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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1953
Page
7
Readable fragments show meetings listed by date and club names. July dates include Women Outing Riverside Social Clubs Ladigay Ald grand meadow study club and town events for July 1 and July 22 to July 28.
Mrs. Julia O’Brien of St Paul, age 95, fondly recalls Clermont where she was born. Minnesota Mutual Life vice president C L O’Brien remits for his mother's subscription to Echo-Enterprise. Beverly Bennett and Helen Burger travel to Chicago to visit relatives. other Clermont locals host extended family visits and weekend gatherings at Clear Lake and surrounding homes.
The Clermont Junior Study Club entertained their husbands at a dinner party held Tuesday evening in Luana at Heidel Jute. Attending were club members Messrs. and Mdms Willet Miler Louis Olson Jack Dibble Dean DeSart Ray Tomsheck Roy Tatro Keith Thoma Carman Swenson Douglas Thomas Arthur Amundson Laird Cline Lea Palmer William Welschner La Verne Stumme and William Nelson Jr.
The Clermont Clover Clovers met July 15 at Judy Anderson’s home with eight members present. Roll call featured an unusual response and Judy gave a talk on personal items. The afternoon was spent sanding and refinishing jewelry cases.
Mrs Geor Y Larson leaves Palmer Memorial hospital West Union after major surgery. She is recovering well with Marguerite Sullivan of Waterloo assisting with household duties. Weekend visitors included Fremont Sullivan. Will Cahalan remains a medical patient at Palmer Memorial hospital since Friday and shows improvement.
In Service News notes Alden L Anderson and his fiancee Miss Agnes Pickle from Jamestown Kansas are spending a 30 day leave with his mother Mrs Alma Anderson and relatives in San Francisco. Alden reports Aug 10 to M C A S El Toro Santa Ana California for permanent duty after returning from Korea.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Sampson of Cedar Rapids visited Saturday evening with Mrs Aldora Anderson and L Myra. Mr and Mrs Alfred Baechler and Gwendolyn spent the week in Kansas City visiting son Wendell at music camp. Larsons hosted dinner at LeRoy Main. Mrs James Triem of Marion visited Clermont relatives. Mrs Olga Sprowle field superintendent of the Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters visited St Peter’s court and new members were welcomed.
Rev. Fr. Robert Cooney, Pastor. Weekday Masses at 7 30 a m. Sunday Masses at 8 00 and 10 00 a m. Confessions Saturday at 8 00 p m. and before Mass on Sunday.
The Church of Our Saviour Clermont Episcopal announces Sunday services led by Seminarian Thomas Hulme in charge. On July 26, the eighth Sunday after Trinity, morning prayer with a sermon titled The Road to Hell will be held.
East Clermont posts junior choir at 7:30 p m and senior choir at 8 p m Sunday services at 10:00 a m Sunday school and Luther League at 8:00 p m Next service on Aug 2 West Clermont divine worship at 9:30 a m Highland service at 10:00 a m Sunday school Divine worship at 11:00 a m business meeting after the service One bus bound for Luther Park Chetek Wis will depart West Clermont church in Clermont at 10:30 a m on July 26
A Decorah park gathering brought together the Spille family and relatives from Clermont Baton Rouge Minneapolis Red Wing and other communities for a friendly meet and feast. Senior Girl Scout activities included an all night camp out at Flat Rock with meals cooked outdoors and honors earned. The group planned an ice cream sandwich stand for Dairy Days and other family and church events.
The annual Clermont Dairy Days will occur August 8 and 9. A free northeast Iowa celebration features top speakers and platform acts, with the Clermont High School band, mid way rides by Moser- Rundle Shows, and a Saturday night dance sponsored by the Community Club. Local families and guests from Minneapolis and Chicago attended events nearby.
Mrs Mary Washburn attended the funeral of Dr Montgomery at West Union last Friday. Mr and Mrs Gordon Schup bach of Dubuque were weekend visitors of relatives here. They were accompanied home by Curtis and Leslie Olson who will spend a week visiting relatives in Dubuque.
Twenty five years back Mrs. Melvin Helgerson hosted a party at Mrs. Emma Gundersons home for Iva and Mrs. Earl Simpson. The Clermont High School tower clock was funded by the Clermont Ladies Aid Society with A G Becker advising. A granite boulder near the Darnall farm now bears the inscription The Tower Clock was presented by the Ladies Aid Society to Clermont 1925. Isabelle Wenger celebrated her 8th birthday with friends. Arthur Groth returned from Chisago City Minnesota after a two week visit. A Bluebird meeting and a Dairy Day planning session were held at members homes to organize activities near the water tower.
The West Clermont Mission Society held a July 15 meeting at the Lutheran church parlors with hostesses including Mrs. Martin, Herb Martin, and others. Devotions followed a hymn, with Bible study by Mrs. LaVerne Stumme and Mrs. Amundson reading. They plan to buy a gas stove for Dairy Days from Dairy Day Stand proceeds, and cradle roll awards were given to new babies.
Mrs. Catherine Horan and sons Francis and Donald are spending time at their home here during school vacation.
Mr and Mrs Alphie Thorson and the Clarence Thorson family drove to Eldridge Sunday for a visit at Gene Morehead s home and to take home Debra Kay Moorehead who had spent a week there with her grandparents the Alphie Thorsons.
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