Woodland study club meeting notes with local visits
The Woodland Study Club met on a sunny October afternoon with ritual readings and a program on The Future of the Four Quin tuplettes. Members and guests shared memorials, travel updates to Waukon Decorah Madison and Dodgeville, visits to Rochester and Iowa City, and family news including births and a bicycle accident injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland Study Club
Dave
Vernon Anderson
Frank Han
Helen Dibbs
Clermont Lutheran Parish Activities and Schedule
The Clermont Lutheran Parish led by Pastor Knudsen announces West Clermont events with senior choir on Thursday at 7 30 p m catechetical class Saturday at 9 00 a m Divine worship Sunday 9 30 a m Sunday school 10 30 a m teachers training Monday 8 00 p m East Clermont hosts evening L C R with Tilpher Bildens Joe Bakers and Norman Amundsons Thursday 7 30 p m catechetical class Sunday 10 00 a m Sunday school 11 00 a m Divine worship 8 00 p m Luther League Monday 8 00 p m teachers training
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Knudsen
WEST
Nigetyas
Tilpher Bildens
Joe Bakers
Norman Amundsons
Luther League
St Peters Church Mass Schedule and Confession Times
St Peters Church lists Sunday Masses at 8:00 and 10:00 a m and daily Mass at 7:00 a m. Saturday services include 7:30 a m mass and confessions in the evening and before Mass. Rev Fr Robert Cooney serves as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cooney
Full Gospel Sunday school and services near Clermont
The article lists a full gospel church program with Sunday school at 10:00 a m and services at 11:00 a m and 8:00 p m, Bible study Thursday at 8:00 p m, led by Rev and Mrs James Schilling. It notes location 2 1/2 miles west of Clermont on Highway 18 and includes a weekend of social visits among area families and community event mentions.
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James
Schilling
Clermont
Highway 18
Senior Personality: Doris Ames Of Decorah Seeks Future
Senior personality profile notes Doris Ames, 17, five foot three, light brown hair, born in Decorah on March 2, 1938. She attends Elgin for shorthand health and business subjects, excels in music and basketball, enjoys dancing, and plans steno graphic work after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Elgin
Epp
Music News and Student Spotlight Highlight School Activities
The girls sextette sang for PTA and a new eleven voice vocal group formed with five girls and six boys using two pianos. The band added twelve members and six new instruments including three French horns and three drums. Lavern Swengon named Student of the Week for football yards and diverse activities. He credits linemen, excels in multiple sports and arts, and will soon join the National Honor Society.
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PTA
Lavern Swengon
Lavern
West ‘Union
Classroom News Highlights Rome Influences and Upcoming Tests
In English class we finish compound sentences and prepare for a test Friday over the material. History notes show Romans influence our arches, domes, laws, and even Senate order with a mace. Duane Gutcher celebrates his birthday October 12. Junior activities include a play on November 4 with lines, props, costumes, and makeup. A news film precedes a unit on Republican strength and Jefferson’s peaceful political shifts around the Louisiana Purchase. Eighth-grade arithmetic covers percent review and slightly advanced material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Gutcher
United States
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon
France
Auxiliary Activities Report From Carded Iowa Legion Unit
Twenty four members of the American Legion Auxiliary met at the country home of Mrs. Martin Amundson. The treasurer reported 281.13 dollars profit from the Dairy Day stand and baby gifts were given to Hilgemann and Palmer babies. Various charitable gifts were sent including to Clarinda Health Institute, Woodward state hospital and school, and a unit child. The juniors' Forget-Me-Nots canvass netted 21.80, with portions earmarked for junior treasury and Towns City hospital, among others. A new ledger was bought for the historian, and a long list of upcoming programs and officer elections was announced for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Martin Amundson
Ed Johnson
Hilgemann and Palmer
Hilgemann
Lee Palmer
Clarinda Health Institute
Independente
Woodward State
Lesterbuch
Singer
Veterans ‘Hospital
Towns City
Walter Fritz
Rose Olson
Quinton
Bob Mott
Keith Thoma
Cooky
Mdms
Verni Engle
Chm
Dean DeSart
Herbert Dummermuth
Flosie Gass
Walter Follett
Harold Bennett
J. C. Jerdee
Gordon Hoopman
Herbert Dummersmuth
