Local News From Clermont and Nearby Towns
Clermont residents share visits and travels with relatives in Iowa and Minnesota. Betty Wede visited her aunt Mrs Brest Holt. Mrs A Schmidt of Postville stayed with Dr and Mrs R Brandt. Andine Vasby returned from Billings Montana. Melvin Helgerson and Gunderson brothers hosts welcomed guests. Dan Burke visited Wm Garvey home in Austin Minnesota. Alfred Wenger and daughter Isabelle joined Emil Petratz for supper in Sumner. A group attended West Union Holy Name church dinner. Marion Luther League to present An Old Fashioned Mother at Elgin opera house September 7. Howard Larson of La Crosse Wisconsin spent time with parents Hans J and wife. Elsie Lindgren Lillian Meyer Myrtle Amundson and Howard Kluss attended teachers’ meeting at Elkader. Let The Echo do your printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Belknap
Sidney Nutting
Fayette
Ray Gilbert
Azalia Nutting
Elgin
Cecil Tripp
Lila Grover
D. H. Craft
Jon Peters
Ladies’ Aid Society
Baptist Church
J. L. Bartlett
E. G. Boyer
Clarence Tripp
Chas. Appelman
Glen Boyer
Joe Peters
Chas. Peters
A. L. Patterson
Grace Peters
Willis Lyon
Chas
Peters
Lewis Becker
Sidney Patterson
Frank Lyon
Brainard
Christ
Local Gunder Social Notes Cover Doings and Travel
Gunder news lists confirmations in Marion guests at Cornelius Reierson home. Residents assist with sorghum season work. Cane mill runs busy as Mr Olson and helpers haul cane daily. Family visits include Loftsgards, Odegards, Sonstegaards, and relatives from Elkader, St Olaf, and Clermont. Bus runs to Clermont with local students. several pupils named. A month in Erskine cited. threshing helpers Edwin and Nelvin Loftsgard and others. Numerous visits, reunions, and travel recorded among Loftsgard, Opland, Kirkeberg, and neighboring families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. H. Skarshaug
Decorah
Marion
Cornelius Reierson
Agnes (Ison
Henry Olson
Olson
Gilbert Loftsgard
Chas
Odegard
S. Sonstegaard
Stella
St. Olaf
Elkader
T. T. Loftsgard
Martian Nelson
Clermont
Gunder Ta
Randolph Reierson
Martion Loftsgard
Ruthford Anderson
Stanley Loftsgard
Postville High School
Marion Luther League
Elgin Opera House
Edwin
Nelvin Loftsgard
Knudt Christianson
Elmer Olson
Erskine
Minn
Harold Opland
Ole Loftsgard
Helmer Loftsgard
Selmar Groth
K. A
K. A. Kirkeberg
Cut Soybeans for Hay When Pods Are Half Full
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station advises cutting soybeans for hay while leaves are green and pods are about half full. Soybean specialist F S Wilkins says this timing yields maximum growth and forage, with higher protein in the whole plant. Delaying until pods are full risks greater leaf loss in curing, especially if weather turns unfavorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
F.S. Wilkins
Futhermore
Political Speaker Density Sparks Witty Exchange
A speaker from Baltimore Southern Methodist notes a dense crowd tonight. A voice counters that not everyone is dense, keeping the event with sharp humor and light banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Southern Methodist
Wantada-little salesmen and patient recovery note
The piece notes Mrs Amanda Bigler at Kallman hospital Postville two weeks and expected recovery. It also reports a farmer near David says pheasants help farmers by eating potato bugs, with young birds thriving and reducing need for spraying potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Bigler
Kallman Hospital
Postville
David
Osage
Realization of town growth through commerce and progress
A short reflection cites home town development as the path to individual desires with emphasis on good merchandise and advertising. An Oklahoma Biltmore Hotel official James Barrett enjoys a humorous fishing tale about a friend who fell into water and was saved. It stresses retailer and manufacturer cooperation and progress against stagnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Barrett
Oklahoma Biltmore Hotel
Jim
Flies Spread Disease in Iowa Typhoid Outbreak
A typhoid fever outbreak in Iowa, about 25 cases, linked to house flies. Authorities urge simultaneous prevention: keep flies from food and utensils, seal privies, screen premises, and aggressively prevent breeding by removing filth, manure, and garbage. Control methods include swatting, poisoning, and trapping flies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa 1935 license plates mirror 1933 design
The 1935 automobile license plates will match the 1933 style with the same size and a dark blue background. White figures and a thin white border frame the plate, with Iowa 1935 printed in white between the top of the numbers and the top border. A second, unrelated anecdote about the wise man and the fool follows.
