Party Honors Newcomers at Bridge Meeting
Mrs W R Blake hosted a social bridge event for newcomers Clermont and several guests. Honored attendees included Mesdames Ruth Olson Larraine Crowe LaNora Halverson Mildred Moore Lolita Steele. Prizes awarded to top three players with Larraine Crowe and Mildred Moore among winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.R. Blake
Glock Sinner Sand Bridge
Clermont
Wim
Accola
Mrayi Max
Reed
Herberttuc Dummermuth
Mesdames
Ruth Olson
Larraine Crowe
LaNora Halverson
Mildred Moore
Lolita Steele
Larraine’ Crowe
I i Moore
Entertain Teachers Honor Guests at Decorah Gathering
Mr and Mrs M H Moore entertained at a Sunday event complimenting the Cler mont school faculty. Guests included Mr and Mrs Max Reed George Lorber Don Matson Antoine Vasby Mary Gould Geneva Benaltz Barnabetta Olson Joyce Amundson and others. Mr and Mrs Karl Martin Mrs Wm Wickham Linda Ann visited Oberlin Heyland and Arthur Vine homes in Decorah on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Moore
Sohn
Karl Martin
Wm. Wickham
Linda Ann
Oberlin Heyland
Arthur Vine
Decorah
Loftsgard Stammer Wedding in Cedar Rapids Iowa City
Lyle James Loftsgard and Ethel H. Stammer wed at St Pauls Lutheran Iowa City on August 29 officiated by Rev Chritz. Attendants were Kenneth and Mrs Sharpe of Cedar Rapids. Both workers at Iowa company. They plan to live in Cedar Rapids. He served three years in Marines including two in the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Jessie Loftegard
Lyle James Loftegard
Ethel H. Stammer
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Chritz
Kenneth Sharpe
Iowa Fe Co
Cedar Rap S
Mes
South Pacific
Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Lars Sampson celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Sunday at the Lutheran church parlors with about 125 invited guests present. A pot luck dinner was served at noon with a three tiered white cake decorated with gold and the number 50 on top. The couple, married Sept 3 1896, are parents of seven and have 14 grandchildren. A purse of money and gifts were given, and relatives joined in a quartet and readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars Sampson
Johnnie Selene
John Gunderson
Clermont
Jersta
Malvina
Guy Williams
Daisy
Ed Stry
Clara
Don Burger
Hsther
Harry Johnson
Helen
Clavus Berentsen
Selmer
Millard
Norene Amundson
Birthday Party for Jean Belechner at Five
Mrs William Belechner hosted a Wednesday afternoon party for her daughter Jean turning five. Little girls and mothers played games supervised by Joyce Amundson. Jean's mother served refreshments and a five candle birthday cake, with many beautiful gifts. Attending were M Knight Elgin Jogget Amundson Mrs Millard Latdon Joyce Mrs Garvey Miner Wands Mrs Harry Amundson Jean Mrs Vernon Anderson Barbara Mrs Ivan Anderson Mavis and Mrs Clarence Thompson Judy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Belechner
Jean
Joyce Amundson
M Knight of
Elgin
Jogget Amundson
Millard
Latdon
Joyce
Garvey Miner
Wands
Harry Amundson
Vernon Anderson
Barbara
Ivan Anderson
Mavis
Clarence Thompson
Judy
East Clermont Church Societies Met
East Clermont church groups gathered in church parlors on Thursday August 20. Hostesses included Mesdemes Henry and Clarence Peterson and Misses Myrtle Clara Peterson and Lizzie Bilden. The meeting opened with Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty and devotion from Acts chapter 11. The secretary reported and hymn My God How Wonderful Thou Art was sung. A motion moved sending 15.00 from the Cradle Roll fund to Alaska Mission now rather than at Christmas. Program began with Mrs Bernard Hanson and Mrs Hilder Bilden recounting an article, followed by Bernice Blockhus solo Hephzibah, hymn From Greenland’s Icy Mountains. The meeting closed with Chords Prayer and birthday greetings to several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Clermont
Henry Peterson
Clarence Peterson
Myrtle
Clara Peterson
Lizzie Bilden
Almer Amundson
Alaska Mission
Josephine Bilden
Bernard Hanson
Hilder Bilden Solo
Hehokia
Bernice Blockhus
Greenlands
Clermont Ladies Aid Meeting Recaps Paint Work and Memorial Talk
The Clermont Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Marjorie Appelman’s home with Mrs. Harold Rooker and Mrs. Lillie Crowe assisting. Reported: Lincoln Park urn repainted and moved. Otto Vasby praised for work and donated materials. library rack loaned to high school. Lorraine Crane read life of William Larrabee from a memorial address by Senator Kenyon. Barbara Appelman played a piano solo. Reports noted visiting guests from Strawberry Point and Stockton. A Sunday picnic at the Lester Wenger home honored Roy O’Dell of Stockton with relatives present.
