Doris
Donald Larson
Ernest Holt
Flag Raised Over Georgia Capitol For Civil War Heroes
In Atlanta Georgia L T Gillien of the Confederate Pension Division led a ceremony that unfurled the stars and bars over the Georgia capitol last week in memory of the Souths war heroes marking the first display since the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
L. T. Gillien
Confederate Pension Division
Public Welfare Department
Georgia
Parents Honor Bride Elect At Dinner In Waterloo
Mr and Mrs Floyd Mammer of Cedar Falls hosted a prenuptial dinner for their daughter Burdine last Thursday at 6 30 p m in Black's tea room Waterloo. Burdine will wed Lloyd Gress of Waterloo February 25. Guests were co workers from Viking Pump Co office. Lloyd is the son of Mr and Mrs Willis Gress of Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Mammer
West Third Street
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Burdine
Lloyd Gress
Wa‘terloo
Viking Pump Company
Gress
Willis Gress
Clermont
Clermont Union Church Worship Service and Choir Rehearsal
J J Snyder minister of Clermont Union Church conducts worship at 7 30 p m with Mrs Wm Nelson pianist and Mrs L H Appelman directing choir rehearsal follows at 8 30 p m. Luella Miller from Shellsburg visits her parents Mr and Mrs J F Miller over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Snyder
Wm. Nelson
L. H. Appelman
Luella Miller
Shellsburg
Mrs
J. F. Miller
Clermont Ladies Aid Society Meets at Mrs Fay Home
The Clermont Ladies Aid Society will gather at Mrs. Frank Fay's home on Wednesday February 23. Assisting hostesses are Mrs. R Schupanitz Mrs. Kenneth Kjosa and Mrs. J F Cooley. The program features music America the Beautiful Washington quotations and paper Washington by Mrs E L Crowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Ladies’ Aid Society
Frank Fay
R. Schupanitz
Kenneth Kjosa
J. F. Cooley
Music
America
Kin Believe It In Trollope Novel The Fixed Period
A reader’s note notes Anthony Trollope s The Fixed Period and a satirical premise that men are useful only until forty and at sixty should spend a year in contemplation before being subjected to chloroforming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Trollope
Essentials of a Strong Sentence in Three Rules
The passage outlines three core elements of an effective sentence unity coherence and emphasis. It asserts unity requires one main thought coherence requires clear grammatical relations and emphasis arranges words so the relative importance of ideas is evident.
Clermont Girls Sectional Opens With Favorites Edge
Clermont hosts the girls sectional this weekend with Clermont riding 22 straight victories including Fayette league and county titles. Aurora, Farmersburg, Clay County champs, also show solid form. Teams Stanley Hawkeye Maynard Readlyn Arlington begin to shape up as favorites and dark horses. First round Wednesday: Arlington vs Aurora, Clermont vs Denver, Elkport vs Pairbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Fayette
Aurora
Farmersburg
Clayton County
Stanley
Hawkeye
Maynard
Readlyn
Arlington
Denver
Elkport
Pairbank
Joint Legion Auxiliary Meeting at Clermont
A joint county meeting of the American Legion and Auxiliary will be held in Clermont on Tuesday evening February 22 at 8 o'clock in the Masonic Temple. District Commander Harold Gaunitz Lansing will be present. The event is open to the public and lunch will be served afterward. The program includes a piano duet by Mrs Gordon Junker and Mrs B A Lenhart selections by the High School Glee Club an address by Rev F Leo O Connell music by Harold Gaunitz and a saxophone quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary
Clermont
Masonic Temple
Harold Gaunitz
Lansing
Gordon Junker
B. A. Lenhart
Leo O'Connell
Card Party a Success at St Peter's Rectory
