Organization forms Northeast Iowa Soil Improvement group
The Northeast Iowa Soil Improvement association was perfected at a meeting of county agents and county committees from Clayton Winneshiek Allamakee and Fayette counties in Postville on Tuesday January 7 Harvey Schultz of Allamakee was elected president Kenneth Kerr of Fayette county wings president and Oliver Eno of Clayton county secretary treasurer Leo Birdsell of Winneshiek county and the three officers will serve as the executive committee Members of the county soils committees are Harry Olsen West Union Kenneth Kerr Clermont and J F Wilkinson Fayette
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Farm Bureau
Northeast
Towa Soil Improvement Association
Clayton
Winneshirk
Allamakee
Fayette
Postville
Thuesday
Harvey Schultz
Kenneth Kerr
Fayette County
Wings
Oliver Eno
Clayton County
Leo Birdsell
Winneshiek County
Farm Bureau outline on soil bases for 1937 program
The article explains soil depleting and conserving bases used to compute payments for participating farms under the 1937 agricultural conservation program. County committee members will explain payment calculations at township meetings starting Jan 20, with details on leases and program provisions provided to Fayette County farmers attending.
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Farm Bureau News
Fayette County
Second Series of Dairy Meetings in West Union
The second series of dairy meetings will be held at the assembly room in West Union on Wednesday, Jan 20 at 10:30 p.m. Topics include grain mixtures, winter management, dairy herd care, and calf rearing. Members of the Payette County Holstein Breeders Association will meet at Fayette Legion Hall on Saturday, Jan 16 at 11 a.m. to elect officers and plan the year’s work.
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Farm Bureau
West Union
Farm Bureau News
Payette County Holstein Breeders Association
Legion Hall
Fayette
Hand Fed Baby Beaves Headline From Clermont Farm Sale
Wm. B. Miller, a Clermont area farmer, shipped a load of baby beaves Saturday night. The cattle average 850 pounds, a strong yearling showing. Meanwhile Herman Seidel of Guttenberg plowed Tots on December 28 with no frost, but recent weather shifts suggest plowing would be unwise now.
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Wm. B. Miller
Clermont
Herman Seidel
Guttenberg
Easy Pleasant Way To LOSE FAT
A vintage diet ad promises fat loss, energy boost, and clearer skin using Kruschen Salts. It urges daily half teaspoon in hot water, dieting tips, and weighing before and after a four week course. It claims safety and a youthful feeling with regular use.
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West
Oldest Institution in Clermont Sunday School Celebrates Milestones
The Clermont Union Sunday School, organized in 1857, remains the city’s oldest institution with long serving superintendents, a historic bell, and a pipeline of merit pins. Members from the Stedman Loomis Larrabee and Olson families show notable dedication as many earned year bars across multiple years. Attendance at 52 consecutive Sundays qualifies for meritorious rewards.
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Clermont Union Sunday Schoeds
Clermont
Stedman
Loomis
Larrabee
Larrabee, Jr
Clarence Gruver
Ruth Olson
Fred Cline
Anna Larrabee
J. C. Halverson
Maryon
Helen
Stanton
Jackie
Louie Olson
Marjorie
Franklin
Lois
Laird
Clarice Dugstadt
Bernard Schrader
Margaret Appelman
Dorothy Brorby
Ellen
Edward Douglas
van Buren Appelman
Franklin Shipton
Iris
Neil
Lee Harris
Rogers
Rose Anderson
Bobby Lenhart
Glen Pfister
Linda Lou Greenlegher
Eugene Graver
David Appelman
Harold
Gress
Priscilla Working Band Holds January Meeting
The Priscilla Working Band met January 6 at the church parlors with hostesses Mrs. E. EB. Bilden Agnes Bilden Mrs. George Washburn and Mrs. Oscar Reierson. Rev. Gunston led devotions. President Inga Larson named Mrs. Oscar Rejerson and Mrs. Arthur Nelson to the flower fund committee and asked members to bring a tea towel for the February meeting. Hostesses for February were listed as Mrs. Theo Kjosa Mrs. Hans Hanson Mrs. Wm. B. Miller and Mrs. Martin Anderson.
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Priscilla Working Band
E. EB. Bilden
Agnes Bilden
George Washburn
Oscar Reierson
Gunston
Inga Larson
Oscar Rejerson
Arthur Nelson
Theo, Kjosa
Hans Hanson
Wm. B. Miller
Martin Anderson
Rosary Society Elects Officers After Luncheon Meeting
St. Peter's Rosary Society and Altar Guild held a 1:30 PM pot-luck luncheon on Thursday January 7 at the rectory then conducted a business meeting. Newly elected officers for the coming year include Mrs. Thos Cummings president Elizabeth Priest first vice president Irene Horan second vice president Mrs. Dan Burke secretary treasurer Mia Ella Rafferty and Mrs. B Reigel consultors.
