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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1930

Page

7

Clermont to Stage Popular Fall Festival and Paving Celebration

Clermont plans a combined Fall Festival and paving celebration on an unseasonably warm Friday. The event marks completion of a 450000 dollar paving program for Fayette county with street sports, band music, a dance, exhibits, and a baby clinic. Committees led by local business people organize the day for northeast Iowa residents and visitors.

Clermont Iowa Fayette County B. W. Conner Ed Dugstad J. F. Miller J. P. Paulson W. A. Kneeland Mas Crowe Len Simek Gus ‘A ‘Hoffman R. V. Brandt J. A. Erickson Wm Larrabee Wm. BR. Blake J. C. Halverson A. J. Priest J. W. Crowe Clifton Pringle John Shipton J. Kaltenbach C. V. Carter John A. Kalstad L. V. Candee Louis Olson Business and Professional Women’s Club Mae Crowe Frank Pringle

Lutheran Church Notes West and East Divines in Norwegian and meetings

Local church notes list Norwegian language services at 10 45 and 11 00 am at West and East churches. Priscilla Working Band and Mission Society meet Oct 8 and Oct 9 with named hostesses. Luther League event at 7 80 pm. Social updates include visits, weddings, travel, and community guests. Clermont invites Northeast Iowa residents to an October 10 gathering.

Priscilla Candea Harold Landagard Hovland Albert Anderson The Mission Society Hosteses Emil Larson Hang Larson A. Paulson A. Frederick East Church Luther League

Clermont Paving Finished and Metrics for Celebration

The main street of Clermont was paved to the opera house corner by Tuesday morning with dirt removal underway from the bridge to the railway. The full width remains from the bridge to the opera house, narrowing to three-fourths elsewhere, in time for the fall festival next Friday.

Clermont Opera House Clermont’s Turkey River CEK

Junior MacDowell Club Recital and Social Notes

The Junior MacDowell Club held its monthly meeting and recital at sponsor Mrs. Nora Jorgenson's home. Prizes went to Lolita Blake Lavanda Carr in the senior division and William Crowe Anna Mary Crowe tied for first with Eleanor Prydel second in the junior division. Hostesses served coffee sandwiches ice cream and cake.

MacDowell Club Nora Jorgenson

Marquette McGregor paving now assured

Marquette McGregor road paving will begin this fall with the contract set next Tuesday. Weather and equipment will influence whether completion comes before winter. Obstacles were overcome last evening, including the old McGregor house removal for a curve at Main street. paving will be 20 feet wide with four foot shoulders and 20,000 cubic yards of rock and dirt excavation. North Iowa Times. Mr and Mrs Philip Wander of Fenton and Mrs Blanche Wander visited Ezra Dibble Sunday. Jergen Gunderson had a minor operation at Decorah hospital and returned home Friday. For Sale or Trade R E Mylan residence Clermont Iowa six room home half block of ground 900 cash terms write Mrs R E Mylan 4641 Flournoy St Chicago Illinois 49-50p.

Marquette-McGregor Lower Main Street McGregor Main Street Marquette North Iowa Times Philip Wander Fenton Blanche Wander Baby Ezra Dibble Jergen Gunderson Decorah Hospital R. E. Mylan Clermont Iowa Flournoy St Chicago Ilinois

Dover Mills Social News Note

Dover Mills residents share visits across families and friends. G E Brause of Waterloo and daughter spent Saturday night with H K Johnson and family, then returned home Sunday afternoon. Clarence Nesvick and family hosted dinner with Adolph Nesvick. Joe Nelson and family hosted and visited. H E Foster of West Union visits J C Matthews and R F Learn. Trene Nelson stayed with sister T N Loftsgard in Elgin. H K Johnson and children visited Ed Johnson. L O Larson family visited Henry Wolfs. Ethel Nelson stayed with John and wife. Rose Guyer visited H K Johnson.

Adolamn Geo. Berry Moen West Union L. L. Carr John Kruger Madison M. D Alfred Wenger C. Wenger Elgin Paul Wells Black Hills South Dakota Julius Johnson O. Sorenson Anna Paulson John Anderson Harry Bertha Shipton H. F. Shipton Garwin Mitchell George Belschner Hawkeye Gust Gundacker L. L. Rounds Rita Oelwe Sarah Gray Gray Otto Kruger Fork Sdinner Edwin Kruger A. H Wenger Clarence Hagalie Ossian Hans Sanvold Merle Wolfs Morris Nels Gilbert John Waterworth John Martin Alpha Paul Lester Ole Christianson Ben Frautchy T. GC. Buroden Aubrey Guyer Joes Rosa Guyer Martin Nelson Julia Nelson West Louie Erickson Lavina Mont Will Rafferty Patrica Audrey West Lutheran Church Thelma Christiansen Jesz Guyer BE. J. Kaltenbach Waterloo Evelyn Dugstad Elizabeth Sullivan Loretta Rafferty G. E. Brause H. K. Johnson Clarence Nesvick Adolph Nesvick Joe Nelson John Nelson H.E. Foster J. C. Matthews R. F. Learn Trene Nelson T. N. Loftsgard Ed Johnson L. O. Larson Henry Wolfs Ethel Nelson Rose Guyer

Gratitude From Clermont After Last Thursday Fire

Wm. d. Rafferty thanks neighbors for help during last Thursday’s fire and thanks those who aided in extinguishing it. Alemite Service and Lofsteen's Tire Shop are mentioned. Gwendolyn Lester visited Helen Dibble. J. Sullivan from Rochester, Minnesota visited relatives Katherine, Florence and Ellen Sullivan.

Wm. d. Rafferty Clermont Gwendolyn Lester Helen Dibble J. Sullivan Rochester, Minn Katherine Florence Ellen Sullivan

Clermont Enterprise Local Post Office Entry Note

The Clermont Enterprise is recorded as entering the Clermont post office in Fayette County Iowa as second class matter with Agnes Bilden listed as Local Editor.

Clermont Fayette County Iowa Agnes Bilden

Praise for Brume with Radio Cabinet Quality

A reader hails the Brume with Radio as not only an excellent radio but also one of the finest cabinets seen, calling it exceptionally well made and aesthetically pleasing.

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Lutheran Church Notes G. Gunsten Lloyd Larson Esther Frederick le Roy Minn Arthur Tangen Lars Nordgaarden Frank Frisbie B. C. Grover Marvin Johnson Ed C. Olson Adolph Frederick Vernon Meyer Willis Gress Olson’s Lofsmuen Will Frederick Weat Union Women’s Missionary Federation Sande Town Anton Scholen Elmer Larson Inga Larson Morg Springs Clear Lake Gust Jacobson Nora Springs Elroy Leonard Jacobson Charles City Frederick’s Wm. Larrabee H. S. Wright Adeline Wallace John Rush T. A. King Mra Praser Union Dover Mills News Alemite Service Lofsteen’s Tire Shop Clermont Enterprise Optometrist W. Heiserman Loretta Young Brunswick Radio Brunswick H. A. Lubke
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