Thanksgiving Day Guests in Local Homes
Thanksgiving gatherings fill the area with many visits. Families from Tripoli and nearby towns shared meals and time with relatives, including the Grebien, Brase, Hoeper, Hoppenworth, Meyer, Rodemeyer, Kuker, and Oehlschlager households. Multiple social calls and dinners continued through Sunday with numerous local residents hosting and visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bahlmann
Will Grebien
Tripoli
Conrad Meyer
W. H. Grebien
Gustave Schwemm
Gustave Brase
Henry Schwemm
Arthur Hoeper
Geneva
Edwin Brase
Marjorie
Romaine
Waverly
Henry Kuker
Herman Miller
Herbert
Will Schneer
Renetta
Herman Meyne
Wm. Oehlschlager
Erwin Hoppenworth
Lavern Krueger
Clarence Bahlmann
Henry Drape
Fred Wente
Horton
C. Ladage
H. Drape
Engelke
New Hampton
C. G. Gerlach
Waterloo
Origin of the Bank Check and Note History
The piece explains how medieval merchants used goldsmiths for safekeeping and payments, leading to modern bank checks and banknotes. It briefly mentions a local ad offering floor sanding by Elmer Simmons of Waverly with a phone contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Simmons
Waverly
Legal transfers prepared by Bremer County abstract
Week ending December 1 shows transfers: Frank Sager sheriff to J H Popejoy for 8000 with sections 27 28 in 91 11, to State Bank of Waverly for 635.54 in Tripoli lot 1 block 20. L J Soldwisch to Minnie Heine Soldwisch for 1 in section 15 and 16 92 13, Ellen Donovan to Margaret Angus for 1 in section 7 93 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County Abstract Company
Frank Sager
J. H. Popejoy
State Bank of Waverly
Tripoli
L. J. Soldwisch
Minnie Heine Soldwisch
Ellen Donovan
Margaret Angus
Historic markers dot Ohio as nation shaping state
Ohio houses numerous markers noting events that influenced U S history. From Indian massacres near Ashland to Dunmore War sites, Fort Hamilton in Hamilton, Piqua battle, and the 1812 era battles, the list covers Edison birthplace at Milan and other milestones. It includes Oberlin’s early college desegregation, Wayne defeats, Perry’s victory on South Bass Island, and the nation’s first church and schoolhouse near New Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ashland
Hockingport
Wapakoneta
Fort Hamilton
Hamilton
Piqua
Salem
Thomas A. Edison
Milan
George A. Custer
New Rumley
Mormon Church
Kirtland
United States
Oberlin
Anthony Wayne
Maumee
Waterville
Perry
South Bass Island
New Philadelphia
Marietta
Akron
Corvusite Discovery Near Utah Radium Beds
Smithsonian geologists Edward P. Henderson and Frank L. Hess report the discovery of corvusite and valandite near radium beds in Utah. The mineral, rav enstone for its purplish black appearance, contains vanadium as a chief constituent and is tied to the U.S. radium supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
United States
Edward P. Henderson
Frank L. Hess
Smithsonian
Sumner Social Roundup Trades Visits and Thanksgivings
Sumner residents shared Thanksgiving visits with friends and relatives from Cedar Rapids to Minneapolis. Travelers included Duane Goodson of Chicago visiting Wescotts, Miss Bonnie Pease visiting the Blackleys, and many local families hosting guests from Alliance cities and colleges. A number of weddings, club meetings, and family gatherings marked the week, with travelers returning to Saint Louis and Minneapolis after holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Duane Goodson
Chicago
L. D. Wescott
Bonnie Pease
Wm. Blackley
Herman Rosenow
al Haverle
Atlantic
Citizens Conservation Corps
J. F. Brayton
Mildred Carpenter
Aurora Public Schools
Aurora
C. G. Carpenter
W. A. Heyer
Nu Bridge Club
T. J. Pease
Washington
Alma Pease
Fred Treloar
Wm. Purdy
Fredericksburg
Ed Nation
St. Louis
Forest City
Wm. Hoth
F. K. Brown
Emma Wehrmacher
Waverly
W. H. Wehrmacher
Harry Reinhart
Osceola
Fred Reinhardt
Edwin Wilharm
