Halvor Olson dies at 88 a pioneer of the Elgin area
Halvor Olson a longtime community builder near Elgin died at his home four miles east of town early Thursday May 16 at age eighty eight. Born May 1 1847 in Hallingdal Norway he came to this country in 1864 and purchased the local farm in 1874. He leaves seven children with 29 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at East Clermont Lutheran with Rev G Gunston officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halvor Olson
Elgin
Mr. Olson
Hallingdal
Norway
Gunhild Olson
Margit Helgerson
Elliot M. Olson
Dorothea Mosby
Taverne
Minn
Anna Lyn
East Clermont
American Legion Auxiliary Notes May Meeting
The executive board of the American Legion Auxiliary of Sheehan Post met at Mrs Jerdee s home May 14 with 20 members present and hostesses. They reported Fayette county 100 percent cash contributions and noted April progress. delegates were elected for the county meeting in Oelwein in June.
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American Legion Auxiliary of
Sheehan
I. C. Jerdeé
Mesdames Henry Olson
Mellien Loftegard
M. Perry
Jerdee
Fayette County
Oelwe
van Appelman
Louie Olson
Margaret Sheehy
Douglas
Henry Olson
Wm. Crowe
Dan Burke
Manchester
Greenley
Andine Vasby
Clarice Dugstad
Wayne Shipton
Glen Russell
June Rose Larson
J. P. Sullivan
Inez Meyer
National Broadcasting
Suthers
Chicago
National Radio Committee
Jona
Want ads and social visits fill weekend notes
Mrs Ella Rafferty was a guest in the W I Kelly home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Clarence Grover of Waterville were guests in the Fred Cline home last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Adolph Frederick and Alice visited Ed Gass in Postville Friday night. Mrs Mary White visited in the Harry Anderson and Arthur Ferguson homes in West Union Saturday. Mabel Knudson returned Sunday by bus from Los Angeles where she spent eight months visiting her sister Edna Pribyl. On return she visited the Grand Canyon and stopped in Arizona and New Mexico. Mr and Mrs M S Nelson and family spent Sunday with Mrs Nelson’s parents I G Everson in Fennimore Wisconsin. On Wednesday May 15 Mr and Mrs Everson celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Grover
Waterville
Fred Cline
Adolph Frederick
Alice
Ed Gass
Postville
Mary White
Harry Anderson
Arthur Ferguson
West Union
Mabel Knudson
Los Angeles
Calif
Edna Pribyl
Grand Canyon
Arizona
New Mexico
Mrs. M.S. Nelson
Poppy Play by Legion Auxiliary at School Auditorium
The Poppy play presented by the American Legion Auxiliary featured Mrs. Lillian Crowe as grandmother and Anna Mary Crowe as granddaughter. A wartime chorus and taps by Eliza Nelson accompanied the performance, which explained the Poppy’s meaning for Memorial Day and how sale proceeds aid disabled veterans and their families.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Lillian Crowe
Anna Mary Crowe
Auxiliary
Eliza Nelson
Fred Cline
East L. L. program at Mrs Blake home May 29
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet at the home of Mrs. W. R. Blake on Wednesday afternoon May 29 at 2 30 oclock with Mrs. L. V. Candee and Mrs. Albert Lurbke assisting hostesses. Program includes song flow gently sweet aften roll call quotations about mother solo mother song Maida Sperry. Mrs Ben Douglas is chairman.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
W. R. Blake
L. V. Candee
Albert Lurbke
Mother Solo
Maida Sperry
Ben’ Douglas
Death of Hans Jorgenson at West Union Hospital
Hans Jorgenson died at West Union hospital Monday evening after a brief stay beginning Friday. An obituary is to be published next week in this newspaper.
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Hans Jorgenson
West Union Hospital
Speed of Air Bomb and Parachute Descent Rates
A set of vintage notes compares an air bomb’s earth arrival time with a descending parachutist. It cites speeds: 180 mph for a free fall, 118 mph with unopened parachute, and eight to nine mph with opened parachute. The piece also lists local social visits and club meetings from Harold Upland to West Union, Postville, and St. Charles, mentioning names such as Elsie Lindgren, Albert Kelly, Martin Nelson, and L. L. Carr.
