Local visitors and family gatherings noted across communities
A flurry of weekend visits and Sunday meals across Sumner and surrounding towns includes Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brase hosting Rev. and Mrs. Arnold Thalacker in May. Ed Weihe, Joe Brooks, and others calling on families in Waterloo, Denver, Readlyn, and Waverly. Dozens of relatives from Cedar Rapids, Seattle, Dennison, Anoka, and New Hampton travel to visit kin, celebrate birthdays, weddings, and class picnics, while others vacation in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Brase
Arnold Thalacker
Harriette Wagner
Ed Wagner
Waterloo
S. A. Maurer
Chickasaw
Maurer
Wm. Beach
New Hampton
Local births recorded in Waterloo and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs Ronald Steege of Waterloo welcome daughter Jody Lynn born July 31 at Allen Memorial Hospital. Velma Meyer of Tripoli is the grandmother. Dallas Rathe and Mary Westendorf announce son Todd Allan born Aug 1 at Mercy Hospital Waverly. Roger McLavey and Jana Sievers of Waterloo announce daughter born Aug 2 at Allen Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Steege
Waterloo
Jody Lynn
Allen Memorial Hospital
Steege
Velma Meyer
Art Meyer
Tripoli
Dallas Rathe Readlyn
Todd Allan
Mercy Hospital, Waverly
Rathe
Mary Westendorf
Roger McLavey
McLavey
Jana Sievers
Herbert Sievers
Rachel Ann Zummak
Dixon Bunger
Raymond Zummak
Jesup
Raymond Bunger
Miss Zummak
Allen Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Bunger
SCI
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Weekend guests honor Meyer hosts at potluck
Weekend houseguests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Meyer included Mr. and Mrs. James McMath of Chester Illinois and Mrs. Ramona Lolan of Redbud Illinois. A Sunday potluck in the Meyer home featured Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heiser Donna Mae Waverly and several local families and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Fink
Anna Weires
Waverly
Ben Meyer
James McMath
Chester
Ill
Ramona Lolan
Redbud
Meyer
Robert Heiser
Donna Mae
Wilbert Schilling
Nashua
Russell May
Jeffrey
Janesville
Roger Heiser
Cedar Falls
Stephen A. Maurer
Waterloo
Hulda Schilling
Robert Meyer
Janell
FAMILY GATHERINGS AND REUNIONS ROUND IOWA TO OREGON EVENTS
Several family groups gathered in South Park and nearby towns for reunions and visits. Attendees included the Sassmann, Ambrose, Koch, and Zabel families, with trips from Iowa to Nevada California and Oregon. An anniversary celebration marked 65 years for Mr and Mrs Leslie Summey in Pleasantville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Summey
Pleasantville
Becker and Dettmering Weds at Waverly Church
Kathryn Elizabeth Becker and Merlin Dettmering married at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Waverly Saturday July 23. Dettmering is son of Mr and Mrs Henry A Dettmering Tripoli. The bride is daughter of Dr and Mrs Conrad H Becker Waverly and the ceremony featured family participants and soloists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin Dettmering
Henry A. Dettmering
Tripoli
Kathryn Elizabeth Becker
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Waverly
Conrad H. Becker
Becker
A. H. Becker
E. W. Jobst
Harold Becker
Walter Fredrick
Record corn crop seen in Iowa with 4.2 billion bushels forecast
Bremer County Extension Director notes favorable corn prospects with a July 1 USDA estimate of about 4.2 billion bushels, slightly above the 1965 record, and 58.5 million acres for harvest. Soybeans look set for a record crop in 1966, with 36.9 million acres harvested and potential yields of 23 to 25 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Futrell
Iowa State University
USDA
Iowa
Train Wreck of 42-Car Derailment in Newell
One of the Illinois Central railroad’s worst wrecks occurred in Newell when their No. 676 meat train derailed and 42 cars piled up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thellinois Central Railroad
Newell
Stationery Design Service Promises Kind Impressions
MATCH-EM offers attractive one- and two-color printing at low cost for envelopes letterheads invoices and other stationery. The service aims to give business pieces a professional appearance and strong first impression.
