Ellanor Hirsch Tops 4-H Garden Judging Countywide
Ellanor Hirsch of the TNT 4-H club won the outstanding garden in county judging. Several other gardens received superior, blue ribbon, and red ribbon awards from groups including Readlyn ettes, Wapsie Whirlwinds, Cloverteenettes, and Franklin Blue Belles with multiple named participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellanor Hirsch
TNT 4-H Club
LaRue Dettmering
Readlynettes
Christel Rinkleff
Marie Bentley
Wapsie Whirlwinds
Jo Ann Hildebrandt
Janet Hildebrandt
Cloverteenettes
Peggy Lockard
Dorothy Fortsch
Alice Ann Fotsch
JoAnn Leehey
Franklin Blue Belles
Mary Margaret Ormston
Sandra Shipman
NRG
Doneth Zipse
Sharon Zwanziger
Carol Zwanziger
Beverly O'Connell
Judy O'Connell
Judy Schwerin
Ruth Anne Joens
Rosemary Bolte
Joann Joens
TNT
Nancy Albrecht
Judy Rommel
Myrna Lockard
Lee Ann Schumacher
Betty Huebner
Maxfield Merry Maids
Carolyn Hunemuller
Tripoli
St John Evangelical church notes guest speaker then meetings
Church listings show St John Evangelical and Reform ed Siegel V D Weidler pastor with Sunday school at 9 00 worship at 10 00 guest speaker Rev Leonard Stockmeier. Junior Mission Band picnic Friday at 1 00 then Sunday school 9 15 worship 10 15 with sermon Give Account of Thy Stewardship. Also St John Lutheran Ladies Aid Thursday 2 00 and Brotherhood at 8 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John’s Evangelical and Reformed
Siegel V. D. Weidler
Leonard Stockmeier
A. A. Krause
St. John’s Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Meeting
St. John’s Lutheran Brotherhood Meeting
Local social notes from Sumner and Waterloo region
Mr and Mrs Wilfried Westendorf and family of Sumner and Mrs Richard Dwyer and children of Minneapolis visited various homes across the area through Sunday and Monday. Several residents including LeRoy Platte at Sc Wohl Memorial Hospital and Mrs August Klemp Sr in Waterloo were noted for hospital stays with updates on health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfried Westendorf
Donald, Eldon
Carol Lynn
Sumner
Richard Dwyer
Minneapolis
Arnold Platte
Clarence Wehling
Wesley Sauerbrei
Scchitz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Wendell Westendorf
Larry Lee
Steven Ray
Robert Judisch
Dale
Carol
Mary Adams
Oelwein
Denver Rallies to Defeat Waverly 3 2 in Ninth
Denver trailed 2 1 entering the bottom of the ninth but exploded for two runs to beat Waverly 3 2 at Denver. Key hits came from Laverne Bruns including a double, with Morgan Wason and Kurt Bitterly aboard in the late rally. Cedar Valley standings show strong teams leading the pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siegfried Falk
C. Lehmkuhl
Denver
Waverly
Laverne Bruns
R. H. E. Waverly
Morgan and
Wason
Kurt Bitterly
Willard
Pet
Src
Town Hall Calendar Highlights For August Events
Local listings show Extension Service activity on Wednesday August 3. Saturday August 6 features Music Inc. Monday August 8 hosts the Firemen. Tuesday August 9 includes the American Legion and Auxiliary activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music, Inc
American Legion and Auxiliary
Teen-Age Drivers Reform Club Renamed Roadwinders
The July meeting of the Teen-Age Drivers club at Tripoli Town hall formed a new name Roadwinders with 20 members present. Vice president Fritz Krueger opened the session and A S Czachawski of the Memphis police spoke on Tennessee driving laws and accident causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Town Hall
Terry Dreyer
Fritz Krueger
Roadwinders
Dreyer
Bcards
Jeanie Biermann
Mark Wilharm
Jim Block
Sweets Marsh
Judy Schlichting
Marvin Gatch
Jim Kingsbury
J. J. Casey
A. S. Czachawski
Memphis, Tenn
Tennessee
Funeral and social notes from Frederika and surrounding towns
Mrs Clyde McConkey attended funeral services for Mrs Minnie Hahn at Frederika Lutheran church Monday afternoon. Many local families and relatives are listed visiting, hosting, or commemorating birthdays and reunions across Frederika New Hampton Oelwein Tripoli Ionia and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde McConkey
Minnie Hahn
Frederika Lutheran Church
Lyden O'Day
Washington, D. C
Herman O’day
Irene O'Day
Ethel Griffin
New Hampton
James Eveland
Herman
Frederika Park
St. Bridget’s Altar and Rosary Society
George Wiegens
Earl O'Connell
John Donnell
Jim
John
George Banwell Sr
Ionia
D. Holt
Cedar Rapids
John Fays
Howard van Brocklin Sr
Buls Kent wed at New Hampton in Iowa ceremony
Jane Ardyce Kent of Waterloo married Lloyd W. Buls of Tripoli in St Olaf Lutheran church New Hampton. Attendant Janet Kent and best man Kenneth Kent Jr. shared the wedding role. The bride, a former Iowa State Teachers College student, works in Northwestern Bell’s traffic office Waterloo. Groom works at John Deere Tractor Works. They reside at 909 Lafayette Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Ardyce Kent
Waterloo
Kenneth Kent Sr
Alpha
Lloyd W. Buls
H. H. Buls
Tripoli
Harold Pearson
St. Olaf’s Lutheran Church
New Hampton
Janet Kent
Kenneth Kent Jr
Hawkeye
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Bull
John Deere Tractor Works
Lafayette St
Grasshoppers in County Hit Hayfields and Corn Silks
Grasshoppers damage county hayfields with bare stem sections and silks eaten in corn. Advice recommends leaving uncut hay swaths then spraying, using insecticides such as Hepachlor, Aldrin, Dieldrin, Toxaphene, and Chlordane, with timing varied by product and pasture use. Hot weather favors Dieldrin Aldrin and Hepacholor. Corn borer pupation rapid, emergence low, eggs laid early and late, complicating spray timing.
