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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1961

Page

3

Red Cross Home Nursing Course to Begin

Red Cross offers a seven session home nursing course starting Monday evening September 25 at 7 30 p m at Clermont Legion hall with no charge. Men and women may enroll. textbooks bought individually. Instructors include Mrs Carman Swenson Mrs Ross James and others. bring a notebook pencil and thermometer to first session.

Red Cross Clermont Legion Hall Civil Defense Carman Swenson Ross James Leo Woods Art Amundson

Legion Auxiliary Met September 10

The American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion hall with Mrs. Walter Fritz and Mrs. Laurence Fritz as hostesses. The unit voted to order 1,100 poppies and to send canteen books to the U. S. Veterans Administration at Des Moines. Delegates to the district conference at Guttenberg on Sept. 25 were named, with alternates. A girl was to be sent to Girls State at Cedar Falls June 17 to 23, 1962, and $2 was allotted to the campaign chest. Ruth Olson read on civil defense and members sang America the Beautiful.

Daily Days Chm Martin Amundson Andine Vasby Cookie Committee Cim Gordon Hoopman Agnes Kneeland Theo Loftegard Raymond Loftsgard I.C. Jerdee U. S. Veterans Administration Des Moines Guttenberg Lloyd Meier Raymond Loftsgard Cedar Falls Ruth Olson America the Beautiful

Clermont Local News Social visits fill Clermont week

The Clermont column lists numerous social visits and gatherings across the area. Residents host relatives and friends from Postville, Walker, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and Manchester, with hospital visits, birthday dinners, and a newborn noted, including Terry Kohls born at Postville Hospital and a backbone State Park birthday gathering.

Lloyd Schweinerus Backbone State Park Strawberry Point Bess Blake R. W. Steele Robin Ann Pat Julie Dubuque Noble Young and Family Manchester W. B. Blake Carol and Mary Cedar Rapids Warren Harrington Clermont

Valley Junior High News Cheerleaders and class activities

Valley Junior High lists elected cheerleaders Lynn Schori Debbie DeSart and Linda Alderson. Names of librarians Merle Fox Margaret Jacob Georgia Triem Kathy Gehring. 8A homemaking cuts straight skirts while 7A cooks. Mr Fogle assigns first arithmetic chapter and speed problems. A humming bird was brought to Mr Bashore and released. Eighth grade social studies finished two units in This is America and will watch TV programs each Monday.

Lynn Schori Debbie DeSart Linda Alderson Diane Elaine Armandean Merle Fox Margaret Jacob Georgia Triem Kathy Gehring America Clermont

America’s Story headline ties to classroom text book

An editorial note titled Americas Story aligns with the school text book theme. The piece connects historical narrative to curriculum, emphasizing clear, chronological storytelling and accessible language for students.

America

Floyd Chasees Move to Fayette This Week

Local notes report Floyd and Mrs. Chase relocating to a newly decorated Fayette home where Mr. Chase serves as a custodian at Upper Iowa University. Several social visits and family gatherings are listed, incl uding Sunshine Club picnic attendance, church dinner, and various weekend trips among Volga residents. The piece notes the final 1961 cash drawing for Volga merchants scheduled Wednesday evening and lists multiple leisure and family events around town.

LaVerne Swenson Ricky Raymond Erhardt Frank King Walker Richard Griebenow Lana Mae Evens Waukon Charles Thorson Cheryl Ronald Harris Postville Andrew Wattened Alphie Thorson Tom Lien St. Mary’s Hospital Rochester Lavern Aker Dick Griebenow Otto Vasby Will Burrow Dennis Decorah Luther Phil Steffens Ed Barns Eugene Robison Clarence Tatro Gerald Gutcher WSCS Guttenberg Raymond Steffans Randalia Terry Leslie Lawrence Kohls Postville Hospital Floyd Chases Fayette Floyd Chase Mr. Chase Upper Iowa University Chase James Whitford Wisconsin Forrest Whitford Ted Whitford Jimmy Kevin Ralph Shaffers Don Calvin Tracey Iowa City Minnie Thyer Tom Taylor Bud Upton Clermont

Sunday Club Hosts Eleven Members and One Guest

The passage notes Mrs. Glen Oldfather entertaining the Sunday Club with eleven members and one guest, Mrs. John Huebsch, on a Wednesday afternoon. It mentions the next meeting set for Sept. 20 and lists attendees Barbera Jellings Mainard Druecker and Rev Hack, with Cedar Falls trips for enrollments and a luncheon honoring students’ parents.

Glen“Oldfather Sunday Club John Huebsch Barbera Jellings Jms Mainard Druecker Cedar Falls Ronald C. I Mainard Drueckera Hack Paul Howard Rahmiller Eldon SCI Lynn Oddfather Waterloo

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Red Cross Home Nursing Gelf L. R. Tappan Elkader Iowa Paul N. Moser R. T. Martin Paul F. Gourley E. R. Withell Chiropractor State Bank M. F. Schlein N. Lawler Towa A. H. Sterling Optometrist Legion Auxiliary The American Legion Auxiliary Legion Hall Walter Fritz Laurence Fritz Klingman Gary Gilson Sylvan Taylor Donald Cowell Doyle John Gass Kathy Biliott Olson Wm. Bunders Oregon Geo. Larson - Anson Priest Bunders Anson Priest Lyle Larson AIB Gene Ellis Danny Elliott Olson Richard Meyer Eldorado Selmer Erickson Edwin Krueger Esther Ask Frankville Alyce Alyce Oelberg Kurtis Krueger Abe Habeger Glen Nygaard Richard Hoth Laurie Vernon Anderson Roy Swenson Bobby Leo Leona Clermont, Iowa Betty Crocker Nabisco Valley Junior High News Volga News Jim Hummel Frank Poor Arlington Frieda Etter Dorothy Elgin Clark Hummels Kenneth Jennings West Union Harold Lights Lyle Jennings Delaware Minnesota Sunshine Picnic Sunshine Club Volga Park Kathy Boys Don Whitford Dayton Ohio Les Whitford Steven Scott Howard Shafter Harry Boleyn Neil Sumner Sacred Heart Clark Hummel Les Wheelers Robert Donald James Chase Monona Lester Chases Jim Whitford Oelwein Floyd ‘Chase Louis Schutte & Son Didrimont and KIRBY of West Union Stadt School Smith-Corona Orl Smith-Corona Sterling Meeka Ted Ee Dane Elgin Echo Oman
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