Legion Auxiliary Meeting of Sheehan Unit in July
The Sheehan Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. Lloyd Corsepius home on Tuesday evening July 14. Officers were installed with I C Jerdee acting as installing officer and H B Greenley as sergeant at arms. Reports showed general fund 14.88 and welfare fund 22.09. Delegates elected include Ben Douglas to the state convention in Davenport August 12 13 and 14 with Franz Appelman as alternate. Committees were appointed for the coming year including Program Child Welfare National Defense and Fidal Membership and Rehabilitation Americanism Publicity Radio Unit Activities Poppy and others. A Fayette county meeting report was given by Martin Nelson. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Crowe
Dan Burke
Ben Douglas
Davenport
Franz Appelman
Wm. Crowe
G. H. Hackmann
Hans Hanson
National Defense and Fidal
R. V. Brandt
L. L. Carr
W. J. Nelson
Lovie Olson
J. C. Halverson
Fred Cline
Andine Vasby
Martin Nelson
I. C. Jerdee
H. B. Greenley
Poppy
Lloyd Corsepius
Fayette
Clermont Luther Church and East Church Services
Divine services at Clermont Lutheran Church Sunday 9:48 AM. Luther League meets 6 PM. East Church offers Norwegian services at 11 AM. A cordial welcome to all. Pastor G. Gunsten. Margaret Sheehy returned home from Chicago visit with Theresa Sheehy. Adrian Riveland farewell at J A Erickson’s home after leaving for Postville. Harry Amundson underwent appendicitis operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weat
Town
Luther League
East Church
G. Gunsten
Margaret Sheehy
Chicago
Theresa Sheehy
New Books Added to Clermont Free Public Library
A list of recent additions from the Town state traveling library shows Clermont’s shelves receiving ten donated titles including Through the Looking Glass and The Swiss Family Robinson from Altimus Co, Land of Oz by Baum, Hidden Shoals by Bassett, and other works by Beach Bailey Gardner Grey Hill Hodge Houston Jewett Kelland Lewis Norris Oppenheim Richmond and Willsie among others. The collection spans adventure mystery nature study and classic novels with authors such as Zane Grey and Louisa May Alcott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Free Public Library
Looking Glass
Altemus Co
Robinson
Baum
Hidden Shoals
Bassett
Beach
Bailey
Mickey Monge
Houston
Jewett
Kelland
Lewis
Guido
Norris
Monte Carlo
Oppenheim
Richmond
Willsie
Miller Family Reunion at Karl Miller Farm
Miller family members gathered Sunday at the Karl Miller farm, the old Christian Miller homestead, for a reunion with a picnic dinner and program. Officers for the coming year were elected: C. W. Kruger president, Karl Miller vice president, and Mrs. Allen Habeger secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Karl Miller
Christian Miller
Len Simek
John F. Milter
Carmen Swenson
Lillian Krueger
Edwin Krueger
C. W. Kruger
Allen Habeger
John F. Miller
Edna
Luella
Carol
Evelyn
Erwin Miller
Mavis
Guy Probert
Marion
Leland
George Durscher
Marlene
Mary Haas
Herbert Haas
Loraine
Clarence
William
Alfred Baechler
Wm. B. Miller
Augusta and
Willet
Eugene
Clermont Calendar Highlights Local Meetings and Visits
Clermont notes list firemen and women’s club meetings on July 27 and 29 with picnics and prayers. many residents including Mrs. Hoffman and the Nordhus family visit relatives, take vacations, or settle new duties. Reports cover hospital appendicitis, road improvements, and various visits to Clermont from Cedar Rapids to Detroit and beyond.
