Sumner High School Names Homecoming Queen and King
Sumner Community High School seniors Cathy Lienau and Jack Hartman were crowned Homecoming Queen and King after a two-stage judging process. Eight candidates per group were narrowed to four finalists, with three attendants named for each group. Cathy and Jack presided over the second half of the football game. More Homecoming Pictures on page 12.
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Sumner Community High School
Cathy Lienau
Wayne Lienau
Jack Hartman
Jim Hartman
Cathy
Jack
Potratz Named Part Time Dean at Washington Univ
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Herbert Potratz will serve part time as Associate Dean of the Graduate School at Washington University in St. Louis. A IL native born July 2 1902, he has been on the WashU faculty since 1946 after leading Plutonium Analysis at Los Alamos 1944 46. His research spans Analytical Geochemistry and Activation Analysis with publications including Uranium and Thorium Series Disequilibria in Marine Mollusks. He holds degrees from Illinois and Colorado and is active in several professional societies. Congressman Culver’s visit to Bremer County postponed to November 19 due to schedule conflicts. Dean Elliott born October 10 in New Hampton welcomed a newborn son weighing 9 pounds 6 ounces at St Joseph Mercy Hospital Sumner. Shop Sumner Stores promises low prices and friendly service.
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Herbert . Potratz
Washington Univeristy
St. Louis
Potratz
Dwyer Place
Ladue
University of California, Los Alamos Laboratory
Washington University
University of
University of Colorado
American Chemical Society
American Association For the Advancement of Science
American Association of University Professors
Petratz
Sumner
Sumner Public High School
Vivian Miller
Mississippi
Rock Club to Host Third Annual Rock Show in Sumner
The Northeast Iowa Rock Club plans a two day rock show at Legion Hall Sumner October 23 24 with hours 1 pm 9 pm Saturday and 10 am 6 pm Sunday. Exhibit items include agates minerals crystals fossils jewelry Indian artifacts and a silent auction plus fluorescent displays and refreshments. Admission is 25 cents per person with under 12 free.
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Northeast
Iowa
Peace Officers plan benefit dance Oct 22
The Bremer County Peace Officers Association will host a dance on Friday night October 22 at the Riviera Ballroom in Janesville with Don Rhines and his orchestra providing music. Tickets are available from any peace officer in the county, including Sumner Police Department members. Proceeds go to a worthy cause, last year funding picnic tables for Conservation Parks.
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Bremer County Peace Officers Association
Riviera Ballroom
Janesville
Don Rhines
Sumner Police Department
Sumner Introduces New Police Officer Gordon Garrett
Sumner welcomes Gordon Hugh Garrett 28 as a full time police officer. Born in California he previously worked for private investigation and security firms in Milwaukee before relocating to Waterloo. Garrett was one of four finalists for the job to replace the late Vern Sauer and now lives with his wife Nancy and son Mark at 221 Water St Summer.
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Sumner
Gordon Hugh Garrett
Garrett
Department
California
Milwaukee
Waterloo
Vern Sauer
Nancy
Mark
Water St
Community Centennial meeting to kickoff Sumner plans
A public meeting is set for Monday October 25 at 8:00 p.m. in the Junior High School gym to discuss Sumner’s Centennial celebration planned for July 1972. Rogers Company will outline action plans and a Rogers consultant will discuss the plan of action and answer questions.
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Sumner Community School
Sumner
Rogers Company
Centennial Corporation
James R. Heyer
Dale Lehmkuhl
Bill Nauholz
Lehmkuhl
Rogers
Sumner City Council backs deputy sheriff stationing
Sumner City Council in a regular mid month session favored stationing a county deputy sheriff in Sumner. Greg Buckendahl, a Sumner resident, was hired as the third deputy and will reside in Sumner and work from the city. The council will request Buckendahl be allowed to live in Sumner and operate out of the city.
