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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1951
Page
3
Clermont notes list many weekend visits and social events in the area. Pringle remains bedbound from a heart attack last Thursday. Guests include the Martin family of West Union and numerous local families. Observed celebrations include a birthday party for Dale Hoopman and a kitchen shower for Sylvia Guyer and Orvin Loftsgard.
The graduating class includes five boys and nine girls: Magdaline Olson, Millard Nelson, Bess Peters, Lyle Greas, Alta Larson, Kathryn Kloster, Anna Bigler, Ellen Bidden, Edwin Buser, Mabel Christianson, Archie Rolfs, Elizabeth Skarshaug, Anna Simpson and James Powers. Commencement is set for June 3 in the gym. Poppy sale coordination by Mrs Brandt, Mrs Tate and Mrs Paulson for May 29. Legion offers to help build a tennis court on Mr Burke’s donated site. offer accepted. A box of 60 dozen cookies sent to Knoxville for disabled veterans. Farmers Savings Bank sent 19 in paper money to U S treasury, from Marion church at Gander via a fire damaged safe in Martin Nelson store. Proceeds from three one act plays by three ladies clubs go to playground equipment. G. & Dibble to comment on future prospects. He will turn 90 in September and drives his Dodge. Clermont fans attend Upper Iowa Wesleyan game in Fayette. U S U on mound Zeke Larson pitched for a 1 0 victory. Henry Erickson and Peter with Harriet head to Fort Dodge to visit Mrs Palmer Larson, camping gear in tow, planning extended western auto tour. Dr L L Carr leaves for Des Moines and Dr I C Jerdee goes to Town State Medical Assn meeting. Clermont residents advised to avoid sickness during their absence. Joe Leehy’s ankle progress avoids another cast as he uses a brace.
Mrs. Lorranne Crowe came back Tuesday from Denver after a month with daughter and son in law Dan Dahmen and Janana, with grandson Daniel Joseph Jr. She notes all well in the Dahmen family. Visitors to Mrs Gordon Landsgard's home last week included Henry and Martin Amundson Almer Amundson Arthur Amundson Elmer T Nelson Calvn T Loftsgard Morris Amundson Gunda Gisleson Milo Mrs Alvin Gorman and Gordon Landsgard. Landsgard and baby have returned home.
Our garden planted with its markers and a scarecrow signals success as students anticipate summer vacation after achievement tests show they have completed more than a year’s work.
The first grade recounts completing basic primers and four supplementary books. The brownies will finish a book this week and start a new one. They learn to tell time, plant seeds, create a seed chart, and make clay birds in art. Gloria Hyde celebrated her birthday on April 24 with candy bars for everyone.
In April 1998 tour visitors included Mrs Carmie Petersen Mrs LaNora Halvorson and Marvin and Beverly S Bennner. Marvin stayed in our room earlier and then moved to Oelwein.
In our second grade room a unit on How the Forest Helps Us began with a focus on capitalization. The Stanford Achievement tests were given Tuesday. Carolyn Olson sent a bouquet of tulips for the room and visitors Billy Schultz Connie Bear visited with Mrs LaNora Halvoreen this past week.
Last Wednesday the class earned four perfect spelling papers and went on a hike to Flat Rock where Mayflowers were picked. They discovered a spring and enjoyed a cool drink. Mrs Griebenow visited the school last Friday. Elsie Wede returned her dental card. In art, May baskets were made and distributed by Jean Amundson Kathleen Amundson Bonnie Taylor and Elsie Wede. Row two leads the No Tattle Contest.
The class studies Eskimos of Alaska including living, clothing, and travel. They cut paper flowers, made May baskets and a May calendar. Group 7 will finish reading books this week while arithmetic covers multiplication of two numbers.
While delivering milk in Lake City Bill Patterson slipped and fell from his truck. The vehicle mounted a curb crashed through a plate glass show window of a local automobile dealership damaging the showroom and injuring no one else.
John Bunyan authored Pilgrim's Progress during his imprisonment. The work became a landmark in English religious literature, illustrating Christian pilgrimage and faith under hardship.
Mrs. Edgar Schreiner of Ollie was severely burned on her face and hands after relighting a gas oven, despite waiting a few minutes for fumes to dissipate.
White lacquering egg cases a fireman saved 19 year old Leroy Harris of Wapello who was overcome by fumes and became unconscious. Firemen revived him with artificial respiration after about 30 minutes.
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