Buhr’s Sky Effe Leads Holstein Show String at Cattle Congress
Buhr's Sky Effe, a purebred Holstein, placed eighth in the two year old division at the National Dairy Cattle Congress Holstein Show in Waterloo. The cow, sired by Gray View Sky Renown and out of Star-General Tri Tomia, is owned by Bernard E. Buhr of Summer. Effe previously won First in the district Black and White Show at Waukon and Second in the All-Iowa Fair two-year-old class, with Best Udder honors at Fayette County Fair. Buhr notes his herd includes 75 purebred Holsteins, with over 60 milking, and an average butterfat of 500 lbs over three to four years.
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National Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Buhr
Sky
Gray View Sky
Bernard E. Buhr
Waukon
Iowa
Fayette County
National Holstein Friesian Association of America
Day of big equipment arrives on Gruenberg farm
The six row corn picker is in use at Alvin Gruenberg’s farm with Allan Plegenkuhle driving, shelling and loading into a wagon. The machine marks a trend toward larger farms as Plegenkuhle plans custom work and the field yields about 135 bushels per acre with minimal weed contamination and moisture still high.
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Alvin Gruenberg
Gruenberg
Allan Pleggenkuhle
Pleggenkuhble
Pleggenkuble
Hunters Bag Two Canadian Geese at Westgate Pond
Bobs Smitley bagged two Canadian geese while hunting along a pond near Downing Park in the Westgate area. Both geese were excellent specimens. Church services and Scout activities are noted for Sunday at the camp with Rev. Kenneth Perinchief and Fr. Joseph Klein in charge.
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Ben Smitley
Smitley
Downing Park
Westgate
Kenneth Perinchief
Joseph Klein
Community Memorial Hospital News Highlights Admits and Discharges
The bulletin lists Admitted and Discharged patients at Community Memorial Hospital from September 28 to October 4 including names such as Mrs. Max Jensen Jr and Mrs. Robert Ball. October events note a gummiage sale hosted by the Sumner Civic Club on October 7 and 8 at the former Gronner Apparel building with set hours.
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Max Jensen, Jr
Sumner
Charlotte Kirchhoff
Robert Ball
Fredericksburg
Herman Bahlmann
Frederika
A. R. Winter
Chris Schlatter
Henry Malzahn
Peter Ketels
W. K. Carroll
Patrick Rochford
Margaret Treloar
Edmund Ommen
Karla Miller
Rose Engel
Raymond Bartels
John Kleitsch
Fairbank
Gerald Warnke
Cecelia Rochford
Ella Sell
Waterloo
William Flanscha
Maynard Klem
Sumner Civic Club
Gronner Apparel
First and
Carpenter Streets
Sumner and county retailers see tax rise in 1966 first quarter
Iowa State Tax Commission reports a 1966 first quarter increase in retail tax payments across Chickasaw and surrounding counties. Sumner merchants paid 24 644.18, up over 2 300 from 1965, with other towns like Waverly Fayette and Oelwein posting boosts. Statewide retail taxes rose from 17 214 086.60 in 1965 to 19 915 726.01 in 1966 as tax on first quarter sales climbed.
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Sumner
Iowa State Tax Commission
Waverly
Tripoli
Chickasaw County
Fayette County
Oclwein
West Union
Belle Plaine
Bellevue
Madrid
Sigourney
Toledo
NorthWest Bell appoints Buenzow Cherokee manager
E Buenzow of Storm Lake named manager for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company at Cherokee. A native of Sumner, he has long service in the company including posts at Dubuque Mason City and Storm Lake. He will relocate to Cherokee with his two children Lars and Lee Ann and is active in Elks and Masonic lodges.
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E. Buenzow
Storm Lake
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Cherokee
Lloyd Fark
Sumner
Buenzow
Iowa State Telephone Company
Northwestern Bell
Dubuque
Navy
The
Telephone Company
Mason City
Waterloo
Mason City Marketing Group
Elks Lodge 1686
Martin Masonic Lodge
Buenzows
Lars
Lee Ann
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Frye named vocational counselor for Iowa project
Robert V. Frye, 37, son of Mr and Mrs J W Frye, named a vocational counselor in a $325.8 million U S labor department financed two year manpower project for twelve southern Iowa counties. Project HQ in Ottumwa with offices in Fairfield Oskaloosa and Centerville. Counties include Marion Mahaska Keokuk Lucas Monroe Wapello Jefferson Wayne Appanoose Davis Washington Van Buren. Frye a State College of Iowa graduate with studies at Iowa University, taught in California Alaska and New York, worked as social case worker in Los Angeles County, a former CI agent in Korea, and a federal investigator in Europe under the Refugee Relief Act.
