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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1947
Page
3
A local notice states payments for subscriptions and renewals should be made to the Clermont News Editor Mrs Lucy Engle who will issue receipts. The publisher is noted in the notice.
The Clermont School notes continued from Page 5 awarding merit certificates. The brief column reflects on seasonal change from winter to spring and anticipates a future shovel show, with light, quirky observations about the month.
A playful, informal note describes various song phrases and light theater chatter. It mentions couples, snack suggestions, and idle backstage gossip with humorous asides about audience and performers. The tone is casual and reminiscent of late night show talk.
Local notices list weekend and Monday visiting guests. Mr. and Mrs Louis Olson hosted a Sunday buffet for Fred Cline Roger Henderson Franz Appeman family and Max Reed. Ruth Krueger entertained Dale Kelly Robert Robbins Juanita Kenton Krueger Margaret Germann Wm Bakewell. John Bakewell Jackie and Bud Louis Schrader joined Carl Voelz’s Luana supper. Dale J Hanson Cresco dined with Verni Brandt family. Verni Eagle home welcomed Harley Redloff Reuben Svendsen.
The American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. Elmer Nelson’s home on March 11. Post 653 Clermont Legion renamed to Sheehan Olson to honor John Sheehan and Joe Olson, both WWI fatalities, with the Auxiliary following suit. A joint county meeting is set for March 25, lunches assigned to Ruth Q Son Nora Loftsgard Blanche Dummernmouth and Bess Gundeson. Knoxville hospital requests yarn wool cotton felt hats and carpet bags for therapy patients, about 394 men, a third WWII veterans. Subscriptions to magazines totaling six dollars were approved for hospital reading materials. Vasbey to run a poster contest with prizes of 1.25 1.00 and 0.75 dollars per grade. Members sewed carpet rags during the meeting.
Mr and Mrs Ezra Dibble plan Rochester clinic check up. W S C of the Methodist church met at Mrs Gerald Gut cher home with eighteen ladies. three new members joined. Several couples and families visited in Manchester Clermont and Luana. Nell Sheehy returned from Hot Springs Ark. A birthday party for Mrs Anson Priest featured a picnic lunch and a gift.
The Clermont township hosts a Rural Women program at the Clermont schoolhouse on Saturday afternoon March 15 featuring Beulah Kozelka and the Ladies Sextet with musical numbers and a health goals segment. Various social visits follow, with announcements of Rally Day plans for March 28 and notes on future meetings and library skit planning.
The piece notes 166 voters in a school election, with A. S. Hoag unopposed for director and J. A. Erickson vs Wm. Larrabee Jr. for treasurer, plus county seat relocation talk. It also details a March 15 wedding of Ellen Gardner to Frank Newly Taylor, staff changes, visitors, and several local social updates from Clermont and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Woody Tapper and Mrs Wegley Johanningmeier and others visited Thursday in the Lyle Gunderson home. Mr and Mrs Herbert Malven and George of Maynard and Mrs Norman Amundson and Mark were dinner guests Sunday in the Wm Belschner home. Marvin Johnson and Mr Leuitenmacher of Elgin flew to Mt Hope Wis on business. Norman Erickson came from Cedar Rapids to spend the weekend in J A Erickson’s home.
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