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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1931

Page

7

Dover Mills News social notes from Dover Mills area

Mr and Mrs E O Wagner and family visited near Manchester with friends. Earl Becker and family and George Middle et and son visited with Gerald Pixler at West Union. Oliver Rowland and Walter Warnka spent weekend with H K Johnson and family and attended a Ladies Aid meeting. Several quilting bees and visits to Clermont and Victor Guyer homes are noted. No school at Cliffton due to illness. Thanksgiving vacation ends Wednesday.

E. 0. Wagner Manchester Earl Becker George Middleet Gerald Pixler West Union Oliver Rowland Walter Warnka H. K. Johnson John Learn Evelyn Ladies’ Aid Society Halver Hageland Ezra Rowland John Mark Ole Kerkestue Tom Henson G. C. Havenstrite Victor Guyer Rose Guyer Bertha Kerkestue Cliffton Miss Rounds Mary Scott R. F. Learn Ed Johnson

Masonic Fellowship Meeting Held Here

The Northeast Iowa Masonic Fellowship Association met here Monday with about sixty attendees. Rev. A. L. McLaughlin of Dubuque gave a talk on Masonic Ideals. Wm. Larrabee Jr. welcomed visiting brothers to Clermont. The Pleasant Valley quartet, Hans Keiser on piano, performed to applause. Dr. Brown of Elkader read two of his poems. Lunch and visiting followed. Attendance: Clermont 22, Elgin 18, Postville 9, Hikader 6, McGregor 4, Monona 2, Dubuque 1, Quasqueton 1. Four lodges were absent: Farmersburg, Garnavillo, Guttenburg, Ossian.

Iowa Masonic Fellowship ‘Association A. L. McLaughlin Dubuque Wm. Larrabee Jr Clermont Pleasant Valley Quartette Hans Keiser Dr. Brown Elkader B. C. Grover Elgin Postville Hikader McGregor Monona Quasqueton i Farmersburg Garnagillo Guttenburg Ossian

Blue Sky salesman convicted in first Iowa securities case

The verdict in West Union court found A. A. Allison of Davenport guilty of selling securities without a license. It is the first jury verdict under Iowa’s 1929 securities law. Possible penalties include up to five years’ jail or a $5,000 fine. Additional indictments are pending in seven counties.

Carl W. Reed West Union A. A. Allison Davensport al. Mason Chicago Missouri Davenport Warren L. Huebner G. Horner State Securities Department Allison Iowa Blue Sky Atorney Martin M. Cooney HE. R. O’brien

New Books for Clermont Public Library

Clermont Public Library adds several titles this week with more expected soon. Notable entries include Father by Elizabeth, Spice and the Devils Cave by Hewes, Red Pepper Returns by Grace Richmond, White Fawn by Prouty, Linda Lane titles by Lawrence, and Bill Bruce the Flying Cadet series by Arnold for readers aged 12 to 16.

Father Elizabeth Old Anapolis Hawthorne Daniel Hewes Grace Richmond Prouty Bess Streeter Aldrich Linda Lane Lawrence Bill Bruce Arnold

Hello Neighbor editorial boosts daily mood and friendship

A Burt County Herald editorial promotes the phrase Hello Neighbor as a simple greeting that lifts spirits at work, during lunch, and homeward, portraying it as a genuine expression from the heart that dispels worry and sadness and fosters a sense of friendship.

National Editorial Assn Tibet Burt County Herald Terkentah, Nebr

Clermont area social notes fill Thanksgiving week

Nurses and townsfolk gather at homes across Decorah Postville and Clermont with visits from Lizzie Scholen Orville Tatro and families. Festive exchanges include Agnes Paulson Myr Follett children and relatives visiting from Cedar Falls Oelwein and Chicago. A special Echo and Enterprise offer promotes new Fayette Clayton subscriptions.

Cabinet names and war pensions stir old headlines

An exam question listed Henry L. Stimson and Andrew Mellon among president’s cabinet members with $15000 salaries. A widow pensioned since the War of 1812 died in the East, noted as the last surviving veteran’s wife. A cheeky remark on taxes references a pre Grandfather war. A Fayette Clayton offer advertises 26c subs. A new Mississippi River bridge site at Savanna Illinois is chosen with 160 workers. A married woman’s envy of an ex-husband provides a pointed quip.

Henry L., Stimson New York Treasury Andrew W. Mellon Pennsylvania Patrick J. Hurley Oklahoma William D. Mitchell Minnesota Walter F. Brown Ohio Navy Charles Francia Adams Massachusetts Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur California Arthur M. Hyde Missouri Commerce Robert P. Lamont Ilinois William N. Doak Virginia Sho

Junior MacDowell Club Concludes Season With Musicale

The Junior MacDowell Club closed its season with a musicale and social hour at Mrs G E Jorgenson home. Miss Mabel Kuntaon hosted. Eleanor Pribyl won the juvenile prize for playing Turkey River dedicated by Grace Burton MacKellar of Chicago. Chrystal Miller second. Lavanda Carr won the junior division prize. Activities resume next April when Mrs Jorgenson returns from California.

