Randalia Man Demonstrates Falcons at Rotary Club
Randalia resident Jeff McPartlin displayed trained falcons at the Sumner Rotary Club, showcasing hunting ability. On a lecture tour sponsored by Illinois and Wisconsin Fish and Wildlife Commissions, he trains most birds himself, with many captured locally in Iowa. One bird, Amos Hawk, was sent from Denmark.
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Jeff McPartlin
Randalia
Sumner
McPartlin
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Fish and Wild Life Commissions
States
Iowa
Amos Hawk
Denmark
Jaycees Schedule a Trap Shoot in Sumner
Jaycees announce a trap shoot on Sunday October 2 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the trap grounds near the former disposal plant on South Division Street. Lavern Lampe, committee chairman, says turkeys and hams will be awarded to winners as in past shoots. Shooters must bring their own shotguns. shells and refreshments will be sold by the Jaycees. A new shotgun will be raffled.
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Sumner Jaycees
South Division Street
Lavern Lampe
Jaycees
Viva Maria and Smoky bring adventure to Sunset Theatre
Sunset Theatre announces Viva Maria with Brigett Bardot Jeanne Moreau and George Hamilton on Sept 22 23 and 24 followed by Smoky starring Fess Parker Diana Hyland Katy Jurado and Robert Wilke Sept 25 26 and 27. The Texan outdoor epic portrays a western myth with a wild stallion and frontier drama.
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Brigett Bardot
Jeanne Moreau
George Hamilton
Sunset Theatre
Miss Bardot
Fess Parker
Disney Films
Davy Crockett
Daniel Boone
Fess
Diana Hyland
Katy Jurado
Robert Wilke
Mexico
Newborns Born to Peoria and Independence Families
HELLO WORLD RENTZSCH Robert James born Sept 8 at St Francis Hospital Peoria weighing 7 lb X oz to Art and Dorothy Hay Rentzsch of Peoria Ill. Tamara Sue Reed born Sept to James and Cheryl Reed of Independence at Peoples Hospital weight 9 oz. Tamara’s mother was Cheryl Youngblut. Mark Allan Borcherding born Sept 9 at Naeve Hospital Albert Lea Minnesota. parents James and unknown Hor hherding with grandparents Arthur Borcherding Sumner and Charley Bierman Waverly Iowa. A girl PouGlas born Sept 21 1986 at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital to Gregory Douglas and unknown. Sumner Stores and Bevel.
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Rentzsch
Robert James
Art Rentzsch
Peoria
Ill
St. Francis Hospital
Dorothy Hay
Reed
Tamara Sue
Will Hay
James Reed
Independence
the Peoples Hospital
Cheryl Youngblut
B. H. Youngblut
Orcherding
Mark Allan
Naeve Hospital
Albert Ilea
Minn
James Hor~ Hherding
Lake Mills
Arthur Borcherding
Sumner
Charley Bierman
Waverly
PouGlas
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
Gregory Douglas
Lieut Gov Fulton to headline Democratic dinner in Sumner
Iowa Lieutenant Governor Robert Fulton will be the featured speaker at the Democratic Dinner on Wednesday night September 21 at the American Legion Hall in Sumner. Dinner starts at 7 p.m. Also slated are Pat Touchne of Waterloo who beat a rival in the primary and will oppose H R Gross in November, State Senator William Shea of Howard County and August Baethke of Waverly who will face Henry Busch in November. Those unable to attend may hear the speakers later in the evening.
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Iowa
Robert Fulton
American Legion Hall
Sumner
Pat Touchne
Waterloo
H. R. Gross
William Shea
Howard County
August Baethke
Waverly
Henry Busch
Former resident dies in Spokane at 80
William Schumacher aged 80, formerly of Sumner and longtime Spokane area resident, died Friday in a Spokane hospital. He belonged to Lincoln Heights Congregational Church Hotel and Restaurant Employees Local No 400 and the Spokane County Association of the Blind. Survived by wife Maudie son Albert Kerns and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Sunday in Spokane with Rev Frederick H Haag officiating. Interment was in the Farmington cemetery.
