Auxiliary Delegates Report on Conference
The American Legion Auxiliary i Shecan Unit met Tuesday November 14 at Mrs H B Greenley home with 34 members reported. Reports noted clothing for a needy baby a sweater for the new baby and 289 plus 3.00 from Armistice Day sale. Members planned initiation next meeting and Christmas cheer gifts sent to veterans hospitals 10c per member. Delegates cited Decorah fall conference speaker Mrs Sawyer on junior membership and Mrs Skelly on Building for Welfare noting hospital gifts of 1.00 per man at Des Moines and Knoxville facilities financed by 10c per unit donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
H. B. Greenley
W. T. Vinton
Roy Swenson
Relief Committee
Lillian Crowe
Theodore Loftsgard
Decorah
Sawyer
Skelly
Knoxville
Des Moines Hospital
Baechler's Month Ahead Sale Attracts Shoppers
A. B. Baechler reported strong sales during the Monday to Saturday Month Ahead Sale and said extra clerks were needed to handle customers. The Baechlers bought the former Lubke store in April and this is their second sale since taking over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Baechler
Mrs Dan Burke Leaves Friday for Minneapolis Visit
Mrs Dan Burke departed Friday by bus to Minneapolis Minnesota to visit relatives. The note mentions Cline's Station in Clermont with a 12 cent gas price quote tied to Quick Starting Sinclair gasoline advertised as helping cars start faster in cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Burke
Minneapolis
Minn
Sinclair
Cline’s
Station
Clermont
Clermont School News Highlights and Plays at Larrabee
Clermont high school reports a Tuesday forenoon entertainment by magician and ventriloquist Sars Burgess with Brownie the dog and Andy McCarthy. The junior class earned praise for Friday night’s Aunt Tillie Goes to Town, with staff and ushers listed. music by Evingson and the high school chorus. Football players received athletic achievement certificates, and a Calmar trip is noted for Friday night basketball. The home declamatory contest occurred Nov 22 with winners not reported yet. Do and donts for basketball discipline and crowd conduct are included, plus grade activities and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sars Burgess
Larrabee Auditorium
Brownie
Dog
Andy” McCarthy
Charlie
Clermont High School
Tillie
Richard Trude
Leonard Olson
Robert Burrow
Donna Schweinerus
Arthur Amundson
Laird Cline
Donald Martin
Elmer Nelson
Clemens Loftsgard
Miss Carlson
Miss Evingson
Banning
Bernard Schrader
Stanton Halverson
William Wickham
Dean Harris
James Gilbert
Vino Gress
Aldean Trude
Leonard Oléon
Calmar
Sec
Aig Uthamehe
Postvill
Fang
Supreme Court Justices Attend Butler Funeral Service
The Supreme Court Police carry the casket into St Matthew’s Washington for the funeral of Justice Pierce Butler. Honorary pallbearers include Chief Justice Hughes and Justices Harlan Stone, Hugo Black, Felix Frankfurter, and Willis Van Devanter, all depicted in the procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
St. Matthew's
Washington, D.C
Flower Cathedral
Justice’s Supreme Court
Pierce Butler
U. S. Leagues
Charles Evans Hughes
Harlan F. Stone
Hugo L. Black
Felix Frankfurter
Willis van Devanter
Local School Notes and Community Socials in Guttenberg Area
Brief and varied items list student absences and class activities in the fifth through eighth grades, community visits, and local social events. Names of families, community members, and nearby towns are noted, along with a church christening and a wedding in Decorah. The text reflects a district-news style with multiple small items and social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guttenberg
Nilus Wold
Elkader
Henry Follett
Leonard Olson
Patsy Flynn
United States
Lutheran Societies to Sponsor Supper and Bazaar
Lutheran societies plan a jute fish and chicken supper and bazaar at Clermont Lutheran church on December 6. Priscilla Working Band and Mission Society coordinate. Rev. Odd Cornitska speaks. program includes reading by Marjorie Scheel and a Myra and Minnie Olson duet. detailed committee roles and volunteers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Cornitska
Minneapolis
Minn
Marjorie Scheel
Myra
Minnie Olson
Evelyn Olson
Priscilla Working Band
Mission Society_of the Wet
Clermont Lutheran Church
Clermont Calendar November 24 Frid ay Basketball at Cal Mar
November dates list school events and club meetings with boys and girls basketball activities over November 24 to 28 at Calmar Haneke and local bridge clubs Ladies Aid and Men s Bridge club scheduled alongside Firemen s meeting and B P W club events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calmar
Haneke
Community Socials Gather for Visits and Birthdays
Local residents and visitors share weekend family time across multiple households in Minneapolis Possville Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. Highlights include dinners gatherings and a 68th birthday party at the Ernest Brandt home with neighbors playing 500 and prizes awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Erickson
Minneapolis
Evanston, Ill
James F. Larrabee
San Jose
Calif
Montauk
Wm. Burrow
Robert
Albert
August Burrow
Ivan Anderson
Tim Shay
Bernard
Richard
Leo
Eugene
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Crowe
J. S. Sullivan
Dunlap
Ims
Alice
Louise Sullivan
Doris Landsgard
Waldorf
H. E. Landsgard
Cornel Anfinson
Ticket Receiver L. T. Olson Dining Room Usher Jesse Olson
A brief society notice lists L. T. Olson as ticket receiver and Jesse Olson as dining room usher in the event program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. N. Olson
Jesse Olson
Clermont Club Debates Ames Trip and NYA Projects
The Clermont Commercial Club met Monday evening at the Carner Cupboard for the November session with dinner for about thirty members and one guest, R. P. Strauch of Elgin. Afterward at the town hall, Chairman Gordon Junker led a report on the Ames trip noting a cordial reception and momentum for 41940 bridge work, while urging action on the driving hazard. The group approved a rate extermination campaign, planned extended efforts, and suggested Enterprise announce timing. Christmas plans and committees were set, with a December 23 party date. Strauch spoke on National Youth Administration projects, and a committee was formed to explore local NYA work for 18–25 year olds, stressing NYA as constructive work, not relief, with wages earned during winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Commercial Club
Carner
R. P. Strauch
Elgin
Town Hall
Gordon Junker
Ames
John F. Miller
Bridge Committee
Highway Commission
Commission
Gerner
Clermont
Junker
National Youth Administration
George Rounds
J. A. Erickson
Ea Dugstad
NYA
Church Services and Evening Sermon at Savior Church
The Church of the Savior invites all to Sunday services on November 19 with evening prayers and a sermon by Rev. Chas. Edwards. A cordial welcome is extended to everyone attending.
