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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1954
Page
7
The Henderson Prairie 4-H Club met at Karen Schroeder’s home on Sept 27 with eleven members and one new member present. Officers for the next year were elected: Donna Thies president Ellen Thies vice president Arthur Matt treasurer Jean Morse reporter J R Morse and Archie Schroeder leaders. Jean Morse spoke on officer duties and Karen Schroeder provided entertainment.
Attendees join the second annual Luther College parents day banquet as 350 students and faculty gather. After the meal, Luther Norsemen beat Northland College 40 to 18. Decorah Kitties drum and bugle corps performed at halftime while campus tours and registration wrapped up the afternoon. Elmer Olson of Clermont and daughter Stanley, a freshman, attended along with Mrs Herbert Martin and daughter Mary, also a freshman.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Tatra entertained guests Thursday evening including Wm Schmidt James Darrah Albert Daniels Henry Khuel Keith Culbertson Elmer Easler Millard Nelson Jr Millard Larson and Vern Pratt. Five hundred furnished the entertainment with Mrs Daniels and Mr Schmidt receiving high scores. prizes for low scores went to Mrs Schmidt and Mrs Darrel.
The notice lists upcoming meetings in Clermont area clubs and societies. East Clermont Societies on Thursday Oct 7. Legion on Monday Oct 11. Legion Auxiliary on Tuesday Oct 12. Woodland Study Club Thursday Oct 14 with a date change notice. Clermont Study Club on Thursday Oct 14.
The Ladies' Aid Society met at Mrs. Bess Blake's home with hostesses Mrs. Louis Olson and Mary Carlin. Roll call referenced memories of first day at school as Dr. G. Jorgenson donated three books for the library, and Mrs. Fred Cline led a program on Larrabee schoolhouse and poems from School Days. Nineteen members and fourteen guests attended.
The West Clermont and East Clermont congregations announce catechetical classes on Saturday and Sunday services at 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. divine worship, with teachers’ training, junior and senior choirs, and midweek rehearsals. An annual supper by Ladies on Thursday October 14 is noted, along with Highland events including early Sunday worship and Ladies’ Aid and Dorcas on October 14.
St Peter’s Church lists Sunday Masses at 8 00 and 10 00 a m Weekday Masses at 8 00 a m except Saturdays Confessions Saturday evening and before Mass.
The Full Gospel un-denominational church announces Sunday school at 10:00 a m services at 11:00 a m and 8:00 p m Bible study Thursday at 8:00 p m led by The Rev and Mrs James Schilling pastors Located in a schoolhouse 2 1 2 miles west of Clermont on highway d All are welcome.
The Clermont Study Club met at Mrs. Herbert Dummermuth’s home on Sept 28. Eleven members shared favorite paintings while Mrs. Fred Cline led a program on American painters and works including Art In the New Land by C M Simon and paintings by Lilian Chapman of Pasadena. Edith Larson reported on the Iowa Federation fall council in Des Moines Sept 14-15. Delegates Ruth Olson and Rose Riegel were elected for the district convention at Strawberry Point Oct 4, with the president and secretary named as delegates. Plans for guest night on Oct 14 were made. Mrs. Pearl Dummermuth of Fayette attended.
The WSCS held a Tuesday evening meeting at Mrs. Herman Lubke’s home with Mrs. Ruth Starkey leading worship and Mrs. Elmer Basler delivering the lesson. Reports covered the 4th WSCS assembly in Milwaukee, attended by more than 7,000 women.
Marilyn Follett spent last week visiting friends at Dowds. She formerly taught at a school there.
The Rt Reverend Gordon W. Smith Bishop of Iowa visited Clermont Sunday for his annual visit. After church services the Episcopal congregation met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cline for a social hour with many attendees including Rev. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Young, Mrs. E. Estey and children, and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Grover. A prior picnic supper was held at the C. N. Olson home on the preceding Tuesday.
Mrs. Bertha Frisbie born July 17 1869 in Clermont township died Oct 1 at Good Samaritan Home West Union. She married Frank Frisbie June 1909. he died 1933. Survived by four sisters and other kin. Funeral at West Clermont Lutheran with Rev S B Knudsen. pallbearers named.
Appelmans sorghum mill and workers will appear on Herb Plambeck show on WHO at 12 30 PM October 4. Televized again Saturday on General Delivery at noon for outside publicity of local industry. Howard Learn family hosted Sunday dinner with Raymond Erhardt.
