West Union News From Fayette County
Fayette County items report Fred H Hoyt to keep head billing clerk post at N E Iowa Power Co in West Union with possible relief from storm cut-outs and cut-ins. Hawkeye Beacon notes Holstein herd ranking in Iowa for butterfat, and 3000 rainbow trout distributed by Izaak Walton league. Auto registrations rise as county eyes new models and prices. Bauder Poland China sow sale nets $95 average. Dynamite explosion near town's southwest edge reported midday.
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Fayette County
Fred H. Hoyt
Dubuque
N. E. Iowa Power Company
West Union
Fred
Northeastern
J. H. Tegtmeier
W. &. Kitch
Iowa
Iowa State College
Ames
Kitch
Hawkeye Beacon
Izaak Walton
Argo-Gazette
Chicago
Ed Bauder
Poland
Bauder
Argo Gazette
Car Turns Over on West Union Hill
Wm Wander and Perry Paulson were returning to Clermont from the Wander farm when their Chevrolet coupe hit ice on the West Union hill and turned over several times. Both men suffered minor scratches and bruises. The car was severely damaged and traded for a new one. The drivers consider themselves lucky to have escaped serious harm.
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Wm. Wander
Perry Paulson
Clermont
Wander Farm
West Union Hill
Mr. Wander
Clermont Pioneer M. W. Dibble Dies at 87
M W Dibble a Clermont resident aged 87 died Monday after a two week illness following a serious fall. Funeral services were held Thursday with burial planned in Clermont cemetery. An obituary was delayed due to mail mixup and will appear next week.
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Clermont
M. W. Dibble
Governor Hammill to Call Special Session on Bond Issue
The Fayette County Union reports Governor Hammill plans a special legislative session to push a $100,000,000 road bond before the November election. The paper notes past shifts on the issue and questions the extra state expense while urging patience with counties already voting bonds.
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Hammill
State Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Fayette County
Fayette Co. Union
Ambros Monroe Dies After Shooting Incident
Ambros Monroe aged 23 son of Mr and Mrs Louis Monroe died Monday morning at Postville hospital after a gunshot wound near his heart that lodged in the liver. He leaves a wife and child and his parents. Funeral was held today from Castalia.
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Mr. Monroe
Henry Koopman
Malone
Ambros
Postville Hospital
Louis Monroe
Castalia
Expression of Sympathy for Mr. Erastus W. Appelman
The Union Sunday school mourns the death of Erastus W. Appelman a member and teacher of the men's Bible class for over sixty years The committee represented by H F Shipton and Mrs A R Simpson along with Mrs L L Carr offers sincere sympathy to his immediate family and his sisters and brothers
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Erastus W. Appelman
Union Sunday School
Appelman
H. F. Shipton
A. R. Simpson
L. L. Carr
Glycerine Clears Windscreen Amid Freezing Clashes
Weather and driving safety note details using glycerine to keep windshields clear during freezing conditions. The Fayette Leader reports Don Strauch's Mesa, Arizona letters describe tiring travels and expected move to stone crusher operations. Explosive blasting progresses with holes bored and charges fired as drilling continues.
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Fayette
Former Clermont Resident Charles Pringle Dies in Everett
Charles Pringle, a former Clermont resident, died at his home in Everett Washington last Sunday. The body will be returned from Oelwe Friday morning for burial in Clermont. Funeral services will be held at Nelson's funeral parlor Friday at 10 o'clock under the auspices of the American Legion.
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Charles Pringle
Everett
Washington
Oelwe
Clermont
Nelson
American Legion
Auxiliary card party a social and financial success
The American Legion Auxiliary card party held Monday evening was a splendid success both socially and financially. Mrs. L. L. Rounds and Edwin C. Olson made high score, while Mrs. Burke and Martin Nelson were low. Receipts totaled $20.85.
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American Legion Auxiliary
L. L. Rounds
Edwin C. Olson
Burke
Martin Nelson
Assessors Gather Farm Statistics Across Iowa
Preparations for the annual enumeration of Iowa’s 242,000 farms are advancing. Assessors’ meetings occur in counties within two weeks, with by January 1 the statewide statistical operation in full swing. Over 2,500 assessors will participate to provide accurate farm data for policy planning. Also noted is a personal update: Henry Erickson’s daughter Mrs Jorgenson and her husband, while in Phoenix, Arizona, described side trips to Mesa where D W Strauch may be locating, with travel onward to Los Angeles planned.
