Fischer Anderson wedding links Clermont area families
Ora Fischer and Burnell Anderson of near Clermont wed at Postville Lutheran church led by Rev. R B Garten. The ceremony included Anna Mae Anderson as bridesmaid and Clarence Fischer as best man with two young attendants. After a dinner for nineteen, a dance followed at Turner hall. The couple plans a three week western states honeymoon and will reside on Otto Fischer farm June 12. Additional local society notes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Fischer
Burnell Anderson
Clermont
Postville Lutheran Church
R. B. Garten
Anna Mae Anderson
Clarence Fischer
Kenneth Schroeder
Marian Schroeder
Harold Fischer
Lloyd Schroeder
Otto Fischer
Martin Anderson
Turner Hall
Postville
Mrs. Anderson
Dakota
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Colorado
Memorial Day Program by American Legion at High School
Memorial Day exercises under the American Legion and Auxiliary will be at the high school auditorium Sunday afternoon May 30 at 2 o'clock. Program includes Advancement of Colors, Invocation, Address by Rev Leo O Connell, songs by a girls group, presentation of Poppy Poster Awards, memorial ritual, and Star Spangled Banner. Legion members to meet at the Legion hall at 12:15 p.m. by order of the Commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Leo O'Connell
Iby
American Legion Auxiliary
Farmers' Cooperative Society Ends. Decides to Pay Stockholders
Clermont Farmers' Cooperative Society held its final meeting on Thursday afternoon and voted to divide all remaining funds among stockholders. The payout totaled 4.34 dollars per share, bringing overall receipts to 56.84 dollars for an original 10.00 investment. About 95 members participated as the five year dissolution vote followed by the formation of a new cooperative later joined by many former stockholders. The operation was managed by Frank Fay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Farmers’ Cooperative Society
Frank Fay
Nora Jorgenson Opens Summer Music Term
Mrs. Nora Jorgenson will open her summer music term on Monday, May 31. The week features visits from numerous relatives and friends including Mr. and Mrs. Lena Simek and families from Elgin and West Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Jorgenson
Lena Simek
James Mosdinger
Conrad
Arthur Schmidt
Elgin
Til
Mra
R. G. Wilson
Henry Schmit
3Rc
Ernest Schmidt
Ji Immie
Charles
West. Bend
Mary Grover
Reuben
Albert Lubke
Wo. A. Peters
Bess Tschantz
Mary and
Margaret
Louise Miller
Chrystol
Clermont High School Class of 1937 Graduates Named
The Clermont high school class of 1937 lists twenty graduates: Clarice Aanes Bernice Anderson Norman Amundson Loretta Belsch ner Betty Conner Norman Erickson Verla Gunderson Jackie Halverson Jane Henderson Roy Halverson Leslie Olson Dotty Olson Gladys Olson Marjorie Olson Truman Paulson James Rounds Marjorie Scheel Nona Trainor Isabelle Wenger Anna Helen Yauslin. Commencement program includes processional invocation songs addresses medals diplomas benediction recessional taps and passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont High School
Clarice Aanes
Bernice Anderson
Norman Amundson
Loretta Belschner
Betty Conner
Norman Erickson
Verla Gunderson
Jackie Halverson
Jane Henderson
Roy Halverson
Leslie Olson
Dotty Olson
Gladys Olson
Marjorie Olson
Truman Paulson
James Rounds
Marjorie Scheel
Nona Trainor
Isabelle Wenger
Anna Helen Yauslin
Miss Mast
J. J. Snyder
Valeditorian
Marjorie ‘Olson
Pfister
E. W. Goeth
Cedar Falls
B. A. Lenhart
L. L Carr
Snyder
Doris Landsgard
Clermont Luth Church West and East Services and Meetings
Divine services at Clermont Luth Church West at 9 45 a m with communion. Priscilla Working Band meets Wednesday June 2 hosted by Mrs Erickson Gunston Jerdee Nelson Nordhus and Vasby. East Church holds Norwegian services and Luther League Sundays at 8 p m Mission Society meets Thursday June 8 hosted by Mrs Anderson Amundson Lien and Skaren. Highland Church Sunday 2 30 p m confirmants meet after service. Come to church G Gunsten pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Church
Priscilla Working Band
Mra
J. A. Erickson
G. Gunston
I. C. Jerdee
N. H. Nelson
A. A. Nordhus
Andine Vasby
East Church
Ail
Mm Luther League
The
Mission Society
Andrew Anderson
Henry Amundson
Oscar Lien
Anton Skaren
Highland Church
Clermont Calendar Highlights for May and June
The Clermont calendar lists events from May 27 to June 9 including a high school commencement on May 27, an all school picnic May 28, Memorial Day May 30, a Firemen's meeting June 81, a meeting June 1, Priscilla Working Band June 2, an A N A meeting, a Business & Professional Women’s meeting, St Peter's Rosary Society and Altar Guild on June 38, an Alumni banquet on June 9. The sequence mixes dates with stray numbers indicating events and groups scheduled across May and early June.