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Clermont Ladies’ Aid Society
Marjorie Appelman
Mia
Harold Rooker
Lillie Crowe
Halverson
William Larrabee
Iowa
Wm. 8
Kenyon
35Th General Assembly
Barbara Appelman
Faust
R. V. Brandt
Strawberry Point
Ralph Schrader
Roy O’dell
Stockton
Calif
Lester” Wenger
Roy O'Dell
Richard Krueger
Hawkeye
Aulden Oelberg
Beverly
West Union
Borchardt
Muscatine
Eddie Krueger
Abe Habeger
Lyle
Archbishop Rohiman Visits St Peter's Parish
Archbishop Rohiman of Dubuque visited St Peter's on Friday with Bishop-elect Edward Ritzgerald Rt Rev Michael Martin and Rev Loras Lane. They praised the scenery town neatness and St Peter's church school and rectory and inspected the school congratulating the Sisters on the first year of the school's existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Parish
Rohiman
Dubuque
Edward Ritzgerald
Michael Martin
Loras College
Loras Lane
St. Peter's Church
Thye
St. Peter’s School
Flag Raising at Clermont Public School Tuesday Morning
A flag raising program at Clermont public school grounds Tuesday morning September 3 featured a bugle call Lorraine Kittelson Chateau Thierry school band march to the flag invocation Rev Bruce Jones American Creed led by LaVanne Swenson flag raised by Legion Commander Wm Belschner Star Spangled Banner band pledge of allegiance led by Miss Vasbey presentation of plaque commen orating Joseph I Olson acceptance of plaque superintendent M H Moore taps band The House I Live In vocal solo Lois Olson with Helen Gerner revessional school band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Public
Lorraine Kittelson
Chateau Thierry
Bruce Jones
LaVanne Swenson
Legion
Belschner
Vasbey
Joseph I. Olson
John Halverson
M. H. Moore
Rally Day Activities At West Clermont Church
CH A. O. Nesset pastor announces Rally Sunday with service at 9 30 a m Sunday school at 10 45 a m. Enrollment urged for all children and youths not attending other schools. Officers teachers and pupils to meet at 9 15 a m. for a body rally. Highland service 8 p m with time change. Congregation business meeting after service. Luther League 8 p m. Quentin Olson group to discuss Heroes of Faith in the East Pang Fu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Nesset
Clermont
Parsons
Highland
East Clermont
Luther League
Quentin Olson
East
Pang Fu
Elgin
St. Peter's School Opens Second Year With Mass
St. Peter's school began its second year on Friday August 30 with a Mass of the Holy Spirit led by Fr. Robert Cooney. Sisters children parents and parishioners attended as Fr. Cooney urged study under the Holy Spirit. Six new pupils enrolled two entering first grade. A group of children from West Union and vicinity will attend St Peter's School in Clermont.