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Chas. Edwards
Lutheran Singing Church Sunday Thanksgiving Schedule
The Singing Church Lutheran offers Divine worship at Highland church at 10 45 a m and at West Clermont Norse church at 2 30 p m on the 25th Sunday after Trinity Epistle from First Thessalonians and Gospel from Matthew. East Clermont Luther League gathers 7 45 p m with Thanksgiving Day events on Nov 30 and morning services 9 30 a m at East Clermont church and 2 30 p m at the other site. Choirs and confirmation classes meet as usual. Rev E E Ramsey pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Church
West Clermont
Norse
East Clermont
E. E. Ramsey
East Clermont Bazaar Friday Eve Nov 24
The East Clermont Sewing Society will hold its annual bazaar Friday evening in church parlors with lunch and fancy work for Christmas gifts. Everyone is cordially invited. A separate item: Salesman Wanted for Rawleigh route covering 8 townships in central Fayette county. Immediate start. must have car.
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East Clermont
Rawleigh
Fayette County
Rawleigh's
Freeport
Public aid workers urged to register with NYA committee
Officials urge families employed on public projects to register with NYA. Many from well-to-do backgrounds work under NYA currently, and no hesitation should exist in the process. Further details are available from committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NYA
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baechler
Burgess - Dugstad Lumber Company
Clermont, Iowa
Clermont School News
Herbert Martin
Thompson
Helen Gerner
Pat McGreevy
Fonda
McGreevy
LaVonne
Kaverny
A. E.perking
Catherine Piggott
Anna Buser
Fred Thonan
Whiting
Kansas
A.J. Priest
George V. Larson
Hans J. Larson
Waterloo
Louie Amundson
Ole Amundson
Gilbert Buraas
Henry Olson
Theo. Loftsgard
Albert. Christianson
Elmer Sanders
Rebekah ‘Lodge
Postville
Hazel Schrader and Sons
Lou Engelhart
Luana
McGregor
L. L. Carr
Milton Kiesau
Winneshiek
Abbott
Low City
W. R. Sperry
Millard Larson
West Union
Robert Sperry
Vera Sperry
Wm. Starkey
Charlés Anderson
A. Lubke
Henry? . Thompson
Harley
Frankville
Lubke
Glen Olson
Gwendolyn Kay
T. A. Hoff
Richard Olson
Elmer Olson
Albert Dapping
Walter Lundy
Hayol
iOlson
Lutheran Societies
Glen Nygaard
Wm. B. Miller
Irene Ostlie
Cornelius Olson
Henry Ostie
Carmen Swenson
Mission Society
Lutheran Church
I. C. Jerdee
Arnold Stumme
Asst
Martin Nelson
Helen Landsgard
Agnes Bilden
Harry Yauslin
Hans Hanson
Bernice Olson
Kathryn Evingson
Eleanor Anderson
Allen Anderson
Lila Anfinson
Helen Anderson
Louise Bilden
Orlando Kittleson
June Larson
Phyllis Gress
Margaret Moen
Mildred Larson
Janet Olson
Marjorie Scheer
Anna Stee
Helen Stolle
Danna Schweinefus
Andree Tatra
Augusta Miller
Annabelle Loftsgard
Lutefisk
Hans Larson
Henry Ostlie
Ole ‘Amwind
Almer Anderson
Elted
Henry Schweinerus
Andine Vasby
Albert Scheel
Nels Gilbert
Albert Halverson
Claude Gress
Marie Skaren
Roy Meyer
Otto Vasby
Theodore Kjosa
Clermont Club
Church of the Savior
Ghe
Avalon
Better Pictures
Sack Fallows
Iowa
Edn
G. Robinson
Ruth Hussey
Wallace Beery
Chester Morris
James Cagney
Hemoh, Bogart
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