St Peter's School Opens for New Term
Parents students and faculty gathered before St Peter's church altar Monday at 9 for the official opening of the school year. The holy sacrifice was offered by Father Cooney. Seven new children enrolled this year replacing the seven who graduated from the 8th grade in May. Sister Mary Saint Emmelin superior teacher of the upper grades and director of group singing. Sister Mary Rita Clare will teach the lower grades. Sister Mary Rose Cecile will instruct in a piano. Fr Robert Cooney is superintendent of St Peter's school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.Peter's School
St. Peter's Church
Cooney
St. Peter's School
Mary’ Saint Emmelin
Mary Rita Clare
Mary Rosé Cecile
Robert Cooney
Library Work Report Highlights Aid Society Meeting
The Ladies' Aid Society met at Mrs. Elmer Nelsons home with Mrs. Franz Appelman and Mrs. Alfred Baech ter assisting. The librarian reported rebuilt shelves in the council room. Bills totaled 47.42 for lumber 68.75 for labor and 4.90 for varnish. Will J. Nelson and Otto Vasby contributed work at reduced cost. Members moved and replaced books on multiple days. Special thanks were given to Mrs. Edna Nelson for her many hours. Open house planned for Thursday with refreshments. Mrs. Ruth Olson taught Home Making for Tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies' Aid Society
Elmer Nelson
Franz Appelman
Alfred Baechter
Will J. Nelson
Otto Vasby
Edna’ Nelson
Ruth Olson
Luncheon Attended by Waukon Ladies at Montauk Montauk
Mrs W R Blake hosted a Tuesday luncheon at 1 pm with guests Mrs John Balkema Mrs Charles Berg and Mrs Robert Steele all from Waukon and Mrs Daniel May of Lansing. In the afternoon the group visited Anna Brame for tea at Montauk Larrabee home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
W. R. Blake
John Balkema
Charles Berg
Robert Steele
Waukon
Daniel, May
Lansing
Anna Brame
Montauk
Larrabee
Cooney Family Leaves for Iowa City After Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cooney and Harold depart Saturday for their Iowa City home following a two week stay with Mrs. Cooney's mother, Mrs. Mary Tatro, and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Cooney
Harold
Iowa City
Lutheran Sunday School Opens Sunday Rally Day Sept 5
West Clermont Lutheran churches announce Rally Day on Sunday September 5 with a 9 30 a m service for all Sunday school and Bible classes and a 10 45 a m enrollment after the service. The program adds a four year high school Bible department ending in a diplomat and lists officers including Agnes Bilden Aubrey Guyer and El sie Jerdee among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Clermont Lutheran Sunday School
Agnes Bilden
Bects O. Olson
C. Jerdee
Aubrey Guyer
Millard Nelson, Jr
Louise Bilden
Leona Lyngaas
Ramona Olson
Elsie Jerdee
Clermont School enrolls 242 pupils as grades shift
Clermont public schools report 242 students enrolled, up 22 from last year. Elementary enrollment rises from 164 to 182 while high school drops from 68 to 40. Freshman class has 19 students with eight from the local school. lists of students across freshmen sophomores juniors and seniors are given. A print handbook for all high school students was issued to explain purposes and rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Robert Easler
Junior Germann
Donald Gerner
Gerald Guyer
Gordon Larson
Kathryn Larson
Lavonne Lassig
Janet Lyngaas
Arthur Nelson
Virginia Nelson
Rose Marie Doyle
Eugene Franzen
Donald Gutcher
DeWayne Johnson
Oran Shipton
Donald Yauslin
Ruth Westpfahl
Kenneth Anderson
Barbara Appelman
Neil Cook
Gordon Eide
Marilyn Follett
Joan Gerner
Lorene Gilbert
Ronald Hoopman
Elsie Marie Jerdee
Donna Johnson
Minnie Kist
Mavis Larson
Oliver Larson
Wendell Loftsgerd
Evelyn Miller
Ardes Olson
Marilyn Olson
Howard Stumme
James Thornton
Gene Wander
Paula Hangartner
Donald Kamp
Roger Amundson
David Appelman
Gloria Buraas
Lillian Franzen
Sylvia Guyer
Ole Johnson
Lorraine Kittelson
