Sumner Council OKs tax levy to pay sewer bonds
The Sumner City Council approved an ordinance to levy property taxes to cover principal and interest on $64,000 sewer bonds sold last month. Levy amounts rise from a high of 11,154 in 1974 to 7,944 in 1980, with mill levies from about 4 to under 3. Bonds issued to fund engineering and construction on the east Sumner surface water drainage project will retire in 1983. The council also approved Union Street resurfacing plans, final plat for Union Heights Addition, and scheduled a future vote on police car bids with limited action due to an absent member. Next meeting is Nov. 21 at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamner
Carleton Belt of Des
Moines
Sumner
Clarence Niewoehner
Union Street
Ed Rock
Union Heights
Harold Mohlis
Planning Commission
Third Street
Corkery Drive
Leonand Meighan
Early American Art Exhibit at Sumner High School
Sumner Community High School hosts the Maximilian Bodmer collection from November 22 to 30, featuring German naturalist Prince Alexander Maximilian and artist Karl Bodmer. An open house is set for November 21 from 7 30 to 9 30 pm with refreshments.
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Sumner Community High School
Maximilian-Bodmer
Norther Natural Gas Company
Prince Alexander Philip Maximilian
Middle West
Karl Bodmer
Bodmer
Sumner
Sumner National Honor Society
Funeral services held Wednesday for Louise Geyer
Louise E. Geyer 81 a lifelong Sumner area resident died Sunday at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital after six days of hospitalization. Funeral services were held November 8 at St. John American Lutheran Church with Rev. Kenneth Alpens officiating. Burial followed at St. Peter's Cemetery Richfield. She was born April 29, 1891 in Richfield Fayette County to Wilhelm and Maria Federer and married Louis Geyer June 6, 1912 at St. Peter's Richfield. he died Sept. 1, 1917. Survivors include daughter Velma Rodman and granddaughter Janet Rodman of Sumner.
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Louise E. Geyar
Sumner
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
St. John American Lutheran Church
Kenneth Alpens
St. Peter's
Richfield
Bor
Fayette County
Wilhelm
Maria Fulling Federer
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Louis Geyer
Westenberger
Geyer
Ae Mns
James Rodman
Claude H. Nuss, 81, died at home in Sumner area
Claude H. Nuss, 81, retired Minnesota resort operator, died suddenly at his home on Monday morning. Funeral services will be held at St. John American Lutheran Church with Rev. Sorenson and Rev. Alpers officiating. Burial in Wilson Grove Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Hazel, two daughters in Washington, two step-daughters, four grandchildren and ten step-grandchildren. An Hunters Breakfast and a Sumner school board meeting are announced for the coming weekend and Monday respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude H. Nuss
Minnesota
St. John American Lutheran Church
John Sorenson
Kenneth Alpers
Wilson Grove
Emerson- Milnes Funeral
Claude Henry Nuss
Sumner
Fred
Nellie Brooks Nuss
Pearle Ann Klingman
Hazel Potter
Nuss
Fifty Lakes
Hazel
Harriet
Pat Ross
Renton
Washington
Elizabeth
John Coonrad
Kent
Glen Coan
Waterloo
Ed Niemann
Denver
Colo
Ray Nuss
Grace
Delores
Tri County Sale Barn Reopens for Weekly Monday Auctions
Charlie Testorff of rural Fredericksburg has leased the Tri County Sale Barn at Sumner’s east edge and is now holding sales every Monday afternoon. The first sale occurred Monday, November 6, with Bob Muench, a well known northeast Iowa auctioneer, officiating as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Testorff
Fredericksburg
Tri-County
Sumner
Bob Muench
Iowa
Area voters back Nixon Republicans in Tuesday vote
Sumner area and rural precinct turnout reflected a Republican landslide in county and state races but Democrats won key statewide seats. Dick Clark upset incumbent Jack Miller for U S Senate in Town. H Heying beat G Shawver for State Senator in District Eight, and D Avenson defeated J Holmeyer for State Representative in District Fifteen. County results favored Westendorf over Leeman. Fuerstenberg won county auditor. Kemming and Slater unopposed. Local mayoral term extension passed 60 percent. Sumner turnout was among the largest in presidential contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Senate
Dick Clark
Linn County
Repubican
Jack Miller
United States
H. L. Heying
George Shawver
Donald D. Avenson
John W. D. Holmeyer
Tripolis
Readlyn
Shawver-Heying
Shawver
Heying
Bremer County
Howard County
Wineneshiek
Fayette County
Chickasaw County
H. R. Gross
Lyle Taylor
Favons
James A. Leeman
Bill Westendorf
Westendorf
Jerald Fuerstenberg
Virginia H. Becker
Reinhard A. Buhr
Buck Creek
Board of Supervisors
Richard L. Kemming
Lois Slater
4-H Achievement Banquet Set for Bremer County
The Bremer County 4-H Achievement Banquet will be held Wednesday, November 15 at the Hiviera Ballroom in Janesville, starting at 7 p.m. It is sponsored for Intermediate and Senior 4-H members by the Bremer County Bankers Association. Parents and others may purchase tickets by contacting the Extension Office in Tripoli.
