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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1968
Page
7
The Sumner Community School presents the 1968 edition of Escapade In Sound Friday and Saturday Feb 16 and 17 at the junior high auditorium. Nearly 100 students rehearsed since January with solos small groups chorus and band numbers in a varied program. Tickets 75 cents adults 35 cents students. Doors open 7 p.m. organ music 7 30 p.m. curtain at 8 p.m.
Two Sumner Fire Department members retired in 1967 received recognition at a Meadowbrook Country Club banquet. Tom Masterpole earned a nine year service certificate while Darwin Frits received a two year certificate. Fire Chief Steve Reuter presented the awards.
Funeral services were held Monday February 12 for Mrs Wilda Ochlis a lifetime resident of the Sumner community who died Friday February 9 at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital. Reverend John Moher conducted the rites at St John American Lutheran Church. Interment followed at St John Lutheran Cemetery Buck Creek. Emerson Milnes Funeral Home arranged the services. Mrs Moehlis born near Sumner March 29 1895 to John and Ida Knoploh married Henry Rieck of Sumner November 20 4. he preceded her in death 1931. She later married Carl Moehlis of Sumner who died in 1956. Survived by two sons Enz Rieck Madrid and Sld Rieck Sumner, a son Lester Moehlis of Osville, two stepdaughters Arnold Rieck Sumner and Mrs Ervin Judisch Sumner, one brother Ernest Sell Waynesville Minn, one sister Carl Nelson Minneapolis Minn, 21 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
Two newborns are recorded with birth details. Joel David, born February at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital, weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces, parents Romaine Brase and Thais Nell Allen. Nell Allen Matheis of Vika and Elmer Matthais listed as grandparents. The second birth, ThaIs Nell Allen, born November 11 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, weight not fully stated, parents Elmer Matthais and Bella. Grandparents Waller Buhr of Westgate and Mrs Bernard Malpais of Fairbank noted.
The City of Sumner shows a 1967 year ending balance with warrants outstanding of $18,503.62 after $184,383.04 in municipal receipts and $177,057.14 in disbursements. Tax income totaled $112,456.89 plus $50,371.09 from other sources, with state and federal receipts and fund allocations noted.
Clifford Wultke owner manager of Wultke Motors and Harold Schmitz dairy farmer north of Sumner were named Honorary members of the Sumner FFA chapter at the Parent- Son Banquet in the Durant School all purpose room. Five others received certificates of appreciation for contributions to the chapter activities including John Corkery Eldon Schoephoerster Richard Reynolds Val Smith and Mrs Anna Scott. Bob Sherburne introduced the Farm Records Book winners David Floden Kurt Boehm Eric Boehm Ray Donat Ronald Floden and Mark Bahr with prizes. Rex Carlson Iowa State University student and former Iowa FFA officer spoke on a Europe tour under People to People. The Honorary Degrees honored Wuttke and Schmitz for support of vocational agriculture and FFA.
Sumner businesses will begin Thursday night hours starting March 7, after an agreement by Sumner Commercial Club at the Feb 12 annual meeting. Friday nights will shift to Thursday to avoid conflicts with local school events. The change joins a history of evening openings and includes plans for a future Home Show and new board members elected. Mary Regan of the American Dairy Association will speak at Tripoli Town Hall on Feb 26 at 1:86 p.m. showing dairy product uses.
J P Murphy 83 longtime Sumner lawyer died Friday at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital after a period of illness from a coronary. Requiem High Mass was held Feb 12 at Immaculate Conception Church with Fr Joseph Kleiner. interment at Rose Hill Cemetery Mechanicsville. He was born April 14 1884 in Reinbeck. practiced law in Sumner from 1914, later with his son Thomas, held a 50 year bar certificate, survived by wife Agnes OMalley four sons three grandchildren two sisters and two brothers. Bake Sale by Sumner Jaycee Ettes planned Feb 17 in downtown Sumner.
Mrs Helen Miller announces Heavenly Daze Antiques in the newly remodeled corner of First and Pleas ant Streets. The shop opens Sunday Feb 18 from 1 pm to 9 30 pm with regular hours daily 9 30 am to 5 pm and Sundays 1 30 to 5 30 pm, closed Mondays. The store features antique items from sterling pieces to solid wood furniture, a country kitchen section, patio items, and a second floor workshop where Adolph Miller will assist in repairs.
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