Glermont School News Highlights Student Projects and Classes
Glermont School reports a busy period with visitors from Mrs Frieden and Mrs Durscher, Lincoln booklets, corrugated paper cabins, valentines, and a Valentine party. Arithmetic focus on subtraction and checking work, social studies displays on messaging, word study syllabification, and health unit completion. Freshmen discuss Ivanhoe and The Making of an American, plus electroplating experiments. Speech team shines in Luana contest, with several superior ratings and pre-district prospects. Art Club works on poppy posters, valentines, and textile designs. Paul Hackmann and Doris Mait noted for striking black and white designs. Junior High sports, government studies, and judicial department reports, plus current events writing. Biology reproduction test and a state-education chapter on Change of State covered. Physics explores heat, steam engines, turbines, and electricity to follow. Sophomores in home economics finish first articles, six weeks of manual training ahead, geometry tests on circles, and bad debts in bookkeeping discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auranam Lincoln
Bobby
Art Club News
American Legion Auxiliary
Art Club
Paul Hackmann
Carla
Doris Mait
Judicial Department
Thomas
Clermont Council Adopts Pay Rise for Fire Dept
Clermont Iowa town council met February 2 1953 with Mayor Will J Nelson presiding. Bills were approved and paid. fire department pay was raised from 5 to 10 dollars monthly starting February 1. Minutes read and approved. Town Clerk Geo Durscher recorded the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Iowa
Will J. Nelson
Thoma
Riegel
Amundson
Griebenow
Appelman
Clermont Brick & Sand & Co
Clermnt Fire Dept
Olson & Olson
Geo. Durscher
John Bunhouse
Clermont Telephone Exc
Interstate Power Co
Park
Clermont Last Week's Letter Funerals and Birthdays
Mrs Richard Griebenow attended the funeral of Mrs Harold Brown of St Paul Minn held at Postville Thursday The Ivan Anderson family entertained at dinner Sunday in honor of Mr and Mrs Will Burrows wedding anniversary and Milo Andersons birthday Other guests were Dutch Burrow Mrs Emma Anderson Mr and Mrs Len Simek Mr and Mrs William Belschner and Allan Johnson went to Des Moines Tuesday morning to attend the Iowa hard wire dealers convention for the remainder of the week Mr and Mrs Maurice Baker of Woodlake Minn were guests Thursday and Friday in the Henry Kittleson home They were en route home from Florida where they had visited their son who initiated there Mrs Baker a niece of Mrs Kittlesons formerly Mabel Gunderson taught school here in 1916 Dinner guests Friday also were the Clarence Kitteson family Mr and Mrs Bill Burrow the Bill Wede family Jean Amundson Robert Burrow family and Albert Burrow were guests Wednesday evening in the Dick Griebenow home in honor of the birthdays of Mrs Wede and Elsie Dirk Griebenow and David Burraie
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Griebenow
Harold Brown
St. Paul
Minn
Postville
Ivan Anderson
Will Bur Brow
Milo Anderson
Dutch ‘Burrow
Emma Anderson
Len Simek
William Belschner
Allan Johnson
Des Moines
Priday
Clarence Kit-teson
Bill Burrow
Bill Wede
Jean Amundson
Robert Burrow
Albert Burrow
Dick Griebenow
Will Burrow
Dean DeSart
J. A. Erickson
Mr. Erickson
Ed Barnes
Clinton
Iva Barnes
Cedar Rapids
Dick Burrow
Don Osweiler
Kathryn
R. & Schupanitz
Loyce
Iowa City
Norman Erickson
Clermont Study Club
Myrtle Nelson
LaNora Shipton
Hazel Jerdee
Truman Paulson
C. G. Tillinghast
Decorah
Tillinghast
Rudolph Roftshol
Anna
Traverse City
Mich
Paulson
William Burrow
Raymond Erhardt
East Clermont
B. Riegel
James Martin
Ames
Clermont
Roy Swenson
Millard Nelson, Sr
Henry Olson
Henry Amundson
Esther Kimball
Joe Olson
Kathinka Larson
Joe Wander
Walter Germann
Junior
Oscar Holden
Joel
Fred
Lydia Martie
Oiiver Rowland
Harry Beeler
LaVerne Schweinerus
Castalia
Esther Oeberg
Lyle Krueger
Arthur Amundson
Ole
Almer
Morris Amundson
Gordon Landsgard
Ruth Westprah
Clarence Arjunson
John Brand
Earl Bachelder
Irene Os
Clarence Tatro
Verni Engle
Louie Olson
Millard Larson
Gordon Hoopman
Franz Appelman
Moore
Olgan
Helen Dibble
Dan Burke
Otto Vashy
Lidyd Meier
Inga Anderson
Gena Watters
Arthur Connor
Cedar |Rapids
Don ‘Osweiler
Kathervine
Tarvane Stmns
Howard Boyle
Sheldon Boyle
St.Peter's Hall
Norma Hannah
Sheldon Kohls
St. Peter's Church
M. H. Moore
Oelwein
Reuben Svendsen
Lawler
Milo Jacobin
Clermont area wedding and community notices mix
The column lists multiple anniversaries and visits across Clermont including Mr. and Mrs. Dick Griebenow Mr and Mrs Will Burrow and others, plus guests in various homes for birthdays and weekly calls with names like J A Erickson Norman Erickson and groups such as the Clermont Study Club.