West Clermont Luther League Program Sunday Evening
The West Clermont Luther League presents a Sunday July 26 at 8 o'clock program featuring scripture reading and prayer by Rev. G. Gunsten, topic discussions, vocal duets and solos, a sermonette, and a collection. A separate item notes a man claiming rain after watering a sidewalk hose, followed by a long oblique historical line about Henry VIII born June 28 1401.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Clermont Luther League
Sony —. Society
Rev
G. Gunsten
Annual Luther League Convention August 1-2
The Decorah area hosts the annual Luther League convention on August 1 and 2 at the Old West Paint Creek Lutheran church hosted by Rev. A. P. Lea. Lutheran youth from Alla Mak ee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties will discuss Life Choices with a choreunion concert featuring Virgil Anderson directing a chorus of over two hundred voices. The program includes sermons and discussions on amusements vocation Christ and divine services with Rev. M. B. Quill and Rev. F. Hallanger as speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah Circuit
Young People’s Luther League
Y. FP. LL
Old West Paint Creek
Lutheran Church
A. P. Lea
Waukan
Allamakee
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Howard
Winneshiek
Virgil Anderson
Clermont
Rey
M. B. Quill
Ridgeway
Rormances
Christ
F. Hallanger
Ft. Dauphin
Madagascar
Choral Union
Named Patagonia A World Voyage Stop
During his voyage around the world Nugetlag paused in a South American locale and found large footprints in the sand. He named the place Patagonia meaning land of big feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patagonia
Nugetlag
World
South America
Land
Record Potato Yield at Stockton by Zuckerman Brothers
The bureau of plant industry reports a record potato yield at Stockton California by the Zuckerman brothers totaling 1155.4 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Prant Industry
Stockton
Calif
Zuckerman Brothers
No Race of Giants Defies Notion of Vast Human Stature
The article contends there is no human race attaining true gigantism. It cites the Sara tribe of the Upper Nile region in North Africa as the tallest, with males averaging about 71.02 inches. It argues against a universal race of giants and discusses height as a variation within normal human ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Nile Region
North Africa
Ancient Egypt Beads Reveal Careful Embalming in Mummies
A fragment notes that ancient embalmers preserved bodies with such care that facial features remain discernible in the mummies. The observation highlights skilled technique used during Egypt's embalming practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancient
Egypt
Earliest Use of the Phrase Almighty Dollar
The note traces the first known appearance of the phrase Almighty Dollar to Washington Irving in Wolferl's Roost, a Creme Village, with a claim that the idea predates that work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wolfert
Dishes Highly Valued in Ceram Island Plate Trade
Dishes highly valued in Ceram an island of the Dutch East Indies are considered objects of the highest value as collectors seek fine china plates and dinnerware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceram
Dutch East Indies
Pures Aryans The Sarikoli and Paktpo mountain eers of Chinese Turkestan
A historical note asserts that the Sarikoli and Paktpo mountain peoples of Chinese Turkestan are pure Aryans, describing their presumed lineage and regional setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarikoli
Paktpo
Chinese Turkestan
Drought Survey Urges Stock Feed Saving Now
Farm Bureau News Letter reports a severe fall feed shortage for livestock across Iowa. Farmers in Fayette County are urged to stockpile straw and hay. Wet conditions arrived late, preventing revival of seedings, and counties show interest in feed loans exchanges or cattle buying programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau News
Fayette County
Iowa
Farmers urged to make poison bait for grasshoppers
With poison bran and sodium arsenite exhausted, farmers should mix their own bait now. Use Paris Green or Sodium Arsenite, both effective though Paris Green is tougher to handle. Obtain Paris Green at local drug stores and contact the county agent if grasshopper threats persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Junior Farm Bureau Meets on Fayette Campus Event
