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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1971
Page
7
The Sumner City Council calls a special meeting for Thursday at 8 p.m. to discuss installing curb and gutter for blocks where all property owners sign up and pay directly. If any owner on a block rejects the plan, the block cannot be curbed this year, delaying street surfacing and project completion.
Herman Rast, chairman, announces July meeting date moved from July 5 to July 12 at city hall due to Independence Day. At the regular meeting, projects of community groups were reviewed and leaders updated.
Two representatives from Sumner Darold Faulkner an Industrial Arts Teacher and James Lahmann Elementary Principal will serve as State Delegates from the Northeast District of the Iowa State Education Association at the NEA Representative Assembly in Detroit June 26 to July 2. Delegates will join more than 200 Iowa educators among 7000 delegates shaping policy for the 1.1 million member NEA while hearing from leaders including Elliott Richardson Helen Bain and Sam Lambert.
Sumner Cub Scouts will hold a fishing contest Monday night at North Woods Park starting at 5 00 p m according to Jim Lande activities chairman Cubs should bring poles line and bait plus their dads Prizes will be awarded in various categories Pop will be available and Cubs should bring a dime for pop and their own sack lunches
World Weidler, Staci Marie born June 17 at Elm Brook Hospital Milwaukee Wisconsin weight 6 pounds 10 ounces. Homeister, Carla Kay born June 17 at St Joseph Mercy Hospital Waverly weight 9 pounds 5 4 ounces. Walke, Jason David born June 23 at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital weight 8 pounds 19 44 ounces. Parents named for each child.
The Sumner Centennial contest deadline is July 1 and entries must be received at the Sumner Gazette office by then. Open to students and adults, designs must be black ink on white, fit 81 by 11 inches, include Sumner Community Centennial and 1872 1972 with June 30 July 4 dates, and entries become property of the Sumner Community First Centennial Corporation.
Sumner Post master Oswald Worthmann announces new international postage rates effective July 1 1971. Surface letters to Canada and Mexico rise to 8 cents per ounce and 15 cents to all other countries. Air rates shift to 11 cents to Canada and Mexico 17 cents to Central and South America the Caribbean Bahamas Bermuda and similar destinations 21 cents to others. Postcard rates surface Canada and Mexico 6 cents all others 10 cents Air 9 cents Canada and Mexico 15 cents to other countries.
Peoples Gas and its parent Northern Natural Gas report third place in the Gas Industry Division of the National Fleet Safety Contest. Local manager Herman Rast notes 417 vehicles logged 4,676,614 miles with 9.62 accidents per million miles versus a national average of 15.67. The unit serves 319 communities in six midwestern states, including Iowa. The Sumoner State Liquor Store will be closed all day Wednesday June 30 for inventory and again on Monday July 5 for Independence Day observance.
A community meeting is set for June 29 at 8 pm to promote the Bremer County Home and to form the Association of Friends of the Bremer County Home. The event, at the Bremer County Home on Highway 63, will adopt a constitution, elect officers, and launch charter memberships with participation from many Bremer County groups. Upper Iowa College seniors student teaching this summer include Sumner Patricia Butler and Rachel Sampson. Also noted is an act of vandalism at the Pinhook arena damaging several mailboxs on a recent Sunday night.
Leslie Huck, son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Huck, is pictured with his Holstein heifer Suttunacres Magen Della which placed sixth among thirty entries in the open class at the Dairy Care Congress held in Waterloo.
Mrs G H Platte 79 lifelong Sumner resident died June 23 at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital after a lingering illness. Funeral services set for Saturday June 26 at St John American Lutheran Church with time to be announced. Emerson Milnes Funeral Home can provide service time. Survivors include four sons Lester Herbert Max Lloyd all of Sumner four sisters Minnie Kretzschmar Clara Mangan Marie Petratz Ruth Fritz nine grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, brother and three sisters.
Fayette County Democrat Central Committee members will meet tonight at 8 00 p m at the Sportman s Club on Highway 150 south of Oelwein State Senator John Patton will report on the 1971 Town General Assembly Others discuss election for county vice chairman to replace Elva Mahoney who resigned due to illness A report from Congressman Culver s office and plans for the Fayette County Democratic booth will be included Charles W Nicholay presides A public auction of Frank Kimpston Estate items is set for Saturday June 26 in Hawkeye At Meadow Brook Country Club Mike Kuethe scored a hole in one wearing Mulligan shoes and will receive a new pair of golf shoes from Mulligan
Sumner Police and Bremer County authorities probe a series of weekend break ins. Targets included De Haven and Krueger in Sumner with cash missing, Farmers Grain and Feed where a toolbox and sings were taken, and Meadowbrook Country Club where a large amount of beer vanished from a cooler.
Rev. Robert Kanwrath reports rapid support for the Meals on Wheels project. A resident pledged to cover purchasing costs, while the Board of Directors of the Summer Senior Citizens Group will run a portion of the program. Mr and Mrs Kenbeth Sowers offered delivery help and will recruit volunteers through 808 Summer's Ave. Interested helpers should contact Rev. Robert Ramrath at 221-5839.
Stretches of planned sales by local businesses spread across the next ten days. BIW Johnson of Stier TV will launch the establishment of their line of merchandise. Ernie Aleser hosts tire sale events alongside the main sale, featuring ten cent digs, five Pepsi booths, ten wheel bins, and children’s gifts amid various promos.
The Glen Wood family from Sumner will travel to Arnolds Park Iowa for the second of the Lake Okoboji Free Vacations sponsored by Stamber merchants. They depart Friday and stay Friday through Saturday. The trip dates shifted from June to late June due to mutual agreement. Becker and family won the first week of trips in June. The final week of vacations will be September 3 and 4 with winner Alyss Sue Vandeiser.
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