Mrs. Dora Schoon Celebrates 100th Birthday in Rock Rapids
Mrs. Dora Schoon of Rock Rapids turns 100, born in Germany in 1866 and a Lyon County resident for nearly eight decades. Family and friends honor the milestone with a festivity in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Schoon
Rock Rapids
Germany
Lyon County
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Floyd Sauer
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Ruthford Bonor
Wilbert Frahmnd
Mrs. Mrily
Young Home
Earle Donald Ile
Larry Bock
Ce- Rapids
Joe Brooks
Mrs.atthew
Mrs. Edeihe
Fred Wals
Denver
Lena Schucher
Nate E
Fred Musch
Ie Winrow
Ina Bonarden
Lee Good
Floyd Rei
Adolph Koellinge
Arthur Bunger
Mrs. Wal- Schwerin
Frederika
Mr. Schwerin
Becky
Kevin
Danny
Lawrence Schwartz
Sie
Ed Weihe
EB. H. Gehrke
Readlyn
Clara Niemeyer
Jene Kircht
Tim Sullivan
Mrs. Lavern Tegtmeier
Sidney and
Scott
Wisconsin
Peter Mahlstedt
Mrs
Wesley Mahlstedt
Vernon Wikner
Jane
Robert Ambrose
Jay Ranard
Naperville
Harvey Hildebrandt
Willis
Sumner
Duane Holm and Sons
Alma Gunderson
Postville
Kenneth Halver
Diane
Cedar Rapids
Carl Kowalsky
Paul Judisch and
Lawain
Emelia Sommerfelt
Louis Westendorf
Charles Trieweiler
Anoka
Minn
Elizabeth Matthiesen
Sauk Center
Marie Allpress
Seattle
Clara Zabel
Rudd
Dennis Kuker
Dan Jahnke
Iowa City
Lena Boderman
Herb Boderman
Thea Verlander
Bertha Carlson
Dennison
Ronnie
Daniel Jahnke
Ed Jahnke
James Bennett
la Porte City
M. W. Bennett
Mrs. Donald Thede
Ankeny
L. H. Fink
Fred Fink
Herman Hagenberg
Lloyd Kammeyer
Charles City
Kathryn Colburn
Amanda Hunemuller
Robert Gors
August Meier
Lena Schumacher
Ed Barbknecht
Elizabeth Mattiesen
Leo Schuldt
Walter Steward
Bill Hills
Richard Tracg
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Howard Harms
Freeport
Henry Harms
Susan Harms
Art Niemeyer
Orville Niemeyer
Everett Krause
Willis Mahlstedt
Lavern Foelske
Ricky
Emil Schweer
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Arlington, Minn
the Artesian Church
Elizabeth
Elberta Freestone
Ma Brown
California
Schmidt
Pillsbury Miracle
Best Margarine Bay
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Ynial
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Debbie
Utica
Mich
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Harrison Parrott
Mae Beals
Frederick Ambrose
Gilbertville
R. A. Bathke
Greene
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Newton
Nelson Niemeyer
Lowell Ambrose
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Gary
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Sassmann
John Sassmann
Robert Sassman
R. F. Klemp
Larry Vogt
Marwin Blasberg
Harlan Iserman
James Koch
Carol Ann
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Franklin Koch
Sportswood
N. J
Victor
Connie Small
Canoga Park
Cal
Rudolph Piegers
Marion
Ocean Side
Ore
Tillamook
Edward Rosenthal
H. W. Krueger
Robert Rathbone
Wilhelmine Bowles
Alameda
E. H. Fink
Wendt
Wm. Zabel
Fredericksburg
Kathryn Becker
Bremer County
Warren Schmidt
Mary Jane Thompson
Carol Bécker
Kristen Jobst
Luther J. Morton
Lyle O. Tenold
Bradley W. Baldwin
Donald Dettmering
Ruhr
Wartburg College
Dike Community High School
Dysart- Geneseo High School
Dysart
Wartburg
Dysart-Geneseo
Thad Sherod
Mrs. Merlin Dettmering
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