Clermont Enterprise social notes and local visits
Clermont Enterprise lists numerous social visits and home gatherings across Fayette County. Names include Marie Moe Chester, Even Bilden, Doris Landsgard, Mrs B Nelson, J F Phillips West Union, Elizabeth Sullivan, Wm Tegtmier Davenport, Dr R V Brandt, Lois, Albert Halverson family, Earl Wright Cole, Louie Anderson, A G Frederick home, J A Erickson, Amon Erickson, Hans J Larson, Harold Landsgard, Selmer Holm, Lillian Larrabee, Dr L L Carr, Peter Meland Bernetta Postville, Emmett Burt Chas Wede Arnold Sampson, and Berg’s sale offering Red Wing shoes at $1.95.
Outstanding Men Will Lecture At Bible Conference
Fourteenth annual Cedar Falls Interdenominational Bible Conference runs July 28 to August 4 at Riverview park Cedar Falls Iowa. Noted speakers include Colonel Raymond Robins Dr Merton S Rice Dr J C Massee and Dr A W Beaven with missionaries Dr John J Barminga and Dr John C DeKorne. Sessions are open to the public with no registration fee and cottages and campsites provide accommodations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Middle West
Tong
Raymond Robins
Merton S. Rice
Metropolitan Church of Detroit
J. C. Massee
Tremont Temple
Boston
A. W. Beaven
Colgate-Rochester Divinity School
John J. Barminga
India
John C. DeKorne
China
Riverview Park
Straddling Counties Wedding Across County Line
A double ceremony united two Manchester couples near Savanna Illinois with minister Rev. T Stuart Cleworth straddling the county line. Eleanor Kenny and Donald Parker wed on Carroll county soil while Eileen Manson and Roger Satterlee married on Jo Daviess soil as the minister performed the rite at the line. The event was described as the most unique service in northwestern Illinois history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Stuart Cleworth
Savanna Community Church
Manchester
Iowa
Savanna
Joe Daviess
Carroll County
Cleworth
Eleanor Kenny
Donald Parker
Eileen Manson
Roger Satterlee
Jo Daviess
Annaly
Northwestern
Linois
Mt. Carroll
Mirror-Democrat
Notice of Trusteeship Sale in Clermont Bank Case
In Fayette County Iowa L C Bencher as Trustee seeks authority to sell Lots 106 and 108 in section 34 township 95 north range 7 west along the Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railway right of way for 450 dollars. Bid deadline is July 18 1935 at 10 am with a court hearing in West Union Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Fayette County
Iowa
L. C. Bencher
Clermont State Bank
Clermont
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Court House
West Union
Leon R. Layton
Milwaukee Track Washed Out Near Fort Atkinson
Amid a severe July storm in Iowa, the Milwaukee track between Calmar and Fort Atkinson was washed out. The eastbound midnight Sioux limited was detoured via New Hampton and Dubuque, while westbound trains reached Calmar. Repairs proceed but allow some passage for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Calmar
Fort Atkinson
New Hampton
Great Western
Dubuque
Marquette
Ossian Bee
Local civic duties and political conduct urged
A columnist chides citizens for passing city boosting to newspapers and urges personal responsibility to improve business conditions. He notes varied traffic enforcement, praises Chattanooga Medicine Company advertising, and argues clear plain speech aids understanding in politics and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Chattanooga Medicine Company
Beacon light history at Eddystone lighthouse
The article notes the Eddystone lighthouse guarding the beacon for 236 years since the first tower was built on November 14 1698 near Plymouth. It mentions the storm that swept away the second tower and describes the current fourth tower with granite base and timber stories crowned by an octagonal lantern. The present light has flashed daily for fifty years without fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddystone
Plymouth
Uist
Pearson's Weekly
Sol's Path in Northford One of Connecticut's Oldest Homes
A sign in Northford Connecticut marks Sol's Path a colonial home built around 1650 or slightly earlier. Solomon Linsley once occupied the house and the path along Tomket Mountain to North Branford was locally known as Sol's Path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol
Northford
Conn
Connecticut
Solomon Linsley
Tomket Mountain
North
Branford
1000-Year-Old Fabric Display At Arizona State Museum
The Arizona State Museum features the finest prehistoric cotton fabrics found in the Southwest, all at least 1,000 years old, showcased as a major exhibit highlighting ancient textile craft and regional history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Arizona State Museum
Dog Mart Traced to Fredericksburg’s Early Trade
The dog mart in Fredericksburg Virginia began about 50 years before the Revolutionary War, when Indians and settlers traded with dogs and goods outside the village then called Leaseland. The mart faded and revived several times, flourishing before the Civil War and again in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Leaseland
Honey Bees Communicate With Two Movements
Washington State College authority reports honey bees perform two distinct dances to relay pollen abundance to hive mates. The movements differ from familiar human dances yet serve as signals guiding foragers to rich pollen patches nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington State College
Causes of Backwardness In School Vision Defects
A Colllier's Weekly summary notes that 63 percent of children suffer varying degrees of farsightedness, making reading harder, and only 34 in 1000 have perfectly normal eyes. The study suggests defective vision as a major cause of learning backwardness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's Weekly
Many Birds Banded for Migration Research
By using numbered metal bands, scientists gathered valuable data on migration range breeding wintering grounds concentration points mating habits longevity and mortality of native wild birds. The research highlights the economic importance of several species to humans.
Budget Hearing Notice by Clermont Independent School District
The Board of Directors of Clermont Independent School District Fayette County Iowa will meet on Wednesday July 24 1986 at 1 30 P M at Farmers Savings Bank Clermont Iowa Tax payers will be heard for or against the following estimate of expenditures at that time District Secretary Mrs Len Simek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Independent School District
Clermont Township
Fayette County
Iowa
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Clermont
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clermont Enterprise
Elizabeth Priest
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Marie E. Moe
Chester
Even Bilden
Doris Landsgard
Mrs. B. Nelson
J. F. Phillips
Louie Olson
Elizabeth Sullivan
Waukon
Wm. Tegtmier
Davenport
A. G. Frederick
R. V. Brandt
Lois
Beloit
Wis
Albert Halverson
Gilbert O. Anderson
Mrs. Earl Wright
Cole, Towa
Martin Nelson
Louie Anderson
West Clermont
J. A. and
Amon Erickson
Hans J. Larson
Blue Mound
Harold Landsgard
Selmer Holm
Gander
Lillian Larrabee
Dr. L. L. Carr
Peter Meland and
Bernetta
Postville
Emmett Burt
Berg
Clermont Nation’s Farm Loan Association
Clermont, Iowa
J. A. Erickson, Sec’y Treas
Federal Land Bank and Land Bank Commissioner's Loans
L. L. Carr
DR. I. C
Jerdee
State Bank
Millard
IGWA
G. H. Hackman
Phose
N. H. Nelson Embalzer
Motor Equipment
BIBLE
District Court of
State of
Payette County
L. A. Andrew
Milwaukee
FT. Atkinson
EDSON
Ene
Fred T. Cline
Ford
Micky” and
His
By Sam Iger
Sa Boom
Micky
Mrs. Karr
Len Simek
Acho
Kirkwood
Des Moers
Universal T
F. D. B. Detroit
Standard Accessory Group
Bampers and Spare Credit Co
Ford Finance Plat
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