Lutherans Call Assistant Pastor for Clermont Parish
At a joint service and meeting on Sept 18 the three Clermont Lutheran congregations voted to call Pastor P A Humlie of St Paul as assistant pastor for three months during Pastor A C Nessers leave. Humlie and family will reside in the Cline home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Clermont Lutheran Church
Clermont Lutheran Parish
P. A. Humlie
St. Paul
A. C. Nesser
Humlie
Cline
Lloyd Meyer
Clermont Council Proceedings September 3 1951 Summary
Clermont Iowa council met September 3 1951 with Mayor Will J Nelson presiding. Present were fRiegel Appelman Paulson Griebe. Thoma was absent. Bills were approved for payment including street labor water and light expenses and coal and building materials. Meeting adjourned with Town Clerk Geo Durscher reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Iowa
Will J. Nelson
fRiege
Appelman
Paulson
Griebenow
Thoma
Riegel
Co. N. Nelson
Park
A. Nelson
Interstate Power Co
Falb Motor & Implement
Henry
John Barnhouse
Geo. Durscher
Lawrence E. Fritz
Beyaps Senior News Skating, meetings, and student life detailed
Saturday the senior class collected about 312 tons of waste paper and extends thanks to all contributors. Friday night featured a skating party at Ossian. Chemistry class reports and Bunsen burner usage are noted along with grammar reviews. The band added a French horn and Helen Reierson was chosen to play it. Class officers and student council roles are listed, with upcoming elections to follow. A play suggestion based on Meet Corliss Archer was accepted, with compliments to Mrs Meskel and Dramatic Publishing Company. A Who's Who profile hints at Bev, a Brown haired senior who helped manage the basketball team and played baseball for four years. Continued to Page 57.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossian
Bev
Student Council
Heart Tag Day results prize winners named
Esther Oelberg who led the sale reports Kerol Hyde won the top prize with 9.43 dollars. Dean Schneider and JoAnn Maho tied for second, Joyce Mabb took third, Beverly Oelberg and Wayne Larson tied for fourth, and Jean Beschner won fifth. Oelberg thanks sponsors and the press while praising the students’ service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Oelberg
Kerol Hyde
Dean Schneider
JoAnn Maho
Joyce Mabb
Beverly Oelberg
Wayne Larson
Jean Belschner
Oelberg
Births Report From Various Iowa Families
Mr and Mrs Dean Mitts welcomed daughter Patricia Marie at Palmer Memorial hospital West Union on Tuesday evening Sept 11 weighing 5 lbs 4 oz Mrs Alden Grinna of Frankville born Thursday Sept 13 to her husband Her son Don Keister and wife Mary Tschantz of Clermont welcomed a son at Lubback Memorial hospital Reese Air Force Base Texas Mrs George Belschner visited Maynard with new grandson William Steven born Saturday at Mercy Hospital Oelwein Elmer Trude and wife celebrate grandparents news with daughter Michelle born Monday Sept 17 at Wellman and three sons and 11 daughters noted among Trude grandparents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Mitts
Patricia Marie
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West Union
Alden Grinna
Frankville
Grinna
Esther Nesset
Don Keister
Lubback Memorial Hospital
Reese Air Force Base
Lubback
Texas
Keister
Mary Tschantz
Clermont
George Belschner
Herbert Malven
Maynerd
William Steven
Malvens
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Elmer Trude
Michelle
Jack Droz
Wellman
Trudo
Returning to College Work Article Highlights Local Students
Gerald Schupanitz returns to Loras at Dubuque. Mary Finnigan joins Mount Mercy Cedar Rapids. Barbara Appelman and Marilyn Follett head to L. T. C. Cedar Falls. James Martin and Gerald Agnes go to Ames. DeWayne Johnson to Grinnell. Ernie Berentson and Elsie Jerdee to State University Iowa City. Rose Doyle begins nurse’s training in Rochester Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Schupanitz
Loras
Dubuque
Mary Finnigan
Mount Mercy
Cedar Rapids
Barbara Appelman
Marilyn Follett
Cedar Falls
James ‘Martin
Gerald Agnes
Ames
DeWayne Johnson
Grinnell
Ernie Berentson
Elsie Jerdee
State University
Iowa City
Rose Doyle
Nurse's Training
Rochester
Minn
PTA Starts Year With Sixty Members Meeting
Sixty members enrolled in the PTA at their first meeting of the year held Thursday evening at the Larrabee grade building. Guest speaker Herbert A. Hake, radio director at Iowa State College, gave an educational and humorous chalk talk. Mothers of the 8th grade pupils served refreshments after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Larrabee
Herbert A. Hake
Iowa State College
Family Gathering At James Henderson Home
A Monday night family get-together at the James Henderson home drew relatives from Snohomish Washington and Waukon Wisconsin to include Joe Kula and families, Clarence Gruver and Palmer couples, R R Roggensack, Franz Appelman and family, David Appelman and Lee Palmer families, Laird Cline and Fred Cline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Henderson
Joe Kula
Snohomish
Wash
Clarence Gruver
Charles Palmer