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William Schumacher
Sumner
Spokane
Washington
Lincoln Heights Congregational Church
Spokane County Association of the Blind
Schumacher
Maudie
Albert Kerns
Frederick H. Haag
Farmington, Wash
Sumner High to oversee Waterloo Tractor Pull at Dairy Cattle Congress
Sumnerman, Sumner High School Vocational Agriculture Instructor and FFA Advisor, will supervise the Tractor Pull Contest at the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. The event runs Sept 24 to Oct 2 with a closing-day pull on Oct 9 offering 600 in prizes and four weight classes. Weigh-in Oct 2 at Northrup King. drivers briefed at 10 am. contests start 10:30 am. free for the public. Entry blanks available from The National Dairy Cattle Congress, Box 298, Waterloo.
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Sumner High School
FFA
John Scott
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Cattle Congress
Northrup King
Scott
Horse injures youth when pedal breaks and horse steps on him
Patrick Rochford, 14, was riding his bike when a broken pedal caused a fall into a horse’s path. The horse stepped on his arm, causing lacerations. He received treatment at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital Sunday afternoon and was released.
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Patrick Rochford
Jim Rochford
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
Rochford
Hillcrest Home Organ Fund Appeal for Donations
Hillcrest Home trustees urge residents to donate to the Organ Fund for a new organ costing about 1000 dollars. Approximately 400 dollars has been raised. donations aim to fund installation before the mid October open house in the new Hillcrest addition. Contact Elmer Schnadt or Mrs. Clarence Niewoehner or Mrs. Walter Schulz or leave funds at the First National Bank.
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Hillcrest Home
Hillcrest Addition
Organ Fund
Elmer Schnadt
Clarence Niewoehner
Walter Schulz
First National Bank
NE Iowa Peace Officers Meet at Meadowbrook
More than 100 members of the Northeast Iowa Peace Officers Association gathered for their annual meeting Monday at Meadowbrook Country Club in Sumner. The program featured Senator Robert Rigler of New Hampshire, Republican Iowa Senate floor leader, who discussed rising crime and youth issues, noting access to automobiles and a sense that the world owes the young. He cautioned that crime reflects a broader rebellion against laws people agree with. Also noted was the meeting host Sumner Police Chief Art Eltner and President Harold Irons of Cedar Falls, who is blind. John H. Moeller, 63, Waverly area resident, died Saturday after 20 days in Sumner Community Memorial Hospital. he is survived by a daughter, two brothers, a sister, and his parents. Burial was in St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, Waverly.
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Northeast Iowa Peace Officers Association
Meadowbrook Country Club
Sumner
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Iowa Senate
Nespd Association
Harold Irons
Manchester
Sumner Police
Art Eltner
Senator Rigler
Rigler
John H. Moeller
Waverly
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
Bremer County
Henry H
Minna
Brandt) Moeller
Kenneth Hundley
Janesville
Henry
Fred
Otto Ruhs
Emma
Ida
St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
BR. Rigler
Services held for Westgate infant Terri Sue Buhr
Terri Sue Buhr newborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd Buhr of near Westgate died shortly after birth on Friday Sept 16 at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital. Services were held Saturday Sept 17 at 10 30 a m at Milnes Funeral Home with Rev Werner Trelle of Hope Lutheran Church officiating. Interment in Church Cemetery. Survivors include her parents maternal grandparents Dale Ashline of Froelich and Mrs Buhr Westgate paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Wm Buhr Westgate and paternal great grandmother Mrs Richard Bartels Sumner. John Briggs Sunrise Guest Home Fredericksburg will hold a public auction at his residence East Second Street Friday Sept 30. Sale includes property and household items. Sale bill to be published next week. Farm equipment of the estate of the late Rupert Hildebrandt to be sold at public auction on Wednesday Oct 5 and farm equipment of the estate of the late Albert Lienau to be sold on October 8.
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Terri Sue Buhr
Floyd Buhr
Westgate
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
Milnes
Werner Trelle
Hope Lutheran Church
Church
Terri Sue
Dale Ashline
Froelich
Iowa
Wm. Buhr
Richard Bartels
Sumner
John Briggs
Fredericksburg
East Second Street
Rupert C. Hildebrandt
Albert Lienau
Jaycee Ettes State Board Meet Draws 147 Attendees
The Town Fall Board meeting of the Jaycee Ettes drew 147 members from across the state on Saturday September 17 at the St John American Lutheran Parish Hall. Attendees from Moville traveled overnight and arrived first, with eight new clubs chartered including Ankeny Centerville Gladbrook Moville Muscatine Oskaloosa Webster City and Pleasantville. The day featured executive sessions registration forums and reports led by state officers and directors.
