Clermont Ball Team Joins 4-County League
Clermont baseball enters the Fabr County League formed at Istville on June 21 with teams from Waukon Castalia Postville Volney Plehnant Ridge and Clermont. In their first game Clermont lost 16 to 8 to Waukon despite ten strikeouts by their pitcher. The club includes former Little High League players and Clermont high school athletes. Next Sunday July 8 they host Volney on their home diamond with 10 cent admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodis
Nt‘ig
Istville
Tems
Waukon
Castalia
Postville
Volney
Plebnant Ridge
Clermont
Little
Lutheran Church Notes West Church Services and Visits
West Union area church notes list English services at 9 45 and 11 followed by Sunday school at 9 00 and a Luther League gathering at 8 00. A welcome is extended to all. Social visits include Arlington visitors Milo Peterman home and others traveling to Wellman Town City Clear Lake and Clermont areas. Rainbow Girls initiation at the Mason temple with Eastern Star invited.
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West Church
Town
Baat
E Luther League
G. Gunston
West Union Assembly of the Rainbow Girls
Clermont Chapter
Moonic Temple
Eastern Star
Llama and Guanaco Use Among Tierra del Fuego Tribes
The Tierra del Fuego tribes obtain food clothing shelter weapons and tools from the guanaco, a wild l iama, on the island south of South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tierra del Fuego
South America
Guanaco
Enchanted Island playground reopens with updated setup
Trestle Mike and Skyscraper Sally guard the gates to the Enchanted Island at Chicago's World Fair opening May 26. The playground has been significantly changed except for prices, and will be open as last year.
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Mike
Sally
Chicago
Lutheran Parochial School Holds Final Term at Clermont
On Friday June 20 the Lutheran parochial school at Clermont closed a one month term with Louise Amundson as teacher. Attendance lagged due to measles, but closing exercises awarded certificates for regular attendance. Recipients included Glynn Paulson, Arthur Amundson, Leonard Olson for three years. Idamae Nelson, Andree Tatro, Phyllis Gress, Irene Erickson, Lillian Thompson, Gladys Thompson for one year. Anderson and Nelson noted for near perfect attendance. A park picnic followed with games and contests.
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Lutheran Church
Clermont
Louise Amundson
Glynn Paulson
Arthur Amundson
Leonard A. Olson
Idamae Nelson
Andree Tatro
Phyllis Gress
Irene Erickson
Lillian Thompsson
Gladys Thompson
Eleanor Anderson
Anna Mae Nelson
Ladies' Aid Meeting at the Bigler Home
Mrs. F. W. Bigler hosted the Ladies' Aid Society with Mrs. Louise Miller and others. A program featured a paper on Bridal Customs by Mrs. Len Simek, followed by business, needlework, and lunch. Evening visits, travels, and local social events filled the week with numerous Clermont and area residents attending gatherings and seeing relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Bigler
Louise Miller
H. A. Lubke
Wesley Miller
Ladies’ Aid Society
Bigler
Len Simek
Streiging Ogfeas
Birthday Party Honors Mrs George Smith in Clermont Gathering
Mrs George Smith enjoyed a birthday picnic at the city park with relatives and friends from Clermont and nearby towns. Hosts included Mr and Mrs George Smith and a long list of local families while entertainment, visiting, and a lunch followed the dinner.
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George Smith
Mra
Reidar and
Lavanda
Ewald Lyngaas
Emanuel Larson
Donald
Laura Holt
Arnold Sampson
Hans Larson
Stanley
Norma Cooley
Bjarne Larson
Jos. Larson
Gilbert Hanson
Hjalmar Mechelson
Arthur Mechelson
George Larson
Kenneth
Clarence Burcden
Clermont
Henry Hjelming
Waucoma
Ward Tupper
West Union
George Hamre
Peter
Margaret and
Fillon Johnson
Orlando Leveson
Carl Moe
Decorah
Tom Hamre
Minneapolis
John Burorw
Postville
Leonard Larson
P. B P Women's Club Meets At Meyer's Home
Members of the Business and Professional Women's club met at Mrs. Vernon Meyer's home on Monday evening July 2. Esther Krueger assisted hostess. Elsie Lindgren presided in the president's absence. Lillian Krueger and Mrs Edward Krueger provided songs during the social portion. Expos served refreshments.
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Business & Professional Women’s Club
Vernon Meyer
Esther Krueger
Elsie Lindgren
Lillian Krueger
Edward Krueger
Summer Visits Highlight Iowa Social Notes
Verle Palmer of Wauken spends his summer vacation with grandparents Mr and Mrs B Q Henderson. Mr and Mrs Martin Nelson were supper guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Edwin Olson at Maynard Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Frank Hines and Mr and Mrs Max Foss of Decorah were guests Sunday at the home of Mrs F K White. Mr and Mrs W H Martin and family of Ottumwa visited relatives at Postville West Union and Clermont this week.
