Sumner Rotary hosts Jack Shelley speaker on teachers night
Sumner Rotary Club held its annual Teachers Appreciation Night at the Methodist basement with over 150 attending a turkey dinner. Featured speaker Jack Shelley, associate professor of journalism at Iowa State, recalled World War II as a former WHO news director and war correspondent, sharing anecdotes from his career and travels.
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Jack Shelley
Center
WHO
Jim Tranbarger
M. M. Rogers
Sumner Rotary Club
Shelley
Methodist Church
Sumner Community Schools
Rotaryannes
Iowa State University
Sumner High
Sonja Sears
Jim Burr
James Lahman
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Peter Rabbitt
Bunny
Jack
Lear
Gonda
Shanda
Ing
Missouri
Douglas MacArthur
General MacArthur
Waller Reed Hospital
Ames
Scott Named to State Voc Ag Association Office
Sumner vocational agriculture instructor John A. Scott has been chosen as a Vice-President of the Iowa Vocational Association representing the Vocational Agriculture Teacher's Division. He previously chaired legislation manufacturers relations public relations and nominating committees and now chairs the Advisory Committee for the annual Iowa Vocational Agriculture Conference sponsored by the Vocational Division State Department of Public Instruction.
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Sumner
John A. Scott
Iowa Vocational Association
Vocational Agriculture
Scott
Teacher's Association
Iowa Vocational Agriculture Conference
State Department of Public Instruction
Birth Notices for Shawver Warnke and J Rlemp in Sumner
Susan Maureen Shawver born Friday September 23 in Denver Colorado to Marvin and unnamed Shawver. Wendy Sue Warnke born September 25 1966 at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital weight 7 pounds by parents Gerald and Mrs Warnke of Sumner. J Rlemp born September 27 1969 at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital weight 10 pounds 2 ounces to Maynard Hismp and spouse of Gunner.
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Shawver
Susan Maureen
Denver
Colo
Marvin Shawver
George Shawver
Marlowe Burke
Fredericksburg
Warnee
Wendy Sue
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
Gerald Warnke
Sumner
Jrlemp
J . Freak
Maynard Hismp
Gunner
FFA Committees to Meet This Week at Sumner Voc Ed
Members of the Sumner Future Farmers of America Chapter Public Relations Program of Work and Executive Committees will convene Wednesday and Thursday at the vocational agriculture building to lay plans for the school year. The regular meeting follows the bonfire and pep session on Thursday night October 6. Several members and the Chapter Advisor John Scott will attend Iowa State University Career Day and the Iowa State-Kansas football game on Saturday October 8.
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Sumner Future Farmers of America
Vocational Agriculture Building
John Scott
Towa State University
Iowa State-Kansas
United Fund Drive Launches New Residential Collection
Sumner United Fund Inc opens its 1967 drive with delivery of information letters envelopes and return envelopes to Sumner homes by Gazette carrier boys There will be no door to door soliciting as in prior years The board hopes the new method will increase acceptability and maintain or surpass last year's donations President Mrs Ken Varsten explains the need remains strong and solicitors are harder to secure
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Sumner United Fund, Inc
United Fund Board
Sumner
Ken Varsten
Jaycees Stage Weekend Car Show With Local Dealers
Community events center on the annual 1967 new car show in Sumner hosted by Lande Chevrolet Oldsmobile Walker Motor Wuttke Motors. Free gifts refreshments drawings at each lot feature Olds Chevrolets Fords and Chrysler Dodge Plymouths plus open house at Sumner TV owners William and Mrs Johnson. Sumner Tire Shop runs a three day Porky pig giveaway and Sumner Variety promotes a weekend sale tied to the car show.
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Sumner
Lande Chevrolet-Oldsmobile, Inc
Walker Motor Co
Wuttke Motors
Lande Chevrolet- Olds, Inc
William Johnson
Sumner TV
Coast To Coast
Sumner Tire Shop
Porky
Sumner Variety
Sumner auto crash injures three teens on West First
A Friday night collision on West First Street near KCs station left Allen Fritz 17 Ray Haase 18 and Dan Meyer 15 hospitalized. Fritz and Haase later transferred to University Hospital Town City. Meyer released Monday. Investigating officer cited possible fault by both drivers.
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Allen Fritz
Ray Haase
Fritz
Chevrolet
Dan Meyer
Haase
Iowa City
Meyer
Sumner
West First St
Sumner Hospital
University Hospital
Town City
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
Wayne Specter
Denver
K.C
Wayne Soeder
First St
Fritz Auto
Herbert Haase
Oscar Gutknecht
Lorenz Meyer
Grass Fire Near Sumner Suppressed by Volunteers
Sumner volunteer firefighters answered a Friday afternoon call to a grass blaze at the Wayne Lienau farm, three miles west and north of Sumner, burning through a ditch and along the Chicago Great Western right of way. Sparks from a passing train are blamed. no serious damage reported. Also notes Cub Scout recruitment via Marvin Tiedt with meeting at Legion Hall Monday at 7:30 p.m. CET 24.
