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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1945
Page
7
The Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs. Caroline Follett's home with Mrs. Edna Nelson and Mrs. Thos Cummings assisting. They plan new shelves for juvenile books and ask all members to mend books on Friday September 7. Mrs. Grace Simek led the program on flowers and trees of the Bible.
Anna Stee of Cedar Rapids spent Saturday to Monday with the Stee family. J Ellen McGreevey visited Glen Yauslin in Marion last week. Donald Burger and family and Millard Sampson and family joined Lars Sampson for dinner. Olavus Berentson and Helen Jo Burgeet called Sunday at Ludwig Anderson’s Burr Oak home.
Two hundred three pupils attend Clermont school with seventy two in high school and twenty freshmen. Wayne Sampson joins sophomore while Robert Burger enters junior. new teachers include Joyce Amundson Clarice Hammersland Abigail Demo and Mrs Robert Steele. Opening program planned with band invocation and welcome from Supt Moore. New transportation law sets costs for rural districts and riders.
Miss Genevieve Peters daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Peters near Elgin wed Lyle Olson son of Mr and Mrs Joe Olson near Postville on Friday August 31 at high noon. Rev A O Nesset officiated. The bride wore a gold two piece dress and her bridesmaid Chrystal Olson wore aqua. Best man was T Sgt Irvin J Olson. A reception followed at East Clermont Lutheran church with piano duets readings solos and quartet numbers. The couple will reside in Elkader after a brief wedding trip.
Neighbors gathered at Mrs Bertina Burnes home Friday to celebrate her birthday on Sept 2 with a pot lunch and gifts. Many local residents and visitors from Chicago Waterloo Fort Wayne and Cedar Rapids are listed among attendees and visits. Local moves and family reunions are mentioned along with travels to Alpha Brainard Verni Engid and Lansing.
Twenty five years ago Joe Brorby visits Lampson Wisconsin for hunting and fishing while locals swap yarns. A pretty home wedding was held at noon at the home of Mr and Mrs E H Appelman as their daughter Bessie wed Walmah White of Elds der Decorah pastor Rev McVettie officiated. James Sullivan sold his residence to J W Miller for occupation by George Sullivan and family next month.
A Sunday picnic at Mrs. Bertina Buraas home honored Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hein who left for Cedar Rapids after a two week visit. Many neighbors and relatives from Ossian Chatfield Independence Phoenix Harpers Ferry Sumner Clayton and Cedar Rapids joined the social event.
Local note records a visit by Mrs. Helena Jassner and family from Weingarten Missouri to the Brady Paulson and Geo. Rounds homes Tuesday through Friday. Also mentions Mrs. Cora Putnam’s ten month Calif trip route via West Union Cedar Rapids and Kansas City, a hospital patient update for Gina Amundson, and Amundson children returning home after summer visits.
Mr and Mrs Louis Olson hosted a 6 30 dinner and theater party Sunday evening for their son Pfe C Franklin Olson s 21st birthday anniversary Guests included Bertha Olson Anna Crowe Earlene Ames Clarice Dugstad Verna Gunderson Barnabetta Olson Mrs Wayne Shipton Arthel Meyer Lois Olson Mrs K R Moore Thomas Barker Roy Halverson Arleen Olson and James Gunderson.
Mrs Lavern Kinsel of Fayette and Mrs Clarion Kinsel of West Union visited in the Richard Griebenow home on Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Milo Meyer and Carol Lee of Postville also called there on Wednesday evening. Mrs J P Sullivan spent the weekend with friends at Osliwen. Irene Opperud of Cedar Rapids visited the Dorf Opperud home Sunday and Monday. Mrs Gerald Gutcher went to Iowa City to enter the university hospital while Helen Pulfer stays with the Gutcher family. Mrs Helen Anderson visited Betina Buraas Saturday evening. Mrs Charles Hoover of West Union was a guest of Mrs Robert Steele last Thursday. Lawrence Fritz visited Wharmsday and Friday in the W R Peltonen home at Bumuier.
Weekly church events listed include East Clermont Societies program chaired by Mrs Julia Lands gard and choir meetings for West Clermont with junior at 7 pm and senior at 8 pm. Sunday services in Highland and West Clermont feature Sunday school at 9:30 am and 10:45 am respectively, plus a victory Thanksgiving for China Missions.
Fred Cline began moving his garage equipment and tools last Saturday to the former operatic building he bought. The structure has seen extensive remodeling since possession was gained several months ago, with the basement opened for shop use and a new drive entrance placed at the southwest corner.
A Sunday family reunion at Mrs Alma Anderson’s home featured guests including Walter Follett Roy Swenson Vernon Anderson Harvey Anderson Alden Anderson and A S Lindberg of Minneapolis. Visitors Elizabeth Bauman Cheryl Kay and multiple relatives joined gatherings across Lanesboro Cedar Rapids and Manchester as neighbors hosted dinners and trips.
Sunday Sept 2 marks Rally Day at West Clermont Lutheran Church with services at 8 30 a m and 10 45 a m. The elementary education committee. Mrs I C Jerdee Agnes Bilden and Mrs L T N Olson with Rev A O Nesset organized classes for all ages from about five years up. The school is fully graded with regular promotions and a four year high school bible course leading to a diploma. Adult classes for parents and others run weekly. officers include Agnes Bilden superintendent Carmen Swenson secretary Hazel Johnson treasurer Millard Larson bible dept supt and pianists Carmen Swenson and A O Nesset.
Mrs Nora E Jorgenson presented piano students in a Saturday recital on Sept 1 with pupils from Clermont and Elgin. The American Legion Auxiliary meets Sept 11 at Mrs Sophie Follett s home. Mr and Mrs Fred Cline were supper guests Sunday in the Leslie Cline home at West Union. Inga and Anna Larson learned of the marriage of Antoinette Dekker of Seattle to Set Alfred G Gunston formerly of Clermont. the wedding occurred Aug 8 in Seattle.
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