Senior Campfires Valentine Party
The Campfire Girls senior group held a Valentine Party at Hennie Bergeson's home with Carol Mott as co hostess. They drafted the mother daughter banquet tickets for early May and planned a dinner meeting at Ann Larson's home with Janice Olson assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennie Bergeson
Carol Mott
Ann Larson
Janice ‘Olson
Judy ‘Nélson
So- Ann Moore
Mary Olson
Kathryn ‘Crong
Becky Olson
Mary Schultz
Janice ‘Larson
Gerene Larson
Helen Henderson
Grace Olson
Bonnie Bergeson
Local boy Chuckie Rounds wins 25 bond in city contest
Chuckie Rounds, son of Mr. and Mrs. Danny Rounds, won first prize in a local picture contest at the Avon Theatre in West Union. His win earns him a $25 government bond and a path to state and national contests, with a Hollywood screen test possible for the national winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuckie Rounds
Danny Rounds
Avalon Theatre
West Union
Hollywood
Chuckie
Mickelson Kneeland Announcement of Winter Wedding
Announcement of the marriage between Miss Mary Joyce Mickelson of Madison Wisconsin and Francis P Kneeland on February 16 at St Raphael Cathedral Madison Francis son of Mr and Mrs W A Kneeland of Postville former Clermont residents The bride is the daughter of Mrs Carl Mickelson of Madison a graduate of St Anthony hospital nursing school Rockford Illinois Kneeland a Notre Dame University graduate works for American Insurance Company Also note Harold Landsard and Robert Howard families vacationing in New Orleans Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Joyce Mickelson
Madison
Wisc
Francis P. Kneeland
St. Raphael’s Cathedral
Francis
W. A. Kneeland
Postville
Clermonters
Carl Mickelson
St. Anthony Hospital School of Nursing
Rockford, Il
Kneeland
Notre Dame University
The
American Insurance Company
Clermont High School News Briefs and Seniors Honors
School staff credits Judy Swenson Aast and Marlene Durscher for editorial roles with Ramona Olson and Virginia Nelson leading features and music notes. Senior Elbert Westpfahl, known as Elby, is highlighted for achievements in speech and choir, with plans to join heavy work and remain single. Junior basketball and baseball coverage includes Clermont vs Hawkeye scores. girls split with Alpha and Hawkeye, Clermont boys win 52-33. Clermont music program hosted at Elgin with多个 groups under Pauline Boehm. Bake sale funds aided by Ford garage. state government lesson notes conclude with English writing reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Swenson
Aast
Marlene Durscher
Ramona Olson
Wayne Olson
Virginia Nelson
Carol Schweinerus
Victor Amundson
Glendal Nygaard
Ann Larson
Kathryn Larson
Janet Lyngaas
Elbert Westpfahl
the Heavy
gSood Luck
Elby
CHS
Clermont Music Groups
Elgin
Pauline Boehm
Ramona Olsen
Typing Class Joins Valley Iron and Steel Purchasing
Junior News notes a portion of the class now handling typing tasks for the Valley Iron and Steel Company purchasing department. The group also includes students in trigonometry as part of its coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Valley Iron and Steel Company
Clermont Lutheran parish March services and programs
East Clermont hosts Lent services at 10:30 a.m. on the first Sunday with parish pastor A O Nesset inviting worshippers. West Clermont Luther League Devotional led by Billy Swenson. Highland confirmands meet. Priscilla Work Band, Junior and Senior Choirs rehearse. East Clermont Societies and Choirs meet through Thursday with Evening programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Nesset
East Clermont
West
Methodist Church to Hold Bi-weekly Sunday Service
E G Steinman minister invites friends and members to worship at 8 45 a m this Sunday. A union World Day of Prayer service will be held at the Baptist church this Friday at 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Steinman
the Baptist Church
Clermont Township Farm Bureau Meeting and Local Notices
Twenty five years ago Clermont township farm bureau members gathered at the school auditorium for a large meeting featuring a violin trio Irene Rafferty Myrtle Bilden Lucian Appelman and Ellen Bilden on piano Reverend Starr of Elgin spoke on farm legislation from Civil War days to today. Also noted are social visits, births, farm sales, and residents traveling to Cedar Falls St Olaf and Corwith with various hosts and guests, reflecting a busy community calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont ‘Township
