Clermont Clover 4-H Achieves Day Shows Standings
Clermont Clover 4-H held Achievement Day with 39 garments judged by Mrs. Wm Kneeland of Postville. Arlene Amundson won the dress and apron blue ribbons, with several other members earning blue and red ribbons in categories such as skirts, blouses, and uniforms. In the evening a program featured music, demonstrations, a style revue won by Dorothy Kerr but fielding Arlene Amundson as county fair representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Clover Clover
Clermont
Township Farm Bureau
Wm. Kneeland
Postville
Arlene Amundson
Dorothy Kerr
Lorraine Follett
Marjorie Kerr
Betty Follett
Ruth Krueger
Genevieve Nesbit
Shayne Plaht
Ora Gene Oestman
Bernice Blockhus
Ora Oestman
Ann Hesneeprie
Lorraine Folletts
Marjorie
Kerry
Oest
Lorraine
Follett
Ann Nesbit
Style Revue
Funeral guests remember Joe Biaking in Cedar Falls
Relatives from Clermont and nearby areas attended the Wednesday funeral of Joe Biaking at Cedar Falls. West Union mourners included M. L. Rowland, Mrs. L. G. Meyer, Mrs. Lizzie Anderson, Mrs. Clara Rowland, and Mrs. Richard Martin. Elgin residents Philip Brause and Clermont pair Mrs. Elvira Johnson and Ezra Rowland also attended. Janet Olson left for Maynard to begin a fifth grade teaching post. Eliza Nelson of Oelwein and Charles Bigier of Cedar Falls visited the Fred Bigier home for dinner Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Joe Biaking
Cedar Falls
M. L. Rowland
L. G. Meyer
Lizzie Anderson
Clara Rowland
Richard Martin
West Union
Philip Brause
Elgin
Elvira Johnson
Ezra Rowland
Janet Olson
Maynard
Eliza Nelson
Oelwein
Charles Bigier
Fred Bigier
J. W. Gillespie
Burroughs
Fredericksburg
Florence Barker
Sidney Nutting
Junk Drive Kicks Off Slow in Clermont Area
Louis Olson, chairman of the salvage drive for Clermont and vicinity, says start is slow but expects better reports by the end of the period, ending Saturday Sept 12 with a cleanup rally. Farmers are urged to pile junk in one spot and notify the committee for collection, following initial material from Brick & Sand Co and lumber company yards. Uncle Sam needs the junk, and local organizations are asked to join in.
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Louis Olson
Clermont
Mr. Olson
Brick & Sand Co
Lumber ‘ Company
Sam
First Birthday Observed for Jean Belschner
Mrs Wm Belschner hosted a Friday afternoon gathering at her home for her daughter Jean’s first birthday anniversary. Refreshments and a single candle birthday cake centered the event with guests including Mrs Geo Belschner Mrs Norman Amundson Mrs Elmer Olson Rebecca Janice Mrs Richard Griebenow Dennis Mrs Hazel Olsen Janet and Mrs Merle Moen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Belschner
Jean
Geo. Belschner
Norman Amundson
Elmer Olson
Rebecca
Janice
Richard Griebenow
Dennis
Hazel Olsen
Janet
Merle Moen
Balkans Fight Back Bravest Pages Of War Written
The Balkans produce some of the war's brightest pages as Nazi forces overrun small states yet fail to crush spirit. General Mikhailovich remains behind to organize a legendary guerrilla army across 23,000 square miles, burning with resolve to strike at Hitler and Mussolini.
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Balkans
Hitler
Mikhailovich
Mussolini
Local Notes on Visits and Moves from Decorah Area
Belva Miller returns home from a week with relatives in Galesburg Illinois. Des Moines guest Carol Blake stays with the W R Blake family while her parents attend business in Pierre South Dakota. Bernard Schrader underwent a tonsillectomy at Decorah hospital. Elgin visitors Mrs James Taylor and family visit Mrs Inga Anderson. Arlene Amundson and Lorraind Qsterhus enroll at Luther College Decorah. Agnes Kneeland begins teaching Bluffton school No 4 near Cresco. Lorraine Osmundson of Elgin visits her mother and sisters. Margaret Crowe to Lewiston Idaho to attend Lewiston College. Dinner guests include Mr and Mrs Edwin Olson Waterloo, Mrs Hazel Olson Janet and Mrs G Roland. Infant son of Mr and Mrs J R Jungblut named James Wendell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Blake
Des Moines
W. R. Blake
Pierre
S. C
Waterloy
Harry Gunderson
Edwin Olson
Waterloo
Hazel Olson
Janet
G. Roland
Aetter
Oroyle, Coffman
al Coffman
U.S. S. Lebanon
New London
Agnes Severson
Alphia Thorson
Forest City
Waldorf College
Floyd Bigler
Mason City
Geneva Wickham
Minneapolis
S. E. Wickham
Esther Carlin
Corwith
Allies trap Japanese at Milne Bay in August communique
A special communique from Gen. MacArthur's headquarters dated August 31 reports Allied forces boxed in and routed the Japanese at Milne Bay. The action occurred between Port Moresby and Kokoda near the Astrolabe Range, with heavy enemy losses admitted.
