Former Clermont Resident Receives Promotion
James Powers and family of Independence move soon to Fairfield Iowa after his promotion at Independence Produce Company to a better position in a larger town. A farewell dinner was held at their Independence home with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Johns Powers of Postville, Mr. and Mrs. William Mullaney of Ossian, Bernard Hille and family of Charles City, Anton Kohls and family and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Powers and Margaret of Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Powers
Independence
Fairfield
Iowa
Meyer Jensen wedding joins Phyllis Meyer and Eric Jensen
Miss Phyllis Meyer of Clermont and Eric Jensen of Decorah were united in marriage on Wednesday July 12 at the Garna ville Lutheran church. Rev Harder officiated. The couple will reside in Decorah where Jensen works in the produce business. A prewedding shower and a mock wedding provided amusement for guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Meyer
Clermont
Eric Jensen
Decorah
Garnaville
Velma Suckow
Harold Jensen
Harder
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Minneapolis
Jengens
Jens
Richard Suckow
Waukon
East Clermont Luther League Program Sunday Night
The East Clermont Luther League schedules a July 28 service at 7 30 p m with Song Society Invocation Rev G Gunston secretary report recitation by Orville Berg vocal solo Genevieve Anderson reading Selmar Erickson vocal duet Sidney Hanson and Marjorie Larson recitation Harry Helgerson quotations Olaf Olson remarks Rev G Gunsten collection and closing The F W Bigler and Nick Jergens families visited Independence last week Bobbie Bigler rode the train to Waterloo after Clermont visit Mrs Frank Peterson of Winona Minn returned home after eight weeks helping care for her parents Ed and Mrs Wickham She planned to stay a few days longer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Clermont
F. W. Bigler
Nick Jergens
Independence
Bobbie Bigler
Waterloo
Clermont
Frank Peterson
Winona
Minn
Ed Wickham
Peterson
Prehistoric Teeth in Becker Collection Show Fossils
In Gus Becker's cabinet a diverse fossil collection features large teeth from a prehistoric elephant and mammoth, horse teeth, sharks' teeth from California and Florida, and a musk ox skull fragment. The article notes the origins and sizes, with Becker claiming ownership of all specimens and promising further discussion on trilobites next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus” Becker
Elephas Primigenius
South Dakota
San Diego
Calif
Florida
Hesker
Dunnelon
Send Creek
Clermont
Lutheran Church Notes Norwegian Services In Town
West Church holds divine services in Norwegian at 9 45 a m East Church at 11 a m Luther League program in the evening at 8 o'clock Pastor G Guneten leads both notes a community religious update
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Church
East Church
Notice to Stockholders Farmers Savings Bank Clermont IA
A special meeting of Farmers' Savings Bank stockholders in Clermont Iowa will be held at Johnson Hall Clermont on Saturday night July 22 1938 at 8 00 to approve the reorganization method per Banking Department. Every Brookholder should be represented in person. The meeting follows Section 2 Article 5 of the Articles of Incorporation. J F Miller President attested by J A Erickton Cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Clermont
Iowa
Johnson Hall
Farmders’ Savings Bank
J. F. Miller
J. A. Erickton
St Peters Church Schedule and Parish News
St Peters Church announces mass on Sunday July 28 at 9:00 a.m with a sermon titled Will Power and the Avoid of Sin Bequests include feast days July 25 and 26 with masses in good standing Prayer requests go to Fr Brietbach and ill parishioners such as Mrs Fahey and Ed Wickham The Peter's Altar Guild hosts a birthday event July 22 at 2:30 p.m and a family wood order for fall weather Following parish committee actions senior choir rehearsals and local visits fill the week Life updates include Mrs Amundson bedridden Mrs Pringle visiting relatives and several parishioners traveling to West Union and Chicago A Burrow family picnic and Ladies Aid meeting July 26 are noted along with social visits and a group outing at Lake Oelwein Power plant workers number about twenty with day and night shifts and a three month project progression toward foundation pouring this week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.James
the Apostle
St. Anna
Mary
Mother of Jesus
Brietbach
Science Department
Columbia College
Dubuque
Fahey
Elgin
Ed ‘Wickham
Peter's
St. Peter’s Church
Adolph Amundson
Edna Pringle
West Union
Frank Pringle
Burnell Peterson
Chicago
Signey Hanson
Marjorie Larson
Hans Hanson
Vernon Meyer
Jermenland
Minot
N. D
Lars Nesvick
Norma Pringle
Chrystal Miller
Norma
Lake Oelwein
Clermont
Burrow
Gus Burrow
Charles Learn
Fred Burrow
Wm. Burrow
Dan Sutter
Herman Griebenow
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mabel Knuds
