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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1938
Page
7
A silver wedding anniversary was celebrated in Clermont Monday evening for Louie and Mrs. Hovland, who married Oct 16 1913 at East Clermont Lutheran. About 150 relatives and friends attended a reception in the church parlors with a program of solos, readings, quarts and a Ramsey talk.
Clermont school news lists grade policies for high school, senior sociology topics, Shakespeare in English IV, typing records, and junior class play Hold Everything. It notes seniors studying American family issues, a magician Mr Daniels visit, math and history classes, and reports on Hawkeye game losses and upcoming Wadena match. It also covers grade school dental cards, science field trip, and multiple students earning A grades.
The Rainbow roller rink ends a three month run in Clermont and will reopen in Guttenberg this Saturday. Manager Dale Gabby and floor manager Dean Dennison and their wives became familiar local figures. Celia Morf visited Fayette over the weekend. Mrs. Will Calahan traveled to Rochester Minnesota for medical care. Odney Blockhus from West Union arrived to stay several days with the H. B. Greenley family.
Canton, China, a major South China city, fell to Japanese tanks last week. The Haiohu Bridge spans the river as the South China expeditionary force followed the armored assault, landing there ten days prior at Bias Bay, about 125 miles southeast of the city.
The Clermont Study Club entertained women public school teachers Tuesday evening at Mrs. Jerdee's home with a 6 30 dinner. Members shared facts from Leading Families of America and welcomed new member Mrs. Richard Banning. Music flowed from several members and Mrs. L L Carr reviewed The Rummelharts of Rumbier Alley by Maude Smith Delavan.
Mrs Gilbert Nelson survived shelves collapsing to drop canned goods and hosted a fruit shower at her Cresco area home with many neighbors and friends A long social list includes Mrs Henry Berg Burr Oak Mrs Anna Paulson Mrs Theo Loftsgard and others Lunch followed from baskets Norene Boley guests in Cresco and several local visits accompany this community note
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar R. Larson celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary on October 23 at the Lutheran church parlors with about 125 relatives and friends. Rev. E. E. Ramsey and family members attended, with a cake by Mrs. Edwin Olson and program items including readings and vocal solos. A purse of money was presented to the couple by Rev. Ramsey.
The Clermont calendar lists events from October 27 to November 3 including a Thursday football game at Wadena, a Monday firemen meeting, B and P Women’s club, Luther League social, a November 1 Catholic bazaar and E S meeting, November 2 Study club and Priscilla Working Band, Royal Neighbors of America, and November 3 St Peter’s Rosary Society and Altar Guild.
The name Queena or Queenie likely derives from an old Teutonic term meaning a wife or woman and suggests a queenly connection rather than other meanings. The discussion focuses on etymology and the association with royalty.
Lutheran Church events feature Divine services at Highkind church at 11 a m and West Clermont services at 9:45 a m. Sunday school at West Clermont at 9 45 a m. Priscilla Working Band and East Clermont Mission activities on Nov 2 with listed hostesses. West Clermont Luther League meets Sunday evening, choir and confirmation classes as usual. Pastor Rev E E Ramavy presides with gospel verse references.
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