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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1928
Page
7
In Clermont Fayette County Iowa the Clermont Enterprise local editor Miss Ruth Skarshoug is listed as having the newspaper entered in the post office as second class matter.
Bee Lofatuen for Auto Accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Buraag of Postville visited relatives. A nine and a half pound boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Guyer on November 9. Local visits and entertainments include Ladies' Aid at Mrs. Nels Everson and luncheon at Mrs. A. Nelson's. Public auction for hotel furniture announced. Numerous calls, visits, and social events follow with many names and places from Clermont, Ames, Decorah, and surrounding towns. Mentions of sickness, church events, and a Grinnell State Teachers football game attended by several local youths.
Lutheran Church notes list sewing circles business meetings and fond gatherings at East and West churches this week. Mission Society meets Thursday November 22 hosted by Mrs William Nelson. Mingion Society meets Thursday this week hosted by multiple Amundsons. Priscilla Working Band meets November 21 hosted by Mrs Belschner and Mrs Loftsgard. Fall bazaar scheduled Saturday afternoon November 24. Highland Church morning English service with Holy Communion at 10:36 led by Pastor G Gunston.
Clermont shutout Elkader 13 to 0 in the final game as Horan scored a fourth quarter touchdown and Gunston converted the extra point. Gunsten scored on a Paulaon pass for the second TD. Four seniors Gress Arthur Dean Simpson Richard Skarshoug and Kenneth Kelleher played their last high school game.
Mrs J C Halverson and Viola Ko hosted a bridge party Saturday evening for the 8. S. Club and public school women, with prizes awarded for high and consolation scores. The 8. S Club met Saturday afternoon with a program including Edgar Guest and Saint Gaudens topics, and towels made by Iowa blind workers were delivered that day. Margaret Fox visited her grandfather G W Jacquot earlier in the week.
Local social notes recount visits and family gatherings across Dover Mills and nearby towns. Families including Wagner Matthews Learn Kloster Johnson Havenstrite Guyer Rose and others share meals, caregiving, and weekend trips. A three year old Witha Middlestat died, funeral conducted in Eldorado.
The W C C F were entertained at a party last Thursday evening hosted by Mrs E L Crowe with Mrs C Hoffman and Mrs Frank Fay assisting. Progressive 600 provided entertainment. high score went to Mrs William Horan and consolation prize to Elizabeth Sullivan.
A George Belschner home hosted Frances Christianson for a sixteenth birthday with games contests and lunch. Friends also gathered at Anna Brorhy’s home for her birthday with a picnic lunch and farewell tokens, wishing happiness on both occasions.
The Triangle Art Club was entertained by Mrs. Louis Olson at her home last Thursday evening. Mrs. Frances Cline presented an engaging paper on Watt's Sir Galahad and Reynold's Age of Innocence, with Mrs. Leigh Wade as a guest.
Relatives and friends received notice of the marriage between John Mylan formerly of Clermont and Miss Harriet Sopper of West Union. The ceremony occurred in Chicago last week. Mylan is the eighth son of Mrs. R. Mylan of this city and has worked in Chicago for the past year.
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