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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1947
Page
3
Clermont School News highlights spring themes and attendance
The Clermont School weekly notes spring focus in First through Fifth grades. Absent students due to flu and illness affected activities while science lessons covered water and electricity, Junior Red Cross membership nears 100 percent, and several students earned Excellent in Customs in Conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Bush
Red Cross
Hunt
Ann Larson
Douglas Appelman
Dental student Lew Barnonge earns merit this week
Text notes Lew Barnonge retained dental candidacy as many Wen students faced absence due to a spelling bee test at Fayette County Speling, with Judy Swenayn and Miss Vashy competing Saturday morning. Judy performed well and plans improved effort next time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Barnonge
Carmen Seenson
Judy Swenayn
Miss Vashy
Fayette County
Judy
Commanders Attend State Basketball Tournament Trip
Commanders Larber Simek and Durscher drive to the State basketball tournament in Iowa City on March 18. They are joined by Vernon Lafisgard Carmen Lafisgard Kenneth Amundson Gerald Kittelson Gordon Merer James Marts Miriami Nelson Franklin Shipton Gerald Schupanitz Roger Amundson and Kenneth Tatro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosch Larber
Len Simek
Geo. Durscher
Iowa City
Vernon
Carmen Lafisgard
Kenneth Amundson
Gerald Kittelson
Gordon Merer
James Marts
Miriami Nelson
Franklin Shipton
Gerald Schupanitz
Roger Amundson
Kenneth Tatro
Juniors Hold Class Party in West Union
The junior class held a long postponed party on the night of March 24. Students attended a show in West Union and then went to a local restaurant for refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Clermont Local News Birthday Celebrations and Visits
Clermont column notes weekend visits by Jessie Loftsgard and relatives in Cedar Rapids Monona and Postville, with birthday twins Borleen and Aileen. Local guests include Elgin and Dubuque travelers, hospital news, and a ISU animal husbandry degree conferment for Norman Amundson. An ISU ceremony at Memorial Union is announced with Dr. Charles Finley delivering the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Loftsgard
Leon
Ras Loftsgard
Irene Opperud
Cedar Rapids
Gerald Gutcher
Christina Monroe
Charles DeSotel
Monona
Borleen
Aileen
Alma Anderson
Hiram Olson
Linda
Elgin
John Bakewell
Jackie
Minnie Bakewell
Postville
Lavern Wersinger
Lillian Kluck
Dubuque
Verni,Engle
Edna Torlkelson
Ossian
Mary Washburn
Henry Hartman
Louise Meyer
Elkader
Doyle Bennett
Harold Bennett
Lloyd Washburn
McGregor
Lois Olson
Waterloo
Louie Olson
Tom Swale
Donna
Carol
Sumner
Ray McCauley
West Union
Amy Medberry
Ollie Ostlie
West Union Hospital
Norman Helmer Amundson
Martin H. Amundson
Clermont
Iowa State College
Charles E. Finley
Great Hall
Memorial Union
L. T. N. Olson
Ernie Peterson
Take My Word For It Volcanology Oddities
Frank Colby reviews volcano facts and pronunciations from Paricutin to Vesuvius. It notes eruptive history, name origins, and notable peaks such as Popocatepetl Pelee Vesuvio and Hawaiian eruptions with pronunciation tips and style guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Colby
Pelee
Martinique
Saint-Pierre
Vesuvius
Hawaii
Kilauea
Mauna Kea
Mauna Log
Funeral Notices and Social Gatherings in Clermont Area
Relatives and friends attend funeral events for Mrs Emma Grossmann in Clermont with many from Rockford McGregor Waterloo Decorah and nearby towns visiting the Olson home. Red Cross fund drive needs final donations and thanks are extended to volunteers. Local residents attend social visits birthdays and church services as community updates roll in.
25 Years Ago Marriage Announced in Local Notice
25 Years Ago cards announce the marriage of Miss Perina Halverson to Herbert G. Moeller on March 6 in Kansas City. Other items note visits and travels of local residents, a grade program with $28 door receipts, and a boy’s rescue after a child fell through ice.
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Lakota
Michael Ellsworth
Dickie Mittag
Social Visit Notes From Ossian And Clermont
Mrs. Brady Paulson has been ill at her home the past week. Mrs. Edna Torkelson am Verna of Ossian, Mrs. L T N Olson and Ardis drove to Waterloo Saturday from where Ardis and Verna went to Ackley to visit Lorraine Osterhus. Winifred Sullivan returned to Cedar Rapids and will resume work after weeks with relatives in Clermont. Mrs. Mary Washburn was a dinner guest in the O C Peterson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perina Halverson
G. A. Roland
Kansas City
D. A. Carr
Mr. Carr
L. L. Carr
California
Will Crowe
John
Fairfax
N.bd
Peter Johnson
Delwein
Clermont
F. A. Hoyt
Gabie Pringle
Cedar Rapids
Harry Anderson
Dover
F. J. White
Wm. Larrabee, Jr
Des Moines
Andrew Anderson
Albert ‘Lea
Minn
Norman
Irene
J. A. Erickson
Herb Anderson
Lavina
Mont
Dot Wolverton
C. A. Hoffman
Brady Paulson
Edna ‘Torkelson
Verna
Ossian
L. T. N. Oison
Ardis
Waterloo
Ackley
Lorraine Osterhus
Winifred Sullivan
Postville
Mary Washburn
O. C. Peterson
Baby Sitters Help Bureau Formed by Girls Scouts
Members of the Girls Scouts in At. Waverly organize a baby sitter and help bureau to raise funds for transportation to the Girl Scout convention in Des Moines in May. Proceeds will cover travel costs and related expenses.
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Waverly
Girls Scouta
Des Moines
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