Grand Meadow Study Club Meets at C Kittleson Home
The Grand Meadow Study Club gathered Friday afternoon April 29 at Mrs. Clarence Kittleson’s home. Twelve members attended with two guests Mrs. Henry Kittleson and Mrs. Clara Helgerson. Birthdays were noted for several members. The program covered Clayton County Extension lessons starting in August and guidance for teenagers in their future occupations. A program called The Friendly Cup discussed new fashions in eating and serving. Members displayed glassware china and silver with each sharing its history. Lunch was served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Meadow Study Club
Clarence Kittleson
Henry Kittleson
Clara Helgerson
Clarente Kittleson
William Nelson Jr
George Frieden
Ewald Lyngans
Carman Swenson
Clayton County
Almer Amundson
Armaundson
Se’mer Erickson
Junior High News Arlington Beats Valley In Tight Inning
Arlington junior high edged Valley to win 7 8 10 and outscore in fifth inning. Valley starter Gene Olgan pitched and RBI contributions came from Larry Orth and Robert Nims while Larry Halverson homered and added another hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Valley
Valley Ruas
Gene Olgan
David Thompson
Everett Rowland
Larry Orth
Larry Halverson
Ricky Chapman
Johny Schupbach
Gary Kittleson
Robert Nims
Eighth grade boys fall to West Central 13 to 5
West Central defeated the eighth grade team 13 to 5 on Thursday as pitching by David Thompson kept the runners at bay with six strikeouts and three walks. Errors proved costly for the losers while Clermont prep hosts next May 12 at 3 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Central
David Thompson
Larry Orth
Dale Bilden
Ossi
Clermont
South Am
Karen Hoopman
Sharon Ruckdasher
Genevieve Christen
Anita Dennler
Mary Ann Jacob
Solvieg Kronlokken
Gordon Mathys
Richard Reierson
Danny Baker
Local social notices from Clermont and surrounding area
A string of gatherings on April 25 26 and surrounding days includes Mrs Clara Helgerson hosting a Tuesday luncheon for a group of Clermont women. birthday celebrations for Ice Dunscher and Lena Wolfs. funeral attendance for Elmer Hoag. visits by Cedar Rapids and Eldorado residents. and multiple dinners and luncheons among families such as Amundsons Olsons and Wolfs with extended relatives in West Union Charles City and Hamlet Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Amundson
Mary Olson
Gussie Miller
Ray Reierson
George Frieden
Irene Olson
Clara Helgerson
George Durscher
Marlene
Janice
Edna Miller
Leland Probert
Guy Probert
Janice Dunscher
Arthur Helgerson
Sylvan Houg
Clarence Houg
West Union
St. Ansgar
Elmer Hoag
Clifford Olson
Lyle Olson
Clara
FF Vater
Hans Sandvold
Roy Werner
Cedar Rapids
Emma Olson
Inga Larson
Inga Evenson
Lena Wolfs
Leo Wolfs
Leslie Lauer
Charles Hoover
Eldorado
Carlton Krueger
Debbie
Ruth Kohls
Hill Kittleson
Ronald Sylvester
Charles City
Edward Krieger
Harry Gunderson
Edwin Olson
Maynard
St. Olaf
Earl Knudtson
Clara Wilke
Oliver Larson
Aines Olson
Orville Berg
Wayne Amundson
Clara Gibson
Fanny Morrison
Hamlet
Ngee aponDes
Social notes from local families in Elgin area
Sunday meals and visits feature Otto Vasby Berg Larson and Larson families with Olson and Amundson households. West Union guests, Cedar Rapids trips, and gatherings at Ames Olson Glen Nygaard and Nels Gilbert homes mark a busy week in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Vasby
Orville Berg
LaVerne Larson
Oliver Larson
Emily Amundson
Howard Kluss
Alan Antes
Josie Westvick
Helen Mark
West Union
L. T. N. Olson
Harvey Meyer
Charles Becker
Isabel Nelson
Clermont
Wanda Meyer
Waterloo
Gene Severson
Waverly
Gary Gilson
Leland Probert
Lena Wenger
Lester
Elgin
Harlo Meyer
Dean Loftsgard
Millard Larson
Leo Orth
Debbie
Brenda
Dundee
Ames Olson
Kenneth Amund
Carl Westpfahl
Cedar Rapids
Dale Freeman
Brian
Kenneth Wespfahl
Janie
Elbert Westpfahl
Kathy
Tommy
Moore’s
Glen Kurth
Annie Gunderson
Luana
Vernon Anderson
Glen Nygaard
Herbert Martin
James Martin
Herbert
Duthbert
Amanas
Paul Grimes
Tillie Johnson
Martin Gunderson
Roselyn
Missionary Bishop Hayes Attended by Local Ladies Band