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St. Peter’s Rosary Society and Altar Guild
Thos. Cummings
Elizabeth Priest
Irene Horan
Dan Burke
Mia
Ella Rafferty
B. Reigel
Edison as a Schoolboy
A young Thomas Alva Edison was deemed dull by his teacher and sent home with no promise. His mother educated him at home, enduring his odd experiments such as attempting to hatch duck eggs by sitting on them and creating strong smelling chemical mixtures.
Hi Hats Trained Gong Indicating Time Preference
Hi Ho of Chinatown describes Hi Hat using a gong to signal preferred times of day, implying the superiority of personal opinion over common sense chronology. The anecdote highlights how street wisdom frames daily routines through a simple auditory cue.
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Hi Hat
Hi Ho
Chinatown
Installation ceremony installs Clermount Chapter officers
Helen Grover leads candle light installation at C E hall Tuesday January 5 appointing Frances Cline as Worthy Matron and J E White as Worthy Patron along with a full slate of elective and appointive officers. Hazel Jerdee gives speech and gifts are exchanged before refreshments.
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Helen Gruver
C. E. S. Hall
Clermount
Frances Cline
Ruth Olson
Pearl Smith
J. E. White Asso
Hazel Jerdee Asso
Walter Follet
Thelma Grover
Andine Vasby
Sophia Follett
Asso
Edna N
Nora Halverson
Marshal—Rauth Olson
Letha Corsepius
Ads
Lavanda Carr
Ruth—Bess Greenley
Esther
Gertrude White
Martha
Joyce Appelman
Electa
Edith Brandt
Warder
Beulah Henderson
Sentinel
B. C. Gruver
Hazel Jerdee
Joyca Appelman
Carr
Dr. Brandt
Carlton Peck
R. V. Brandt
R. S. Henderson
Farm Bureau Ladies Meet at Fayette Training School
Miss Lewis, Fayette county home demonstration agent, led a January six gathering at Mrs Roy Swenson home. The group discussed season two Influence of Heredity and Environment as a 50 50 proposition and reviewed Home Made Toys Help in Child Development. Attendees included Lola Turner Alice Nelson Ora Fisher Joyce Kerr Florence Westecott Beryle Swenson Mary Gribedow Charlotte Krueger Sophia Kittleeton Amy Meyer Lilian Anderson and other members.
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Miss Lewis
Fayette County
Roy Swenson
Swenson
Lola Turner
Alice Nelson
Ora Fisher
Joyce Kerr
Florence Westecott
Beryle Swenson
Mary Griebenow
Charlotte Krueger
Sophia Kittleeton
Amy Meyer
Lilian Anderson
L. Gehring
H. Turner
Mes W. Thornton
E. Brandt
M. Medberry
East Clermont Luther League Program Jan 17 Evening
The East Clermont Luther League schedules a Sunday 7 20 pm program with Song Society Scripture reading and prayer Rev Gunston a song and society secretarys report reading Hilder Gilbertson recitation Eunice Landsgard Lavanda Olson and vocal duet Iva Peterson reading Harry Amundson Bible verses Millard Bilden remarks Rev Gunsten collection and closing.
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East Clermont
Cen
Song Society
Gunston
Hilder Gilbertson
Eunice Landsgard
Lavanda Olson
Iva Peterson
Harry Amundson
Millard Bilden
Guneten
Backbone Rock a Striking Quartzite Form in Southeast
Backbone Rock in Erwin, a 67 foot high, 16 foot thick quartzite wall, spans 656 feet across the valley between Holston and Iron mountains. The two ranges run parallel for thirty miles and are joined by Cross mountain.
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America
Holston Mountain
Iron Mountain
Cross Mountain
Monastery of St Bernard Behind Three Peaks
A historic monastery named for St Bernard of Menthan sits between three great mountain peaks. Founded about a millennium ago, it remains a solemn shrine of nobility and antiquity where travelers find rest and comfort within sacred walls.
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St. Bernard
St. Bernard of
Menthan
Mysterious Dutch Naming on Staten Island’s History
Fragmentary OCR reveals a sentence about Staten Island and Dutch origins, mentioning the States General and unclear spellings. The readable portion hints at naming history but lacks coherent dates or events to confirm a specific action or outcome.
Jonas Learn Funeral Held in West Union
Funeral services for Jonas H. Learn 87 were held Wednesday at the Methodist church in West Union. He died Sunday night at his son Roy Learn’s home seven miles northeast of town after years of declining health. Surviving are two sons Roy and Charles Learn and a daughter Nellie Learn, plus four grandchildren. burial followed in West Union cemetery. A former resident of Dover Township, he was born in Pennsylvania and lived on the family farm for eight decades.
