Social Roundup From Grand Meadow Area
Henry Schrader of Postville visited Bert Lyngsas home for two days. Numerous residents hosted guests at local homes, including the Olson, Lyngaas, Erickson, and Johnson households. Chicago visitors Julia Robbins and Betty Davis plan an England bicycle tour. others travel to Chicago and Des Moines for work and conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Robbins
Chicago
Betty Davis
Cedar Rapids
England
Scotland
Flag Day urged for Clermont by Legion Auxiliary
Sheehan Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary asks every Clermont home to display the flag on Sunday June 14. The day marks the 169th anniversary of the Continental Congress adopting the Stars and Stripes, observed nationwide as Flag Day. Mrs Greenley notes the flag was adopted June 14 1777 after the Revolution began and the Declaration of Independence. Earlier flags included colonial designs the pine tree flag and the rattlesnake flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Sheehan
American Legion Auxiliary
Continental Congress
Greenley
Americanism
Clermont man awarded $5230 damage verdict
Joe Russell of Clermont won a $5230 damage verdict in a Decorah trial last week against W A Leschencky and the Waukon Bottling Works. He claimed injuries from being struck by the defendant's beer truck on September 1, 1934 near the bottom of Larrabee hill in Clermont Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Russell
W. A. Leschencky
Waukon Bottling Works
Russell
Clermont
Decorah
Larrabee Hill
Union
W C C F Social Meeting Set For June in Johnson’s Hall
The W. C. C. F. social meeting is planned for Thursday evening June 11 at Johnson's hall with Mrs. Lizzie Kneeland and Mrs. Anson Priest as hostesses. Community updates note visits and guests at local homes, a 4-H bake sale raising funds, and birthday celebrations for Leo Ostlie amid family gatherings in Marion township and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson's Hall
Lizzie Kneeland
Anson Priest
West Clermont Luther League Program Preview
West Clermont Luther League presents a Sunday evening program on June 14 featuring songs society readings by Glen Paulson Lila Anfinson Vinah Nelson and Vin0 Gress with introductions and sermonette by Rev Gunsten and closing collection notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Clermont Luther League
Gunston
Bolo
Elmer Joe Houg
June Larson
Glen Paulson
Lila Anfinson
Vinah Nelson
Anna Stee
Gunsten
Rosary Society and Altar Guild Meeting At St Peter’s
The Rosary Society and Altar Guild of St Peters Catholic church gathered at Elizabeth Crowe and Mrs J P Sullivans home on Thursday afternoon June 4 with fifteen members present. After a business meeting led by President Mrs Cummings the group enjoyed a fifty cent refreshment period and shared light snacks. Nearby visitors included Mrs Jane Hoffman who arrived Sunday to manage her house and property. George Lewis Rounds returned from Dubuque to spend the summer, while Mr and Mrs Wm Kibby of Strawberry Point visited the J T Simek home and Mr and Mrs John Yaustin with Mrs Tessie Johnson called on the Harry Yauslin residence last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosary Society
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Elizabeth Crowe
J. P. Sullivan
Cummings
Wm. Kibby
Strawberry Point
J. T. Simek
John Yaustin
Tessie Johnson
Harry Yauslin
Iron Will Burn Tron High Temperature Reaction
Iron Will Burn Tron reacts at high heat in pure oxygen burning freely but oxidizes slowly in air producing only a small amount of heat.
Matanuska Valley Geography in Alaska Described
The Matanuska Valley in Alaska lies about 25 miles inland from the southern coast. It is bounded by the Triqueetna mountains to the north, the Chagach mountains to the south and east, and the Susitna river plain to the west.
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Matanuska Valley
Alaska
Trikeetna Mountains
Chagach Mountains
Susilna River
Priscilla Working Band Sees Banquet Funds Raised
The Priscilla Working Band met at church parlors on Wednesday afternoon June 3 with hostesses Mrs. Hans J. Larson Mrs. Emil Larson Mrs. George Smith and Mrs. Arthur Meckelson. The president led the meeting and gave a devotional in Rev. Gunston's absence. A balance of 13.21 was reported as clear from the high school athletes banquet. Thirty-two members and thirty guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Working Band
Hans J. Larson
Emil Larson
George Smith
Arthur Meckelson
Gunston
Oscar Reierson
Clermont Calendar and Social Visits Report
Clermont events list includes Jane-11 social meeting at WCCF and club meetings from 11 to 18 with School Board and Masonic lodge on different days. Social visits note Mrs Jane Hoffman hosted dinner with Anson Priest, and visitors Mrs Brennan and daughter from Oelwein, plus Billie Crowe from Oelwein staying with grandmother Mrs Lillian Crowe.
