Sumner City Council Names New Street and Water Supervisors
The Sumner City Council hired John Struck as street department head at 450 dollars monthly and Neil Archer of Nevada, Iowa, as superintendent of the wastewater treatment plant and water works at 500 dollars monthly. Elmer Timm remains a street department foreman. The council also swapped traffic in the downtown alley to two way, discussed selling a First street parking lot to Fridley Feed Mill, and tabled a planning commission study. Resignations from Arthur Gretty and Elmer Walker were accepted, with potential shifts to park board and swimming pool oversight. The meeting set insurance planning, designated First National Bank as city depository, and named Sumner Gazette as official newspaper. Snow removal priorities were clarified, and planning commission chair Henry Hochberger was approved for conference fees. Next meeting is Jan 17. Immaculate Conception Church hosts a public card party Jan 15.
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Sumner
John Struck
Red County Highway
Mc Finch
7 Struck
Elmer Timm
Neil Archer
Nevada
Iowa
Pleasant
Orson Kauffman
Fridley
First Street
Kauffman
Planning Commission
Ford
Arthur Gretty
City Park Board
Arlin Kirchmann
Elmer Walker
Park Board
Ent
First National Bank
Henry Hochberger
Sumner Native Henry Wegner Dies at 76 in Sumner
Henry Frederick Wegner 76 retired farmer and lifelong Sumner resident died 7 40 am Thursday Jan 7 at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital Funeral services set Jan 7 at 2 00 pm at St John American Lutheran Church with Rev John Mohr officiating prayer service 1 45 pm Parish House interment in church cemetery Emerson Gersonde Chapel in charge He was born May 26 1890 in Center Township Fayette County Iowa married Ida Pipho Oct 29 1914 they farmed Fayette County until 1945 then moved to Sumner Survived by wife Ida two daughters Mildred and Marian one son Frank 12 grandchildren eight great grandchildren one brother Gustave all of nearby towns Preceded by parents twin daughters and two sisters
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Henry F. Wegner
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
St. John American Lutheran Church
Hev. John Mohr
Sumner
Emerson- Gersonde Chapel
Henry Frederick Wegner
Center Township
Fayette County
Iowa
William
Albertina Lenz Wegner
Hope Lutheran Church
Westgate
Warnke
F. Siefkes
Ida Pipho
H. Bredow
Ida
Mildred
Roland Barrack
Marian
Leland Benter
Randalia
Frank
Fairbank
Gustave
Oelwein
Fayette County Fair Board Sets 1967 Dates
The Fayette County Fair Board voted to hold the 1967 fair Wednesday through Sunday, August 23 to 27. Livestock sales move to Monday after the fair to keep stock on grounds during the event, with Junior shows调整 timing to limit exhibitor stays. Saturday and Sunday offer peak attendance. Sunday events begin after 2 p.m. to allow church attendance. Also note reports of exploding-face dolls found in Sumner and a local holiday Cherub contest winner from Waverly.
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Fayette County Fair
Extension Service
Westgate infant dies unexpectedly in Colorado
Joel Alan Muhlenbruck aged sixteen and a half months, son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Muhlenbruck of Westgate, died after contracting a virus while visiting Brighton Colorado. He was born August 14 1965 in Elmhurst Illinois. Survived by his brother Allen sister Debra Sue paternal grandmother Lydia Muhlenbruck Loveland Colorado and maternal grandparents Joe Carlson Elmhurst Illinois funeral Jan 5 at St Peters Lutheran Church Sumner with Rev James Staluder interment church cemetery Emerson Gersonde Funeral Home Sumner in charge. Jaycees to pick up Christmas trees Jan 7 curbside. no contact needed. Free calendars available at Sumner Gazette office.
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Joet Alan Umuhlenbruch
Marvin Muhlenbruck
Westgate
Brighton
Colo
Muhlenbrucks
Colorado
Marvin
St. Peter's Lutheran
Joel Alan
Elmhurst
Ill
Allen
Debra Sue
Lydia Muhlenbruck
Loveland
Joe Carlson
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
James Staldner
Emerson- Gersonde Funeral Home
Sumney
Fire Department Busy New Year Morning in Sumner
Sumner's volunteer fire department answered a 4:30 am alarm to extinguish a car fire owned by Chuck Bartie on Columbia Ave with only minor damage. A later 8:00 am report to North Railroad Street turned out to be a prank, as no fire was found.
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Sumner
Chuck Bartie
Columbia Ave
North Railroad Street
Ice skating rink opens at Bumner courts volunteers help
Firemen volunteers flood Bumner tennis courts to form an ice rink. Several inches of ice cover the courts, making an ideal skating area. Evening lighting will come from the tennis court lights. All ages invited to skate. L. W. Pipho Implement cleared courts and banked snow to hold the water.
