Local Notes From Decorah And Clermont Area
Jermont Local News details visits and travel of residents including Gladyp Glesne and Bertha Larson as they head to Minneapolis. Cedar Rapids visitors Vincent Ernest and relatives host at Henry Béar home. Roger Henderson hosts six thirty dinner with L V Candee Cline Appelmian Olson and Graver. Clermont Pleasant Valley farm bureau women meet March 18 for all day session led by Miss Brainard with fifteen ladies present. A Clermont Pleasant Valley bridge club dinner and game event notes. A Detroit visit by a four year old Seese returns home with grandfather H Shipton family ties referenced. The last Clermont farm bureau meeting discussed entertaining and serving with a buffet luncheon for fourteen ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Henderson
L. V. ‘Candee
Fred Cline
Frenz Appelmian
Clermont
Pleasant Valley
Farm Bureau
Lovie Hovland
Seasion
Gene Seese
V. A. Seese
H. ¥. Shipton
Detroit
Mich
Clermont and
Pleasant Valley Township
West Union Country Club to Erect Club House
A contract to build a $2,400 club house on the newly purchased grounds of the West Union Country Club was let Monday to L. H. Granger. The 82 by 40 foot building will include a main club room and kitchen, with a basement planned for later lockers and showers. The site overlooks several greens and the city, with landscaping and parking planned. the property was recently bought from the city of West Dales and leased for ten years. Openings: music class at Clermont. local social notes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union Country Club
L. H. Granger
West Dales
BE. F
Paige Farm
Rian
Ronda
Clermonts library to open soon
The Clermont Ladies Aid Society plans a public library in Clermont with a room donated by Farmers Savings Bank. Donations of books or magazines are welcome at Crowe's drug store. Opening date to be announced. List of authors includes James Lane Allen, Bess Streeter Aldrich, Rex Beach, Kate Langley Bosher, Temple Bailey, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Ladies’ Aid Society
Clermont
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Crowe's Drug Store
James Lane Allen
Bess Streeter
Aldrich
Rex Beach
Kate Langley Bosher
Temple Bailey
Struthers Burt
J. M Baurie
Thornton Burgess
F. H. Burnett
Churchill
Curwood
Louisa
Alcott
James Fenimore Cooper
Conner
Cabell
Dixon
Dickens
Deeping
Dedapd
Dell
Glaspell
Ertz
Eliott
Ford
Farnel
Zane Grey
Teen
Garland
Hawthe Johnson Johnston
Josephson
McCutcheon MacGrath
Mereydlith
Norris
Oppenheim
Damler
Porter
Poe
Parker
Pedler
Parrist
Quick
Read
Reed
Richmond
Rainhart
Stowe
Stringer
Scott
Suckow
van Dine
Wright
Skyri
Lewis
Carroll
Calloch
Wiggin
Alice Hogan Rice
Great
Riley
Victor Hugo
Kipling
Laura Lee Hope
Setz Hugh
Seton
Wallace
Barbour
Boy Scout Books
Stevenson
Clemens
Clermont Study Club Meeting Recalls Iowa Figures
The Clermont Study Club met Saturday at Mrs. H. A. Lubke's home. Roll call highlighted topics on peculiar settlements in Iowa. Mrs. L. L. Carr presented a paper on men from other states who became prominent in Iowa, while Mrs. E. L. Crowe spoke on Iowans in Congress. Delicious lunch was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Study Club
H. A. Lubke
Roll Caily
Iowa
L. L. Carr
E. L .Crowe
Harvest gifts displayed at Hyde parish church festival
In Winchester England during the annual harvest festival a display on the pulpit table included whisky beer and five kippers among other offerings. Also shown were a chicken a duck pork joints mutton lobster a bag of coal kindling hops milk a bottle of mineral water and a jug of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde
Winchester
England
Tied Knot in His Night Gown
Bystander quips that a probate judge woke at 2 pm to marry, slipping to the porch and officiating in a quirky scene. The anecdote playfully imagines a headline about the unorthodox wedding moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dianna
Wealth does not equal material things or common goods
The text argues that useful items such as land, wind, clouds, the Gulf Stream, and other material elements are not directly appropriated and thus are not regarded as wealth in the common understanding, highlighting a distinction between usefulness and ownership.
Imaginary Line Zodiac and Celestial Paths
Fragmentary text references the imaginary zodiac girding the earth and solar system movements through the year. It mentions nomads, numbers, and a baby in unclear context, lacking coherent events or identifying details.
