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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1951
Page
7
Herbert V. Hake of Iowa State Teachers College will present a chalk talk on Learnin Em Their Letters at 8:00 p.m. September 13 in the grade building Clermont. The talk blends speech and caricatures to illustrate key points.
The 1931 commerce class of U S A held its annual reunion picnic at Edwin Krueger's home Sunday September 2 with many members and spouses from Manchester Fairbank Fayette Volga Arlington Clermont and Des Moines areas. A pink and blue shower for Mrs Lyle Krueger was held at Esther Oelberg’s home with bingo and gifts. A Nims family reunion in Maquoketa drew attendees from Clermont Fredericksburg and Decorah. Jack Sullivan of Chicago visited Clermont friends Friday.
Rose Doyle works as a nurse’s aide at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester Minnesota and plans nurse training this fall. Ruth Westpfahl remains at home with no definite plans. Oran Shipton works for Falb Motor in Postville and seeks Cedar Rapids work. Donald Yauslin labors for Larson Roofing in Clermont and aims for Cedar Rapids. Donald Gutcher rises quickly at Town Manufacturing in Cedar Rapids. DeWayne Johnson studies at Grinnell College in Grinnell while working for California Packing in Sleepy Eye Minnesota this summer.
Speech year opens with eight divisions entered including Dramatic and Original Oratory plus Radio and One Act. Baseball opens with 33 players, practice slated after field work. Music auditions for band chorus and glee club under way as senior paper drive announced for Sept 8 and events calendar lists freshman initiation and pictures. Juniors begin final half of high school years as various subjects noted.
The annual chicken dinner at St Peters Church is scheduled for Sunday September 16 with serving starting at 4:00 p.m. Parish Rosary Society oversees the event while all parishioners pitch in. The general public is invited to attend.
The H G Hayes family relocates from Winthrop to Ayrshire where Mr Hayes now oversees Silver Lake Consolidated School, with the move occurring about two weeks ago. Corrections note Clermont public school enrollment should be 265, not 165 as previously stated. Ladies’ Aid met at Helen Tatro’s home with Ruth Olson presenting articles from Woman’s Day Magazine and guests including Clermont teachers’ wives. Several visits and gatherings are recorded, including anniversary dinners, a Labor Day weekend trip, and a birthday club shower for Edna Miller with wire recording and traveling bingo.
The church opens its decors each evening at 7 30 for any who wish to pray for peace. Informal vocal prayers form a short service of about ten minutes led by a congregation member when the pastry cannot be present. All faiths welcome as parishioners are urged to attend nightly.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schrader and son moved to Orange City where Bud will coach at the high school. They returned partway to Clear Lake, meeting Mrs. Evelyn Olson and family and Mrs. Harriet Dugstad. Clermont sends best wishes with the Schraders to their new location.
The Clermont public library will reopen Friday afternoons from two until five starting Sept 7 and every Friday thereafter. Local residents and families are noted in the town’s social updates with visits by Mary Tatro, the Cooneys of Iowa City, and other relatives. A death notice for Ellis Schmitz is included along with several local moving and visiting items.
Next Sunday September 9 the Lutheran Sunday school at West Clermont and Elgin holds Rally Day services at West Clermont church at 9 30 a m. Teachers officers and pupils are invited to meet at 9 15 a m to attend in a body. First session follows service with sessions at 10 45 a m West Clermont and 11 00 a m Elgin for children and youths from about 4 years up. High school bible classes and an adult class taught by F W Hilgeman are planned. An officers teachers meeting is set for Friday September 7 at 8: 00 p m at West Clermont Church.
Clermont Lutheran Parish under Pastor A O Nesset states no service at East Clermont this Sunday and invites all to worship at West Clermont. Friday features a meeting of Sunday school teachers and officers at 8:00 p m. Saturday includes confirmands gathering at 10:00 a m. in West Clermont with return to Elgin by 1:30 p m. Tuesday hosts East Clermont Mothers Club with renewal month for subscriptions to the Christian Parent.
The parish announces daily 6:50 morning Mass and Saturday 8:00 Mass with Holy Communion at 7:00 a.m. Confessions Thursday evening after prayers and Friday before 7:00 for Mass. A Holy Hour from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. Men urged to meet in the church basement at 7:50 and enter wearing Holy Name badges. Next Sunday marked as Holy Name Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Henry Schweine rus and Mrs Clarence Jellings and daughters spent last weekend visiting in the Wm Brehm home in Ashley Illinois. Mrs LC Jerdee and Elsie entertained at a tea for Mrs Bernard Schrader who left Friday with her husband and son Jamie for Orange City to make their home. Mrs Bess Blake entertained at a bridge luncheon on Tuesday with guests Mesdames H S Wright Wallace Burnham and Marie Fallows West Union. Mr and Mrs James Triem Cedar Rapids were weekend visitors of relatives here. Mr and Mrs H A Lubke spent Friday and Saturday in Cedar Rapids burgess area.
Carlin agent for Mrs. Mary Burke will hold a closing out sale of household goods and furniture at the former Dan Burke residence in Clermont on Saturday. The sale advertisement appears in this issue.
Twenty five years ago the Fall Festival and Farmers Fair drew better crowds despite cold weather and muddy roads. News covers marriages, student enrollments at USU, hospital hopsitals updates, local family events, and trades in Decorah and nearby towns with several mentions of relatives visiting, births, and schooling at state universities.
Mr and Mrs Martin Nelson, long residents of Manchester, move to Arlington this week and purchase the Stephenson grocery. They plan to open for business September 10. Nelson formerly operated in Gunder and Clermont.
East Clermont societies include St Peter s Rosary Society and Altay Guild. Monday Sept 10 Legion meeting. Tuesday Sept 11 Legion Auxiliary. Thursday Sept 18 Parent Teacher Association meet.
The John Bakewell family stayed with relatives in New Albia last Sunday. Lester and Mrs. Anderson sold their home to Lawe wnee White of Castalia who will move in once the Andersons finish a West Union house. Barbara Appelman returns from Des Moines where she worked for Amploy Mutual Insurance, plans to attend State Teachers College this year.
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