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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1952
Page
3
Freshman class reports a study of electricity with a film titled Introduction of Electricity. Seventh grade lists honor roll recipients and perfect attenders. Eighth grade names honor roll students and perfect attenders, with multiple students repeated for attendance and achievement.
Community notes from Clermont describe church family night at Mrs. Bess Blake with M. H. Moore presenting educational pictures, a quilting party hosted by Mrs. Bess Blake, and multiple family visits across area homes. Highlights include Cedar Rapids Gazette carrier award for Leslie Yauslin and several birthday celebrations among local residents.
The first six weeks honor roll lists freshmen Sandra Olson Vera Hangartner Janice Olson Elaine Tatro. sophomores Vera Hangartner Ann Larson Jean Morse Mary Olson. juniors Ellen Knedland Mary Martin Glendal Nygaard Shirley Olson Judy Paulson Helen Rejferson Seann Swenson. seniors Arlene Ames Marlene Durscher Stephan Knudsen Ramona Olson Billy Swenson. Honorable mention includes freshmen Doris Ames Mary Barnhouse Merilee Entwisle Karen Jacobson Howard Kittleson Gheryl Peterson. sophomores Paul Hackmann Ann Larson Jean Morse Mary Olson. juniors Jee Hiegel. seniors Kay Jacobson Ralph Kneeland Victor Amundson.
Clermont local notes list visitors from De corah and Eagle Grove joining Clarence Thomson and Emil Johnson households Sunday morning. Other callers included Herbert Dummermuth visitors from West Union and Fayette on Sunday evening. Monday evening guests came from Hawkeye.
Families and friends from Elgin and nearby towns gathered for dinners and weekend visits. Anne and Robin Steele of Dubuque stayed with their grandmother Bess Blake, with Anne extending a two week visit. The Wander and Olson families hosted or joined gatherings across Castalia Postville and Decorah areas, including a wedding anniversary surprise for Edwin and Mrs Krueger, and Luther College homecoming events attended by Leonard Olson and Mrs Henry Olson.
Edna and T attend a veggie supper hosted by Cousin Em last Tuesday. The menu features molasses bread and yogurt among unfamiliar items. Em avoids preaching, highlighting respect for others dietary choices and the value of private idiosyncrasies.
Mrs brothers attended Fr Holubs silver anniversary in the priesthood celebrated by Bishop Lane of Dubuque at St Johns church in Waterloo Tuesday. Ivan Anderson family of West Union, Richard Griebenow and Bob Barrow families of Cler monk Mae Carlin and Mrs Lorriant Crowe were guests, later at the Parish hall bash.
Grand Meadow News reports a sequence of social calls and visits across Castalia and nearby homes. Mr and Mrs Helmer Lyngaas and Marcia visited Clifford Osmundson. Jimmy Thiele visited Alvin Halverson. Barbera and Marlene Anderson called at Helmer Lyngaas home. Ed Johnson visited Gilbert Anderson. Almer Amundson family dined with Ole Amundson. Mrs Helmer Lyngaas and Marcia and Mrs Julia Landsgard lunched with Harold Triem. Mr and Mrs Alvin Halverson and Ronald dined with Henry Weller sv en. Ole Peterson returned from La Crosse hospital after surgery. The birthday club surprised Myrtle Peterson with a gift Thursday.
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