Rev Herman Diemer to note 50th ordination anniversary
The 50th anniversary of Rev Herman Diemer’s ordination will be celebrated at St Peters Lutheran Church Richfield on Thursday with 5 pm services and a 2 pm program. Des Moines pastor Rev Bruno Schlichtenma sts to deliver the sermon. A noon potluck follows and a public open house will be held. Diemer, born Wisconsin, educated at Luther Seminary, served multiple parishes before retirement in Sumner.
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Hes Bee
Diemer
Eran Mintatry
St. Peters 1
Terrae
Riehflele
Bruna Sehlachtennasts
Des Moines
Snc
Opan Houere
Richfield
Broynton
Wisconsin
Luther Seminary
St Paul
Shackleton
Saskatchewan
Canada
New Auburn
Minnesota
Belle Fourche
S. Oak
Tigerton
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Sumner
Sumner Names Acting Postmistress Borcherding Widow of Former Postmaster
Mrs. E F Borcherding, widow of Edwin F Borcherding Sumner postmaster 1941 1944, sworn in as acting postmistress by Inspector William S Ogle Waterloo by direction of Regional Post Office Director St Louis. She has served in the local office since April 1944 and assumed duties after her husband’s January death. Hazel Perry Prairie City awarded Drake University B S degree after 27 years teaching first grade in Southeast Polk school.
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Sumner
E. F. Borcherding
Edwin TF. Borcherding
Borcherding
William S. Ogle
Waterloo
St. Louis
Edwin F. Borcherding
Hazel Perry
Prairie City
Drake University
Perry
Southeast Polk
Johnson children still in Iowa City Hospital
Three Johnson children from Sumner remain in isolation at University Hospitals Iowa City with a still undiagnosed bacterial illness. The two older siblings Bobby and Ramona have shown improvement, while Audrey, the youngest at 15 months, remains very ill. Their twin Rebecca Jane died of the ailment in mid June.
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Robert Johnson
Sumner
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Judy
Bobby
Ramona
Audrey
Johnson
Rebecca Jane
Bremer County Queen sought for 4 H Fair Aug 3 5
The Agriculture Committee of the Waverly Chamber of Commerce plans a Bremer County Queen pageant for the 4 H Fair Aug 3 5 and a trip to the State Fair Queen contest Aug 16 17. Eligible girls 16 21 residing or schooling in Bremer County may apply, with club sponsor entry blanks available in Sumner Readlyn and Tripoli.
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Agriculture Committee
Waverly
Des Moines
Bremer County
Sumner
Summer Gazette
Readlyn
Readlyn Savings Bank
Tripoli
Jim Arens
Davey Smith
Glenn J. Kimball
Four Sumner residents hospitalized after three crashes
A week of motor vehicle crashes left four Sumner residents hospitalized. Iva Meyer 18 Ruth 16 and Dora 14 sisters were badly injured when their car left Buck Creek Road near Highway 93. The 1058 Chevrolet was a total loss. A second collision southwest of Sumner involved Dennis Buckendahl and Mrs. Frieda Schroeder with minor injuries and police charges filed. 18 year old Allen Fritz sustained serious injuries in a motorcycle crash on North Carpenter Street.
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Sumner
Buck Creek
Highway 93
Iva Meyer
Ruth
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Dora
Iva
Chevrolet
Lande Chev.-Olds, Inc
Willie Meyer
Hillcrest
Dennis Buckendahh
Frieda Schroeder
Iowa Highway Patrol
Buckendale
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
Ronnie Welsh
Tripoli
Roger Jones
Sumner Jaycees Plan July Fourth Picnic
Sumner Jaycees invite all to the third annual Old Fashioned Fourth of July Picnic at Sumner City Park on July 4. President Duane Buenzow says events include children’s games contests and races with prizes, plus a grand prize for the day.
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Sumner
Jaycees
Sumner City Park
Duane Buenzow
Local births and community picnic notes from Sumner area
Reported births include WORLD CUSTER Marela Ann born June 12 1007 at Sumner Community Hospital with mother and father Charles Custer Randalia. TIELBUR Monte Richard born June 22 1007 at Sumner Community Hospital to Richard Tielbur Fredericksburg. HENRIKSEN Michael Allan born June 27 1087 at Sartort Hospital Cedar Falls to Dick Hentikwen Waterloo. BERGMAN baby girl born June 28 1907 at Sumner Community Hospital to Wayne Bergen Syne. Jaycees Picnic at City Park features prizes drawings horseshoes dunk booth hot dogs beans potato salad cookies and a pay-as-you-eat menu. softball game planned and Fourth of July traffic expected. organizers urge readers to attend for an old-fashioned picnic.
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Custer
Marela Ann
Sumner Community Hospital
Charles Custer
Randalia
Tielbur
Monte Richard
Richard Tielbur
Fredericksburg
Henriksen
Michael Allan
Sartort Hospital
Cedar Falls
Dick Hentikwen
Waterloo
Jett Floden
Sumac
Bergman
Summer Community Hospital
Wayne Bergen
Syne
Jaycees
Fred Heller
Sumner Council Reviews Budget Requests for Next Year
Sumner City Council held a preliminary budget planning session with department heads and library and park boards to discuss next year’s expenditures. Library and Park Boards seek increases. council to consider figures at the July 6 hearing, as tax outlook and prior red funds push for higher city revenues. The innovative session replaced the former three member budget committee, with full council attendance including Mayor Mattie Zurbriggen and City Clerk Curt Bigelow.