Darlene Olson
Norman Sampson
Gerald Schupanitz
LaVonne Swenson
Kenneth Tatro
Mary Tschantz
Kenneth Westpfahl
Clermont High School
Baptism at St. Peter's Clermont for Alanna Lynn Boyle
Fr Robert Cooney baptized the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Boyle at St Peter's Church Clermont, naming Alanna Lynn. Sponsors were Mrs Robert Miller of Oelwein and Sheldon Kohls of Elgin. After the ceremony the Howards hosted a lawn party with lunch for relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Church
Clermont
Robert Cooney
Howard Boyle
Alanna Lynn
Robert Miller
Oelwein
Sheldon Kohls
Elgin
Howard Boyles
Cooney
Philip Hogan
Kathleen
Chicago
Ean
Grace Barker
Bob Mott
Kenneth Barker
Vicky Sue
A Boyle
Sheldon Boyle
Walter Kohis
Sheldon
Clermont PTA organizes new chapter plans year
A Clermont community group established a local PTA chapter with school cooperation. Plans for the coming year include monthly meetings on the second Wednesday, a grade mothers committee, and several standing committees led by named hostesses. Superintendent Morse will discuss the proposed legislative program for schools. Iene and Irene Wede now work in Clermont with Iene as bookkeeper at Clermont Motor Co and Irene as phone operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Parent-Teacher Association
Millard Nelson
Millard Larson
Walter Follett
Arvey Berg
H. Moore
Burkhard Riegel
Elmer Olson
Harry Amundson
Harvey Meyer
Roy Swenson
Clifford Kittelson
Alfred Baechler
Richard 0. Olson
Iene
Irene Wede
Trene
Clermont Motor Co
Irene
Aanes Family Trip and Tatro Visit Noted
Mr and Mrs Earl Aanes left Monday morning for Des Moines to take their son Steven to the state fair. Kenneth Tatro spent a week with his parents Mr and Mrs Orville Tatro at Zion Illinois, returning in time to attend school Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Aanes
Des Moines
Steven
Lloyd Aanes
Kenneth Tatro
Orville Tatro
Zion, I
Clermont Victorious in Little Eight Battle at Arlington
Clermont Bootleggers defeated Gunder Hay Tossers 15 to 4 in a Sunday rubber game at Arlington. Lillian Grover returns from Chicago and Bert Henderson's family ends an Iowa Minnesota South Dakota auto trip. Mrs. James Kelly, Fayette County centenarian, dies at 100 in Clermont. Ruby Bell Henderson weds Finley Dempster at Clermont Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Arlington
Lillian Grover
Chicago
Mayme A. Kneeland
Iowa City
James Kelly
Fayette County
William Kelly
Clermont Episcopal Church
Ruby Bell Henderson
Finley Dempster
Circus at Clermont Tomorrow
The Star Bros circus will show at Clermont tomorrow with afternoon and evening performances sponsored by the Clermont fire department. Refer to the issue advertisement for show times and details. NOTICE The W. S. C. 5S of the Methodist church meets Thursday evening at Mrs. Elmer Easler’s home. Georgia Lind and a Manchester friend visited the Lloyd Aanes home Monday evening.
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Star ‘Bros. Circus
Clermont
Clermont Fire Department
Methodist Church
Elmer Easler
Georgia Lind
Manchester
Lloyd Aanes
Chyrenes Lutheran Church Announcement Rally and Services
Chyrenes Lutheran Church led by Pastor Nesset announces a Sunday schedule with Sunday school rallies at West Clermont and a service at 11:00 a.m. Dedication of altar candles, plus 10:15 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. events for confirmands. Saturday plans include West Clermont and Elgin class organization at 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. respectively. junior and senior classes urged for age 13 and 14 plus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesset
West Clermont
Highland
Elgin
Highland Confirmands
Clermont Methodist Church Announces Evening Services Return
Clermont Methodist Church will resume its evening services this Sunday at 7 30 PM. The announcement invites parishioners and community members to attend the service in the church sanctuary.
