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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
7
Hubert Williams, 15, was quarantined Thursday with infantile paralysis at his grandparents home near Clermont. He is the son of Guy and Mrs Williams who live three miles north of Clermont. The case is not pronounced severe likely due to early serum treatment.
Priscilla Working Band at West Clermont Lutheran church parlors with 43 members. Bazaar date set for Wednesday Oct 9. free lunch planned with committees named. Program featured paper titled But Deliver Us From Evil and hymn What a Friend We Have In Jesus. Other society notices and birthday event details follow.
Notes detail election results for Freshmen through Seniors, naming presidents, vice presidents, secretaries treasurers, sponsors, and student council reps. Also lists cheerleaders, football players, a fall game with Hawkeye, a drama cast for Something Old Something New, and notices on glee club tryouts, faculty picnic, and seventh and eighth grade rule sets and cleanliness captains.
The Citizenship club for the year has officers for September: Henry Follett president Ronald Faust vice president Kenneth Amundson secretary Captains were elected by the 6th grade pupils. The 6th grade welcomes new pupil Ronald Faust staying with Mr and Mrs Marvin Davies. Art class activity noted before continuation.
Clermont and nearby areas see many teachers moving to new posts for the term. Lolita Blake begins in Dysart consolidated English and drama. Esther Carlin returns to Villa Marie College Erie. Jane, Helen and Lovilla Dibble take roles in Dunbar Fayette and Fayette junior high.
Mrs. R V Brandi entertained her division of the Elgin Ladies Aid at her home on Wednesday with refreshments for twelve members and two guests. The Finnegan girls were credited with seven prizes at the fair, more than previously reported. Jean won five firsts and Mary one first and one second. Supt and Mrs Ressler hosted faculty at their home on Tuesday evening September 10 for dinner and bridge. Mrs Wm Larrabee Jr and Mrs L L Carr joined Mrs G M Berry and Mrs E H Estey for a one o clock luncheon at the Rex hotel in West Union.
William Nelson's carpenters completed the Clermont opera house roof last Thursday taking four days. They laid nearly 50 squares of shingles and did substantial preliminary repair work. Present owners Capper and Strauch plan painting and furnace repairs this fall to finish the project.
Rosary Society of St. Peter’s Church chose committee members for the annual bazaar and supper to be held late in October. Members named include Mrs. Thea Guritz, Mrs. George Bayle, Mrs. Win Koh, Mrs. George Larson, and Mrs. Norbert Gerner. Twenty-two members and two guests attended at the home of Mrs. E. L. Crowe with hostesses Mrs. Kathryn Horan and Mrs. Karidianson assisting.
Mr and Mrs Otto Vasby attended the wedding of Pauline Sullentic to Orman Neighbor at Trinity Lutheran church in Waterloo on Sunday September 8 Rev Melcar officiated The bride wore chocolate brown gown with matching accessories and carried roses and sweet peas A wedding dinner.was served to fifty guests at the bride's parents home The couple will reside in Waterloo
At year end eight member Contract Bridge club totals narrow to top four and bottom four. Mrs. RH Greenley and others hosted a one o clock luncheon at Rex hotel West Union for the winners, then back to Mrs Greenley’s for bridge. Each guest received a small token.
The Mississippi Nighthawks will perform at the Clermont opera house on Saturday night September 14. Everyone is invited. Russia reports new medical advances with skin grafts from corpses for wounds and transfusions of blood from corpses.
The Cresta Run in St. Moritz is noted for its 1320 yard length and speeds over 50 mph. In Minneapolis Clarice Dugstad visits from Will Salsbury home. Palma Gilbertson returns from Detroit with uncle and aunt. Mrs Hartman returns to Camper Ewald firm. Mr and Mrs Halvorson and Mrs Carr attend a Town State Medical Society meeting in Des Moines with Alma Roland. Mrs Follett hosts her daughter Marilyn’s seventh birthday party with invited friends. Fayette county Sunday school convention held at Maynard Presbyterian church with a picnic, and officers elected including Mrs Brandt as secretary-treasurer and J. F. Miller as superintendent.
Trene Erickson leaves for St Olaf College in Northfield for her third year. Numerous locals hosted, dined, or visited relatives in Castalia Randalia and West Union as families held dinners and quilting parties. Notables include Helen Halverson, Bertha Frisbie, and Mrs. Mary Tatro with several guests from Waterloo and Iowa City.
The Lutheran church known as The Singing Church holds worship at 11 a m after Trinity with epistle and gospel readings from Galatians and Matthew. Divine service at West Clermont 280po, East Clermont at 7 45 p m, Faith in Action rally at East church 11 p m. Mev M O Nielson of Tus ther College to preach. All Clermont parish congregations invited by Rev E W Ramsey.
Clermont calendar lists meetings including a Thursday W C O F Lucia meeting, a Monday commercial era gathering, a Tuesday Farm Bureau meeting and school board session, a Wednesday Mission Society, a Thursday W C O F business meeting, and Clermont Lodge ALF and A.M. events in September.
Pasadena judge Frank C. Cullier is asked to rule on whether a wife can be held liable for damages after her husband’s dog bites a person. The suit seeks $5,000 in damages.
Coast Guard seaplanes patrol Atlantic and Pacific coast waters hours before a severe storm, dropping a small wooden forecast box on deck of freighters fishing boats yachts and other craft lacking radio.
The Grove Elche in Spain hosts one of the world’s largest date palm groves with an estimated 80 000 to 110 000 trees. Workers harvest by hand, scaling trunks with ropes around their waists as pollen and fruit are gathered for sale across Spain.
Bernice Stry who worked briefly at Davies store now works at Meskel's cafe in West Union. Mr and Mrs Thomas Osmund, son and daughter of West Union, visited Sunday with Mrs Helen Osmundson and Jame sly. Mrs W R Blake returned last Thursday from Manchester where she had visited since Monday in the Noble Youn home.
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