Local declamatory winners cited at school contest
The 25 year old declamatory contest was held in the school auditorium last night with Edith Frieden of Waucoma serving as decision judge. First place went to Myrtle Amundson Phyllis Dibble and Herschel Rolfs as local attendees note moves and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Frieden
Waucoma
Myrtle Amundson
Phyllis.Dibble
Herschel Rolfs
Ernest Larson
Dan Burke
Miner
A. S. Houg
Wm. Larrabee, Jr
L. L. Carr
Iowa City
Clermont Local Baptism and Weekend Guests
Rev Robert Cooney baptized infant Paul James son of Mr and Mrs Harlan Schultz Sunday morning. Sponsors were Dale and Mary Behultz. Weekend guests at Erickson home included Norman Erickson Cedar Rapids Loyce Erickson Iowa City and Bertha Mortenson Hines. Additional visitors: Donald Martin Jeannie Orchard and Joe Wander family. Carlyle Anderson Cedar Rapids dined with Mrs Rosina Anderson Castalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cooney
Paul James
Harlan Schultz
Dale
Mary. Behultz
Jae Oa Erickson
Norman Erickson
Cedar Rapids
Loyce Erickson
Iowa City
Bertha Mortenson
Hines
Donald Martin
Jeannie
Orchard
Karl Martin
Joe Wander
Geo
Wander
Castalia
Carlyle Anderson
Rosina Anderson
Meanest Thief In Winnipeg Pleads Guilty
In Winnipeg best man Samuel Klein pleaded guilty to stealing the bridegroom's honeymoon train ticket. The incident disrupted travel plans and drew attention for its audacity in a wedding week event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Samuel Klein
Clegg Couple Celebrate Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J E Clegg marked their fifth wedding anniversary at Ainsworth. They have spent the last 41 years on their present farm and celebrated with family and neighbors in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
J. E. Clegg
Decorah Hospital Update Follows Auto Crash
Report from Decorah notes long unconscious period after an auto accident. Ost drive sponsored by Decorah newspapers surpasses $4009. Jimmy's parents sell farm equipment as community updates reach the hospital. Young Jonny Ringer of near Decorah listed among local news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Jimmy
Jonny Ringer
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Ivanhoe
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Elgin
Charles Thorson
Senior News
Complete Insurance Service
Florence
Council Proceedings
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Millard Nelaesa, Sr
Paul Miene Familly
Postsville
Sind
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West Union
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James Anderson
G.O. Anderson
Vernon Anderson
Albert Tinderholt
Decorah Lutheran Church
Tinderholt
Alan ‘Lee
Mary ‘Washburn
Gladys Christopherson
Geillwein
Lee Larson
Adrian
Ruth Larson
Janice
Vernie
Vernon Meyer
Leonard Olson
Steven
Stanley
Littleport
L. T. N. Olson
Irene Ostlie
James Ostlie
Waterloo
Kenton Krueger
Edward Krueger
Otto Krueger
Harry Johnson
Edwin Krueger
Alfred ‘Wenger
Arthur Nelson, Jr
Iowa State College
Borden Ice Cream E Company
Arthur
Arthur ‘Nelson, Sr
Fonda Miller
Merlene Durscher
Franklin Olson
Sons
Enterprise
L. R. Tappan
Optometrist
Elkader
Brick City Pharmacy
Clermont Cafe
E. R. Withell, D
State
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Phone Postville
Tunerat
Avalon “Theatre
Abbott & Costello
Captain Kid
Gene Autry
Gail Davis
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Bali
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Howard Keel
Fred MacMurray
Callaway
Thataway
Bionco
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Ford
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Eppil
Fred T. Cline
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