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Iowa 1935
Brief Bits of Wit's Jokes and Observations
A collection of quips on social status fashion and human nature. Noted lines hint at blue bloods posings, aging styles like the Prince Albert coat, and the idea that worthy praise comes from capable leaders. Lightweight humor with a sharp worldly edge.
Portable electric ear records heartbeats as light
Popular Mechanics describes a compact device with an electric ear microphone that amplifies heart sounds, converts them to a vibrating light beam, and traces a photographically recorded strip on sensitized paper. The unit includes a ground glass display and earphones, weighing under thirty-eight pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Denmark Ban on Harmful Hair Dyes Sparks Trade Issue
A Danish Hairdressers Union official says a law banning hair dyes with harmful ingredients may bar any coloring for treases. He notes no supply of natural shades exists without harmful substances and many working women, whose hair grays early, are forced to dye to keep their positions.
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Denmark
Flying Shell Plane Tooled for Passenger Service
A new German air craft named Flying Shell, praised for its perfect streamline, features all metal construction. The plane, about 43 feet long with a 50 foot wing spread, carries four passengers and can reach 180 miles per hour, with the undercarriage retracting into the body after takeoff.
Cricket Ir Banned In Tongataland Plague Of Enthusiasm
A Tongataland ban on cricket lasts six days a week as native enthusiasm runs high. Observers warn that if permitted to play freely, work would halt, plantations fail, and famine would follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cricket Ir
Tongataland
South Seas
Tit-Bits Magazine
Little Red Riding Hood
Mae West
Uncle Tom
Grandpa Brown
Miss West
Three Bares
Sabula Gazette
Improvement Stax Sees Moral Growth Through Proofs
Mr Due tin Stax asserts business improvements accompany moral gains, claiming calculations and investigations show progress in every way. He cites figures backing the claim that improvement is inevitable when analysis and diligent inquiry drive results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duetin Stax
Vary Crab Business Life Magistrate Court Exchange
In a magistrate session, Mrs Maloney questions if she and her husband can live without fighting. The judge prompts a hopeful answer, but she insists harmony is not achievable.
Tough Break Tom Do You Know Anything About Mrting
Jim reflects on a failed attempt with a girl who married someone else, revealing a personal setback and emotional strain. The dialogue hints at miscommunication and consequences in relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Mrting
Jim
Brainard Community Notes Show Visits and Meetings
Brainard residents share visits and calls across families such as Nutting, Craft, Barker, Peters, and Tripp with church activities noted. The B Y P A met with programs on church life and scripture, plus local fair weather mentions and humorous notices from neighboring papers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clermont Enterprise
A. B. Greenley
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Payette County
Betty Wede
Brest Holt
A. Schmidt
R. ¥. Brandt
Andine Vasby
Billings
Mont
Melvin Helgerson
Milton Helgerson
Gunderson Bros
Dan Burke
Wm. Garvey
Austin
Alfred Wenger
Isabelle
Emil Petratz
Sumner
Fred Bilden
Chicago
Lars Bilden
West Union
Ladies of the Holy Name
Howard Larson
la Crosse
Wis
Hans J. Larson
Elsie Lindgren
Lillian Meyer
Myrtle Amundson
Howard Klusss
Clermont Directory
Clermont Nation’s Farm Loan Association
Clermont, Iowa
J. A. Erickson, Sec'y-Treas
Wekersl Land Bank and
Land Bank Commissioner's Loans
Millard
J. C. Anderson General
R. V. Brandt
I. C. Jerdee
Clermont State Bank
L. L. Carr
Glasaea
Farmers’ Savings Bank
N. H. Nelson
Houe No
Lows
Gunder News
Wantada
Aate
EDSON
Rite Share Okla
The
Elgin Echo
Petter
Dreas
Ray Thomas
Marian Patterson
Anon
Mena, Ark
Bremer County
Fayette County
Nashua Fair
Sumner Gazette
Elgin 20
Raz Echo Ax
Princess Theatre
Charles Ruggles
Tom Keene
Guna
Harold Lloyd
China
America
Will Rogers
David Harem
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