Birthday for Deanie Loftsgard Turns Eight
Deanie Loftsgard the oldest son of Mr and Mrs Theo Loftsgard celebrated his eighth birthday Monday afternoon at home with a group of young friends. Games and refreshments were served by Mrs Loftsgard with help from Mrs Herbert Martin. Gifts were exchanged as the guest list included Willet Miller James Martin Danny Rounds Arthur Meyer Eugene Trude Kenneth Johnson Norrine Amundson Dolly Martin Barnabetta Olson Irvin Scheel Junior Johnson Lois Olgan Mary Ann Nelson Margaret Martin Gordon Meyer Gladys Johnson Kenneth Amundson and Arthur Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deanie Loftsgard
Theo, Loftsgard
Lofigird
Herbert Martin
Deanie
Willet Miller
James Martin
Danny Rounds
Arther Meyer
Eugene Trude
Kenneth Johnson
Norrine Amundson
Dolly Martin
Barnabetta
Olson
Irvin Scheel
Junior Johnson
Lois Olgan
Mary Ann Nelson
Margaret Martin
Gordon Meyer
Gladys Johnson
Kenneth Amundson
Arthur Nelson
Clermont Calendar: July Schedule Notes
July events listed include July 21 Thursday W C F business meeting and free movies. July 22 Friday band rehearsal. July 23 Saturday band concert and ice cream social. July 25 Monday Firemen's meeting. July 27 Wednesday Ladies Aid Society. B P Women’s Club involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. & P. Women’s Club
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ice Cream Social Promises Fun at Priscilla Band Event
The Priscilla Working Band sponsors an ice cream social this Saturday evening July 23 near the Phillips oil station. Cake pie ice cream and coffee will be served. Lorraine Osmundson spent last week at the Elmer Camundson home. Phyllis Lucille Lubke and Lavonne Simek were business callers in Oelwe on Monday. Bebe and Rolfs of Jerseyville visited relatives in St Olaf. Mr and Mrs Elmer Erickson and children of Erskine Minnesota and Mr and Mrs Norman Erickson and family of Drayton North Dakota visited Thursday to Saturday with Mr and Mrs Gilbert Buraas. Mr and Mrs Roger Paulson and family went to Waukon Sunday evening to spend a few days with Mrs Paulson's mother Mrs George Leet who returned Wednesday from the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla
Phillips Oil Station
Elmer Erickson
Erskine, Minn
Norman Erickson
Drayton, N. D
Gilbert Buraas
Roger Paulson
Waukon
Archie Rolfs
Jerseyville
Ill
Bobby
Ed Ok Aon
Legion Auxiliary Met at Mrs Corsepius Home in July Meeting
The Sheehan Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary held its July meeting at Mrs L E Corsepius home on Tuesday evening July 12. Mrs Hans Hanson and Marcede Sheehy assisted as hostesses with reports read by Secretary Mrs Martin Nelson and the president Mrs R V Brandt. A county meeting report and a new radio schedule were announced. New officers were installed including President Mrs Fred Cline and Secretary Mrs Theodore Loftsgard. Committees were appointed by the president with multiple members named for various posts such as Americanism Community Service and Membership. Local members and visitors were listed with brief mentions of people in Des Moines Waterloo Oelwein and Gunder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheehan
American Legion Auxiliary
L. E. Corsepius
Hans Hanson
Marcedé , Sheehy
Martin Nelson
R. V. Brandt
WOI
Fred Cline
Wm. Nelson
Margaret Sheehy
Theodore Loftsgard
Dan Burke
H. B. Greenley
Lillian Crowe
Mia
Franz Appelman
Americanism and
National Defense
Andine Vasby
H. B. Greeniey
William Nelson
Poppy
J. C. Jerdee
Surprise Birthday Gathering For Mrs Bertha Frisbie
Sunday visitors relatives and friends dropped in to celebrate Mrs Frisbie’s birthday with a bountiful dinner from well filled baskets. Attendees included Stolle Gunderson Olson and many others from West Union Postville Maynard Elkader Decorah and Cedar Rapids. Local visits and travels fill the week with relatives returning home after gatherings and trips to see family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Frisbie
Harry Stolle
West Union
Harry Gunderson
Postville
Edwin Olson
Maynard
Anna
Andrew
Albert Gunderson
Oscar Larson
Mildred
J. F. Phillips
Martha Martin
Nell
Cedar Rapids
Louie Olson
Auxiliary Notes Highlight Legion Auxiliary Growth in 1933
The American Legion Auxiliary aims for 460000 members in 1933 as Mrs L Olson reports gains nationwide despite poor business conditions The rise is tied to civic and patriotic programs done with the American Legion and offers women service opportunities Betty Roberts visits Clarence Gruver home and several locals host visitors in the week with other family travels noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
L Olson
Sheehan
American Legion
Betty Roberts
Clarence Gruver
Waukon
Georgia bans ankle shackles in prison reform move
In Atlanta Georgia convicts celebrate the end of ankle shackles as Georgia implements a new prison reform program. Chains are banned and will not be used even for punishment, marking a major shift in state policy.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Colette French Latin Name Meaning Necklace and Victory
The name Colette or Coletta stems from French Latin roots meaning a necklace or a small collar. It may be a contraction of Nicolette, a feminine form of Nicholas meaning victorious or victory of the people. St. Colette, of the third order of St. Francis, urged reform and helped heal the Great Schism by guiding the election of Martin V.