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St. John American
Jean Gruber
Indianola
Shirley Lampe
Cecelia Waskow
Sumner
Joyce Fountain
Iowa City
Joyce Hall
Des Moines
Jaycees
Kathy Tully
Ankeny
Centerville
Gladbrook
Moville
Muscatine
Oskeloosa
Webster City
Pleasantville
John
October Draft Call Tops Bremer County in Years
Bremer County braces for the largest draft call in recent years with 12 men slated for induction in October, the Selective Service says. The batch includes married men under 12 months, and older-married men without children. two from the latter group are noted. September’s eight draftees left for Fort Leonard Wood. among them were Hoth brothers Jerald and Roger, Chester Stephens, Larry Kammeyer, Marlowe Hoth, Larry Schilling, Richard Buchholz, Joel Wikner, and Donald Suhr, with Suhr inducted from Georgia though living in Bremer.
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Bremer County
Selective Service
Marlene Hansen
Fort Leonard Wood
Jerald Hoth
Roger Hoth
Chester Stephens
Larry Kammeyer
Marlowe Hoth
Larry Schilling
Richard Buchholz
Waverly
Joel Wikner
Denver
Heth
Sumner
Iowa City
Schilling
Marshalltown
Wikner
New Hampton
Donald Suhr
Georgia
Sumner Fire Department Handles Weekend Calls
Sumner firemen answered three calls over the weekend with two on Saturday and one on Sunday. A 3:30 p.m. Saturday blaze at 614 North Pleasant Street burned a tarpaulin by the garage, causing second degree burns to Richard Johnson and a minor knee burn to Greg Jobe. A later Saturday call involved a small fire in Carl Rogahn's Model A Ford with wiring damage but no serious harm. Sunday saw a grass fire one mile west and 1.5 miles north of Sumner with no damage.
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Sumner
William Johnson
North Pleasant Street
Richard Johnson
William Johnsons
Greg Jobe
Marilyn Jobe
Carl Rogahn
Railroad St
Second Street
Leness Hall To Speak At Dairyman's Meet In Tripoli
Royce Leggett Hartley Seydel and Ray Dewey of Carnation Farm Breeding Service invite all local dairy farmers to an Open House meeting Tuesday night September 27 at 8 pm in Tripoli Town Hall. Leness Hall will be the featured speaker, assistant manager of Carnation Milk Farms and Carnation Farm Breeding Service. Refreshments including milk coffee doughnuts and ice cream will follow.
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Royce Leggett
Hartley Seydel
Ray Dewey
Carnation Farm Breeding Service
Tripoli Town Hall
Leness Hall
Carnation Milk Farms
Sumner High extends adult education registration deadline
With only 77 registered for Sumner High School adult education classes the signup period is extended to Monday Sept 26 the opening class day. Call 224-3341 to enroll. Arts and Crafts class already full at 15. four more offerings to be provided if enrolled numbers reach minimums including Advanced Sewing Bookkeeping Fundamentals Driver Education and Adult Farm Class.
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Sumner High School
Lucille Rogers
Vera Knutson
Glenn Wiebke
Gary Walke
Vo. Ag
John Scott
FFA
Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
Sumner
State College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Allen Buhr
Kenneth Karsten
Eugene Knoploh
Dale Lehmkuhl
Wilbert Meyer
John Milnes
Russell Pagel
Richard Reynolds
Harold Snyder
Glenn H. Wiebke
Sumner Gazette Carrier Price Change Notice
Due to price increases and service improvements the Sumner Gazette raises carrier delivery to 5.00 yearly for home delivery effective November 1 1996. Mail delivery prices stay the same. those not visiting by October 15 will switch to mail at 4.00.
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Sumner
Carrier Bay
Sumner Gazette
Carrier Boy
Busuer
Ocashier
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Vernon Holpek
Mattia Zurbriggen
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