Clermont Community News Shows Busy Social Weekend
Clermont residents and nearby visitors filled the weekend with gatherings and visits. Notable events included the Sth annual Monroe reunion at the city park with about 60 attendees, multiple birthday celebrations, and family visits spanning Cedar Rapids Decorah and Preston as residents hosted relatives from Elgin West Union and Luana.
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Cedar Rapids
Gerald Gutcher
Duane
Rochester Hospital
Charles de Sotel
Jason Pergeson
Monona
Sth
Monroe
Clermont City Park
Christena Monroe
Donald
David Gutcher
Ames
Iowa
State College
Ann Nelson
Millard Nelson, Jr
Debbie Robison
Marcia Lyngass
Marie Cummings
Bonnie Dnundee
Rosalyn Gunderson
Sandra Nelson
Fayette
Alden Anderson
Larry
Gary
Roy Swenson
Millard Nelson
Marines enlistment for Leslie Yauslin and regional movements
Leslie Yauslin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Yauslin, enlisted in the Marines and left last Tuesday from Waterloo. Esther Carlin returned to Erie, Pennsylvania, to resume teaching duties at Villa Marie College after a summer with family. Mrs H A Lubke departed from LaCrosse, Wisconsin, for Lavina, Montana, for a two week visit with her brother Lester Anderson and will be accompanied home by sister Ruth Starkey who has been visiting there.
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Leslie Yauslin
Byron Yauslin
Marines
Waterloo
Esther .Carlin
Erie
Penn
Villa Marie College
H. A. Lubke
LaCrosse
Wis
Lavina
Mont
Lester Anderson
Ruth Starkey
Pipe Dreams and Blunt Language in Official Warnings
Rich explores subtle meanings in formal notices and phrases. An example about a bishop at a banquet shows the hidden weight of orders and the social awkwardness of decoding official speech. The anecdote highlights how euphemisms mask urgency and responsibility.
Ruptured Truss Demo At Hotel Rex West Union
A local notice invites men women and children to a September 18 free demonstration by Mr Brandon at the Hotel Rex West Union. The ad promotes the Dobbs Truss as a superior modern scientific device for hernias emphasizing a soft concave pad and no bulbs belts or straps with prices starting at eight dollars.
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Dobbs
Brandon
Rex
West Union
Thurs
Rattlesnake in ECHO Window Provokes Mixed Reactions
A large rattlesnake in the ECHO window drew crowd interest and fear among readers. Some praised its beauty while others found it horrible. The display aimed to give people a chance to inspect the creature and learn about it before it was removed for safety.
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James Helgerson
Genai Anderson
George Frieden
Arnold. Gibbs
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Jacqueline
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Elgin, I
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Joe Bannart
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Dorothy Helperson
Barbara Thies
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Lloyd Anderson
Burnell Anderson
Postville
Donald Anderson
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Allan Anderson
Emma Gunderson
Verla
Emma Anderson
Milo
Harry Gunderson
Doug Appelman
Sigma Nu
H. R. Young
Wichita Falls
Franz
Dave Appelman
C. L. Grover
Waukon
R. R Roggensack
Lancaster
Franz Appelman
Randy Olson
William Wedes
Red Wing
Minn
Arthur Schott
Gren
William Wedo
Duane Wander
Castalia
Cindy Kay
Hans Sandvold
Decorah
Ossian
Nels Gilbert
Forrest Medberry
B. G
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Elkader Theatre
Robert Mitchum
Erskin Caldwell
Robert Ryan
Aldo Ray
Gary Cooper
John O’hara
North Frederick
Lawrence Fritz
Rich
Pipe Dreams
R. A. Silbaugh
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Diar
Soft Water Service
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