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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1948
Page
3
Clermont residents share visits and family events across Monona Guttenberg and nearby towns. Attendees include Reed Braeges Jas Rotts Svecisers and others with trips to Waterloo Dubuque Richland Center Postville and Cresco for birthdays, hospital updates, and Armistice Day plans.
Kenneth Clarence Evan Olson born December 11, 1924 at Clermont died October 31, 1948 in an auto accident at Luxemburg. He was son of Louie and Cora Nordhus Olson and left five sisters, one brother, his fiance Alita Reisberg, and many relatives. Funeral services were held at West Clermont Lutheran church with burial in Clermont cemetery. The family thanks well-wishers for support after the bereavement.
The Clermont Iowa council held a regular meeting on November 1 1948 with Mayor Will J Nelson presiding. Members Griebe Paulson Riegel and Larson attended while Stee was absent. Bills approved include Interstate Power Co street lights pumping and hall lights Brown Fire Equipment Co hose Fire Chief Elgin Echo and Clermont Telephone Ex sent page fees and salaries for October and assorted gas oil and service charges. Adjournment followed with clerk Geo Durscher in charge. Several local residents visited Oelwein Lansing and Elgin for visits and events.
The report covers theater party rewards for seventh and eighth grades after selling magazines, a Halloween program and party for the eighth grade, and a study focus on South America with new books. It notes Junior Red Cross participation, a Republicans-vs-Democrats voting exercise, and praise for a Heidi film outing. Sheryl Peterson has returned.
On Friday October 29 Larrabee school held a Halloween party with games stories and costume contests. Seven names appear on the dental honor roll with plans to add more. The party committee included Paul Hackman Betty Scott Ann Larson and Joan Bennett. Grade 5 and 8 spelling stars listed. Dennis Rear enrolled in sixth grade bringing total to nineteen. Art posters promote good daily diet. Music hour featured a Halloween program led by Miss Rucker and Mr. Moore.
A gram featured vocal and piano solos, Halloween poems, girls quartets, folk dances and many choruses with Gay Hallowe en costumes. Mr and Mrs Melvin Anderson hosted a picnic dinner Sunday for birthday celebrations of Howard Halverson, Mrs Martin Nelson, Melvin and Gené Anderson. Guests included Gerhard Halverson of Postville, Martin Nelson of Manchester, Sandvold and Morris Wolf of Ossian, Nels Gilbert and Lorene Gilbert, Forest Medberry and Barbara, and James Helgerson. Mary Tschantz was a weekend guest at Edwin Jacobson’s Ossian home.
Mr and Mrs Hervey Budden beng of Postville were visitors in the Ed Burt home Wednesday. Alfred Buraas has bought the Esr Handy home in Postville and will move with his family from the arm to Postville in the spring. Norma Anderson Lois DeVries and Catherine Crouse of Cedar Falls were weekend guests of DeAlte Buraas
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