Clermont Community Notes and Social Visits
Local residents and visitors attended dinners, bridge games, and family gatherings across Clermont. Notable mentions include Mrs. Bess Blake hosting the ladies bridge club, regional guests from Elgin New Hartford and Waterloo, and extended travel from Seattle to New York City with stops in Clermont and neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitch
Carolyn
Sumner
L. D. Hitch
Wm. Nelson, Jr
Nancy
Susan
Hazy Vauslin
W.S.C.S
Bess Blake
Lester Luchsinger
Donald Caspers
Elgin
Janice Oakland
Wdecorah
Henry Schweinerus
Hew
Favern
Justine Herwig
A. M. Waggoner
Waterloo
Glen Nygaard
Otto Vasby
Earl Field
Clayton Pringle, Jr
Von
California
Carl Mathue
Missouri
Pringles
Vasbey
James McSweeney
Randalia
Helen O'Brien
Cedar Rapids
Agnes Kneeland
McGregor
C. M. Kneeland
Ejlen
Art Nelson
Richard Griebenow
Lloyd ‘Meier
Keith Thoma
Bill Schmidt
Viraque
Wis
Bert Freeze
Estella Hardin
Hopkinton
Fred Cline
Len Simek
Ruth Gibson
Louise Miller
St. Peter’s Rosary Society
St. Peter’s Church
Robert Minger
Norbert Getner
Geneva Wells
Guy Williams
Donald Burger
Barbara
Fayette
Gays Mills
Gordon Hoopman
Dale
Karen
Cresco
Filing deadline looms for Texas office candidates
Volga area notes remind readers Oct 6 is the deadline to file votes to appear on ballots. A community turkey dinner at Sacred Heart Church is planned for Oct 6 starting at noon. The piece records local deaths, weddings, visits, and household moves in Volga and nearby towns, naming multiple families and neighbors and noting funeral attendances and anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Hear
Chuch
Francis Cyings
Lacy Clarence Robbins
Volga
Colorado
Lennie Robbins
Michael Eder
Gary
Oelwein
Donald Chappell
Cedar Rapids
Geo. Chappel
Kenneth Chappell
Oel ~Wein
Lester Kiewoltz
Charles Puffett
Charles City
Richard Puffett
Washington
Howard Berger
Minnesota
Albert Schultz
Mederville
Schultz
Robbing
Levi Cousins
Louis
Mr. Cousins
Lester Kieholtz
Leo
Forrest
Wanda
Loretta Chappell
April Kieholtz
H. F. Baars
Sinclair Oil Co
Thyne
Floyd Lemming
Mengus
Carmi Belden
Glen
Sheila Carpenter
Elkader
Louie Oldfather
Glen Oldfather
Oscar Lamphier
Sylvia
Henry Lamphier
Lyle Lamphier
Randalia
Residents visit friends and safety poster heads local note
Local social notes record visits among Ruth Smith in Cedar Rapids and Glen Grinnell, the Hermen family in Will Chase home, and Frieda Adams moving to Garnaville. Motor Club of Iowa promotes the Keep From Between Parked Cars poster to curb child injuries, with Ronald Ryan’s Mount Pleasant High School design chosen for nationwide distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Ruth Smith
Cedar Rapids
Glen
Grinnell
Ray Bennington
Ray Burgen
India
Calif
James Hermen
Will Chase
Sylvia Lamphier
Oscar Lamphier
Fred Smith
Oelwein
Frieda Adams
Garnaville
Mabel Randall
Floyd Chase and
Ropert
Maynard Drueckler
St Paul
Rev
Mirs. Hock
August Druecker
Sirs
Merlyn Klingman
Baby of
Ames
Ray Kingman
Geo Lane
Henry Lamphier
Nebras
Iowa
Kenneth Scott
Meureen
Marion
Glen Oldfather
J. E. Whitford
Cerrein
Volga
John R. Doyle
Motor Club of Iowa
Motor Club
Doyle
Ronald
American Automobile Association
Disengage That Power Take-Off Campaign Aims At Iowa Farms
The Elgin Clermont FFA chapter leads the 1957 Iowa safe corn harvest campaign with Ross James stating state FFA chapters unite to reduce corn harvest injuries. Members will visit local farms to promote safe tractor corn picker and elevator operation, placing a Safe Operator sticker on agreeing equipment, with dealer cooperation requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Clermont
Future Farmers of America
Iowa
Ross James
FFA
Elgin-Clermont
Focal Implement
Linus and Frank Swanson Reunited in Chariton After 55 Years
Linus Swanson, a Chariton resident and former Monroe County coal miner, was reunited with his brother Frank Swanson after more than half a century apart. The brothers had been separated following their arrival in the United States from Sweden and each believed the other had died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linus
Frank Swanson
Chariton
Sweden
Monroe County
Letter Carriers’ Uniforms Blend Union and Confederate Gary
A 150 50 blend of Union Blue and Confederate Gary defines the letter carriers’ uniforms. The design mixes traditional colors, signaling a historical homage within postal service attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Schedule Field Clinic for Children in Oelwein
The SSCC will hold a nine county field clinic at the First Presbyterian Parish House in Oelwein on Thursday October 17 for chronically ill or handicapped children. Counties served include Winneshiek Allamakee Hawk Buchanan De and Dubuque with no charge for services. After each clinic findings are reviewed at SSCC offices and forwarded to local physicians. John Adams was the first U S ambassador to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Services For Crippled Children
SSCC
First Presbyterian
Oelwein
Winneshiek
Allamakee
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Clermont
Joe Cahalan
Lewiston
Idaho
Paul Cahalan
Postville
Grand Meadow
Frank Cahalan
Charmin
Long Horn Eese
Stumme’s Grocery
Doss
Saris
Staan Ek Monitor
Christian Science Monitor
Norway St
Boston
Mass
Hawk
Buchanan
de and Dubuque
John Adams
U. S
England
Marianna Propane CO
Postville, Iowa
Leona
Clermont, Iowa
Welch
Wilderness
S. & H. Green
Meilink
Ee Ene
He Patel
Sofp Manufacturers Nations Association
The
Elgin Echo
Muehlethaler
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