Clermont Basketball Teams Win and Stay Undefeated
Clermont’s boys beat Fayette 42 to 32 with Vinn Gross scoring 19 and Bud Schrader 13. The reserves lost 16 to 11. On Friday Fayette again fell to Clermont 33 to 24. Clermont girls topped Farmersburg 24 to 15, advancing to five wins while Waterville girls remain their only defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Hogs
Fayette
Vinn Gross
Bud Schrader
Fayette Boys
Farmersburg
Waterville
Clermont Valley Creamery To Elect Officers
Clermont Valley Creamery Co will hold their annual meeting in the afternoon of Monday January 8 at Johnson hall at 1 30. Election of officers will be held and the annual report given for the fiscal year ending November 30. Present officers include L H Appelman president Martin Anderson vice president A C Nesbit E K Mark Wm B Miller A N Helgerson O R Larson Albert Gulsvig directors Gordon Junker buttermaker Ralph Schrader helper. By order of Board of Directors Clifford Kittleson secretary. (Continuation lists many local residents and events surrounding New Year celebrations and visits)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Valley Creamery Co
Johnson Hall
Creamery
L.H. Appelman
Martin Anderson
A.C. Nesbit
E. K. Mark
Wm. B. Miller
A. N. Helgerson
O. R
Turkish Quake Devastates Armenia Mountain Villages
A massive earthquake in Turkey plus aftershocks and blizzards spread fires and disruption as doctors, nurses, and aid move to stricken areas. The most severe losses are reported in Armenia's Selmas region, with about 42,000 killed or injured and widespread destruction across mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armenia
Selmas
Community Notes of Visit Guests and Gatherings
Elaine and Betty Holn returned home Monday after a week in Andrew Rein. Thelma Lyngaas spent Saturday in the Ewald Lyngaas home. Many guests visited in various homes including the Lien, Holt, Olson, Lyngaas, Martin, Landsgard, and Anderson households. Carolyn Erickson returned home Monday after a week's visit with the Carl Smith family at Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. Olson
Gander
Wm. Wander
Yvonne
J. M
Elaine
Betty Holn
Andrew Rein
Short
Thelma Lyngaas
Ewald Lyngaas
Oscar Lien
Ruth
Even Lien
Ernest Holt
Laura Holt
Immanuel Larson
Donald
Paul Cooley
Waterloo
Richard Olson
Ramona
Elliot
Olivia Olson
Minnie
Myra
Bertha
Jayce Amundson
Ames Olson
Hans Larson
George Larson
Kathryn
Willard Martin
Ole Reierson
Ewald Lynga
Arthur Olson
Lavanda
Geraldine
Anton Skaren
Andrew Anderson
Helen Reinhart
Betty
Elaine Holm
Opal Larson
Clarence Olson
Julia Landsgard
Andrew Reinhart
Henry Vellersven
Otto Vasby
Louie Amundson
Carolyn Erickson
Carl Smith
Anamosa
New Old Fashion CFI Photo Shines In Echo Feature
Phyllis Scanlon, a popular Chicago debutante, is featured in a CFI exclusive on floral corsages. The piece notes a mid Victorian revival in feminine dress, with corsages once worn by Mary Garden reimagined using twelve red camellias and twenty four lily of the valley stalks. Sweetheart roses and violets accompany the lilies in the modern take.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CFI
Jun Fujita
Phyllis Scanlon
Chicago
Mary Garden
McKay Nursery Seeks Sales Rep for Wisconsin Territory
Get paid weekly with liberal terms to right man in chosen territory as sales representative for Wisconsin's Greatest Nursery. No delivering or collecting. Healthy work with good pay in a business of your own. Stock Northern grown with liberal guarantee. Company established over 30 years. Write McKay Nursery Company Madison Wis. 117-19p.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
McKay Nursery Company
Madison
Wis
Questions President on Vatican Envoy
In Atlanta Ga Rev Louis D Newton a noted Baptist clergyman sent President Roosevelt six questions about appointing a personal representative to the Vatican He asked who would pay the salary whether the President could appoint without public consent whether the envoy would act as a religious body or political entity and other points The President later announced on December 23 that Myron C Taylor would go to Rome to promote peace and alleviate suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Louis D. Newton
Roosevelt
Vatican
Newton
U. S
Myron C. Taylor
Rome
Aid Society officers elected at Clermont party
The Clermont Ladies Aid Society held a Christmas party December 27 at the home of Mrs. W R Blake with Mrs. Richard Banning and Mrs. Frank Fay assisting. Officers elected: Louise Miller president H B Greenley vice president W J Rafferty secretary Martin Nelson assistant secretary R V Brandt treasurer. Death occurred December 29 at Ole Aanes farm north of Clermont. Funeral at East Clermont Lutheran church January 1. A life sketch will appear next week.
