Clermont Local News notes and social visits
Evelyn Olson and friends visited Chester relatives on Sunday. Sympathy to Mrs. Lucian Appelman on the loss of her mother Mrs. Vira Whitford of Volga. Memorial Day gatherings at multiple homes, confirmations at West Clermont Lutheran Church, and numerous weekend visits across Clermont, Hawkeye, Decorah, Oelwein, Cedar Rapids, and Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucian Appelman
Vira Whitford
Volga
John Bakewell
Verni Engle
Reuben Svendsen
Lawler
Engle
Svendsen
Douglas Anderson
Kenneth Amundson
Herman Westpfahl
Hawkeye
Harry Vauslin
Blanche Nesvick
West Union
Walter Martin
Oelwein
Gerhard Halverson
Wm. Nelson, Jr
Myrtle Andrew
Cedar
Milton Scheinholz
Postville
Cena Nelson
Eddie Waters
Des Moines
Walter Follett
Ambrose Waters
Kenton Krueger
Mark Henderson
Coggan
Henderson
Geneva Greene
Cleremont
Roy Halverson
Michael
Elgin
Jacob Wander
Confirmation
Jerry Wander
Nels Gilbert
Francis Bading
Chicago
Forrest Medberry
Cedar Rapids
Andrew Stensland
Richard Two
Connie
Rockford
Elizabeth Bauman
Jack Bush
Phyllis Sheen
Brian
Ruth Starkey
H. A
Steven
Stanley Olson
Manana
Mary Olson
Alfred Wenger
Lester Anderson
Gail Nickels
Andine Vashy
Jesse Olson
Obituary: Mrs Henry Whitford Whitford of Volga
Mrs Henry Whitford Whitford nee Sanborn Whitford was born December 15 1867 at Lime Springs and died May 27 at age 87. She married Henry Whitford January 11 1888 and they had seven children. She lived in Volga most of her life and was active in the Methodist church Hillcrest Cemetery and church women’s groups. She is survived by six children thirteen grandchildren nineteen great grandchildren two brothers and two sisters. The funeral was May 29 in Volga with Rev Frank C. Greene officiating. Interment Hillcrest Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovira Sylvia (Sanborn) Whitford
Lime Springs
Lucius
Mary Jane Sanborn
Howard County
Volga
J. H. Craig
Henry Whitford
J. G. Whitford
Eva
Clinton Humphry
Guy
West Union
Lara
John Sprague
Fredericksburg
James
Henry Eugene
Marjorie
Lucian Appelman
Clermont
Whitford
Methodist Church
Aid Society
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Hillcrest Cemetery
Hillcrest Cemetery Association
Lute
Will
Mina Bullis
Conesville
Arthur Smith
Northeast Iowa Readers Take Town Tour and Travel
A flurry of family visits and trips unfolds across Iowa Wisconsin and Minnesota. Laird Cline and friends head to northern Minnesota for fishing while Amelia Olson returns from Marshfield Wisconsin with the Kenneth Ellis group. The Thorsons and others plan trips to Camp Dodge and Deer River with multiple relatives joining in tourism and photography along the Mississippi River corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Olson
Henry Hirsch
Marshfield
Wis
Kenneth Ellis
Postville
Wisconsin
Clermont Visit and Travel Reflections Highlight Breeze
Guests at the Verni Eagle home shared views from trips to California Mexico Catalina Island Bad Lands and the Black Hills along with their St. Louis home. Mr and Mrs Reardon left Saturday after a week in Chicago visiting relatives before returning home. Dr G E Jorgenson spent several days in Hollywood California and returned home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Reardon
Glencoe
St. Louis
John Bakewell
Theresa Bakewell
New Albin
DeVoin Quillin
la Crescent
Minn
Verni Eagle
California
Mexico
Catalina Island
Bad Lands
Black Hills
G. E. Jorgenson
Hollywood
Calif
Standing By Our Children
Mr and Mrs Bayard and their 11 year old son Jim live in an apartment. Jim and his friend Bob broke a plate glass window in the hall door. Jim asks if his parents will stand by him and they promise support. The family helps the boys pay for the damage by letting them work to earn the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Jim
Bayards
Learning Responsibility Through Actions and Support
Jim faced the cost of his choices and paid it in the end. The passage notes responsibility comes from personal effort and time, with less parental admonition and more example. Parents learn to stand by their children in emergencies, guiding them toward responsible independence without lecturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
It Isn't Work and Worry It’s Work Or Worry
A concise reflection contrasts two states of effort and concern, stating the issue is not simply work and worry but choosing between doing the work or letting worry dominate. The line presents a terse, almost aphoristic choice about action versus anxiety.
Buffalo calf born at Julius Gerst farm near Wapello
A new buffalo calf arrives at Julius Gerst’s Wapello area farm. This is the second calf from buffalo parents brought from Wyoming in 1950, after the first calf died shortly after birth. Also notes lawn fertilizer improves grass and reduces weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Gerst
Wapello
Gerst
Wyoming
Four Damage Suits Filed After Albert City Crash
Four damage suits totaling 83 873 dollars have been filed in Buena Vista district court following a car truck collision near Albert City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert City
Buena Vista
Apply Fertilizers to Legume Meadow After First Hay Crop
The practice involves applying necessary fertilizers to a legume meadow immediately after the initial hay crop is harvested, aiming to replenish soil nutrients and prepare for subsequent regrowth. This timing supports nitrogen fixing and improved forage quality in subsequent cuts.
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Acs
Evelyn Olson
Carolyn
Gene
Harriet Dugatad
Chester
Othilie Swenson
Rochester
Emma Gunderson
Ray Bentson
Minneapolis
Lena Wolfs
Lars Osland
Inga Larson
Bentson
Cinerama
Century Theater
Peter
Harold Osland
Andine Vasby
Otto Vasby
Decorah
Vasby
Laura Dickson
Laird Cline
Bernard Schrader
Harold Triem
Minnesota
Bob Sperry
Bobbie
Clara Christianson
Alphie Thorson
Charles Thorson
James Durr
Keith
Kenneth Crider
Camp Dodge
Thorson
Jerome Rounds
San Antonio
Texas
Vince Rounds
Milwaukee
Margaret Schinz
Walcott
Gene Moorhead
Andrew Wattrud
Nelvin Loftsgard
Wm. Bacon
Moorhead
James Schilling
Cleveland
Tenn
Reva
Jay
Eugene Thorson
Omaha
Neb
W. L. Anderson
Waterloo
Keith Thoma
Lloyd Meier
Deer River
Kathy Meier
Strawberry Point
Thoma Boys
Len Simek
Mrs. Verni Engle
Lawrence White
Mrs. White
Ed Barnes
Clinton
Richard Griebenow
Bert. Jellings
Earl Daniels
Jimmie
Harriet Dugstad
Luana
Archie Rolfs
Wenatchee, Wash
Elmer Olson
Rolfs
Emma Olson
Burkard
Riegel
Dubuque
Leo Riegel
Loras College
Spendonen
Welpare Resengcu
Iowa
Chuck Foster
LEO & His Pioneers
Lowe
Lowa
Cole
Echo
Owen
Cole Gray
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