Extensive Local Social Visits Across Waverly Area
A flurry of Sunday and weekend calls spans Waterloo Oelwein West Union and beyond. Neighbors and relatives including Kuhrt, Thies, Brase, Koch, Ambrose, and Haverkamp visit, dine, and attend family gatherings in Waverly, Sumner, Charles City, and Hawkeye with trips to Winona and Norwich noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Reeves
Waverly
Call Ait
C. Otteretter
Robert Kuhrt
Everett Meier
West UN
Son
Pauline Koch
Rudy Kochs
Waterloo
Wm. Bull
Erwin iKappmeyer
Rudy Piegers Visied
John Thies
Walter Bull
Fred Gade
Fred Holm
Finne Graham
Oelwein
Ross Kelsey
Nevada
C. B. Kelsey
Clara Zabel
Dorothy Rolfes
Charles City
Social Security rep to visit Waverly courthouse
A Social Security Administration representative will be at the Waverly courthouse on Thursday August 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon to help people file applications for federal old age survivors or disability insurance benefits obtain original and duplicate social security account number cards and employer identification numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Waverly
Court House
Leader Office Staff Potluck Dinner at Buckley Home
The Leader office staff and their families held a potluck dinner Saturday evening at the home of William A Buckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leader
Wm. A. Buckley
Birthday Supper for Mrs Weires Observed
Mr and Mrs Ray Fink and family were supper guests at Mrs Anna Weires home in Waverly on Sunday to celebrate Mrs Weires birthday observing the family gathering amid warm wishes and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Fink
Anna Weires
Waverly
Weires
Brockmeyer Family Reunion Held at Tripoli Town Hall
Members of the Brockmeyer family gathered Sunday at Tripoli Town Hall to honor Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brockmeyer of Inglewood California. Dinner guests included numerous relatives from Des Moines Chicago Dubuque Waterloo Leon Eldorado West Union Wadena Oelwein Guttenberg Frederika and Waverly with highlights of afternoon calls from extended kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Hagen
Cannon Falls
Minn
S. A. Maurer
Nancy Otterstetter
Waterloo
C. A. Stewart
J. Aitken
Omaha
R. A. Weidemann
Awkeye
Wm. Beach
New Hampton
C. B. Kelsey
Edw. Selek
Lela Selek
Robert Selek
Gipper
Oelwein Park
Janell
Janice Frahm
Paul Judisch
Emilia Sommerfelt
J. J. Sommerfelt
Theo. Debel
Robert Rich
Carl Kroll
Herbert Hoppenworth
John Prestien
Art Heine
Lulu Bortz
Vern Heine
Waverly
John Nansen
Illinois
Missouri
Paul Scherry Jr
Fort Smith
Ark
R. J. Bunger
Shherry
Bunger
Wm. Hurmence
Wayne Hurmence
Austin
Mina
Wm. Shurm
Newton
Brockmeyer
Tripoli Town Hall
Arthur Brockmeyer
Inglewood
Calif
Wm. Alcorn
Des Moines
Neil Cooney
Chicago
Harold Garland
Dubuque
Robert Heacock
Kenneth Sievers
Roy Bunch
Leon
Darryl Biermann
Eldorado
Harlan Biermann
Everett Biermann
Clarence Biermann
Ron Crandall
Bud Brockmeyer
West Union
Tom Smiffen
Wadena
Leroy Brockmeyer
Oelwein
Lillian Sievers
Larry
Robert Sievers
Otto Biermann
Henry Drape
Guttenberg
Ernest Haase
John Henning
Carl Neuendorf
Frederika
Anna Hartmann
Koteks Wed. Honeymoon Planned After Saturday Ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Kotek were married Saturday morning. Mrs. Kotek's father Lyle Voshell of Wadena and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kalso hosted guests. Mrs. Kalso served the wedding dinner. After calling on Henry Lockard in Oelwein the couple leave for a Minnesota honeymoon and will reside in Dundee later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kotek
Birthday greetings and moves in Iowa town scenes
Mr and Mrs F B Schuldt and Mrs Clara Zabel visited Mr and Mrs Zabel for a birthday. Mr Zabel marked his birthday. Mr and Mrs H C Rogge moved to Clarion. Mrs Lena Schnurstein, Rogge’s mother, stays with Mrs Ray Downing in Waverly. The Mirs purchased the Rogge home and now reside there. Kip Robert Ladage’s baptism at Immanuel Lutheran Waterloo with Arno Ladage and Henry Aschbrenner as sponsors. Debels attended Vossberg funeral in Waverly. Vossberg died Monday in Iowa City Veterans Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Rogge
Clarion
Lena Schnurstein
Rogge
Ray Downing
Waverly
Donald Mirs
Arno Ladage
Lena Hartmann
Kip Robert
Larry Ladage
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Waterloo
Henry Aschbrenner
Ladage
Evansdale
Theo. Debel
Clarence Vossberg
Vossberg
Veterans’ Hospital
Iowa City
Radish from Avoca Reaches Unusual Size
Radish H Ben Kuhr of Avoca dug an Oriental radish weighing 2 percent pounds with a length of 2 feet and a 7 inch girth at the top. The root is grown from imported seed in his garden reflecting remarkable produce from home plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Ben Kuhr
Avoca
Boeckmann Lockard Wedding Recalls Readlyn I Do
