Auction at St. Peter's on November 3 at 12 30 P M
St Peter's church schedules a large outdoor auction for Saturday November 8 at 12 30 PM featuring corn cattle hogs chickens tractors and farm machinery Also solid walnut antique and new furniture is listed Fancy work will be offered Lunch with turkey sandwiches and home baked goods served Included are notices of local visits and thanks to Clermont Fire Department and neighbors for chimney fire help
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St. Peter’s Church
CHS Student News Highlights and Who's Who Page
The CHS staff lists editors and features a district meeting report with a clarinet quartet and Ann Larson reading Beachnuts. A junior class play precedes band performances and a girls chorus number. The Who's Who feature profiles LaVonne Lassig, a Clermont native, and includes a pet peeve survey with student responses.
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Judy Swenson
Marlene Durscher
Ramona Olson
Wayne Olson
Virginia Nelson
Carol Schweinerus
Victor Amundson
Glendal Nygaard
Ann Larson
Kathryn Larson
Janet Lyngaas
JoAnn Moore
Charles Wagner
Joanne Swenson
Skornicka J
Rusch
Freshman News Covers Math Errors and Biography Projects
In algebra lessons students learn adding and subtracting and multiplying and dividing equations. A Thursday movie titled Algebra in Everyday Life explores these ideas. English class writes autobiographies in ink after pencil drafts. Science reports finish sigronete and barometer projects. A Thursday film titled Development of Transportation is shown.
Freshman Home Ec Works On Kitchen Efficiency Unit
Freshman girls study kitchen layout and efficiency with graphs of their rooms and equipment. In the laboratory they learn pastry and blanc mange and have mastered making pie crusts. Sophomores continue the lesson on page 8.
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Home Ec
Riverside Club Meets at Emma Olson Home
Riverside Social Club gathered at Emma Olson’s home on Wednesday October 24 with Mrs Earlyne Olson as co host. Twenty members attended and visitors included Mrs Amos Ames Mrs Andre Barrett and Mrs Eleanor Olson. Members planned a care box for boys in service and a canned goods box for Good Samaritan hospital in West Union. Contests saw Andree Barrett Ruth Larson win funniest masks Lena Anderson and Belva Olson earn other prizes Emma Olson drew the door prize. Meeting closed with God Bless Our Native Lang and light refreshments.
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Riverside Social Club
Emma Olson
Earlyne ‘Olson
Belva Olson
Amos Ames
Andre Barrett
Eleanor Olson
Ruth Larson
Lena Anderson
Farmers seek corn huskers amid hard labor market
A 25 year old note details farmers struggling to hire corn huskers, paying daily rates as fields run light. It covers a Edmund Dugstad family trip to Chester and Northfield Minnesota for St. Olaf Foundation Day, a perilous snowbound drive home, a farewell party for Edwin Olson, a wedding in Waterloo, and Clermont folks attending an Iowa game, plus a large stock shipment and local grocery deals.
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Edmund Dugstad
Chester
Northfield
Minn
St. Olaf College
Donald
Edwin Olson
Gander
Olson
Helen Paulson
Jesse
G. Olson
Waterloo
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lubke
Clermont
Lows City
University of Iowa
Minnesota Gophers
Chase and Sons
Local Family Movements and Visits Span Clermont and Nearby Areas
Mrs Harold Bennett and Lizzie Bauman attended a Sunday church dinner in Ft Atkinson. Francis Wolf family moved onto the Carlin farm and the Carlins moved into a remodeled house bought from the John Sullivan estate. Amanda Marie and DeFrances Krueger relocated from Elgin to a Clermont home purchased from Mae Crowe, with extensive improvements last month. Mr and Mrs William Miller spent the weekend with Homer Jensen in Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Herbert Dummer Muth visited Mrs Emory Dummermuth, an accident patient at Postville Community Hospital. Mrs Dummer Muth is recovering from surgery Friday due to injury. Louis Tatro of Ft Bevens Mass was home on a 20 day furlough, spending a week in Clermont with Mary Tatro and relatives.
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Harold Bennett
Lizzie Bauman
Ft. Atkinson
Francis Wolf
Carlin
Carlin's
Hore
John Sullivan
Amanda
Marie
DeFrances Krueger
Elgin
Clermont
Maek Crowe
Kruegers
Wiliam B. Miller
Homer Jensen
Des Moines
Herbert Dummermuth
Emory Dummermuth
Postville Community Hospital
Dummer Muth
Pic. Louis Tatro
Ft. Bevens
Mass
Mrg
Mary Tatro
Scout Awards Honor Troop 51 at North Payette Court of Honor
Scouts of Cler mont Troop 51 received honors at the North Payette District Court of Honor on Thursday evening. Albert Wede earned a 2nd class pin. Duane Gutcher, Elliott Olson, and Charles Thorson received Service Stars and merit badges. David Gutcher earned marksmanship and scholarship. Lew Barnhouse, Athletics. Howard Kittelson, woodworking and music. Hawkeye won the traveling trophy. A combined troops gift was given to Lester Kent, field executive, who is leaving the district.
