Hurwitz and Bartels Rites Mark Sumner Deaths
Funeral services were held for Olga Banks Hurwitz 64 of Sumner at St. John's Lutheran Church with burial in the Lutheran cemetery. She died in March at her son Walter’s home in Aurora and leaves four sons and two daughters. Also funeral services for Herman Bartels 67 of Fayette County were conducted at Hope Lutheran Church near Westgate with burial in Hope Cemetery. Bartels, born July 10, 1868 in Cook County, had a large family including a widow, two daughters Pauline and Agnes, and several brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springville
John Robertus
Des Moines
Herman Cartels
Fayette County
Sumner
Hope Lutheran Church
Westwate
Geret
Hope Cemetery
Mr. Bartels
Cook County
Ilinois
Denver
Maxfield
Bremer County
Minnie Seegers
Pauline
Agnes
John
Sev
August Bartels
Waverly
Herman Brandenburg
Black Hawk County
Confirmation exercises at St John’s Lutheran church and school plays
A Sunday program at St John’s Lutheran featured a confirmation class of 25 children and 4 adults with listed names. Sumner high school seniors planned to perform Have You Seen the Queen on April 7. An Evangelical League pageant titled In the Hearts of Men was presented with an 18-member cast and musical interludes. A stockyards dispute case was dismissed for insufficient evidence after grand jury testimony from local officials. A St Paul’s Lutheran class of five confirmed on March 29 included Evelyn Rosenow, Lydia Sibrenner, Leota and Leona Diereks, and Arnold Tegtmeier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Edna Borcherding
Bernice Kiert
Inez Ebert
Virginia Harms
Melba Jarchow
Lucile Kirchman
Lucile Lamprecht
Marie Lang
Velma Lemke
Elda Marks
Ruth Mirs
Lena Schmaedeke
Irma Sell
Wilburt Becker
Robert Bonnell
Lawrence Gade
George Helley
Robert McKeown
Harold Minkel
Arlin Schultz
Alvin Schwerin
Joseph Volker
Orville Volker
Burnette Waskow
Walter Zumach
Sumner High School
Betty Ludwig
Alma Schwerin
Florence Ragsdale
Norman Barth
Ruth Baxter
Iva Bayness
Floyd Robertson
Wilbur Bethel
Ruth Pleggenkuhle
Mildred Carpenter
Elizabeth Nuss
Lanhard Lamprecht
George Tubesing
Dorothy Gretty
Maxine Patratz
Arthur Tegtmeier
Walter Foist
Waverly
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Evelyn Rosenow
Lydiasibrenner
Leota
Leona Diereks
Arnold Tegtmeier
Brockmeyers Move to West Union for a New Home
Mr and Mrs A W Brockmeyer moved last week to Union where they will establish a home. He came here over a year ago as a Scrreneman for Champlain Refining Co and now works with Quaker State Oil Co. Mrs J F Cass, long ill, was taken to Waterloo for treatment. The piece notes several local visits and drives to nearby towns including Cedar Phage and apolis, with relatives Rockdaschel and Heyer mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
A. W. Brockmeyer
Mr. Brockmeyer
Srenemlan
Champlain Refining Co
Quaker State Oil Co
J. F. Cass
Waterloo
E. C. Peeves
Schuknecht
Apolis
Slwei Iit
Glen Borland
Mpi
Rockdaschel
E. Heyer
A ‘Lever
Cedar Phage
Weekend visitors and families gather in Sumner
Friends and relatives return to Sumner for spring visits and birthdays. Included are Herbert Hochberger, a Coe College student, and many relatives from Dysart, Waterloo, Ames, and Boone visiting parents at local homes. Admission notes record confirmations at St. John’s Lutheran as eight individuals are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Coe College
J. D. Hochberger
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Katherine Smith
Bristow
J. A. Smith
G. A. Waldron
M. M. K. Club
Charles Mantz
Minneapolis
JL. G. Haag
George Nolte
Lorene
Dysart
Sumner
Leo Capper
Iowa State College
Ames
James Baird
