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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1955
Page
7
A fragmented schedule lists events for the week including Legion meeting on Tuesday November 14, Women’s Service Club activities, West Clermont Mission Society, Women’s Catholic Order Foresters, and Town and Country Club gathering on Thursday November 18. Regular meeting notices appear unclear due to garbled OCR text.
Clermont Post American Legion volunteers plan to canvass town Friday morning November 11 to promote their flag on every home campaign. Legion members offer a 2 by 5 flag with six foot pole and bracket for 3.00, a price made possible by volume purchasing.
Clermont Farmers Co op manager Lyle Gunderson said Saturday the new elevator plant should be complete within the coming week. Wiring and final touches remain as the main work.
David and Kimi Dummermuth stayed with grandparents erbert and Mrs Dummermuth while parents attended events in Iowa City. Anderson children and Con Dummermuth remained with Walter Durscher. Ladies Aid postpones next meeting to November 30 at Mac Carlin home with an plans described. Bob Mott thanks neighbors for cards and flowers from hospital stay. M H Moore spent Thursday and Friday in Des Moines on business.
Rev Fr Robert Cooney pastor announces Sunday Masses at 8 00 and 10 00 a m daily Mass at 7 00 a m Saturday 7 30 a m confessions Saturday evening and before Mass.
The Rev and Mrs James Schilling pastors a local church invites all to Sunday school at 10:00 a m, Sunday services at 11:00 a m and 8:00 p m, and Bible study Thursday at 8:00 p m in the school house 2 1/2 miles west of Clermont on Highway 18. Everyone welcome.
The Methodist Church announces the first quarterly conference at St Pauls Methodist Church in Elgin on Wednesday November 16 at 8:00 p m. Dr G W Dunn will be present to officiate.
Clermont and East Clermont Lutherans outline weekly services catechetical classes and youth meetings with speakers from De Kalb and Decorah. Local families, guests, property moves, and a non fatal accident update appear among parish and community notes.
Noings fifth grade reports perfect attendance for nine weeks for many students including Mark Amundson Paul Amundson and Mary Berg. Birthday celebrations, Halloween party, costume parade, and prize awards noted. Visitors, self-tests in arithmetic, science experiments, and letters to friends mentioned. Student of the Week Joyce Larson highlighted for cheerleading and class roles.
Karen Jacobson, senior, stands 5 ft 512 in and was born October 5, 1936 in West Union. She studies shorthand biology government English and participates in band glee club mixed chorus speech annual staff and newspaper editor. After school she plans to attend college and enjoys riding horses and writing letters. Her favorites include actor Tony Curtis actress Janet Leigh singer Bing Crosby song Harbor Lights and fried chicken. Her prized possession is her class ring and her pet peeve is semester tests.
Margeret Schinz suffered severe facial chest and arm burns Sunday when a pressure pan exploded as she opened it. She lies at Palmer Memorial Hospital in West Union and is expected to remain about ten days. The Priscilla Working Band met Wednesday November 2 with several members hosting. New officers were elected led by Mrs. Clarence Kittelson. The group plans a food and small gift sale on Saturday December 2 and appointed committees for bake, kitchen, gift, and publicity duties. Members were urged to donate food and gifts. Program included hymn, prayer, and a reading titled Sweet Hour of Prayer.
In Cler mont most votes favored incumbents. Mayor Will J. Nelson led with 51 of 53 ballots. Councilmen tallies included App 49 Griebe 50 Gynderst Haid Riegel 4 Thoma 49. Treasurer Elmer Olson received 50 votes. Numerous local social items follow recounting visits, visits from relatives, and community events across the area.
Social notes describe Sunday dinners in Herbert Martin's home with guests from Garden Valley Idaho Cedar Rapids and West Union. Friday suppers include Joe Larson Inga Larson and Liz Morman with Ernest Holt and Ida Wede visits follow. A Halloween party hosted by Marilyn Paulson featured games treats and a lunch. Additional visits recount gatherings with LaVerne Larson Olivia Olson and many local families including the Meyer residence near Eldorado Saturday night.
The Clermont skim milk drying plant has operated since the month’s start with operator Lyle Olson aided part time by Louis Lehman. Cy Lehwanke of Bowman Dairy Co. aided with equipment and training. Bowman Dairy Co. buys the dried milk shipped nationwide in carload lots to bakeries and tracker manufacturers. New gear includes a 175 hp oil fired boiler a 5000 gallon holding tank a pre heating unit a second heating tank and a large two roller drier. The drier previously belonged to Maquoketa Valley Co op of Arlington Strawberry Point. Two local creameries saved about half the cost by pooling efforts. there was no cash outlay for building and only equipment expense. Dried milk is packed in 100 pound bags with a plastic inner bag and stores indefinitely without deterioration.
Ill and hospitalized Mrs. Joan Shipton underwent major surgery at Decorah Hospital on Tuesday November 1. Returns from Rochester show Mrs. Nellie Carpenter improving after nine days at Methodist Hospital with relief from severe headaches. She was accompanied by son LaVerne Carpenter of Manson and daughter Mrs. M. H. Moore. Mrs. Tillie Swenson of Postville visited her sister Alma Ostlie, and Mrs. Minnie Backhaus spent Saturday with Mrs. Vern Engle. Guests at Elgin included Mrs. Elmer Schutte, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Anderson, Mavis, and Charles Learn. Sunday dinners hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burrow included several families and friends from Oelwein and Postville. Myra Anderson held a Halloween party with classmates and teacher Mrs. Arvey erg. Richard Friederich’s Postville dinner honored Mrs. Walter Fritz’s birthday, with Walter Fritz and Lawrence Fritz family present. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schmidt visited Farmersburg, while Mr. and Mrs. Guy Williams spent time at Cas- talia. Cline and Bennett families were noted as visitors in West Union and Oelwein respectively, and Mrs. John L. Burke returned from a two-week visit to Avoca. Robert Bennett of Oelwein will spend weeks with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bennett.
East Clermont Societies gathered Thursday November 3 with hostesses including Mrs Bar ney Larson Joe Baker Gerald Schneider John Sampson and Henry Amundson and program led by Mrs Ames Olson. Devotions and hymn started the meeting as secretary reported. Mrs Tilpher Bilden gave Bible study completing St Luke. Norris Reierson read two poems Thanksgiving and Sunday. Reports on W M F meeting at Decorah informed members. Nominating committee announced Sewing Society officers for 1956. Birthday guests included Mrs M B Blockhus Mrs Joe Baker and Mrs Ole Blockhus. Clothing drive urged to finish by November 25.
Mr and Mrs John Metzger welcomed a daughter born Wednesday November 3 at Postville hospital weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces and unnamed. Mr and Mrs Art Helgerson report a second daughter born Sunday night November 6 at Postville hospital weighing 8 pounds.
Graveside services were held at the First Lutheran Church cemetery near Ossian for Clara Osland 79 of LeRoy Minnesota. A lengthy list of relatives and friends attended or visited in nearby homes and gatherings followed the service. The Women’s Service Club planned a meeting at Mrs Martin Amundson’s home on Nov 15.
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