31 Aug 1967
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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1967
Page
1
Sumner Gazette reports on county service changes affecting the local post office. Officials outline adjustments to hours, routes, and delivery patterns. Community response highlights impacts on residents and merchants.
Mrs Ernest Grakiman hosted coffee at Ray Kuethe home with eleven guests. Several birthdays and visits noted as Kathy Kouethe from Rochester stayed with her parents. The Grahlmanns returned to San Pedro after three months aiding a new Gale Grahiman farm home. Hawkeye and Sidoredo residents joined local calls and dinners at multiple homes amid family gatherings and birthday observations.
A large farm gathering in Des Moines drew people from across the region as the National Farmers Organization pressed for higher prices for meat grain and milk. President Oren Lee Staley warned of a nationwide boycott if market conditions did not improve, while county NFO meetings planned to mobilize nonmembers in support of the farm drive.
The piece notes Iowa and neighboring states loosening limits on 5-foot double-bottom trucks, with Iowa keeping a 60-foot cap on double-hatter rigs. It cites a 4-H steer at the Iowa State Fair, shown by Bruce Abtendsen of Audubon, weighing 1012 pounds and selling for 1467 dollars.
Fragmented text discusses Ling thier wy 4 pineal ecoratiotpy and a tonal shrine with unclear significance. Mentions touring Philadelphia and personal experiences, questioning meaning and impact on the reader today.
A question and answers column from the Social Security Office outlines eligibility timing for Medicare coverage and how to apply. It notes that disability or retirement timing affects benefits and that Medicare is tied to the insured person. It also states a spouse cannot use another’s health insurance card and advises applying for a duplicate card if needed.
A long discussion noted no clear drop in student numbers and argued enrollment may rise as classes shift through grades. It urged expanding and modernizing facilities to maintain a full program and meet growing secondary needs while rejecting the idea of a permanent decline.
Granddaughter Kathryn Squier wed Russell Potter at the Little Brown Church Nashua on Saturday August 26. Potter recently returned from Viet Nam and will be stationed in the U S A a reception is planned September 3 at the E U B church parlors Manly. Local visits and family updates across Randalia include travelers to Littleport Com Munia Mt ar d Nebr Marshalltown Rochelle Park and Osage among others with several residents and friends sharing calls and stays.
Summary of local events includes Hazel Husbands death, 1203 students enrolled in 1966-67, Rotary gift to Hillcrest Home, Emil Griesert injury from wagon incident, golf victory by Les Teeling, St John Lutheran party, school district football win, Mrs Sophda Tegtwaeter’s death, Sumner fire department response, George Lamprecht death, Mary Ganske named dairy queen, Jimmy Ribbeck head injury, Rotary District Governor visit, Loyalty Demonstration success, Cass Opera House play, W H Burgum public sale, Booster Club plan, and local election notes with fragmented OCR errors.
The Poet's Corner featuring Allan Dirkeen, known as Samper, is published in regional poetry volumes. She serves as midgest poet laureate of the Chapareel Poetry Society, with weekly poems in the Sunoner Gazette. The piece notes themes of giving and rivers near Keokuk County, and mentions an old bridge whose construction date is unknown.
A humorous local item mocks home ownership promotes Heyers built homes and coal delivery. It quips about predictably cold nights and asks readers to call 224-3325 for coal filling. The blurb riffs on optimism versus pessimism and notes a broken phone line fading into a punchline.
In Sumner the new school year begins with 1200 pupils, football kickoff set for Sept 15 against Tripoli, and a string of country roads cautions. A humorous exchange among first graders touches on thermonuclear concepts as bells ring and a bead stringing routine returns. Local commerce promotes Crestlite Steel Posts for fence building.
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