First Friday Devotions at St. Peter's Church
St Peter's Church schedules First Friday observances on Sept 3 with Sacred Heart devotions. Confessions Thursday 8 pm, Holy Communion Friday 7:30 am, Mass 8:30 am, Holy Hour 7:30 to 8:30 am. Confessions before 7:30 and before Mass. Catechetical Sunday on Sept 5 and general communion Sunday. Parishoners urged to pray for spread of Christ's doctrines.
First P. T. A. Meeting Wednesday Sept 8
The first P. T. A. meeting of the new school year will be held Wednesday evening Sept 8 at 8 o'clock at the Larrabee grade building Co Sept A. S Morse of West Union will speak on new educational legislation. Mrs Wm Nelson Jr will read and Lydia Thorson Norene Amundson sing. Barbara Appelman Elsie Marie Jerdee provide numbers Millard Nelson presides Irene depart delivers teachers' response Mrs Richard Olson chairs hosts are 8th grade parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Nelson
Ways and Means
George Durscher
Franz Appelman
Elmer Olson
Theodore Loftsgard
Carmen Swenson
Clarence Tatro
Verni Engle
H. Moore
George V. Larson
Richard Griebenow
Lloyd Anderson
Larrabee Auditorium
A. S. Morse
Fayette County
Larrabee
West Union
Wm. Nelson, Jr
Lydia Thorson
Norene Amundson
Barbara Appelman
Farm Home Burns on Carl Voelz Farm
A fire of unknown origin destroyed the house on the Carl Voelz farm Wednesday evening around 11 o clock. Mrs. Voelz, mother to Ralph Schrader Bernard Schrader and Louis Schrader, is a former Clermont resident.
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Carl Voelz
Card of Thanks for Fire Department Aid and Visits
Expressions of gratitude to the Clarkmont fire department and neighbors for help during a farm home fire. Guests and visits include the Geo Larson family, Jim and Marguerite Taylor, Fremont and Marguerite Sullivan, Theo Loftsgard at Meyer farm, Harry Cooney of Iowa City with Clarence Tatro family, Mrs Thallas visit from Hastings, and Bryan Gunderson staying with grandparents while parents attend the state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Fire Department
Jim Taylor
Fremont Sullivan
Marguerite
Geo. Larson
Theo. Loftsgard
Harvey Meyer
Harry Cooney
Iowa City
Clarence Tatro
Vern Pratt
West Union
Thallas
Hastings
Neb
Bryan Gunderson
Harry Gunderson
Jim Gunderson
Celebrate Silver Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Pringle
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Pringle celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on Friday August 27 with a dinner at Oelwein hosted by friends. The table featured a three tiered wedding cake silver napkins place cards candles and silver plates and bowls with floating gardenias. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Stumme Mr. and Mrs. Len Sim ek of Clermont Mr. and Mrs. Allen Habeger of Elgin Mr. and Mrs. Harry Raney of West Union and Mr. and Mrs. Dean DeSart of Fayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Pringle
Oelwein
Arnold Stumme
Len Simek
Clermont
Allen Ha
Kiddies Haye Costume Party Hosted by Jo Ann Moore
Jo Ann Moore hosted a Friday costume party with games and a later dunch. Children portrayed gypsies witches a Colonial lady a bride's maid Judy Garland a singing troubadour baton twirler skeleton and a Christmas star. Guests included Grace Olson Pauline Nygaard Helen Henderson Becky Olson Marshal Bush Shirley Ames Ann Larson Kathryn Crowe Judy Nelson Mary Schultz Vivian Easler and Annette Wenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann Moore
Gisleson Reunion at New Hampton Sunday