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Sumner
Lbrary and Park Boards
Library and Park Boards
Sumner Public Library
Helen Miller
Park Commission
Herb J. Forsman
Neil Archer
Sanitation
John Struck
Ed Anderson
Mattie Zurbriggen
Curt Bigelow
Claude Waskow
Paul Fridley
Churchill Surby
Veryl Murphy
Willys Za
Golf carts require special license for street use
Sumner Police Chief Ed Anderson said in response to inquiries that driving golf carts on streets and highways is illegal without a special license. He added that carts cannot be used to give rides or travel from home to the course. riding mowers and go carts are also restricted.
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Sumner
Ed Anderson
Anderson
Sumner Businesses Close For Independence Day Observance
Sumner stores will close Tuesday July 4 for Independence Day. Sumner Post Office under Acting Postmistress E F Boreherding will have no lobby, no incoming or outgoing mail, and no extended service. The First National Bank of Sumner and city offices of Mayor Mattin Zurbriggen and City Clerk Curt Bigelow will close, and the Iowa State Liquor Store will also be closed per manager Don Schmidt.
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Sumner
E. F. Boreherding
First National Bank of
Mattin Zurbriggen
Curt Bigelow
Iowa State Liquor Store
Don Schmidt
Exchange student to tour U S after graduation
Bernadette Henry a Belgium exchange student from Sumner Community High School will leave Saturday for a two week bus tour across the United States. She stayed with Mr and Mrs Les Borcherding and earned her diploma at the class of 1967 commencement on May 23.
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Bernadette Henry
Belgium
Sumner Community High School
United States
Sumner
Miss Henry
Les Borcherding
Bernadette
Foreign Student Field Service
Westgate Church to Dedicate New Facilities
Westgate’s St. Peter Lutheran Church will dedicate its newly remodeled facilities during the 10 00 worship service. The plan includes exterior glass doors a sanctuary lamp new carpeting pews and a kindergarten room in the school building with Rev. James Stalder officiating.
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Westgate
St. Peter Lutheran Church of
James Stalder
Driver's license renewal event at city hall Saturday
The renewal team will be at city hall Saturday July 1 from 8 am to 12 pm for renewals. Drivers with birthdays in the 30 days before or after this date may renew. New operator and chauffeur licenses along with instruction permits available. Keystone Lodge 206 AP AM Wyoming marked its centennial June 10 with Grand Lodge officers visiting.
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AP. & AM
Wyoming
Grand Lodge
Flag flying urged for Independence Day by local Legion
Fred Yungtum, flags chairman of Sumner's Thomas E. Woods Post No. 223, asks area residents to display flags on Tuesday July 4 as an official Flag flying day. Replacement flags and yard poles are available from Yungtum, with house kits and prior two years of Legion-distributed poles recommended for homes.
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Fred Yungtum
Thomas E. Woods Post No
American Legion of
Sumner
Yungtum
Legion
Bremer County Assessor Reappointed to Six-Year Term
Bremer County Assessor William J. Kelling was re appointed to the office for a six year term starting January 1, 1986. Also re appointed were Leslie Strottman to the County Board of Review for a six year term beginning January 1, 1968. Other board members include J. T. Bump of Sumner and Henry R. Fggeng of Denver. Bremer County Examining Board members Wm. H. Engelbrecht of Waverly Paul Sorg of Sumner and Rudolph Piegers of Tripoli were likewise re appointed.
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Bremer
William J. Kelling
Leslie Strottman
County Board of Review
J. T. Bump
Sumner
Henry R. Fggeng
Denver
Wm. H. Engelbrecht
Waverly
Paul Sorg
Rudolph Piegers
Tripoli
Bremer County
American Legion Post Elects New Officers
The Thomas E. Woods Post No. 223 in Sumner elected officers at a Tuesday night meeting. Jim Tranbarger became Commander, Leonard Meighan was elected First Vice Commander, and Jim Smith became Second Vice Commander. Executive Board members are Wilbert Becker, Laurence Schortau, and Richard Creager. Other officers named include Val Smith as Finance Officer, Charlies Adore as Chaplin, Harry Wilson as Historian, and Wilbert Becker as Service Officer. Breakfast change at Meadowbrook Country Club shifts to 8:30 a.m. for July 5. Five leaf clover found by Melvin Nerge prompts odds question about extra luck.
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Thomas E. Woods
American Legion
Sumner
Legion
Jim Tranbarger
Leonard Meighan
Jim Smith
Wilbert Becker
Laurence Schortau
Richard Creager
Val Smith
Charlies Adore
Chaplin
Harry Wilson
Former Sumner resident dies Roy Ott Ludwig
Roy Ott Ludwig, 56, of Hampton, a former Sumner resident, died June 21 at his Hampton home. Funeral services were June 24 at Green Sietsema Funeral Chapel. interment in Hampton Cemetery. He was born Sept 20, 1910, near Sumner, graduated Sumner High School 1927, served in WWI, studied at Iowa Law, practiced with Mallory Law Firm, later managed Hampton Chevrolet. He married Anna Honick June 5, 1948, and is survived by his wife and four sisters. his parents preceded him in death.
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Roy Ott Ludwig
Hampton
Sumner
Green~ Sietsema
Hampton Cemetery
James P. Gable
Otto and
Hannah MecMeans Ludwig
Sumner High School
University of Iowa
Mallory Law Firm
Chevrolet
Anna Honick
The Fighting Prince of Donegal at Sunset Theatre
Walt Disney presents The Fighting Prince of Donegal this weekend at Sunset Theatre. June 29 30 and July 1 feature Peter McEnery Susan Hampshire and Tom Adams in color adventure set in Ireland during Elizabeth II era. The following July 2 3 and 4 offers The Singing Nun starring Debbie Reynolds with the Dominique song.
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Walt Disney
Donegal
Sunset Theatre
Peter McEnery
Susan Hampshire
Tom Adams
Ireland
Dominique
Debbie Reynolds
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Allen Fritz
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