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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1966
Page
6
Several hundred Sumner residents toured Ridiculous Day and visited the Police Department to see the new voting machine set for fall elections. A. W. Diercks of Waverly explained operation while Lloyd Walker of Sumner listened.
Miss Margie Cahoy daughter of rural Fredericksburg is graduated with high distinction as a registered nurse from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Cedar Rapids. She will work at the Veterans Administration Hospital Milwaukee and pursue further education. James Lahmann a Sumner high school teacher becomes charter member of Delta Pi Epsilon at Iowa State campus Seerley Hall initiation. Delta Pi Epsilon Alpha Tau chapter includes 14 charter members from 12 states led by Dr Ramon P Heimerl national president. Also noted are attendees at the State Conference on Homemaker Service at Iowa State University including Er Pat Seehose, Mrs Martha Menzel, Mrs Howard Thies and Pearl E Perdee.
The Bremer County Fair runs Friday through Sunday August 5 to 7 with $1000 in cash drawings and a full lineup of exhibits, judging, queen crowning, and events including a softball tournament, horse show, garden and tractor contests, and Sunday livestock parade. Thursday is entry day with limited admission for exhibitors and season ticket holders. Admission 50c daily, 75c evenings and Sunday, season tickets $2, livestock auction Monday at 10 am.
A hospital log lists admissions from July 27 to August 2 including Norma Hyde Sumner surgery Harold Ferguson Jr Sumner Marvin Nacke Sumner Mrs Donald Heineman Read ing maternity Alfred Ameling Jr Waucoma Joseph Jones Hawkeye medical Mrs Ella Timm Sumner medical Mrs Thomas Trewein Fredericksburg surgical Michael Kleitsch Fairbank surgical Maria Kleitsch Fairbank surgical Alta McBride Fredericksburg medical Mrs Ronald Kulow De w er surgical Discharged: Charles Huck Darla Sebring Lela Reagland Norma Hyde plus others from July 20 to August 3 including Harold Ferguson Jr Albert Schutz Hawkeye.
Sumner resident Marty Creager, driving a Fridley Feed Mill truck, lost a dual wheel on the Readlyn road Friday. He kept the truck on the blacktop. a wheel struck Mrs. Marvin Ingels’ Maynard car, causing about 300 dollars damage to the Ingels vehicle and 100 dollars to the truck. No charges filed.
The city finished the second of two water main replacements this week with a new main on Maple Street from First to Third, including a new hydrant at Maple and Third. Einster Construction of Waterloo completed the first project on Chicago and North Streets at a cost of 1597 dollars. Kirchmann Plumbing & Heating won the sewer line contract on Maple Street between First and Third. city to furnish materials and work to begin soon.
Louis Maurer age 69 died suddenly Sunday July 31 at his Readlyn area home. Survived by wife Lila son Vincent Iowa City daughters Waverly Readlyn Sumner brothers John William Clarence Los Altos sister Mury. 20 grandchildren. Funeral July 31 Kaiser Carson Wa yverly with Fr Joseph Kleiner. burial St Marys Cemetery Waverly. Rosary July 30. Lifelong Bremner County resident, retired farmer, WWI veteran. Memorials requested. Herman Boeckenheuer 88 died July 24 West Union hospital after Hawkeye retirement. Survived by sister Mary. final rites July 26 Emerson Hawkeye. Joe Henry Quandt 26 died July 4 Evansdale car crash. John Donke 29 also died. Leon Zink 24 Omro Wis died hours later. Joe Henry Quandt born Jan 29 1940 Sumner High School 1958 Navy veteran, John Deere Waterloo employee. Funeral July 6 Immaculate Conception Sumner. burial Union Mound Cemetery.
Four Sumner dairymen earned Dairy Herd Improvement Association Production Certificates for herds averaging over 450 pounds of butterfat per cow for the year May 1 1965 to April 30 1966. Recipients are Allen Buhr Neil Fox and Son Art Kirchmann and Jim Rodman. Presentation was at the D H L A picnic on July 17.
Red Cross swimming lessons for Sumner and Tripoli children run from Monday August 8 to Tuesday August 23 at Whitmire Memorial Pool. Sumner sessions 11 am to noon on Mon Tue Thu Fri. Tripoli sessions 9 am to 11 am on Mon Tue Thu Fri. Registration forms available at the pool. others may contact the pool manager for inclusion.
The Bremer County Tuberculosis and Health Association reports 22 people were X rayed by a mobile unit with seven showing probable active or other tuberculosis findings and 14 with other chest abnormalities needing follow up. One case was normal. The program, funded by Christmas Seals, involved 43 home interviews, 82 interviews in total, and 17 physician conferrals. It is jointly sponsored by local and state health groups and has county medical society approval. About 80 Iowa counties have run similar efforts since 1937.
Bernadette M M Henry from Liege Belgium arrives soon to stay with Mr and Mrs Lester Borcherding in Sumner for the upcoming school year. She will reach New York August 10 and reach Sumner 48 to 72 hours later. Henry 18 a senior plans to study scientific drawing and aims for teaching. She seeks to improve English and see America. Address Rue Du Centenaire 10 Chenee Thiers Liege Belgium.
Dalton Meyer, chairman, cites extended 1966 loan maturities for crops such as corn and soybeans to boost repayments and lower costs, with unchanged 1965 dates for corn, soybeans, barley, oats, and rye while other crops shift 1 to 4 months. Extending maturities raises storage deductions if loans remain, and 1967 eliminates advance loan applications allowing loans up to one month before maturity. Also notes a garden display of Frank Quigley.
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