Elgin High School annual staff and seniors listed
The 1952 Elgin High annual staff is announced with co editors Wanda Sheffer and Russell Friederich and an appointed staff across classes. senior Donna Hofer profiled in Who's Who, while majorette uniforms arrive and a magazine selling campaign advances with team competition and band additions. Home Ec notes cover blouse projects sewing boxes and grade progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Hofer
Donna
Elgin
Home Ee Club
Rose
Elenn
BHS
Elgin High
Stanley Wen- Ber
Jeanine Cook
Marilane Ogle
Econcert
Gayle Nickels
Florence Muncit
Glen Snyder
Home Ec News
Senior Pictures Bring Ruffled Feathers at EHS
Seniors endured anxious chatter as pictures were taken on Monday. Annual class, girls chorus, and new staff photos were captured. Proofs are expected Thursday while EHS girls resume basketball practice with around 33 participants under supervision of Mr. Robinson as Mr. Zurbriggen coaches football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EHS
Robinson
Zurbriggen
Lunch program begins at Elgin schools with volunteers
Mrs L L Kiple and Mrs Don Page were welcomed at Elgin public schools on Monday October 8 as they started preparing hot lunches for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Kiple
Don Page
Elgin Pubs
Senior and Junior Classes Review Weekly Studies
Senior classes cover biology alternation of generations and organism reproduction. World literature focuses on paragraph writing and workbook exercises. Bookkeeping completes the six steps of the cycle. American government hosts a mock election and cabinet appointment. Chemistry explores atoms, molecules, and valence with experiments. Junior news notes class play auditions for Brother Goose and math geometry concerns. American government and history topics progress. English studies on manners and family and fireside reading. General science begins radiant energy unit with magnetite experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
House of Representatives and Mr. Shank
Goose
Clses
Mediterranean Sea
Freshman Science and English Class Units Updated
Freshman science finishes universe study and begins energy from radiation unit. English class shares pictures for the cross curricular unit, illustrating themes and terms.
All Kinds of Joke Bulletin Board Chosen
A committee has been chosen to display a bulletin board titled All Kinds of Joke. On Tuesday the group began studying subject and verb relationships in English books and has been practicing speed with five minute timed writings in typing.
Eighth Grade News Highlights From Larson and Amundson Families
A School notes section lists students and family members including Daughters of Mr and Mrs Oliver Larson and others. It mentions arithmetic topics, stock discussions, science unit on earth surface changes, soil depth experiments, and seniors to freshmen by class with names such as Shirley Howard Deon Pollock Janice Torkelson Clif ford Medberry Ruth Tillotson and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Pollock
Janice Pinney
Roberta Mosby
Janana Mark
Ruth Tillotson
Shirley Page
Janice Torkelson
Shirley Shaffer
Marilyn West
Sara Ogle
Marilana Ogle
Jim Cook
Jeanine Cook
Beverly Howard
Marcia Wolf
Florence Muncie
Wanda Shaffer
Karen Kiple
Oliver Larson
Keith
Elmer Larson
LaVerne
Norris Reierson
Olivia Olson
Harry Stolle,Jr
Arthur Olson
Ole Blockhus
Clarence Olson
Harry Helgerson
Almer Amundson
Kathleen
Richard Olson
Ramona
Norman Amundson
Howard Kluss
Judy Swenson
LaVanda Olson
Ruth Anderson
Janet Lyngans
Georgine
Beverly Kuss
Shirley Howard
Deon Pollock
Clifford Medberry
Janann ‘Mark
Norman Gehring
Loreen Ittermann J
Edith Gehring
Donna Meinhard
Dianne Meinhard
Health nurse to aid Clermont TB effort this week
