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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1949
Page
3
Clermont neighbors and relatives from Fayette Elkader and La Moille gather in Davenport for weekend visits with the Andres Hartman and Bennett households. Many expressions of greetings mark a busy social stretch with weddings, birthdays, and church group events noted across Castalia West Union and nearby towns.
Clermont school notes detail grade school students rehearsing the operetta Rip Van Winkle with a Nov 14 performance in the high school auditorium. The issue also covers basketball practice, junior high activities, an assembly From Bach to Boogie, biology outings, hot lunch service, student profiles, and classroom attendance milestones.
Iowa September farrowings are estimated at 268000 head, up 45000 from last year but well below the 36000 head record of 1943. June through September total litters are about 698000, up from 1948 but still largest since 1943, with indications of a small reduction in average litter size.
With sheep numbers dipping, lamb prices are expected to remain comparatively high for several years, supporting producers while other meat animals face slower demand and more price pressure.
Clérmont residents Mi and Mrs Aldean Trudo of Oelwein were guests Sunday at Elmer Trudo’s home. The Clermont Ladies Aid will meet Wednesday October 26 at Mrs Caroline Follett’s home with Mrs Wil J Nelson and Mrs Harold Landsgaard assisting. The program will be Gathering Antiques by Mrs Len Simek. Mr and Mrs Hans J Largon Mrs L T Olson were dinner guests Sunday at John Mork’s home in West Union.
A garbled excerpt suggests a definite increase at times of day when tartlers are becoming liguied. The fragment lacks clear subjects, locations, or verifiable entities to reform into a solid news item.
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