Orchid to You Nora Jorgenson in Hollywood
A cinema star sends a public appreciation letter to Nora Jorgenson praising her piano recital. The note, addressed to Mrs. Jorgenson, describes renewed courage for a new starring vehicle and includes a five dollar orchid purchase. The letter was delivered to station KFE and notes other stars calling from Beverly Hills and Malibu Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Nora Jorgenson
KFE
Jorgenson
Roosevelt Hotel
Beverly Hills
Malibu Beach
Ladies' Aid Society Meets at Mrs Brandt Home
The Ladies' Aid Society gathered at Mrs R V Brandt's home on Wednesday February 27 with hostesses Mrs L L Carr and Mrs H A Lubke. Pres H H Follett led the meeting as members sang America and shared quotes about Februarys famous men. Mrs Martin Nelson spoke on Thomas A Edison with amusing life incidents. The afternoon was spent sewing items for the bazaar and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
R. V. Brandt
L. L. Carr
H. A. Lubke
H. H. Follett
America
Roll Cal
Martin Nelson
Thomas A. Edison
Pre nuptial Shower Honors Lillian Johnson and Oscar Gilbertson
A pre nuptial shower for Lillian Johnson and Oscar Gilbertson was hosted at the Landmark Inn in Lansing on Thursday evening February 28. About 160 relatives and friends attended including Louie Hoviand Oline Erickson H Lannon Clarence Kittleson Clarence Thorpon Geo Larson Clarence Johnson and Otto Johnson of Clermont. Guests brought baskets and gifts for the bride and groom. Dr J D Meyer and family of Postville joined Dr L L Carr at their home for dinner Sunday. Mr and Mrs W E Sirpless of Minneapolis visited in the Cornelius Olson and W B Miller homes from Thursday through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian
Johnson
Oscar Gilbertson
Landmark Inn
Lansing
Louie Hoviand
Oline Erickson
J. D. Meyer
Postville
L. L. Carr
W. E. Sirpless
Minneapolis
Cornelius Olson
W. B. Miller
Len Simek
Hazelton
Will Peters
Wadena
Alice Frederick
Ed Gass
Henry Olson
Emiae Gunderson
Cottrell
Nels Nelson
Nels Iverson
Canoe
Lutheran Church
Harold Kimball
Trene Erickson
American Legion Auxiliary
Marjorie Olson
van Appelman
Gilbert Anderson
Melvin Anderaon
Ivan Anderson
Andrew Anderson
Wm. Burrow
Almer Anderson
Albert Halverson
Vivian iSchave
Milton Nelson
Thelma Christainson
Russelll Grover
Jim Archer
West Union
Lillian Larrabee
Clermont
Iowa City
Carr
Tom Cummings
Walters
John Cummings
Anson Priest
Harry Anderson
Milford Knutson
Mary White
Richard Crowe
Idaho
John Crowe
Roy Tatro
Harry Yauslin
Earl Opperman
John Mark
L. T
Clermont Valley
Washburn
George
Louis Schutte
Mary Grover
Kathryn
Reuben
Albert Lubke
Louise Miller
Chrystal
Besa Tachantz
Lent a season for prayer and temperance in faith
A Lent sermon urges prayer as central to the Christian life and explains a disciplined fast of one full meal daily. It cites Christ’s example of prayer, cites Charles Carroll on restraint, and notes how moderation in eating and abstinence can reduce harm, framing Lent as sensible, not dreary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Garden of Olives
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
Divine Norwegian Services At Clermont Lutheran Church
Clermont Luth Church East Church holds Norwegian services Sunday at 11. West Church offers Norwegian services at 2 PM, Luther League meets Sunday 7 30 PM. Pastor G Gunsten urges Lent attendance and shared Easter hope with reverent prayer and expectancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Church
West Church
Sunday Guests At Local Homes In Elgin And West Union
Clermont Union Church groups join Sunday visits at Ernest Larson and Emil Larson homes in Elgin with extended families. L L Carr and Lawanda visit Iowa City then watch Northwestern Iowa beat 365 to 38, Clarence Tatro with them. Cornelius Olson hosts a six o'clock birthday dinner for Mr Sirpless of Minneapolis, with W E Sirpless, Wm B Miller, G Roland, Alma Anderson and sons as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Larson
Ernest Larson
Elgin
Arthur Loftsgard
Carl Kohler
Emil Larson
Sverre Hjelming
Eons
Norma Cooley
West Union
Ewald Lyngaas
Hans J. Larson
L. L. Carr
Iowa City
Lawanda
Northwestern Iowa
Iowa
Clarence Tatro
Cornelius Olson
Sirpless
Minneapolis
W. E. Sirpless
Wm. B. Miller
G. Roland
Alma Anderson
Sona
Homecoming Benefit At Clermont Opera House
A Monday night benefit for homecoming drew about two hundred attendees despite muddy roads. Bridge and five hundred were played at many tables with high scores by Miss Childs and Mrs. Dan Burke in bridge and by Mrs. Hans J. Larson and J. A. Erickson in five hundred. Dancing followed to a Scandinavian band. Fr. Holub spoke on the homecoming project and the bulletin. Edmund Dugstad urged town cooperation as Commercial Club president. Orvin Thompson auctioned baskets at lunch and the committee provided meals for those without baskets. Attendees praised the event and asked for more frequent gatherings.
