Song service to replace Luther League program
A Sunday evening program on December first features a song service with stereopticon films including Day is Dying in the West As I Am and My Faith Looks Up to Thee. The service includes scripture readings, prayers, duets by local singers, and hymns led by Rev. G Gunston, with remarks and a choir performance of The Holy City and Abide With Me. Nearby residents and visitors are noted, with a solemn death in the Hoffman household referenced during a hospital visit in Charles City.
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Luther League
Stereopticon
West
G. Gunston
Jesus
Clarence Johnson
Elsie Lindgren
Loretta Belschner
Dorothy Conner
Thelma Reierson
Eliza Nelson
Lila Larson
Almer
Morris Amundson
Greenland
Toy Mountains
Rev. G. Gunston
Thelma Christianson
Holy City
John Larson
National Catholic Women’s Convention to Meet in Cedar Rapids
The Dubuque Archdiocesan convention of the National Council of Catholic Women will convene in Cedar Rapids on Sunday and Monday, December 1 and 2, with headquarters at the Montrose Hotel. National president Miss Ann Sarahon Hooley will attend, and Archbishop Beckman and Miss Hooley will speak at the banquet at the Montrose Sunday night. Monsignor John M. Molloy invited the gathering, with plans by Cedar Rapids deanery to attract delegates from fifteen archdiocesan deaneries. Mrs. R. J. Sweeney will preside as the convention features programs, activity reports and round table discussions.
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Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
R. J. Sweeney
Slayton Co to Hold Delinquent Tax Sale December 2
Announcement states the delinquent tax sale will take place Monday December 2 at 10 oclock in the County Treasurer J F Maley s office. A scavenger sale will be held at the same time and place under the new public bidder law with bids by private buyers as backup. Clifton Pringle and his wife visited Rockford for a few days at her parents Bert and Mrs Gruver.
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J. F. Maley
Clifton Pringle
Rockford
Bert Gruver
B P Wom en's Club Installs New Officers In Meeting
The Business and Professional Women's club met Monday night November 25 at Elsie Lindgren's home. Elizabeth Priest retired as president and Geneva Wells was installed as president with Grace Simek as vice president Maida Sperry secretary and Elsie Lindgren assistant secretary. Fifteen members and one guest attended. After business the group played bridge with Grace Simek high and Beulah Lubke low. Refreshments followed.
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Business & Professional Women’s Club
Elsie Lindgren
Margaret Conner
Elizabeth Priest
Geneva Wells
Grace Simek
Maida Sperry
Beulah Lubke
Pheasant Hunt Ends in Oelwein Grocer’s Death
John Lazio, a grocer from Oelwein, died Wednesday after the opening pheasant season excitement. He hunted with his son Charles and a salesman, fired a shot, then collapsed likely due to a weak heart. Survived by his widow, two sons Charles and Philip, and a daughter Anna Marie, all of Oelwein.
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John Lazio
Oelwein
Lazio
Charles
Philip
Anna Marie
Uses for Asbestos in Building Materials and Fabrics
Yarns spun from asbestos fiber are woven into fabrics and mixed with cement to form shapes for special uses. Short asbestos fibers are pressed into wallboard shingles tiles and other building products.
Carnegie Medals Awarded for Extraordinary Heroism
The Carnegie Hero Fund commission awards Carnegie medals after proof of extraordinary heroism by individuals who have saved or attempted to save others at great personal risk, potentially at the cost of their own lives.
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Carnegie
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Mirage in Animal Eye Reflects Humanity and Mystery
A Ruskin quotation contemplates the animal eye as a dim mirage and gleam of humanity, a flash of strange light through which life looks out, seeking fellowship with humans, and hints at the deeper mystery of command over creatures.
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Ruskin
Custom in Vilna Traditions and Local Social Visits
In Vilna Lithuania a bride provides a trousseau for her husband and herself, making shirts socks and woolen vests for the groom while his old clothes go to his father and brothers on the wedding day. In Decorah and Charles City a series of visits and social gatherings include Mrs J A Erickson Mr and Mrs Hans J Larson Mrs Marguerite Rogers and others. Families hosted pheasant dinners and kept up with guests during weekend visits to various homes.
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Vilna
Lithuania
Clermont Ladies Aid Society Meets at Appelman Home
The Clermont Ladies Aid Society gathered at Mrs. L. H. Appelman’s home on Wednesday afternoon November 20 with hostesses Mrs. Arnold Stumme and Mrs. J. C. Halverson. Members sang and shared favorite Thanksgiving dishes as Mrs. H. A. Lubke presented a paper on Merle Oberon and reviewed The Dark Angel. Out of town guests included Mrs. Warren Harrington Mrs. Louis Schutte of Postville and Mrs. Frank Taylor of Hillsboro.
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Clermont Ladies’ Aid Society
L. H. Appelman
Arnold Stumme
J. C. Halverson
H. A. Lubke
Merle Oberon
Warren Harrington
Louis Schutte
Postville
Frank Taylor
Hillsboro
How to Block a Knit Dress and Sweaters
The article explains a blocking method for knit garments. Turn the dress or sweater inside out, insert cardboard forms matching body and sleeve shapes, lay on towels on a flat surface, and cover with a damp cloth. Press until nearly dry, then remove forms only after complete drying.