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West Union
Jonas H. Learn
Roy Learn
Lazerne County
Dover Township
Fayette County
Iowa
Charles
Evangelical Church
Clarence ‘Learn
Agricultural College of
Oklahoma
Colorado
Fort Collins
Colo
Roy
Charles Learn
Nellie Learn
T. M. Nielsen
West Union Cemetery
Homemakers Study Group Meets At Nelson Home
A homemakers study group gathered Friday near Jan 8 at the Wm A Nelson home led by Mrs Carmen Swenson to study Heredity and Environment, lesson two of four on Child Development and Family Relationships, followed by clothing patterns, a social time, and a lunch.
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Wm. A. Nelson
Carmen Swenson
Henry Kittleson
Clarence
Clifford Kittleson
Martin Amundson
Swen Swenson
Almer Leo Nelson
Ames Olson
Olivia Olson
Minnie
Myra
Bertha Jane
Harry Helgerson
Lawmakers and the Hopper in the House
The term hopper refers to bills presented in the house of representatives. A small trap exists where members draw the bills they introduced, then removed by the bill clerk. Members may send bills directly to the bill clerk instead of placing them on the tray.
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House of Representatives
Ivory Piano Trade Report in 1629 Dean River Connecticut
In 1629 a Keys Ivory piano was brought to the United States via Dean River Connecticut. The note mentions ivory sourced from deceased animals, reflecting early trade practices and ethical concerns of the period.
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United States
Dean River
Connecticut
Mrs E C Roddy dies after short illness in Cedar Rapids
Mrs E C Roddy of 711 5th St S E Cedar Rapids died at a city hospital Thursday January 7 after a short illness. Born October 14 1885 in Clermont she had lived in Cedar Rapids twenty years. Survived by her widower father Maurice W Calahan Cedar Rapids sisters Mrs Tim Shea Mrs A M Clancy of Cedar Rapids Mrs H W Melton East Lake City Utah brothers Frank Richard Bert James and Bernard Calahan all of Cedar Rapids. Funeral January 9 at 9 am in Immaculate Conception church with burial Mount Calvary cemetery. Body moved from Monahan Mortuary to her father’s home 432 FL Ave NW. Attendees from Clermont listed.
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BE. J. Roddy
5Th St. S. EB
Cedar Rapids
Clermont
M. W
Calahan
Tim Shea
A. M. Clancy
H. W. Melton
East Lake City
Utah
Frank Calahan
Postville
Richard Calahan
Dearborn
Mich
Bert
James
Bernard Calahan
Immaculate Conception
Clermont Union Church Service and Local Visits
Worship at 7 30 p m led by J J Snyder with Mrs Wm Nelson playing piano. Mrs Mary Scott visited West Unton last Thursday, Hazel Tatro visited Canton Minnesota, Van Appelman guest of local family. Bridge club luncheon and play. Mrs L L Carr high scorer. A brief note includes a wage scale comparison: US wages 180, Canada 155, Germany 73, Spain 44, Italy as.
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Presbyterian Church
J. J. Snyder
Wm. Nelson
Ladies’ Bridge Club
R. V. Brandt
Great Britaan
United States
Canada
Germany
Spain
Italy
Clermont Lutheran Church announces services and meetings
Clérmont Luth Church East Church offers Norwegian divine services at TL and Luther League gathering Sunday at 7 30 p m. West Church holds English services at 2 p m. Mission Society meets Thursday January 21 hosted by four women. Pastor G Gunston invites all to each service. Mrs E W Apnelman to spend winter at Champaign with daughter. previously in Orange NJ three months with Prudence Pettet.
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East Church
E. W. Apnelman
Champaign, N
Mrs. Pettet
Orange T
New Jersey
Prudence
Bank Statement Sworn by Bank Officials
A bank statement sworn by J F Miller president and J A Ericksen cashier, attested before a notary on January 6, 1937, lists total liabilities of 353,641.85 and names directors H Oh Follett H A Lubke Louise Miller and others. Geneva J Wells notarizes this corporate document for Fayette County.
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Fayette County
J. F. Miller
J. A. Ericksen
J. A. Erickson
Geneva J. Wells
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Organize Soils Association
Priscilla
Rosary Society Meets
C. E
East L. L. Program
Staaten Eylanat
Staten Island
New York
Staaten Eylarndt
Jonas
Carl Appelman
Opal Larson
Quinsy
Ed Butt
Elizabeth Calahan
W. A. Peters
Les O'Connell
St. Peter's Choir
Jar. G
Roddy
Clermont Valley Creamery Monthly
Commercial Club
Clermont Lodge A. F
A. M
Mission ‘Society
Clermont Union Church
Mary Scott
West Unton
Jim Archer
Hazel Tatro
Sunday
Orval Tatro
Canton
Minn
van Appelman
Carnforth Tower
Victor
Clérmont Luth
H. OH. Follett
H. A. Lubke
Louise Miller
State of Town
Farmers Savings Bank
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