Betty Jean Burget daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Burget of Fayette and Reginald Willis Becker son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Becker of Red Wood Falls Minn were married Saturday afternoon October 2 at West Clermont Lutheran church The Rev S B Knudson officiated The bride wore a white slipper satin gown with seed pearl crown bouquet of white roses and stephanotis Laura Phillips was maid of honor Lorrinne Nayes Betty Jenson were bridesmaids and wore pearl chokers gifts to bride The groom wore navy blue with attendants in dinner suits Reception for seventy five followed and couple departed for Des Moines After four years of work in a Minneapolis clinic Betty Jean is a Fayette graduate and Des Moines will be home for the couple with attendees from Duluth Red Wood Falls Windstad Chicago Cedar Rapids Fayette Postville Oelwein Castalia and Clermont.
A Winterset gathering brings together Mr. and Mrs. EF Imboden, Mrs. Warren Nelson and daughters, Mrs. H. H. Follett, Mr. and Mrs. Will J. Nelson, the Kenton Krueggy family, and Edward Waters for a communal dinner.
Wendell Baechler, a senior in Clermont, participates in band, mixed chorus, speech, art, and vocal and instrumental groups. He is chorus accompanist, enjoys hamburgers, classical music, fiction, and Marjorie Main, and lists piano playing and TV watching as hobbies. He plans to attend William Jennings Bryan University for music ministry after graduation.
Ninth grade ag studies cover swine and field trips to a sorghum mill and Roy Swenson farm. Algebra, English, home ec, and geometry classwork progress with poems, yeast breads, embroidery, and theorems. History notes on the 13 colonies and a bookkeeping project fill most spare time.
In seventh grade, Julaine Ruckdaschel celebrated her thirteenth birthday this week, the first in the class to have a birthday. The class is currently working on book reports with a due date not until November 15.
Mrs. Clarence Kittelson hosted the Grand Meadow Study Club on Wednesday September 22 with twelve members sharing vacation spots. Readings by Mrs. Martin Amundson and Mrs. Ewald Lyngans accompanied by a thought for the day from Mrs. Almer Amundson. Birthday songs honored Mrs. Henry Kittelson and Mrs. Art Helgerson. A following flower show awarded first prize to Mrs. Geo Frieden for a gladiolus basket and second prize to Mrs. Ed Kozelka for a mixed bouquet.
Mrs Richard Osterhus hosted a pink and blue shower Friday afternoon for Mrs Ahlert Osterhus. Guests included Mrs Lorranne Crowe Louis Olson Emil Lassig Howard Boyle Alma Osterhus Robert Mott Alfred Baechler John Bakewell Wayne Shipton Wm Schmidt and sons Inga Anderson Gene Waters Lyle Olson Dean Mitts Johnny Moen Harry Smorstad and Art Schott.
Henry Follett and Tommy Davis came home Wednesday after a week in the east visiting James and a trip through Washington, New York, Niagara Falls, and parts of Canada with Mr. and Mrs. James Martin. In Alexandria they stayed with the Martins and later joined Art Helgerson’s guests. The American Legion Auxiliary seeks carpet rag strips and coffee filters for VA Hospital therapy, urging members to bring or mail rags for the Oct 12 meeting and aiming for 2,500 coffee strips this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Halverson celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in Spring Valley Minnesota. A large group of friends from Manchester and Minnesota attended including the Lind Hovland Berg Berg Halverson Kimball Berg Aanes Arvey and Hunsberger families and Jean and Keith.
The John Bakewell family visited Verni Engle at the Veterans' hospital in Town City. They reported both Mr. and Mrs. Engle feeling well and him gaining strength, able to go to the lobby to see his grandchildren.
The Hast Cler mont LCR served a two course supper to parents at the church on Thursday evening. Pink and green decorations framed the tables while a hymn sing bridged courses. Afterward a program of music readings and a play followed by a candle lighting service. Guests included Pastor and Mrs Knuidson Arthur Hel gerson Herbert Blockhus Tilph er Bilden George Frieden James Olson Millard Bilden Donald Larson Clifford Kittelson Alvin Halverson Orville Berg Ames Olson Norman Amundson Jim Taylor Hubert Cummings Almer Amundson Ole Reierson Bernard Hanson and Mrs Joe Baker.
Mr and Mrs Glen Yaustin of Cedar Rapids and Mr and Mrs Byron Yaustin were dinner guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Harry Yaustin. Mr and Mrs Millard Nelson Jr and daughters and Mrs Roy Swenson and daughters visited Sunday afternoon in the Walter Follett home.
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