Named Head of Fayette Co Rural Teachers Named Head
Helen Anderson was elected president of the Fayette county rural teachers organization at a West Union meeting on Friday Aug 28. She serves as vice president from the northeast district for the rural section of Iowa State Teachers Assn. She teaches in Union township and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilbert O Anderson. Other officers elected include Hazel Neumann West Union vice president Eileen Schmidt Arlington secretary and Maxine Barrack Oelwein treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Anderson
Fayette County Rural Teachers Organization
West Union
Miss Anderson
Iowa State Teachers’ Assn
Gilbert O. Anderson
Union Township
Hazel Neumann
Eileen Schmidt
Arlington
Maxine Barrack
Oelwein
Fr Peters Appointed to Clermont Parish
Fr. Peters announced at St. Peter's Catholic Church that he has been appointed pastor of St. Peter's Parish by Archbishop Beckman. He comes from Loras Academy in Dubuque where he served as a science instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Vernon Peters
St. Peter’s Church
Francis J. Beckman
Fr. Peters
Loras Academy
Dubuque
Entertainer Mrs Wm Belschner Hosts Club Evening
Mrs Wm Belschner and Andine Vasby entertained the Business and Professional Women's Club at the former's home Monday evening. Following the business session bridge was played with Mrs Susie Lubke and Mrs Beulah Kozelka holding high and second high scores respectively. Fourteen members and one guest Mrs James Brorby were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Belschner
Andine Vasby
Susie Lubke
Beulah Kozelka
James Brorby
War era notes and local family news from Grinnell area
Local items include Ossian families picnicking and war bonds appeal, Dunlap Junior Chamber of Commerce turning in an old boiler for scrap metal, and a Greenfield pool repair using a diving helmet crafted from a hot water tank. Clell Collier assists in auction near Osceola, Lotus flowers found in Hazelwood cemetery, and letters arriving from three sons in North Carolina California and Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap
Hazelwood
Grinnell
Ossian Deanery Elects Officers
The Ossian Deanery of the N. C. K. W. held a Sunday meeting in Spillville with Rev. Fr. Chihak as guest speaker. Musical renditions and parish reports filled the program. Officers elected: Ida Andera president, Lucille Dessel vice president, Agnes Ludwig secretary, Louiseanne Calmar treasurer, Mayme Molumby board member. Clermont attendees listed.
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Ossian
Spillville
Chihak
Mary’ Carlin
School of Service of
Washington, D. C
Ida Andera
Lucille Dessel
Agnes Ludwig
Louise Ane Calmar
Mayme Molumby
West Union
Clermont
J. P. Sullivan
Mary Carlin
Loretta Rafferty
Dan Burke
Ella Rafferty
Clermont Ladies' Aid Meets at Mrs Follett's Home
The Clermont Ladies' Aid Society gathered at Mrs. Henry Follett's home on Wednesday afternoon August 26 with sixteen members and fourteen guests attending. Mrs. Dan Burke led the program and presented reports on Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and Missouri. Hostesses served refreshments. Harry Anderson and his mother Alma Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Geo Larson traveled to La Crosse Wisconsin Tuesday to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Follett
Wm. J. Nelson
Franz Appelman
Clermont Ladies’ Aid Society
Dan Burke
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Harry Anderson
Alma Anderson
Geo. V. Larson
la Crosse
Wis
English and dramatic instructor takes post in Dysart schools
W. R. Blake took Lolita to Dysart on Saturday where on Monday she began her third year as English and dramatic instructor in the schools there. Wm. Sharper has gone to Mitchell to attend high school while working on a farm nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Blake
Lolita
Dysart
Sharper
Mitchell
Ther
Sniper and Guerilla Credited With Nazi Kill Count
Washington DC. at the International Student Assembly features Vladimir Pchelintsev a Russian senior lieutenant and Miss Liudmila Payuchenko. Pchelintsev is credited with killing 152 Nazis using 154 bullets on the Russian front while Payuchenko a Sevastopol veteran has killed 109 Nazis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Vladimir Pchelintsev
Liudmila Payuchenko
Pchelintsev
Pavlichenko
Sevastopol
Twenty Five Years Ago Local News Snippets
A roundup of notices from civic, school and military life. Promotions on the U S S Lebanon in New London connecticut, teaching assignments in Waldorf College and Clarke College, and local relocations. Travel to Chicago, LeRoy and Dubuque mark visits and family movements.