Haase Family Receives Help Building New Home at Clear Lake
Mr and Mrs Ernest Haase Mr and Mrs Herman Tegtmeier Mr and Mrs John Koch Mr and Mrs August Towne and Mr and Mrs John Henning left Saturday for Clear Lake to assist Mr and Mrs Henry Haase in building a house. Herman Tegtmeier stayed a few days while others returned Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Haase
Herman Tegtmeier
John Koch
August Towne
John Henning
Clear Lake
Henry Haase
Farmer Guidance on Insect Control Tactics
The document outlines farmer options for handling pest issues. It discusses timing for picking early crops, drying artificially to prevent ear drop, choosing late planted fields for treatment, and monitoring fields for 100 egg masses per 100 plants. It also suggests mixing two ounces of dieldrin with each 1% pounds of DDT to control grasshoppers and the corn borer.
Bergmann Relatives Hold Annual Reunion At Readlyn Park
Descendants of the late August Bergmann held an annual reunion Sunday in Readlyn park. A noon picnic dinner was followed by visiting and cards. Attending were numerous Bergmann relatives and spouses from Tripoli Waterloo Waverly Shell Rock Denver and Readlyn with children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
August Bergmann
Readlyn Park
Wm. Bierman
Erwin
Lena Hartmann
Clara Bergmann
A. Ladage
Orville Schumacher
Tripoli
Arthur Bergmann
Waterloo
Ewald Soldwisch
Vernon
Willard Sauerbrei
Waverly
Gene Ball
Shell Rock
Arnold Bergmann
Denver
Fred Hartmann
Guthrie Center youth recovering after detasseling shock
Jim Spalding of Guthrie Center is in the hospital in shock after scratching corn plants while on a detasseling crew. The reaction is described as rare, caused by exposure to corn plant scratches and the resulting shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Spalding
Guthrie Center
Cow driver suffers lung puncture in accident
Dean Ner vig of Hardy fell on a stick while driving cows and punctured a lung. He is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Nervig
Hardy
Two Tripoli Men Graduate From Om Service School
Two Tripoli men, Pvt. Paul V. Bremer and Pvt. Glenn H. Wolfgram, graduated from the graves registration course at the Quartermaster School, Fort Lee. They learned to collect, evacuate, identify, bury deceased personnel under military jurisdiction, and to supervise handling of personal effects. Bremer, 18, and Wolfgram, both Tripoli High School graduates, entered the army in February and were last stationed at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Lee
Tripoli
Quartermaster School
Fort Lee
Paul V. Bremer
Paul A. Bremer
Glenn H. Wolfgram
Malinda Wolfgram
Bremer
Tripoli High School
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Wolfgram
Frederika Flower Show Sponsored by W S C S
The annual flower show sponsored by the W S C S of the Methodist church was held today in the church parlors. Judging was at 2 p m with a program to follow. Ten prize divisions featured judges and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederika
W.S.C.S
Beisners Attend Waterloo Seed Sales Luncheon
Mr and Mrs Walter Beisner attended a Friday afternoon luncheon at Blacks tearoom Waterloo hosted for Funk Hybrid Seed corn salesmen and their wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Beisner
Black’s
Heat Wave Lingers Over Tripoli and Vicinity
The region endures a seventh straight hot week with highs around 101 degrees and a low near 68, while residents note two comfortable nights amid high humidity. The forecast calls for at least five more days of heat, though a small rain on Monday brought 0.9 inch of moisture and cooling winds. A storm front drifted in Saturday bringing hail to Sumner vicinity and no rain, leaving crops thirsty for rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Sumner
FE. C. Biermann
Bowles Aces Hole at Indianois Country Club
Golfer Bill Bowles scored a hole in one at the Indianois Country Club recently. The feat comes during a local round as Bowles added momentum to his season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bowles
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