The Lean Fish Family Nutrient Notes
The article lists lean fish names such as eat, flounder, haddock and whiting as containing under 1 percent Tat. Oysters have 1 percent, crabs 2 percent, halibut 5 percent, butterfish 11 percent and salmon 18 percent.
Red and White Cattle in Dutch Herds Since Ancient Times
Red and white cattle have been common in north Holland and Friesland from very early times, existing side by side with black and white cattle. They are usually found in the same herds and commonly originate from black and white parents.
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North Holland
Friesland
Meaning of Augean in Hercules tale
The term Augean derives from the stables of Augeas in Elis untreated for 30 years that Hercules cleaned in a single day by diverting two rivers through them. It marks an enormously dirty challenge completed through a drastic, clever solution.
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Augeas
Elis
Hercules
Absent Treatment In The South Seas Is Noted
The article surveys colonial powers handling the South Seas, highlighting US administration as lenient politically but exacting economically, Britain as just yet firm, Germany as tardy, and France as tolerant socially but arbitrary politically. It also notes British Dominions’ lack of experience.
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South Seas
Salvage Heads From Heads For Food and Byproducts
A description of salvage practices outlines how packing houses use sheep and cattle heads. Tongues cheek muscles and brains are removed and sold for food. Glue fat oil and bone meal are extracted from the remaining head portions.
Yodine State: South Carolina Linked to Nutrition Claim
The article notes South Carolina being called the Yodine state due to its fruits vegetables and milk allegedly containing adequate Idedline to satisfy nutritional needs.
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South Carolina
Winged-creature superstition note in household tradition
A fragment notes that possessing stuffed birds or pictures of wings inside the home signals luck leaving the house. The line reads as a cautions superstition about luck and decor in a domestic setting.
Miss Lyngaas Weds Glenn Nygard At Lutheran Parsonage
Miss Alice Lyngaas daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Lyngaas married Glenn Nygard oldest son of Mr and Mrs Gunder Nygard Monday afternoon Nov 25 at the Lutheran parsonage Rev G Gunston officiating They were attended by Eleanor Lyngaas sister of the bride and Clarence Nygard brother of the groom The couple will reside on the groom s farm formerly leased from Lloyd Ostlie and family. Congratulations. Clermont Calendar notes December 2 council meeting and other local events with requests for participation and updates. Susie Grundy visits at her niece s home in winter arrangements. Hospital visit reports Fragments of local social life include a school carnival with Chrystal Miller winning most popular girl votes and a Gypsy Tea Room with home economics students serving refreshments. Athletic show on second floor drew local fans with Elgin students participating.
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Alice Lyngaas
Bert Lyngaas
Glenn Nygard
Gunder Nygard
G. Gunston
Eleanor Lynans
Clarence Nygard
Lloyd Ostlie
Chrystal Miller
Elgin High School
Clermont Luth Church and East West Church Notices
Confirmation services in Clermont Luth Church Wighland Church begin at 1 10 80 with English language communion to follow. East Church holds annual congregation business meeting on Monday December 2 at 10 am. West Church hosts Sunday evening song service at 7 30 replacing Luther League program. Annual meeting on Tuesday December 8 at 10 am. Wednesday December 4 features Lute Fish and Chicken dinner followed by Priscilla sale with supper served from 6 pm until finished. cordial welcome extended to all.
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Wighland Church
East Church
Consgregation
West Church
Luther League
Clermont Union Church Elects Board Members Next Week
Clermont Union Church announces Sunday services at 10 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. with election of official board members at the close of the evening service for the coming year. Arthur Meckelson visited Decorah. Mrs Louise Miller and Chrystal visited Louis Schutte in Postville.
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D. J. Snyder
Wm. Nelson
Fred Cline
Arthur Meckelson
Decorah
Louise Miller
Chrystal
Louis Schutte
Postville
Aristotle Had Drug Shop In Athens
The Greek philosopher Aristotle operated a drug shop in Athens. The brief historical note highlights his role in early pharmacology and urban commerce in classical Greece.
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Aristotle
Athens
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Dan Burke
Placid
E. ‘Sirpless
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Elmer Leo Nelson
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Dr. Aanes
Mrs. Anson Priest
Elizabeth
Hans J. Larson
Clifford Johnson
Chicago
J. W. Miller
L. L. Whitford
Waterloo
Lon Simele
Frank Fay
Charles City
Slayton CO
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Oxfords
Wolverine Brand
Clermont, Iowa
B. & P. Women’s Club
J. A. Erickson
Marguerite Rogers
Bertha Frisbie
Beulah
Verla Gunderson
Dr. I.C. Jerdee
Fred Tschantz
Wadena
Bess Tschantz
Bolson
C. M. Kneeland
Iowa
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Lyngaas
Nygard
Council
West Clermont
Lutheran Ladies’ Bazaar
Royal Neighbors of America
John Cummings
Randalia
Susie Grundy
Oscar Larson
Decorah Hospital
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Anna
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Robert Ferguson
Morena
Lyle Engelhart
Lou Engelhart
Luana
Hazel Schrader
Clermont Luth
Clermont Union Church
Clermont Opera House
Etatro Farm
Batte
L'Tatro
America
Lutheran
Elmer Rear Standard Oil Station
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