Bremer County Fair estimates purses at $6000
The second annual Bremer County Fair is planned for September 20 to 23 in Waverly with $6,000 in purses and premiums. Local news notes sport events, births, deaths, and community happenings from Tripoli and surrounding towns. Population mentions include Kalona visits and a recent housing shortage in Tripoli.
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Bremer County
Waverly
Eva Leege
Florence Bennett
Zatha Gunsalus
Kalona
Joyce Frye
Robert Smith
Iown
Max Eggleston
Siles Eggleston
VFW Plans Purchase of Tripoli Home From Winning Estate
Brandenburg Krueger post of Foreign Wars completed arrangements to buy the Chris Winning estate home in south Tripoli to convert it into a VFW house. Louise Farrow, 74, Tucson, died at her Arizona home July 25. Virtus and wife Stoffregen of Waverly are parents of a 4 pound 12 ounce daughter Vallae Ann born July 20 at Sumner hospital. St. John's Lutheran church of...
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Sophia Wolff
Tripoli
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
Karl Fauth
St. Peter’s Evangelical Church
Paul Kitterer
Elkader
Virginia Lee Koch
Stanley Koch
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Henry Weihe
Main Street
W. J. Meswarth
Weihe
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Louis C. Schmidt
LaVerne Behrens
Sumner
Lester Golz
River Forest
James Crittenden
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
E. H. Hankner
Brandenburg - Krueger Post
Foreign Wars
Chris Winning
V.F.W
Louise Farrow
Tucson
Ariz
Virtus Stoffregen
Vallae Ann
Sumner Hospital
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Meyers bride Bergmann wed in Summer setting
Gladys Meyer daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Meyer of Sumner married Roger N Bergmann son of Mr and Mrs Erwin M Bergmann of Waverly at Spring Fountain on July 25. The couple announced details of the ceremony and following reception.
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Spring Fountain
Gladys Meyer
Earl Meyer
Sumner
Roger N. Bergmann
Erwin M. Bergmann
Waverly
Bremer County Supervisors Meet in Waverly June 27 1955
Bremer County Iowa board met in regular session at the court house Waverly on June 27 1955. Members present were Chairman Schnadt Robt Christopher and Conrad F Heideman. They approved beer and cigarette permits issued to listed applicants and re appointed Jay C Morton to the Soldiers Relief Commission. A budget hearing was set for August 1955 and claims were audited.
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Waverly
Towa
Board of Supervisors
Bremer County
Iowa
Court House
BB. O. Sehnadht
Robt. Christopher
Conrad F. Heideman
Theo. Poock
Klinger
Erhard Moeller
Artesian
Arthur
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
State Highway Commission
Gbe. Schnadt
Rob'j. Christopher
Jay C. Morton
Schnadt
Meyne & Nolte
Readiyn
Christopher
Heideman
Vernon H. Fobesa
Glen V. Lundberg
J. T. Bump
Adjourned Meeting on Readlyn School District Boundaries
Notice of a joint Bremer and Black Hawk County Boards of Education adjourned meeting to fix Readlyn proposed community school district boundaries. Includes date July 26 1955 and listed sections in Fremont Maxfield and surrounding townships. Contains detailed boundary descriptions and affected land parcels.
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County Boards OF Education
Bremer
Black Hawk
Readlyn
Iowa
Bremer and
State of
Boundary Hearing Notice for Bremer and Black Hawk Counties
Public notice announces a joint boundary hearing for Bremer and Black Hawk Counties Iowa on September 7 1955 at 12 pm in Waverly Court House. It lists detailed land sections and townships affected and invites objections in affidavit form filed with the Bremer County Superintendent of Schools by the stated deadline.
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Wavgerly
Iowa
Highway Trap At Rural Intersections Cited In Iowa
An old warning notes blind intersections trap motorists with corn and weeds creating a view block at rural crossings. The piece urges awareness as locals near harvest time and mentions that cutters sometimes remove corn to disable the trap.
