Clermont and surrounding families host visits and gatherings
A long list of visitors and callers appears across multiple households in Clermont West Union and Elkader, including Edith Ernst of Cliniton, Roscoe Larson, Thomas Pollock, Albert Dennier, Emmett Light, Elvin Tregord, Daisy Everett, L. G. Kammermann, Cedar Rapids, Noel Smith, Leo Olesen, Rantoul, and others. Several birthdays and meals mark weekend and midweek social rounds with extended family, friends, and neighbors visiting homes in Clermont, West Union, Elkader, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Light
Elvin Tregord
Daisy Everett
Waterloo
Visitation Notes From Gunder and Luana Homes
Mr and Mrs Gerhard Halver and their son visited Thursday evening in Henry Olson s home. Mr and Mrs Jerome Meyer and Joy of Luana visited in the Hilder Bilden home Sunday afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Yearous
Arthur Yearous
Elkader
Mrs. Gerhard Halverson
Henry Olson
Jerome Meyer
Joy of
Luana
Hilder Bilden Home
Cheery Valley Reunion and Holiday Visits Report
Cheery Valley residents attended the Kelly reunion in Manchester on Sunday. Ames visitors Mr and Mrs Will Friederich and Mr and Mrs Jim Wenthe joined dinner in Arlington with Kirk Hicks family. Fairfield guests Earl Garmoe Linda Jeanie visited Celia Thoman’s home weekend. Other gatherings included John Dennler and Geraldine Frie dereich households, with continued weekend stays by Jim Wenthe and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Friederich
Jim Wenthe
Ames
Kirk Hicks
Arlington
Earl Garmoe
Linda
Jeanie
Fairfield
Celia Thoman
Ted Friederich
Marie Friederich
Ronnie Wenger
Elkader
Wm. Friederich
Sunday Dinner Guests In Martin Hanson Home
Mr and Mrs Dale Jensen and The Robert and Archie Howards were Sunday dinner guests in the Martin Hanson home Afternoon visitors included Mr and Mrs Ernest Christen Mrs Frank Christen and Lucy Christen Mr and Mrs Arlin Finger and family of Waterloo were dinner and luncheon guests of Mr and Maus Wilbur Peake Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Fast
Milwaukee
Donald Burchett
Shelly
Moline
Orran Bane, Jr
Waterloo
Orren Bane
Emma Holzer
Gene Wenger
Robert N and
Archie Howards
Martin Hanson
Ernest Christen
Frank Christen
Lucy Christen
Mrs
Arlin Finger
Mr. and
Maus
Wilbur Peake
The Big Mouth Largemouth Bass Guide for Midwest Anglers
The article extols the largemouth bass as a popular, hungry gamefish found near weeds across the Midwest. It notes its cannibal tendencies, preference for warm water, typical prey, and adaptable lures. It cites a Mercury outboard booklet offering tips to locate bass and mentions recent catches in Illinois and Mississippi locations.
