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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1969
Page
12
A terse job ad seeks a person to sell Watkins products in West Fay County Arkansas. It requests quasi-Tito applicants with knowledge of farming and a complete list of prerequisites. Confidential interview via contact Bern wed Ven fox 100 aninn, the Aten Siles Manager.
Card of thanks notes gratitude for help with 40th wedding anniversary and silver anniversary. Peers, relatives, and neighbors are thanked for cards, gifts, and kitchen help at the event. Also thanks extended to Sumner Civic Club and local church groups for support during a family loss.
Mary Hays earns the nickname Molly Pitcher for manning a cannon in the Revolution while her husband was wounded. Daniel Boone endures brutal trials with Native Americans, survives ambushes, and guides settlers toward Boonesborough, facing attacks at Blue Licks and losses of kin.
A crowded report of meals and visits in Pinhook includes Mr and Mrs Harold Hoark of Waterloo hosting Sunday dinner, various families visiting each other across Chester Pals, Waterloo and Gilbertville, plus guests at Inez Smith and Ada McConkey homes. Several injuries and events are noted, with trips to Waterloo Hospital, and a wedding at St Pauls Lutheran in Fredericksburg.
General Washington commended Captain Molly Pitcher for bravery and recommended a lifelong pension. The message notes DAR efforts to engage Americans, especially schoolchildren, in American Heritage, with fifty state DAR organizations plus DC planning events. February is promoted as American History Month, and the Supreme Court's first February 1790 meeting is cited. Mrs. W. E. Walsh is National Vice Commander of the DAR.
East of town Mr and Mrs Rewin Schultz of Mawkeye hosted visitors in the home of Mrs August Wolfgram. Elmer Stephens attended the funeral of Eugene Kech 48 of Chicago Heights Wisconsin in Chicago Heights. The family of Mrs Adam Petratz and Mrs Daniel Heringer hosted birthday memory visitors at Mrs John Lalk’s home. Local residents and guests from Dukker and WesArd shopped and visited Sumner stores, with several dinner guests and birthday observances noted.
The First National Bank of Sumner Iowa announces administration for the estate. Creditors with claims against the estate must present them to the clerk within six months of this publication. The notice is dated February 11 1969 and published again on February 17 1969.
A dated list of upcoming farm auctions and horse sales across towns including Laverne Plainfield Rearhyn Indiana Pratt Livhanajestis Waverly Hazelton Thalethor Denver Cedar Falls Readlyn and others. Entries include names like Mrs Burton Meeker Mrs Oscar Haeffner Ray Ruban Clarence Coan and Arnold Henom and Bill Dean as auctioneers with dates from February to April and notes of all sales being appreciated and given personal attention.
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