Public School Parent Teachers Meeting Opens Year
The first Parent Teachers meeting of the new school year will be held at the public actions building on Wednesday evening September 14 at eight. Guy Probert will preside over the meeting. Elsie M. Jerdee and Barbara Appelman will play a piano duet and the Amunda on quartet will sing. Supt M H Moore will speak and introduce the teachers. He will show a sound film Your fight against Infantile Paralysis. Mothers of the eighth grade pupils will be in charge of refreshments with Mrs Elmer ilson as chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Actions
Guy Probert
Presianit
Buamega
Elsie M. Jerdee
Barbara Appelman
Amunda
Supt- M
Moore
Elmer @lson
St Peters School Enters the New Year with Improvements
After the Labor Day holiday St Peter's School has settled into the year. Improvements dot the grounds and building as a new outside entrance nears completion. Nine pupils are enrolled in first grade: Steven Wolf Vincent Waters Ronald Franzen Lyle Larson Cecelia Monnahan William Schultz Kathleen McNeil Mary Stirk Jack Fenel.
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St. Peter’s School
Nasring
Steven Wolf
Vincent Waters
Ronald Franzen
Lyle Larson
Cecelia Monnahan
William Schultz
Kathleen McNeil
Mary Stirk
Jack Fenel
Clermont Calendar and Local Social Notices
Clermont Calendar lists meetings for Monday to Wednesday with American Legion groups and a Parents Teachers Association gathering. Social notes mention weekend visitors in West Union Fayette and Don ald Burget homes, plus guests hosted by Elmer Nelson and Melvin Anderson families and Clara Christianson’s visit sequence.
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H. O. Hegeland
Roger Sherman
Sandra
Milton Eide
West Union
Floyd Bergeson
Lark Sampson
Olavus Berentson
Helen Jo Burget
Donald Burget
Fayette
Barbara Burget
Elmer Nelson
Harold Triem
John Bakewell
Clarence Tatro
Lester Anderson
Melvin Anderson
Clara Christianson
Aubrey Guyer
Anderson Family Reunion Held At Clermont Home
Melvin and a Clermont group hosted a large Anderson family reunion Sunday with about seventy members dining together at noon. The afternoon featured visits and refreshments of ice cream and cake, highlighting A. Anderson as the oldest attendee at 71 and Shirley Tatro as the youngest at 15 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Anderson
Anderson
A. ©. Anderson
Shirley Tatro
A. Q. Anderson
Milo
Lester Anderson
Martin Anderson
Chrystal
Gilbert Anderson
James
Almer Anderson
Albert Halverson
Mary Tatro
Clarence Tatro
Roy Tatro
Clermont
Earl
Kloster
George Schroyer
Steven
John Anderson
DeVere Halverson
Larry
Elgin
Gene Anderson
Detroit
Mich
Bernard
Louis
Thomas Tatro
Zion
Weekend Baptist convention guests and extended visits
Mr and Mrs Alfred Baechler attended the General Baptist convention in Sioux Falls SD and visited relatives in Minnesota and Iowa. They hosted guests Saturday, marking their fifteenth wedding anniversary and the Petratts’ first anniversary. Local families hosted and visited through the week, with multiple dinners and visits in Ossian, Cedar Rapids, Estherville, Oelwein, and surrounding areas. Olavus Berentson planned a two month trip to Stavenger Norway to see his mother and siblings after 36 years apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Baechler
Sioux Falls
Minnesota
Iowa
Willis Petratz
Leif Larson
Hutchinson
Minn
Hans J. Larson
Wm. Burrow
Lavern Kinsel
Fayette
Ivan Anderson
Mavis
West Union
Richard Griebenow
Dennis
August
Albert Burrow
Orval Tatro
Zion
Mary’ Tatro
Wm. Weda
Elsie
Marilyn
Arnold Teaskotter
Ossian
Wm. Weaver
Delores Schupanitz
Cedar Rapids
Robert Schupanitz
John Kelly
Ewald Lyngans
George Crawford
Estherville
Elmer L. Nelson
Olavus Berentson
Stavenger
Norway
Fred Cline
L. Grover
Waukon
Jerome Schneberger
Elmer Nelson
Chuckie
Burton Eckhardt
Oelwein
Lelf Larson
Hutchinson, Minn
Howard Larson
Spring, Valley, Minn
NE Street
Papen
Clermont Public Schools Enrollment Figures By Class
A school census shows 246 pupils enrolled in Clermont Public Schools with 186 in elementary and 60 in high school. Freshman class has 17. 14 entered from Larrabee. three from St. Peter’s in local schools. one from Grand Meadow No. 4 in Clayton County. Senior class lists Louis Tatro after transferring from Zion, Illinois. New teachers added. elementary staff includes Anderson Lyngaas Berentson Berg Morey Sniffin Skinner Vasbey. high school staff includes Superintendent Moore, Mrs Moore, Schrader, Messel, Boehm.