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Ene
Ene Amet, At Woud
Midwest
Mississippi
Murphysboro Lake
Illnois
Confidence and Understanding in a Child's Accident
A boy named Jerry breaks a dining room window. He admits the accident and his father guides him to take responsibility. They agree Jerry will pay for the glass and install it together, illustrating trust, honest dialogue, and positive father son dynamics fostering confidence and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Jer
Jerr
Confidence That Dad Will Help Him Fuels Brave Boy
A fragment notes a boy who shows real confidence in his father’s help, indicating trust and courage. The passage describes the boy not fearing the father and leaning on him for support. No further names or places are provided in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Court House News New Cars Registered Coffman Daniel Arlington
Court house records list new vehicle registrations including Daniel Coffman of Arlington with a travel trailer and Daniel DeLong of Arlington with a Chevrolet coupe, along with Leo Woods of Clermont a Ford truck and Ronald Loftsgard of Elgin a Comet two door sedan. Arden or Marlene Greener of Elgin a Chevrolet four door wagon and Vince or Donne Bartunek of Elgin a Chevrolet coupe, plus a Corvair noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffman
Daniel
Arlington Gree
DeLong
Arlington
Woods
Leo
Clermont
Loftsgard
Ronald
Elgin
Greener
Arden
Marlene Elgin
Bartunek
Vince
Donne Elgin
Corning angler nets record bass at Leake Binder
Wes Pennington of Corning caught a 23 inch bass at Leake Binder using a spinner and 20 pound line. Authorities say it may be the lake’s largest bass on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Pennington
Corning
Em & Pound
Leake Binder
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Tyria News
Edith Ernst
Cliniton
Vis
Skipton
Billie Dennler
Russell Friegerich
Roscoe Larson
Andrew
Yesrous
Thomas Pollock
Albert Dennier
L. G. Kammermann
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Flanagan
Otis Rothlisberger
Kentucky
Ruth
Charles Swale
West Union
Clifton Yearous, Sr
Clifton Yearous
Lansing
Wm. Yearous
Nellie Kimbell
Anna
Ellen Hunsberger
Roy Halverson
Paul Smith
Harry Olesen
Thomas Foxwell
Everett Merrit
Des Moines
Jacob Schneider
Richard Hofer
LaGrange Park
Noel Smith
Capt
Leo Olesen
Rantoul, IL
Jessie Sanders
Hawkeye
Jeane Scher
Harold Dennler
Jeanie Sanders
George Leuchtenmacher
Ida Olson
Reymond Benson
Susan
Ed Wenger
Ellen Mason
Andrew Yesroys
Rose
Billy Pfster
Wm. Dennier
Janie Ogle
Alfred Schlupp
Elizabeth Schneider
Lissella Wilson
Mabel King
Claire Davis
Lima
Walter Rothlisberger
Baxter Springs
Kans
Glen Yearous
Brenda
Gordon Pollock
Glen Medberry
Milo Frieden
Connie
Bonnie
Friederich
Wm. Dennler
Caral and
Connie Roberts
Fayette
Michael and
Allen Halverson
Mrs. Jacob Wander
Harlan Yearous
Omaha
Nebr
William Yearous
Brenda Yearous
Claude Block
Sumner
Clyde Webster
Cedar Falls
Elkeder
Harold Opeand
Lloyd Loftagard
Brenda Bilden
Mary Olson
Selina Groth
Mrs. Henry Olson
Lloyd Schutte
Castalia
Mrs. Myron Hoag and
Lowell
Abe West
Betty Reierson
Cornelius and
Joseph Reierson
Conrad Reinhart
Fountain
Minn
Randy Beardsley
Kathy and
Terry
Bernice Kirkpatrick
Rochester
Waldo Embretson
Selma Groth
Andrew Reinhart
Jerry Thompson
James
Betty Sanderson
Richard Reierson
Betty Hanson
Bible
Riverside Camp
Story City
Edward Leath
Richard, Bruce and
Billy
Wheeling, In
Selmer Holm Home
Richard
Louis Butikofer
Orlando Loftagard
Lutheran Children’s Home
Waverly
Orlando Loftsgerd
Gerald Olson
Marion Olson
Monona
Donald Olson
Jeffery
Postville
Ray Reierson
Gunder News
Elgin State Bank
Iowa
Wadena
Cheery Valley
Kelly
Manchester
Clarence Hofer
Alphie Reierson
Harold Schneider
Edwin Hanson
John Dennler
Anna Schupbach
Esther Moore
Dan Butikofer, Sr
Nadie Rere
Will Christen
Louis
James Hermen
Steven
Duane
John Christen
Dale Jensen
Deene
Apongonen
Ehe
OLD Welfare
Edward L. Darmon
Sis
Allom R Bening
Re. and
Mrs. Roy
Coughton
Arthur R. Broderick
The
Elgin Echo
Court House News
John Tillotson
Cota Colonial Ier
Geo. A. C. Schmidt
Columbia
Westinghouse
Monarch
Eclipse
George A. C. Schmidt
C. W. Grimes
Orvin Thompson
First Nat. Bank of W. U
Focal
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
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