Smoketown Bridge Debate Stalls in Bremer County
The Smoketown bridge on the Wapsipinicon River near Sumner remains closed since early this year as Bremer County Supervisors face a $10,000 to $120,000 price spread for repair or replacement. Local farmers press for a quick decision, noting the bridge’s utility for school buses and regional traffic, while officials cite cost uncertainties and salvage-based building options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Smoketown
Wapsipinicon
Sumner
Earl Welshons
Car bike mishap and bridge concerns in Bremer County
Mary Beth King seven year old daughter of Rev and Mrs Lynn J King was treated at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital for a severe head bruise and leg abrasions after colliding with a car driven by Lee Hill near Whitmire Memorial Swimming Pool. The county engineer questioned the safety of a steel pony truss supporting the vehicle as worn and unsuitable for repair. The Smoketown bridge condition and Smoketown area recreation potential were discussed by the Bremer County Board of Supervisors amid ongoing uncertainty. Jay Friederich escaped injury when his car struck a light pole on North Pleasant Street Monday night with minor damage to the pole and vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Beth King
Rev
Lynn J. King
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
Whitmire Memorial Swimming Pool
Lee Hill
Sumner
Stromgren
Big Wapsie
Smoketown
Bremer
Jay Friederich
North Pleasant St
Cedar Rapids man killed at Fredericksburg
Harald Waltz a 44 year old Cedar Rapids man died when his car crashed into a tree in the yard of his former wife near Fredericksburg Sunday around 4 pm. He drove from a curb after hitting a car, then struck two more autos, ran a stop sign, and collided head on with a tree. He is survived by a son and three daughters. An investigation by Chickasaw County Sheriff Glen Folkers cited the sequence of crashes and the location near his ex wife Virginette Waltz’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harald Waltz
Cedar Rapids
Frederiecksburg
Waltz
Fredericksburg
Virginette Waltz
Chickasaw
Glen Folkers
David
Ames
Diane
James Burr to attend education workshop
James Burr head of the Sumner Community Schools Instrumental Music Department will join 300 Iowa education leaders at Iowa State University Ames August 16 to 18. The educators will work on leadership, membership unification, professional negotiation, and teacher participation in school planning. The Lutheran Ladies Society sale Saturday August 19 at St. Paul’s parish house offers household items, tools, clothing, toys, baked goods, and Barden produce.
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Dennis D. Button
Northeast Missouri
State Teachers College
Kirksville
U.S. Commissioner of Education
Harold Howa II
Button
Wapsie Valley
Lowell R. Frisch
Denis P
Adams State College
Alamosa
Colo
Floyd A. Miller
State of
Nebraska
Frisch
Sumner
James Burr
Sumner Community Schools
Iowa
Iowa State University
Ames
Iowa State Education Association
Nationa Education Association
Lutheran Ladies Society of
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Third
Madison Streets
Forrest Saem
Community Memorial Hospital News Field Day at Orson Kauffman Farm
A hospital notes admissions and discharges by date and patient, then invites area residents to a Field Day on Tuesday Aug 22 at the Orson Kauffman farm near Sumner. Allied Chemicals Miller Chemicals sponsor. Fraser Feed Mill hosts. Beans varieties and chemical comparisons featured.
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Sumner
Fredericksburg
FFA
Orson Kauffman
Allied Chemicals
Miller Chemicals
Fridley Feed Mill
Rev Engelke celebrates sixth birthday with Open House
The 6th birthday anniversary of Rev. William I. Engelke is observed with Open House at his son and daughter in law Les Engelke’s home 534 E Second Street from 2 p.m. to p.m. Visitors are welcomed to the Engelke residence for a family dinner that evening. The Suroner City Park Commission asks for tulip bulbs and other early flowers to plant this fall for spring blooms, with contact to Arlan Kirchmann. Stanley Stevens serves with the 132d Air Defense Wing at Des Moines Airport during field training. Ali Stevens is an Administrative Specialist. Attorney W C Hahle will be out of town from Fri Aug 18 to Wed Sept 6.
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William I. Engelke
Les Engelke
E. Second Street
Engelke
Engelkes
Suroner City Park
Arlan Kirchmann
Park Board
Stanley Stevens
132D Air Defense Wing
Iowa Air National Guard
Des Moines
Ali Stevens
Poock Brothers to Operate Phillips 66 Station
Lyle Poock and his brother Kenneth join in a partnership to run the Phillips 66 service station at 1010 West First Street under the name Poock's 66 Service. The grand opening date will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Poock
Poock
West First Street
Kenneth
Phillip
Lele Kasemeier
Poocks
Field Day Attendance At Oliver Growing O Field Demonstrations
Robert Pipho and Marvin Tiedt of L W Pipho Implement Inc attended Oliver Corporation’s 1967 Growing O field demonstrations at the Albert Kruger farm near Glidden. Dealers from several states attended the two day event amid promotions and bargains highlighted by Shop Sumner Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pipho
Marvin Tiedt
L. W. Pipho Implement, Inc
Oliver Corporation
Albert Kruger Farm
Glidden
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Buck Creek
Oran
Board of Supervisors
Charles Stromgren
Bmoketown
Earl Welsheng
Welshens
Smoketown Bridge
Welshons
Eéry
Sumner Livestock Auction
Hugh Lynch
Waucoma
Tom Lynch
Fredrcksburg
Neil Archer
Water and Waste Water Department
Clarence Haupt
Community Memorial Hospital News
Jeffrey Cannon
Jane Sternat
Ronald Underwood
Connie Underwood
Larry Kafer
Keith Nielsen
Waverly
Frank Holub
Fairbank
John Hultman
Westgate
Erwin Judisch
Earl Richards
Robert Buhr
Surgical
Brenda Thomas
Bernard Bolte
Frank Malgahn
Amos Brandenburg
Mary Fagenbaum
Paul Boess
Hawkeye
Alfred Zell
Russell Renner
Tripoli
FIFA
AIR Guard
W. C. Hahle
W. A. Meyer
Clothier
Bremer Rebekah Lodge No. 98
Elliott Schroeder
E. First Street
Meadowbrook Country Club
Lyle Timm
Dick Niewoehner
National Guard
Camp Ripley, Minn
Timm
Elmer Timm
Niewoehner
Walter Niewochner
Bob Worshed
Walker Motor Co
East 1St St. Ph
Haggar
Arrow
Ribbeck’s Clothiers & Cleaners
U.S
Sumner Implement CO
Sumner, Jowa
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