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Clermont
Larrabee School
Jeanette Franzen
Ralph Mott
St. Peter's School
Victor Amundson
Grand Meadow
Clayton County
Louis Tatro
Zion, Finois
Anderson
Lyngaas
Berentson
Berg
Morey
Sniffin
Skinner
Vasbey
Supt
M. H. Moore
B. G. Schrader
Pat Messel
Boehm
Sophomore play and school activities at Clermont High
Clermont High School students organize a sophomore class play Handle With Care a comedy by Wall Spense with full class participation. Fall baseball began with 26 players, magazine sales by classes to fund activities, and a busy calendar including elections, skating party, freshman initiation, and a KWLC broadcast.
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Wall Spense
O, Shipton
D. Yauslin
K. Anderson
W. Loftsgard
E. Nelson
H. Stumme
L. Tatro
Trip East Ends for Otto Vasby Family Return
Mr and Mrs Otto Vasby returned Saturday from a two week trip in the east visiting Baltimore Gettysburg Arlington cemetery and Mt Vernon. They toured Washington DC National museum and zoo and observed the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier. Ray Vasby attends school in Baltimore studying electric refrigeration and air conditioning.
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Otto Vasby
East
Baltimore
Ray
Battlefield Park
National Museum
Gettysburg
David Hill Zoo
Washington, D. C
Capitol Building
National Museum and Zoo
Arlington Cemetery
Mt. Vernon
Pennsylvania
Allegany Mountains
Otto
Auto Crash Near West Union Causes Minor Damage
Thirty years ago near West Union on a hill at the Miller gate a Buick driven by Mrs. Fred Bilden collided head on with a Ford touring car. No serious injuries occurred. Buick damage about 400 dollars and Ford about 150. The week also featured a birthday party at the Hjelming home for Raymond, the ninth, plus local visits, births, and gatherings including Clermont and Arlington high school reunions and a Des Moines ballgame trip by several residents.
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Raymond
Bert Moore
Henry Loeb
Walter A. Delaney
Waterloo
Ed Delaney
F. J. Becker
Atlantic
Clermont
Louie Oson
West Union Hospital
Arthur Payne
Chicago
B.C
West Clermont Lutheran Church Week of Activities
Pastor Nesset leads Sunday services at West Clermont 9 30 a m and Elgin Sunday school rally 11 a m. Dahle Mel Saether preaches at East Clermont Norse 11 a m with Elgin high school gym Sunday school 10 a m. West Clermont Luther League 8 p m welcomes new members. Weekly choir practice and Saturday confirmands meet at West Clermont and Elgin with bake sale and club meetings scheduled through Sept 15.
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A. Q. Nesset
Pastor Nesset
West Clermont
Elgin
Dahle Melsaether
East Clermont
Norse
West Clermont Luther League
West
Confirmands
East Clermont Bake Sale
Clermont
East Clermont Mothers’ Club
Fritz Blockhus
Clermont Methodist Church Sunday Service Sept 18
The Clermont Methodist Church invites all to Sunday evening worship on September 18 with organ music by Mrs. Moore. Rev. Bruce D. Jones serves as minister.
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Moore
Bruce D. Jones
Boys Return to California From Cedar Rapids Visit
Richard and Jimmie Wenrich left Cedar Rapids by plane for Los Angeles after spending the summer with grandparents Dr. and Mrs. G. E. Jorgenson. Richard, a seven year Clermont school student and former Clermont High freshman, will enter Hollywood High as a sophomore.
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Richard
Jimmie Wenrich
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
Calif
G. E. Jorgenson
Clermont High School
Hollywood High
Nims Reunion Draws Wide Family From Region
The Nims family annual reunion gathered Sunday at the Glen Nims home between Clermont and West Union with over a hundred present. Relatives traveled from Fredericksburg Belmar Charles City Des Moines Maquoketa West Union Fayette and Clermont. Other social notes mention a 500 card party hosted by Mr. and Mrs Harald Triementertained guests including Raymond Eckhardt Marion Lloyce Erickson Chicago and Tim Sheehan family events during Labor Day weekend. The timeline also notes a nurse candidate undecided on location and various visits among Clermont Sioux City Waterloo Des Moines and Elgin residents with multiple family and friend gatherings.