The Gisleson family held a reunion picnic at New Hampton on Sunday August 29. Attendees included Mr and Mrs George Gisleson Floyd Mr and Mrs Oscar Lindley Osage Will Gisleson Pauline Gisleson Charles City Mrs Hans Bilden Martin Bilden Mrs Mary Gisleson Clifford Gisleson Mr and Mrs Millard Gisleson Mr and Mrs Otto Gisleson Eleanor Joan and Kathleen Gisleson Mrs Gunda Gisleson Milo Gisleson Mr and Mrs Arthur Landsgard Bernita Landegard of Elgin Mr and Mrs Harold Landsgard Clermont Betty Jacobson Ossian Iowa Mrs George Landsgard Gordon and Geraldine Landsgard Postville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gisleson
New Hampton
George’ Gisleson
Floyd
Oscar ‘Lindley
Osage
Will Gisleson
Pauline Gisleson
Charles City
Hans Bilden
Martin Bilden
Mary Gisleson
Clifford Gisleson
Millard Gisleson
Otto Gisleson
Eleanor
Joan
Kathleen Gisleson
Gunda Gisleson
Milo Gisleson
Arthur Landsgard
Bernita Landegard
Elgin
Harold Landsgard
Clermont
Betty Jacobson
Ossian
George Landsgard
Gordon
Geraldine Landsgard
Postville
Thanks to Everyone For Fine Cooperation
A note of thanks from a reporter to the people of Clermont and vicinity for nearly three years of cooperation. The writer hopes the same courtesy will be extended to successor Lucy Engle.
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Clermont and Vicinity
Lucy Engle
Thanks and visits noted after hospital stay
The note from Archie Johnson expresses gratitude for cards letters and visits during hospitalization at Iowa City. Numerous relatives and friends from Decorah Clermont Waterloo Guttenberg Oelwein Hibbing Minn Lake of the Woods Winnipeg and Bangor were noted as visitors or engaged in travel and family activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Archie Johnson
Julius Olson
Decorah
John Swingle
Denver
Colo
Clermont
Fitch Payne
Waterloo
Nora Martin
West Union
Kenneth Fox
Kenneth, Jr
Qelwein
Oberlin Hegland
Karl Martin
Lawrence Gerner
Lorraine
Guttenberg
Erskine, Minn
Lake of the Woods
Winnipeg
Canada
Millard C. Larson
Elmer Nelson
Charles Shipton
Marvin Larson
Bangor
Wis
Haigh
Ed Larson
Clover Clovers Win Blue Ribbon at Fayette Fair
Marilyn Follett and Norma Brandt of the Clermont Clover Clovers 4 H won a blue ribbon at the Fayette county fair in West Union for Textile Painting. They were chosen first among Fayette teams to represent the county at the state fair in Des Moines, traveling with leader Ruth Turner and expected to stay until Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Follett
Norma Brandt
Clermont Clover Clovers
Fayette County
West Union
Ruth Turner
Des Moines
Open House And Library Hours Set For Thursday
The city library in the council room will open Thursday evening Sept 2 with the Ladies' Aid Society hosting city officials as honored guests. About 3,000 books will be available for all ages, with coffee and doughnuts served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
B P Holds Picnic At Clermont Park
The Business and Professional Women's association held a monthly picnic and weiner roast for members and guests at Clermont park on Monday evening with a short business session after supper. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Louis Borjum of Fairfax Minnesota and others visiting local families.
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The
Business & Professional Women’s Association
Clermont Park
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Lowe Brothers High
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Lutheran Sunday School
Clermont School News
By Collier
St. Peter’s
Kems
Enterprise
Chyrenes
Lutheran Church
Clermont Methodist Church
St. Peter’s Church
Louis Borjum
Fairfax
J. A. Erickson
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