Joint law enforcement center eyed for Waverly and county
The Bremer-Waverly Public Safety Board advances a plan for a centralized county wide law enforcement agency linking the Waverly Police Department and County Sheriff. Proposed: new jail facilities, unified training, and reduced political influence, though costs may rise and state law changes needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer-Waverly Public Safety Board
Waverly
Henry Hochberger
Sumner
Fami
Towa
Is patriotism dying in Sumner Gazette seniors poll
A Sumner Gazette High School page poll finds most seniors favor football and basketball over baseball and hockey for crowd appeal. Half of respondents say athletes and spectators may sit or stand during the national anthem, signaling a troubling shift toward diminished reverence for the flag and country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Gazette
Iowa House Deadlock Over 30 Million Sales Tax Shift
Rep Don Avenson outlines a two party stalemate in Iowa on whether 30 million dollars of sales tax should go to the road fund or stay in the general fund. He cites leadership fractures, coalition needs, and calls for tax reform to move beyond delay and advance progressive legislation for Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Varley
Varley
H. O. Fischer
Wellsburg
Ray
House
Jows
Meare
Towa
Iir
Crats
Fischer
Iowa
Des Moines
Don Avenson
Sumner Gazette Public Notice and Subscription Details
The Sumner Gazette lists subscription terms and rates and notes legal advertising rates. It mentions circulation figures, delivery service for Bremer Black Hawks Fayette and Chickasaw County, and terms for servicemen and clergy outside Iowa with paperboy service in Sumner city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doncoleieg
Memene Portey
Reputer
Ee . UK
Bremer
Black Hawks
Fayette
Chickasaw County
Iowa
City of
Sumner
Looking Around This Week VW Buyer Battles a Used Car Saga
The author recounts a long struggle over a VW purchased out of town, detailing repeated repairs in Cedar Rapids Waterloo Sumner and ongoing dealer disputes. The piece blends family reactions with vehicle woes and a weary comparison to Kissinger’s negotiations as tensions flare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VW Transportation
Therese
Roxane
JRH
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Sumner
Willard
Jack
Laurie
Henry Kissinger
Setback for Transportation Department in Iowa House
The GOP controlled Iowa House rejects creating a state department of transportation in favor of a transportation planning commission to study needs and report to the Legislature by July 1, 1975. The vote split 50 to 46 with a coalition of 29 Republicans and 21 Democrats backing the plan. Rollin Howell won a special election for House district 13, defeating Claire French. the chamber now stands 53 Republicans to 45 Democrats. Other items include tax on little cigars, gambling bills, highway commission changes, lobbyist reporting rules, and voter registration suit rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Ray
House
Department of Transportation
Ray
Transportation Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Richard Welden
Iowa Falls
Welden
Iowa
Appropriations Committee
Rollin Howell
Howell
Rockford
Claire French
Osage
Delbert Trowbridge
Charles City
Towans
Senate
Gene Glenn
D-Ottumwa
Clinton County
David ©. Shaff
Camarche
William Gray
Cedar Rapids
Highway Commission
Stephen Garst
Coon Rapids
Gray
Commission
Garst
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Harry Reed
Winterset
Poet Lillian Dirksen Featured in Sumner Gazette Columns
Lillian Dirksen, a renowned Sumner poet, sees her work published nationally and in state venues and features weekly in the Sumner Gazette. The piece notes her role as a Midwest poet Jaureste of the Chaparrel Poetry Society and presents a sequence of verses on home, love, and domestic happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Dirksen
Sumner
Jaureste
Chaparrel Poetry Society
Sumner Gazette
Local notices recall weddings deaths and anniversaries in Sumner area
March 30 1972 notices include Mrs Will Hoeger 83 of Alpha dead at home March 26. Golden anniversaries for Milo Lease April 9 and Herman Brase April 2 with open houses. Sumner Red Cross board named after Jaycee Ettes reorganization. Storm outages hit Sumner Westgate toll circuits. Donald Lawson 37 convicted of second degree murder in Ankeny slaying. Mrs Henry Jesse 62 dies April 2 in Sumner. Ewe bears four lambs at Otto Buhr farm. Reid Giese elected Secretary of Iowa County Bankers Association. August Weitenhagen and spouse celebrate 50th wedding anniversary. John Menke and spouse hold silver anniversary April 7. Sumner Aces underperform in indoor track meet at Iowa City. Kenneth J. Mohlis discharged from Army in 1968 after Panama Canal service.
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Will Hoeger
Alpha
Milo E. Lease
Salem United Methodist Church
Herman Brase
Route 3
Plainfield
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Western
Douglas
Sumner Jaycee Ettes
Sumner
Henry Jesse
North Railroad St
Otto Buhr
First National Bank
Reid Giese
Iowa County Banker's Association
Iowa Banker's Associatr
August Weitenhagen
Clarence Weitenhagen
West Union
John Menke
Tripoli
Sumner Aces
State University of Iown
Iowa City
Spi
Kenneth J. Mohlis
Army
Panama Canal
Summarized Local News From Sumner Area April 1948
April 1 1948 report of Harold Niemann escaping injury when his car rolled into a ditch Saturday afternoon. News includes W A Ladwig Sr celebrating golden wedding March 9 in Newport Washington, Duane Boderman to perform on KAYX April 3, Mrs Gus Adams 80 passing away March 28, and Iris Waddington 21 arriving from Harrogate England to visit Sumner relatives. Also notes Henry Bergman installing a new Erie weighing bin, W H Burgum returning from Florida, and memorial about Herman A Bockhaus Jr drowned January 1 1923 in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Additional items cover J F Cass returning from Hollywood and S A Munger visiting from Long Beach California, with Sumner street life slated for activity in coming weeks.
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Harold Niemann
W. A. Ladwig
Newport
Wash
Sumner
Mr. Ladwig
Ed Ladwig
Duane Boderman
Kayx
Duane
Gus Adams
Marlys Rechkemmer
Cliff Rechkemmers
Allen Memorial Hospital
Iris Waddington
Harrogate
England
New York
C. W. Pennington
Henry Bergman
Pleasant St
W. H. Burgum
Worida
Amd
H. Bockhaus
Herman A. Bockhaus, Jr
Strait of
Juan de Fuca
Seattle
Washington
Victoria
B. C
Herman
Canada
J. F. Cass
Hollywood
California
S. A. Munger
E. S. Fonda McCook
Long Beach
Calif
Ella Hagen
Wisconsin
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