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Nims
Glen Nims
Clermont
West Union
Fredericksburg
Belmar
Charles City
Des Moines
Maquoketa
Fayette
Harald Triem
Raymond Eckhardt
Marion
James Triem
Ralph Schrader
Lloyce Erickson
Chicago
John Quinn
Inglewood
Calif
Eliza Martz
Ed Burt
Charles Burt
Waterloo
LeRoy Steele
Richard
Carrie Steele
Elgin
W.R. Blake
Clarence Jellings
Clarence
Malik
Waters Dairy
Ladies' Aid Meeting at Bertha Hasler Home
The Ladies' Aid Society met Wednesday afternoon Aug 31 at Bertha Hasler's home with Rose Anderson and Gladys Johnson assisting. Twenty three members and one guest attended. They discussed library hours and appointed a committee to meet Mr. Moore to set a time suitable for school children. Helen Landsgaard led a flower arranging program with samples of bouquet cuts. Refreshments were served by the hostesses.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Bertha Hasler
Rose Anderson
Gladys Johnson
Moore
Clermont
Helen Landsgard
Clermont High to join KWLC program series in Decorah
Clermont High School to participate in a new KWLC broadcast series airing at 1 15 PM Tuesday and Thursday starting September 13. The high school musicians will present High School Musical Parade on September 27 and High School Roundtable of the Air on October 20, with current affairs discussions and local school news.
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Moore
Clermont High School
KWLC
Decorah
Westward Family Trip From Wisconsin to California
Mr and Mrs Louis Amundson and Joyce and Henry Amundson left August 18 for a west coast tour. They visited Denver Salt Lake City Hoover Dam and arrived at San Bernardino California August 21. During a week they toured Riverside Catalina Island Knott s Berry Farm Hermosa Beach Lake Arrowhead and Los Angeles areas. They planned a coast drive to San Francisco Seattle then visits in Washington Yellowstone Black Hills and Badlands before Clermont return.
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Louis Amundson
Joyce
Henry Amundson
Denver
Salt Lake City
Hoover Dam
San Bernardino
Calif
Mission Inn
Riverside
Santa Catalina Island
Knott
Meeting of B. and P. Women Association
The Business and Professional Women's group met Monday evening August 29 at Verla Gundersen’s home with twelve members present. Mrs Wayne Shipton co hosted. After the business session three bridge tables were played with prizes awarded to Mrs Wimpe- Schner first and Mrs Arnold Stumme second.
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Business and Professional Women’s Association
Verla Gundersen
Wayne Shipton
Wim.pel- Schner
Arnold Stumme
Social Visit and Picnic Gatherings Around Town
Dr and Mrs R V Brandl of Strawberry Point visited the Ralph Schrader home Friday evening. Martha Anderson of Minneapolis visited several local families and joined a picnic at the city park with Mrs G Roland and Mrs Bertha Frisbie. Inga Anderson and Kenneth hosted Eugene Waters and Leo Johnson for dinner Sunday. R W Steele family of Sherburn Minn spent the weekend with the W R Blake home. Robin will stay longer with grandparents Oscar Larson. Anna Gunderson of Oelwein visited Mrs Roland and Mrs Frisbie. Oran Brandt of Castalia and Emma Olson joined Elmer Olson family for Sunday supper.
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R. V. Brandl
Strawberry Point
Ralph Schrader
Martha Anderson
Minneapolia
Alvin Amundson
Lloyd Anderson
Emertson
Matt Frisbie
Jean
St. Olaf
G. Roland
Bertha Frishle
Inga Anderson
Kenneth
Eugene Waters
Leo Johnson
R. W. Steele
Sherburn
Minn
W. R. Blake
Robin
Oscar Larson
Anna Gunderson
Oclwein
Castalia
Emma Olson
Elmer Olson
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Parent-Teachers Meeting
American, Legion Meeting
American Legion Auxiliary
Woodland Study Club
Parent- Teachers Assn
John Deere
John Deere Parts
Olson & Olson
Jen Deere Implement Gales
Elsie M
Jerdee
Dewayne Johnson
Joan Gerner
Virginia Nelson
Oran Shipton
Judy Swenson
Marilyn Olson
Marilyn Follett
Crowell-Collier Company
C. H
PIA
Art's
Fri
Bept
Enterprise
Spring Grove
Geo. W. Larson
Aulden Cornish
Arthur Meckelson
Carla Smith
Edna Hjelming
Tatro
Ray Meteraon
Joe Brady
Minneapolis
Lutheran Church
Clermont Methodist Church
California
Ladies’ Aid
Clermont School
Walter Fritz
Edwin Krueger
Krueger
Kenton Krueger
So. Dak
Idaho
Carl Voelz
Luana
Kathryn Schrader
Robert Sperry
Bobnie
Labor Day
Bake Sale
Boyle
Ladies of
Hast Clermont
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Clesmont
Bank
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