Local social visits fill weekend across Waverly area
Local residents and guests flocked to many homes for weekend visits in Waverly Sumner and surrounding towns. Mr and Mrs Ray Fink hosted Mrs Iana Weires and others. numerous couples attended dinners and Sunday gatherings at homes in Charles City Davenport West Union and Frederika.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Fink
Wily
Iana Weires
Waverly
Fred Bodermann
Sumner
Herbert Boderman
Arthur Bunger
Theo. Kelling
John Diaz
Walter Sumner Poe
Les Kelsey
Lloyd Grap
Charles
Harry Juel
Lorence Buttolph
Carol
Leon Kleiss
Sherri
Jeffrey
Humboldt
LaVerne Piatie
F. B. Schuldt
Mer. Merlyn Heidemann
Lorraine Sc
Sophie Steere
Creene
Stanley Bubrow
Henry Cherney Puarow
Charles Block
Carol Heinemann
Ames
L. H. Fink
K. C. Frank
West Union
Merle Hoffman
Waterloo
Hans Schulz
Ernest Haase
Arlan Luhring
Wm. Schlichting
Virgil Lampe
Fredericksburg
James Schwartz
Minneapolis
Lawrence Schwartz
Paul Buenzow
Kenneth Morgensen
Scott
Harry Buhr
Hans Thompson
Darrel
Larry Robinson
Arlie Skinner
East Moline
Merle Giesking
Titanka
Wendell Heideman
Janesville
Fred Heideman
Jerry Cary
Cedar Falls
Elmhurst College Choir Delivers Messiah By Joint Effort
Larry Bunger a freshman at Elmhurst College was part of an 180 voice choir that performed Handel's Messiah at Elmhurst College in a joint program with the Elmhurst Park District held before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Bunger
Tripoli
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst Park
Larry
Mrs Sophie Buhr Honored On 80th Birthday At Town Hall
Mr and Mrs Edwin Tegtmeier attended a Sunday potluck at Fredericksburg Town Hall honoring Sophie Buhr on her 80th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Tegtmeier
Fredericksburg
Sophie Buhr
Management Party Attended by Mr and Mrs Ed Olejniczak
Mr and Mrs Ed Olejniczak attended the Bath management Christmas party Friday evening at Electric Park in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Olejniczak
Bath Management
Electric Park
Waterloo
Fremont area social notes mix birthdays and visitors
Sunday dinner guests honored Kenley Tarter and Pamela Jannsen at Mrs. Ruth Woodcock’s home while many reads across Cedar Falls Dike and Readlyn joined celebrations. Numerous visits included hospital calls and funeral attendances, with a 40th anniversary noted for Fred and Brase and a pre Christmas dinner hosted by Melvin Ohlendorf plus several birthday gatherings throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Woodcock
Walter Tarter
Kenley
Cedar Falls
Vernon Jannsen
Jane
Pamela
Dike
Gene Woodcock
Tom
Kay
Kenley Tarter
Pamela Jannsen
Robert Rathbone
C. J. Kimbal
Lavern Lageschulte
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Harlan Prestien
Arlin Matthias
Fairbank
Carl Peters
Erhardt Lahmann
Lester Peters
Donald Dettmering
Judy Kirchhoff
Albert Rathbone
Sumner
Ed Lohmann
Will Lohmann
Marvin
Lester Brooks
Wayne Quass
Ralph Sands
Fred Youngblud
Joe Miller
Lloyd Moeller
Diane
Wilbert Brase
Waverly
Melvin Ohlendorf
Everett L. O’brien
James
James Nuss
Leona Ladage
Edvin Schlatter
Reminder to Answer Christmas TB Seal Appeal
A nostalgic appeal urges residents to respond to Christmas Seal letters from 1962. It emphasizes that Christmas Seals on cards and packages support tuberculosis and other respiratory disease control, protecting loved ones. The piece uses playful signs and reminders to prompt readers to donate.