Activities of the junior farm bureau camp at McGregor July 10 to 12 were reviewed at the July 21 meeting on the U S A campus. The next meeting is set for August 12 at the Fayette farm bureau office with Mr and Mrs William Fuller Arlington in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Junior Farm Bureau
McGregor
Fayette
William Fuller
Arlington
Ladies' Aid picnic date set for city park
The Ladies' Aid Society plans its annual picnic in the city park on Wednesday July 20 for members, families and invited guests. The business meeting starts at 5 o'clock and supper is at 6 30. Several locals and visitors are noted among recent attendees and travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
Inventions and Jobs Fifty Years After Linotype
A historical view argues the linotype boosted printing employment. Census data shows printing industry jobs rose from 50 000 in 1889 to 281 000 in 1929, despite population growth. The author notes spillover effects from demand for paper ink machines and education and questions anti machine views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mergenthaler
United States Bureau of the Census
Linotype
Fayette county 4-H girls camp departs for Morris Isle
About thirty 4-H girls and six club leaders will leave Monday morning for Morris Isle Y Camp near Cedar Falls to attend the first Fayette county girls 4-H camp July 27 to 80. Eligible girls must be 14 by Jan 1 and have attended 75 percent of meetings this year. Registration due Friday evening July 24 at the farm bureau office. Fees should be given to the club leader or sent to the office so they arrive by Friday night. The camp offers swimming boating handicraft and first aid plus sports like kittenball archery tennis jig-a-lo, goofy golf and horseshoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau News
Morris Isle
Cedar Falls
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Morris Isle Camp
Addiiton
Family visits and birth reported in local items
Mrs Melvin Halverson and children visit Ole Kins ter home in West Union this week. Gerald Guteher and wife welcome an 8 pound boy born Tuesday July 21 named David Louis. Sheehan Post American Legion members enjoyed a fish dinner in McGregor. Gladys Gleane of Hikader and Lileian Gleane of Cincinnati wrestled at Aunt Bertha Frisbie home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Halverson
Ole Kinster
West Union
Gerald Guteher
Doy
David Louis
Sheehan Post of the
American Legion
McGregor
Gladys Gleane
Hikader
Lilelian Gleane
Cincinnati
Kio
Bertha Frisbie
Easy Pleasant Way To Lose Fat From Kruschen Salts Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Kruschen Salts as a fat loss solution. It claims you can lose fat while gaining energy and improving health by taking a half teaspoonful in hot water each morning, cutting pastry and fatty foods, then weighing again after four weeks. It emphasizes safety and urges against imitations.
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Legion Auxiliary Meeting
Clermont Luth
Harry Amundson
Henry Amundson
J. A. Erickson
Adrian Riveland
Postville
Love Buarders
Burgess - Dugstad Lumber Company Paints, Building Materials
Coal
Ladies’ Aid
Fred Brause
West , Union
Phyllis
Lovella
Jack
Jane Dibble
Clear Lake
C. A. Hoffman
Dr. George Berry
Postville State Bank
Billie Bigler
Waterloo
Mrs
Fred Bigler
Ernest Holt
Decorah Hospital
Lloyd Ostlie
G. L. Ostlie
Donald Hanson
Buddy Schrader
Kenyon, Minn
Donald
Beulah Gunderson
Walter Sullivan
Cedar Rapids
Rawleigh
Rawleigh’s
Dept
Freeport
Baldwin Piano Factory
Anna Nordhus
Detroit, Mich
Andrew Nordhus
Howard Leai
Clinton
John Wells
East of Clermont
Josephine Wells
Ralph Wells
Morgantown
West Virginia
Bitely
Mich
George Wells
Canada
Ernest
Ed Stray, Sr
Clayton County
Echo
Arnold Stumme and Sons
Readlyn
Benton Griver
Cédar Rapids
Fred T. Cline
Larson Bros
Thomas Colliton
George Peasley
Arthur Meckelson
Hans J. Larson
Laura Lyngaas
Boy Scouts
Oslo
Norway
Luther College
Waupaca
Wis
H. A. Lubke
Lucille
A. R. Lubke
Henry Thompson
la Crosse
John Lubke
Harry Yauslin
Anna
Helen
Henry Olson
Wm. Wander
Yvonne
Alma Anderson
Lillian
Gerhard Halverson
West L. L. Program
A. Society
Elsie Lindgren
Elmer Leo Nelson
Margaret Moon
Betty Conner Garnet Duct
Lila Larson
Eliza Nelson
Thelma Christianson
Gunston
Waukon R. &S
Henry I of England
Henry VIII of England
Henry VII
Elizabeth of York
Greenwich
Ladies
Alp Society
Caroline Anderson
South Dakota
Julius Johnson
Darrell Gilbert
Waukon
Otto Anderson
Ossian
B. A. Lenhart
J.M. Brorby
John Trammel
Mary Josephine
John Patrick Rafferty
Ardmore
Okla
B. Whitmore
Los Angeles
George Washburn
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