Grand Champion Baby Beet Sells for 5 Cents a Pound
The 4 H market sale in Waverly featured the grand champion beet at 5 cents a pound, a 13 188 10 total value for baby beeves, with buyers including Rath Packing Co Waterloo and Waverly Sales Co along with multiple local firms. Mark Chapin of Janesville showed the grand champion hog priced at 30.00 per hundred, while the reserve grand champion sold for 24 25 per hundred in a three hog pen. Rath Packing Co also bought the grand and other hogs and lambs in a major Bremer county event now in its third year, praised for countywide support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rath Packing Co
Waterloo
Waverly Sales Co
Waverly
Shield Banam Co
Tripoli Sales Co
Tripoli
Hartmann Locker
Sjainfeld
McDonald
Sumner
Farmers Splement Co
Noional Bank
Oliver Bunger
West Side Sales and Service
Tri- Implement Co
Poul Juhl
Chevrolet
Whitney-Juhl Tractor Co
Wavely
Wm. Heffernan
Sonia
Larry Butzlall
Readlyn
Tripoli Hardware
Waverly Implement Co
Mark Chapin
Janesville
Rath Packw Co
Donald Juhl
Rath’s
Clare Jahnke
Bremer County
Tripoli 4-H Demonstrations Earn State Fair Spots
Bremer county 4-H members selections from the Tripoli Teen Timers and other Bremer teams to showcase blue ribbon demonstrations at the Iowa state fair in Des Moines. Senior teams include TNT and Arranged to be Pretty. junior teams feature Do-R-Best and Cloverteenerettes. Exhibits cover portraits, frames, decors, and safety topics with several blue ribbons across divisions. Diane Schwarze visits grandparents F A Biermann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Kalkbrenner
Betty Hildebrandt
Bremer County
Des Moines
Tripoli
TNT 4-H
Lois Hassman
Shirley Oberlieu
Waterloo
B-square
Do-R-Best
Jolly Jacksons
Cloverteenerettes
NRG
Biz- E-Bees
Maxfield
Merry Maids
TNT
Franklin Blue Belles
Sumner
Meier in Training with 1st Cavalry in Japan
Pvt Orville Meier son of Mr and Mrs Henry F Meier Frederika Iowa serves with the 1st Cavalry Division in Japan. The unit once rushed to Korea in 1950 is now with U.S. security forces on Hokkaido near Red territory. He entered the army in February 1952 after carpentry work and high school in Frederika.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Orville Meier
Island
Hokkaido
Orville C. Meier
Henry F. Meier
Frederika
1St Cavalry Division
Japan
1St Cavalry
Korea
U. S
Meier
Readlyn High Opens Monday for 1952 53 term Aug 25
Readlyn High School prepares to begin the 1952 53 term on Monday Aug 25 at 9 00 with registration and assignments. Buses resume. noon dismissal opening day. classes start Tuesday. Kindergarten mornings. no school Sept 1 for Labor Day. lunches begin Sept 2. Faculty listed led by Supt Stephen Weiland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Readlyn High School
Stephen Weiland
Readlyn School
Darrell Grinnell
George Gundecker
Peech
Walter W. Johnson
Edward Newman
Helen Glasner
Lorraine Macin
Anna Mary Gallo
Eastern Tour Ends For Dreyer Family Group
Mr and Mrs Robert Dreyer Barbara and Terry and Mr and Mrs Arend Dreyer of Aplington returned Saturday from a week long eastern tour They visited Canada Niagara Falls New York City Washington DC and Virginia during their trip
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dreyer
Barbara
Terry
Arend Dreyer
Aplington
Nto Canada
Niagara Falls
New York City
Washington, D. C
Virginia
Courtesy Picnic for St Bridget's Mission Members
Members of St Bridget s mission held a Sunday picnic at the J R Kane home as a farewell courtesy to them and were presented with a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bridget’s Mission
J. R. Kane
Home on furlough brings Pvt Virgil Bock to town
Pvt. Virgil Bock, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Bock, arrived Sunday evening for a 15 day leave. The short visit will be spent in the family home with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Virgil Bock
