Sumner Social Notes Highlight Local Movements and Events
News from Sumner details residents visiting relatives in Des Moines Chicago and Nashua along with trips to Minneapolis Cedar Rapids and Omaha. An upcoming musical by Mario Capelli and a September 7th performance are announced, and a Koelling family reunion is noted at the park with local weddings births and visits among Wilcox Heyer and Vierth families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Dickman
Merry Go Round Club
Robert Martini
Ed Luthmer
Kenosha
Wis
Leland Trafton
Iris
Fruitland
New Mexico
D. FE. Chadwick
Crookston
Minn
C. J. McNally
George Caldwell
Nashua
Esther Klett
Galena
Sumner
Ella Mueller
Mario Capelli
Methodist Church
Geo. Caldwell
Dorothy Bartels
Cedar Rapids
F. K. Brown
Fredericksburg
Louise Vierth
Frank Vierth
Clarence Kretzschmar
Minnie Kretzschmar
Little Brown
Elmer Kretzschmar
Elizabeth Granneman
Iowa Falls
Carlisle Bowling
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
O. E. Johnson
John Hochberger
Chicago
Omaha
Nebi
Koelling
the Park
Social curve of visits marks a quiet Midwest weekend
Mrs Darlena Edwards of Orange California hosted relatives visiting Sumner with neighboring towns represented at a picnic dinner at noon and a social. Visitors included Jack Fritz Hawkeye and BE Petratz in Waterloo. Several families traveled among Waterloo Waverly Ackley Decorah Rockford New Hampton Des Moines and Des Moines area for visits, with multiple Sunday stays and short trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlena Edwards
Orange
Calif
Sumner
Jack Fritz
Hawkeye
BE. F. Petratz
C. Dirksen
Waterloo
John
Schulz
Waverly
Theo. Litz
Lester Kuker
Ernest Dettmer
Sam Eastman
Osage
W. S. Johnson
Merton Rhea
C. C
W. A. Heyer
Community Visitors and Visits Across Local Families
Miss Benita Briggs of Sumner spent Thursday to Saturday with Mary Pinch. Local residents visited friends at various homes in Cedar Falls and Oelwein. A horse named Honest Tom in Tredegar Wales returned to work after being moved to a farm, crossing fences to reach the mine again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Tredegar
Wales
Local Social News From Potter Siding Area
Mrs. Charlotte Harmening spent Tuesday. funeral attendance for Mrs. Bergman at Douglas Lutheran church Thursday. Eddie Lange returned from Campbell Hill NL after his father's funeral. Dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Angus and Mrs. Fred Lohmann. Adela Lohmann and others visited friends at several homes in Tripoli and Waverly. Delegates and attendees from area Lutheran churches noted. families visited in Readlyn, Oelwein, Mason City, and near Sumner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Harmening
Herman Pichelmann
Henry Drape
Herman Lahman
F. H. Lahman
Bergman
Douglas Lutheran Church
Eddie Lange
Campbell Hill
Arnold Angus
Fred Lohmann
Adela
Art Bedies
Henry Henning
Waterloo
Henning
Wm. Dohrmann
Mason City
Ernest Tiedt
Wm. Tiedt
Ed Tiedt
Readlyn
Henry Lohmann
Tripoli
August Frederick
Nadean
Chris Stehn
Waverly
Herbert Halwey
K. F
Emil Town
Henry Schroeder
Gustav Redies
Herman Lohman
Oelwein
Siegel Lutheran Church
Fred Dohrmann
Henry Redies
Ernest Redies
Henry Henning, Jr
There You Are What is the difference between a flea and an elephant
An elephant can have fleas, but a flea can't have elephants.