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St. Peter's School
Robert Cooney
Cooney
Holy Spirit
St. Peter's
West Union
Clermont
St. Peter
Local residents on weekend visits and returns
Mrs. Louie Olson visited Waterloo and Cedar Falls with Franklin and Leis and Mrs. Alfred Baechler and Wendell. Ruth Nesset returned to Clermont after summer with the Crusaders Choir in Cambridge Mass. Elmer L Nelsons joined Burton Eckhart and family for a weekend trip to Viroqua Wis. Vernon Loftsgard came home from a Cedar Rapids visit. Amy Medberry and daughter Carolyn spent Tuesday evening with Mrs. Charlotte Medberry in Payette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Olson
Franklin and
Leis
Alfred Baechler
Wendell
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Ruth Nesset
Clermont
Crusaders
Cambridge
Mass
Elmer L. Nelsons
Burton ‘Eckhart
Oelwein
Jon
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon Loftsgard
Cedar Rapids
Amy Medberry
Forest Medberry
Carolyn
Charlotte Medberry
Payette
Sunday School to Re open at West Clermont Lutheran
West Clermont Lutheran announces Sunday School reopening on Sept 8 with Rally Day services at 9 30 a m and classes starting at 10 45 a m for ages 3 and up. The program uses graded texts including a high school bible department and adult classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Clermont Lutheran Sunday School
Sunjaay School
Agnes Bilden
I. C. Jerdee
Kindergart‘an
Clarence Johnson
Bible Department
Arther Meyer
Jesse Guyer
A. ©. Nesset
Theo. Loftgard
Arthur Nelson Land
Billy Swenson
Mary Ann Nelson
Scheel Nelson wedding at Bethlehem Lutheran Cedar Falls
Miss Marjorie Scheel and Harry Nelson wed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls in a four o'clock ceremony. Rev. H C Nielsen officiated before palms and candelabra. Attendants included Laraine Nelson and James Loftsgard. A breakfast reception followed for twenty five guests. The couple will reside in Chicago after September 15 at 6332 North Winthrope Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Cedar Falls
Marjorie Scheel
Harry Nelson
H. C. Nielson
Edwin Madsen
Robert Madsen
Waterloo
Laraine ‘Nelson
Chicago
Johanna Hill
James Loftsgard
Cedar Rapids
Russell
Nelson
H. F. Madsen
A. W. Scheel
Lauris Nelson
West Union
North Winthrope Ave
Bible Camp Draws Clermont Lutherans to Decorah
About 15 from Clermont Lutheran parish joined nearly 100 campers at the Decorah Circuit Lutheran Bible Camp held at Luther College in Decorah from August 28 to 30. Visitors attended evening sessions, including about 150 youths from East Clermont Church. Signe Hanson served as dean of women and A Nesset as registrar and music director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Lutheran
Decorah
Luther College
East Clermont
Signe Hanson
A. ©. Nesset
Shower entertains for Mrs Conner Dummermuth
Mrs Herbert Dummermuth hosted a stork shower Friday afternoon in honor of her daughter in law Mrs Conner Dummermuth. Many beautiful gifts were received and a social afternoon followed by lunch. Attending were numerous Dummermuth relatives and friends from Elgin West Union Fayette Hawkeye Cedar Rapids Fay ette and West Union including Mrs Floyd Dummermuth and Kay Dummermuth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Dummermuth
Conner Dummermuth
Albert Dummermuth
Eldred Dummermuth
John Fay
Eldred Patterson
Fayette
Donald Jensen
Gerald Johnson
Norma Jenson
West Union
al Moschel
Hawkeye
Mesdames
Lawrence Brause
John Durscher
DeVere Halverson
Herbert Haas
Albert Halverson
Harold Schneider
G. J. Mosby
Walter Durscher
Neva
Bill Mueller
George Wander
Elgin
Floyd Dummermuth
Cedar Rapids
George Durscher
Kay Dummermuth
Faylatte
Marilyn Jensen
Clermont Calendar Hints and Local Social Notes
Clermont area notices include a Monday Legion meeting followed by Tuesday Legion Auxiliary and a Wednesday East Clermont Church Societies gathering. Vino Gress and two Cedar Falls friends visited the Claude Gress home along with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Nelson and Virginia, who returned Monday from a four day stay at a Des Moines state stair. Theresa Sheehy returned to teaching in Chicago after visiting home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Meeting
Legion Auxiliary
East Clermont Church Societies
Vino Gress
Cedar Falls
Claude Gress
Wm. A. Nelson
Virginia
State Stair
Des Moines
Theresa Sheehy
Chicago
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John Deere
Jean Belechner
Ladies’ Aid Meeting
Figger Two
Ed Dedd
Chie Wemaney
St. Peter’s
Allan Robinson
Solio
Lois Olson
Helen Gerner
Chas. Peterson
Gladys
Ole C. Peterson
Ed Burt
Waukon
Mr. Burt
Marion Hitch
Brainard
Carlin
Alta Hanson
Larry Ishman
Bert Kleppe
Dennis
Lester Anderson
Arnold Anderson
George Bonnelie
Adam
Minnesota
Herbert
Dumsmenmuth
Elgin Ladies
Aid
Mesdames Lolita Steele
W. R. Blake
Carrie Camenter
Fa Nora Halvergomeene Tess
Clermont Lutheran Parish
Devas
Scheel-Nelson
Dick Griebenow
McGregor
Harold Lawson
Creamy Crest Dairy Telephone
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K. Boyle
Uae
Alba Aly
Bible
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Gallon
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Burgess - Dugstad Lumber Company
Ed Dugstad
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Clermont, Iowa
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