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Clermont Troop 51
Boy Scouts
North Payette District Court of Honor
Albert Wede
Duane Gutcher
Elliott Olson
Charles Thorson
David Gutcher
Lew Barnhouse
Howard Kittelson
Hawkeye
Lester Kent
Clermont Calendar Events for Early November
Clermont Calendar lists St Peters Rosary Society and Altar Guild on Thursday November 1. East Clermont Societies host Boy Scouts Troop 51 council meeting Monday November 5. Clermont Study Club and E S meeting on Tuesday November 6. Wednesday November 7 features West Clermont Priscilla Working Band and Methodist WSCS events.
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St. Peter's Rosary Society
Altar Guild
East
X ray unit to screen all school personnel in Iowa plan
Iowa health board approves a T B and health program to contact all school superintendents about x rays for teachers, food handlers, bus drivers and custodians and to make it compulsory. Mrs. Matti Peterson will start county surveys in Fayette, with a unit in about five weeks. twelve new T B cases were found in Fayette last year and twenty in Clayton. The program is funded by selling T B stamps. Then a long town gossip of local visitors and anniversaries follows, detailing residents seen in various households and weekend trips across towns.
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Iowa State Medical Board
Matti Peterson
Fayette County
Clayton County
T. B
Community church schedule and events listed
Pastor Nesset and Peter Hume announce Sunday services across Highland East Clermont West Clermont and Elgin with Sunday School at 9:30. The Highland Confirmation class and Junior Chair meet. Clermont Luther Leagues from Ossian Stavanger present a program. circle and convention events follow on Saturday and Monday with choir and band gatherings through November 11.
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A. QO. Nesset
Peter Hume
Highland
East Clermont
West Clermont
Elgin
Clermont Luther League
Luther Leagues of
Ossian and
Stavanger
Clermont
Decorah
First Lutheran Church
Cresco
Priscilla
Highland Ladies Aid
All Saints and All Souls Services at St Peter’s Church
St Peter's Church schedules All Saints Day Masses on Thursday at 6:30 and 8:00 a m and All Souls Day Masses on Friday at 7:00 7:30 and 8:30 with devotions to the Sacred Heart after the last Mass. Sunday includes Masses at 8:00 and 10:00 a m and a Family Communion service.
Clermont Methodist Services and Local Social Notes
Clermont Methodist plans worship at 8 45 a m next Sunday and a church supper at 6 30 p m at Mrs W R Blake's home invitation extended to members and friends WSUS district convention notes Mrs Eliza Martz learns of her nephew Frank Sheehan’s heart attack death while delivering a speech Al Sheehan of Minneapolis is his brother Winifred Sullivan visits from Cedar Rapids Weekend social links include visits among local residents and guests with Mrs Maggie Torkelson Mrs Mary Washburn Sherry and Becky Jellings lives in West Union Grinnell College student DeWayne Johnson spent weekend with home folks weekend visitors from Postville to Cedar Rapids for a buttermakers' meeting Mrs Margaret Quinn of Inglewood Calif hosted by Mrs Addie Phillips in West Union Hospital Guild meeting at Mrs Halver Hege rland home Frankville dinner guests Mr and Mrs Henry Schweinefus at Heinie Schweinefus home
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Roy Tatro, Jr
Alex Grandgaard
Melvin
Bakke
Julia
Bob Anderson
Waterville
Mary Tatro
Arthur Amundson
Gordon Landsgard
Wallace Laube
Waterloo
Clarion Olson
Emil Lassig
Watertown
Minnie Lassig
Eleanor Johnson
Monona
Ed Hankies
Postville
Phil Steffens
Cedar Rapids
Mary Tatra
Bob Barrett
West Union
M. C. Larson
Henry Gilbert
Minneapolis
Russell Gilbert
Larson
Lars Osland
LeRoy
Minn
Norene Baley
Clermont
Hazel Baker
Muscatine
Louise Miller
Len Simek
Keith Thoma
W. R. Blake
WSUS
Methodist Church
Manchester
Dubuque
Eliza Martz
Frank Sheehan
Frank
al Sheehan
Winifred Sullivan
Inglewood
Calif
Addie Phillips
Quinn
Hospital Guild
Halver Hegerland
Henry Schweinefus
Heinie Schweinefus
Frankville
Business and Professional Women Install Officers
The Business and Professional Women met at Eleanor Pringle s home to install new officers with Andine Vasby directing. New president Lorranne Crowe chose committees, and members set plans including a Christmas box for soldiers at sea. Reports showed the Sister Kenny drive raised 133 dollars. a Halloween lunch followed with bridge prizes awarded.
