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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
7
Mrs Hazel Johnson and Vernon Meyer united in marriage on May 21. The couple, accompanied by Mrs Merle Imden, planned a short wedding trip to Des Moines and Sheldon. They will reside in Clermont after returning home.
The 7th and 6th grades visited Decored Friday for a park picnic enjoying scenery and good food. Drivers who volunteered earned much credit. In the evening the 8th grade watched Reel Island Trail in Postville and the 7th graders saw Francia the talking mule in West Union, marking another show year for the students.
Mrs Ezra Rowland won a $25 prize in a Kaiser Frazer contest after her entry Henry J. was selected. Her prize doubled to $50 due to appraisal by local dealers The Clermont Motor Co. Kaiser Frazer dealers.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Wella called on friends in Oelwein last Sunday, sharing a cordial social call and news of family.
Several students earned music lyres for completing three fourths credit plus attendance and cooperation. Lyres were awarded to Marlene Durscher Kay Jacobson Ramona Olson Kathryn Larson Arthur Nelson Virginia Nelson Janet Lyngaas and Kenneth Anderson. Gold bars for another three fourths credit went to Rose Doyle DeWayne Johnson Barbara Appelman Marilyn Follett Joan Gerner Lorene Gilbert Elsie Jerdee Minnie Kist Wendell Loftsgard Ardes Olson and Donna Johnson. Judy Swenson received six lyre bars and Evelyn Miller two bars. Five eighth graders earned a lyre pin for two years of band participation. recipients were Joan Swenson Shirley Ogon Mary Martin Leland Probert and Lew Barnhouse.
Clermont high school athletics closed with letters and awards across girls and boys basketball, baseball, cheerleading, and speech. Kathryn Larson and Barbara Appelman head girls basketball letter recipients. Joan Gerner named girls captain, with Donald Gutcher and Kenneth Anderson named boys basketball captains. Other honorees include Oran Shipton, Wayne Olson, Elbert Westpfahl, and Louis Tatro as manager. Speech awards honor Elbert Westphia(h) for preliminary drama, Joan Gerner and Barbara Appelman for prelim drama, and DeWayne Johnson and Kenneth Anderson for oratorical. Junior senior banquet notes a May 13 gathering at Loftus cafe with 46 attendees and a Hitch Your Wagon to a Star theme.
Mrs. Fred Cline attended the annual T. B. and health meeting at the Hotel Savory in Des Moines from Wednesday to Friday. Despite fewer TB deaths, many known cases exist and treatment is lengthy. Counties debated ending the heart TB program but the majority, 52 to 7, favored continuing the combined program.
Mr and Mrs Keith Thoma began building a 31 by 46 foot ranch on their North Main street lot, purchased from Walter Fritz and Herb Anderson. Elmer Lubke and crew from Postville lay blocks as the basement is excavated. The house will have five rooms and a full basement with adjoining garage. The Thomases aim for a proud Clermont home.
Amvet Auxiliary held a May 16 meeting at Myrtle Schweinurus home with nine members present. Reports covered hospital gown materials and donations to Red Cross and cancer funds. New president Lena Anderson assumed leadership, poems were read, correspondence discussed, and a dehydration vegetables demonstration given. Members supported with a lunch then. Card of thanks to friends for support during illness. Members Joy Schultz and others visited a grandmother in Waukon and Cedar Rapids trip noted.
Boy Scout troop 51 met last Friday evening with twelve members present. Allen Johnson and Gordon Meyer led the tenderfoot and first class scouts while Dale Schultz assisted second class scouts. An overnight hike and plans for Camp Ingawanis were made. Steal the Bacon was played and the meeting closed with singing and the scout law.
The 1960 graduating class accompanied by Supt. and Mrs. M H Moore and Bud Schrader left by chartered bus Friday evening on a three day sight seeing trip to Chicago. They are expected home Tuesday.