Singing Church worship services and Sunday school schedule
The Lutheran Church The Singing Church announces Divine worship at West Clermont at 9 30 a m Norwegian worship at East Clermont at 11 a m Divine worship at Highland at 2 30 p m Confirmation class at Highland Saturday 9 30 a m East Clermont Luther League Sunday school at Highland 9 30 a m East Clermont 9 30 a m West Clermont 10 45 a m Pastor L E Ramsey announces new confirmation class start in church Sunday
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West Clermont
East Clermont
Highland
Clermont Calendar Highlights Week Schedule
Clermont Calendar lists parish events including Rosary Society and Altar Guild on Thursday September 3, Town Council Monday September 7, Legion Auxiliary and Woodland Progressive Study Club Tuesday, September 8, and W C C F social meeting with Union Church Guild on Wednesday September 9.
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Rosary Society
Altar Guild
Town Council
Legion Auxiliary
Woodland Progressive Study Club
Union Church Guild
Weekend visits and travel on Cedar Falls area
A crowded social note recounts visits by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Scheel and Wendell of Cedar Falls to Eldorado and Cedar Falls over the weekend, with Doris Hanson assisting in the Scheel home. Lieut. Norman Amundson leaves for Camp Hahn in California, and Loretta’s beauty shop will be run by Rose Shephard and others in her absence. The Otto Schroeder family and Viola Schroeder depart for home after visiting relatives. Norman Sampson returns from Kensett, and Edwina Olson of Jerseyville, Ill., vacationing with the Olson family. Kathryn Larson returns to school and stays with the Priest grandparents. Margaret Crowe visits from Oelwein and plans to move to Lewiston, Idaho, to study at State Teachers College. Mr. and Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Crowe, and Mrs. Branat spend a day in Cedar Rapids.
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Margaret Crowe
Wm. Crowe
Oelwein
Lewiston
Idaho
Lewiston College
Wm. Scheel
Wendell
Cedar Falls
Einor Barness
Eldorado
L. T. Anderson
Doris Hanson
Scheel
Verni Brandt
Norman Amundson
Cedar Rapids
California
Camp Hahn
Mrs. Amundson
Loretta
Rose Shephard
Elgin
Anna Mary
Richard Crowe
Margaret
Ocelwein
R. B. Crowe
State Teachers’ College
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Belva Miller
Galesburg
Nellie Miller
Floy
Bernard Schrader
Decorah Hospital
James Taylor
Inga Anderson
Lorraind Qsterhus
Luther College
Decorah
Agnes Kneeland
Bluffton School No
Cresco
B. Riegel
Leo
Lorraine Osmundson
Helen Osmundson
J. R. Jungblut
James Wendell
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Kokoda
Fayette Co
Clarence Kleppe
Samuel Heinertson
Otto Vasby
Nels Reinertson
U.S
Clell Collier
Osceola
P. C. van Tuyl
Collier
Clell
Bert Schoneman
Garner
Bill
North Carolina
Marvin
Ireland
Ossian Deanery
Enterprise
LeAnna Osmundson
Thomas Osmundson
Millard
Emmett Helgerson
Chicago
Lillian and
Elizabeth Helgerson
Evan Lien
Alphie Thorson
Eugene
Charles
LeRoy
Minn
Thos
Lien
Bernard
Hilda Aanes
Earl and
Gerald Aanes
Billy Bigler
Fred Bigler
Blendie Johnson
Wm. Scheol
E. L. Crowe
Richard
Clarke College
Clara Helgerson
Waverly
Earl Simpson
A. J. Priest
Geo. W. Larson
Kathyrn
Lycurgus
T. B. O'Toole
Camp Wallace
Texas
Jack Horan
Hig
Raymond Paulson
Immanuel Lartson
Ernest Holt
Camp Forest
Tenn
Corp
Donald Larson
Donald
Lutheran Church
E. Ramsey
Otto Schroeder
Philip
Judith
Viola Schroeder
Clintonville
Martin Nelson
Dodgeville
Arthur Schroeder
Norman Sampson
Kensett
Matt Olson
Edwina Olson
Jerseyville
Ed Olson
Kathryn Larson
E. _L. Crowe
R. V. Branat
Lowe Brothers
Crete
Burgess - Dugstad Lumber Company
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