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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1952
Page
7
Local Christmas seal chairman reports 160 letters mailed with seals. Dr. G. E. Jorgenson leads 53 contributors returning envelopes. Total receipts reach $70,365 at an average of $1.34 per letter. Buy seals to protect your family.
Thanksgiving and holiday club listings show Junior Clermont Study Club on Thursday November 27 and Grand Meadow Study Club on Friday November 28. Early December features Methodist WSCS council meeting December 1, Boy Scouts Troop 51 December 2, West Clermont Priscilla Working Band December 3, East Clermont Societies December 4, St. Peter's Rosary Society and Altar Guild, and Cub Scouts across the period.
Mrs J A Erickson traveled to Lutheran hospital in La Crosse Wisconsin where she underwent surgery on Friday. Her daughter Loyce stayed with her at the hospital while Mr and Mrs Norman Erickson of Cedar Rapids visited over the weekend. Loyce remained in Clermont to care for her mother as Emma Gunderzon was visited by Mrs Henry Olson Agnes and Louise Bilden in Spring Grove.
The government class studies executive duties and qualifications and notes its powers. Business law draws interest as students discuss warranties buyer seller relations and remedies. English class benefits from Miss Rotto as practice teacher while essays by Steele Addison and Hazlitt are explored. Parts of speech review aids upcoming short stories due at Thanksgiving. Sophomore geometry covers constructions and installment buying topics. Freshman class reports new imported wood for crafts and home economics plans a Thanksgiving salad and dessert. Job analysis and vocational guidance shape science class discussions about life work and future surveys.
Table Prayers highlights Clermont High School students in the hot lunch program. Readers see how students, staff, and volunteers coordinate meals, share routines, and support family needs. Cont. to Page 6.
The Junior Odako Camp Fire Girls hosted a Legion hall party for their parents with a self made program, games, contests, and lunch of cake ice cream and pop. On Saturday the Senior Odako group entertained the Bluebirds with a Thanksgiving party at Grace Olson's game room, with thirty three attendees enjoying games and a post event lunch.
Twenty five years ago a $30 theft occurred at Blackhawk Oil with skeleton key access while E T Olson dined. Clermont events featured a dance benefiting the Clermont band with prize winners Ole Reierson and others, plus farm and club notices, Christmas specials, bazaars, visitors from Minnesota, and a funeral in Minneapolis.
St Peter's Church lists Mass schedule for Thanksgiving and regular days with daily 6 50 or 8 o clock services on Thursday and Sunday masses at 8 and 10 A M Confessions offered Saturdays at 8 P M and before the first Sunday Masses.
East Clermont holds catechet ical class Saturday 10 30 a m and Advent worship Sunday 11 00 a m with Holy Communion and Loyalty Sunday. West Clermont hosts Thanks giving service Thursday 9 30 a m and catechet Sunday 9 30 a m with Loyalty Sunday. Elgin service on Dec 14 at 9 30 a m and parish Thanksgiving is Nov 27 at 9 30 a m at West Clermont.
The Church of Our Saviour Clermont Episcopal led by Edwin Bowyer, vicar, announces Sunday November 80 as the first Sunday in Advent with 3:00 p.m. evening prayer and sermon titled Before and After. A Thursday December 4 Family Night will feature the film The Strength of the Hills at Mrs. E. Dibble’s home.
Riverside Social Club met at Mrs. Bob Mott's home with Mrs. James Anderson assisting. Twelve members and two visitors attended. Margaret Anderson led scripture, and $2.00 was donated to the Red Cross. Officers elected: President Louis A Olson, Vice President Oliver Rowland, Secretary James Anderson. Bingo prizes awarded to Ruth Larson, Kenneth Barker, Geo Larson, Mary Tatro. door prize to Kenneth Barker. A Christmas party with gift exchange is planned for Dec 10 at Mrs. G O Anderson.
Supt. M H Moore attended a all day Minimum Foundation discussion in Independence last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Jack Bush and family of Coon Rapids visited Thanksgiving with H A Lubke. Dinner guests Sunday included Franklin Olson family Waterloo and Willet Miller family at Louie Olson home.
In a letter to Inga Larson, Mrs Lyle Taylor formerly Gertrude Tysdal of Spearfish South Dakota describes the deaths of Mr Taylor’s sister and her husband in an accident at Ketchikan Alaska. The tragedy leaves two orphaned children ages 10 and 7, who were brought to the Taylors by an uncle two weeks earlier with plans to adopt. The Taylors also have a four year old son.
West Clermont Mission Society met November 19 at the church dining room. Members and officers were elected for the new year including president Mrs Vernon Meyer and secretary Mrs Roy Tatro. A Bible study was led, a Seaman's Mission thank you read, a $10 donation to the American Bible Society approved, clothing drive report given, and a lunch served.
Mrs Clifton Pringle and Mrs Emil Lassig entertained the B and P Women at the Pringle home with a dessert luncheon and bridge. Prizes went to Irene DeSarto and Lydia Stumme. Three new members joined. Christmas party planned for Dec 15 at Anna Baechler's home. A long list of future hostesses and meeting plans followed, with monthly assignments through November. Clermont Study Club met with book review on Government is Your Business. Supper and dinner guests noted at Decorah and nearby homes.
St Peter's parish women hosted the quarterly A C C W meeting in church parlors with Mrs Mullaney presiding. About 85 women from West Union Fayette Hawkeye Festina Calmar Ossian Postville attended. Reports covered Cresco convention Shrines in the Homes and Waterloo board meeting. The president urged continued clothing donations for the needy. Guests included Msgr Thilgen Very Rev Peters Father Cooney and others. 130 lunches were served after the meeting.
Mr and Mrs James Ostlie of Waterloo announce the birth of a son born Tuesday November 18. The infant weighs pounds and 4 ounces. The baby is a grandson of Mrs Irene Ostlie of Clermont.
A pre Thanksgiving dinner was held Sunday at the G. O. Anderson home with several families present. Ben Bauman hosted a coon supper Saturday with guests from Waterloo and nearby. Various luncheon and supper visits were recorded, including the Wander, Wander family, and Bakewell households, reflecting a busy social weekend in the community.
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