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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1973
Page
6
Bremer County ends the dual role by hiring a full time County Sanitarian and separating the zoning administrator duties. The County Board of Health opposed the dual post, noting past conflicts and overwork. Supervisors say the move aligns with rising health and environmental responsibilities.
A public appeal urges the President and Congress to secure full cooperation in energy conservation. It calls for transparency on exports and subsidies, strict fuel use cuts, fewer official cars, and aggressive conservation programs across all government agencies. The message warns of national economic and moral disaster if leaders fail to act and vows broad citizen cooperation if addressed honestly.
The week centers on the energy crisis stressing conservation and shared responsibility. Editorials urge practical actions over blame and highlight personal choices like reducing thermostat use and slower highway speeds. Local notes include deaths of Lorraine Brase, Marie Buhr, Paul Niedert, and Arland Blume, plus a library open house honoring retiring librarian Mrs. Bruns and several community milestones.
Herman Scharnberg 63 dies at Mercy Hospital Oelwein from pneumonia. Mrs Fred Wolfgram improves at home after a mild stroke. Mrs Lester Rieck injured in 10 foot fall from hay bale stack. Paul William returns to Sumner from St Josephs Hospital New Hampton. Elmer Bose 19 loses two fingers in opening day pheasant hunt. Westen dorf couple celebrate 25th anniversary with relatives. Graveling work on Sumner Randalia road starts with new gravel pit east of Sumner. Family gathering honors Mrs S F Fiester of Washington De. R E Farrand involved in a minor auto accident near Dubuque. Julius Schwan homebound ten weeks returns to Sumner. Frank Wescott and G A Liebfarth visit from Toronto. Mrs Fred Norbohm assists daughter move to new Oelwein home. Energy column urges individual action and money savings. Belin book on Kennedy assassination highlighted. Local energy, speed limit debates and district attorney proposals dominate civic coverage. Property tax credits raised to 4500 against 1973 taxes payable 1974-75. No applications needed.
Public notice page shows postal timing and subscription rules for Sumner Gazette, includes poetry and obituary policies, rates for resolutions and cards, advertising terms, circulation figures, and legal advertising provisions. Circulation averaged 2,180 weekly for year ending Oct 1, 1973.
A narrator hides in a tree stand awaiting a deer along a river path. Rainy dawns favor stealth as bluegreen birds and blue jays punctuate the quiet. The moment arrives with the bowstring’s twang and a final, reflective statement that the hunt was worth it.
Friday and weekend callers visit the Albert Rieck and adjacent households. Families from Milwaukee Waterloo and Iowa City join in Thanksgiving dinners and post holiday gatherings at multiple homes in Fredericksburg Jesup and nearby towns.
Sumner Gazette runs weekly poetry by Lillian Dirksen, Midwest poet laureate of Chaparrel Poetry Society. Her verses weave themes of aging, faith, and longing, portraying a grandmother’s inner yearning and journeys beyond.
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