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Priscilla
A.N. A
Business & Professional Women’s
St. Peter’s Rosary Society
Altar Guild
National Council of Catholic Women Ossian Deanery Meeting
The Ossian Deanery chapter of the National Council of Catholic Women met at Clermont Opera House on Tuesday May 25. President Mrs. D. J. Smelter of West Union led the opening, with attendees from Ossian Spillville West Union and Clermont. Fr. Scharar spoke on Child Guidance, about sixty five ladies attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of Catholic Women of the
Ossian Deanery
Opera House
Clermont
D. J. Smelter
West Union
America
Thiltgen
Ossian
Spillville
O'Connell
Donnie Rounds
Fr. Scharar
Memorial Mass At Catholic Church On May 30
A high mass will be celebrated at the Catholic church Sunday May 30 at ten o clock by Rev Fr Leo O Connell. Music by St Peters choir. Sermon and graves blessing follow. A low mass will be read at 8:30 a m. Time works wonders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo O'Connell
St. Peter’s Choir
O’connell
Minnie Hines Sentenced to 20 Years in Murder Case
Minnie Hines, 51, mother of 18, was sentenced to 200 years in a women's reformatory after Judge Eichendorf denied a new trial in Clayton county district court. Convicted of second degree murder in the Dan Shine murder at his Littleport farm home on May 5, 1936. She was the fifth person sentenced in the case, others receiving life terms or long years at Rockwell City and Fort Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Hines
Rockwell City
Eichendorf
Clayton County
Elkader
Hines
Dan Shine
Littleport
Pearl Hines Shine
Maynard Lenox
East Dubuque
Shine
Iowa State Prison
Ft. Madison
Jim Hines
Eighth Grade Play By Sth Grade Students May 26
Eighth grade students led by Anna Mary Crowe Bernice Stray Gladys Anderson and others presented the play Johnny Grows Up on Wednesday evening May 26 Several musical numbers and a reading were included In Rockford Iowa visits Mr and Mrs Clifton Pringle were hosted by local families The Gibson electric refrigerator with magic freezer shelf touts new feature and Gibson advantages showcased at Feller's Hardware Store Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sth
Anna Mary Crowe
Bernice Stray
Gladys Anderson
Arthur Amlamdson
Laird Cline
Leonard Olson
Augusta Pfister
Aldean Trudo
Donna Schweinerus
Franklin Olson
Elmer Nelson
Lillian Nelson
Richard Trudo
Donald Martin
Johnny Grows Up
Bert Grover
Marbel
Glen Webb
Rockford
Iowa
Clifton Pringle
Gibson
Feller
Elgin
Sotfe
Luther College Commencement Week Activities Schedule
Luther College Decorah outlines a week of events starting Sunday May 30 with a concert by the Luther College Concert Band under Dr Carlo Sperati and a baccalaureate sermon by Dr L M Gimmestad. Monday May 31 features the traditional Upper Town baseball game and the president's reception. Tuesday June 1 includes a buffet lunch, film show from Europe, alumni meeting and banquet, culminating in the 8 p m commencement address by Hon Hanford MacNider of Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther College
Decorah
Carlo A. Sperati
L. M. Gimmestad
Orfordville
Wis
Upper Town
C. K. Preus
C. K. Preus Gymnasium
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Theatre Renovation Shuts McGregor Strand for Week
Mix and Mrs Oscar Thompson and son Donald and Mrs Earl Huntley and daughter Norma Lou of Clear Lake visited Mrs Hazel Schroeder and family Sunday. The Strand theatre of McGregor operated by Ed Nordhus is being remodeled and redecorated throughout. It is closed for the week while the work is being done. Nordhus has given the town a theatre service in which it can take considerable pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Washburn
Paul Wells
Oelwein
Bertha Frisbie
Emma Gadargon
Even Lien
Alphie Thorson
Carlton Peck
R. = Waters
Hazel Tatro
Carmen Swenson
Martin Nelson
Edwin Olson
Maynard
Maryon Halverson
Shell Rock
Otto Schroeder
Clintonville
Wis
Dorf Halverson
Albert Halverson
Fred Cline
Franz Appel‘hran
H. B. Greenley
W. J. Nelson
Cedar Falls
Clermont
Baldwin
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mason Ver
Eileen Aanes
Lynville
Dan Kloster
Minneapolis
Minn
Justin Howard
Janice
Ed Riser
Waterloo
N. H. Nelson
Gilbert Nelson
Andrew Anderson
John ©. Anderson
Orval Trude
Ivan C. Anderson
Lillian Meyer
Frances Christiansen
Elizabeth Priest
Agnes
Louise
Myrtle Bilden
McNeil
Novella Dibble
Windsor No. 6
Echo Valley State Park
Argo-Gazette
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Moline
Advancement of Colors America
Farmers’ Cooperative Society
Waitham Belechner
Love Brothers
Burgess - Dugstad Lumber Company Paints, Building Materials
Coal
Low
Brothers
Bis
Columbus
West Indies
China
Christopher
Unten
Vathsy
the A
Wwe
Ned By
Clermont Luth
G. Gunsten
Clermont Union Church
Wm. Nelson
N.C. C. W. Deanery Meeting
Marquette
Monona Commercial Club
Watson
Fair Grounds
Guttenberg
Mississippi River
Tennessee
Wabash
Upper Iowa University
Fayette, Lows
Fayette, Iowa
Clermont Beauty
Lorraine Haag
Princess Theatre
House of Better Pictures
For All
Cafe Metropole
Mountain Music
Harry Pace
Mgr
Pat O’brien
Humphrey Bogart
the Great O'Malley
Gene Autry
Don Ameche
Ann Sothern
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