Car Crash Near Luana Injures Five Nearby Clermont Residents
A Sunday morning head on collision near Luana involving a Schultz car driven by Dean Schultz and Bill Marting’s car left five injured. Dean Schultz, his wife and father and mother were in the Schultz vehicle, with Mrs. Schultz being Mary Ann Nelson. Mrs. Deade and Mrs. Fred Schultz suffered facial cuts, Marting was seriously hurt, and Fred Schultz had a head gash. All five were hospitalized at Postville. The Schultz family were en route to Cedar Falls for a church dedication.
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Clermont
Luana
Dean’ Schultz
Bill Marting
Marting
Schultz
Dean
Fred Schultz
Postville ‘Hospital
Cedar Falls
New Fire Truck Gets First Workout
The Clermont rural fire unit trialed its new fire truck Sunday night responding to a call at Mrs Sophie Anderson’s home around eleven. A pump house on the farm sustained the only loss, and firemen praised the truck’s quick operation.
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Clermont
Sophie Anderson
Clermont area May events list graduation to scouts
Thursday May 15 marks high school graduation. May 17 features a senior trip to Chicago. May 19 the Commercial Club and Boy Scouts Troop 51 meet. May 20 hosts the Womens Service Club. May 21 presents West Clermont Mission Society and Women’s Catholic Order of Forestry. May 22 lists Junior Clermont Study Club Forresters and Cub Scouts activities.
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Chicago
Commercial Club
Boy Scouts Troop 51
Womens Service Club
West Clermont Mission Society
Women's Catholic Order of Forrestery
Junior Clermont
Forresters
Cub
Ossian Social Notes Mention Ambrose Arnold Home Visit
Mr and Mrs Lawrence White and their sons visited the Ambrose Arnold home in Ossian on Sunday. Loyce Erickson a registered nurse left Sunday for Iowa City to begin duties at the new Veterans hospital with Mr and Mrs J A Erickson driving down to join her.
Life and Works of Horace Mann Featured by Students
A May 8 program on Horace Mann included a student panel discussion by seniors Judy Swenson Virginia Nelson Janet Lyngaas Gordon Larson and Wayne Olson. The feature covered Manns life and impact with questions on atomism and radio activity. This school news item also notes baseball results for Clermont Fayette sectional game and ongoing kindergarten activities and tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Askit
Horace Mann
David Gutcher
Lew Barnhouse
Joann Swenson
Leland Probert
Helen Relerson
Judy Paulson
Ellen Kneeland
Lucille Guyer
Marguerite Sullivan
Betty Westpfahl
Yvonne Chapman
Judy Swenson
Virginia Nelson
Janet Lyngaas
Gordon Larson
Wayne Olson
Baseball News
Clermont
Fayette
Elbert Westpfah
Elbert
Thomas
Mack
Downing
Methodist Church Service and Fellowship Schedule
The church invites worship this Sunday at 8 45 a m with Dr H H Dill as pulpit guest A covered dish luncheon at the Elgin church will follow by 1 00 p m after which the fourth quarterly conference will be held.
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E.G. Steinman
H. H. Dill
Elgin
Priscillas Met May 7 Meeting Details
The Priscilla Working Band met on Wednesday May 7 with hostesses Morris Harvey Vernon Meyer John and Joe Nelson Herbert Martin and Lee Palmer. The gathering opened with society singing followed by devotion, reports and thanks. The program featured songs by members poems and a farewell gift, with June hostesses announced and closing prayers.
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Priscilla Working Band
Morris Harvey
Vernon Meyer
John
Joe Nelson
Herbert Martin
Lee Palmer
Nesset Jed
Clarence Kittleson
Roy Tatro
Vernon Anderson
Tatro
Louis ‘Olson
Nesset
Ladies Aid Elects The Methodist WLCS Officers
WLCS met Wednesday at Mrs. Clarence Tatros home for officer elections. Results: president Mrs. W. R. Blake, vice president Mrs. Gerald Gutcher, secretary Mrs. Ruth Starkey, treasurer Mrs. M. H. Moore. Mrs. Blake was program chairman. The Mothers Day program was presented by most members.
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Methodist
WLCS
Clarence Tatro
W. R. Blake
Gerald Gutcher
Ruth Starkey
M. H. Moore
Blake
Brotherhood Meeting and parish news in Clermont area
The Brotherhood of the Clermont Parish will hold its annual meeting on May 20 at East Clermont church. A film titled The Atomic Bomb Right or Wrong will be shown. Visitors and several local families are listed with weekend and holiday gatherings in Ames Cedar Rapids Lansing and Waukon areas. Messages of thanks express appreciation for fire department help and hospital gifts.