Salt in Dead Sea Water
The Dead Sea water contains about 24 percent silt, a level many times higher than in ordinary sea water. The presence of this high sediment content explains the unique thick and muddy nature of the Dead Sea compared with typical oceanic waters.
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Dead Sea
Sarsaparilla From Smilax Roots
Sarsaparilla is prepared from the fibrous roots of the smilax a plant indigenous to Central America from the southern and western coasts of Mexico to Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central America
Mexico
Peru
Missionaries in Nigeria Face Greater Challenge with Women
The work among Nigerian women and girls is tougher than with men and boys. Boys show more ambition, while women often follow their husbands, a result of generations of being treated as the property of men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nigeria
The Egyptian Lady's Bath Ceremony by Four Handmaids
Four handmaidens served an Acytian lady of quality in a ceremonial bath. She reclined on a tat as one maid scented a flower, another poured fragrant water from an ornate urn, and two more massaged, supported, and arranged her ornaments for the bath.
St Theresa Study Club Hails Final Meeting of Year
The St Theresa Study Club met at Mae Carlin home Monday evening with twelve members present. Mrs E L Crowe read a paper on the Sacrament of Penance prepared by Mrs J P Sullivan. Mae Carlin presented a paper on the Sacrament of Extreme Unction. Father O Connell discussed each sacrament after the papers. The club adjourned to resume in September for a new study course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Theresa
Mae Carlin
E. L. Crowe
J. P. Sullivan
Father O'Connell
Clermont Loses to West Union in Baseball
Clermont was defeated by West Union 9 to 1 in a Sunday game at West Union. Next Sunday Clermont hosts Westgate at Clermont and fans are urged to attend. L H Carlin Mae and Emmet visited the Amby Owens home in Cresco Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Reise welcomed a nine and a half pound boy Friday June 5. Gladys Yauslin visited the Halversons this past week. EK
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Andrew Anderson
West Union
Emma Gunderson
Clermont
Westgate
L. H. Carlin
Mae and
Emmet
Amby Owens
Cresco
John Reise
Gladys Yauslin
Gerhard Halverson
Earth’s Coldest Spots Reported in Siberia
The article notes that the coldest earth spots are in Siberia where temperatures of 0 degrees below zero have been recorded.
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Earth
Eiberia
Salvation Army origins and name changes noted
The Salvation Army originated in 1865 as the East London Mission and later became the Christian Mission before adopting the Salvation Army name in 1878. This history traces its evolution from a religious repair work in London to a worldwide welfare organization.
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Salvation Army
East London Mission
Christian Mission
The Connecticut River Boundary Journey Across States
The Connecticut River rises in New England, flows south forming the Vermont New Hampshire boundary, passes through Massachusetts and Connecticut, and empties into Long Island Sound, shaping regional geography.
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Connecticut River
Connecticut
New Euampshire
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Long Island Sound
Baiting Whitefish With Soft Baits At Bottom
Whitefish bite on soft baits resting on the river bottom where they dwell. Round feeders and sack lures near their food attract them. Wheat-based baits or other soft baits should be ventured carefully as they will use the bait when available.
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Walters
Pilgrim Hubs' Longstanding Revenue System
The five holy Mohammedan cities Mecca Najaf Kerbwela Samarra and Khadimala with a combined population of 255000 have for 1200 years depended largely on pilgrim revenue. They run housing for pilgrims and provide services such as mirarcles and prayers, sustaining local income.
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Mecca
Najaf
Kerbwela
Samarra
Khadimala
Callier
To Drop In and To Drop Up Idioms in English Speech
The piece notes that the idiom to drop in means to happen in for a chat and is well established while to drop up is not generally accepted due to incongruity. It discusses how idioms lose sense when words are separated and reflects on common usage in language.
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Literary Digest
Odd beliefs and myths cited by Mrs. H. C. Steele
Collier's Weekly columnist Mrs. H. C. Steele of Olympia Washington surveys persistent delusions in society. She cites belief that dwarfs stay children, tribes that cannot perceive photographs, and the notion that singing improves after bathing water exposed to phonograph needles for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Steele
Olympia
Wash
Collier's Weekly
Explosibility of Dusts and Finely Divided Clouds
A writer from the Washington Star notes explosibility hinges on dust fineness. Explosion is flame propagation through a very fine uniformly dispersed dust cloud. Flame travels rapidly, raising pressure and causing the blast. It is hard to define when fire ends and explosion begins. Any fire could trigger an explosion with combustible dust clouds present.
