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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1931
Page
7
Travelling salesmen praise Ed C. Olson's new Clermont grocery for its neatness and convenience. They note well planned shelving and overall store layout as near perfect and credit Olson for diligent planning and quality workmanship by carpenters and finishers.
A census report from Washington shows Iowa spent 226 804 745 dollars on automobiles in 1930, 28 percent of retail totals, while food accounted for 18 percent. Auto and food together comprised 80 percent of Iowa's spending. total retail spending reached 976 154 704 dollars. The item also notes various local social notices and brief regional tidbits.
Mrs Jessie Johnson and Arthur Tuffs both of Cedar Rapides were married last Friday at the parsonage of Rev Ward. The bride wore a brown suit and accessories. They plan to reside in Cedar Rapids. The groom is a Rock Island shop foreman. They visited relatives here before moving. Clermont Millinery Store advertises hats from 8c to $1.49 and welcomes shoppers. Viola Roland goes to Cedar Rapids for business college.
The Clermont public schools opened on Monday August 81 with summer work complete and several changes in the program. The high school now uses six one hour periods with recitation and supervised study. a second year in Domestic Science and Manual Training is offered, taught by Miss Johnson, focusing on home making skills. The football team lost six letter men but has a hopeful outlook. The schedule lists games from Sept 12 to Nov 11 at various locations. The faculty includes Supt E. J. Kaltenbach and teachers Carter Kalstad Phelps Johnson Vasby Rafferty Miller Myer Boley.
Clermont pages record social news from Clermont Iowa including visits by Dan McGreevey Adolph Frederick and Alice, the Kohls family Des Moines trip for the state fair and teaching appointments at Clermont Millinery Store specials on fall hats and sales of 1.49 and 50c to 76c. Local births outings and district happenings are noted along with weather events and a storm that damaged two barns east of Clermont and multiple social gatherings at homes and clubs.
Rev J F McCaffery the newly installed pastor of St Peter s Catholic church Clermont was a guest on The Echo Tuesday He is an Iowa product born in Dubuque county and studied at Columbia College in Dubuque and the University of Fribourg Switzerland He was ordained in 1911 and has served at Saint Patrick s Cedar Rapids Holy Cross Allamakee county John the Baptist West Ridge and now leads St Peter s Clermont
St Peters Catholic church organizes a Sunday chicken dinner to raise funds for rectory rehabilitation. Audience includes public and neighboring towns. weather dictates park or opera house venue. Altar Society and parish men host with amusements and prizes from Clermont business men. Further program details to follow next week.
Officials say cancer is not contagious and there is no basis for the belief. The statement stresses that while causes remain under study, transmission between people is not possible according to current authorities.
West Church offers English divine services at 9 45 a m with a Sunday school picnic at noon for all children, parents and friends. East Church holds Norwegian services at 11 a m with Luther League at 8 p m. All are invited to attend.
Rev J F McCaffery leads Sunday mass at 9 00 am with benediction and a Saturday 9 00 am children's choir rehearsal Confessions are offered Saturday from 7 00 to 8 30 pm at St Peter's Church under Pastor Rev J F McCaffery.
A picnic dinner and lunch were served in Clermont city park Sunday August 23 honoring Oscar Gunderson and daughter Mrs Baker of Wood Lake Minnesota and Mr and Mrs Thos Lion of LeRoy Minnesota. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Gilbert Ostlie Albert Anderson Archie Ostlie Harry Yauslin Cornelius Olson and families and many others.
A Union Sunday school food sale will be held at the former Ed Olson grocery building on Saturday afternoon September 6 at 2 30 o clock. Your patron wage is solicited.
East Luther League presents Sunday program September six with Rev G Gunaten leading readings and remarks Martha Berg chairs convention reports, songs by Song Society and Vocal solo by Hulda Berg, Bible verses, collection, closing. Banjo note traces invention to 1801 by Linton Willard with patent in 1802.
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