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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1948
Page
3
Clermont residents host dinners visits and funeral attendance as local families share news of guests from Rock Island Moline Cedar Falls and Decorah. Events include study club meeting readings, hospital stays, and farewells as indirections reveal community ties and upcoming moves and inductions.
Nancy Catherine McKinley daughter of Alexander and Rebecca McKinley of Clermont died at her Chicago home on November 11 1948. Funeral services were held November 15 at a Chicago parish. her remains were buried November 16 in St Peter's Cemetery Clermont. Born September 22 1874 she lived in Clermont until after high school then moved to Chicago to work in railroad service. Her last job was secretary to the vice president and freight traffic manager and she led the Women's Traffic Club of Chicago for two terms. Surviving relatives include Rev Fred W McKinley of Williams Bessie M McKinley Archibald G McKinley and Mrs H H Carrager.
The Riverside Social Club gathered Thursday November 11 at Mildred Schatz home with Laura Olson as co-hostess. Members sang America the Beautiful and God Bless Our Native Land and recited the American Creed in observance of Armistice Day. Agnes Kloster read twice and plans were made for the upcoming Christmas party at Gilbert Anderson home. Lena Anderson was elected president with Mary Tatro vice president and Harriet Olson secretary-treasurer. Guests included Russell Mork Howard Mork John Mork Leo Kloster John W Schatz Robert Hyman Leonard Olson Donald Schaffer and Earl Kloster.
Mr and Mrs Wm Nelson Jr and Mrs Harry Yauslin helped move the Hitch family to a new location in Grundy Center. Guests included Nels Larson and Lyle Polinsky of Duluth, Alma Andersson and Ray Refferson, and Shirley Buraas of Postville. The baptism honored Louis Allen Heins with Nelson and another couple as sponsors.
Twenty five years ago the Clermont to West Union road was slated for full grave improvement with work on the final three and a half mile section starting last week from the Graham corner in West Union to the W L Hackett corner. Other items note community events, marriages, visits, and local society happenings.
The Clermont School reports a week of activities including Heide book arrivals, penmanship poem booklets for choral reading, and a fourth grade lead in a conduct contest. First and second graders Elsie Marie Wede and Ronald Tatro submitted dental cards this week. Ten students earned 100 percent in spelling last Friday: Barbara Anderson, Erla Bennett, Beverly Bennett, Sandra Bias, Mary Lou Dugan, Milo Helgeson, Gary Hyde, Ordell Kiosa, Joyce Larson, Dennis Muchow, John Nelson, and Diane Wickam. Harvey Poor has missed school due to a broken leg from a bicycle accident and is expected back soon.
Barbara Wickam Gloria Hyde and Peter Bilden visited our room last week. Elsie Marie Wede brought a plant. Fred Barnhouse brought a plant and treated pupils to candy bars on his birthday. Primary pupils won second place in the PTA membership contest. Peter Bilden Mrs John Barnhouse and Mrs Hazel Johnson visited.
Mr and Mrs Hans J Larson and Mr and Mrs Geo W Larson wed near St Olaf on Saturday. Mrs Ruth Starkey visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Laclaia Appelman. Jim Sullivan left Sunday to join his wife in Hot Springs Arkansas where she spends the winter. Echo Want Act and Watch the Regulat is printed.
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