Sumner Notices Include Death and Engagement News
Former Sumner resident Mrs. F. J. Wilharm dies at 86 after living at Bartels Home since July. Engagement announced for Lynette Anderson of Reinbeck to James Hartsock Iowa City. Other items report a new assignment for Master Sgt. Marvin Kohlmeyer, local club gatherings, vandalism thefts, and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Wilharm
Sumner
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Bartels Home
Cannon Falls
Minn
Charles Anderson
Reinbeck
Lynette
James Hartsock
George Hartsock
Iowa City
Tripoli Community School Lunch Menu Week
Monday Wieners baked potatoes buttered corn chocolate pudding bread and milk. Tuesday Chile and crackers carrot and celery sticks fruit cup bar. Wednesday Baked turkey mashed potatoes Jell O salad ice cream. Thursday Chuck wagon casserole orange juice apple sauce brownie. Friday Fish sticks creamed potatoes peaches Christmas cookies.
Wilharm and Hoth Families Host Guests and Soldier on Leave
Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wilharm, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Wilharm and families, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hoth, Carol Ann and Marilyn. Lloyd Hoth, serving in a food service unit at Camp Pendleton, Cal, is spending a 20 day leave with his parents before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ning
Marvin Wilharm
Allen Wilharm
Gerald Hoth
Carol Ann
Marilyn
Lloyd Hoth
Camp Pendleton
Cal
Tripoli Leader dated December 18 1967 local notes and visits
Sgt Lee Buhr returns to Fort Knox Ky after visiting parents in Tripoli and sister in Pueblo Colo. Laurel Chapter Eastern Star meets December 19 for officer elections and Christmas party with a 50 cent gift exchange. Numerous local visitors and hospital patients listed with weekend meals and birthdays noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
Lee Buhr
Fort Knox
Wm. Buhr
Mardella Buhr
Pueblo
Colo
Laurel Chapter
Eastern Star
Lesley Lamprecht
Richard Traeger
Lloyd Ludwig
Henry Buss
Tripoli
Inez Sexton
Mary Faganbaum
Edward Koehler
Earl Meyer
Ray Bierhof
Ralph Albrecht
Willys Fritz
Darwin Fritz
Postville
Community Notes From Frederika and Surrounding Areas
Frederika residents hosted gatherings and visits with neighbors this week. The Jolly Joker Birthday Club met December 6 for a birthday celebration and Christmas party with 14 members and four guests. Prizes were won by several residents including Mrs. John Fay and Mrs. W. H. Pratt. Relatives announced the death of Herman Krueger, lifelong local resident, at Allen Memorial Hospital. A wedding was noted for Susa Bierman and Larry Boerschel, celebrated at a Friday event hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bierman. Friends and relatives also visited various homes and attended the Senior Citizens Christmas party in Frederika.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.T.U
R. O. Dietel
Elmer Timm
Herman Frisch
Minnie Schwake
Henry Haar
Albert Hoeger
Eugene Knoploh
Sheila
Ernest Knoploh
Edwin Gaede
Sheryl
J. M. Murphy
Harold Frisch
Mmes
Glessner Friederick
Belle Wescott
Lloyd Ludwig
Ruth Evans
Lesley Lamprecht
Clara Bohle
Henry Buhr
Will Tiedt
Klinger
Alfred Buenzow
Stanley Kleiss
Ames
Steven Randall
Leonard Wilharm
Donald Wilharm
Oelwein
Eugene Hoth
Cedar Rapids
Sherrill Peterson
Dubuque
Lloyd Hoth
Camp Pendleton
Cal
Ernest Homeyer
Waterloo
Elmer Schwartz
Lena Wolfgram
Elda
Elmer
Ida Leslein
Dewey Puls
Walter Voelker
Arnold Tegtmeier
Wichita
Kan
Ed Tegtmeier
Roy Binning
Andrew Nicklaus
Linda
Elmer Schweer
Readlyn
Jay Schweer
Davenport
Charles
Erwin
W. H. Pratt
Frederika
Albert Rieck
Chester Pals
Jolly Joker
John Fay
Louise Buskirk
Melvin Nerge
James Wolf
Elsie McDonough
Bruce Pals and Sons
Herman Krueger
Allen
Robert Figanbaum
Jimmy
Alfred Specht
Geo. Wilson
Sumner
Ada McConkey
Ray Kuethe
Emil Matthias
Gorda Niemann
Glenda Quibell
Waverly
Howard V. Brocklin
Howard van Brocklin, Jr
Cedar Falls
Pastor A. R. Weed Celebrates Milestones at Orient
The Orient pastor A. R. Weed marked his 90th birthday and 69th wedding anniversary, reflecting on 52 years of faithful service behind the pulpit as of 1964 due to health reasons closing that chapter.
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A. R. Weed
Orient
The Panther's Tale Interview Snapshot
A yearbook style interview captures Diane Staack a 1950 birthdate senior at UNI Cedar Falls plans for college and athletics. The piece blends student life with mock bookish narration from Gayl a student owner of the yearbook items university ties and future aerospace ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Staack
Harry Staack
Monkees
Diane
UNI
Cedar Falls
Seniors Choose Class Symbols at December Meeting
Senior class members met on December 5 to select symbols for the upcoming year. The vote favored green and ivory as colors over other options, and white mums were chosen as the class flower with white orchids as another option.