Dover Mills Social Roundup Sees Local Visits and Duties
Mrs R F Learn and Mrs B C Wagner attended a farm bureau meeting at Mrs Elmer Graffenburg's home. The Neavicks and Nesvicks hosted visitors, with Rose Guyer returning from Clermont. Several families traveled to Cedar Falls and Waterloo while F R Havenstrite suffers a cold. a funeral in West Union drew Ball and Comean families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Learn
B. C. Wagner
Farm Bureau
Elmer Graffenburg
Clarence Neavick
Ben Nesvick
Orsian
Ezra ‘Rowland
H. K. Johnson
Rose Guyer
John Erickson
Clermont
Earl Becker
Fftay
Glen
Bertha Kerkestue
Decorah
Clarion Hannon
Earl Havenstrite
Fern Becker
Helen Wagner
West
Uni
e“Adelphia
Nesvick Aid
Fern Becklr
Elizabeth Rounds
Evelyn Snyder
Misa Snyder
Cedar Falls
Mise Rounds
Waterloo
F. R. Havenstrite
L. A. Ball
Harvey Brown
Isabelle Comean
Sera Ball
John Farrell
West Union
Ball
Wm. Dullard
Opening of Clermont Millinery Store Event
Clermont Millinery Store promotes its spring hat display with Warteam halo and irregular brim models at special Saturday prices. Mr and Mrs Carroll and Mr and Mrs Anderson with guests visited A J Priest home for Mrs Priest and Mr Carroll birthdays, playing 600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Millinery
John Carroll
Harry Anderson
West Union
Joe Brorby
A. J. Priest
Invention of Early Electric Circuit by Luigi Galvini
In 1800 Italian professor Luigi Galvini devised an instrument of stacked silver and vine soaked cloth pieces arranged in piles. When ends were connected by wire a steady electric current flowed, marking the first known example of an electrical circuit in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luigi. Galvini
Errors of Judgment Reference Amid Faulty Reasoning
A reflective note on how faulty judgment misleads public perception and erodes justice. It cautions against blindly accepting fallacious reasoning that warps perception of Josy and similar cases, urging clearer discernment and fair consideration.
Vanity Fair Mirror Jargon Sparks Edgy Gaggle Gleaned
A fragmentary note hints at Vanity Fair style satire, mentioning egotistical figures and a chaotic, cryptic exchange. The text references stems of mock self-regard and a playful critique of public persona.
Clayton County Ranked Among Iowa's Richest by Farm Census
Mc Gregor Times reports preliminary county data from the Census Bureau showing Clayton County's farm value gains and land declines, with 2,992 farms in 1930 and total farm land valued at about 49.5 million. Buildings hold 18.2 million, dwellings valued at 8.1 million, and machinery at 4.45 million, while average farm worth about 16,548 and average acre 106.69. Ownership patterns favor owner operated farms, and 100 to 174 acre farms rise to the most common size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton County
Iowa
Bureau of Census
McGregor Times
West Lutheran League to Meet March 22 at Church
The West Lutheran League will hold a gathering Sunday evening March 22 at West Lutheran church. The program includes song scripture reading and prayer led by Rev Gunsten, introductions of topic by Alta Larson and Elwina Belschner, vocal duets by Thelma Christianson and Myrtle Bilden, choir song, society secretary’s report, remarks, collection and closing.
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P.L. L
West Lutheran Church
Gunston
Eileen Agnes
Alta Larson
Thelma Christianson
Myrtle Bilden
Elwina Belsehner
Rev. Gunsten
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Meets at Carr Home
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society met with Mrs. L. L. Carr and Mrs. R. V. Brandt on Wednesday March 11. Mrs. Brandt led devotionals and Mrs. Appelman led the lesson. Mrs. Cortea presented the social creed. Each member brought a guest and a delicious lunch was served with a green color theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
L. L. Carr
R. V. Brandt
Clayton County Treasurer appoints deputy Geo Scofield
Treasurer J F Maley of Clayton county appoints Geo F Scofield of Strawberry Point as deputy after J B Donlon resigns to join Wardell Chevrolet. Scofield is a Strawberry Point high school and Upper Iowa Fayette graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Maley
Clayton County
Geo. F. Scofield
Strawberry Point
J. B. Donlon
Wardell Chevrolet Company
Mr. Scofield
Upper
Iowa
Fayette
Accounting for Folk Tales Based on Marsh Stilt Customs
A theory reported to the Folk Lore society posits that folk tales of glanta stalking on geven league boots arose from marsh marshcraft stilts used in Europe. The practice awed and frightened strangers and likely sparked tales.
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Folk Lore Society
Europe
Lost Cow Solved by Village Nitwit
In a humorous anecdote from American Magazine, the village seeks a missing cow without success until the town fool searches alone and retrieves the animal by declaring a simple guess about where he would go if he were the cow. The tale underscores quirky logic and small town charm.
Weighted silk material Silke' weight by tin salts
A garbled note describes weighted silk material Silke using tin salts to add weight. It mentions heavier results but the text is incomplete, offering no clear methods, quantities, or outcomes.
Lutheran Church Notes Highland Services Next Sunday
Divine services in English with holy communion at 11 a m. next Sunday. Weat Church in town offers Lenten services in English Friday evening at 7 30. Luther League services Sunday evening at 7 30. All welcome to all services. They seek not their own but that they may glorify God in bearing testimony of His truth and grace, G Guneten, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland
Weat Church
Town
Luther League
New Spring Hats Debut at Clermont Millinery Store
Clermont Millinery Store unveils new spring hat models and invites readers to place wants in the want ad column for quick results during the upcoming Saturday display event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Millinery
Clermont Enterprise enters second class mail status
The Clermont Enterprise is registered as a second class mail publication in Clermont Iowa with Agnes Bilden listed as Local Editor and Fayette County address details.
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Clermont Enterprise
Clermont
Fayette County
Iowa
Agnes Bilden
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