Iowa Briefs Highlight Local Politics and Oddities
Winneshiek county eyes EB J Hook as fourth district delegate to the national Republican convention. In Postville a hunter displays six fox hides this winter, tying his best season. Nevada drills resume after five months chasing a ton drill bit lost in a 1,400 foot hole. Grace Christiansen, 25, leaves Town sanitarium with scleroderma, a rare skin disease. Monona Commercial Club forms a Garden Club to beautify dooryards for locals and visitors. Edwin Kantz and father set a new orchard record of over $1,200 from less than five acres, aided by pruning and three sprayings.
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Winneshiek County
EB. J. Hook
Decorah
John Powell
John
Fox
Postville Herald
Nevada
Grace Christiansen
Ute
Monona Commercial Club
Edwin Kantz
Buffalo
Edwin
Towa State College
Ladies Aid to Meet for Towa Day Program
The Ladies' Aid Society of L. A. 5 invites members to a regular meeting on Wednesday March 7 at Mrs. R V Brandt's home with hostesses Mrs Lucian Appelman and Mrs Brandt The topic will be Towa Day Volga City reports Peters walked from Elfin to Volga City noting few teams on roads and a return by train. J F Miller left for South Dakota with son Irvin to visit Walter Miller in Buffalo Center
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Ladies’ Aid Society
R. V. Brandt
Lucian Appelman
Brandt
Will Peters
Clermont
Volga City
Peters
Elfin
J. F. Miller
Dakota
Irvin
Buffalo Center
Walter Miller
Clermont Masons Receive Roosevelt Plaque by Fraser
Mrs. William Larrabee presented the Clermont Masonic lodge with a bronze plaque of Theodore Roosevelt. Sculptor James Earle Fraser created it from life sittings and Roosevelt's death mask. The piece, cast in a special bronze alloy, bears the artist’s craft-mark and an inscription praising aggressive action as noblest sport. The Masons plan to place the tablet in their temple with thanks to Mrs. Larrabee.
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William Larrabee
Clermont Masonic Lodge
Theodore Roosevelt
James Earle Fraser
Decorative Arts League
Larrabee
Fraser
Roosevelt
United States
Card Party at Olaon Home with Cards and Music
Mr and Mrs Louis Olaon hosted a Sunday evening party for friends. Card games and music provided the entertainment with L V Candee taking high score and Roger Henderson low. A lunch followed before guests departed.
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Louis Olaon
L. V. Candee
Roger Henderson
Meet Next Tuesday at Clermont for Eastern Stars instruction
Mrs Par man of Decorah district instructor of the Eastern Stars will be in Cler mont next Tuesday March 6. At 2 pm she will hold a school of instruction and that evening visit the chapter for an inspection of their work. All members are urged to attend.
Milk Fill Repairs Leaky Pottery Vases Say Misa Russell
Misa Mabel Russell of the Applied Art Department at Iowa State College recommends filling leaking pottery with milk and letting it stand 24 hours. The calcium in the milk soaks into the porous ceramic and closes the pores, preventing water rings on varnished stands.
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Misa Mabel Russell
Applied Art Department
Iowa State College
Misa Russell
Wadena Social News Highlights Local Moves and Visits
Charles Sniffin of Hampton and Ella Foxwell visited relatives in Wadena. Bessie Whittenbaugh takes a Newton Iowa job. her family drove there. A surprise birthday party honored Maggie, Mary, and Lottie Whittenbaugh. Stella Jones of Maynard visited. Milo Whittenbaugh went to Oelwein for work. Floyd Jennings planned a move to Pleasant Ridge, Wisconsin. F J Schroeder family return from San Antonio to oversee spring farm work. The Clark family ran a hotel in San Antonio. Tom and Sid Walters manage Maple Grove farm for spring. Mrs. Fred Ernst sought medical care in Excelsior Springs. Road work covers Wadena to Evergreen Ridge. Thomas Richards, West Union, passes away. community offers sympathy. U B meeting postponed for Mr Heck. Cedar Rapids trip delays. Prof. Miller, Miss Peck in Cedar Rapids. Gladys Jennings visits. Luther Voshell moves to town for summer. Grandpa and Grandma Gerenand relocate to town home. Rev. B A Jennings plans to resume mail carrier and Church of Christ duties.
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Charles. Sniffin
Hampton
Ella Foxwell
West Union
L. C. Popenhagen
Arlington
Bessie Whittenbaugh
Newton
Iowa
Mia
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Robert
Mary Jennings
Lottie Whittenbaugh
Stella Jones
Maynard
Milo Whittenbaugh
Oelwein
Allen Motor Co
Floyd Jennings
Fort Madison
Wis
Pleasant Ridge
F. J. Schroeder
San Antonio
Texas
Raymond Clark
San Antonis
Tom Walters
Maple Grove
Sid
Fred Ernst
Dr. McC
U. B
Mr. Heck
Lehigh
Prof. Miller
Miss Peck
Cedar Rapids
Gladys Larson
B. A. Jennings
Luther Voshell
Mary Zuercher
Fred Gerenand
Gernand
Wadena
Crusher plant work halted for engine upgrade
News from Fayette Leader reports the stone crushing plant near the depot paused Tuesday for an 80 horsepower engine swap from 60 hp. A steam shovel will clear dirt and rock for three days and nights. The big hopper over the railroad spur will rise two feet to allow larger cars. Rock will be shipped to Strawberry Point for Clayton county paving. Paving will start from Fayette in both directions for three miles, with a West Union crew moving toward Fayette. A switch on the Rock Island line near Tom Baker corner will enable paving in both directions.