Mr and Mrs Robert Boeckmann were photographed after their July 24 wedding at Zion Lutheran Readlyn. The bride Myrna Lockard is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Murl Lockard Readlyn, and the groom son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Boeckmann Waverly. They reside on a farm near Waverly where he farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Boeckmann
Zion Lutheran Church
Readlyn
Myrna Lockard
Murl Lockard
Alfred Boeckmann
Waverly
Mr. Boeckmann
Bonnie Alcock Reports on Iowa Poultry Tour
Bonnie Alcock details the 7th annual Iowa poultry tour sponsored by Extension Services and Sears Roebuck Foundation. She and 22 youths toured farms in Iowa, visited the Mississippi region, enjoyed hotel stays, a banquet at Iowa State University, and a boat ride at Clear Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Alcock
Iowa Poultry Tour
Iowa
Extension Services
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Mississippi
Pikes Peak
McGregor
Chic Anderson
Memorial Union
Iowa State University
Clear Lake
Des Moines
Marion
Paul Walther
Ames
John Smith
Spencer
Rattlesnake captured by Reinbeck man during mowing
Bert Salton of Reinbeck trapped a rattlesnake in his backyard while mowing the lawn. He secured the snake under a pail then placed it in a vessel and weighted it down. The item appears in a local roundup of curious incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Salton
Reinbeck
Garden tips for county fair exhibits and fertilizing
Read the weekly garden column from State College Hedgeticul torium? Horticul... Select best vegetables in eating stage and flowers for uniformity. Harden flowers in water, cut ahead, and condition vegetables in plastic bags in the refrigerator. Fertilize now with nitrogen or complete fertilizer, 1 to 1.5 pounds per 100 feet, cultivate shallowly, wash off any fertilizer on leaves to avoid burn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Vance
Iowa State University
Fertilizing Flowering Perennials and Woody Plants Guidance
The article warns against deep or frequent cultivation as it can harm feeder roots and soil moisture while promoting disease entry. It advises a light approach, suggesting a tablespoon of complete fertilizer around each chrysanthemum and perennial aster plant every 10 days until buds color up, and cautions against fertilizing woody plants or pruning in August due to winter hardiness concerns. Water during dry spells.
August Wedding Planned At Klinger Church
Readlyn special reports Luann Diercks of Denver will wed Harlan Happel of Readlyn at Emmanuel Lutheran Church Kling er on Sunday August 7 at 2 pm. Miss Diercks a Denver High School graduate works at Platte Truck Line in Denver. Hap pel a Readlyn High School graduate farms with his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klinger Church
Readlyn
Paul Diercks
Denver
Luann
Harlan Happel
W. H. Happel
Readilyn
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Klinger
Miss Diercks
Denver High School
Platte Truck Line
Mr. Happel
Readlyn High School
Butler Couple Celebrates 67th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Thomas S Butler of Radcliffe recently marked their 67th anniversary Mrs Butler renowned for her braided rag rags and craft work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas S. Butler
Radcliffe
Mrs. Butler
Triplet calves born at Douglas Stuhr farm near Minden
Holstein cow at the Douglas Stuhr farm near Minden gave birth to triplets, delivering three coal black calves in a single birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Stuhr
Minden
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H. W. Krueger
Alice
Mirs
Marie Conger
Bristow
Sun
Lloyd Beevers
Otto Ius
E. J. Fink
Fly
Orden Niemeyer
Charles
Ray Bunghome
Mrs. Claiwe Meewees
Terry
Fred Brase
Rand
E. A. Kleiss
Roy Justin
Fredericks
F. A. Biermann
Kristina Schroeder
Anneth Drape
Sumner
Stanley Koch
John A. Koch
Mrs
Arnold Steege
Garner
W. H. Dohrmann
C. L. Syverson
Lake Mills
Robert Ambrose
Max
Lavern Brase
Westgate
Haag
Sumner Park
Lavern Tegtmeier
Don James
Lawrence Heinemann and Sons
Mary Heinemann
Eldo Clewell
Plainfield
Ruth Maurer
Eva Ellsworth
Jack Frese
John
Phoenix
Ariz
H. J. Frese
P. L. Burroway
P. L. Crittenden
Cassie Crittenden
J. H. Shirkey
Winona
Norwich
N. C
Crittendens
Oliver Estrem
Northfield
Lois Etrem
Dennison
Marvin Haverkamp
James Bennett
la Porte City
M. W. Bennett
Jane
H. H. Nevermann
Harrison Zacharias
Lawrence Heineman
Lowell
Allen
Gene
Charles Heinemann
Otto Buls
Walter Sommer
Emma K. Bunger
Wm. Garland
Anna Bunger
Johanna Jungblut
Mercy Hospital
Carroll Nevermann
Jim
Wichita
Kan
I. R. Howland
Nevermann
Adams
Col
USDA
Sun Valley Oleo
Swanson
Libby
California
the Farmers Store
Tripoli
F. B. Schuldt
Wm. Zabel
Fredericksburg
Zabel
Litthke Monte
Tim Berg
Mervin Berg
Rockell City
Mary Marquart Lang
Maquoqueta
Santa Barbara
Everett Nelson
Newell
Lows State College
Gene Vincent
Salerno
Hills Bros. Coffee
Bartlett
Shafter
Hershey’s
Lu Gal
Ajax
Charmin
U. S
Black Hawk
Daintees
Michael’s S Food Market
Delius
Saturda
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