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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1955
Page
7
The Tre Ore Study Club opened the new year with a picnic supper at Elmer Nelson's home on Monday evening. Six members and families attended for visiting. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Robert Burrow's home on Monday Oct 3 at 8:00 p.m. Roll call asks How to pop up breakfast.
Mr. and Mrs. Alpha Hangartner of Clermont announce the engagement of their daughter Vera Allene to Harlan Charles Schultz son of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Schultz of Clermont. Wedding planned for early spring. Vera a 1955 Clermont High School graduate and bookkeeper at Doscher Implement Co. West Union. Harlan a Clermont graduate employed at John Deere plant Waterloo.
Methodist Church E G Steinman minister invites friends and visitors to worship Sunday at 8 45 a m. Services are open to all and welcome newcomers.
Rev. Fr. Robert Cooney, pastor, presides at Sunday Masses 8 00 and 10 00 a m daily Mass at 7 00 a m Saturdays 7 30 a m Confessions Saturday evening and before Mass
Full Gospel un-denominational Sunday school at 10 00 a m Sunday services at 11 00 a m and 8 00 p m Bible study Thursday at 8 00 pm The Rey and Mrs James Schilling pastors In school house 2 1 2 miles west of Clermont on highway 18 Everyone welcome.
The Fayette County Soil Conservation District will enter the Northeast Iowa Contour Plowing Contest next Tuesday September 20 at the Ralph Green farm three miles northeast of Postville. Two plowmen will represent Fayette district Millard Nelson Jr Clermont is named and a second competitor is to be selected.
Local social notes recount visits and travels among residents including Mr. and Mrs. Herman Boyer of Elgin, Mrs. Len Simek and Mrs. J. C. Howard of Cedar Falls, and others. The obituary of Lt. Ray Nath is noted with funeral services in Riceville and his wife Delores Olson arriving earlier by plane. Several families host and attend gatherings across Cedar Rapids, Lyle Gunderson home, Rushford guests, and a wedding in Dubuque at Church of the Nativity.
The Clermont Elgin Tigers began their 1955 football season on Friday September 9 facing Calmar. The team shows promise for a strong campaign and urges fan support at upcoming games. Lineup includes Mitts Kittelson Falk Hanson Shaffer Christianson Frieden Crider Butikofer Howard Swenson. Keith Crider broke his wrist during late practice and will miss the first game.
A lively report from a Latin class details vocabulary review on whether puella has one or two Ls, grammar rules on noun and verb endings, and translation practice. Students recall Latin origins of English words, study declensions, and prepare declamations and radio speeches. Juniors plan a class play while typing classes teach home position and finger control on new typewriters.
Nine students from the 1955 class plan college attendance this fall at Upper Iowa Baylor Bethel Luther Pizzie’s Beauty School University of Dubuque and more. Several others resume studies at Luther Loras Cornell and Mount Vernon Iowa State with several local residents visiting relatives and attending events. Watch for screwworms on livestock now.
Hot dry weather since July cut corn and soybean prospects. Oat and hay yields rise while small grain output remains strong, with corn forecast at 459,971,000 bushels and soybeans at 42,237,000, hay 7,051,000 tons.
Blackett Martha C to Grace Miller Simek Lot 6 Bik 16 Clermont and Lot 162 section 34. Bachtell L. E. to Andrew W. Bird Lot 16 Bik 3 Wal,rath Add Arlington. Barrack and wife to Elon C. DeWitte Und 1-2 interest NE and NW NE 31-92-7. Messerli Christian Clement Und 1-6 interest E 1-4 SW and W 1-2 SE 16-93-7. Walter Molumby Und 1-2 interest E 1-4 SW and W 1-2 SE 16-93-7. New car registrations include Adolph C. Henninger Elgin Chevrolet sedan. Lawrence L. or Effie M. Grimm Elgin Chevrolet sedan. Vernon A. or Hazel Meyer Clermont Chevrolet sedan. Joel T. Johnson Arlington Harrison G. or Pearl W. Roberts Arlington Ford sedan.
Hart Rolland Runyan of LaPorte City had a close call when his left leg was caught in a tractor power take-off. He suffered a deep gash and was briefly hospitalized.
The notice lists weekly meetings starting Monday September 19 by Commercial Club, Tuesday September 20 by Women’s Service Club, September 21 by West Clermont Mission Society and Women’s Catholic Order Foresters, Thursday September 22 by Town and Country Club and C. C. F.
The Priscila Working Band met Wednesday afternoon with Madms Harvey Meyer Isobel Nelson J C Jerdee Harry Amundson and Louis A Oldsrig hostesses. The society voted to finance redecorating the church auditorium. A card of thanks was read from Mrs Otto Vasby Painter. The program announced by Mrs Louie Olson included hymn by the society tape Juvenile Delinquency by Mrs Olson solo by Mrs Willet Miller and continuation of the topic by Mrs Olson.
Last week reports from Clermont include a funeral in West Union for Mrs. Frank Woodson who lived to 95. Families of Sturm, Jacobson, and Lyle Mabb attended along with guests from Oelwein Cedar Rapids and Delhi. Community members hosted birthday and weekend visits across Clermont and Cedar Rapids.
Mrs Lloyd Meier entertained St Ann Circle at her home Tuesday evening with ten members present. Ralph Bakewell of Tulsa visited the John Bakewell home Saturday. Mrs Ida Fliehler and Mrs T Kleinine of Strawberry Point called Tuesday afternoon on Mrs Lena Peters.
St Peter's parish of Clermont members attended the Ossian Deanery council at Postville on Sunday September 11. Attendees included Mae Carlin, Esther Carlin, Mae Crowe, Mrs Gooraege Larson, Mrs John Finnigai and Father Homburg of Delhi who spoke on his two month South America trip and at the Rio de Janeiro Eucharistic Congress. Officers elected for the coming year were Mae Crane, president, and Mrs Walter Kohls, secretary.
The Paraglide at Fort Bragg reports Ralph Matt of Clermont uses a tape recorder to send daily messages to his Rochester Minnesota nurse sweetheart Jeanine Cook. He hides the device in the boiler room for privacy. Recorders cost four cents and mail with a three cent stamp. Four 15 minute recordings weekly shuttle between them with rereads possible on off nights. Ralph is the son of Art and Mrs Art Matt.
Poultrymen lose millions yearly to dirty eggs. Litter condition in the laying house is blamed as the main cause. Dirty eggs bring lower market prices and offend buyers, with feed costs ranking only higher in losses. The Iowa industry needs a program to clean up the dirty egg situation.
Jess Frazier has retired as a printer after 53 years on newspapers in Indianola. He will continue part time at the Record Herald and Tribune in Indianola.
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