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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1947
Page
7
St Peter's School opened on Tuesday with a morning service led by Father Cooney for the Maas of the Holy Sheep. Parents and children attended. eight students start first grade and eighteen new pupils were present. Four more students have registered for October. total enrollment reaches 40, with ten from Wert Union.
The Ladies' Aid Society met on Wednesday afternoon August 27 at Mrs Carolyn Follett s home with Mrs eta Nelson and Mrs Mery Cummings assisting. Helen Landsgard announced new books at the library and urged reading while Ruth Olson delivered an engaging review on the Virgin Islands in the absence of program chair Mrs Blake. Guests included Mesdanies Mary Scott Carrie Carpenter Ida Olson Eliza Martz Maggie Quinn Jessie Triem Kate Carmichael Harriet Dugstad and Anna Wiltgen.
Sept 4 events at W S C and Lubke home. Mr and Mrs Oscar Larson of Minneapolis were guests of their aunts Inga and Anna Larson. Claude Gress joined Mr and Mrs Harold Gross for a trip to Waterloo returning Tuesday. A H Berndt party headed to Bloomington Indiana with stops in Waterloo Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids and Davenport en route to reenter the university in September.
Auto crash at the intersection of highways 18 and 150 in West Union injures Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hanson and Mrs. R. B. Greenslade of Bettendorf. The Hanson couple were treated and released the same day. Greenslade remained under care after the collision. Her husband joined her Sunday evening. occupants of the other car were not identified.
Arrangements for the Clermont picnic on Thursday September 12 include Ex Gov William L Harding as speaker. Clermont public schools open September 4 with a teaching staff led by High School Principal C Merrill Green and superintendent L D Hungerford. The village mourns Mrs J H Stolle of West Union. Clermont residents visit relatives and attend the Fayette county fair.
Citizens attended a Clermont public school flag raising Monday Sept 1 with a band bugle call, invocations, and readings led by local figures including Rev A O Nesset and Legion Auxiliary. Supt M H Moore spoke on Mt Suribachi memory and the cost of freedom, urging student and parent involvement in school life.
The West Clermont Lutheran church invites all to Rally Sunday on Sept 7 with 9 18 a m gathering for the rally service and 9 30 a m procession. Sunday school starts at 10 45 a m with classes for ages 3 to high school and adults welcome. Officers listed include Agnes Bilden as superintendent and Carmen Swenson as assistant superintendent.
Riverside Social Club met Wednesday afternoon at Agnes Kloster's home with eleven members and four guests present. Lena Anderson, Mary Tatro, Bernice Tatro, and Laura Olson won prizes in two contests. group singing and scripture reading opened the session, lunch followed. Amvet Auxiliary delegates attended a school in Dubuque. baptism of Eugene Larry Gress occurred at the Lutheran parsonage with a luncheon for sponsors. Several local residents visited friends and attending events across Postville and nearby towns.
Robin Blake Steele of Lansing, son of Mr and Mrs Robert W Steele, placed fourth in the service men division for 24 to 36 month olds at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. The state-wide event drew hundreds of entrants, with top medals awarded by proficient doctors.
The Thompson family held a reunion and picnic at the city park on Sunday to honor Mrs. Caroline Olson of Phelps Wisconsin visiting relatives in Clermont and nearby towns. Attendees included Vern Olson Sylvan Olson Mollie Mork and families and numerous Olson Paulson and Thompson relatives from Clermont Os sian Waterloo Postville Elgin Luana Monona Elkader and McGregor among others.
Clermont’s newest restaurant the Coffee Inn opened last week by Mr and Mrs Steve Svetich who moved from West Union and took over the Boyle building replacing Creamy Crest. Local social notes mention a birthday party for Mrs Bertina Buraas and weekend visits by Mary Cahalan Irene and Pat Minihan Jean Reed and Harriet Anderson among others with several dinner guests in the area.
George Sokel a former Clermont business man living at Sibley died at his home there last week. He was a lumber dealer in Clermont years ago and at his death served as president of the Sibley Cement Co and as vice president of the Iowa Retail Lumbermen's Association.
Mrs. Nora Jorgenson presented a Clermont studio recital Saturday morning featuring pupils Barbara Anderson Rachael Hackmann Joyce Larson Mary Kay Swenson Saliee Accola Helen Henderson JoAnn Moore Judy Nelson Annette Wenger Khren Mork Nona Mork Sandra Gisan Kay Accola Wendell Baechler Paul Hackman Vere Hangertner Marjorie Johnson Elizabeth Larson Glendal Nygaard Rhice Olson Mary Olson Judy Paulson Helen Reierson Joan Swenson Eileen Wolfs Mary Ann Martin Marlene Durscher Kay Johnson Janann Mork Randeen Mork Ramona Olson Judy Swenson Beverly Nelson Richard Alwenrich Frances Wolfs Barbara Appelman Elsie Jerdee Donna Johnson Lorraine Kittelson Elsie Nesset LaVonne Swenson Margaret Tschantz. On Aug 20 Postville class of forty seven pupils was also in recital at the Postville studio. Refreshments served. visitors registered at Clermont recital include Anna Larrabee Ruth Ladd Muskegon Mich Mrs V C Accola Des Moines Mrs Swen Swenson Luella Miller.
Mr and Mrs L R Jones formerly of McGregor now in Clermont celebrate their Golden Wedding on Sunday Sept 7 with open house from 2 to 5 pm. Lois Olson of Waterloo visited the Olson home Friday to Monday. Ruth Krueger and Mrs Leonard Olson began new clerking jobs at Baechler s store. Mary Ann Nelson plans to leave for college.
St Peter’s Church holds Sacred Heart devotions on Friday Sept 5 with holy communion at 7:30 and Mass at 8:30. Exposition begins 7:30, school children adore until noon, adoration periods noon to 3:36, Benediction 3:30, Catechetical Sunday on Sept 7 and general communion next Sunday. Confessions Saturday at 8:00 and Masses at 8 and 10.
The Clermont Lutheran Parish lists services and events for West, East Clermont and Highland locations. Rally Day service at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school times, plus Thursday teacher meetings, Saturday class organizations, age-based junior and senior classes, and a Tuesday Mothers Club meeting. Choir rehearsal Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.
Rev Bruce D Jones Pastor leads Clermont Methodist Church evening service on Sunday September 7 Luella Miller returns to Keokuk schools after vacation with her mother Mrs J F Miller in attendance
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