State University At
George Lagerwoll
Ross and
Winston
Rochester
Emma Rathbone
Tom Hanlin
Edna
Orpha Parrot
Grant Rhea
Morna Garland
Cresco School
George Garland
E. P. Caple
Frank
Des Moines
Ernest Topp
Varda Lauterbach
Lucinda Wolff
Paul van Gelder
Charles City
van Gelder
Diamond Bros
W. M. McGuiness
F. Ray Robinson
Bridgettes
Ross Rathbone
Janesville
Wisconsin
Tuscon
Arizona
Mildred Wilkins
Hollis Hunt
Oelwein
C. S. Wilkins
Walter Berg
Merle Miller
Cedar Rapids
Walter
Center Valley
Community Notes From Oelwein Area Social Roundup
Mr and Mrs Will Meyer and family hosted visitors including Art Anna Ida and Earl Meyer. Misses Mable and Esther Bock visited parents John and family. Numerous local residents attended the Sumner fair. August Meyer ill with flu but improving. A party in Louie Meyers home featured 500 with Edna Ganske and Elmer Kneadler high and low scores respectively. Carlton Lindner’s death noted. services held in Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Meyer
Art
Anna
Ida
Earl Meyer
Oelwein
Mable
Esther Bock
John Bock
Fred Meyer
Albert
Laura
Fred Bodermann
Floyd Volker
Elmer Wilharm
Osage
John Struck
Will Bock
Carlton Lindner
Waverly
John Koch
Gladys
Stanley
Louie Gaede
Meyer
Paul Schroeder
Albert Rieck
Elmer Knendler
Edna Ganska
Selma Moehla
Arlene
Buck Creek Community News Notes Local Visits and Illness
The Buck Creek area reports multiple social visits among residents. Ernest Knoploh fell ill and underwent appendectomy at his parents home with Drs Whitmeier and Rohlff. The St John Lutheran confirmation class lists 13 members, 12 children and one adult. Numerous families, including Knoploh, Zell, Buhr, Lehmkuhl, Ashbrener, Gade, and Zell, hosted or visited others around Sumner and Buck Creek, with home moves noted for George Kuepker and family to the Wm Zell place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Knoploh
Ernest
Minnie
Loretta
John H. Sell
John Knoploh
W. C. Sell
Sumner
Fred Mohlis, Jr
Herman Zell
Ernest Knoploh
Walter Ashbrenner
Robert Fly
Ashbrener
Wm. Gade
Carl Gade
Fred Gade
Fred Zell
Zell
George Kuepker
Wm. Knopleh Place
Hurwitzs and guests attend funeral in Sumner
Frederika Hurwitz and J J Hurwitz of Tingley with E L Rourke of Waterloo visited Sumner for Olga Hurwitz’s funeral and were hosted for a six o’clock dinner at Emory Henry’s home. Other guests included Clark Tibbetts Clyde Clary Marvel Stensboll and Mabel McGee. Farmers sowed oats in March and April. storm slowed finish. Aid Society sale and supper drew many friends. Mary Hunt of Waverly visited Roy Barber’s family. Della Cory spent a week in Nashua with sister N J Lovering. Elmer Huebner family to move April first from Robert Miller residence to L S Gillett residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hurwitz
Tingley
E. L. Rourke
Waterloo
Sumner
Olga Hurwitz
Emory Henry
Clark Tibbetts
Clyde Clary
Marvel Stensboll
Mabel McGee
Aid Society
Mary Hunt
Waverly
Roy Barber
Della Cory
Nashua
N. J. Lovering
Elmer Huebner
Robert Miller
L. S. Gillett
Pinhook social evening and local visits across Readlyn area
Agerters hosted a Wednesday gathering at their home with Thompson Hei kel Rathbone Meighan and Nerge families plus Henry Drier. Prizes went to the Thompsons. Ruth Mirs celebrated confirmation at St John’s Lutheran Sunner. Local visits included Cletus Aegerter at home, Nerges at Hune mueller’s, Diedrich at Beichhoff’s, Earl Webster and Orville at Buck Creek, and Walter Thompson’s trip to Fredericksburg area to see Stanley Ellison ill. Various callins and employments noted among Readlyn neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Aegerter
Charles Thompson
Laura
Mary
Byron Heikel
Roy Rathbone