MacDowell G. E. Jorgenson Mabel Kuntaon Eleanor Pribyl Turkey River Grace Burton MacKellar Chicago Chrystal Miller Lavanda Carr

Lutheran Church Notes East and West Clermont Services

East Clermont Lutheran Church offers divine Norwegian services with holy communion at 11 a m. and at West Clermont 2 30 p m with communion. Luther League convenes at 7 30 p m. Priscilla sale planned for Saturday afternoon and annual Priscilla Working Bands meeting Wednesday afternoon Dec 2. Highland Church Mission Society to meet Dec 3 at Melvin Benson home with Mrs Benson and Mrs Selmar Holm as hostesses. Trade at home among friends. Evelyn Dugstad and Elizabeth Priest visited H L Gordon home in Oelwein and attended Catholic good will bazaar there on the 18th and 19th. Wm Crowe observed his 11th birthday last Saturday and guests attended a family birthday dinner the following week including Mrs Wm Crowe and Mas, Mr and Mrs E L Crowe and family and Elizabeth Crowe. Mesdames John Crowe, Wm Crowe, Dan Burke, E L Crowe and Miss Lena Brecht attended the Catholic good will card party at Oelwein last Thursday afternoon. the card party Friday evening raised funds despite bad weather. Seventeen tables of bridge and 500 plus socializing and lunch. high scores in bridge Jennie Beucher Postville and Dr R V Brandt. consolation Miss Boley. High scores in 600 Fred Cline and Richard Griebenow. consolation Mrs Marvin Johnson. The ladies netted $22.50.

East Clermont West Clermont Luther League Theevening Priscilla Sale Priscilla Highland Church Mission Society Melvin Benson Evelyn Dugstad Elizabeth Priest H. L. Gordon Oelwein Mesdames John Crowe Wm. Crowe Dan Burke E. L. Crowe Lena Brecht Jennie Beucher Postville R. V. Brandt Boley Fred Cline Richard Griebenow Marvin Johnson

Golf course water hazard drains reveal eight thousand balls

An Iowa news brief notes a water hazard at a Bellingham Washington course was drained to uncover 8000 golf balls. In Iowa, Elizabeth Priest and Dan McGreevey were callers in Oelwein Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Hans Sanvold of Osian visited the Martin Nelsons in Clermont as the Nelsons hosted Mrs Nelson Sr.

Elizabeth Priest Dan McGreevey Oelwein Bellingham Wash Hans Sanvold Ossian Martin Nelson Nelson, Sr Mrs Decorah

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dover Mills News Clar‘ence Great Silent Army Clermont Public Library Lizzie Scholen Pat Sullivan Orville Tatro Baby of Roy Tatro Selma Mechelson Emma Gunderson Agnes Paulson Arthur Loftsgard Ernest Larson Myr Earl Peake Elka‘der Ed Burt Bonday Mra. Leonard Larson Eliza Nelson Evelyn Maurer Gilbert Loftsgard Fred Waters Frankville W. A. Kneeland Henry Vellereyen Near Gunder Loraine Betty Follett Henry Follett Ed Gass Rom‘elda Adolph Frederick TI Sullivan Iroquis Frank Yokatis Wesley Miller Independence Suzanna Gordon Anson Priest Home American Legion A. J. Priest Mary Grover Walter Follett Lillian Anderson Edward Barnes Elmer Trade House George Miller Faribault Minn E. J. Kaltenbach Mr. Kalstad Waterloo John Kaltenbach E. BE. Landsgard H.eb, Landsgard Echo and Enterprise 2Bc Fayette Clayton Counties F. K. White J. M. Brorby Charles Rogers Fort Dodge C. W. Humphry Lucian Appelman Mrs. Humphry Mrs. Appelman Tom Margaret McGreevay Spillville Mary Haas Anna Mae J Kathryn Kruger Cedar Falls Perry Paulson Business Gunston E.nelson Harold Landsgard Ernest Arveson W. A. Kneeland and Sons B. J. Waters Rounds Mississippi Savanna Ill Towa Sabula Macdowell Club Lutheran Church Notes Wm Crowe Elizabeth Crowe Clermont Enterprise Fayette County Clermont Directory Anderson & Tatro General Dentist Xray Gas Farmers Savings Bnk Cleemont, Iowa DR. I. C. Jerdee Clermont State Bank Clermont, Towa L. L. Carr Barraurs Savings Bank Clermont, Iowa N. H. Nelson Embalmer & Funeral Director Motor Equipment Freiburghaus & Co G. H. Hackman Lows I. G. A. Grocers C. Olson W. Evans
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