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Eleanor Pringle
Adeline Meier
Laverl Olson
Fern Olson
Andine Vasby
Lucy Engle
Louise Tomsheck
Hazel Meyer
Inez Thompson
Janet Thomas
Lorrinne Crowe
Honor Departing Neighbor in Clermont Farewell Party
A neighborhood surprise gathering was held last week to honor the Carlin family before they left the farm for Clermont. Attendees delivered a basket lunch and a token of friendship, with Louis Wolf, Mrs. Andrew Helgerson, Mrs. Lena Wolf, Mrs. Inga Evenson, Victor Guyer, Andrew and Edwin Molakken, Sammy Reinertson, Knut Evenson, Otts Wolfs, and their families participating.
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Carlin
Clermont
Louis Wolf
Andrew Helgerson
Lena Wolf
Anna
Inga Evenson
Victor Guyer
Andrew
Edwin Molakken
Sammy Reinertson
Knut Evenson
Otts Wolfs
Olson Family Visitors and Travel Notes in Iowa Apples
Mesdames Evelyn Olson Gene and Carolyn Henry Olson Elmer Olson and Arthur S Olson visited Saturday at the Earlan Schweinefus home. Lawrence Fritz left Tuesday for Las Vegas to take a government position. He traveled with Ted Peterson of Ft Hueneme who departed after visiting the Fritz and Art Stee homes. Don Osweiler of Cedar Rapids stayed as a weekend guest at the R G Schupanitz home. M J Sullivan returned to Rechester Minnesota after visiting Nellie and Katherine Sullivan. Eise Jerdee from Iowa City had a weekend visit in the Jerdee home.
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Evelyn Olson
Gene
Carolyn
Henry Olson
Elmer Olson
Arthur S. Olson
Earlan Schweinefus
Lawrence Fritz
Las Vegas
Nevada
Ted Peterson
Ft. Hueneme
Calif
Fritz
Art Stee
Don Osweiler
Cedar Rapids
R. G. Schupanitz
M. J. Sullivan
Rechester
Minn
Nellie
Katherine Sullivan
Eise Jerdee Vane
Towa Coty
the Oriental
Broko
Jerdee
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St. Peter’s
Lyleanes
Lloyd
Keith Aanes
Leroy Gass
Rochester
Jean Aanes
St. Mary’s Hospital
Jean
Baranes
Bertha Baraas
L. M. Hovland
Carman Swenson
Hillary Gordoni
Clifton Pringle
Howard Wendland
T’ Hawkeye
Fred Tresmeier
Arlington
Arnold Speir
Arnold Stumme
Edward Herron
Jack Dibble
Ed Green
Cestalia
Ole Peterson
Christena Monroe
Mary Washourn
Raymond Steffens
Lorranne Crowe
Kathryn
Bess Blake
Sophia Foll
Fred Cline
Deon
Hi Streight
Oelwein
Elizabeth Batman
Mabl Blong
Fort Atkinson
Clermont Fire Department
E. L. Carlin
D. LC
Cleemont
LaVonne Lassig
LaVonne
Uist
Girls Glee Club
South Dakota
CHS
Betty W
Beverly
Janet
Helen
David
Mrs.Meskel
Ginny
Carol
Betty
Mr. Buhr
Riverside Club
Emma Olson Home
Enterprise
Clermont Lutheran Parish
E. G. Steinman
W.R. Blake
Fred Bigler
Bobbie Bigler
Hammond
Ind
Bob Bigler
Stewart McLaughlin
Eda
Belfast
Ireland
Billy Bigler
Dumont
McLaughlins
R. Yonker
Long Beach
Louisee Miller
Frank Horan
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Earl Monroe
Albert Lea, Minn
Christine Monroe
Wm. Hilgeman
Jimmie
Leola, So, Dak
E. W. Hilgeman
Riverside School
LaNora Halvorson
Donanedenenassenemaneese
John Deere No
Olson & Olson
Sohn Deere Implements
Iowa
ON Umma
Clermont Cooperative
Lyle Gunderson
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