Bill Schmidt
LaNora Halvorson
I. C. Jerdee
Ben Frautschy
Clarissa Paulson
Franz Appelman
Hob Mott
John Bakewell
Will J. Nelson
Lyle Olson
Andine Vasby
S Mar
Lloyd Meier
Flossie Gass
Ray Swenson
Gordon Hoopifian
Millard Bear
Dean Mitts
Almer Amundson
Ole Blockhus
Weekend Guests Mark Birth Anniversary Gatherings
Mrs A Veitch of Chicago visited Friday to Sunday with Mrs Phyllis Skeen as Brian Skeen's birth day was celebrated. Several dinners and visits followed, including Mr and Mrs H A Lubke, Mrs Fremont Sullivan recovering at Peoples Hospital, and travels to Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Independence for family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris
Carla Matt
Waterloo
Art Matt
John Bakewell
Jacquelyn
Junanne
Verni Engle
Reuben
Svendsen
Lawler
Anny Cee
Beverly
Arthur Nelson, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Emmet
Mae Carlin
Peter Carlin
W. J. Flynn Parker
Vino Gress
Jerry
Claude Gress
Ernie Holt
John Sampson
Clarence Sampson
Gary
Harmony
Minn
Emmet Burt
Greenfield Lutheran Church
Ewald Lyngsas
Ronald
Verne Hovdeg
Ridgeway
Stanton Halvorson
Johnny
Sheryl
LaNora Halvors
A. Veitch
Chicago
Phyllis Skeen
H. A. Lubke
Brian Skeen
Lester Luchsinger
Veterans’ Hospital
Iowa City
Fremont Sullivan
Peoples Hospital
Independence
George V. Larson
Inga Anderson
Kenneth Anderson
Robert Howard
CaKalb, WI
Harold Landsgard
Thos. E. Howard
Elgin
Lloyd Meier
Walter Grover
Mary
Marian
Rockford
Clifton Pringle
Kenny Anderson
Stevie
Tommy
George 'V
Larson
John ‘Mark
Mary Olson
Kathinka Larson
Gordon Schupbach
Jimmie
L. T. N. Olson
Lavonne Osterhus
Wanda
Gerald Gutcher
David
Charles Monroe
Busy Beavers 4-H Club Organized in Grand Meadow Area
Mrs Evelyn Thiele county Home Extension economist led southern Grand Meadow and northern Marion townships girls to organize a new 4 H club at the Almer Amundson home on October 12 The Busy Beavers were named Officers elected Randine Hanson president Jean Amundson vice president Maren Knudsen secretary Anita Olson treasurer Kathleen Amundson reporter Margaret Hanson historian Additional enrollment cards signed by Marian Bilden Ruth Bilden Diana Hilden Dona line Larson Carol Helgerson and L Myra Anderson Kathleen Amundson was appointed reporter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Thiele
Clayton
Grand Meadow
Marion
Almer
Maren Knudsen
Anita Olson
Treas
Kathleen Amundson
Margaret ‘Hanson
Marian Bilden
Ruth Bilden
Diana Hilden
Donaline Larson
Carol ‘Helgerson
L'Myra ‘Anderson
West Clermont Priscilla Met Recaps October Meeting
The West Clermont Priscilla Working Band met on a Wednesday afternoon October 5 with hostesses Mdris Otto Vasby Norman Lieran Joe Nelson Claude Gress and Harold Bennett. Thank you notes were received from Mrs E W Hilgemann and Mrs Lee Palmer. Nominating committee members elected were Mrs Raymond Erhardt Mrs Geo Belschner and Mrs Joe Wander. Mrs T C Jerdee gave a program talk about her trip to Norway.
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West Clermont
Social Roundup From The Yauslin Party Guests List
Mr and Mrs Harry Yauslin hosted a Wednesday afternoon gathering for guest Mrs Nels Larson of Duluth Minnesota with a long list of local attendees including the Nesvick family of West Union the Walter Martin Jr family from Oelwein and several others. Weekend guests included Mrs Len Simek and the Forrest Lecksell family among Webster City visitors. additional Saturday evening arrivals and Friday calls are noted along with a Waterloo visit by Louie Olson and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Yauslin
Nels Larson
Duluth
Minn
Blanche Nesvick
West Union
Walter Martin, Jr
Oelwein
Lloyd Schutte
Castalia
Ray Reierson
Henry Olson
Gerhard Halverson
Dairying Ranks Fifth in Iowa Farm Income Sources
Dairying trails other farm enterprises to rank fifth among Iowa farm income sources. The shift highlights changing agricultural contributions as farmers diversify into crops, livestock, and other activities.
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Iowa
Local Clubs Schedule For Late October
Firemen meet Monday October 24. Town Ladies Aid Riverside Social Club Wednesday October 26. Town and Country Club Thursday October 27. Grand Meadow Study Club Friday October 28.
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Town Tadies Aid
Riverside Social Club
Town and Country Club
Grand Meadow Study Club
Injured Foot Lands Clermont Worker in Rochester Hospital
Sylvan Taylor traveled to Rochester Minnesota on Thursday for treatment after an overhead door fell at Clermont Motor Company and broke bones in his foot. He stayed at Postville hospital until Wednesday. The same foot was broken in a car accident less than a year ago.
