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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1930

Page

7

Clermont Creamery Robbery Locks 19 Butter Tubs Stolen

Robbery at Clermont Valley Creamery results in the loss of nineteen tubs of butter weighing 860 pounds each, totaling 445 dollars. Entry gained by dimming the east engine room window and unlocking from inside. No clues or insurance. Fourth creamery burglary in the region with West Union Postville and nearby towns already hit. Local resident overheard a truck leaving town after midnight Tuesday.

Clermont Valley Creamery Hangartner West Union Postville

Olson Moves From Café to New Grocery Lunch Counter

The Olson family left the Brick City Cafe on Monday November 17 and moved from the living rooms above the cafe to a new home east of the Johnson garage. Mr Olson will devote full time to his grocery business across from the post office and plans a lunch counter opening by Saturday. A house warming is planned with a weekly advertisement highlighting the move and new business.

Ed C. Olson Brick City Johnson Garage Mr. Olson Olson

Mrs Bergit Lien Dies at Eighty Eight in Clermont Area

Mrs Bergit Lien a pioneer of the section died Sunday morning at the home of her youngest daughter Mrs Henry Kittleson near Clermont She was 88 years old Funeral services will be held today at West Clermont Lutheran Church in the afternoon an extended obituary to follow in a later issue

Shariff A. A. Robertson Clermont Larrabee Hill Io the Bergit Lien Henry Kittleson

Basket Social And Program At School District No 4

Invitation extended for a basket social and program to be held Friday evening, November 21, at school district No 4 in Clementon township. Mrs. Laura Learn, teacher, attends events. local residents hosted and visited with guests at homes in West Union and Clementon during the weekend and winter arrangements were noted for Dibble and Kneeland families.

Clermont Township Laura Learn

Dover Mills News social and visit roundup

A long list of social visits fills the Dover Mills news, with Mr. and Mrs. Eara Rowland and sons dining with the Johnsons, Mildred Rowland visiting the Johnsons, and many small gatherings at local homes. A Clifton school pre social, teacher Elizabeth Rounds, and various family trips are noted, along with illness updates and birthday observances.

Eara Rowland H. K. Johnson R. F. Learn E. di Wagner J. C. Matthews Anfin Anfinson West Union Knut Evenson Mp. Evenson Mildred Rowland Clifton School Elizabeth Rounds Johanna Borland Oelwein Hol! Johnson Victor Guyer The BE. G Armouredk Clarence Nesvick B. Nesvick Earl Becker Clermont Ed Johnson Eldorado

Lutheran Church Notes East and West Services and Events

East Church announces Sunday divine services at 11 o clock with communion. Mission Society meets Friday at Mrs Halver Gilbertson residence. Sewing Circle annual Thanksgiving gate with lunch in church parlors. West Church offers English service Sunday at 2 30 p m and Luther League at 7 30 p m with program including invocation, reports, vocal duet, topic presentations, and choir. Highland Church Mission Society meets Saturday afternoon in church parlors.

East Church The Mission Society Halver Gilbertson Houstesses Gilbertson M. Bloockhus Clifford Kittlesori West Church Luther League Rey, Gunsten

Women to Meet at Appelman Nome

The Clermont and Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau women will meet at Mrs Lucian Appelman's home north of Clermont on Friday Nov 28. Other notes mention Clara Gerndt visiting McGregor, Mrs S B Wickham's cold, and local social events with dinners and home changes.

Appelman Nome Clermont and Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Lucian Appelman Clermont

Bazaar at East Clermont Church Bazaar

The Sewing Society of East Church will hold their annual bazaar on Thanksgiving day November 27 in the church basement. An afternoon sale offers sandwiches cake pie and coffee served throughout the day.

Sewing Society of the East Church

Dormant Sprays for San Jose Scale Control

Dormant spraying is the best remedy for the San Jose scale, a major orchard pest. Lime sulfur sprays, petroleum sprays, and soap washes prove effective. Apply in late fall after leaves fall, in winter, or in spring before new foliage appears. Severe pruning of infested trees aids spraying and encourages growth of noninfested wood.