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Randalia
Robert V. Frye
J. W. Frye
Iowa
U. S. Department of Labor
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Ottumwa
Fairfield
Oskaloosa
Centerville
Marion
Mahaska
Keokuk
Lucas
Monroe
Wapello
Jefferson
Wayne
Appanoose
Davis
Washington
van Buren
Frye
State College of Iowa
University of Iowa
California
Alaska
New York
Los Angeles County
Europe
Korea
First Adult Farmer Class Meeting Draws 29 Attendees
Twenty nine farmers and guests attended the inaugural Adult Farmer Class session in the Vocational Agriculture building led by instructor John Scott. Sylvester Steffen of New Hampton spoke on Shelled Corn Management as topics for a 10 week sequence include soil development nutrition erosion control plant growth and corn production factors. The Bremer County Soil Conservation District invites seventh to thirty second graders countywide to enter the Seven Annual Iowa Safety Speech Contest with cash prizes and a $250 scholarship for the first place winner. Gerald Heller of Sumner visits from Camp Pendleton for a 20 day leave before returning to duty. Shop Sumner Stores First.
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Vocational Agriculture
John Scott
Sylvester Steffen
New Hampton
Scott
Bremer County
Iowa Association of Soil Conservation District
The
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company
Highway 3 Shoulder Improvement Bids Due October 11
The Iowa State Highway Commission will accept bids October 11 for shoulder widening on Iowa 3 in Bremer County. The 44 mile west stretch, connected to projects east to Fayette County, will gain 10 foot shoulders and 23 foot pavement width, at an estimated cost of 262400 dollars. The project, third stage in the plan, aims to boost safety amid a 1530 to 1780 vehicle daily flow and past fatal and injury accidents in the area.
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Iowa State Highway Commission
Iowa Inbrey No. 3
Bremer County
Iowa 241
Fayette County
Commission
Town 3
Iowa 3
Sumner Aces Ready for Homecoming Clash with Waukon Indians
Sumner's football team, led by Art Tegt and coach James Burr, seeks a Homecoming win over the Waukon Indians. The halftime show features the Sumner High School Band and a dance for students and alumni after the game. Admission is 60 cents per person or $1 per couple. The series shows Sumner leading 18-5-2 in 25 meetings since 1941, with recent dominant wins in 1964 and 1965. Trinity Lutheran Church plans a meeting October 6 at 8:00 p.m., and Sumner stores are promoted first.
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First Street
Pleasant Street
Methodist Church
Second
Railroad Sts
Third
Railroad Streets
Sumner
Aces
Upper Iowa
Waukon
Indians
Thomas Cain
Paula Johnston
Lloyd Johnston
Mary McAloon
Jim McAloon
Gail Reimler
Gene Reimler
Lauren Wescott
Stanley Wescott
King
Steve Buhr
Melvin Buhr
Vic Heyer
Charles Heyer
Lloyd Hoth
Gerald Hoth
Tom Tegtmeier
Art Tegtmeter
Sumner High School
James Burr
Waukon Indians
Former Sumner Resident Elected Bank President in Lombard
Elm er Mohling, former Sumner resident, was elected President of the Bank of Lombard by the board of directors in Lombard Illinois. He had served as vice president and head cashier since the bank opened in 1945, filling the vacancy left by the death of Cat C Cruikshank from a heart attack on July 24.
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Sumner
Elmer Mohling
Bank of Ombard
Lombard
Illinois
Mohling
Cat C. Cruikshank
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Cattle Congress
Sommer Stores
Firstl
BOY Scouts
Community Memorial Hospital News
Iion
Adolph Miller
Scout Unity of the District
Bell Manager
C. E. Buenzow
W. A
Andy
Lorenz Schwabe
Pickup
Marvin Buchholz
Lloyd Walker
Wm. Andres
Hillcrest
Carl Rogahn
Ronny Masial
Albert Lienau
Ray Wehling
Sumner Fire Department
Sumner Volunteer Department
Andy Kroeger
Steve
Reuter
Leon Reimler
Clarence Strempke
Pfe
Gerald Heller
U. S. Marine Corps
Martin Heller
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Joan Pleggenkuhle
Lloyd Pleggenkuhle
Upper Iowa College
Fayette
Miss Pleggenkuhle
Sumner Gazette
Trinity Lutheran Church
Firstt
Barbeque Grill
Mia
Lorenz Schwerin
Tim Woods
Margarette Meyerhoff
Coral Schwarzenstein
Sumser, Iowa
J. T. Bump
Ribbeck
Fritz
W. A. Meyer
Clothier
Butt
America
Suki Bor
W. A. Mever Clothier
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