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Sumner
Wayne
Marvin Tiedt
Legion Hall
Waskow Dies at 80 After Long Sumner Life
Fred W. Waskow 80, retired carpenter and farmer, died Thursday Sept 22 at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient three weeks. Funeral services were Sunday Sept 25 at St. John American Lutheran Church with Rev. John Mohr officiating. Burial in church Cemetery. Milnes Funeral Home in charge. He was born Feb 10 1886 in Banks Township Fayette County Iowa. Married Emma Karsten May 18 1911. Survived by wife Emma two sons George and Burnett two daughters Evelyn and Florence eight grandchildren four great grandchildren one sister Clara Wilkens. Grandchild Steven Waskow serving in Viet Nam. Preceded in death by parents and four sisters.
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Fred W. Waskow
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
St. John American Lutheran Church
John Mohr
Milnes Funeral Home
Frederick William Waskow
aBnks Township
Fayette County
Iowa
William
Frederika Pries Waskow
Emma Karsten
Sumner
Herman Bredow
Waskow
Emma
George
Burnett
Waterloo
Evelyn
Florence
Leslie Oakes
Randalia
Clara Wilkens
Steven Waskow
Viet Nam
Sumner Scouts Canoe Trip on Upper Iowa River
Sumner Boy Scout Troop 45 with two leaders paddled the Upper Town River from Kendallville to Bluffton on a 5:30 am start, arriving 4 pm, in rain after 1 pm. Participants include Jeff Bowing Ben Creager Jeff and Mike Duhrkopf Shawn Elmer Marvin Freeman and others. Jay Friederich Bob Ribbeck and Wilbert Meyer joined Bluffton.
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Sumner Boy Scout Troop 45
Bob Duhrkopf
Webeloes
Harold
Pat” Snyder
Upper Town
Kendallville
Bluffton
Jeff Bowing
Ben Creager
Jeff
Mike Duhrkopf
Shawn Elmer
Marvin Freeman
John Friederich
Allen Mabon
Mike Meyer
Mark
Steve Rogers
Gene Reuter
Matt
Pat Sexton
Mitch Schultz
Pat
Mike Snyder
Mark Tegtmeier
Rick Vorman
Jay Friederich
Bob Ribbeck
Wilbert Meyer
Driver's license renewal team to visit city hall
The renewal team will be at the former council room in City Hall from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday October 1. Residents with renewals due or whose birthdays fall within the 30 days before or 40 days after may use this service.
Democratic Dinner Honors Fulton Dignitaries in Iowa
About 90 attendees, including Lt. Gov. Robert D. Fulton, heard state and local Democratic candidates at the American Legion Hall. Lorne Worthington, L. A. Pat Touchie, and August Baetke were named as candidates for state offices, with discussions on modernizing state and local government. Fulton urged support for changes to strengthen executive, legislative, and local governance.
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the Legion Hall
Florence Lease
Democratic Committee
American Legion Hall
Iowa
Robert D. Fulton
Lorne Worthington
Lamont
L. A
Pat Touchie
Waterloo
Congress
H. R. Gross
August Boetke
Waverly
Henry Busch
Fulton
Funeral services held Saturday for August Westendorf
Funeral services for August J. Westendorf 91 longtime Sumner resident were held Saturday at St John American Lutheran Church Sumner at 1 30 p m with Rev John Mohr officiating Interment followed at the church cemetery Emerson Gersonde Chapel handled arrangements Westendorf born April 21 1875 in Germany came to the United States in 1880 settled in Bremer County later moved to Sumner He married Anna Brandt in 1910 survived by son Leo three daughters Esther Lydia Berdena 11 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and a brother Arthur of Minnesota
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August J. Westendorf
Bartels
Waverly
St. John American Lutheran Church
Sumner
John Mohr
Emerson-Gersonde Chapel
Germany
Joseph
Wilhelmenla Reineste Westendorf
United States
Maxfield
Bremer
Anna Brandt
Leo
Esther
Leslie Buhr
Lydia
Arnold Judisoh
Berdena
Lester Hoepfner
Hawkeye
Arthur
Minnesota
Start Adult Farm Classes Monday Start Adult Farm Classes Monday
A series of 20 Adult Farm Classes begins Monday Oct 3 led by John A Scott Sumner High School Vocational Agriculture Instructor. The first session covers management of high protein and high moisture shelled corn with a guest consultant. Subsequent sessions address feeding value hybrid selection rotations soil analysis and more.
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John A. Scott
Sumner High School
Beatt
God
Sunset Theatre to close in Sumner on Oct 19
The Sumner Jaycees announce the Sunset Theatre will cease operations on Wednesday Oct 19 due to insufficient attendance and ongoing losses. They hope another group may take over, with Jaycees offering labor and concession support if needed. The theatre has operated for over three years under Jaycee Ettes and is seen as a community recreation site facing possible permanent closure.
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Sunset Theatre
Sumner
Sumner Jaycees
Richard Smith
Smith
Jerry Waskow
Jaycees
Lloyd Johnston
The
Jaycee Eltes
Peter Forssman
Aasum
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Rotary
Rogers
State Voc. Ag. Assoc
FFA
United Fund
Sumner Scouts
Iowa River
Bremer County
Sadie King
Paul Woods
Pat Touchae
Lowa
Westendorf
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