Library acquisitions boost Iowa volumes by 69 thousand
The University of Iowa libraries added 69,342 books in the 1966 67 academic year, increasing total holdings from 1 284 836 volumes to 1 354 178.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
Committee to Choose Class Motto for Later Vote
A committee was selected to decide on a class motto which will be put to a vote at a later date. The group will review options and present a recommended motto to the student body and faculty.
What Is School Spirit and the Cedar Wapsie Triumph
The piece defines school spirit as student turnout at games and meets and backing teams beyond cheerleaders. It notes Tripoli’s undefeated winter teams in basketball and wrestling and Cedar-Wapsie football conference champs, urging stronger attendance and heartfelt singing of the school song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Cedar-Wapsie
Evaluation Of Student Body By Shirley Meyer
A humorous piece classifies high school humbugs into three types. A first class humbug pretends to know answers to fool teachers. A second class humbug deceives peers while hiding true nature. A third class excels at cheating, with teachers rarely finding out. The text concludes that the reader may be an exception if not fitting these types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayl
Miss Math
ISU
Ames
National Honor Society
Lil’ Abner
Luther League
Iowa City
Dow Chemical
Marine Corps
Shirley Meyer
Roving Reporter Asks Students About First Dates
A column features student memories of first dates with varied anecdotes. Marvin L recalls being slapped, Larry L describes a tire mishap near a farm, Paul J Z says never had one. Several avoid answers while others recall mix ups and thrills from youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L
Larry L
Paul J. Z
Dave F
Logen H
Eugene D
Lawrence G
Dean P
Mary K
Diane S
Sandy M
Washington Takes Oath as First US President
At Nassau and Wall Streets in New York City George Washington took the oath as first president of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassau and
Wall Streets
New York City
George Washington
United States
Vocal Concert by Pruth McFarlin at THS
Pruth McFarlin of School Assembly Inc presented a student assembly at THS on Thursday December 7. A Southern University graduate with teaching background at Piney Woods School in Mississippi, he kept the audience with spiritual, folk, popular, classical and humorous songs, earning four encores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pruth McFarlin
School Assembly, Inc
THS
Mr. McFarlin
Southern University
Piney Woods School
Mississippi
McFarlin
Chicago
New First Grade Teacher Joins Tripoli Schools
Mrs Susan Syverson is the new first grade teacher at Tripoli elementary. She comes from Albert Lea Minnesota and studied at Wartburg College where she met Lowell Syverson now a Tripoli high school teacher and coach. They live in Tripoli and she finds teaching rewarding and enjoys outdoor activities and basketball. Her appreciation for girls basketball grew in Iowa as she started teaching. Best wishes are extended for her future years in teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Syverson
Tripoli
Syverson
Albert Lea, Minn
Wartburg
Lowell Syverson
Tripoli High School
Inmate Chronicle of a Flying Saucer Encounter
An inmate recounts a November night driving through the countryside when a parked car and two observers witness a conventional flying saucer. The craft lands, green beings communicate mildly, and the narrator and the observers exchange questions before the saucer departs in a dust cloud. The tale ends with the narrator reflecting on the experience and its impact on his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie
Grandma
Harmoning Special On The Road Catches Attention
A fishtailed hall chatter notes Logan testing Ph ed shorts seams and ventilation while the Harmoning Special travels. Jim R and Doug face hard luck as Brian B. improves at the shop and eyes the office within nine weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Jim R
Doug
Brian B
Brian
Unclear Phrase Reflects Fragmentary Text
The readable portion hints at a general struggle or frustration with finding concrete results. No identifiable people, places, or events are present to anchor a factual news-style summary.
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Carson-Kaiser Funeral Home
Wilson Grove
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
A. W. Swenson
J. T. Torkelson
Dewey D. Duhrkopf
Henry Hoth
Maynard
Marvin Kohlmeyer
Fort Meade
Vietnam
Pleku
Kohlmeyer
Wilma Creager
Sumner Briefs
Bremer Rebekah Lodge
Orson Kauffman
Dan Volker
Max
Inx Rollins
Gordon Trout
Inez Smith
Pleasant Hill Club
Howard Whitcomb
Sumner Culture Club
Berle Smothers
A. F. Miller
Reid Giese
Roll Call
V.F.W. Auxiliary
R. J. Allenstein
Wehling’s
Radio & TV
Iowa
Tripoli Community School
Ray Wilson
Ernest Harnisch
Elmer O'Connell
Fredericksburg
Thomas Reay
John Beck
Rena Smith
Inez
Myra Pease
KWWL
Brase
Edwin Brase
Harley
Harold Maurer
Melrose
Wis
Virgil Erhardt
Dena
Wm. Cross
Marlene Cross
George Warner
Williamsburg
Mark Erhardt
Linda Heath
Pinhook
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Arnold Westendorf
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