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Iowa
Transfers Recorded In Local Property Deeds
Legal transfers list multiple deeds with buyer and seller, properties in Sumner Readlyn and Waverly additions, small revenue figures noted: amounts ranging from 55 cents to 19.25 dollars, parcels including blocks 32 Wolf Hill and 13 Waverly, and an Evangelical Lutheran church conveyance in Readlyn.
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J. C. Triben
Rachel Partridge
Carpenter
Readlyn
Ralph C. Mortimer Jr
Richard Lavern Axline
Hill Top
Delbert M. Bell
Wilford E. Griner
Waverly
Marriage Licenses Listing for Five Couples
Harold Happel age 24 of Waverly and Carolyn Harms age 18 of Denver. Lester Leisinger age 26 of Waverly and Velda Huebner age 19 of Readlyn. Marvin L Wilharm age 24 of Sumner and Bernice H Mohlis age 18 of Sumner.
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Harold Happel
Waverly
Carolyn Harms
Denver
Lester Leisinger
Velda Huebner
Readlyn
Marvin L. Wilharm
Sumner
Bernice H. Mohlis
George Lindsley Attends Social Studies Workshop
George Lindsley Tripoli rural teacher in Bremer county participates in a two week Social Studies Workshop at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. The session ended July 29 directed by Mamie L Anderzhon of Oak Park Illinois. Lindsley works on methods to help children produce engaging social science reports.
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Cedar Falls
George Lindsley
Tripoli
Bremer County
Iowa State Teachers College
Mamie L. Anderzhon
J. H. Cycle Beye School
Oak Park
Ill
Miss Anderson
Shenandoah
Iowa
Mr. Lindsley
Mechanicsville Men Meet in Sasebo Port Reunion
July fourth brought Lawrence Unruh and Henry Unruh together in Sasebo Japan as their ships reached port the same day Lawrence serves on a tanker and Henry serves on an aircraft carrier.
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Lawrence
Henry Unruh
Mechanicsville
Sasebo
Japan
Henry
Finger Loss In Combine Sickle Accident
Leo Baxa a farmer near Lisbon sustained the end of a finger in a recent combine sickle accident.
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Leo Baxa
Lisbon
Courage as a Catalyst for Talent
A quote reflecting that much talent vanishes when courage is lacking. It emphasizes the value of bold action to unlock potential and achievement across endeavors.
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Frederika
Louis J. Pries
August Wendt
East
Washington, D. C
New York City
Ed Brandenburg
Bristow
Garland and Son
William Schlichting
E. Redemann
Chicago
H. H. Schuknecht
Professional Directory
Fire & Casualty
Cedar Rapids
Mutual Trust Life Insurance
M. O. Brye Chiropractor
Waverly, Iowa
Fine Insurance
Agency
Tripoli, Iowa
Bankers Life Insurance
L. J. Magnall
Water Tower
Tripoll
Fred Rewoldt
West Main
H. O. Hastings
Optometrist
Coddington & Hemingway
Attorneys-at-Law
Block & Klemp Building
V. G. Goebel
Biermann
C. R. Barry
F. Ray Robinson
Sumner, Iowa
Syndicate
Des Moines
Hugo Junger-Trude
Antonia Geb
Reinbeck
The
Lundeen- Broadston
Montezuma
B. H. Schnadt
Boards of
Educcation
Range 12
St. P. M
Fremont
Maxfield
Range 11
Franklin Township
Fremer County
Dayem
Kanes 13
Chennington
Black Haw County
Bob Hullihan
County District Court
Bremer Berdine Tiedt Lacy
Vincent C. Lacy
Geo. Lindsley
MH Tin
Shawver Well Co
Fredericksburg
Riviera
Anesville
Jan Garber
Airlines”’ Orchestra
H. M. Kurtz
Mgr
D.V.M
Waverly Dairy
American Savings Bank
Ford
Wm. Ambrose Auto Company
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