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Clermont Ladies’ Aid Society
W. R. Blake
Richard Banning
Frank Fay
Louise Miller
H. B. Greenley
W. J. Rafferty
Martin Nelson
R. V. Brandt
Ole Aanes
Clermont
Aanes
East Clermont Lutheran Church
Clermont Guild Meeting on Holy Night Program
The Clermont Guild will meet with Mrs. Fred Cline on Wednesday January 10. Mrs. L L Carr will lead the program on the topic of Holy Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Guild
Fred Cline
L. L. Carr
Polite Thief Confesses Theft By Sign Pawn
A Salt Lake City parking motel posted a sign addressed to "to whom it may concern" claiming a brown leather jacket was taken yesterday and asking for its return. The next morning a new sign appeared saying the thief had pawned it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Washington History Noted in Early Exploration Claims
A record notes Washington state's history dating to 1579 when Sir Francis Drake claimed reaching the forty-eighth parallel and possibly sighting the Washington coast, predating the American Revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington State
Sir Francis Drake
Boston Tea Party Firm Remains a London Trader
In Creechurch Jane London visitors may learn the old tea merchants once linked to the Boston Tea Party of 1773. The firm now markets a broad range of products from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Creechurch Jane
London
United States
Record-breaking 156-pound calf born near Twin Falls
A 156-pound calf was born near Twin Falls Idaho breaking prior records. Dr E T Powell veterinarian said typical birth weight is around 70 pounds and the heaviest he had heard of was 104 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
Idaho
E. T. Powell
Oil Creek Pits Studied By Historians For Oil Use
Historians examine ancient pits along Oil Creek in Pennsylvania to uncover how indigenous peoples, the French, and the English utilized oil. The study aims to map early extraction methods and storage practices across cultures and periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Creek
Pennsylvania
Rock Sipping Dangerous Volcanic Shocks From Earthquaks
A short report notes that volcanic shocks from earthquakes are rarely as serious as those caused by rock slips along a fault line.
Clermont Calendar January Highlights Events and Groups
The January calendar lists events across Clermont including a basketball game featuring West Union boys, and activities at American Legion, Legion Auxiliary, and town study clubs. Other entries note Clermont Union Church Guild, men’s bridge, and a W.C.O.F social meeting, with parish and civic group gatherings through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosary Society
West Union
American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Arlington
Boys Land
Clermont Union Church Guild
W.C
Weaving Women of Scotland Till Tartan Day
Visitors report that skilled tartan weavers in Scotland are women aged 50 to 70 who work seven to ten yards daily and earn about 25 cents per yard. The toughest task is weaving two tartans simultaneously, one on each side, for different clans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Match Detection Anna Reany Sends Books to Ohio Orphanage
Anna Reany of Cleveland has mailed over 1,200 book matches to boys at the Soldiers and Sailors orphanage in Xehia Ohio to aid their education. the total varieties exceed 6,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Reany
Cleveland
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Xehia
Ohio
Tidal Effects Rise and Fall Noted Along Shore
Observers report the ocean water level fluctuates with tide cycles, rising during high tide and receding at low tide, influencing coastal road access and shoreline conditions.
Finnish Ski Troops Ride Front Line Like Hunchbacks
On the Karelian front Finnish ski troops move in white coveralls, carrying knapsacks as they resemble hunchbacks. They have terrorized Soviet forces by swooping on isolated parties with pistols, machine guns, and knives, then fading away leaving confusion and fear.
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Pat
Dorothy Minihan
Volga City
Mrs
Dan
Burke
Harvey Larson
South Dakota State Normal
Brookings
8. D
Virginia
Robert
Lloyd Robinson
Hawkeye
Helen Grover
Waukon
Pat Minihan
Dan Burke
Cedar Rapids
C. T. Burke
John Burke
Margaret Sheehy
Esther Carlin
Erie
Theresa Sheehy
Ghe
Avalon
Better Pictures
Jack Fallows
OWA
Melvyn Douglas
Joan Blondel
Amazing Mr. Williams
Béith Fellows
James McCallion
Seadey
Typsee Power, Linda Darnell In
Tyrone
Robert Taylor
Greer Garson
Bille Burke
Lew Ayres
Clermont Valley Creamery
Wm. Bigler
Cedar Falls
Fred Bigler
H. A. Lubker
Lucille
Trucr
Lolita
Manchester
Wm. Starkey
Chas. Anderson
John Learn
H. A. Lubke
Millard Sampson
Mabel Schweinerus
Castalia
Herman Griebenow
Leo
Richard Griebenow
John Dundee
Viola Larson
Minneapolis
Ray Bengtsten
Buffalo Lake
Minn
Anna
Inga Larson
Irene Crowe
Margaret
Oelwein
Lillian Crowe
Wm. Crowe
J. W. Crowe
E. L. Crowe
Oscar Johnson
Kansas
Wesleyan College
Miltonville
Frank Greenley
Elgin
Greenley
Geo. P. Rounds
Brady Paulson
Thomas McGaharen
Margaret Clarke
Joe Kula
N. H. Nelson
Fennimore
Dora Nelson
Arthur Loftegard
Julius Johnson
Mildred Thorson
Loftegard
Anson Helgerson
Irene
Arthur Helgerson
Dorothy JoAnne
Emma Gunderson
Verls
Inez
Ruth Helgerson
Martin Amundson
Arlene
Norman Amundson
Ames
Gerhard Halverson
Clara Krueger
John Krueger
LaVon Kaveny
Mary Garrow
Catherine Piggot
John Kaveny
Frank Sieleman
Beverly
Rodney
Fredericksburg
Mr. Sieleman
Levi Sheldahl
Mrs. Sheldah
I. A. Sprague
West Chester
Theo. . Ressler
Ressler
Sprague
H. A. Lubk
R. V. Grandt
Mr. Banning
Grand Meadow News
Aid Society
Ilness
Clermont, Iowa
Hunchbacks
Helsinki
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