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Colette
Coletta
Nicolette
Nicholas
St. Colette
Third Order of St. Francis
Council of Constance
Martin V
Coal’s rise with the Industrial Age in 19th century
The text traces coal from ancient knowledge to Roman use and later mentions, noting cinders found in a ruined wall and references in later documents. It highlights that coal was known but scarcely used until commercial mining began in 1820, after which its application produced an astonishing growth story.
Coastline Lengths For Florida And Michigan
Florida's coastline excluding stands measures 1,197 miles while Michigan's total shoreline is 1,715 miles. These figures compare state coastlines, highlighting Florida's extensive barrier and peninsular shoreline and Michigan's Great Lakes perimeter.
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Florida
Michigan
Michi‘aty
Loss of Power to Write and Read Agraphia and Alexia
Agraphia is the loss of the ability to write while alexia refers to the loss of reading power. The terms describe distinct language processing deficits affecting literacy skills.
West L L Program by West Clermont Luther League
The West Clermont Luther League offers a Sunday evening program at Eastchurch on July 24 at 8 o'clock. It includes Scripture reading and prayer led by Rev Ramsey, with topic discussions on consecrated Christian life in home, school, vocation, recreation, and Luther League work. Helen Ramsey, Sadie Peterson, Helen Anderson, Bob Graham, Trene Erickson, Doris Landsgard, Norma Vasby and others perform songs, solos, and readings.
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West Clermont Luther League
Eastchurch
Song Eens — Society
Ramsey
Helen Ramsey
Sadie Peterson
Helen Anderson
Bob Graham
Trene Erickson
Luther League
Doris Landsgard
Norma Vasby
Death of Walter Sullivan
Walter Sullivan son of Mr and Mrs John Sullivan of Clermont died Tuesday morning at his sister home in Dunlap Illinois Funeral services were held at St Peter church Clermont officiated by Fr Leo D Connell A life sketch will follow next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sullivan
John Sullivan
Clermont
Donald Popliit
Dunlap
Ill
St. Peter’s Church
Leo D’. Connell
Narrow Head Personality Reading Credited to Pearson's London Weekly
The piece notes narrow head height signals tactfulness and charm but warns of carelessness in money matters. It suggests suitable work areas like scientific research social service education or church and advises thrift and financial caution. It also recommends befriending money minded people to learn caution.
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Pearson's
London
The Feast of Fools and Foola in the Middle Ages
The Feast of Fools or Foola was a bar esque religious festival of the Middle Ages akin to Saturnalia observed near the Feast of the Circumcision. A boy in the role of bishop led the ceremonies which degenerated into a travesty of sacred rites.
Iron’s essential role in blood and hemoglobin highlighted
Nutritionists emphasize iron as a vital nutrient needed by every cell and especially by the bloodstream. It forms a core part of hemoglobin, the substance that gives red blood cells their color and carries oxygen.
Devil Cheat at Glastonbury Tor Sculpture
A sculptured group on Glastonbury Tor in England depicts a human soul weighed in an angel’s scales while a plump devil slyly moves a foot to tilt the balance, suggesting mischief affecting the judgment of souls.
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Glastonbury Tor
England
Slaves Pen Fortifications Along West African Coast
Slave traders built barracoons with cannons along the region now known as French Guinea. European traders avoided the area due to difficult navigation, as strongholds protected the slave trade in the eighteenth century.