Waukon
R. R. Roggensack
Wis
Franz Appelman
David Appelman
Lee Palmer
Laird Cline
Fred, Cline
Card of Thanks from Mrs Dean Mitts and daughter
A sincere thanks to friends and relatives for cards and well wishes during the hospital stay. Mrs Dean Mitts and Patricia Marie express appreciation for the thoughtfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Mitts
Patricia Marie
Honor Visiting Soldier
A family reunion and picnic dinner honored Pvt Ray Powers of Dubuque who is en route to Seattle to be stationed. Guests included the Powers and Helmer families, Fritz family, Richard Friederich and Carl Westpfahl, with afternoon callers Harry Fritz of Lisbon. Lawrence Powers, a Dubuque Model Airplane Club member, entertained with a model airplane at the ball diamond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Fritz
M. F. Powers
Lawrence Powers
Ray Ongers
Dubuque
Arthur Helmer
Arnold Paul
Fayette
Pearl Herwig
West Union
Lawrence Fritz
Richard Friederich
Carl Westpfahl
Harry Fritz
Lisbon
Pvt Ray Powers
Seattle
Wash
Mr. Powers
Auxiliary Activities of American Legion Auxiliary Report
The American Legion Auxiliary met September 11 at Frances Cline’s home. The Daily Days stand netted 359.01, with 44.60 covering Red Cross swimming lesson deficits. The unit paid subscriptions and cash contributions, urged Oct 1 quota completion, and reviewed 1950 1951 annual reports detailing donations to cancer heart polio and other drives. The year included gifts to a veteran’s son, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Girls State, Memorial Day uses, grave markers, pines, and library work. Enrollment totaled 60 with 53 seniors and 7 juniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Frances Cline
Joyce Appelman
Barbara
Daily Days
Red Cross
Ethel Paulson
America
T. B
Knoxville
Eldora Training School
Girls State
Legion
Clermont Calendar Highlights for September Meetings
September events include Catholic Order of Foresters on Thursday the 20th, Firemen meeting on Monday the 24th, Business and Professional Ass'n gathering the same day, Ladies Aid and Riverside Social Club on Wednesday the 26th, and Cub Scouts meeting on Thursday the 27th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Order of Foresters
Ladies Aid
Riverside
Cub
ISTC Counselor Prepares Freshmen Week at LSTC Cedar Falls
Marilyn Follett a sophomore at LSTC Cedar Falls and student counselor at ISTC reports a week early to welcome freshman girls. Her duties include helping new students become acquainted with college life as activities begin September 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Follett
LSTC
Cedar Falls
Lasses
Auxiliary Schedule For '51 and '52 Announced
Mrs. Fred Cline heads Unit 376 American Legion Auxiliary listing hostesses and programs for 1951 and 1952. Monthly items include Constitution Day War Orphans Christmas Carols Armistice Day and Flag Day activities with numerous named participants such as Frances Cline Barbara Appelman Sophie Follett Lois Fritz Clara Belschner and Odaka Camp Fire Girls among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cline
Unit 376
American Legion Auxiliary
Frances Cline
Barbara Appelman
Joyce Appelman
Ethel Paulson
Viola Swenson
Joan Swenson
LaVonne Nelson
Evelyn Rounds
Sophie Follett
Marilyn Follett
Blanche Dummermuth
Nora Loftsgard
Edna Nelson
Agnes Kneeland
Clara Belschner
Ruth Nelson
Lois Schrader
Tillie Frautschy
Clarissa Paulson
Odaka Camp
Clermont area notes and events from the era
Weather forecasters warned of frost on Friday night and were right. Corn damage was limited due to maturity. A house warming welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Frisbie at their new home with about 50 neighbors. Highway markers for federal No. 18 go up as Primary No. 19 nears. Clermont-Ville road resurfacing with gravel planned. Kneeland family visited Decorah. Graver children held a family gathering at Henderson home with 26 attending. Rose Luella Thorson and Clarence Olson wed at East Clermont Lutheran Church on Sept 25. Kerr organized girls basketball practice, aiming for a strong debut. Margaret Sheehy started as saleslady at Lubke’s Store replacing Rose Larson visiting Council Bluffs. A girl in the Lingingan home dipped her shoe while hanging seed corn, pinning her foot briefly. Su gan Priest’s friends surprised her on her birthday. Betty Jane named for the Byron Yauslin baby, born Sept. 6 but not chronicled. Olaf Olson fractured his right forearm cranking the Ford. he helps drive for Olson children at Clermont schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Frisbie
Clermont - Postville
W. A. Kneeland
Decorah
J. A. Peck
B. C. Graver
Roger Henderson
B. C. Grover
Rose Luella Thorson
Clarence H
Byron Yauslin
Enterprise
Betty Jane
Olaf Olson
Alfred Olson
Olaf
Olson
Clermont
Rotation Pastures Beat Permanent Ones in Productivity
A field study finds rotational pasture systems yield higher forage production than fixed, permanent pastures. Researchers observed improved pasture health, steady animal gains, and better utilization of available forage during the growing season.