Fred Bock
Denver Public School Opens Monday At 9 A M
Denver announces the start of the new school year at 9 a m on Monday August 25 for registration and book assignment. Buses run normal routes and pupils dismissed before noon. Pre-primer children must be five by November 15. A hot lunch program will be added with Mrs Jahnke and Mrs Klemp in charge. New faculty include Mrs Brettmann Wa verly for grades three and four and Mrs School Marathon City Wis vocal and band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
W. A. Pinkerton
Denver Public School
George Jahnke
Woodrow Klemp
Albert Brettmann
Waverly
Lois School
Marathon City
Wis
Clyde Belton
Otto Krueger
Newell Tinkey
Arden Young
Vern Heine
Clyde Evers
Murray Monroe
Richard Daniels
Service Couple Reunites During Brief Junction City Leave
Sgt. and Mrs. Duane Holm of Junction City Kansas arrived Friday night for a short leave with his parents. Mrs. Holm will stay to teach in the public school while Mr. Holm returns to Kansas Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Holm
Junction City
Kan
Schuldt Returns Home After Hospital Stay
F. B. Schuldt came home from Sumner Community hospital Monday after several weeks of hospitalization following a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Schuldt
Sumner Community Hospital
Mr. Schuldt
Tripoli School Faculty Completed for Opening
The article notes warm weather returning after a cool spell, with temperatures reaching 90 degrees and a low of 52 during August. A 1.24 inch Friday evening shower aided farmers, boosting corn prospects to a bumper crop, with state reports citing the largest corn crop since 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Biermann
Dairy Queen Named at Bremer County 4-H Fair Parade
Miss Roxie Beisner daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Beisner of Tripoli was chosen Dairy Queen Thursday afternoon before the Dairy Day parade at the Bremer county 4-H fair Attendants were Miss Ver Jean Hemingson of Waverly and Mary Kay Rader of Sumner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxie Beisner
Walter Beisner
Tripoli
Bremer County
Ver Jean Hemingson
Waverly
Mary Kay Rader
Sumner
First Day of School at Frederika Set for Aug 25
Frederika independent school opens Monday August 25 with an early dismissal at 11 o clock. The hot lunch program starts Tuesday August 26. The 1950s faculty includes E E Green superintendent and coach, Mrs Earl Lease principal and commercial teacher, Mrs Myra McNitt home economics and dramatics, Miss Alice Sniffen grades six seven eight, Mrs Flora Albrecht grades three four five, Miss Maxine Kayser primary, and Mrs Ruth Hagen vocal music twice weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederika
E. E. Green
Earl Lease
Myra McNitt
Alice Sniffen
Flora Albrecht
Maxine Kayser
Ruth Hagen
Tripoli School Opens With New Faculty and Schedule
Registration Day is Monday with classes starting Tuesday for Tripoli schools. Mrs Keith Himmel becomes English teacher, Mr Himmel joins as math and science teacher, El don Shriver announces, and other new staff include F Ralph Schafroth in agricultural education Harold Frese leads music Miss Marlene Meyers fifth grade Miss Edythe Dennis second grade Miss Rosa Lee Feagins first grade plus returning staff. Textbooks, bus routes, and hot lunch program updated as school year begins with teachers’ meeting Saturday and rental fees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith L. Himmel
Tripoli School
Eldon R. Shriver
Himmel
Charter Oak
Drake University
F. Ralph Schafroth
Vocational Agriculture Department
Decorah
Marlene Meyers
Greene
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Edythe Dennis
Manchester
Dennis Taugh
Rowley
Tripoli
Rosa Lee Feagins
Bloomfield
Evan L. Breeding
John J. Casey
George L. Koons