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French Guinea
Orthodox Script Adherence Cited by Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly notes that the Koran is never read in a mosque in any language but Arabic and the Jewish Bible is never read in a synagogue from anything but hand lettered parchment, reflecting strict script tradition.
Singing Church Services and Choir Schedules At Clermont
The West Clermont church hosts services at 9 15 a m East Clermont 11 a m and Highland 11 a m with Sunday school at East 9 45 a m and Highland 9 45 a m The East Choirs meet Tuesdays 7 30 and 8 30 p m West Choirs Fridays 7 30 and 8 30 p m The Luther League program at East Church addresses Romans 12 1 2 theme Consecrated Christian Life and Decorah Circuit event August 6 7 Pastor E E Ramsey delivers Romans 6 3 11 and 6 20 26 scripture readings
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West Clermont
East Clermont
Highland Church
East Church
East
West
Clermont Luther League
Decorah Circuit
Madison
E. E. Ramsey
Hilary Means Cheerful Name Origin Note
Hilary Means Cheerful Hilary Latin form linked to hilarious. It appears among both men’s and women’s names. St Hilary recorded as bishop of Poitiers in the fourth century and is named as patron against snakes.
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Hilary
Poitiers
Clermont Union Church Announces Worship and Local Notes
Church service at 7:30 p.m. with J. 3. Snyder as minister and Mrs. Wm. Nelson on piano. Want ads invite readers to tell and sell. Community notes cover visits by L. V. Candee at Anamosa, L. J. Wise from Cedar Rapids, Guild picnic in city park on July 13, and various neighborly gatherings.
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J. 3. Snyder
Wm. Nelson
Union Church Guild
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Elmer Camundson
Phyllis
Lucille Lubke
Lavonne Simek
Oelwe
Ciie Rolfs
St. Olaf
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Better Pictures
Iowa
Edith Fellows
Leo Carrillo
Miss Roughneck
Darling
Joan Barclay
Purple Vigilantes
Dick ‘Purcell
Beverly Roberta
Bing Crosby
Beatrice Lille
Bing
Ann Rutherford
Robert Whitney
Judge Hardy
Legion Auxiliary Met
Fidac
G. H. Hackmann
Otto Vasby
Walter Vinton
J. C. Halverson
Christine Rypestol
Agnes Kneeland
E. Leenie
Lillian Dr Henry
Falle
Pred Cline
Des Moines
William Goodman
Waterloo
Frank Fay
Bernard Loftagard
Gunder
Henry Larson
Hazel Schrader
Marguerite Rogers
Lois
George Steinmetz
Riceville
Mrs
Chas. Anderson
H. A. Lubke
Herb Anderson
Anna Mary Crowe
Ira Moody
McGregor
I. C. Jerdee
Bayfield
Wisconsin
Len Simek
C. J. Peck
Betty Stolle
Henry Herwig
Clarence Scanion
Sheehy
Bob White
New Hampton
Lucian Appelman
Tim Shay
Eugene
Leo
M. W. Calahan
Elizabeth Crowe
Brorby
Detroit
Midhs
H. B. White
Gilbert Burnas
Gloria
Caroline Erickson
Ben Fuelling
East of Gander
Loretta Rafferty
Cedar Falls
Ella Rafferty
Joan
Janice Jergens
Harry Raney
J. F. Miller
Edna
Luella
Monroe
Wis
George Larson
Kathryn
Anson Priest
Masonville
Elizabeth Priest
Austin
Minn
Mary
Arlington
Ella Peters
Martin Klingman
Elizabeth Kohler
Wadena
W. A. Peters
Bess Tschantz
Fred Lawson
Chicago
J. E. White
Lawsa
Mrs. White
Sparta
Mr. Lawson
CCC
Mrs. Ivan, Anderson
Dallers
Albert Halverson
Mary Gruver
Orville Sullivan
Elkader
Lloyd Gress
Willis Gress
Helen Demaree
Thomas Yarnell
Akron
Ohio
Montauk
West L. L. Program
Clermont Luth
Clermont Union Church
A. R. Lubke
L. V. Candee
Anamosa
L. J. Wise
Albert Burrow
Cornelius Olson
G Koland
Henry Emibretson
John K. Olson
Lillian Larrabee
Lynn
Julie Ann
Bernice’ Anderson
Bob Amdah
Lou Engelhart
Luana
Lyle Engelhart
Fair Grounds
Love Brothers
Burgess - Dugstad Lumber Company
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