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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1966
Page
4
The Clark family plans extended bicycle trips starting next summer. They will camp in New England and across city parks, with their first night spent in a graveyard. Dean of Chapel Mr. Clark leads the Beloit College family journey remarks with relief at gentle terrain.
Community Memorial Hospital daily entries show admissions on August dates for patients from Hawkeye Sumner Fredericksburg Readlyn Lawler Tripoli and surrounding towns. Discharges include Michael Copp David Rieck Ena Davis Marvin Wilharm and others across Hawkeye Fredericksburg Readlyn and Minneapolis connections.
Emil R. Jesse, 82, died August 6 in Fort Myers Florida after illness. Funeral August 12 at First Lutheran Church Waterloo with burial Memorial Park Cemetery. He was a longtime Illinois Central mail clerk from Waterloo. Survived by two sisters and two brothers. Helen Orbell Grimes, born July 28 1906 in Maynard, died August 8 1986 in Waterloo. She married George Grimes in 1926 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They had a son Gordon and lived much of their life in Waterloo. Grimes held several lodge and guild positions and was active in the Randalia Methodist Church.
Carolyn Volker and Diane Lemke of Sumner will attend the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines with a senior 4-H demonstration titled A Pressing Tale. They were selected at Fayette County Fair demo day by Girl Scout Troop 486 and 4-H members for the August 2 event in Maynard.
Jaycee Ettes donate shade shelter and two benches to Whitmire Memorial swimming pool in Sumner. Members installed the shelter last Tuesday night. Rotary District governor James Walmsley spoke to Sumner Rotary at Meadowbrook Country Club, noting Rotary’s global growth and community service.
William B McCurdy a Navy Seabee from Waverly left August 4 for his second eight month Viet Nam tour He is based near Da Nang with MCB No 9 His wife and son remain in Waverly Address details are provided Airman Rollin J Cahoy son of Mr and Mrs Steve Cahoy of Fredericksburg IA graduated at Sheppard AFB TX as an aircraft mechanic He is a 1965 Fredericksburg High School graduate Sumner Scout leaders remind of a Count of Honor at the American Legion Hall August 29 with about 20 members of Troop 46 set to receive advancement awards.
Community members visit relatives, attend services, and host guests across Oelwein, Plainfield, Guttenburg, Tripoli, and surrounding areas. Highlights include Lt. James Drew Jr returning from 140 Viet Nam missions, receiving 12 decorations, and being reassigned to Miramar NAS as an aviation instructor.
Sumner and Tripoli children who took the twelve lesson Red Cross swimming course at Whitmire Swimming Pool may collect certificates from pool manager Ron Maxson. The program ended June 15 with 271 Sumner and 176 Tripoli participants. Summer lessons continue until August 23.
Beside the honorees appear Merelyn Snider of Waterloo Cathy Reitland of Overland Park Kan Joel Frederick and David Huebner Mr and Mrs Carl Buhr of Readlyn Gary Buhr and Barbara Zar all of Readlyn also listed Mr and Mrs Albert Greisent and family Mr and Mrs Harold Mohling and family and Mr and Mrs Clarence Hahn and Mr and Mrs Jim Kasemeier of Sumner The text notes Stonewall Jackson the Confederate general was accidentally killed by his own men at the 1863 Chancellorsville battle.
Gene Vincent resigns as Bremer County Extension Director effective Sept 24 after years of service. He has won a graduate assistantship at Town State University in Ames to pursue a MS degree in Agronomy starting September. The Crawford County Fair featured ostrich races steered with a broom by local drivers at Kiron, a notable novelty. Nathan Schultz, 17, of Red Oak, represents Iowa in this year’s national Jaycee Teenage Safe Driving program in Washington, DC. Finalists from every state and DC were chosen from about 200,000 teens in the spring. A group of 4-H members heads to Washington Aug 6–14 for Citizenship Trip, with 37 from Fayette County and chaperones Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Saboe of West Union and Mr. Waneness of Fayette.
Notice to qualified voters of Bremer County Iowa that a primary election will be held Tuesday September 6 1966. Polls open 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Republican and Democratic parties nominate candidates for federal and state offices including United States Senator Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State State Auditor Treasurer Secretary of Agriculture Attorney General Representative in Congress Third District State Senator Forty District State Representative Seventy Second District County Treasurer County Recorder County Attorney and Supervisor Second District township officers. Also two justices of the peace two constables a township to name and a township clerk. Also a separate notice concerns probate of the will of Fred H Lechase deceased in a district court in Iowa with second publication forthcoming.
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