Visitors share birthday greetings and family visits
Mr and Mrs Henry Meier and others from Waterloo and nearby towns visited the Bunger home on Sunday to celebrate Mrs Bunger s birthday anniversary August 16. Clarence Beisner and family visited Kampmeier Fredericksburg and Milius Denver areas while Erna Thieman joined relatives in Colorado. Droste family hosted Mrs Droste s siblings from Minneapolis for a week ending Tuesday. Louie Griese and Towne families called at local homes Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Meier
Waterloo
Harold Kuethe
Art Bunger
H. W. Meier
Old Tripoli Social Visits Across Homes
Mr and Mrs Andrew Carsten sen called at Geo H Heideman home Tuesday. The Heideman family and son Howard visited Henry Heideman sen and his daughters Vada and Ruby Ann at Mrs Carstensen’s parents place. Will Buenger’s birthday was observed Aug 20. Will Schumacher and son Charles visited Ernest Schumacher. John Harms of near Sumner visited Louis Gaede family. Louis Gaede and sons Erwin and Edwin visited J A Koch home east of Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benita Briggs
Sumner
Mary Pinch
Hedwig Gerlach
Charles Ladage
Henry Drape
Florence
Oelwein
Fred Biermann
Ernest Bergmann
Ed Schnurstein
Melvin and
Rueben
Lorenz Zander
Geraldine
Fred Brase
W. H. Grebien
Spillville
Fort Atkinson
Otto Behrens
Will Hildebrandt
Carl Behrens
Conrad Meyer
Art Stumme
Mildred Henning
Florence Biermann
Henry Kumpf
Harold
Luana
Charles Schwemm
Edwin Brase
Augusta Hooper
Esther Biermann
Helen Gerlach
Lawrence Brase
Gustave Schwemm
Frank Bremer
Ernest Hoppenworth
Erwin Hoppenworth
Ernst Quade
Fred Schwemm
Tripoli
Emil Biermann
Clear Lake
Hermann Dammier
LaGrade
Texas
Henry Kuecker
Andrew Carstensen
Geo. H. Heideman
Howard
Henry Heideman
Vada
Ruby Ann
Millet loss from army worms shocks Fremont township farmer
Wm Lohmann of Fremont township lost a millet patch to army worms in 24 hours after inspecting it. County Agent D D Offringa confirmed the worm outbreak, noting other farmers face infestations though not so damaging. About 1.75 tons of poison bran was distributed to Bremer county farmers to combat the worm spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Lohmann
Fremont Township
Waverly Democrat
D. D. Offringa
Willow Lawn
Lohmann
Bremer County
Float replaces pontoon on seaplanes
The term float is used instead of pontoon for aircraft buoyancy. A float is a completely enclosed water tight structure attached to an aircraft to keep it buoyant on water. In float seaplanes the crew is housed in a fuselage or nacelle separate from the float.
Between Girls Kitchenette He Does Not Know How to Kiss
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Compliments Yancey How Did Old Pete Dis Muke Die
Cuthbert reports Old Pete Dis muke died after a mule kicked him in a rural incident. The exchange notes the mule delivered the fatal blow in a terse old West tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yancey
Pete Dismuke
Cuthbert
We Mixtape Scattered Between TOWS in H Field
The fragment notes a disrupted mixtape and scattered text amid scattered field labels. It suggests a chaotic note structure with unclear sections and stray phrases. No clear event or entities emerge beyond the odd wording and environmental metaphor.
Highway Patrols Adopt New Uniforms for Inspectors
Patrol officials under Secretary of State Ale Miller report new uniforms for highway inspectors. The cocoa brown blouse light brown trousers cap and Sam Browne belt make officers highly recognizable, improving motorist confidence and traffic safety across patrol routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ale Miller
If This Is Chicken Diners Says It Is Chicken
A diner complains the dish is chicken and the waiter confirms it with a calm yes. The exchange turns on the certainty of the kitchen’s fare as the diner accepts the fate of the meal.
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H. C. Frank
Wm. Weiskirch
W. D. Hughes
Wm. McClure
Des Moines
H. F. Wood
Fred Westendorf
Ogden Schumaker
Wynkoff
Norman Creager
Ruth Pratt
Leo Heyer
Phyllis Eastman
West Union
R. H. Adams
Minneapolis
Mary Lee Adams
Dick Kerr
Lydia Becker
W. H. Becker
Sam Johnson
Busching Hard
Seattle
Wash
Annette
Maynard
Walter Garnier
Donald
Lois Warrior
Tripoli Implement Co
Twine
Siegel
Crane Creek
Old Tripoli
Highway
North America
Farm Bureau
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