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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1937
Page
3
Clermont Enterprise details its weekly publication in Clermont Iowa with Elizabeth Priest as local editor and membership in state and national press associations. The item notes postal registration as a second class mail master in Fayette County Iowa.
Clermont residents hosted and visited relatives across the region. Albert Kelly and Wm. Kelly shared Sunday calls, Armin Graber visited Cedar Falls and Nashua, and a group from West Union and Williamsfield joined in at Emil Larson’s home near Clermont. Local attendees watched the U.S. A.-Columbia football game in Fayette and many Clermont parents joined the Upper Town University Parent Day activities in Fayette, highlighted by performances and the Peacocks defeating the Dyhawks for a fourth straight win.
The report lists numerous weekend guests and dinners across Clermont, Castalia, Gunder, Gander, Elgin, Maynard, and nearby towns. Families including Olson, Brandt, Wenger, Dempster, Palmer, and Gunderson appear multiple times with extended visits to homes of Thompson, Henderson, and others.
Secretary’s report covers Oct 26 1936 to Oct 25 1937. Twenty six members with dues 12.50. perfect attendances noted for Geneva Wells and Beulah Gunderson. several members missed only one meeting. Receipts total 266.30 with balances and various disbursements including alumni banquet 48.60 and Christmas party 6.54. Community efforts include milk donations, baskets, and tree and flood relief. Trust fund listed as 20.35 with year-end balance 55.18.
The Ladies Meet Habit Training the first lesson of the second course in Child Development and Family Relationship was presented to Clermont township project leaders on Tuesday October 26 at Mrs Roy Swensons home. Thelma Weils taught Building Useful Habits and a home made child’s wardrobe was shown. Ruth Turner was elected township chairman replacing Mrs Kenneth Kerr who became county chairman. Other attendees included Mrs Harvey Meyer Mrs Verni Engel Mrs Lawrence Horan Mr Gilbert Meyer Mrs Ewald Brandt and several others.
Cottage Studio Oelwein offers a photo gift deal. Mr and Mrs Frank Kiple of Jesup visited Mr and Mrs H B Greenley on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Corsepius attended an insurance banquet in Dubuque last Thursday. J T Simek and Gilbert Hanson went to Oskaloosa for carpentry on a farm. Mrs L L Carr joined a one oclock luncheon and P E O meeting at Mrs Ruth Grossenbachner in West Union.
Esten Landsgard dies aged fifty four years ten months following a life in Clayton county. Born in Norway December 24 1882 he married Julia Olson in 1912 and leaves widow daughter Eunice Juliette two sisters and a brother. Funeral at East Clermont Lutheran Church with Rev S J Strandford. Interment at the East church cemetery.
Rev Strandford and singers hail deeds to Mrs Julia Landsgard and Eunice. With the 1987 seed harvest of red clover alsike and Iowa adapted alfalfa being small and with no carry over from 1986, it is advisable to secure an adequate seed supply now, especially for those cooperating in the Soil Conservation Service program.
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