Buck Creek Road Safety Debate Spurs Installation Talk
Bremer County grand jury urges safety upgrades at the Buck Creek Road intersection. Officials discuss signals and flashing lights as essential to reduce risk for motorists traveling on Buck Creek Road north and south. The panel notes present measures are inadequate and urges prompt action to install warning devices despite local skepticism.
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Bremer County
Grand Iar
Buck Greet Road
Highwer
Fasant West
Perhapsc
Breme
Phish
Anther
Sally Perth
Wien
Community mourns loss of Angus in tragic death
A community grieving for Angus marks a solemn farewell with tributes to his influence and lasting impact. The piece reflects on his unusual life, the depth of his connections, and the sorrow felt as life’s continuity is interrupted by his passing, urging support for friends and loved ones.
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Angus
Trivndy
Individug
Wid Win
J. E. McAlison
Bencone
Ediear
Custoner
Sadia
Tae
Critics question chemical ads and Silent Spring era campaigns
The piece discusses Rachel Carson and Silent Spring, questioning industry responses and ads from a major chemical maker. It cites geese prints, Audubon ads, and controversial field experiments on mosquitoes and cattails, noting regulatory and practical concerns, plus the need for careful, supervised use of pesticides.
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Rachel Carson
Miss Carson
Audubon Magazine
Church
Iowa Legislature Starts Work This Week in 1967
The 1967 Iowa Legislature opens with a Democratic Senate and Republican House. Leadership upcoming hints at cross party cooperation. Conservation and liquor policy plans loom, plus a chorus of committee-backed measures. New appointments include Newell as FHA director and Gunnerson as highway chief. A contested Warren County race and hog cholera eradication funding feature ongoing issues.
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Senate
House
Governor's Committee On Conservation
Lawrence Ladin
Des Moines
Ladin
Falk
Iowa
Dale Missildine
Sioux County
Towa
Missildine
Warren County
George Fischer
Norwalk
Fischer
James Middleswart
Maurice Baringer
Newell A. H. Newell
Farmers Home Administration
Newell
Gene Hoffman
Iowa Fha
Hoffman
FHA
Washington, D.C
Iowa Highway Commission
Howard Gunnerson
L. M. Clauson
Gunnerson
Clauson
Gene Futrell
Poet's Corner Reflections by Lillian Dirksen and Quotes
A Sumner Gazette feature presents Poet's Corner by Lillian Dirksen detailing her national and state publication reach and role as Midwest poet laureate of Chaparrel Poetry Society. It includes brief quotations from Parker Joubert Jefferson and Jefferson, plus a reflective meditation on Christmas 1966 and renewed faith as the new year begins.
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Lillian Dirksen
Sumner
Midwest
Chaparrel Poetry Society
Sumner Gazette
God
Sumner Flower Show Hopeful After Local Letters
Our Readers Write To the editor urges Sumner flower growers to stage an annual show similar to neighboring towns. The piece praises gladiolas and roses, notes spring market trends, and hopes for community pride through a local exhibit.
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Tripoli
Hawkeye
Fredericksburg
Frederika
Sumner
Leonard Nordquist
Hee Haw News in Sumner Community 1967 items
The issue notes winter life in Sumner with advice to build a home, bird feed tips, and reminders about regular bill payments in 1967. It reports births at Sumner Community Hospital including Bradley Lampe and Timothy Frisch, mentions local humor, sports results for the Sumner Aces, a gag about bikini computers, a doctor joke, and a power outage causing delayed plans.
Sumner news notes include injuries, election vote, and farm fire
Mrs. Mattia Zurbriggen fractured her arm in a home fall and is receiving care at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital. Citizens committee approves election on a proposed Sumner Senior High additions including a gym and rooms. A large Deer-Antelope supper hosted Baptist Brotherhood. fire destroys a hog house and crackling equipment on Leslie Sell farm, with heavy losses of corn oats and straw. Obituaries note John N. Berger’s death in Waverly. Others report social visits, a car collision injuring Flossie Prideaux, and Beta Sigma Psi new officer at Iowa State College. Funeral for Charles E. Olds held in Sumner.
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Mattia Zurbriggen
Sumner
First Baptist Church
Sumner Baptist Brotherhood
Christian Businessmen's Committee
Towa
Louis Tegtmeier
Waverly
Earl Webster
Ernest Heineman
Leslie Sell
John Knoploh
Fred Moser
Warren Jencks
John N. Berger
W. B. Johnston
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
George
Everett
Flossie Prideaux
Voorhees Real Estate
Ross Charles
Second
Guilford Sts
Charles
Lyle Hochberger
Louis Hochberger
Beta Sigma Ps
Iowa State College
Hochberger
Charles E. Olds
Berg Funeral Home
BR. Reitz
Richfield Tatheawan
G. H. Platte
Lester Plate
Herbert Platte
Rebecca
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