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Brotherhood of the Clermont
East Clermont
Carl Smith
Ames
Caroline Erickson
Florence Hein
Myrtle Andrew
Cedar Rapids
Len Simek
Louise Miller
Lena ,Peters
Keith Thoma
Clifton Pringle
Bill ‘Burrow
Tvan Anderson
Mavis
Bob Burrow
Laird Cline
D'Ana
Fred Chne
Fred Cline
Clarence Grover
Waukan
Lena Peters
Lansing
C. E. Johnson
Edward
Kenton Krueger
Esther Oelberg
Guégisther
Horng
Almer
Sophie) Anderson
Duwaine
Lavanda Olgon
Lindelien Family Hosts 1905 St Olaf Reunion
The Lindelien family of Grand Meadow Minnesota entertained women from the 1905 class of St Olaf Academy Northfield Minnesota on Friday May 8. Guests included Norman Dahle Novalea Canada and Iver Olson Jewell plus Lewis and Edward Larson from Dexter and Lake Mills names, Kittleson Clermont, Marit Lindelien and Clarice Lien Clermont, Mrs Ernest Johnson Ellsworth, and Mrs Anna Lindelien 88 who has been blind for years. Overnight guests were Mrs Kittleson and Clarice Lien with the Lien family at LeRoy Minnesota. Other visitors included Mr and Mrs Carl Knudson Mr and Mrs Silas Hatlestad Donald and Donna.
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Lindelsen
Grand Meadow
Minn
St. Olaf Academy
Northfield
Norman Dahle
Novalee
Canada
Iver Olson
Jewell
Lewis Larson
Dexter, Minn
Edward Larson
Lake Mills
Henry Kittleson
Clermont
Marit Lindelien
Clarise Lien
Ernest Johnson
Ellsworth
Anna Lindelien
Kittleson
Thomas Lien
LeRoy, Minn
Carl Knudson
Silas
Hatlestad
Donald
Donna
Service To Japan and Local Notices Highlight May Events
Lt Daniel T Flores sails for Yokohama from Seattle on April 29 his new address listed at A P O 613 Postmaster San Francisco Mrs Flores staying with her parents Ted and Alma Loftsgard May 3 Wilbur of West Union flies to Fort Riley Kansas bringing Pvt Carmen Loftsgard for an overnight visit Daniel T Flores and family connections noted A service club meeting planned May 20 Barbara Swenson of Waseca valedictorian of 1952 Central High School with 4 0 GPA and multi activity leadership 71 seniors graduate May 21.
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Japan
Ward
Daniel T. Flores
Yokohama
Seattle
Wash
Daniel “T. Flores
San Francisco
Calif
Albert ‘Wilbur
West Union
Fort Riley
Kansas
Pvt
Carmen Loftsgard
Ted Loftsgard
Loftsgard
Alma Anderson
Walter Follett
Roy Swenson
Vernon Anderson
Harvey Anderson
Service Club
Claude Gress
Jane Schott
Bill Wedo
Barbara Swenson
Waseca
Minn
Or. J. Swenson
Central High School
Miss Swenson
Green-Ryan Wedding in Clermont May 3
Miss Ruth Elaine Green daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Green near Castalia wed James A Ryan son of Mrs Joseph Ryan of Waukon at St Peters Church Clermont with Fr Robert Cooney presiding. The bride wore navy blue and yellow rose corsage. They will reside in Decorah. Ryan is an Iowa alumnus and J C Penny assistant manager in Waukon.
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Ruth Elaine Green
Kenneth Green
Castalia
James A. Ryan
Joseph Ryan
Waukon
St. Peters ‘Catholic Church
Clermont
Robert Cooney l
Ed Green
Ted Green
Mr. Ryan
Ryan
Decorah
Northwest Institute of Medical Technology
University of Iowa
J. €. Penney
Smock and Schwamman Wedding in Guttenberg May 7
Miss Beverly Smock and Richard Schwamman wed Thursday morning at St. Marys Church Guttenberg with Rev Gruenwald officiating. Attendants Miss Betty Jane Junk and Daryl Sampson, breakfast for twenty, dinner for fifty at Harvey Kuipers home, and a reception. They plan a farm near Clermont after a wedding trip to northern Minnesota.