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Clermont Opera House
Miss Childs
Dan Burke
Hans J. Larson
J. A. Erickson
Fr. Holub
Commercial Club
Edmund Dugstad
Orvin Thompson
West Clermont Luther League Program Listing
The West Clermont Luther League presents a Sunday program on March 10 at 7 30 in the evening. Rev Gunsten offers the invocation and closing remarks after a sequence of songs duets readings and topic introductions by Gladys Peterson Helen and Agnes Anderson Jennie Johnson Anya Helen Yauslin and others. The program includes a collection and usual closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Clermont Luther League
Guneten
Gladys
Peterson
Helen and
Agnes Anderson
Jennie
Johnson
Anya Helen Yauslin
Gunsten
Choit
Public Card Party Aids Charity Fund In Ames
The business and professional women's club hosted a public card party with twenty tables, raising about $18 for charity. Prizes awarded in bridge and 500 included Louie Olson, Miss Boley, Ben Douglas, Mrs. A. Erbe, and Ames Olson. Door prize went to Mrs. L. L. Carr. Several local residents were noted for outings and incidents, and Supt. Cottrell was ill briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional
Louie Olson
Miss Boley
Low
Ben Douglas
A. Erbe
Postville
Ames Olson
L. L. Carr
Berndt Saeter Weld Dies at 86 in Elgin Detroit Lakes area
Berndt Saeter Weld aged 86 died Monday evening February 25 at his daughter Mrs Olavus Olsons home four miles east of Elgin. Born in Norway on September 16 1848 he immigrated to this country and married Gunhild Wold about 1872. Survivors include five children Andrew Theodore Wold of Starbuck Minnesota Mrs Olavus Olson of Elgin Bernhard Wold of Harlan Montana and Joseph Wold of Maxbass North Dakota twelve grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Olsons home February 27 and in Starbuck Minnesota with interment in the family lot there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berndt Saeter Weld
Olavus Olson
Elgin
Mr. Weld
Norway
Gunhild Wold
Starbuck
Minn
Andrew
Theodore “Wold
Bernhard Wold
Harlan, Mont
Joseph Wold
Maxbux
N. D
G. Gunston
Clermont
Starbuck, Minn
Johnson Gilbertson Wedding in Lansing March 2
Miss Lillian Johnson and Oscar Gilbertson were married at the Lutheran parsonage in Lansing with Rev. P. F. Kjerlang officiating. The couple will reside on the Gilbertson farm after a six o'clock dinner at the bride’s home and an evening reception for about fortyfive relatives.
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Lillian Johnson
Charlie Johnson
Oscar ‘Gilbertson
Andrew Gilbertson
Lansing
P. F. Kjerlang
Gilbertson Farm
Clermont Market Day Sale Postponed To March Sixteen
Clermont postpones Market Day Sale due to bad roads and allows property listings for the sale. Interested parties may notify Ed C. Olson or J. C. Halverson at Clermont, Town. Local notices also report sick lists visits and family events including several social calls and a welcome home for George Washburn at the Clermont Valley Creamery.
