Clermont Social Roster Includes Numerous Weekend Visits
Local residents and guests gathered for visits and dinners across Clermont events. Names include Andine Vasbey, John Wander, Harold Bennett, Aman Boyer, Stanley, Herman Boyer, John Howard, Junior Erickson, Wilson Patterson, Jake Ponsar, Wellie Carpenter, Ole Benson, Olavus Halm, Willett Miller, Allen Habeger, Milo Frieden, Carman Swenson, James Triem, Mary Larson, Wm Nelson Jr, Alma Anderson, Harry Yaulsin, Andine Vasby, Dr. Winthrop Jerdee, N. H. Wesson funeral, Keith Thoma birthday party, Desart Desart, J A Erickson, N. H. Nelson funeral, Clarence Thompson, Judy, Walter Fritz, Len Simek, Elaine Tatro, Vern Pratt, Roy Tatro, John Bakewell, Lloyd Meier, Conner Dummermuth, Alfred Jacob, Edwin Krueger, Albert Potratz.
Clean Eggs For Higher Profits On Poultry Farms
Farmers can boost earnings by producing and handling clean eggs. Dirty eggs reduce value, but using deep dry litter good ventilation and clean nests keeps eggs stain free. gather promptly and store in a cool moist location, ideally 45 degrees in a cellar.
Home Canning Resumes On Near Wartime Scale
The rise in food prices triggers a home canning revival as housewives mobilize canning brigades, echoing WWI. Mary Ann March of Ekco Foods notes widespread inquiries about low pressure canning, enabling efficient processing of fruits berries and tomatoes.
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Far East
Mary Ann March
Chicago
Ekco Products Company
Better Pigs Boost Swine Growth in Midwest Farms
More than 3,000 Midwest farmers view pigs raised by Sam and Frank Honegger using a vitamin based feeding system. Antibiotics and small doses of vitamins including B-12 are said to lower mortality and accelerate growth. The pig pictured gained nearly a pound daily, costing over five cents less per pound of meat.
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Midwest
Sam
Frank Honegger
Oriental Blight Strikes Italian Chestnut Trees
Oriental chestnut blight devastates Italian chestnut forests similar to its spread in the United States. The blight, first noted from New England to Missouri, now threatens Italy where nuts are a crucial supply. The text notes a possible unintended blessing for Italy in learning from America’s combat against the disease.
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America
Italy
New England
Tennessee
Missouri
Loly
Clermont School News Highlights and Student Activities
The column details student readings and performances including "Sixteen" and "The Crestion" read by contestants, plus an orator panel on national unity prepared by Kathryn Larson, Janet Lyngaas, and Robert Easler. It notes band rehearsals, kindergarten progress, recent tonsil removal for Dickie Westpfahl, and classroom updates across grades with January 1951 themes and student achievements.
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Virginia Nelson
Ilo Meyer
Ludice
Marlene Durscher
White Cliffs
Dover
Ruth Westpfahl
Jeanette Franzen
Judy Swenson
Kathryn Larson
Janet Lyngaas
Robert Easler
Fourth Grade Honors and Unit Transitions
Four grade six weeks reports list A students Barbara Anderson Beverly Bennett Sandra Bilden Mary Dugan Ordell Kiosa Joyce Larson Wayne Larson Dennis Muchow John Nelson Beverly Oel berg Curtis Olson. Science begins electricity and magnetism. Art features Navaho rug patterns, spelling social studies end unit on Navaho Indians. Sandra Bilden returns after surgery and Jean Belschner after chicken pox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Anderson
Beverly Bennett
Sandra Bilden
Mary Dugan
Ordell Kiosa
Joyce Larson
Wayne Larson
Dennis Muchow
John Nelson
Beverly Oelberg
Curtis Olson
Angel Falls Highest Waterfall in Venezuela
Angel Falls in eastern Venezuela is the world's tallest waterfall, plunging about 3,212 feet from a cliff over half a mile high into the Churun river. Water spouts at the head are thought to be a city block wide, creating a monumental tropical cascade.