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Henry Erickson
G.eorgenson
Phoenix
Arizona
Mesa
D. W. Strauch
Mayo Endorses Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication
Dr C H Mayo of Rochester argues safety limits pasteurization. the tuberculous cow should be removed from milk supply. The statement, signed as doctor health officer and farmer, appears in this clipping amid local social notes and a brief historical aside about 18th century brigands and a page from the Datlar News.
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C. H. Mayo
Rochester
Minnesota
Clermont Lutheran Churches Weekly Church Activities
Clermont area churches announce events with the Young People’s Society serving an oyster supper at East Church Saturday at 6. West Church hosts a Friday Mission Society with Ms Mary Stake as hostess. Luther League program Sunday at 7 30 preceded by Priscilla Working Band Wednesday February 1 hostess Mrs A Nordhus. Highland Church morning Norwegian service at 11 and a Luther League program at West Clermont Sunday at 7 30 with musical numbers and prayers led by Rev Gunsten.
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East Church
Young People’s Society
West Church
Mission Society
Mary Stake
Luther League
Priscilla
A. Nordhus
Highland Church
West Clermont
Society
Gunsten
Vergie Olson
Violet
Guising
Margaret Fox
Irene Peterson
Other League
G. Gunsten
Triangle Art Club gathers for January meeting
The Triangle Art Club met Saturday January 21 with Mrs. Fred Cline as host. Mrs. Louis Olson assisted. Six members attended and discussed a current event. The program included "Art" by Gertrude Fiske and Gertrude Whitney read by Mrs. Lucian Appelman and a Bible Study "The Solomonic Job" read by Mrs. F. Fay. Refreshments followed.
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Triangle Art Club
Fred Cline
Louis Olson
Gertrude Fiske
Gertrude Whitney
Lucian Appelman
F. Fay
Farming Backbone of America Inspires View on Prosperity
Garner Cowles, publisher of the Des Moines Register and Tribune Capital, argues farming must remain a stable, profitable foundation for the nation. In the Mississippi Missouri valley he says agriculture underpins civilization and industrial greatness. without it prosperity cannot endure. Social notes mention visits by Mrs Frank Shipton and Mrs Frank Hines, with others traveling to Clermont and West Union.
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Garner Cowles
Des Moines Register
Tribune Capital
America
Mississippi-Missouri Valley
Second Semester Begins With New Subjects At School
The second semester started last Monday with new courses including ancient history for sophomores, business arithmetic for juniors, and bookkeeping and business law for various grades. Eighteen high school students were absent with mumps, while several were listed as new cases. Attendance overall remained high, with 98.5 percent first semester and 97.1 percent last six weeks. sports schedules were postponed due to the mumps outbreak and will resume when the epidemic subsides.
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Semster
Lucile Hoilton
Katherine Grever
Gertrude Tysdal
Gerhard Cunsten
Treve Nelson
Janes Dibble
Irene Rat
Almer Amundson
Priscilla Cook
Rose Anna Gutcher
Janet Larrabee
Budah Gunderson
Fay Considine
Kenneth Greas
Charles Burt
Maria Amundson
Alfred Gunsten
Stanley Gunsten
Raymond Hjelming
Dorothy Conner
Lucile Lubke
Lenore Simpson
George Washburn
Lewis Amundsen
Phyllis Lubke
Elgin
Arlington
Beef Cow Brings S192 On The Woof
A farmer bought a cow in Clermont and sold it to a Decorah buyer for 192 dollars. The animal weighed 660 pounds and sold at live weight value. The report discusses beef prices and feed concerns, with notes on ill health and local visitors. Ben Peterson visited his ailing father Mara Peterson in Neillsville, Wisconsin, while Ted Hungerford spent the weekend with his brother.
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Clermont
Thia
Ben Peterson
Neillsville
Wis
Mara Peterson
Ted Hungerford
Hunger Ford
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County News
Ambros Monroe
Bo. Geuvey
Don Strauch
MAYO
John Pringle
Norman
Frank Pringle
Milford Knudson
Alfred Knudson
Wadena
J. P. Paulson
H. Grotwahl
Hartley
Avveres
Clirtres
Gusthe
Clermont Lutheran Church
Frank Shipton
A Vista
Shipton
Frank Hines
Decorah
Brorhy Hope
Ella Torkelson
West Union Hospital
R. L. Pettit
St Earl Grover
McGregor
Fred Larrabee
William Larrabee
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