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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
7
United Service Women met at the town hall last Thursday evening welcoming two new members. Clermont unit sent 50 to the blood plasma fund. Members are organizing summer bath evokes for service men and displaying pictures of local service men in the Halverson building window by the post office over the weekend and July 4th.
Members of the Women s Catholic Order of Foresters and families gathered for the last summer social in St Peters Church parlors. A pot-luck supper started at seven kilowatts no. five hundred was played and prizes went to Mrs. Howard Boyle Geo V Larson and Leo Griebenow. Foresters resume social meetings in September.
July events announced for St. Peter's Rosary Society and Altar Guild and American Legion branches in Woodland. Lucille Lubke dined at West Union Country Club with Mrs. John Camp, while Mrs. H E Rooker hosted a 6 30 dinner with guests Alfreda Lehman Barnabetta Olson Helen Halverson and June Rooker. Mrs. Laura Lyngaas plans two months in Hartland visiting her daughter Mrs Alfred Madson. John Sampson to join for a few days. Claude Gress Cedar Rapids ill with gall stones, hospital X rays and possible operation after week long bed rest at Parker’s Cedar Falls home.
Pfc. Dean G. Harris twenty paratrooper from Gary Indiana was wounded in the early invasion of France and is hospitalized in England. His first letter notes a bad wound in his left arm. He is the second son of Fay and Mrs Harris long-time Clermont residents. Eldest son Pat Merle Harris serves with Army engineers on Guadalcanal. The family, visiting relatives in Postville and Clermont, recalled his D-Day remarks hoping for a Berlin drop.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports Judge Michael L. McKinley reenacted a 1890 Iowa University of Chicago football game with former teammate Richard Kepler at the republican convention. Kepler’s 57 yard TD helped end the game 18 to 18 as both men reunited after 50 years in the judge’s chambers. Other local visits note Mr. and Mrs. Nels Reinertson of Waterloo with their daughter, many residents visiting or hosting in Cedar Rapids area, and various family movements and church happenings.
Twenty five years ago Elmer Hoag resumes role as assistant cashier at Cler Mont State Bank after serving in the war against Germany. Frank Fay, who had filled in, unsure of his next line of work but hopes not to relocate Clermont with his decision. Dr G E Jorgenson and Mrs Jorgenson visit Chicago for a short course on infectious diseases of cattle at the Chicago Post Graduate Veterinary School. Sgt Everett Crowe telefoned from Camp Dodge to say he is not being discharged there but will be sent to Spokane Washington for discharge. Dick Cahalan, a Clermont native now with the Cedar Rapids Railsplitters, homered to help win at Waterloo. Herman Johnson, another Clermont soldier, returns home content.
The Clermont Fire Department adopted a resolution mourning the death of B. C. Grover, praising his service to the department and community. The officers extend sympathy to the Grover family and request the resolution be recorded and published in the Clermont Enterprise. Dated June 26, 1944, Elmer Olson, Secy. A J Priest, Chief.
Pastor A O Nesset leads Sunday services at Highland at 10 30 a m with a 3 p m campfire at Clermont park sponsored by East and West Clermont Luther Leagues. Rain venue is West Clermont church. Thursday July 13 Ladies Aid meets at Thore Thompson home hosted by multiple members. includes family updates and visits from Cedar Falls Dubuque Logansport Elgin Wadena Chicago and airline employment news.
Dinner guests included Nels Reinertson and Arthur Blockhus families from Waterloo and West Union, plus Cedar Rapids visitors for a parent visit. H E Rooker hosted Jane Rooker and Alfreda Lehman, Cedar Falls summer school attendees. Catholic picnic, family picnics, bridge party, and visiting relatives at multiple homes framed a busy weekend with numerous local residents and out of town guests.
Statement of Condition Report of Condition of Farmers Savings Bank Clermont Fayette County as of June 30 1944 lists resources including cash due from banks and cash items in process of collection U S Government obligations other bonds and securities loans and discounts overdrafts banking house totaling 164303.92 dollars.
Lois M Rooker West now Mrs Wm West attends Oklahoma A and M Stillwater and made the dean's list for the semester in the home economics program. To qualify she must enroll in at least fifteen semester hours and maintain a B average with no grade below C. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs H E Rooker and a Traer High School graduate.
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