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Tripoli
The
Tripoli Jaycees
Bremer County
Hiviera
Janesville
Bremer County Banker's Association
Sumner Furniture Moves to Lang Building Location
Sumner Furniture Company has moved from the Waskow Building at 600 E. First St to the Lang Building at 100 W. First St at the corner of First and Carpenter Streets. The store will display carpeting and draperies and offer a complete line of furniture on order from the Fairbank warehouse. Dan Kuhlmann is the new store manager, and an invitation is extended for a visit to the new location.
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Sumner Furniture Company
Waskow
First St
Lang
First and
Carpenter Streets
Fairbank
Dan Kuhlmann
Brief illness brings death to Mrs. Lester Lease
Mrs. Lester Lease 64 longtime Sumner resident died Friday November 3 at 9 40 am at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services Monday November 6 at 1 30 pm at United Methodist Church of Sumner with Rev Robert MacCanon officiating burial Wilson Grove Cemetery Emerson Milnes Funeral Home in charge. Born Eunice Maude Baker January 7 1908 in Washington Town Iowa she married Lester Lease November 28 1927 at Washington Iowa and they farmed northwest of Sumner. Survivors include husband son Leon three grandchildren and four sisters Florence Walter Sheets Washington IA Etta Merle Statler Washington IA Beulah Wilmer Lauder man Brighton IA Winnie Beker Ogden UT. she was preceded by her parents and brothers Clarence and George Baker.
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Lester Lease
Sumner Community
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
United Methodist Church of
Sumner
Robert MacCanon
Wilson Grove
Emerson-Milnes Funeral Home
Eunice Maude Baker
Addison M
Rosa C. Fox Baker
Washington, Town
Washington
Towa
Gospel Message Ministry
Leon
Florence
Walter Sheets
Iowa
Etta
Merle Statler
Beulah
Wilmer Lauder- Man
Brighton
Winnie Beker
Ogden
Utah
Clarence
George Baker
Wesley Songe 70 Former Hawkeye Richfield Area Farmer Dies
Wesley Songe 70 longtime Hawkeye Richfield area farmer died Tuesday at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital Funeral services Thursday at 2 30 p m at St John American Lutheran Church Sumner with Rev Kenneth Alpers and Rev John Sorenson officiating Burial in the church cemetery north of Sumner Emerson Milnes Funeral Home in charge Songe born June 16 1902 in Fremont Township Fayette County Iowa son of Philip and Anna Sorge married Marie Lang March 5 1944 They farmed in the Richfield area northeast of Sumner his wife one son Eugene Iowa City one stepson Dan Buhr Ridgeway two daughters Luella Mrs Wilbur Eckenrod Sumner and Ann Mrs David Oakland West Union one brother Louie Fayette two sisters Mrs Viola Nolte Waverly and Mrs Edna Stohr Oelwein six grandchildren He was predeceased by two brothers and two sisters Sumner United Fund drive for 1973 is $181 75 short of 5000 Anyone wishing contribute may leave donation at First National Bank Joint County Board of Education Franklin Bremer Butler Counties set November meeting November 13 at 8 p m in Joint County Superintendent Allison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Songe
Hawkeye-Richsfield
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
St. John American Lutheran Church
Sumner
Kenneth Alpers
John Sorenson
Church
Emerson-Milnes Funeral Home
Wetley Lee Sorge
Fremont Township
Fayette County
Towa
Philip
Anna Legh Sorge
Marie Lang
Richfield
Marie
Eugene
Iowa City
Dan Buhr
Ridgeway
Luella
Wilbur Eckenrod
Ann
David Oakland
West Union
Louie
Fayette
Mmg
Viola Nolte
Waverly
Edna Stohr
Oelwein
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Louise Geyer
Velma
Janet Rodman
Vera
Waskow, Stepheny
Schultz Memorial Hospital
Steven Waskow
Burnett Waskow
Fred Waskow
Goering
Heather Eloise
Dennis Goering
Trewin
Michael James
Harlan Trewin
Kasemeier
Jason Kim
Seoul
Korea
Daniyl Kbasemeier
Slater, Wyman Lyle
Brookield, Mo
Stephen Slater
Brookfield, Mo
Alfred Leyh
Hunters Breakfast
Sumner Community Schools
Donald Gosch
15Th Dist
Democrat
WM. Westendorf Bremer County
Nixon
City Hall
Robert Ray
George McGovern
Sumner No. 2
Leroy
Dayton
Frederika
Franklin
Ehard Nixon
Covern
Mr Th
Joe
Wit Bremer
United Fund, Inc
Sumner United Fund, Inc
First National Bank
Joint County Board of Education
Bremer
Butler Counties
Allison
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