Memorial Day service set for Tuesday May 30 at 10 00 am in the high school auditorium featuring the school band color advancement the pledge and invocations Läs general program includes a Memorial Day reading by listed speakers a vocal solo and an honor roll benediction by Rev Cooney and a colors retirement band leads a march to cemeteries inviting girls from 4th grade up to join as flower girls at 6 45 pm at the school
Clermont Masons announce a special meeting for initiatory work in the first degree on Thursday May 25. Members are urged to attend and visiting Masons are invited. In other news Mr and Mrs Marvin Flack and Carol and Janet Jones were visitors Sunday evening at the Clarence Larson home in Lansing. Mr and Mrs James Ostlie of Waterloo are the parents of a daughter born Sunday May 21 weighing 6 lbs 2.02 oz. Irene Ostlie of Clermont becomes a grandmother again. Elsie Nesset, student nurse at Fairview hospital Minneapolis, spends a three week vacation with Rev A C Nesset. Mr and Mrs Melvin Anderson were dinner guests Sunday at the Hang Sandvold home in Ossian.
Scattered errors led Harpers Ferry to a seven run margin. Olson pitched with no hits allowed in the final innings, Stanton struck out four, Olson one, and Robinson five.
The town reports on teachers for the year led by Supt. L. D. Hungerford, a Memorial Day program by Sheehan Post, and a framed slate of year-end officers for the S and S club. Recitals, a Norwegian concert trip, visits from Grace Miller and Irene Opperud, and community painting at Lincoln park are noted alongside hospital stays, birthday parties, and local visits.
Pentecost services are planned at West Clermont at 8 30 a m and East Clermont at 11 a m with choir and junior choir events in the evening. Next Sunday closes Sunday school with diplomas for ten high school Bible department graduates. Adult Bible class meets May 25. Vacation Bible School begins May 29 at multiple locations for two weeks.
Clermont Methodist Church announces the fourth quarterly conference to be held at the Elgin church this Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
Sheriff Fred A. House directs sale of a Minneapolis Moline tractor under a May 18 1950 judgment in favor of Clermont Motor Company against Asle B Olson and Elaine Olson. Sale to highest bidder for cash June 9 1950 at 10 a.m. Clermont Motor Company Clermont Iowa. West Union Iowa May 18 1950.
The Mission Society met at the church parlors on Wednesday May 17. The gathering opened with a hymn and devotions and the secretary reported. Twenty five dollars from the Library fund was voted to the Boy Scout jamboree fund to help a local boy attend Valley Forge in June. Mrs Wm Nelson Jr and Mrs Millard Nelson gave convention reports in place of the regular program. Birthday offerings were given by Mesdames Walter Durscher Alma Anderson Wr Burrow Conner Dummermuth and Millard Nelson.
Red Cross offers six week program every Monday and Friday starting June 9. Transportation costs total 120 dollars with 25 cents for high school and 15 cents for elementary students. Clermont American Legion and Auxiliary fund remaining transport costs and provide one chaperone per trip.
Edward and Kenton Krueger and Esther Oelberg families plus Ole Wilson of Crystal Lake shared dinner Sunday with Edwin Krueger. Wilson also stayed for supper and overnight with Esther Oelberg. Cresco visitors G W Easler and Mrs. Easler spent from Sunday to Thursday with Elmer Easler’s family. C F Porter came from Cresco for graduation exercises and brought Mrs. Porter back with them. Porter and Easler are sister and brother. Clarence Olson family and Mina Olson and Arthur, Lavanda, Geraldine Olson dined Sunday with L T N Olson.
Clermont calendar notes events across May and June including the May 29 Business and Professional Assn and Firemen's meeting. Also listed are the May 31 Ladies Aig meets, June 1 East Societies meet, and St. Peter's Rosary Society and Altar Guild.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Kittleson hosted guests for a Sunday dinner in honor of infant Steven Clarence’s baptism. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Earl Kloster of West Union Paul Miene family of Postville Mr and Mrs Henry Kittleson and the Gilbert Anderson family. Janet Jones of Harpers Ferry stayed a week after visiting with Vern Flack and Janet Jones and Mr and Mrs Wayne Flack of West Union who were guests in the Marvin Flack home.
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