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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1945

Page

3

Clermont Council Docket June Meeting Minutes

Clermont Iowa council held regular meeting June 4 with Mayor J B Shipton presiding. Present were Nelson Olson Riegel Becker and absent Stee. Minutes of prior meeting approved and bills ordered paid including labor Briggs and labor for 2141 engine, Clermont Enterprise charge on proceedings, Farmers Savings Bank service charge Interstate Power pumping and street and hall lights, John Barnhouse May salary, Mrs Sidney Nutting water refund totaling 118.10 and 50 cents.

Clermont Iowa J. B. Shipton Couuncilmen Nelson Olson Riegel Becker Stee Andrew Nordhus Labor Will J. Nelson Briggs Gine Clermont Enterprise Farmers Savings Bank Interstate Power Co Hall John Barnhouse Sidney Nutting

Clermont Council Advances Meter Purchase and Licenses

Clermont Fire Dept moved to order six Neptune meters. Becker and Nelson approved. Council moved to approve cigarette licenses for Mrs. Crowe Norbert Gerner and Frank Pringle and beer licenses for Frank and Clifton Pringle. Ordinance No. 148 vacates part of Blackett Street and alley in Blk 1. Approved June 4 1945. Councilmen Becker Nelson Riegel Olson. Mayor declared passed. Clerk Geo Durscher.

Clermont Fire Dept Nelson Becker Neptune Meter Co Riegel Wm. Crowe Norbert Gerner Frank Pringie Frank Clifton Pringle Clermont Fayette County Iowa Blackett Street Blosx Bi H. PF. Becker Will J. Nelson Burkard Riegel Richard Olson Geo. Durscher

Ancient ruins near Tucson May Precede Lookout Tower

Archeologists estimate the prehistoric site near Tucson, Arizona dates to about 2000 years ago and may have served as a lookout tower base. A separate note highlights clean range programs for pullets to ensure healthier birds entering laying houses, warning that old hens can spread disease when kept with younger birds. The push to maximize U.S. food production grows as Europe rebuilds after the war.

Tucson Ariz Europe

Weekend Visits Highlight Clermont Community Notes

Clermont locals share weekend visits and house calls across Waterloo McGregor Postville and Volga areas. Mary Scott and Lena Peters visit in Luana. Marcella Krueger Hawkeye stays with relatives. Glenn and Bettina Buraas family visits in Erickson and Card areas.

Edwin Olson Waterloo Harry Gunderson Arthur S. Olson Bettina Buraas McGregor Fiast Gloria Buraas Elmer Stickfort Donald Rev Mikkland Des Moines Bertina Burags Caroline Erickson Bertina Buraas Gloria A. Welson Merlin Feller K. Charles Sumner Paul Liddle Sonya and Lynns Janesville Louis Schutte Helen Becker Postville Lena Peters Louise Miller Fred Becker Luana Schutte Lester Wenger Annette John Follen Volga Marcella Krueger Hawkeye Steve Mark Texas Richard McNally Walter Scott Los Angeles Calif Mary Scott Russell Grover Fayette West Union

Community Day Plans Amid Wedding News in ILLI RIA

Attendants from here attended the wedding of Leone Klingman and Robert Langmuir at St Sebald church near Strawberry Point on Sunday evening. Local families and friends gathered for the ceremony and social visits, while plans for the annual Community Day on July 4 were announced with committees named for eats, program, speaker, advertising, chairs, stand, tent, sports, and water.

Leone Klingman Robert Langmuir Harry Vauslin Will Hitch Carol Clermont Fred Rothlisberger C. D. Chapman Della Chapman Myron Chapman Eugene Woodworth Wayne Fort Wayne Ind Andrew Yearous Edgar Kimball Georgana Probert Anna Gibson Ella Gehring Fred Schneider Rex Medberry Ernest Christen Clara Muehlenthaler Lucy Christen Louise Lehman Max Lehman Geo. Zenkler Fred Burrow Floyd Frieden Joe Frieden Leo Rothlisberger Raymond Earl Helen Roethlisberger Lena Hunsberger Ellen Jerome Yearous Harold Schneider Roland Gruver Curtis Harry Butikofer Wm. Kerr Cleve Bennett Ralph Shaffer Elmer Lembke Edwin Loftsgard Orvin Thompson Rosena Anderson Tillman Thompson Donald Page Walter Medberry Corp Charles Erickson the Pacific Arthur Yearous JoDee Shaffer Elkader Harold Glass Reynold Strong Perry Medberry Carroll Klingman Forest Shaffer Andrew Dummermuth Arthur Chapman Clarence Thoman Gerald Shaffer Ruth Rothlisberger Helen Rothlisberger John Christen Melbert Meyer Howard Medberry Earl Scheffert Albert Dennler Oran Bane Silas Wilson Otis Rothlisberger Wil Frieden Ed Wenger Guernsey Smith Jim Yearous Junior Glass Thos. Dennler Leo Klingman Reynold Shaffer Lowell Charles Strong Delbert Chapman Thos. Pollock

Local Social Roundup Highlights Decorah Area Visits

Decorah area residents shared visits and gatherings across multiple households. Uncles Pat and Irene Minigan hosted, while Dan Burke’s home hosted Mary and Jerome Van Beisan. The piece lists numerous guests from Elgin Hawkeye West Union and Monroe Louisiana, with several outings, baptisms, and family reunions noted.

Mary Jerome van Beisan Decorah Dan Burke Pat Irene Minigan Near Elgin Otto Krueger Richard Krueger Hawkeye Harry Johnson Marjorie Elgin Bernard McMullen West Union Clarence Hear Decorah Hospital W. R. Blake R. V. Brandt Strawberry Point L. L. Carr John Zoeckler Johnnie Kenton Krueger West Union Hospital Emil Johnson Ray Reierson Norris Helen Joyce John A. Larson H. A. Lubke Marshall Sheen San Francisco Cedar Rapids Honolulu Roy Wetzel and Shiley Ottumwa Verni Engle

Pre-invasion shelling damages Peleliu Island trees

U S warships reportedly destroyed most lowland trees on Peleliu Island in the Palau group before the invasion. The former Tom Colliton home, now Emil Johnson’s, was sold last Thursday to Glen Nygaard. No definite plans exist.

U. S Peleliu Island Palaus Tom Colliton Emil Johnson Glen Nygaard

Notice of Will Admission to Probate in Iowa District Court

State of Iowa Fayette County. In the District Court notice to all concerned that on July 2, 1945, the instrument alleged as the last will of Gilbert L. Ostlie, deceased, will come for hearing for probate admission. Dated June 4, 1945, West Union. Herbert D. Klammer, Clerk. Burling & Palas, Attorneys at Law, Postville.

Clermont Fayette County Iowa Bess Tschantz Gilbert L. Ostlie District Court West Union Herbert D. Klammer Burling & Palas Attorneys At Law Postville Ioiva

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