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Earth
Van
Clermont School Notes Celebrates Senior Night and Exhibits
Senior class night featured readings by Helen Anderson and Norma Nesvick, Vivian Schave as prophet, and a Boys Glee Club performance. Cap and Gown handed to Louis Amundson. School exhibit showcased student work and home economics fashion. Baccalaureate at Catholic church included Gerald Schori as speaker. Eighth grade and high school commencements set for May 23 and May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Anderson
Norma Nesvick
Vivian Schave
Glee Club
Allen
Louis Amundson
Gerald Schori
Elgin
Wm. M. Holub
Filgin
M, Holub
Clermont Commercial Club Holds Annual Meeting and Plans Events
The Clermont Commercial Club met at Godden's Cafe Monday evening for a 4 6:30 supper and adjourned to Johnson's hall for the business meeting. Officers Edmund Dugstad, George Rounds, H. B. Green ley were reelected to serve another year. Band concerts are set for Thursdays starting the first Thursday in June.
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Clermont Commercial Club
Godden’s Cafe
Johnson’s Hall
Edmund Dugstad
George Rounds
H. B. Greenley
Clermont Calendar Highlights May 23 8th Grade Events and Band Practice
The Clermont calendar lists events from May 23 with an 8th grade play and graduation and City band practice. May 24 shows commencement exercises. May 26 features Poppy Day. May 27 includes Business and Professional Women's club and Five Men's meetings. May 28 notes City band practice. May 29 covers Ladies Aid Society meeting. May 30 lists City band practice.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Larrabee Praises Iowa Dairy Cows Contributions
Frederick Larrabee, president of the Iowa State Dairy Association, notes that 198,000 dairymen milk 1.4 million cows daily, creating over 1100000 in wealth yearly. A Dairy Day at Iowa State College Ames on May 21, Gov. Herring has proclaimed Iowa Dairy Day, encouraging dairymen to attend. Iowa remains a butter state with 75 percent of butter sold in eastern markets. butter output rose 105 million pounds from 1923 to 1933, making Iowa able to supply the nation for 54 days annually.
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Iowa
Frederick Larrabee
Iowa State Dairy Association
Mr. Larrabee
Clyde L. Herring
Clermont Valley Creamery patrons paid 36c per pound butterfat in April
The Clermont Valley Creamery reported April butterfat payments of 36 cents per pound to patrons. List of those receiving $100 or more includes Roy Tatro, Tom Olson, O W Krueger, Hans Karl, J F Miller, John Ries, Wm Miller, and others totaling $102,638. Social visits followed with Dr Tapper’s Monona home dinner guests and weekend visits to various households including the Blakes, Morgan family, Loftsgard and Frederick families, and John Larson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Valley
The Golden Gate Channel Defined in 16th Century Terms
The Golden Gate is a channel at the entrance to San Francisco Bay between the San Francisco Peninsula and the Sausalito side. It averages about two miles wide and is 146 deep, deep enough for ocean steamers. Forts Pointe and Mason guard the south shore. Drake named the channel around 1578.
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Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Sausalito
Pointe
Mason
Drake
Folding sheet sizes in old book formats
The text explains octavo and duodecimo formats. Octavo (Svo) comes from folding a sheet four times to yield eight leaves. duodecimo (12mo) results from three folds then two more to create twelve leaves. Sizes vary by paper quality, typically about 6 by 9 inches for octavo and not over 5 by 8 inches for duodecimo.
Tiny filterable viruses cause many infectious diseases
Jessie L. Rice of Colorado Springs writes in Collier's Weekly that common colds measles smallpox canine distemper cattle plague and about fifty other infections are caused by filterable viruses, organisms so minute they pass through the finest filters and cannot be seen under the most powerful microscopes.
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Jessie L. Rice
Colorado Springs
Colo
Collier's Weekly
The Han Dynasty Founding and Span in Chinese History
The Chinese named the Han after a village, Lieoupang, whose chief conquered opposition and established a dynasty lasting 422 years. This Han Dynasty marks the start of modern Chinese history, from 202 BCE to 220 CE.
