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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1945
Page
7
Arson case noted with a sale bill for Rogers and Henderson stock. Readable details list cattle horses hay machinery and other farm items to be sold Tuesday at the Dibble Hill road location. Includes 18 head horses and 4% of pasture stock with estimates of weight and value.
Mrs Millard Klamaus Fern Friederich and Hazel and Bonnie Entwisle visited in the Walter Fritz home Sunday Mr and Mrs Vearl Andrew and Mrs Lewis Hein of Cedar Rapids were supper guests Thursday eve Bertina Buraas and Jake Amasche family were dinner guests in the John Barnhouse home Sunday Mr and Mrs Thomas Waldron of Lemon SD came Monday for a few days visit in the B 4 Carlin and Wm Sheehy homes Lois Olson attended homecoming at I S T C Cedar Falls as a guest of Arther Meyer and Barnabetta Olson Mr and Mrs John Mark were supper guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs J Larsop It s good enough to sell it s good enough to advertise
Schultz-Aanes nuptials held Thursday at St. Pauls Lutheran Postville with Rev. Ludwig officiating. The bride Schultz wore white silk marquisette with lace cap veil, carried a white Bible and orchid. Attendants wore white net gowns with pink accents as 80 guests attended the reception in the church dining room. Travel plans include a beige gabardine suit for the bride.
Staff editors thank the town and Mr. Dugstad for helping remove a large bundle of scrap paper gathered by trucks. Ossida brought a full truckload away on Tuesday. Junior high basketball has eighteen boys practicing at 12 30 daily under coach Mr. Reed. Players include Schupanitz Sampson Westpfahl Sampiorl Kamp Anderson Anderson Apfelman Yauslin Amundson Wede Johnson In Loftsgard Martin Burger Gutcher Stumme. No definite schedule yet.
Primary students welcomed Mrs. Ivan Anderson for a room visit while Adrian Martin remained on the sick list. A Halloween party featured costumes, lunch, games, and a Kay Olson birthday treat. Grades 1 2 practiced addition and punctuation as 7th 8th graders prepared defense stamps and a civics memory activity. An Armistice Day program is set for Nov 9 in the Larrabee auditorium. Former Clermont members Doris Gilbert and others visited last week.
25 Years Ago Mr and Mrs Elmer Hoag moved into rooms over Clermont State Bank vacated by Mr and Mrs Alfred Knudson who moved to Wadena Dr Laytors will close his office from Nov 11 to 16 for Iowa City homecoming Everett Crowe visited from Cedar Rapids Da and Mrs G E Jorgenson hosted a Halloween get together Mrs Hoyt Young stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs E H Appelman last week Art Nordhus and Oscar E Gilbert returned from Steele N D where they had been for months Clermont enjoyed a quiet Halloween Some locals caused minor mischief Charles Champlin completed work on the new concrete reservoir for the Clermont waterworks and plans to return to Paton for a few days work before rejoining the crew The reservoir is among the best concrete structures in the area Jacob Friederich left for Hudson S D to visit relatives Mrs Leo Foels spent the weekend at Arthur Foels home in Waukon Mr and Mrs Joseph Nelson near West Union hosted dinner for their son Enoch who was confirmed nearby Attendees included families from Clermont West Union Ossian and other towns The Clermont Legion Auxiliary will meet Mon Nov 12 at Mrs Ruth Olson home Lois Olson assisting hostess The Rowland and Johnson families shared a Monday evening visit The Decorah Circuit Women’s Missionary Federation will hold its annual workers conference Tue Nov 13 at Decorah Lutheran church beginning 10:30 a m
The Clermont Ladies Aid met at Mrs Louise Miller s home with Mrs Lou Jones assisting. Eighteen members and eight visitors attended. Notes from Schick hospital and reports on school lunch and library were read. Numerous local residents and relatives were listed as guests or visiting over the weekend and one new baby was announced.
Pastor CHURSHES A. O. Nesset leads Sunday services at West Clermont basement 9 30 a m and East Clermont 11 a m with Luther League at 8 p m led by program chairman Wayne Amunson topic My Personal Bud Bet. Thursday features junior choir 7 p m and senior choir 8 p m. Friday offers Sewing Society sale and lunch at East Clermont church 8 15 p m.
The East Clermont Luther League plans a Sunday program on November 11 with a theme A Personal Budget. It features hymns Thy Life Was For Me My Faith Looks Up to Thee a Bible study on Hebrews chapter one, and speakers Leona Lynga Lydia Thorson with a male quartet and Rev Nesset giving remarks. The event closes with collection and a supper guest list includes Patricia Anderson Doris Johnson and many local residents.
East Clermont Mission Society gathered in church parlors on Thursday November 1. Hostesses were Mesdamies Evan Lien Andrew Anderson Oscar Lind and Alphie Thorson. Meeting opened with hymn and devotions led by Rev Nesset from Acts Chapter 2. Nominating committee elected for next year's officers. Sewing Circle announces annual bazaar and lunch for Friday evening November 9. Program featured hymns reports on W M F convention and piano solo. Birthday offerings given by several members. Meeting closed with the Lord's Prayer.
Guests visited in the Waseca area last weekend at the home of Dr. O J Swenson and family. Carmen Swenson Otto Krueger and families also stopped by. Alma Anderson moved into a town home purchased from J F Miller. Stry family relocated to the outskirts. Merle Moon Mazel Johnson and Donna traveled to Iowa City to visit their father John Moen a surgical patient. sister Lt. Margaret Moen joined them returning home.
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