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Sumner
Greg Buckendahl
Sheriff's Office
County Sheriff’s Department
Buckendahl
Marvin Meyer
Duane Miner
Gerbil Guests Move Into Durant Elementary Room 2A
In room 2A at Durant Elementary School two gerbils named Snoopy and Ginger joined Mrs. Lynn Platt’s class on Monday October 11 1971. The creatures from Asia adopted as pets quickly and produced their first litter the next day with two offspring though they did not survive. Students note their desert origin their low water needs and their cage care including biweekly cleaning and shredding materials for warmth.
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Durant
Snoopy
Lynn Platt
America
Asia
Ginger
Arnold Cahey
Mary Sherburne
Andrea Reynolds
Brenda Bergman
Spencer Decor
Long weekend for Sumner pupils disrupts school schedule
Sumner Community Schools announce a long weekend with no school Friday October 22 and early dismissal Thursday October 21 to allow teachers to attend the State Teachers Convention in Des Moines. Friday is In-Service Day for Teachers with various activities. Football fans note the North High game moves to Saturday October 23 at 7:45 p.m. at Sumner Senior High Field.
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Sumner
Des Moines
North High
Senior High Field
Veterans Day closings hit local banks and post office
The First National Bank of Sumner and the Sumner Post Office will be closed all day Monday in observance of Veterans Day. No mail delivery or outgoing mail processing. lobby available for deposits. City offices Mayor Matt Legh and City Clerk Lydia Reisner also closed. Town State Liquor Store to shut for the day.
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First National Bank of
Sumner
Oswald Worthmann
Worthmann
Matt Legh
Lydia Reisner
Car fire in Sumner parking lot and local hires noted
Sumner Volunteer Fire Department answered a Monday evening call to McAnnon's Super Valu parking lot where a fire in a car back seat was quickly extinguished with minor damage. The car belonged to Jerry Uhlenhopp, an employee of the store, who said youths were nearby shortly before the blaze. Also noted are staffing changes at Lande Chevrolet Oldsmobile with Bill Johnson joining as a used and new car salesman, and Mike Nuss hired as part time salesman alongside Paul Springer.
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Sumner
McAnnon
Jerry Uhlenhopp
Uhlenhopp
Bill Johnson
Sumner TV & Appliance
Lande Chevrolet-Oldsmobile, Inc
Paul Springer
Mike Nuss
Upper Town College
Fayette
Lande Chev.Olds, Inc
Cable splicer advances Sumner Fredericksburg lines
United Telephone progresses a 160000 dollar project to add extended service lines from Sumner to Fredericksburg and storm proof long distance to New Hampton. Three splices on 000 pair cables enable new lines on Main Street and northwest Sumner, with service expected before December 1 and early 1972. A seven block aerial cable along Pleasant Street links the Sumner switching center to Fredericksburg wiring, enabling one and two party lines in NE Sumner.
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Sumner
Fredericksburg
New Hampton
United
Bill Shrum
United Telephone
Pleasant Street
Second Street
Walnut
Shin
Natural gas rates lowered by 3 percent for Peoples customers
Peoples Natural Gas will cut its Town district rates by three percent annually for residential users, effective October billings, reflecting lower wholesale costs from Northern Natural Gas. A $425,000 refund will appear as credits on upcoming bills as part of a settlement with the Federal Power Commission. Separately, Harold Diemer, Alpha farmer, was hospitalized after a fall from a grain bin, fracturing his right heel and suffering back pains.
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Peoples Natural Gas
Northern Natural Gas
Richard Mayne
Peoples Central Region
Peoples
Northern
Northern Natural Gas Company
Federal Power Commission
Harold Diemer
Alpha Community
Diemer
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Culver
Bremer County
Democratic Central Committee
Paul Woods
John Culver
Wartburg College
Carver's
Waverly
Elliott
Dean Allen
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Robert Elliott
Shop Sumner
Upper
Bellevue
Upper Iowa College
Jo Lynn Brockhage
Robert Brockhage
Upper Iowa
Peace Officers
East End
West End
Crain
DUIS
City Council
Rural Fire Association
Greg Smitley
Gordon Garrett
Gerbil
Sumner School
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