Goodrich
Miller
Durscher Bros
H. L. Gordon
Oelwein
Mary Jean
Joyce Henderson
Franz Appelman
Cedar Falls
Finlay Dempster
Martin Nelson
St. Olaf
Celebrate Golden Wedding Feb 11 Carragher Family
Mr and Mrs Henry Carragher of Waukegan NL mark their golden wedding anniversary on February 11. The Clermont born couple were wed fifty years ago and attended a 9:00 a.m. wedding mass followed by a family breakfast at their home. Children Nancy Betty Alexander Leo George and families join in the celebration with Mrs Bessie McKinley a sister of Mrs Carragher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iMr
Henry Carragher
Waukegan
Clermont
Betty
Nancy
Alexander
Leo
George
Carragher
Bessie McKinley
In Service 1S In Service 1S Since Chrystal Olson’s Return
Chrystal Olson returns to WAVE duty after furlough with address listing at EDAN Wave Bar racks NAS Corpus Christi Tex. New soldier addresses include Edwin K. Amundson Co A 7th Med Tag Bn 2131st ASA Mine Camp Pickett VA and Carmen D. Loftsgard Ca I 86th Int Reg 10th Inf Div Fort Riley KS. FPPS visits home folks at Fort Riley. Cpl Clarence Amundson telephones from San Francisco stating arrival from Seoul Korea on rotation furlough and home within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrystal Olson
The
WAVE
Edan
Wave Barracks
Nas
Corpus Christi
Texas
Edwin K. Amundson
Co. A
Med
Asa
Camp Pickett
Virginia
Carmen D. Loftsgard
U.S
Ca. I
Fort Riley
Kansas
Korea
Clarence Amundson
San Francisco
Seoul
Clermont School Election March 10 Notice
Mrs Millard Nelson secretary for the Clermont school board calls attention to the annual school election on March 10. Only one director term expires this year that of Clarence Tatro who has filed to succeed himself. The treasurer’s term also expires and incumbent Grace Simek has filed nomination papers. Final filing date February 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Nelson
Clermont
Clarence Tatro
Grace Simek
Community Group Activities Schedule for Feb to Mar
Local notices list activities for Friday Feb 29 through Saturday Mar 1 including Grand Meadow Study Club meetings, Boy Scouts events, City Council, West Clermont Priscilla Working Band, Methodist W S C S groups, East Societies, St Peter’s Rosary Society, Altay Guild, and campfire and paper drive plans. Visitors and social gatherings featured include Elgin residents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Knudtson and others, with remarks on visitors to the Thomas, Larson, Erickson, Olson, Halvergon, and Thoma households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Meadow
Boy Scouts Troop 51
City Council
O. E
West Clermont ‘Priscilla
Methodist
East Societies
St. Peter’s Rosary Society
Altay Guild
Rose Larson's
Ann Larson
West Clermont Mission Society Meeting Report
The West Clermont Mission Society met on February 20 with hostesses Alma Nelson Louie Hovland Vernon Meyer Albert Schave Nels Gilbert Tom Hanson and Herbert Martin. Rev Nesset led devotion and Bible study on Pauls first missionary journey. Members were asked to return all coin a meal containers after Easter. Birthday offerings were given by several members and the gathering closed with prayers and song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Clermont Mission Society
Mesdames
Alma Nelson
Louie Hovland
Vernon Meyer
Albert Schave
Nels Gilbert
Tom Hanson
Herbert Martin
Nesset
Ray Tamsheck
Paul
Sunday Dinner Guests At The Cline Home
Sunday dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Harry Cline and Jerry from West Union Mr and Mrs Harry L Cline of Elgin Mr and Mrs Robert Cline and Debra from Decorah and Mr and Mrs Laird Cline and D Ana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jpred
Kick-Off Red Cross Fund Drive Opens in Fayette County
Attendees at the West Union kick-off dinner for the Red Cross Fund Drive include Mesdames Dummer muth Burchard Riegel Crowe Appelman Cline and Olson. Atty Anderson of West Union named fund chairman with Mrs Crowe as local chair and Mrs Riegel as secretary treasurer. The Clermont township drive is to be sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary with other clubs urged to assist. Work to begin by this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Dummermuth
