Former Sumner resident Arthur Kirchhoff dies at 59
Arthur Kirchhoff 59 of Waterloo died Thursday at University hospital in Iowa City. Born near Sumner March 20, 1904, he was employed as a rock crusher operator for Concrete Material Co and later by Waterloo Box Co retiring in 1962 due to ill health. He was survived by his wife Cora McDade and several children, plus his mother and multiple siblings. Burial was in Garden of Memories, Waterloo, after services at First Church of the Open Bible.
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Arthur Kirchhoff
Waterloo
Sumner
University Hospital
Iowa City
Church of the Open Bible
Garden of Memories
William
Anna Linder Kirchhoff
Cora McDade
Bushnell
Concrete Material Co
Waterloo Box, Co
House Names 32 Member Calendar Sifting Committee
Speaker Robert Naden of Webster City appoints a 32 member sifting committee to clear all bills with exceptions. The panel, led by Rep. Sam Robinson of Guthrie Center, includes 25 Republicans and seven Democrats.
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House
Robert Naden
Rep
Webster City
Sam Robinson
Guthrie Center
Two-Headed Holstein Calf Born in Humboldt Gains Longevity
A two headed Holstein calf owned by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tripp of Humboldt was born on March 3 and survives beyond the usual week unlikely for such twins.
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Harry Tripp
Humboldt
Readlyn Names Virgil Matthias as Assistant Manager
Readlyn Farmers Co op appoints Virgil Matthias to assistant manager, replacing Orson Kauffman who has joined Fridley Feed Mill partnership in Sumner. Kathy Staack returns from Scholtz Memorial hospital in Waterloo after eight days. Easter weekend visitors and family gatherings noted in Readlyn, Sumner, Tripoli, Dunkerton, Waterloo and nearby towns.
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Virgil Matthias
Readlyn Farmers Co-op
Orson Kauffman
Fridley
Sumner
Kathy Staack
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
J. H. Tiedt
John, Jr
Willhart Schellhorn
Paul Tiedt
Fairbank
Henry Tiedt
Readlyn
Lorraine Schuldt
Tripoli
Arnold Averhoff
Melvin Joens
Dunkerton
Larry Faust
John Tiedt
Minnie Kimball
Joe Meyers
Worth
Donald Fitzgerald
Hobart
Ind
James Meyerhoff
Des Moines
Arnold Meyerhoff
J. W. Judas
Maynard
Lee Gedde
Richard
Clara Boehme
Melvin Boehme
Gordon Happel
Algona
Iowa State College
Ames
Robert Rathe
David Poock
Garry Albrecht
Larry Moeller
Leon Heinemann
LaVonne Kuker
Concordia Teachers College
River Forest
Ill
Timmy
Rueben Widdel
Susan
Marty
Brian
Waverly
Arnold Brunscheen
Danny
Ronnie
Jeff
Werner Brunscheon
New Hampton
Harold Wehling
Allen Memorial Hospital
Easter Visit Notes From Pinhook And Surroundings
Easter Sunday drew a flurry of visits across Pinhook and nearby towns with relatives and friends dropping by homes in Sumner Tripoli Cedar Falls Fredericksburg and Mason City. Notable stops included Ada McConkey visiting Fredericksburg and the Kuethe family hosting Kathy in Cedar Falls along with several residents from Waverly Janesville and Albert Lea. Fleet Street in London is noted as the home of England’s newspaper offices.
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Chester Pals
Ada McConkey
George Wilson
Sumner
Harry McConkey
New Hampton
Harry Wilson
Pat
Greg
August Benzine
Cedar Falls
Dean O'Connell
Tripoli
Marlowe Burke
Mason City
Bob Pape
Josephine O'Day
Fredericksburg
Jake Schneider
Waverly
Ray Kuethe
Robert Schmidt
Howard van Brocklin, Sr
Louie Hannaman
Lawrence Albright
Howard van Brocklin
Howard van Brocklin, Jr
Edmund Webster
David
Dale Schroeder
Bill Buhr
Albert Lea
Minn
Arnold Rieck
Allen Rieck
Janesville
Rena Smith
Inez
Albert Rieck
Kathy Kuethe
Raymond Kuethe
Fleet Street
London
England
Annuals and grafting tips for Iowa gardens from a 1963 column
In a Weekly Garden column by Gene Vincent from Iowa State University, Ben F. Vance promotes easy care annual flowers such as Thumbeline zinnias and impatiens for shade, noting a Tangerine impatiens variant. It covers grafting damaged fruit trees, bridge grafting, and tree wrapping to prevent sunscald and insect entry, plus peat moss soil mixes for shade tree growth.
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Ben F. Vance
Iowa State University
Department of Horticulture
Ames
Senate votes to make state superintendent elective
In the 60th General Assembly sentiment grows to overhaul the public instruction department. The Senate passed a bill to restore elective selection for the state superintendent and a measure to require the governor to appoint all nine board members. Currently eight are elected by delegate conventions and one is appointed by the governor. The superintendent change passed 26 to 24.
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60Th General Assembly
Department of Public Instruction
Senate
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Board of Public Instruction
Roosevelt Discovers River of Doubt in Brazil
Theodore Roosevelt explored a remote Brazilian river later named River of Doubt after initial reports called it the River of Doubt. Expedition findings confirmed the stream’s existence amid jungle and unknown terrain.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Teodoro River
Brazil
Unclear Chronicle Fragment From 1917 Viking Isles Saga
Fragmentary OCR hints at a 1917 United States pursuit near Danish Virgin Islands. Reads like garbled place names and a date, with uncertain event details. Unable to determine precise entities or events from the corrupted text.
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United Stat
Virgin Islands
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Leonard Wilharm
Francis Madden
William Wolfgram
Elma
Elmer McClain
Oelwe
McClain
Irene Schmidt
Orville Bremer
Fred Gade
Westgate
Oelwein
Eldon Dierks
Arlington
Eldon de Grief
Winthrop
Ronald Inman
Chicago
Larry DeGrief
Kettery
Dorothy
Robert
Donald
Alfred
John
Iowa Falls
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Ray Lauterbach
Keene
Tex
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Cleburne
Lyle Dean McGee
C. D. McGee
Osceola
Miss Lauterbach
Oak Park Academy
Nev
Union College
Lincoln
Nebr
Memorial Hospital
College Furniture Manufacturers
Jean Galloway
Hugh Galloway
Albert Pagel
Walter Pagel
Salem Eub Church
Paul Beckman
Commercial Credit Corp
Sumner Woman's Club
American Legion Hall
Legion Hall
Edwin Dedor
Roger Aries
Springville
Lester Kalkbrenner
H. F. Kammeyer
Dedor
Carl Thomas
Duane
Hazleton
Jeanette
Cedar Rapids
Anne
Paul Braun
Scott
Robert Reinking
LaCrosse
Wis
Walter Winter
Theodore Groepper
Menomonie
Minnie Meyer
Miss Meyer
Joan Dedor
Margaret
Dodge
Carl Stewart
Charles City
Frank Lang
Howard Treloar
Cecil Dallenbach
Mercy Hospital
al Wolfgram
Robert Corkery
Lloyd Ludwig
John Corkery
Herbert Carr
Henry Schweer
Iowa
State of
United States Brewers Association, Inc
Iowa Division
Pinhook
Gene Vincent
Tripoli, Iowa
Motorola
Adio and TV
Eighborly
Jawa
Chevrolet
Buhr Chevrolet Company
South Main
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