Ella Rafferty
J. Hoppe
Marvin Johnson
Central States
Esther Nelson Buried After Drowning At Cedar Falls Picnic
Esther Nelson 21 drowned July 9 at a Cedar Falls sandpit while a Waterloo hotel crew held a picnic. Her body was found after hours of search and buried beside her parents in Clermont. She born October 19, 1911 in Gunder Iowa, lived ten years in Waterloo, member of Norwegian Lutheran church. Survived by three sisters, a brother, a half brother, grandmother, uncles, and other relatives. Funeral conducted by Rev. G Gunston with services at the east church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Nelson
Cedar Falls
Clermont
East Church
G. Gunston
Miss Nelson
Waterloo
Rudolph Barker
Cook
Barker
Esther Constance Nelson
Gunder
Clayton
County
Iowa
Ole and
Elissa Nelson
Ole A. Sorenson
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Viola Smith
St. Joseph
Caspara Nelson
Elissa, Nelson
Lloyd Nelson
Charles Nelson
Michigan
Mia
Karen Sorenson
Ole Sorenson
Carl Sorenson
Selma
Oakdale
Postville School Budget Rises 48 Percent
The Postville Independent School District directors set 1934 35 budget estimates at 48 percent above this year's tax levy. General fund rises from 10000 to 15000 and school house fund from 2500 to 3500. Increase attributed to funds held by the Postville State Bank Trust Fund awaiting liquidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville Independent School District
Postville State Bank
Postville Herald
Birthday Dinner Enjoyed by Mrs. Bertha Frisbie
Mrs. Bertha Frisbie celebrated her birthday with a noon gathering of relatives, who arrived with baskets to join the celebration. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Q. Olson of Maynard, Harry Stolle and family of West Union, Harry Gunderson and family of Gunder, Nels and Gladys Glesne of Elkader, Mrs. Melvin Helgerson of Waukon, Oscar Larson and family, Annie and Andrew Gunderson, Mrs. Emma Gunderson and family, and Hazel Tatro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Frisbie
Edwin Q. Olson
Maynard
Harry Stolle
West Union
Harry Gunderson
Gunder
Nels
Gladys Glesne
Elkader
Melvin Helgerson
Waukon
Oscar Larson
Annie
Andrew Gunderson
Emma Gunderson
Hazel Tatro
American Legion Auxiliary Meeting Reports Convention Call
The American Legion Auxiliary of Sheehan Post No. 375 Clermont met at Mrs. Louie Olson's home July 11 with 22 members and one guest. Mrs. Harold Greenley presided as president. Mrs. L. L. Carr read the call for the Sioux City state convention August 22 28 and 24. Mrs. H. B. Greenley elected delegate with Mrs. B. V. Brandt as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Sheehan Post
Clermont
Louie Olson
Otto Vasby
J. C. Halverson
Harold Greenley
L. L. Carr
Sioux City
H.B. Greenley
B. V. Brandt
Notice of Will Hearing in Fayette County Iowa
State of Iowa Fayette County district court will hear on August 7 1933 the last will and testament of E E Bear deceased for probate. West Union Iowa dated July 10 1933 Edgar A Traeger Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Fayette County
District Court
West Union
Iowa
Edgar A. Traeger
Decorah and Mount Vernon Visitors Travel to World’s Fair
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Meyer Norma Albert and Spencer Nesvick and Miss Barlow of Decorah spent Sunday at Cleay Lake Missouri. Mrs BE Simpson of Mt. Vernon visited relatives here and near Waukon before returning to Mt. Vernon for a Chicago World’s Fair trip. Mrs. W R Blake and daughter Anne Lolita drove to Manchester then home with Mrs. Barnds and daughter Jean for a week. Mrs. Herman Rolfs and daughter Gretchen came back from two weeks with A B Grimes in Monticello as the Grimes family visited the Chicago fair and the Ozarks, with the Rolfs children in care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Meyer
Norma
Albert
Spencer Nesvick
Miss Barlow
Decorah
Cleay Lake
BE. L. Simpson
Mt. Vernon
Waukon
Chicago
W. R. Blake
Anne
Lolita
Manchester
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Meyer—Jensen
East L. L. Program
Bake Sale
St. Peter’s
Altar Guild
Lubke
Brady Paulson
Anna Kelly
Irene Bevan
A. J. Priest
Inga Larson
Gerhard
Stanley Gunsten
Miss Larson
Andrew Larson
Anna
American Legion
W. A. Kneeland
Legion
Roy Swenson
Komm
G. H. Heckman
J. H. Hoppe
Ald
Atherton
Rudolph E. Jacobsen
San Francisco
Jacobsen
Lutheran Church Notes
G. Guneten
Pastor
John Tegmeier
J. W. Crowe
Gwendolyn ‘Lester
Alpha
Frederick Sutter
Friederich
Elgind
C. Halverson
Rev. Stoeri
St. Louis
A. G. Becker
Hari
Mr. Becker
Dutton’s Cave
Elizabeth Willenberg
Marie Kelly
Ed Quinn
George Paulson
Herman Rolls
Mary Lou
Lewis Waters
R. B. Waters
A. H. Lindroth
Follett School
Roger Henderson
Clermont O. B.S
Lola ‘Smith
All Eastern Star
Decorah Country Club
Charles Larrabee Jr
Charles
Maryanne
Fred Larrabee
Montauk
Z. F. McCaffery
Postville
Will
Clermont National Farm Loan Association
J. A. Erickson
Clermont, Iowa
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