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Clermont
Ed C. Olson
J. C. Halverson
Town
Many Move as Residents Shift Farms and Town Properties
A local listing shows numerous residents relocating to farms or new farm properties. People moving include Fred Pfister, Warren Joyce, Bob Lacher, Ezra Dibble, Leonard Larson, Ivan Anderson, Anton Kohls, Almer Anderson, John Cummings, Gilbert Nelson, Wickham, Harold Bennett, W. H. Schwinefus, Guy Williams, Harvey Meyer, Martin Halverson, Emma Gunderson, Ed Stray, Rolf Bros, Arnold Stumme, Millard Nelson, and Henry Ostlie, with specific farm assignments and vacated properties noted around Randalia, Gunder, Frankville, Castalia, and West Union areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Pfister
West Union
Hawkeye
Warren Joyce
Pfister
Bob Lacher
Castalia
Ezra Dibble
Appelman
Lacher
Leonard Larson
Dibble
Ivan Anderson
Anton Kohls
A. T. Anderson
Almer Anderson
John Cummings
Randalia
Gilbert Nelson
Cummings
Will Wickham
Topstid
Harold Bennett
Rolf
Wickham
W. H. Schwinefus
Andrew Nordhus
Frankville
Emma Gunderson
I. H. Skarshaug
Gunder
Ed Stray
Horan
Rolf Bros
Jack Thompson
Clermont Study Club Meeting and Personnel Notes
The Clermont Study Club met at Mrs. I. C. Jerdes home for a one o clock luncheon on Saturday March 2. A program followed with a paper on Classification of American Music by Mrs Jerdes and a report on Grace Whitney Hoff by Mrs R V Brandt. Luella Miller will leave Wednesday for Shellsburg to teach third grade and music at the consolidated school.
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Clermont Study Club
I. C. Jerdes
Jerdes
Grace Whitney Hoff
R. V. Brandt
Luella Miller
Shellsburg
Boys Sectional Basketball Tournament at Monona
Twenty one northeast Iowa high schools compete in the boys sectional at Monona from March 7 to 9. Class A entry list includes Elkader Waukon Decorah West Union Guttenberg Postville and Monona with Class B led by Colesburg Elkport Volga City Ft Atkinson McGregor Harpers Ferry Luana Clermont Elgin Waterville Farmersburg New Albin Garnavillo and Marquette. Schedule runs Thursday through Saturday with first rounds Thursday, second rounds Friday, semifinals Saturday afternoon and finals Saturday night. Elkader in Class A is seen as strongest. Garnaville tops Class B.
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Iowa
Monona
Elkader
Waukonansing
Decorah
West Union
Guttenberg
Postville
Colesburg
All Glass
Elkport
Volga City
Elgin
Waterville
Ft. Atkinson
McGregor
Farmersburg
New Albin
Harpers Ferry
Luana
Claya
Blakder
Waukon
Lansing
Garnaville
Marquette
Clayton County
Clermont Calendar March Meetings and Visitors
March calendar lists American Legion meeting on Monday the 11th and Legion Auxiliary on Tuesday the 12th. Union church Guild on the 14th, Clermont Study Club on the 16th. Walter Miller and family with Ma and Mrs. Winkleman of Buffalo Center visited J. F. Miller home from Sunday to Tuesday.
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American Legion Meeting
American Legion Auxiliary Meeting
Union Church Guild
Clermont Study Club
Walter Miller
Mrs. Winkleman
Buffalo Center
J. F. Miller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ladies' Aid
Erin Go Brough
Ladies of
Meau
Waterford
Tipperary
Kilkenny
Connaught
Wexford
River Shannon Pickles
Kerry Pie
Cavan
Jelty
Downpatrick Coffee
St. Peter’s Church
Clermont Luth
G. Gunsten
Clermont Union Church
J. J. Snyder
Fred Cline
West L. L. Program
Berndt Saeter Wold
Johnson—Gilbertson
Arnold Stumme
Millard Nelson
Henry Ostlie
Knudt Groth
Main Street
Clermont, Iowa
Tams
McLaughlin Coffee
L. H. Appelman
Jack Sprat Macaroni
Richelieu Gelatin
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