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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1943
Page
3
Agnes Paulson is listed as Local Editor and a member of the Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association. The item notes her position and professional affiliations in a Fayette County Iowa publication mailing entry.
Sunday picnics hosted by Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Henderson at Clermont honored their daughter and husband Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Sarbaugh of Seattle with many relatives present from Clermont Waukon and Lan caster Wis. A second group met at J. C Halversons with relatives including Mrs Carl Voelz Luana Lieut and Mrs Ralph Schrader Roswell N M and others. A wiener roast and picnic supper later at Echo Valley park brought together more young people including Wayne Shipton and Roy Halverson.
The Clermont Clover Clovers 4-H club met October 9 at Arlene Amundson home. Fourteen girls answered roll call on why we have family living centers. New members Mildred Foley Marian Probert Marjorie Barnes and Carol Miller joined. prospects Gladys Yauslin and Mary Ann Nelson were not present to enroll. Old members listed include Lorraine Betty Follett Arlene Amundson Lavonne Swenson Dorothy Marjorie Kerr Ora Jean Oestman Ruth Krueger Geraldine Kerr and Marilyn Follett. Officers elected for the year Betty Follett president Bernice Blockhus vice president Dorothy Kerr secretary Marjorie Kerr treasurer Ruth Krueger news reporter Carol Miller historian. Program committee: Betty Follett Bernice Blockhus Ora Oestman Dorothy Marjorie.
The meeting adjourned and lunch was served by the hostess. The next meeting will be held Saturday November 20 at the home of Ora Ovestman.
Clermont Iowa regular town council meeting with Mayor Simek in the chair. Present were Stee Becker Riegel and Steffans. Olson absent. Emma Gunderson permitted to connect to water mains at State and Clay for water supply. Gerner’s beer license Class B granted. Bills listed and approved including water meters, lights, salary, and fire truck care. Meeting adjourned with clerk R Belschner signing.
Twenty five years ago reports reach from Mrs L L Carr in Washington that Lavands Carr is very sick with influenza possibly pneumonia. Joseph L Larson is critically ill at Camp Dodge hospital prompting his parents Mr and Mrs John O Larson to travel. A son was born Sunday Oct 5 to Mr and Mrs Peter Johnson. The Shaffer family moved from the depot hotel to the Mary Stanford residence.
Government urges water users to repair leaky faucets and fixtures since pumping water consumes fuel. Saving water reduces manpower for delivery and chemical use for treatment, while arguing for efficient use amid high pressure sales talk.
Nels Anderson 57 of near Fayett e was killed when crushed between two trailers on a farm near his home last Friday Oct 8. He leaves a widow Emma Landsgard and three children Geneva Arnold Norbert plus three sisters and a brother. Funeral services held in Fayette and Marion with casket bearers named. Registration for ration book No 4 set for Oct 21 and 22 at Clermont school. last name A to G to report Oct 21 morning, H to O Oct 21 afternoon, P to Z Oct 22 afternoon. bring No 3 station books.
The Anderson family and the brother and sisters express gratitude to friends and relatives for kind messages and help during their sudden bereavement which brought comfort and lightened their burden.
The report forecasts a corn crop of 635,778,000 bushels with an average yield of 58.5 bushels per acre, surpassing the 1842 record by 39 million and 1932 by 126 million. Consumers face about six cents higher prices for broom corn products due to new ceiling prices.
Notice posted by Harold Bennett in Clermont bans hunting or trespassing on the farm with a warning of prosecution. The item includes a long sequence of social notes from Clermont and surrounding areas detailing visits, birthdays, dinners, and travels among residents and visitors from Cedar Rapids, Detroit, Wadena, Arlington, San Francisco, and other locales, with numerous family gatherings and greetings noted across the community.
Local residents from St Louis Missouri visitors include receptionists at a photo studio staying with Mr and Mrs Verni Engle and at the Wm Bakewell home in New Albin. Many relatives and friends gathered for dinners, funerals, and family moves across Castalia Clermont West Union and Cedar Rapids with names including Osmundson Engle Bakewell Dugstad Trainor Vinton and Griebenow.
The article records family visits from Dorothy Minihan of Rochester Minnesota who joined the Dan Burky family last Tuesday for a brief stay and returned home Sunday. It also notes Otto Larson and family with Louie Larson visiting Oliver Christoferson near Arlington, and Kenneth Kjosa with Larry of Janesville Wisconsin visiting Theo Kjosa and Sidney Nutting in the early week.
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