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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
3
Notice announces subscription payments can be made to Clermont Local News Editors Mrs Lucy Engle and Mrs Bess Tschentz who will issue receipts. Publisher.
The article lists sophomores Mary Tschantz Delores Wede Dorothy Yauslin Lorraine Kittelson and freshmen Aldis Olson Marilyn Olson Margaret Tschant Barbara Appelman Bonnie Entwisle Marilyn Follett Joan Gemer plus returning letter winners Elsie Nesset Mary Ann Nelson Marjorie Westpfahl. It names many boys including Kenneth Johnson Carmen Loftsgard Franklin Shipton James Martin Gordon Meyer Millard Nelson Kenneth Amundson Gerald Kittelson Kenneth Tatro Kenneth Westpfahl Daryl Sampson Norman Sampson Gerald Schupanitz Roger Amundson Howard Stumme Gene Wander Ronald Hoopman Oliver Larson Wendell Loftsgard Kenneth Anderson Neil Cook Gordon Eide. The boys practice passing shooting and plays with strenuous training.
Daily noon drills under Mr. Moore help about 15 junior high boys grasp basketball basics while Ray Allen Sawwell returns after illness. Reports of absences include Diane Wickham and Dennis Muchow. Halloween decor with pumpkins gourds and jack o lanterns brightens the room as safety discussions continue. First graders share perfect attendance and birthday treats. new vocabulary and counting activities noted. Visitors Mrs. Roy Swenson and Karol Jean attend. Second grade notes birthday treats, illness absences, and a reading class visit. Third and fourth graders mark Columbus Day with a short program and art class activity.
Students document arts and science activities with bird booklets and Halloween decor. Alumni trips to Chicago narrate contacts with many 1946 graduates in Cedar Rapids and Dubuque, followed by a basketball schedule listing games through February.
The schedule lists the Marx Brothers in Night in Casablanca on October 24 25 and 26 with a Nazi loot caper in Casa blanca and Nagi ties. Jeanne Crain and Carnel Wilde star in Centennial Summer on October 27 28 and 29 set in Philadelphia in 1876 highlighting family life and romance affected by a French stranger.
Gail Russell and Diana Lynn star in the comedy drama Our Hearts Were Growing Up at Greenwich College. The lovable pair deliver further adventures in a swell comedy performance praised for charm and light adventure.
Clermont residents hosted and visited relatives from Independence LeRoy Austin Cedar Rapids Manchester Birmingham Waukon and Fayette. Guests included Mr and Mrs Fred Greisinger Harold Triem Lars Osland Arnold Lightly Lumir Bena Robert Schupanitz Kelly family Noble Young and others.
A flurry of weekend visits and dinners fills the Cedar Rapids Decorah Waterloo West Union and Caledonia area. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gress Cedar Rapids Richard Shea Wauteck and others visiting families in Gress Anderson and Halverson households.
A brief social note records a Friday evening visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Bakewell. No further details are given about attendees or occasion.
A fragment reflects on harmony among neighbors who enjoy a simple, homely atmosphere and friendly company, highlighting a spirit of peace and mutual regard within the community.
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