Ruby Servoss
Fairlene Cook
Betty Goodenbour
Betty Holm
Helen Bunger
Mitsu Yosignaga
Norman Engle Wins Sears Scholarship at Iowa State
Norman Engle receives a Sears Roebuck agricultural scholarship worth 200 dollars for his freshman year at Iowa State College in Ames. The award cites financial need strong high school record leadership and character. He will enroll September 20 after graduating from Tripoli High School, son of Mr and Mrs Everett Engle on a farm south of Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Engle
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Iowa State College
Ames
Norman
Iowa State
Tripoli High School
Everett Engle
Tripoli
Mrs C B Kelsey Suffers Knee Injury at Home
Mrs C B Kelsey is confined to her home with an injured knee after a fall. The incident left her unable to travel or perform routine activities as she recuperates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Kelsey
Return to Tripoli as couple arrives on leave
Cpl and Mrs Lowell Goodenbour arrived Tuesday evening from Fort Campbell Kentucky to spend a 10 day leave with relatives Mrs Goodenbour will remain here to resume her teaching duties in the local school
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Lowell Goodenbour
Fort Campbell
Theater party honors Judy Goebel on birthday
Judy Goebel hosted a theater party Sunday with 11 classmates and refreshments at her parents home Dr and Mrs V G Goebel to mark her 14th birthday. Monday evening she was again hostess to another group for dessert and a theater party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Goebel
V. G. Goebel
Two Attorneys Open Law Office Here Thursday Afternoons
James W. Coddington and Richard M. Hemingway, Waverly attorneys, have opened a law office in the Block and Klemp building. The office will be open from 1 30 to 4 30 o clock Thursday afternoons until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Coddington
Richard M. Hemingway
Waverly
Block and Klemp
Farewell Party for Mrs R W Upton Hosted by Shriver Koons
Mrs Eldon R Shriver and Mrs George Koons hosted a farewell party for Mrs R W Upton on Tuesday evening. Guests were present and they presented her with a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon R. Shriver
George Koons
R. W. Upton
Chicken Ham Dinner at St Matthew's Church Readlyn
St Matthew's Lutheran near Readlyn will host a chicken and ham dinner on Thursday August 28. Menu includes mashed potatoes gravy buttered corn baked beans sauerkraut tomatoes salad carrot sticks pickles pie and coffee. Adults 1 dollar children 50 cents. Serving starts at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Near Readlyn
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Hoss
Shirley DeBower
Barbara Garner
JoAnne Benning
Beulah Petersen
Biz-E-Bees
Joan Mohling
Geraldine Lohmann
Sumner Stars
Annette Koeberle
Lavina Albrecht
Marlys Heine
Tnt Marceille Eick
Blue
Janice Eggleston
Marilyn Walther
Janet Johnston
Glenna Mae Young
Maxfield Merry Maids
Gloria Poock
Betty Richmann
Flora Belle Rader
Lillian Zell
Red
Verlaine Harms
Eileen Bang
Cleo Klemp
Joyce Albrecht
Janet Hildebrandt
Lavonne Scharnhorst
Barbara Burman
Betty Ressler
Betty Snelling
Roxie Reisner
Janice Davis
JoAnn Vosseller
E. S. Pardee
Oelwein
Washington Township
Booth
Fremont Township
Dairy Cattle Congress
Franklin
Douglas
Washington
Polk
Fremont
West Lafayette
Warren
Diane Schwarze
Mrs
F. A. Biermann
Rochester
William F. Goetz
Mary Louise
Hazen
N. C
Billy
Mayo Clinic
Rochester Hospital
Dairy Queen
Waverly Democrat
Harold Frese
Mount Pleasant
Sniffen
Wadena
Iowa
Upper Iowa University
Wartburg College
Arlie Rausch
Will Duenow
Fred Hahn
Ervin O’connell
August Harms
Shriver
Herman Peters
Carl and
Theodore
Herman Pipho
L. Lobeck
Art
Ed Westendorf
Peters
Readlynd
Erich Dornbusch
Mrs. Peters
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