A large crowd attended the card party at St. Peter's rectory Monday evening. Nineteen tables were played. Winners included Mrs. H. B. Greenley and Fred Cline for ladies and men's high scores respectively in 500 Mrs. Walter Sullivan and Jackie Halverson for ladies and men's high scores. George P. Rounds won the door prize. Various local notices followed with updates on residents and visitors, including hospital stays, births, and social visits among Cedar Falls and neighboring communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Rectory
H. B. Greenley
Fred Cline
Walter Sullivan
Jackie Halverson
George P. Rounds
Annual Social Meeting of Homemakers Study Club District No 7
The Homemakers Study Club of Union township district No 7 held its annual social at Mr and Mrs Theo Loftsgard home Friday evening Feb 11 with members and families present. Children gave a program and refreshments were served later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homemakers Study Club
District No. 7
Union Township
Theo. Loftsgard
Henry Breltzmiller
Jake Frieden
Eva Mae
Holda Meyer
Dan Kloster
A. N. Alerson
Milland Anderson
Gordon Hackett
Dave Brause
Philip Brause
Erwin Wahts
Elmer Cook
Union Church Guild Meeting At Lenhart Home
The Union Guild met at Mrs. B. A. Lenhart’s home on Wednesday February 9. The gathering opened with music and a scripture reading. Sixteen members gave Bible verses in response to the bull call. Mrs. Leo Humphrey read a paper on the second chapter of Paul and His Epistles. Members voted to donate 25 dollars to the church fund. Four guests attended the gathering and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Church Guild
B. A. Lenhart
Lenhart
Leo Humphrey
Paul
Clermont Calendar February 17 Busy local events listed
The Clermont calendar lists a W C C F business meeting on February 17 a sectional basketball tournament on February 18 and 19 a Commercial club gathering on February 21 and a Ladies Aid meeting on February 283.
Local Social Notes and Marriage Announcement
Joe Malone worked in Waterloo Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Phillips and Mrs. Harry Fritz of West Union visited in the Louie Olzon home Friday. Clarence Grover of Waterville attended burial services in Clermont for A. G. Grover. Boley Smale Smith Vasby and families attended dinner Wednesday at the W. B. Miller home. Orville Sullivan of El-Kader and Maurice Sullivan and family of West Union plus Mrs. Mary Gruver and Reuben visited A. R. Lurbke Sunday. R. C. Graver and others went to Cedar Rapids for J. G. Gruver’s funeral and burial at Elgin. Gwendolyn Lester of Hudson married E. J. Lehondtoy of Prairie du Chien in Sacred Heart Rectory Waterloo by Rev. Fr. Dougherty. They will reside in Prairie du Chien. Schoeffer manages the Panka Shoestor. The Lester family were former residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armin Graber
Business Carlier
Cedar Falls
Leslie Olson
Postville Hospital
Marie Schissel
Cedar Rapids
R. Schupanitz
Alvin Johaningmeter
Hazel Schrader
Lucille Lubke
Colwell
Herman Lubke
Arthur Kamp
Joe Malone
Waterloo
J. F. Phillips
Harry, Fritz
West Union
Louie Olzon
Clarence Grover
Waterville
Clermont
Elgin
A. G. Grover
Boley
W. B. Miller
Orville Sullivan
el- Kader
Maurice Sullivan
Mary Gruver
Reuben
A. R. Lurbke
R.C. Graver
Fred Cline
R .S. Henderson
Marl Gruver
Prairie Due Chien
Schoeffer
Panka
Lester Dents
Cler
Reg Ment
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Ann Sheridan
Alcatraz Island
Dutch” Reagan
June Travis
Love Is
Donald Woods
Jeanne Madden
Bob Burns
Joel McCrea
Wells Fargo
Bette Davis
Henry Fonda
Fehresyy & March
Rosalie
Tovarich
Hollywood
Happy Landing
Love and Hisges
Clermont Luth
Robbie Bigher
Fred Bigler
Donald Dugstad
Viola Ander
Edmund Dugstad
Edound Dugstad
Otto Krueger
Harry Johnson
J. B. Shipton
Henderson
Frang Appelman
B.0
Lincoln
Faysette
Grand Meadow News
Clermont Union Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Joint Co. Legion Meeting
Union Guild Meets
J. H. Stolle
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