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Sumper
Bumner Tennis
L. W. Pipho
Two Sumner Couple Die in Arizona Crash
Pvt Donald Jacob and his wife Judy Johnston were killed Friday near Seligman Arizona when their Volkswagen collided with a Mercury driven by David P Lyle of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The couple had been en route to Fort Ord California for further training. services are set in Sumner for January 7 with burial at Mt Calvary Cemetery.
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Sumner
Seligman
Arizona
Donald Jacob
Judy
Highway 66
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Joseph G. Kleiner
Jerry Wolcott
Methodist Church
Fayette
First Methodist Church
Jacob
Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Thomas E. Woods Post
No. 223
American Legion of
Waterloo Military District
Milnes Funeral
Kleiner
Wolcott
Pvt
Waterloo
Milnes Funeral Home
Arizona State Highway Patrol
David P. Lyle
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Lyle
Jacob Auto
Volkswagen
Highway Patrol
Williams Hospital
Williams
Flagstaff
Ford Ord
California
Fort Benning
Georgia
Ft. Leonard Wood
Fort Ord
Eric Jacob
Robert M. Piper
Donald
Army
Allen Memorial Hospital
Albuquerque
N. Mexico
Judy Johnston
the Immaculate Conception
New Year Baby Bradley James Lampe of Sumner
Bradley James Lampe born 7:19 am Tuesday January 3 at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital is Sumner’s first baby of 1967. He weighs eight pounds four and three quarters ounces. Parents are Mr and Mrs Vernon Lampe. He joins siblings Lori Linda and Michael. Local merchants offer cash and gifts totaling several dollars as prizes for the first baby.
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Bradley James Lampe
New Community Memorial Pital
Sumner
Timothy Lester
Oelwein
Frisch
Bradley James
Sumner Unity Memorial Hospital
Lavern
Lavern Lampe
Lampe
Lori
Linda
Michael
Sumner Hospital
H. J. Schuldt
Pickering's
First National Bank
Lande Chev.Olds., Inc
Nuss DX
Lfipho
Kennedy
W. H. Heyer Sons
Peoples Natural Gas
Sumner Plumbing & Heating
Teede
Sumner Bak
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
Reinhard Buhr Elected Bremer County Board Chairman
Reinhard Buhr of Sumner was chosen chairman of the Bremer County Board of Supervisors for the year. The board approved a contract raising Bremer County Engineer Earl Welshans salary from 11500 to 12250 with 15 days vacation and up to 60 days sick leave and possible termination terms including 120 days salary payout. Wage boosts were approved for highway department staff with foremen on 19 percent and overtime pay rules. A personnel manual update and sick leave increase to one day per month were adopted. The board also set aside 1133 dollars in escrow at First National Bank of Waverly for automatic railroad crossing signals at Radar Base South of Waverly.
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Reinhard Buhr
Sumner
Bremer County Board of Supervisors
Bremer
Earl Welshans
Claus
Highway Department
County Board of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
First National Bank of
Duel at Diablo at Sunset Theatre draws Western fans
Western film fans are promised a full showcase of Duel at Diablo starring James Garner as a frontier scout and Sidney Poitier as a Negro cowboy. The multi million dollar epic screens Friday through Sunday January 6 7 8 at Sunset Theatre near Kanab Utah with a cavalry Indian battle, 200 horses, and Hoy Quirk standing in for Poitier.
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Sunset Theatre
James Garner
Sidney Poitier
U. S
Diablo
Poitier
Garner
Sweden
Bill Anderson
Dennis Weaver
Chester” Fame
Bill Travers
Kanab
Utah
Hoy Quirk
Reverend Lynn J. King Attends Midwest Church Conference
Reverend Lynn J. King of Salem and Union EUB churches of Sumner travels to Williams Bay Wisconsin with North Iowa Conference representatives for a joint EUB and Methodist gathering. Plans for rural church policy and potential yoked fields are discussed along with larger parish programs. The session ends Thursday with a district meeting in New Hartford Iowa on January 25 open to laymen and ministers.
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Lynn J. King
Salem
Union Evangelical United Brethren Churches
Sumner
North Iowa
Methodist Church
E.u.b's
Williams Bay
Wisc
King
E.U.B
Methodist
New Hartford
Iowa
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The
Ladies of the Immaculate Conception Church
Larry Bartels
Hawkeye Institute of Technology
Area VII
Sumner Fire Department
Andrew Kroeger
Cherub
Daricee Anetta Graening
Larry Graenig
Waverly
Xi Gamma Nu
Beta Sigma Phil
U.S
Groening
Jill Lucas
Rex Lucas
Limner
Mrs
Jaycees
Sumner Jaycees
Jim Bradford
Sumner Gazette Office
Gazette Office
Fire Dept
Donald Jacobs
Gamble's
Waltke Motors
Johnson & Johnson
O'Brien's
Ritz Cafe
Hoth Leather Store
A. F. Miller Impht. Co
Meyer Hardware
Hochberger Oil Co
the Booterie
Bradford Real Estate
Sumner Variety. Lande Chev.Qlds., Inc
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