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Clermont
Henry Schweinerus
Ossian
Robert Wettleson
Julia Wettleson
Arthur Solberg
Gander
Martin Nelson
Lyle Krueger
West Union
Toe Clermont
Mary Haas
R. S. Weber
Lester
V. A. Anderson
Oelwein
Alfred Vigesland
Marie Vigesland
Decorah
Maggie Johnson
Ed Bilden
J. E. Bilden
Grover Reinhart
Ware
la Grange
Ill
R. B. Lacher
Elmér Larson
Owen, Wis
W. R. Stewart
Gerhard Gunston
St. Olef College
W. S. Lacher
John Crowe
Delwe
Floyd Ernst
la Crosse
Wis
Milo Peterman
Nancy Ernst
Guy
Elgin
Sarah Arndt
Wm. Bunting
Wayne
Claude Fisher
Littleport
Bert Benson
Ernestine
Herbert Johnson
Chicago
Julius Johnson
Gilbert Anderson
Lucille
Phyllis Lubke
Marjorie Olson
Jane Henderson
Lavanda Carr
McGregor
Louie Gilson
H. A. Lubke
H. R. Shipton
Garwin
J. H. Shipton
Marengo
Louie Olson
KE. H. Martin
Vancouver
Wash
H. F. Shipton
T. F. Shipton
Alta Vista
Verle Palmer
Wauken
Mrs. B. Q. Henderson
Mrs. Martin Nelson
Mrs
Edwin Olson
Maynard
Frank Hines
Max Foss
F. K. White
W. H. Martin
Ottumwa
Postville
Through a Woman's Eyes by Jean Newton
Through a Woman's Eyes by Jean Newton explains vulnerability in contract bridge as a privilege and a price. The piece discusses how being vulnerable doubles penalties, makes slam bonuses larger, and links risk to responsibility in life and society.
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Jean Newton
Bell Ayndiasty
WNU
Clermont Calendar of Community Events
Calendar lists July events with meetings and activities for Priscilla Working Band St Theresa Study Club Rainbow Girls Clermont O E entertains July 6 and 9 American Legion events July 10 Auxiliary meeting July 14 free outdoor program July 16 Commercial Club meeting July 18 WCOF business meeting.
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Priscilla
St. Theresa
0. E
Rainbow Girls
Clermont
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Norway Pictures Enjoyed at Clermont Opera House
Despite the heat a large crowd attended the Monday showing at the Clermont opera house. Ten reels presented a pictorial study of Norway the Land of the Midnight Sun. Viewers saw Norse buildings scenery and industries making Norway feel more real than a page on a map.
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Clermont Opera House
Norway
Europe
Early Ohio governance limits on governor veto power
The text traces how Ohio's early governance limited the governor’s influence. It notes that in 1802 a constitutional convention shifted power to minimize the governor's role, and during territorial rule the legislature could not override a veto. Under the first constitution, the governor could not veto a bill until 1851.
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Ohio
Arno River's Origins and Floods Across Central Italy
The Arno river in central Italy rises from Mount Talterona at 4 444 feet and runs 140 miles to the sea eleven miles south of Pisa. It widens to 400 feet at Florence and is chiefly known for rapid, destructive floods.
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Arno
Italy
Arto
Tiber
Talterona
Pisa
Florence
Melon Origins in Africa and Asia
Melons first grew wild in Africa and possibly western Asia. Muskmelons watermelons and cucumbers were known to native peoples since prehistoric times, indicating ancient domestication and long regional cultivation.
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Africa
Western
Asia
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Clermont Ball
Lutheran Church Notes
Henry Peterman
Arlington
L. L. Carr
Laganda
Wellman
Iowa
Mrr. Gardner
California
Wm. Larrabee
Town City
Chrystal Miller
Reuben Grover
Irene Anliker
West Bend
Clear Lake
Iree Anicker
Lutheran Parochial School
Ladies’ Aid Meeting
Ed Washburn
Newport
George Washburn, Sr
Jessie Johnson
Leslie
Cedar Rapids
Theresa Sheehy
Ruth Helen Anderson
Louie Anderson
Oscar Lien
Harry Clark
Carmen
Rockford, Dl
Elizabeth Priest
B. L. Gordon
Mabel Halver
Bernice Nelson
Bismark
N. D
Ed Dugstad
Mrs. L. H. Appelman
Henry Whitford
Volga City
George Dibble
Union
Gladya Peterson
Miller
W. B. Blake
Des’ Moines
Lolita Blake
Bob Steele
Herbert ‘Owens
Mabel
Jay White
Owens
White
Bernard Hanson
Louis Amundson
Kenyon, Minn
Sam Kispert
Ganly
T. F. Quinn
Farmington
Minn
Mrs. Flynn
Mary Macken
Ed Quinn
Elizabeth Quinn
Coice
Asilass
Mary Lous Bigler
Richard Crowe
Danny Rounds
St. Peter's Church
Mary Lou _Bigler
Holub
B. C. Henderson
W. L. Meyer
Caldow Grove
Will Schmidt
Frank Fay
Prairie du Chien
Elizabeth Cahalan
Des Moines
W. R. Blake
P. Women’s Club
MET
Ing
W. C
Norway Pictures
Lowe Brothers Company
Burgess
Dugstad Lumber Company
Clermont, Iowa
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