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Strawberry Point
Clayton County
Fayette
West Union
Alog
Rock Island Road
Tom Baker
Oelwein
Fayette Leader
Lawler's Free Throw Sinks Clermont In Overtime
In a tight Monday night game the Lawler Kelly Greens edged Clermont Independents in overtime by one point after a 25 25 tie at the end of regulation. The contest remained scrappy with never more than a five point spread throughout.
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Lawler
Kelly Greens
Clermont
Postville Farmer Killed by Enraged Bull
John Hecker aged 52 a partner in R F Hecker and Sons of Postville was killed by a bull on his Postville area farm eight miles northwest Sunday noon Hecker was alone with the Holstein bull after a hired man left to shave Mrs Hecker found him dead when she called for dinner clothing torn and body mangled Hecker had moved to the farm three months ago and had bought the bull for 600 last fall and shown it at the Des Moines state fair.
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John Hecker
R. F
Mr. Hecker
Des Moines
Leap Year Basket Social at Lutheran Church Parlors
A Leap Year basket social will be held at the Lutheran church parlors on Saturday evening March 3. A program will begin at 6 30 PM. Gentlemen are asked to bring baskets and ladies to bring pocketbooks.
Banana food value claims from historical list
A reader notes bananas exceed many foods in value with figures such as 460 calories per pound and other numeric comparisons. The fragment cites bananas alongside potatoes milk macaroni and cooked items, but details are garbled and partial.
Virgin Forests Cut Neartmass in United States Area
A report notes that virgin forests in the United States have been heavily reduced with about half of the original timber now gone. The piece highlights the extent of deforestation and remaining primeval woodlands across regions.
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Dalted States
First Playground Opened in United States in 1860
The first supervised greenspace in the United States opened in Boston in 1860 featuring a sand garden and early play area for children.
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United States
Bostop
Lutheran Church Notes East and West Programs and Events
East Church Luther League program and Lenten sermon at 730 p m. West Church English services at 11 am and an illustrated Bible study hour at 730 pm directed by the Bible class. Saturday Leap Year basket social by Luther League. Mission Society meets Thursday March 8 in church parlors hosted by Mrs J A Erickson Mrs Nels Everson and Mrs N H Nelson. East Y P L L to meet next Sunday evening with program including Song v2 nat Society Invocation Rev Gunsten Songcee etc. Secretary's report readings piano solo vocal duets recitations and Bible verses with Rev Gunsten as remarks. G Gunsten Pastor.
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East Church
West Church
Luther League
Mission Society
J. A. Erickson
Nels Everson
N. H. Nelson
East Y. P. L. L
Gunsten Songcee Society
Clarence Thorson
Olga Baker
Ydia Anderson
Myrtle Peterson
Elizabeth Skarshoug
Voreal
Hulda Berg
Bernard Hanson
Harald Skarshoug
Gunsten
G. Gunsten
Clermont Loses to Oelwein in County Tourney Opener
Clermont High drew county champions Oelwein in the county tournament last Thursday and lost 16 to 7. The team played its first tournament game Thursday evening. They enter the sectional tournament at Oelwein this week and have a bye in the first round. In the second round they meet Edgewood at 1:50 p.m. Friday.
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Clermont High
Oelwein
Edgewood
Face Bone Broken When Limb Falls on Meyer
Cebert Meyer assisting Ole Loftsgard in cutting wood was struck in the face by a falling branch. He was rushed to Pastville hospital where doctors diagnosed a broken left cheek and nose, with severe facial injuries.
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Cebert Meyer
Ole Loftsgard
Mr. Meyer
Pastville Hosminal
Miss Eleanor Baur to Speak on Home Furnishings
Eleanor Baur will travel to Fayette County on March 4 to deliver the second lesson in the Home Furnishing course organized by the Farm Bureau women. The session focuses on household linens and follows an earlier lesson hampered by poor roads and weather, though most townships were represented and found the training valuable.
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Eleanor Baur
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Qold Ornaments in Parks and Gardens
Description of decorative figures placed among flowers and shrubs in public parks and private gardens across Europe. The art features tortoises and queer bird and frog forms arranged like life like fairy tale illustrations, executed in terracotta tones.
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Yorke
Europe
Tertyu Cotta
Clermont School Band Contest Counts Points for Reward
The Clermont school band is running a points contest through the school year for attending rehearsals punctuality neatness paying attention perfect playing and good conduct. The top point earner at commencement receives a medium gold medal with the recipient’s name on the back. In other school news Miss Myrtle Amundson won the declamatory division and Miss Phyllis Dibble the dramatic at a Wednesday contest, with Herschel Rolfs winning humor. The school plans more declamatory events and notes two mumps cases, plus a basketball sectional tournament upcoming with Clermont facing Edgewood and Elgin next week under referee Mr Billings.
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Clermont
Myrtle Amundson
Phyllis Dibble
Herschel Rolfs
Miss Nichols
Edgewood
Elgin
Billings
Fayette
Local merchants can compete with national chains
Community analysis finds chains cannot undersell if local merchants study markets and use strong newspaper advertising. The piece argues there is more scare than reality, urging residents to support home merchants and improve their merchandising efforts.
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Atore
For Sale Block 38 in Clermont Property Clermont Iowa
For Sale all of block 38 in Clermont and lots 6 and 6 residence property. Inquire of Mrs. E. Delaney, Clermont, Iowa. 18 19p.
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Clermont
E. Delaney
Towa
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