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Han
Lieoupang
China
Alumni Organized At Clermont High School
Sixty Clermont high school alumni met in the school auditorium to form an alumni organization. Elected officers include Elizabeth Sullivan as president, Beulah Lubke as vice president, Elsie Lindgren as secretary, and Ruth Olson as treasurer. Dues are 25 cents a year and a homecoming banquet is planned for August. Membership and finance duties will be handled by Merle Moen, Phyllis Lubke, and Marian Anderson. Banquet committee members are Elizabeth Priest, Ruth Olson, and J A Erickson with program help from Alfred Gunston, Anna Lolita Blake, and Lillian Meyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont High School
Elizabeth Sullivan
Beulah Lubke
Elsie Lindgren
Ruth Olson
Merle Moen
Phyllis Lubke
Marian Anderson
Elizabeth Priest
Ruth. Olson
J. A. Erickson
Alfred Gunston
Anna Lolita Blake
Lillian Meyer
Luther League Sunday Evening Services and Bible School Plans
Clermont Luth church announces Luther League Sunday at 8 PM. Vacation bible school starts Monday in the Groth school district with Milo E. Lee from St. Paul Theological Seminary as teacher. Gunderson school begins May 27 with Agnes Bilden of Clermont as teacher. No services next Sunday due to district Lutheran meeting in Story City May 24 to 28 led by Pastor G. Gunsten.
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East Church
Luther League
Vacation Bible
Groth
Milo E. Lee
Our Theological Seminary
St. Paul
Gunderson School
Agnes Bilden
Clermont
The
Lutheran Church
Story City
Town
G. Gunsten
Clermont Union Church Notices and Local Events
Church services listed with minister J. J. Snyder and Mrs. Fred Cline. Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 7 30 p m. Local news includes Irene Kurth visiting Ide Russell's, County residents Earl Simpson becoming parents to a May 18 baby in Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital, and social visits and dinners. Also ad for tire work by Halverson Tire Shop in West Union with rebuilt tires and guarantees.
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J. J. Snyder
Fred Cline
Earl Simpson
Mt. Vernon
Mercy ‘Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Halverson Tire Shop
West Union
Tova
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Medalen
J. E. White
Prairie du Chien
Josephine Fitzgerald
Sheehy
Ray Farley
Raynell
Waucoma
Sperry Home
University of Iowa
Mortar Board
Honorary Women’s Society
Janet Larrabee
Nelson
American Legion Auxiliary Notes
Ella Rafferty
W. I. Kelly
Clermont Elevator
C. M. Kneeland
East L. L. Program
Clermont Luther League
Gunston
Eeee Ten Society
Ernie Sampson
Eleanor Lynga
Genevieve Anderson
Marjorie Larson
Irvin Olson
Bessie Blockhus
Merle Gunderaon
Gunaten
Harold Upland
Gunder
Albert Kelly
Mason City
Wm. Kelly, Jr
Mrs
Martin Nelson
Harry Gunderson
Ole Reierson
Willard Martin
Carl Mosby
Jens Johnson
Gladys
Julia Olson
Adry Nichols
St. Charles
Crgis
Inez Johnson
Lansboro
Ed Johnson
L. L. Carr
One O'Lock
Nora Jorgenson
Harvey Douglas
Clermont School
Larrabee
Clermont Valley Creamery
R. ¥. Brandt
Dr. Tapper
Monona
A. R. Morgan
Gay
Minneapolis
Mattie Morgan
Fargo, N. D
Arthur Loftsgard
A. G. Frederick and
John Larson
Emil Larson
Clermont Luth
Clermont Union Church
Irene Kurth
Elkader
Ide Russell
C. A. Hoffman
Benson
Ill
Marie
Miles Nervine
Ae Currier
New Market
N. B
Christene Lanier
Middleton
Tennessee
Dr. Miles Cvine Tableia
Grace Rechmann
St. James
Redding
Vath Ave
Ivland
Miles Nervine Ee
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