Mrs. Fred Cline, TB chairman, announces a health nurse will visit Clermont this week to start the tuberculosis contact program. Conducted jointly by the Iowa State Department of Health, the Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association, and the County Tuberculosis Association with County Medical Society approval, the program remains open to all county residents through TB Seals sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cline
Clermont
Iowa State Department of Health
Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association
County Tuberculosis Association
County Medical Society
Clermont News Highlights From 25 Years Ago
A county TB inspector worked around Clermont testing cattle from 17 farmers for tuberculosis. Eight USA girls prepared for debate with Bertha Shipton as a member. The Clermont Commercial Club met at Sampson’s cafe with 20 men dining. Ruth Anderson and Mrs H A Lubke hosted relatives for Lester Anderson’s honor. A postville road crash injured two girls but they escaped unharmed. Mrs Will Crowe hosted dinner for granddaughter Anna Mary Crowe. Three cattle-carloads left Clermont Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
T. B
Bertha Shipton
Clermont Commercial Club
Sampson's Cafe
Legion Rooms
Ruth Anderson
H. A. Lubke
Lester Anderson
Lavina
Montana
Postville Road
Inez Paulson
Joyce Henderson
Will Crowe
Anna Mary Crowe
Iowa Turkey River Poem From 1951 Brochure
Mae Burke writes of the Iowa Turkey River in a 1951 Iowa Poetry Day Association brochure. The poem recalls Eldorado, green willows, old mills, and the river’s enduring course through villages as Sowa Poetry Day marked its first observance in 1943 on October 15, with Nell and Katherine Sullivan of Clermont noted as relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Poetry Day Association
Mae 5
Burke
Nell
Katherine Sullivan
Clermont
Eldorado
Iowa
Turkey River
Turkey
Kitchen Shower Honors Marion Glen at Martin Amundson Home
A kitchen shower honoring Marion Glen was held Tuesday evening October 9 at the Martin Amundson home. Guests played games and the bride-elect opened her gifts. luncheon was served by the hostess. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Aines Olson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Glen
Martin Amundson
Aines Olson
St Peters Church Adoration and Sermon Plans
St Peters Church schedules a Sunday Thirteen Hour Adoration with a single 8:00 a.m. high Mass and an evening service at 8:00. Father Glass of Maryknoll Missionary will preach. A procession and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will follow. Monday features an Adult Instruction class at 8:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Glass
Maeryknoll
Hulber baby Terry Lee born at Palmer Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Verdell Hulber welcomed a son born Sunday September 30 at Palmer Memorial Hospital West Union He weighed 6 pounds ? ounces and was named Terry Lee Mr and Mrs Dale Welsh Cedar Rapids became parents of a baby girl Debra Sue born September 17 weighing 8 pounds 12 ounces Mrs Welsh is Arlene Osmundson They have another daughter Nickola Kay Mrs Helen Osmundson spent two weeks at the Welsh home Cedar Rapids meeting the granddaughter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdell Hulber
Pallmer ‘Memorial Hospital
West Union
Terry Lee
Dale Welsh
Cedar Rapids
Debra Sue
Welsh
Arlene Osmundson
Nickola Kay
Helen Osmundson
Roy Swenson
Carol
Waseca
Minn
O. J. Swenson
Huntington Hospital
Pasadena
Calif
Lorraine Lewis
Madison
Wisc
Lorraine Kittleson
Dean
Decorah
Luther College
Fred Cline
Harry Cline
Keith Thoma
Jeffery
Louise Miller
Amanda Hack
Stout
Arthur Wilken
Strawberry Point
Paul Meier
Guttenberg
Wilken
Lloyd Meier
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Mary Grover
Postville
Lena Peters
Herbert Shelton
Belton
Fremont Sullivan
Hans Larson
Aulden Cornish
