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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1932
Page
3
Mrs. E. L. Crowe leads the American Legion Auxiliary planning a campaign to promote U S Agricultural bulletin distribution on Corn and Its Uses as Food. Observance titled Community Responsibility begins March 17 with aims to boost Iowa product use and farm prices while creating jobs.
Sunday school outlines the crucifixion narrative from John 19 17 22 and 25 20 noting Jesus agony at Gethsemane Judas arrest illegality and trial mockery. It highlights Mary at the cross and the Golden Text declaring Christ died for our sins. Local guests Teonard Larsin Chester Barr and families visited at the Seenson hotel.
Clermont residents send updates on health visits travel and family ties while Fr McCaffery praises Ossian deanery Catholic women and Clermont joins a state effort to form National Catholic Welfare conference local club officers meet April 6 in Dubuque to finalize plans.
Frederick Larrabea returns from Ames and Ft. Dodge with daily business. Easter program planned by Union Sunday school classes. Ruth Hitch returns to West Union. Mrs. Vinton's hosework handled by herself. Olson family visit from Maynard. Mrs. Appelman moves to Henry Gamus’s in Clayton county. Updates on Mrs. E. W. Appelman and Prudence nursing in the east. Dr. L. L. Carr returns from Postville hospital and resumes duties. Annual school election yields Garr 144, Erickson 142, Larrabee 108 votes. J B Shipton and J W Crowe receive minor votes. Mrs. Annis Rolfs visits to reclaim her grandson Shepherd boy. Mrs. Shepherd’s family details noted. Be McCue and Kate Sheehan attend Maria Cahalan funeral and visit Burke home.
Selmar and Almer Erickson spent Sunday afternoon at the Lloyd Aanes home while Helmer Lyngaas visited the Clifford Osmundson home. Mrs Ed Johnson called on the Willard Martin home in Clermont. Mr and Mrs Alfred Burass and Fern and DeAlta were guests Sunday.
A notice records Clermont in Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter designation for the local post office.
Mrs Olina Erickson of Clermont spent Sunday at Nels Holt’s home while Helen Reinhart returned from Highland township where she stayed with her sister Mrs Selmar Holm. Leona and Thelma Lyngsas visited Ehinice Landagard. Albert Erickson stays with his mother Mrs. Erickson. Harry Amundson helped at Alfred Buran’s home. Willard Martin family of Clermont were dinner guests at Ed Johnson’s. Ardes Olson visited Bert Lyngan’s. Mellien Loftagard family of Gunder visited Mrs S Erickson and Mrs Anton Scholten at Oscar Lind’s. Andrew Reinhart has been ill but is improving.
Oscar Nyborg of Postville called in Gander Saturday and dined with Mr and Mrs Tom Holm. Gottfred Kurth and family moved to Gander last week renting the Simon Nelson property. Adolph Buroden and family moved from near Elgin to a farm rented by G Kurth last year. P K Peterson and family and Mrs C Christianson were dinner guests at the Arthur Landagerd home. Kenneth Kross stayed Monday night with the Will Bergan family. Mellien Loftsgard left for Des Moines on business. Edwin Loftsgard is handling the garage during his absence. Tom Holm and family spent winter at their Gunder home.
In Clermont last Saturday and Monday residents including Simon Nelson Louis Kurth Bareld Landsgard Gilbert Loftsgard and Henry Larson moved and visited. Henry Olson’s mishap on Saturday left him with a shoulder and hip injury. Walter Martie and family plan to live on the former Larson place working for Emil Gulsvig. The Mission Society will meet in the church parlors on Wednesday afternoon March 16 with hostesses Mrs P K Peterson Mrs John Hellum and Mrs Henry Vellersven.
A terse dialogue turns to a promise of help as a printer offers to supply printing services. A daughter resists marrying an atheist who rejects hell, while the mother urges the marriage and hopes to sway him. The exchange hints at household conflict and public display potential.
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