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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1944

Page

3

Clermont News Editor Named at Local Paper

Mrs. Bess Tschantz is cited as local news editor and member of Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association in Clermont Enterprise. The article notes second class mail matter status at the Clermont post office in Fayette County Iowa.

Clermont Enterprise Clermont Iowa Bess Tschantz Iowa Fress Association National Editorial Association Fayette County

Basketball Notes And Roster In Junior News

Commander Communiques outlines boys practice with 25 daily free throws and lists out for basketball. Girls begin season with eight Bulls named including Donna Loftsgard and Arthel Meyer. Margaret Becker is team manager. Season opener was Nov 14 at Randalia with upcoming games Monona Ossian Randalia Waucoma Stanley Arlington. First and second grade spelling shows strong gains. Mrs Joyce Appelman visited.

William Nelson Gerald Aanes Willet Miller Dean Kittelson Quinton Olson Alden Anderson Wayne Amundson Henry Follett Herbert Kaufmann Ralph Hemesath Kenneth Johnson Frank Shipton Thanksgiving Turkey Donna Loftsgard Arthel Meyer Delores Schupanitz Helen Abel Florentine Westpfahl Lois Olson Mary Nelson Margaret Martin Margaret Becker Randalia Monona Ossian Waucoma Stanley Arlington Joyce Appelman

Thanksgiving spirit at school with art and civics

In 1st and 2nd grade rooms pupils craft turkeys and decorations for Thanksgiving. 2nd grade Ann Larson hosted a birthday party. 3rd and 4th grades made Thanksgiving borders and free-hand art booklets. 5th and 6th study negatives and pronouns while 6th memorizes Concord Hymn. 7th grade covers Panama Canal, 8th civics vote favored Republicans and Dewey. Sleepy Hollow on deck. Eaves Drippings postponed to later issue.

Monay Ann Larson Ralph Waldo Emerson Dewey Washington Irving Sleepy Hollow Panama Canal

First Time Bruce Met His Great Grandfather Pringle

Mrs Louis Schutte and Helen Becker of Postville visited Sunday afternoon with Mrs Louise Miller. Mr and Mrs Albert Christianson and Mr and Mrs Ole Christianson visited Sunday at Aubrey Guyer. Mrs Herbert Malven and George of Maynard spent Saturday night in the George Belschner home. Mr and Mrs John Jones and family of Waukon visited in the Lou Jones home Sunday.

Bruce Pringle Louis Schutte Helen Becker Postville Louise Miller Albert Christianson Ole Christianson Aubrey Guyer Herbert Malven George Maynard George Belschner John Jones Waukon Lou Jones

Clermont area notes Twenty Five Years Ago recap

Twenty five years ago H F P Shipton planned a 92 foot addition to his implement and machinery building to provide ample stock room. Arthur Olson and Louise Skaren wed at East Clermont Lutheran church yesterday afternoon. Armistice anniversary gathering at Clermont opera house was a joyful event. Carl Appelman departed for Winnipeg for work. James Sullivan sold the Gunder Nygaard 40 acres north of town to Franz and Lucian Appelman.

H. FP. Shipton Arthur £. Olson Louise Skaren East Clermont Lutheran Church C. H. Hjortholm Clermont Opera House Carl Appelman Winnipeg Canada James Sullivan Gunder Nygaard Franz and Lucian Appelman

Clermont City Council Minutes November 6 1944

Clermont Iowa regular meeting presided by Mayor J B Shipton with all councilmen present. Bills paid including water refund fire dept truck charges salaries printing and utilities. Ordinance No 109 section amended setting city clerk salary at 20 per month payable quarterly starting April 1 1944. Meeting adjourned.

Clermont Iowa J. B. Shipton Nelson Olson Becker Stee Riegel Bby Becker Louis Cashman Clermont Fire Dept Henry Schweinerus Farmers Savings Bank Clermont Enterprise Central States Power & Light Corp Central States Power & “Light ‘Corp FredCline Malion Geo Durseher

Clermont Week of Social Visits in Iowa Communities

Residents from Clermont and surrounding towns share visits across Oelwein West Union Iowa City Ossian Brandon Independence Elgin and Brings notices of family gatherings birthdays and Thanksgiving plans at East Clermont church including Mary Washburn Elvira Johnson Edna Torkelson and Norma Pringle among others.

Anna M. Crowe Oelwein Len Simek Keith Thoma Harry Raney West Union Elmer Olsen Iowa City Rebecca University Hospital Tillie Swenson Robert Hamilton Bobby Waukon Fred Clark Independence Simek Brandon Mary Washburn Vira Johnson Ossian Edna Torkelson Swen Swenson Oliver Torkelson Delores Janice Elgin H. A. Lubke Lena Peters Louise Miller Ericka Burrow East Clermont la Vier Staven Norma Pringle Bruce Frank Pringle

Move West Union area house trip ends in Bergman farm run

A house moved from Wadena to Sumner route faced a hill challenge with a truck slipping injuring a mover. The Midland Mfg. Co. of Oelwein expands via Decorah lease for a war contract, with 240 workers at the main plant. Arlington man Gilbert Leonard, 20, is hospitalized with a compound left leg fracture after a crash on gravel. A meeting near West Union discusses buying a community fire truck with Iowa Municipal Supply present. Citizens urged to avoid moldy corn in fields this fall.

Wadena Sumner Highway 58 West Union Bergman Farm Oelwein Midland Mfg. Co Meritol Chemical Co Decorah Arlington Hartin Spill Gilbert Leonard Mercy Court House Iowa Municipal Supply Co

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