Burchard Riegel
Lorranne Crowe
Franz Appelman
Fred Cline
Louie Olson
West Union
Red Cross Fund
Fayette County
Atty. Anderson
Crowe
Riege
Red Cross
Clermont
American Legion Auxiliary
Clermont ISD Holds March 10 School Election
The annual Clermont Independent School District election will be held Monday March 10 with polling at the Larrabee grade building from 12:00 noon to 7:00 pm. Voters elect one director for three years to succeed Clarence Tatro and one treasurer for two years to succeed Grace Simek. Final filing date is Friday. By Order Board of Directors. Mrs Millard Nelson, Sez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Independent School District
Larrabee
Clarence Tatro
Grace Simek
Board of Directors
Millard Nelson
Announce Coming Marriage of Velma Moorhead in March
Mr and Mrs Alphie Thorson announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Velma of Davenport to Eugene Moorhead son of Mr and Mrs C D Moorhead of Princeton. The ceremony will be held at East Clermont Lutheran church on Sunday March 2. Visitors at Alfred Olson home include Clarence Thompson Judy Calmar and Kenny Ellis Postville. Mrs Olson hindered by illness slowly recovers. Boy Scouts to collect papers Saturday March 1. Slightly used spinet piano for sale near here with 65.90 down and 19.40 monthly from Cedar Rapids Piano Co Cedar Rapids Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphie Thorson
Miss Velma
Davenport
Eugene ‘Moorhead
C. D. Moorhead
Princeton
East Clermont Lutheran Church
Alfred Olson
Clarence Thompson
Judy
Calmar
Kenny .Ellis
Postville
Olson
Boy Scouts
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Piano Co, 322 1St Ave. N. E
Final March of Dimes Report Made Final March of Dimes Report Made
The drive sponsored by the Senior Clermont Study Club netted 133.50 in Clermont with donations from West Clermont Priscilla Clermont Study Clubs Riverside Social Club Town Ladies Aid Business and Professional Assn Legion Legion Auxiliary and other money from containers in business places and individual contributors. Clermont and vicinity again showed generosity for a worthy cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Study Club
Clermont
Herbert Dummermuth
West Clermont Priscilla
Riverside Social Club
Town Ladies Aid
Business and Professional Ass'n
Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Vicinity
Local visitors gather for weekend at Larson and Oelberg homes
Howard Larson and Carsten Larson with daughter Marian of LaCrosse and Henry Hjelming of Waucoma visited in the Hans J. Larson home over the weekend. The Robert Boehmler and Abe Habeger families joined Sunday dinner at Esther Oelberg’s home. Saturday guests at Keith Thoma’s included Lawrence Knudtson and Robert Wilson of Elgin, Dean De Sart, Lyle Gunderson, and William Relsehner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Larson
Carsten Larson
Marian
LaCrosse
Henry Hjelming
Waucoma
Hans J. Larson
Robert Boehmler
Abe Habeger
Esther Oelberg
Keith Thoma
Lawrence Knudtson
Robert Wilson
Elgin
Dean de Sart
Lyle Gunderson
William Relsehner
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Harold Lands
Robert Howard
DeKalb, ML
New Orleans
F. C
W. Hilgemann
Bearcats
Alpha
Clermont Girls
Karen Jacobson
Mitruvin
Clermont - Hawkeye
Hawkeye
Boettcher
Lana
Don Gerner
Ostrander
Senior News
Ford
Clermont Lutheran‘ Parish
Mar
Enterprise
Jesse Olson
Lubke
Beverly ‘Bennett
Joyce Larson
Carslyn Kittleson
Beverly ‘Oelberg
Helen Burger
Jean Bel‘schner
Barbara Anderson
Wanda Meyer
Norma Berentson
Bennett
Larson
Art
Oissian
Herman Lubke
Herb Anderson
Ruth Starkey
Josie Wilson
Cresco
Gordon Hoopman
H. A. Lubke
Jack Bush
Corwith
Edwin Krueger
Alfred Jacob
Ben Erickson and Son
Selmer Erickson
Caroline Erickson
Nero
Rome
Fpps
Henry Follett
H. H. Follett
Alma Anderson
Will J. Nelson
Kenton Krueger
Jess Taylor
Albert Luibke
Mary Grover
Max Thoma
Bertha ‘Frisbee
Joe Olson
Gerhardt Halvergon
Howard
Enoch Mark
Clifford J. Olson
Meeting of West Clermont Mission Soc
Will J. Nelson Clermont
Iowa
March of Dimes
Joan Deere
Olson & Olson
John Deere Implements Sales and Service
Clermont, Iowa
Sexauer
Northrop King
Clinton
Bonda
Ajax
Clermont Cooperative
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