San Jose

Dark Town Minstrel in Clermont Entices Thanksgiving Crowd

The Sheehan Post of the American Legion hosts a Dark Town Minstrel on Wednesday evening November 26 with an all star cast led by H B Greenley and James Powers. John Shipton Martin Nelson Dr L C Carr and Gustav Hackman perform with a chorus of twenty Clermont beauties promising a bigger show than prior chautauqua acts. Also notices about local visits, a Clermont millinery sale slashes hats to low prices, and tips for storing root vegetables.

Sheehan The American Legion

American Home Sunday Observance Expands Nationwide

The American Home Sunday, started in Des Moines four years ago by the Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs, will be observed across Iowa and the nation on Thanksgiving season. Mrs. Eugene Cutler of Des Moines, 1926 chair of the American Home department, led the initiative earning General Federation of Women’s Clubs endorsement and national adoption during Mrs. John Sherman’s administration. In Clermont and other areas, churches and Sunday schools are urged to observe the day on Sunday, Nov. 28.

Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs American Home Department Iowa Nation Eugene Cutler Des Moines Iown Federation General Federation of ‘Women’s Clubs John Sherman Clermont

Notice to the Public at District No 9

Alice Frederick and Ruth Miller visited the school Friday afternoon where Mrs Anno Lindroth teaches. The under signed will not be responsible for debts except those contracted by herself. Mrs Will Sullivan Clarmont Iowa. 2-4

Alice Frederick Ruth Miller Anno Lindroth Will Sullivan Clarmont Iowa

Clermont Enterprise masthead note

The Clermont Enterprise imprint lists Agnes Bilden as Local Editor and notes the paper is entered in the Clermont post office in Fayette County Iowa as second class matter.

Clermont Enterprise Clermont Fayette County Iowa Agnes Bilden

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Rmont Creamery CAFE Mrs. Bergit Lien Adolph Frederick Donald Gilson Wm. Frederick West Wunth W. A. Kneeland Clementon A. Chee Fan J. F. ‘Kelleher George Dibble N. J. Breckner A. D. Ferguson Kirk Lfe Dover Mills News Leonard Larson Arlene Larson Ed Burt Nell Sheehan John Crowe Deede Dwyer Qelwein Iowa City H. E. Landsgard Doris Fred Heusman A. 8. Houg Sylvan Esther Waseca Minneapolis Minn B. W. Conner W. R. Blake Lolita Kenneth Kelleher Isaah Montana John Cooper Jergen Gunderson Emma Decorah Wesley Miller Jr Dan Carpenter Mra Herbert Haas Wenley Miller Ir Lutheran Church Notes Gunsten Lourne Amundson Beryl Miller Guaaye Peterson Anna Mae Anderson Highland Church— Mission Society Clara Gerndt McGregor Martin Nelson S. B. Wickham Imall Manchester Castalia Will Emil Larson Millard Evelyn Nordhus John Burrow Ladies’ Aid Society H. T. Hangartner Frank Frisbie Oscar Reierbon Elizabeth Sullivan Frank Fay East Clermont H. B. Greenley James Powers Tiny” Buser Len Simek Butch Lou Wilkie W. C. Follett Louise Miller Doris Landsgard B. Nelson Elgin Mabel Bauer Jorgenson Cornell College Mt. Vernon Earlham, Laws H. H. Follett Elgin Millinery Clermont Millinery Smart Fall BE. J. Kaltenbach John Johnson Lime Springs Kaltenbach John Kaltenbach Waterloo American Legion Minstrel Clermont Directory Anderson & Tatro General R. V. Brandt Dentist Xray Gas Farmers Savings Buk N. H. Nelson Clermont, Iuwa Jerd Ce Clemmont Clemmon TE L. L. Carr Farmers Savings Bank Clermont, Iqwa Frejiburghaus & Company G. H. Hackman R. R. Reusser Chiropractic Spears Peterson
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