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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1954
Page
7
A large crowd attended the annual Difiner Draws event with musical highlights, craft displays, homemade candy, and a grab bag booth. The evening featured attractions and activities that contributed to a successful gathering.
The Business and Professional Women met at Evelyn Olson home with Elmer Olson Louise Miller and Len Simek assisting. A 6 30 luncheon preceded the meeting. Twenty four members and eight guests attended a short business session. Nominating committee members Deah DeSart Aldora Anderson and Len Simek were named. Bridge followed with high scores awarded to John Bakewell and Lloyd Meier.
The Women’s Service Club met Tuesday afternoon September 21 at Mrs Henry Kittelson’s home with eleven members and one guest. They stitched a quilt to be sent to an orphans home and closed with the Lopdis Prayer. Games were provided by Mrs Kittelson. The next meeting will be at Mrs Wm Burrow’s home.
Mr and Mrs J A Erickson spent Thursday and Friday with their children in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. They attended Ringling Bros circus in Cedar Rapids and visited Mr and Mrs Verni Engle at the Veterans hospital in Iowa City. Mrs Mary Olson spent the weekend in Spring Grove Minnesota visiting Emma Gunderson.
An NEAC schedule lists multiple community gatherings starting Monday Oct 4 with Methodist events Oct 4, West Clermont Oct 6 Priseila Working Band Oct 7 and East Clermont Societies. The fragment notes club dates across the week in October.
The opening Town and Country Club meeting was held Thursday September 23 at Mrs. Jack Dibble’s home. Twenty members answered roll call with their Ideal Fall Outfit. President Carman Swenson named committee chairs including Americanism Wm Nelson Jr, Music Lloyd Meier, Devotions Ross James, Historian Gordon Hoopman, Penny Art Danny Rounds, Legislation Albert Daniels, Towels for the Blind Lee Palmer. An invitation to the district meeting at Strawberry Point was extended. Towels for the blind were ordered, a fashion program followed, and a brief club fashion show was presented before closing with the club collect.
State Farm Bureau men visited Lucian Appelman on Tuesday to film a local feature about the jhig sorghum cane mill and factory. They captured between 300 and 400 feet of film and plan to air the segment soon, inviting community members to learn when and where to view the broadcast.
The East Clermont Mothers Club met at Mrs. Bernard Hanson's home on Sept. 18. The program included songs devotions and reports by treasurer Mrs. Gerald Schneider and secretary Mrs. Alvin Halvorson. Committees for Christmas cards and nominating were chosen. A film on the eighth commandment was shown led by Mrs. Oliver Larson. Deborah DeSart visited the Erickson home while her parents were away. Weekend guests were Mr. and Mrs. Hebert Stevens of Minneapolis at the Lucian Appelman residence.
Twenty five years ago neighbors and friends surprised Mr and Mrs Walter Wollett for their fifth wedding anniversary with guests including William Nelson Swen Swenson Oliver Torkelson Roy Swenson and the Albert Anderson family L D Hungerford Bertha Shipton of Mitchell and M J Hartman Fayette attended The Louie Olson Emmett Mae Carlin family returned from two weeks visiting relatives in Hettinger North Dakota Minneapolis and Brainard Minnesota Mr and Mrs Arthur Nelson announce the birth of a daughter born Wednesday September 18.
A Sunday gathering and picnic dinner was hosted at the Joe Baker home. Attendees included the Harry Amundson family, Henry Amundson, Julia Bilden, the Millard Bilden family, Agnes Evelyn and Louise Bilden all of Clermont, Julian Moe and spouse of Decorah, Lloyd Loftsgard and Harold, Hilga Bilden, Martin Bilden, Tilpher Bilden and the Hildor Bilden family.
Miss Johanna Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Rudolph Anderson Miller South Dakota wed Clarence Amundson son of Mr and Mrs Ole Amundson Clermont in a Calvary Baptist church ceremony conducted by Rev Floyd Bergfalk. Maid of honor was Madeline Anderson with bridesmaids Mary Reinders and Jennylee Hanson. Best man Kenneth Amundson with groomsmen Arthur and Roger Amundson. After a wedding trip they will reside in Clermont where the groom farms.
The Clermont PTA opened Wednesday Sept 22 with officers named for 1954 55 including Harlan Schultz president and Gordon Hoopman secretary. Supt Moore introduced new faculty and a citizenship program featured by Sandra Olson Sheryl Peterson James Durr and Keith Aanes. The group announced committees for Program Membership Ways and Means Health Publicity Hospitality and grade mother coordinators. Meetings will be held on the third Wednesday each month and lunch was served by junior and senior grades under chairmen Floyd Bergeson and Millard Bear. A weekend visit to Gays Mills and Boscobel Wis was noted along with local greetings from former Clermont resident Mrs N H Nelson.
The junior and senior pages highlight Doug Mougiss Appelman as class leader with 12 years in the same district, serving as class president and FFA president. He lists favorites in eating and music, notes a dislike for Marilyn Monroe films, and outlines a full schedule across English, agriculture, biology, football, and chorus. The report also covers a Halloween play, student activities, and a peek at class traditions and classroom work.
Calendar notes for West Clermont and Highland churches list catechetical classes, Sunday worship and school hours, choir practices, and church council meetings. Parish youth rally details at Zion Lutheran Church, Oelwein, feature Dr Henry Hoesman speaking at 3:00 and 7:00 p m.
E G Steinman minister invites public to World Communion at 4 45 a m this coming Sunday. A special offering will aid destitute people overseas. First quarterly conference scheduled for Oct 5 at 8 00 p m.
St Peter's Church lists Sunday Masses at 8 00 and 10 00 a m. Weekday Masses at 8 00 a m except Saturday. Confessions occur Saturday evening before Mass.
The Undenominational church invites all to Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and services at 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Bible study is Thursday at 8:00 a.m. The Rev and Mrs James Schilling are pastors. Location is 2.5 miles west of Clermont on highway 18 in the school house. Visitors welcomed.
Dr G E Jorgenson appeared as a guest on Miss Arle Zaberle’s WCCO Minneapolis show Thursday afternoon to discuss his new novel Of Time to Live. He spent the rest of the afternoon in the Dayton Co department store signing copies.
Wanda Thune daughter of Decorah residents wed James H Helgerson son of Clermont in a double ring ceremony at Big Canoe Lutheran. Rev Hexom officiated with music by Mrs Hexom and Mrs Luedke. The couple will reside near Clermont after a Minneapolis wedding trip. Local guests came from Minneapolis Eyota Spring Grove Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
Toledo retiree Harvey Jones sold the Jones Auto Company, founded in 1908 with his brother. The firm’s first car was a two cylinder Mason from Des Moines.
The normal death loss among feeder lambs runs 2 to 3 percent, but losses can be much higher if you do not buy healthy lambs. Seek robust, disease-free stock to minimize deaths and ensure better yields.
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