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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1969
Page
3
Aces secure second place in the conference as the team heads into the holiday break. Coach statements praise recent progress and set hopes for strong comeback after the winter pause. Players like Ras Rehall and Jems Mark surface in summaries as key contributors amid tense race.
Sommer freshmen struggle as Sumner beats Postville 68 39 after leading 24 16 in the fourth. Dean Kroeger leads Sumner with 18 points while Curt Hewant and Denny Baer add scoring. Sumner improves to 1 1 after Christmas break with a 1 1 record.
Richfield residents and relatives gathered Friday as Roger Lasks of McConnell Air Force Base Wichita visited the Lakse home for Christmas. Friday evening callers included Adolph Niewoehner and Gene at the Klotz home in Fredericksburg. Dr Galen Neher from Elkhart Ind and Mrs Neher were guests in the Klotz home. Lana Pleggenkuhle was accepted at the School of Nursing in Rochester Minn and Wayne had a back check‑up. Ralph Pieggenkuhle hosted dinner at Rockford with Melvin Kollman family attendance. Regina Schroeder also visited locally.
Gerry Schwake of Sumner among 43 freshman football players at Iowa State University Ames who received freshman numerals after the season. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Gerhardt Schwake of Sumner. Schwake was an outstanding lineman on Sumner’s 1968 undefeated and state ranked team. He was a walk on candidate at Iowa State and showed determination to earn a regular position on the freshman squad.
The Gazette reports Dec 16 bowling results with Moeller Pizza 3 beat Sumner Tire Shop 1 and United Tele Co tied Sumner Floral 1. Hi team Moeller Pizza TAB series United Tele Co 1954. Individual scores include G Meighan 502 OQ Mitchell 473 Ruth Lang 443 M Vaughn 440 and game highs by G Atelshan 177 189 and R Gade 180. Splits by M Vaughan 3 7 Maxine Robertson 3 10 V Lynch 4 35. Major Heyer Sons and Pullow's Parlor top the board with several 3 0 and 4 0 games and series.
Waverly junior high defeated Sumner in two games with decisive margins. In the seventh graders’ prelim Sumner trailed 42 to 17. the eighth graders narrowed late but Waverly held on for a nine point win. Scorers included Greg Teeling Delbert Bahle Phil Uhrenhorp and others for Sumner while Waverly’s Thompson Dana and Meyer led scoring. Local notices mention family visits and birthday celebrations surrounding Sumner and Waverly residents.
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