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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1951
Page
7
Clermont Airport buys a used hangar from Lauterbach Airport at Sumner. The framing is being dismantled and erected at Clermont to house four planes. Officials expect increased activity this season at the local field.
Eighth grade graduation is set for Wednesday evening May 16 at 8:00 in the high school gym. The class will present a one act play Life Sethe 8 Other numbers will include a solo by meas Olggage and music by the band. Poppy poster prizes will be presented by the American Legion.
May events include Legion on Monday May 14, Service Club with Mrs G O Anderson May 15, West Clermont Mission Society May 16, and Catholic Order of Foresters with Mrs Len Simek and Mrs Keith Thomas on May 17. Visitors to Jack Bush home in Corwith, Indiana noted. In Memoriam honors Andrew Anderson who died May 8 1950 with family prayers and remembered sorrow.
Senior class sponsored program in the high school gym featured Band and Glee Club selections with soloists, a one act play, and choral numbers. Upcoming events include junior senior banquet, baccalaureate, class night, grade graduation and commencement. Baseball results note Clermont over Monona 6 0 and Clermont 4 2 over Elgin with pitchers Westpfahl and Yaslin. May baskets and garden activity described for kindergarten plus ping pong enthusiasm and new table. Continued to Page 8.
Plans for our annual Poppy Day are well under way and rely on all Auxiliary members and community support. Disabled veterans have been crafting red and green crepe paper poppies through winter to honor departed comrades on Poppy Day, the symbol of the dead and of enduring ideals.
Mr and Mrs Otto Krueger returned from a four weekend visit with Mr and Mrs Willis Portate at Sioux Falls South Dakota. They also visited Mr and Mrs Will Blotherwick who is recovering from a heart attack. They visited Richard Krueger and family at Romona South Dakota. The couple returned home last Tuesday via Hampton visiting the Harry Johnson family. They report much water all the way from West Union to Dakota with little seeding done.
A partial list of East Clermont Lutheran church members from 1864 is provided, noting many potential charter members. The roster includes numerous names across four districts, with multiple spellings and family connections identified through descendants of old homesteads.
Harry Johnson visited Saturday with Mrs Johnsons relatives and returned to Quincy on Sunday. Mrs Johnson who had been visiting here accompanied him home.
Pastor A O Nesset leads services at West Clermont 9 30 a m and East Clermont 11 00 a m on May 13 with Luther League in charge. Youth for Christ offering, historical booklet photos for 100th anniversary, and picnic lunch after. Upcoming events include Highland Societies May 10, confirmands May 12, Parish Brotherhood May 15, Elgin Society May 17, and Highland Church council meeting May 18.
The Clermont Methodist Church announces a service on May 20 and hopes for strong attendance over the next three services. The treasurer must close his books by June 1 and congregants are asked to honor their pledges.
St Peter's Church schedules Masses on May 13 at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. First Holy Communion at the 8:00 o'clock Mass with the children choir. Morning Masses at 6:50 daily in May, Saturdays at 8:00. May 20 is Holy Name Sunday. Holy Name Society members urged to receive Communion. Eighth grade graduation and school closing for St Peter's School on May 27 at 8:00 p.m.
Firefighters were called Wednesday at about 5 30 pm to extinguish a grass fire that spread to a stack of light poles owned by Interstate Power Co. The creosote on the poles produced a flashy blaze during the incident.
The Rosary Society and Altar Guild gathered Thursday in the church parlor with Mesdames Mary Griebenow John Kelly and Lee Havelick in attendance. A breakfast is planned at the church Sunday morning after the 8 o'clock Mass.
The Priscilla Working Band met on Wednesday May 2 with hostesses Mesdames Lloyd Aanes Harvey Meyer Lee Palmer Henry Schweinerus Joe and John Nelson. Vice-president Mrs Vernon Anderson presided and opened with singing What a Friend We Have in Jesus. Mrs Wm Belschner led devotion. The secretary’s report was read and a thank you note from Mrs Ole Amundson acknowledged. The program included readings A Wonderful Mother and What Mother Meant to Me plus a vocal solo That Wonderful Mother of Mine by Mrs Willet Miller with piano by Mrs Carman Swenson and a reading How to Give Your Child Security by Mrs James Henderson. Hostesses were read for Tone and the meeting closed by prayer.
The WSCS met at Helen Tatro’s home with ten members and one guest. Officers elected include W. R. Blake president Ruth Starkey vice president and M. H. Moore secretary. Various residents visited relatives and guests stayed in local homes. Families from Iowa City Waterloo West Union Decorah Rochester and Avoca appear among attendees and movers.
The PTA held its last meeting of the school year Thursday evening at the Larrabee grade building. Supt. M. H. Moore installed the new officers Thelma Henderson president Joyce Appelman vice president Edith Larson secretary and Rose Hegel treasurer. Mothers of the kindergarten pupils served lunch.
Mayo Savold of Glenwood Minnesota is listed in The International Who's Who in Music. The biography notes his band directing career his wartime music work under General MacArthur and the centennial award for the best high school band in the state. He is nephew of Mrs. O C Peterson of Clermont.
Mrs Frank Nims Jr underwent a serious kidney removal operation at West Union hospital last week and is recovering well. Mr and Mrs Harry Johnson are improving the interior of a recently purchased house from Otto Vasby. The house is tenanted by Mr and Mrs Lloyd Meier, who visited the Paul Meier home in Guttenberg. Mr and Mrs Arthur S Olson spent Friday with the Robert Wharram family in Stanley.
Miss Marjorie Lorraine Skinner daughter of Mr and Mrs Labon Skinner of Fayette will wed Pvt James A Macken of Fort Riley Kansas on Saturday evening May 12 at Stavanger Lutheran Church OsSian Rev Fisherbeck officiating Miss Skinner has taught in Clermont grades for five years
The Robert Wharram family of Stanley were guests Sunday in the Arthur S Olson home. Mr and Mrs Albert Christian Son attended a birthday party for Elmer Sanders at Postville Friday evening.
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