St Peter’s Church Mass Schedule and Confessions
St Peter’s Church lists Sunday Masses at 8 00 am and 10 00 am Weekday Masses at 6 50 am Saturday Mass at 8 00 am Confessions Saturdays at 8 00 pm and before Sunday services Daily prayers for peace at 7 30 am.
Clermont Lutheran Parish Schedules Services and Choirs
Pastor A. O. Nesset leading Sunday September 23 services at West Clermont 9 30 a m Highland 10 30 a m NessetHum bie East Clermont Luther League 8 00 p m Thursday September 20 Elgin Society 2 00 p m East Clermont Choir 8 00 p m West Clermont Junior Choir 7 00 p m Senior Choir 7 45 p m Every Wednesday Confirmands West Clermont 7 00 p m Elgin 1 30 p m Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Nesset
West Clermont
Elgin
Woodland Club Meeting At Mrs Vernon Adderson Home
Woodland Study Club met Sept. 11 at Mrs Vernon Addersons home with thirteen members answering roll call on lightening household tasks. Two new members Sophia Vasby and Marian Kirkestar joined as Nora Nelson led program readings Beautify Your Home With Mirrors and Glass and Said Farmer Grey to Farmer Jones America the Beautiful sung by quartet Susanna Larson read Crusade for Freedom and birthday songs for Helen Dibble and Susanna Larson. Contests awarded to Nora Nelson Mable Burrow and Amy Hovland Lunch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland Study ‘Club
Vernon Adderson
Sophia Vasby
Marian Kirkestar
Nora Nelson
Farmer Grey
Farmer Jones
America the Beautiful
Susanna Larson
Crusade For Freedom
Birthady
Helen Dibble
Mable Burrow
Amy Hovland
Farmers' Telephone Board Holds Elgin Free Service Talk
The Farmers' Telephone Co. board met Monday evening to decide on free telephone service for Elgin. Discussions occurred but no definite decision was reached. Otts Krueger chaired the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Telephone Co. Board
Elgin
Otts Krueger
Visitors from Fayette and Olson families visit Glen Nims
The Raymond Conner family of Fayette and the Leonard Olson family visited Tuesday evening at the Glen Nims home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Conner
Fayette
Leonard Olson
Glen Nims
East Clermont LC R annual meeting and activities
The East Clermont LC R and children's choir held their annual meeting on Sept. 14 at the Almer Amundson home. The program featured hymn singing led by Ruth Anderson and a Bible study. Ronald Lyngans was elected president and Harold Halverson secretary-treasurer. A Mission study on Alaska stations was discussed and a Christmas box was prepared for Shishmaref. The group enjoyed a visit from Pastor Nesset and Pastor P. A. Humlie, refreshments, and social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Clermont
LC. R. and Children’s Choir
Almer Amundson
Ruth Anderson
E. LC
Shishmares
Ronald Lyngans
Harold Halverson
Sev.treas
Clermont Clover Clovers 4-H Elect Officers for Next Year
The Clermont Clover Clovers 4-H Club met Sept. 15 at Caroline Kirkestue’s home. Members recited the pledge and nine attended. T-shirts were ordered. Officers elected for the coming year are Joan Swenson president Norma Brandt vice president Jean Brandt secretary treasurer Peggy Kerr historian and Joan Swenson reporter. Lunch was served by the host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Clover Clovers
Caroline Kirkestue
Joan Swenson
Norma Brandt
Jean Brandt
Peggy Kerr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Council Proceedings
E. W. Bilgemann
Ouzemont
Beyaps
Betty Westpfahl
Marlene Durscher
Glenda Nygaard
Virginia Nelson
Judy Swenson
Helen Reierson
Judy Paulson
Ramona Olson
Mary Martin
Donald Gerner
Treas
Gerald Guyer
Victor Amundson
LaVera Larson
Beverly Nelson
David Gutcher
Glendal Nygaard
Klipper
Buitt
Thos
Tim
Bond
Nelson’s Repair Shop
Clertiont
Towa
ISTC
St. Peter’s Church
Woodland Club Meeting
Nesset
Olson & Olson
Jobs Deere Implements Sales and
Clermont Cooperative
Lyle Gunderson
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