James Meighan
Bernice
Geraldine
Leonard
Johnnie Nerge
Henry Drier
Frank Mirs
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Sumner
Ruth
Cletus Aegerter
William Aegerter
Leone Aegerter
Hunemueller
Jake Diedrich
Wm. Beichhoff
Earl Webster
Orville
Buck Creek
Orville Wolker
Lee Dilley
Walter Thompson
Lyle Ellison
Fredericksburg
Stanley Ellison
Clyde Webster
Ernest Judisch
Readlyn
Renetta Judisch
Local Socials and Visits Round Sumner Area
Friday guests attended the Wm Kirchman sale near Sumner. A Kingsley and family, the Harolds, Margaret, Harold Kingsley, Jake Diedrich, and Marvelle were six o clock dinner guests in the John Nerge Sr home Sunday. Laura, Leone, Vera Aegerter, and Otto Wendt with son visited the Nerge home Sunday. Wm Wittenburgs of Sumner visited Charles Thompson home Friday. Henry and Leonard Diedrich visited James Meighan Sunday. Bernice Webster spent the weekend with her parents Clyde and Bernice Webster. Ida Mae Young visited Bernice Meighan Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Kirchman
Sumner
A. Kingsley
Harold Kingsley
Margaret
Harold
Jake Diedrich
Marvelle
John Nerge
Laura
Leone
Vera Aegerter
Otto Wendt and Son
Johnnie Nerge
Wm. Wittenburg
Charles Thompson
Poultry Pioneer Prestien Plans 2000 Chickens at Fall Show
Denver Iowa report highlights Willard Prestien building a 15th structure on his poultry ranch and aiming for a 2000 flock by fall. He operates a 3500 capacity incubator and will hatch 8000 chicks for custom and commercial purposes. Prestien, a state poultry specialist and vice president of the Iowa Brown Leghorn Club, contributes to the state show and poultry congress in Waterloo this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Prestien
Mr. Prestien
Prestien
Ames State College
State Department
State of
Iowa
American Brown Leghorn Club
Poultry Congress
Waterloo
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
Christ Moeller
Art Stonman
Denver
Henry C. Meier
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
John Wedemeyer
Duane Wedemeier
Tripoli
Theodore Drape
William Schlichting
Erwin Mohling
Janesville
Wis
Herman Kehe
Wilbert
Grandma Meyer
Kensett
Darlene Brandt
Albert Brandt
Fred Schoenbohm
Arthur Matthias
Marengo
Floyd Hageman
Presbyterian Hospital
School
Land of Sunshine
English Town Marks Parish Church Centenary
The parish church of Manchester, England, celebrated its hundredth anniversary with a thanksgiving sermon by the bishop. The church sits on Saxon foundations begun in 930 A.D. and features antique stained glass and a five bell peal dating from 1350. Treasured volumes include Foxs Book of Martyrs. Worshipers include martyrs Robert Glover and Mrs Joyce Lewis who died in 1555 and 1557.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
England
Country
Fox
Robert Glover
Joyce Lewis
Glover
Coventry
Popular Cotillon Dance Origins and Practice in England
The cotillon, a French origin dance tied to quad rin music, was once court fashion under Charles X. Beginning with a few couples, it evolved into a ronde form, spreading to England. Dozens of figures exist with elaborate accessories, and sets rotate in sequence or by different figures with guests seating between dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles X
England
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Sumnerites
Herman Bartels
BUCK
Frederika
Pinhook
Denison
Denison Hollow
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co
F. W. Diekman
Tripoli, Iowa
Willard
Tery
Standard Oil Service Station
Grant Battery
Ford
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Nenhaus Garage
Bremer
Lanpher
Joe Sien
Hart Schaffner & Marx
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