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Venezuela
Angel Falls
Niagara Falls
Churun
Wash Before Repainting Old Woodwork
Old woodwork should be thoroughly washed before repainting using one of the new detergents on a prepared paint cleaning compound from a paint store.
Early North Carolina land boundary procession custom
In colonial North Carolina the law required a triennial procession of land owners under two appointed freeholders to walk the boundaries of each patent tract. The ritual aimed to reduce boundary disputes and confirm land limits.
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N. C
North Carolina
Hatchling Chick Care Instructions From Vague Text
The fragment notes feeding and watering baby chicks within 28 hours of hatching. It states strong hatchlings may go without feed for up to seven hours, though some struggle to endure this interval. The passage is partially garbled and lacks clear context or complete guidance.
Bulls Need Exercise to Stay in Breeding Form
A veterinary expert warns owners that bulls must have ample daily exercise to maintain breeding condition. Confinement in small corrals leads to reduced stamina and sexual vigor, undermining their breeding potential.
Moody Family Honored on Birthday at Jones Home
Mrs Ruth Moody and Clara Moody of McGregor sisters in law spent Sunday with Mrs Henrietta Jones to celebrate her birthday. Mr and Mrs McCauley and their niece joined the visit along with Wayne Olson of Monona who stopped by to greet the celebrant.
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Ruth Moody
Clara, Moody
McGregor
Card of Thanks for Kindness During Illness
Card of thanks from Hans J Larson expressing gratitude for gifts, cards, and visits during a recent illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans J, Larson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clermont
Andine Vasbey
Jesse Olson
John Wander
Castalia
E. H. Dibble
Harold Bennett
Heraman Boyer
Stanley
John Howard
Junior Erickson
Wilson Patterson
Jake Ponsar
Oelwein
Wellie Carpenter
Ole Benson
Olavus Halm
Decorsh Hospital
Willett Miller
Allen Habeger
Milo Frieden
Elgin
Wm. B. Miller
Carman Swenson
James Triem
Marion
Jim
Oy Swenson
Mary Larson
Duluth, Minn
Wm. Nelson, Jr
Alma Anderson
Harry Yauslin
Andine Vashy
Dr. Winh
I. ©. Jerdee
Fennimmore
Wis
Miss Vasby
N. H. Wesson
Wand
L. H. Appelman
Walter Follett
Jenry
Carollyn
Harvey Anderson
Clifton Pringle
Keith Thoma
Wean DeSart
Lyle Gunderson
Len Sime
Arnold Stumme
Harry Raney
West Union
Lawrence Knudtson
Canasta
J. A. Erickson
Fenniamore
N. H. Nelson
Clarence Thompson
Judy
Alfred Olson
Walter Fritz
Richard Friederich
Len Simek
Des Moines
Katherine Sullivan
Clarence Tatro
Elaine
Elmer Basel
Bob and
Vivian
Jean Morse
Vern Pratt
Mary Tatra
Roy ‘Tatro
John Bakewell
Jackie
Lloyd Meier
Mrs
Conner Dummermuth
Herbert Dummermuth
Alfred Jacob
Edwin Krueger
Albert Potratz
Sumner
Ijgm
Clermont School News
Ellen Kneeland
Elbert ‘Westpfahl
Betty Westpfahl
Joan Swenson
Helen Relerson
Carolyn Kirkestue
Delores Nelson
Doris Matt
Mary Morse
Shirley Olson
Victor Amundson
Wayne Olson
Corliss Archer
Kay Jacobson
Gordon Larson
Dickie Westpfahl
North
South Poles
South Pole
Paul Amundson
Jo-Jo
Fred Barnhouse
Carol Flack
Gene Olson
Frank Nims
Frank
Janice
Siarch News
Syund News
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Postville
Funeral Home
DR. I. C. Jerdee
Clermont, Iowa
Briggs
Nelson
Towa
Kaiser
KaiSer Reves of
Boy Styles
Cannes
France
Clermont Motor Company
Ialsac Sedan
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