Minneapolis
E. F. Wilharm
Will Day
Alice Mae
Olin
R. H. Adams
Clair Tibbitts
Cedar Rapids
R. E. Tibbitts
Elmer Kretzschmar
Alfred Mardorf
Clinton
Wartburg College
Betty Shatava
Webster City
R. H. Stafford
Florence Hotchkin
Sumner Public Schools
Marion
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Mason City
T. J. Durant
Art Robbins
Lee Hill
Clarion
Albert Westendorf
West Main Street
O. C. Hoth
Joe
James
J. J. McConkey
C. L. Huebl
LeCenter
Minn
Fred Poehler
P. A. Warrior
Aaron Miller
F. C. Ragsdale
University Hospital
Harm Johnson
Waterloo
Henry Johnson
W. I. Johnson
J. J. Eastman
L. A. Brausie
West Union
W. H. Pipho
Sons
Margaret Schult
Town State Teacher's College
Cedar Falls
H. F. Schult
P. M. Sorg
E. F. Sorg
Independence
John Shales
John Sorg
Randalia
T. A. Koeberle
Lake City
Charles O. Doty
E. A. Mabon
Ruth
Howard Schug
Coe College
W. E. Pitka
Billy
Buelah
Tama
Montour
Leo Heyer
Fred Pratt
Helen Pratt
Heyer
Maxine Bowling
Carlyle Bowling
J. D. Mangan
Tommy
Maxine
E. F. Petratz
D. R. Littell
Preston
O. B. Littell
John Dierksen
C. E. Dierksen
Cafeteria Service for Birds by Pup in Lansing
In Lansing Michigan J L Heath describes a morning routine where his Airedale pup provides breakfast for birds. The dog carries a slice of bread from the house to a favorite spot where birds gather to peck at it. The routine ends only when a strange dog disrupts the feeding with a skirmish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
J. L. Heath
Twinned Love Pact Carried Out Before Tow Law Wedding
Mary Helena Barker wed John Weatherald in Tow Law as a 25 year old pact among twin brothers shaped their lives. James Weatherald died four months earlier, leaving John, 79, and Barker, 67, bound by a vow that she would become housekeeper to the twins and marry the survivor if one died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mary Helena Barker
John Weatherald
John
James Weatherald
Barker
James
Old-Time Chimes Pattern and 1527 Repairs
In 1527 an agreement with Thomas Loveday shows he hathe convenaunted and bargayed with the Abbot to repayre the Chyme gonge uppon eight belles. The Abbot pro myseth to pay the seid T. L. at the fynishement of his seid tuny able and wokemanly repayre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Loveday
Frederika Opens After Thanksgiving Vacation
Frederika public school reopened Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday. Local families gathered for dinners and visits across nearby towns including Ionia Rudd and Arlington. Teachers and coaches, such as Supt A T Gray and Coach Bates, attended a statewide coaches meeting in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederika Public School
Mary Clary
Clarke College
Dubuque
Tim Clary
Ruth
Ruth Carroll
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
C. E. Carroll
James Gable
Winton and
Allen
Waucoma
A. W. Gable
Marian
C. L. Bowers
Lyle
Waterloo
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Jasper McLevy
Bridgeport, Conn
East
William G8. McNair
Pittsburgh
Melion
Shirley v. Wynne
Samuel Ungerleider
The
Distillers and Brewers Corporation of America
Mit
Harry L.hopkine
Federal
Cofrpc
Col
Wood F. Axton
Kentucky
Axton-Fisher
Louisville
Col. Axton
Axton
Paramount Studio
Hollywood
Calif
General Electric
Siegel
Mrs
Louis Rodemeyer
Miles
Nervine
Buckeye
Utah
Sumnerites
Orion Adams
T. Edward Nation
H. G. Nation
Pittsburg
Kan
Methodist Church
G. W. Turner
PUP
Unity Coal
Buechele Lumber Co
Tripoli, Iowa
Frederika
F. F. Bagnard
Anna Bowers
Bagnard
Harry Barker
John Dense
Beatrice Bee
C. E. Dense
Robert Gunter
Piney Woods
Wyoming
Frank Rice
Northfield
Leland Rice
Fort Dodge
Seth McGee
Gunter
Carol Rice
G. A. Hinkley
Einer Johnson
Richard
C. S. Tibbetts
Burdette Middleton
Eagle Grove
Will Dilley
Geraldine Billie
Ray
Oran
Nate Tibbetts
Kathryn
Richfield
C. S. Tibbets
Nate
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