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St. Mary's Church
Guttenberg
Beverly Smock
M. J. Rademacker
Richard Schwamman
Henry Schwamman
Near Clermont
Louis J. Gruenwald
Tom Lelifield
Dubuque
Betty Jane Junk
St. Lucas
Daryl Sampson
Castalia
Duane Smock
Stanley Franzen
Ft. Atkinson
Harvey Kuipers
Millville
Minnesota
Clermont
Guttenberg High School
Lawler
Good Neighbors Plow 35 Acres for Edward Krueger Farm
Eight men and tractors arrived Monday to plow 35 acres of corn land at Edward Krueger’s farm. The neighbors’ good deed was appreciated as Krueger had been ill for two weeks. Helpers include Guy Probert Reuben Hackman Otto Krueger Carl Westpfahl Harold Orth Kenton Krueger Edwin Krueger and Carton Krueger.
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Edward Krueger
Mr. Krueger
Guy Probert
Reuben Hackman
Otto Krueger
Carl Westpfahl
Harold Orth
Kenton Krueger
Edwin Krueger
Carton Krueger
Schrader Couple Plan Return Home After Army Call Up
Mr and Mrs Bernard Schrader of Orange City visit Mrs Harriett Dugstad and arrange for Morris Amundson to collect their household goods later this month when they return to live there Bud an Army reserve has been called back to service On Sunday the Schraders and Mrs Dugstad dined with Mrs Evelyn Olson and family
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Bernard
Bud) Schrader
Orange City
Harriett Dugstad
Morris Amundson
Bud
Schrader’s
Study Club Concludes Bars Program
The Clermont Study Club ended its year with a May dinner at Rosa Riegel's home. Seventeen members and one guest, Mrs Laabs of Fredericksburg, attended. Joyce Appelman led an effective speech and better English lesson and reported county convention results. Secretary and treasurer reports were read, gifts given to Bertha Easler and Blanche Nesser, and next year’s theme announced as Pledge for Americans.
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Clermont
Rosa Riegel
Laabs
Fredericksburg
Joyce Appelman
Appelman
Bertha Easler
Blanche Nesser
Ill and Hospitalized Eaters Hospital Visit
Mr and Mrs Ed Dahms spent Wednesday afternoon in the Verni Engle home. On Wednesday evening Mr Engle entered the Postville hospital for observation and treatment. He has been ill since last Thursday.
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Eaters Hospital
Ed Dahms
Verni Engle
Engle
Postville Hospital
Mrs. Fred Bigler Visits Mrs. Harry Raney in West Union
Mrs. Fred Bigler is spending several days visiting Mrs. Harry Raney in West Union, a short social mention noting the nurse and family hosting a guest.
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Fred Bigler
Harry Raney
West Union
As Near As Your Telephone Complete Service
If breakdowns occur, call for immediate on site repair. Our parts department stocks genuine John Deere parts and can dispatch a service truck to fix equipment on the spot. For full overhauls we will haul the machine to town for a thorough service, offering economical options.
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John Deere
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D. LC
E. W. Hilgemann
Clermont, Iowa
Newstaff
Marlene Durscher
Glendal Nygaard
Billy Swenson
Jean Morie
Arlene Ames
Carol Schweinefuss
Mary Martin
Ramona Olson
Nancy Pape
Susan Tatro
Bonnie Swenson
Gary Kittleson
Alyce Oedlberg
Robert Ames
Fenton Twins
Ardel Nelson
Leo Ostlie
Fayrie Triem
Dianne Wenger
Meskel
Dean Helgerson
L'ara Anderson
Janet Wagner
Donald Larson
Margie Swenson
Ladies Aid
Brotherhood
OF Assembly
Green
Kate Horan
Francis
Donnie
Waterloo
Larry Horan
Lloyd Meier
Arthur Wilken
Strawberry Point
Marvin Buhr
Debra
Sumner
M. J.sullivan
Rochester
Nellie
Katherine
Wendell Loftsgard
Wendell
Dale Schultz
M. C. Larson
Art's
Qisian
Beverly Oelberg
Arthur Conner
Henry Kelleher
Elkader
Smock - Schwamman
Will J. Nelson
Briggs - Stratton
Cooper - Clipper
Power Lawn Mowers Sales & Service
Olson & Olson
Complete Deere
Moews
Kingscroft
Clermont Cooperative
Lyle Gunderson
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