Butler County R.E.C. Announces Second Dividend Plan
Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative will return 132,100 to its members in early December 1962, adding to 107,000 already returned in March 1960. The total 239,000 reflects a 10 percent reduction in electric service costs for members during this period, on top of a 2 percent rate cut set in 1961. Manager Ken Lacy cites higher costs but credits increased service use for these reductions, affirming the board’s goal of low rates aligned with service and prudent management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative
Ken Lacy
Denver Visitors Relay Weekend Social Notes
Denver residents Mr and Mrs Carey Franzen and others spent the weekend visiting relatives in Sioux City Dows and Cedar Rapids. Mrs Anderson, formerly a Denver teacher, will join her husband in Plattsburg New York in about two weeks where he is stationed with the Air Force. Weekend visitors included the Coontz family and Minnie Coontz in Cedar Rapids and Lesa Pries and Rose Howrey dining with Frances Willard in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Franzen
Dean
Jay
Minnie Coontz
Carl Coontz
Cedar Rapids
Lesa Pries
Rose Howrey
Frances Willard
Waterloo
Army Enlistees to Receive Choice in Specialized Field
Bremer county army counselor S/Sgt Earl Reeves announces openings for qualified men enlisting for three years with options in auto and aircraft mechanics, electronics, missiles, nuclear weapons, radio and radar repair, administration, food service, photography, infantry, artillery, and travel. A written contract guarantees choice before enlistment. Contact Waterloo post office or Waverly draft board on Thursdays. Biennial birthday party notes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Bremer County
Earl Reeves
Army
IBM
Looking at Life as It Used to Be
Henry Bockhaus arrived from Ashley North Dakota after proving up his claim there. His sister Louise plans to apply this month. Jack Ambrose left the livery barn for a new job, replaced by A. Nichols. Mrs. Caroline Seegers moved to Sumner to live with her family. Mable Hale Frederika and Milton Rice of Carrville were married November 20 at the Bert Sherman home in Frederika.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bockhaus
Ashley
N. D
Louise
Jack Ambrose
A. Nichols
Caroline Seegers
Sumner
Mable Hale
Frederika
Milton Rice
Carrville
Bert Sherman
Tripoli Leader items include services and weddings in 1962
The Tripoli Leader reports a cemetery dedication at Alcock, an ice skating pond event by the Tripoli Volunteer Fire Department, and a first visit by an Iowa Highway Patrol license exam team testing 80 people. It notes 4 H leader Mrs. EB Kirchhoff’s Chicago trip award, funeral for A F Rebholz, wedding announcements for Margaret Grebien and Darlene Koepke, remodeling of Drape apartments, 25th anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, military and church notices, school district boundary actions, and a closing sale by Leslie Schmidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcock
Tripoli
Crittenden
Iowa Highway Patrol
Kenneth Nace
EB. W. Kirchhoff
Chicago
A. F. Rebholz
Congregational Church
E. F. Byers
Fremont Cemetery
Margaret Grebien
Siegel
Paul Block
Trisoli
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
C. G. Jerlach
Drape
Jungblut Hospital
M. W. Bennett
Legion Hall
Waverly
County Boards of Education
Bremer
Chickasaw
Darlene Koepke
Harry Koepke
Denver
Donald Schweer
Herman Schweer
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Fred Schnathorst
Ray Dohrmann
Ed Olejniczak
Waterloo
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Oran
Otto Westendorf
Robert Glaser
Leslie Schmidt
Birthday celebrations honor Carma Vogtane and Blasberg kin
Four year old Carma Vogtane is feted by Mr and Mrs Larry Vogtane and Mr and Mrs Henry Blasberg along with Merwin Blasberg on a Sunday evening. The Ruehs family also celebrate Frederika's birthday with LeLand Beremann and family. A note recalls that in January 1783 Great Britain recognized U S independence with the Treaty of Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coretta Dettmering
Emil Degelau
Denver
Ed Bodecker
Waverly
Lavern Foelske
Ricky
Emil Schweer
Henry Dettmering
Larry Vogtane
Henry Blasberg
Merwin Blasberg
Carma
LeLand Beremann
J. C. Ruehs
Frederika
Great Britain
United States
Paris
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Otto Biermann
Matilda Biermann
Anne Hartmann
Roy Bunch
C. C. Eichmann
Larry Busse
Ernest Schumacher
Fred Walther
Ed Bruns
Virgil Bruns
F. L. Wren
Oskaloosa
Supt
Howard Pigg
Kathryn Colburn
Jennifer
Kristi
Paul Martin
Lloyd Kammeyer
Charles City
Verlyn Buls
Verlyn
Jr. Waverly
Otto Buls
Lowell Heinemann
Lloyd Beevers
Davenport
Far
Sun Valley
Hunt
Giesha
Chef’s Delight
Florida
Tangerines
Wisconsin
Grain Belt
Iowa
Fremont
Fred Brase
Grace Lutheran Church
E. A. Hanff
Rev. A. Thalacker
Brase
Chas. Davis
Randolph
Minn
Ernest Sherman
Art Graff
Northfield
Earl Telshaw
Kenyon
Edward Barbknecht
Gary
David
Chas. Dick
Baraboo
Wis
Henry Buhrow
George Buhrow
Sonia
Theo. Steege
Butler County
R.E.C
Ray Bunger
Bruce
W. C Fergemann
E. Selck
Emme Selck
Lela
Frederick Drewis
Washington
Mary Tibbetts
Methodist
Brach's
Maraschino
Nabisco
Bag
Sunkist
Lux Liquid
Ly Gal. Carton
Salty Akerts
Swift
Michael’ S Food Market
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