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Washington Star
Old Race Farming for a Jivehead
Mandan Indians lived in the Dakotas along the Missouri river before 1200 A. T. Lottery, tools and corn found in trash beans of 97 ruined villages reveal a picture of the Ilves of the farming Indians before nomad plains tribes. Conquerors in about TSA2.
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Dakotas
Missouri River
Tints Name Crater Sunset Monument in Arivani
The Sunset Crater in Arivani is named for its constant color shift at any light angle. It appears dark at the base, turns rose red, and fades to yellow at the center, coloring the national monument's signature scene.
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Crater
Sunset Crater
Arivani
Better Mouse Trap Slogan Echoes Elbert Hubbard Quote
The Roycrofters recount Hubbard’s line about building a better mousetrap drawing the world to a woods home. They note contemporaries claiming superior carpentry, wood, hoards, pigs, chairs, crucibles, or organs would likewise create a hard beaten road to the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Hubbard
Roycrofters
Tubbard
Temerson
Hurdals tag festival at Clermont Lutheran Church
The Hurdals tag annual fest is set for Saturday and Sunday June 14 at Clermont East Church with mission services by Rev. F. W. Bide Ostrander Minn. Afternoon talks by visiting pastors. Dinner served by ladies. West Church also hosts services and Luther League program June 14 with refreshments afterwards. Mission Society meets June 18 hosted by several Amundson families. Everyone is welcome.
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East Church
Hurdals Tag
F. W. Bide
Ostrander
Minn
Luther League
West Clermont Lutheran
Mission Society
Lovie Amundson
Ole Amundson
Louise Amundson
Henry Olson
Clermont Union Church Evening Worship and Notices
Community church notices list J J Snyder minister and Mrs Wm Nelson pianist with 7 30 service. Local personal notices note deaths and family travels to Cedar Rapids Fayette and Cedar Falls for schools and visits. Names include Mr and Mrs Schupanitz, Helen Dibble, Helen Anderapa, Ray Garvey, Thomas Cavanaugh, Jerry Halver, Mrs BE Crowe, Eileen Teft, J A Erickson, Norman Erickson, Frank Pringle, Henry Mullett, and references to Galimg trip into Minne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
J. J. Snyder
Wm. Nelson
J. A. Erickson
Norman
Frank Pringle
Henry Mullett
Minne
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Grand Meadow News
Henry Schrader
Postville
Bert Lyngsas
Trene Halverson
Anton Scholen
Esten Landsgard
Eunice
Albert Olson
Oscar Lien
Agnes Bilden
Olson
Buddy Martin
Ed Johnson
John Sampson
Laura Lyngans
Carolyn Erickson
Minnie Olson
Richard Olson
Willard Martin
Mellien Loftsgard
Ole Thorson
Olivia Olson
Ames O
Bertha Frisbie
Gunderson Bros
Thelma Christianson
Elsie Lindgren
Jean Gordon
H. L. Gordon
Delewin
Susanna Gordon
Dan McGreevey
H. G. Kappmeyer
Fayette
Harry Vauslin
Anna Helen
L. T. N. Olson
Orval Sullivan
Elkader
Mary Grover
Reuben
Albert Lubke
Morris Sullivan
Hazel Schrader and Sons
Lou Engelhart
Luana
Des Moines
Ralph
Bernard
Register
Legion Auxiliary Notes
Clermont Man
L. L. Carr and
Lavanda
Mrs
Carlton Peck
Edmund Dugstad
Spring Valley
Evelyn
Len Simek
Iowa City Hospital
Marion Township
Ames
Raymond Wilson
Ruth
Henry Schmidt
Conred
Laura Hanselman
West Bend
James Mendinger
Elgin, Ill
George V. Larson
Kathryn
Donald Clemens
Anna Anderson
Leo Ostlie
Irene Ostlie
West Clermont L. L. Program
Jane Hoffman
George Lewis Rounds
Dubuque
Priscilla
Commercial Club
Clermont Lodge A. FR
A. M
Mission
Anson Priest Home
Billie Crowe
Oelwein
Lillian Crowe
ST. Theresa Study Club
H. A. Lubke
Iowa
Clermont Luth
Sewing Circle and Mission Society
Clermont Union Church
Helen Dibble
Helen Anderapa
Ray Garvey
Austin, Minn
Thomas Cavanaugh
Jerry Halver
Chester
Eileen Aanes
Cedar Falls
Dowa State Teachers’ College
Lowe Brothers Pictorial
Lowe Brothers
Burgess-Dugstad Lumber Co
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