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Rochester Hospital
Sylvan Taylor
Rochester
Minn
Clermont Motor Company
Sylvan
Postville Hospital
Local social notes show guests and visits across multiple households
A string of weekend visits and dinner guests ties Alphie Thorson William Bacon Clarence Gress and others in West Union Davenport and Cedar Rapids. Notable stops include Mrs Clara Gress in Waterloo and tours through Hood River Spokane and Canton Ohio as relatives visit extended families in Idaho Oregon and Minnesota. A birthday surprise parties and casual calls mark a tight knit community week.
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Eugene Thorson
Cathy
Alphie Thorson
Kenneth Schultz
Castaffia
William Bacon
Harry Helgerson
Clara Gress
Waterloo
Claude Gress
Henry Hjelming
Waucoma
George
Hood River
Oregon
James ‘Martin
Spokane
Wash
Mary
Garden Valley
Idaho
Dale Grimes
Ts. Grimes
Elgin
West Union
Wayne Shipton
Ralph House
Virginia Nelson
Harry Bacon
Monona
F. L. Shay
Deborah
Central City
J. Richard ‘Shay
Air Force Base
Denver
Colo
Claude Gross
Arvie Amdahl
Wm. ‘Bacon
Andrew Watterud
Death of Infant Ruth Annette Hayden in Decorah
Infant Ruth Annette Hayden daughter of Mr and Mrs Verne Hayden born October 6 at Decorah hospital weighing 3 pounds 6 ounces baptized by Pastor Haven sponsors were grandparents Mrs Ewald Lyngaas and Mr Henry Hayden survives include grandparents Ewald Lyngaas Postville and Henry Hayden Decorah great grandparents Mrs Kathinka Larson and Bert Lyngaas Clermont graveside service Monday afternoon at Madison Lutheran cemetery near Ridgeway conducted by Rev O S Haven
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Annette Hayden
Verne Hayden
Decorah Hospital
Pastor Haven
Miggeewald Lyngaas
Vny
Ewald Lyngaas
Postville
Community Visitors and Travel Chronicle
My and Mrs. Gerald Guicher and David traveled to Iowa Falls on Tuesday as David boarded a train to Camp Pendleton California after a 20 day furlough. Numerous local families hosted meals and visits across Earlville Monona Waterloo Prairie du Chien Guttenberg McGregor and Lansing with dinners in Villa Louis and gatherings noting October birthdays and winter travel plans for Vernon and Laverne Meyer.
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Gerald Guicher
David
Iowa Falls
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Charles Monroe
Waterloo
Vernon Meyer
Louis Meyer
Garnavilla
Theo. Loftsgard
Joel Wander
Sylvan Tarkelson
Wilbur Thornton
Waucoma
Earlville
Clermont
Len Simek
Forrest ‘Lecksell
George Meyers
Webster City
Guttenberg- McGregor
Prairie du Chi
Brady Paulson
Mary Grover
Postville
Lena, Peters
Louise Miller
Woodrow Hyde
Lyle Olson
Christena Monroe
Charles
Charles DeSotel
Monona
Gerald Gutcher
Kenneth Amundson
Ole Amundson
Clarence Amundson
Almer
Arthur
Morris Amundson
Gordon Landsgard
Joe Wander
Linda
Keith
Leslie Anderson
Yuma
Ariz
Duane Halderman
Des Moines
Palmer Haltien
Minneapolis
Art Helgerson
Helgersons
Halliens
Sylvan Houg
Amer ‘Houg
Monrod Houg
St. Ansgar
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Mary Tatro
Waukon
Robert Barrett
Barrett
Bell Telephone Go
Margaret Sheey
Nell Sheehy
Normal Olson
Virginia
Gordon
A. N. Linnegold
Jim Skelton
Bob Skelton
Lawrence
Mary Burke
L. M. Hovland
Kathinka ‘Larson
Madison
Wis
Dodgeville
Russell Peterson
L'Myra Anderson
Andine Varby
Aldora ‘Anderson
Arthur Nelson
Osage
Jimmy Isaacs
Gerland Isaacs
Childeen
Jimmy
Isaacs
Peter Line
Hettinger
Carlin
Sheehy
Merle Moon
Cedar, Rapids
Vernon Meyers
Oliver Rowland
Chatfield
Francis Broddus
Paso
Texas
Robert LaValle
Sumner
Leland Carpenter
Strawberry Point
Clermont Lutheran Parish
St. Peter’s Church
Full
M. C. Larson
Verne Hoyden
Farmers Savings Bank
Mamas
FDIC
Qvcel
M. F. Schiein Chiropractor
Oak Drive
Huebner Corner
Pestville
Pameon
L. R. Tappan
Optometrist
Elkader
R. T. Martin
Postville State Bank
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Funeral Home
Caen
John A. Hanken
Hanken
Ossian
Agnes Sanken
Waters & Dean
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