Bishop William Hayes, a missionary stationed in South America, attended a gathering with Mesdames Robert Minger, John Eskewell, Margaret Schintz, Giles Martin, Joseph Hogan, George Larson, Burkard Reigel, Walter Kohls, May Carlin and Nell Sheehy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hayes
South America
Robert Minger
John Eskewell
Margaret Schintz
Giles Martin
Joseph Hogan
George Larson
Burkard Reigel
Walter Kohls
May Carlin
Nell Sheehy
Card of Thanks for Kind Expressions and Support
Mrs. George Belschner thanks friends for cards and letters during hospitalization and recovery. The Belts acknowledge sympathy in bereavement with thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Trem, Mae Carlin, Mr. and Mrs. Holt, and Father Sullivan. The children of Mrs. Ida Wedo express appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Belschner
Ole Trem
Mae Carlin
Ernest Holt
Father Sullivan
Ida
Wedo
Pleasant Valley 4-H Club Holds April Meeting
The Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters 4-H Club met at D Lene Krueger's home on Monday April 25 with twelve members present. President LaVerne Krueger led the session as the group planned a cane patch project and approved a $3 donation for Foreign Exchange. A rain demonstration by Kurtis Krueger capped the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley Sharp Shooters 4-H Club
LaVerne Krueger
D’lene Krueger
Kurtis Krueger
JoAnn Moore Joins Mortar Board at Drake University
Supt and Mrs M H Moore attended Drake University Honors Night by invitation of the Dean of Women. Their daughter JoAnn was among 16 junior women initiated into Mortar Board National Honor Society for outstanding university women based on character scholarship leadership and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Moore
Drake University
JoAnn
Mortar Board
National Honor Society
Student JoAnn Holds Leadership Roles Across Sororities
JoAnn, a sophomore year student, has led Alpha Lambda Delta as president and was elected president of Mu Phi Epsilon professional music sorority. She serves as a delegate to the national convention in Santa Monica, participates in University Concert Band, University chorus, and Drake choir, and chairs rush for Kappa Kappa Gamma. She was a Quax Yearbook beauty and is a Panhellenic council member, with plans to attend the national convention in Coronado this June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mu Phi Epsilon
Santa Monica
Calif
Drake
Kappa Kappa Gamma Social Sorority
Rush
Coronado
Quax Yearbook
Panhellenic Council
Saving or spending in a witty exchange
A salesman touts a home freezer with saving claims. A housewife replies their budget covers car, laundry, rent, and house, leaving no room to save more. A lawyer asks about will changes. A miserly mechanic jokes he will leave everything to his wife only if she remarries within a year, proving someone would be sorry he died.
Sergeant Olson Assigned to Advisory Group in Vietnam
Army Sergeant Irvin J. Olson, 41, and wife Martha of Cedar Falls Mont recently joined the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Vietnam. Olson entered the Army in 1941 and was a 1936 Clermont High School graduate. he is the son of Mrs Irene L. Olson of Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Irvin J. Olson
Martha
Cedar Falls
Mont
Vietnam
Sargeant Olson
Clermont High School
Irene L. Olson
Clermont
Attend Meeting at Ossian in DeSales School
Several ladies from Clermont and Elgin attended a meeting at the DeSales School Ossian Monday evening to hear a talk by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont and
Elgin
DeSales School
Ossian
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. Kittleson
Junior High News
Paul N. Moser
Postville
Iowa
L. R. Tappan
Optometrist
Louis Schutte & Sons
Funeral Home
E. R. Withell
State Bank
Bue
Elkader
M. F. Schlein
N. Lawler
Marianna Propane CO
Distributors of
Philgas
Postville, Iowa
Pleasant Valley
JoAnn Moore
Alpha Lambda Delta Freshmen Women Scholastic Honorary Society
Elgin Echo
Muehlethaler
Iewa
Northern Field Seed Company
Joseph H. Vander
Clermont, Iowa
Paul F. Gourley
Fayett
A. H. Sterling
Servisoft
Serviso
Postville, Towa
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