Harold Bennett
Beverly
Doyle Bennett
Arthur Helgerson
Ames Olson
Campfires Give Pageant The Junior Adako Campfire
Girls met at leader Lorraine Kittleson's home after school on Wednesday for a business meeting then a park picnic. The senior group gathered Saturday at Carol Mott's home with Bonnie Bergeson assisting. Afterward Mrs. M. C. Larson led a hike to Elgin for lunch. A Trail Seekers rank group staged a pageant Breakfast Through the Ages at the local venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Kittleson
Carol Mott
Bonnie Bergeson
M. c. ‘Larson
Elgin
PTA Meeting Pageant Feature Cast of Characters
A Thursday evening PTA meeting showcased a costume pageant. The cast included Geddes Ceres Jean Belachner Cave Man Judy Nelson Egyptian Man Beverly Colberg Israelite Shepherd Bonnie Bergeson Roman Matron Mary Schultz Anglo Saxon boy Barbara Anderson Scot girl Joyce Larson Early Greek woman Janice Larson Queen Bess JoAnne Moore Pilgrim girl Gerene Larson Carolina lady Carol Mott Gay Ninties girl Becky Olson Modern Housewife Kathryn Crowe. The program ended with a group Campfire Girls song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Geddes Ceres
Jean Belachner
Judy Nelson
Beverly Colberg
Bonnie Bergeson
Mary Schultz
Barbara Anderson
Joyce Larson
Janice Larson
JoAnne Moore
Gerrene Larson
Carol Mott
Becky Olson
Local Castalia and area folks host and visit over weekend
Residents from Castalia and nearby towns spent the weekend visiting relatives and attending gatherings. The Engle and Schutte families hosted a birthday dinner for Mrs. Schutte, Luther College homecoming drew Ruth Opsand and Rosella Opsand, and many others attended dinners and visits across Castalia Decorah Waterloo and Cedar Rapids areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Schutte
Lloyd Schutte
Castalia
Verni Engle
Clifton Pringle
Boone
Art Johnson
Schutte
Ruth Opsand
Chicago
Rosella Opsand
White Bear Lake Minn
Luther College
Jack Bush
Corwith
H. A. Lubke
Ames Olson
Marilyn Janis
LaVerne Larson
Verne Telford
Minnesota
Lester Wenger
Annette
Waterloo
Johnson
Aldora Anderson
LiMyra
Henry Olson
Andine Vasby
Ole Loftsgard
Decorah
Richard Marsh
Joan
Clifford
Johnnie Marsh
Fremont, Sullivan
Ray Reierson
Joel Brady
Hawkeye
Leslie Olson
Capron
Ben Bauman
Bill Beckman
Jim Triem
Cedar Rapids
Nell Sheehy
John Kelly
Busy social round across Iowa and Wisconsin communities
A flood of visits and gatherings spans Waseca and Decorah to Prairie du Chien and Ossian as families and friends travel for homecomings, baptisms, dinners, and birthdays. Notable items include Luther College homecoming trips, Michele Luan Droz’s baptism, and multiple family dinners with brings together relatives from Clermont to Cedar Rapids.
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Wanda Sheffer
Russell Friederich
Howie Wolf
Earl Little
Carol Nickels
Jeannie Little
Burnell Larson
Ruth Tillotsen
Jane Dennler
Douglas Chapman
Arthur Larson
Joz Ogle
Loren Frieden
Charles Leitzgard
Junior Bane
Cliff Medberry
Darwin Gilson
Joe Peters
Alice Boyer
Eugene Butikofer
Dick Luce
Jake Howard
Burnell Benson
Lembke
Pat Minihan
Senior Pictures
Freshman News
Enterprise
St. Peter’s Church
Brick City Pharmacy
R. L. Myers
Optometrist
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Moris Amundson
Kenosha
Margaret Schinz
McFaul
Flora McNally
Elmer Trudo
Dick McNally
Kinross
Kubrick
Beau
Jack Droz
Michele Luan
51 Joseph Church
Wellman
Droz
Trudo
Michele
Margaret Sching
Charles Sullivan
Dunlap
Fred Bigler
M. C. Larson
Auburn
E. A. Ostrander
Séth
Alfred Andres
Fayette
H. H. Follett
Walter Glezson
Jessie Wilson
Ryan
Cresco
Gordon Hoopman
Jackie Halverson
LaNora Halverson
Emanuel Larson
John Burrow
Danny Schultz
Dickyville
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
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