Wescotts retire after 25 years at Sumner Gun Shop
Stan and Virginia Wescott retire from their Sumner Gun Shop after turning gun stock making into a thriving part time to full time business since 1948. They sold equipment to Clarence Haupt Jr who will run Haupt's Gun Shop at 306 West Sixth St. The couple's work produced more than 20 000 shotgun stocks for customers worldwide, including Africa Norway Cuba Guam the Canal Zone and all U S states. They started in a basement on the Sumner farm later moving to 403 No Railroad St in 1953 and expanding to a large garage addition. They joined Herter's Inc in 1955 and housed a walnut stock supply that lasted years. They faced a 1969 gun shop looting but recovered and continued until winding down to part time. They now plan travel with a new trailer while Wescott remains a postal employee in Sumner.
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Stan
Virginia Wesscott
Sumner Gun Shop
Clarence Haupt
Haupt
West Sixth St
Hiaupt
Sumner
Wescotts
Africa
Norway
Cuba
Guam
Canal Zone
Alaska
Hawaii
Wescott
Postal Department
Herter’s, Inc
Milwaukee
Stan Wescott
Jim Yungtum
Sumner Cub Baseball Park
Mexico
United States
Clarence Haupt, Jr
Religious survey by 73 volunteers in Sumner
Seventy three volunteers plan Sunday afternoon canvassing to survey every home for a neighborhood Bible study interest and to offer a modern New Testament to households lacking a Bible, led by a planning committee from local churches with Sumner Ministerial Association aid.
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KEY 73
Sumner Ministerial Association
Four women injured in crash on highway 93 at Sumner edge
A driver faces a charge after a collision on highway 93 at the west edge of Sumner about 8:40 am Thursday March 29 injured four people. Treated at Palmer Memorial Hospital West Union were Mrs Carl Laabs Mrs Ralph Pleggenkuhle Mrs Glen Zabel and Mrs Walter Zupke all admitted for cuts and bruises.
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Highway 93
Sumner
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West Union
Carl
Laabs
Ralph Pleggenkuhle
Glen Zabel
Walter Zupke
West Union Hospital
Mires
Diane Zupke
Chuck Bahr
Roger Pleggenkuhle
Paul V. Oxenford
Waukee
Carl Laabs
Iowa
Chickasaw
Local births reported at Iowa hospitals
WORLD HOWARD Jidl Ann born March 29 at Finley Hospital Du buque weight 7 lbs 8 oz parents Mr and Mrs Robert Howard Route 1 Farley Town grandparents Mr and Mrs Aaron Howard Sumner ANGELA LEE FRITZ born March 31 at Scholtz Memorial Hospital Waterloo weight 7 lbs 5 oz parents Mr and Mrs Allen Fritz Waterloo Angela Lynn MCGEE born March 20 Phoenix Ariz weight 8 lbs 8% oz parents Mr and Mrs Lyle McGee Phoenix Ariz Judy Lauterbach former Sumner resident noted Stacey ReNae HOTH born April 2 Sumner Community Memorial Hospital weight 9 pounds 31462 parents Mr and Mrs Gary Hoth Lawler Iowa Shop Sumner stores and save.
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Howard
Jidl Ann
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Robert Howard
Route 1
Farley
Town
Aaron Howard
Sumner
Fritz
Angela Lee
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Allen Fritz
Hoth
Stacey ReNae
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
Gary Hoth
Lawler
Iowa
City Council okays water sewer repairs
The Sumner City Council approved several water and sanitary sewer improvements and extensions including a new 2 inch service line along the county line east edge serving residences and Necker Trucking's facility. Estimated cost to install is 3000 with four property owners and the City sharing. Also approved sewer upgrades on South Street and Water Street plus a replacement main on Logan Street at 472 ft, to be completed this summer at an estimated cost of 7000. OSHA tower upgrade options were discussed. council chose the enclosed ladder option at 2545. A complaint about the Stockyards area was referred to Bremer County health and sanitation authorities. Street department member Robert Fagenbaum resigned effective May 1, 1973.
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Sumner
Necker Trucking
Boundary Road
South Street
Second Street
Logan St
Grove
Logan Street
Second
Water Tower Paint & Repair Co
Clear Lake
OSHA
Carpenter Street
Bremer County Board of Health
County Sanitation
Robert Fagenbaum
Coun
Sumner Schools seek nine faculty replacements after resignations
Superintendent Donald Gosch and the Sumner Community Schools board seek nine faculty replacements following resignations effective at the end of the 1972 73 school year. Some positions already filled. hired names and credentials will be announced soon. Resignees include G R Smith principal James Burr instrumental music Kay Dahlquist vocal music Patricia Pape art Tom Thompson English speech dramatics librarian Joan Himmel Durant Elementary teacher Sarah Smith kindergarten Betty Hoth and Ruth Pieper junior high homemaking instructor.
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Sumner Community Schools
Donald Gosch
Gosch
G. R. Smith
James Burr
Kay Dahlquist
Patricia Pape
Tom Thompson
Joan Himmel
Durant
Sarah Smith
Betty Hoth
Ruth Pieper
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Stan Wescotts
Stan Weacott
Virginia
Juniior High School
American Legion Hall
Sumners Jaycees
Carl Wood
Sumner Gazette Office
Wood
Paul Vernon Oxenford
Oxenford
Laabscor. E
Charg
Shop Sumner
Save
Pony Express
Leon Borcherding
Sumner Saddle Sites
Oelwein
Acros Tie Wiete
An & Means
Tee Hontter
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