Sumner Falls to Denver in close basketball game
Denver defeated Sumner 22 to 18 in a hard fought boys game. Frisch led Sumner with eight points while Denver’s Kehe scored 12. In the girls prelim Sumner beat Maynard 22 to 5 with Elsie Schwerin scoring 17. An opening junior high game saw Sumner triumph 6 to 5.
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Denver High
Sumner
Frisch
Kehe
Denver
Sumner Girls
Maynard
Elsie Schwerin
Sykes
Out-of-town teachers prepare Christmas trips from Sumner schools
Teachers from Sumner public schools plan Christmas vacations this Friday. Miss Haase travels to Eldora, Miss Grey to Independence, Miss Hotchkin to Mason City, Miss Coleman to Westgate, Miss Divoky to Oxford Junction, Miss Zoller to Fredericksburg, and Miss Burger remains to coach the home talent play Adam and Eva.
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Sumner Public Schools
Haase
Eldora
Grey
Independence
Hotchkin
Mason City
Coleman
Westgate
Divoky
Oxford Junction
Zoller
Fredericksburg
Burger
Adam and
Eva
Local clubs host holiday gatherings and visits around Sumner
The Sumner Culture club met at Mrs. L. P. Winks to hear Olive Wescott on what Christmas means to children abroad and Mrs. Wm. McGuiness perform Christmas carols followed by a gift exchange. W. C. T. U. celebrated the anniversary of its 1873 crusade at Mrs. Mary Linn’s home with readings by several members. numerous correspondents note travel, visits, and hospitalities among residents and relatives, including trips to Ames, Joliet, Helenville, Jefferson, Janesville, and Cedar Falls, alongside Red Cross aid updates and student holiday homecomings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Culture Club
L. P. Winks
Olive Wescott
Wm. McGuiness
Sumner
Mary Linn
Edward O’brien
F. J. Wells
T. J. Durant
Local Social Notes Highlight Sunday Visits and Birth
Daughters of Elma were Sunday dinner guests in the E F Pries home. Mrs F P Champion and Miss Esther Klett spent Sunday in New Hampton. Mrs H F Shales visited in Strawberry Point at the R W Shwng home. Mr and Mrs L L Willarm of Waterloo visited relatives here Sunday. Sunday guests in the P A Warror home were Mr and Mrs Frank Herpelink and Mr and Mrs Arthur Meckenburg. Mrs Harry Strumpell entertained the Bridge club. Mrs E C Schildbach was guest of honor and received a gift. Mr and Mrs Hollis Hunt welcomed a seven pound baby girl named Betty May. Lewis Llewellyn, student at Buena Vista college Storm Lake, returned Saturday to spend two weeks with his mother, Mrs C A Llewellyn.
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Wm. Donaldson
Dennis
Howard Fox
Wayne
Beverly
Joliet, Ill
Will Bathke
R. M. Lease
Henry Reimler
Helenville
Wis
Jefferson
Janesville
Wisconsin
W. H. Wehrmacher
Waverly
Emma Wehhrmacher
Red Cross
Annette Frank
Herbert Schwerin
Waterloo
Ernest Koopman
Henry Schwerin
Donna Sexton
Cedar Falls
G. J. Sexton
Harold Bathke
Green
Wm. Beaumont
John Carroll
John Beaumont
Claire Mueller
Alfred Mardorf
Lorenz Schwabe
Wartburg Normal College
Bertha Marr
Hilda Brandt
W. A
Elma
E. F. Pries
F. P. Champion
Esther Klett
New Hampton
H. F. Shales
Strawberry Point
R. W. Swhng
L. L. Willarm
P. A. Warrior
Frank Herpelink
Arthur Meckenburg
Harry Strumpell
Bridge Club
E. C. Schildbach
Hollis Hunt
Betty May
Lewis Llewellyn
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
C. A. Llewellyn
Community Visitors and Local Illness Report in Bremer Area
Sunday visits filled the Bremer Sumner and Siegel communities as families hosted relatives and friends including Pries Hennings Wedemeier and Wedemeier groups. Mrs. Thiemann is seriously ill, and Christmas program plans at the Bremer Evangelical Lutheran Church are announced for December 24 with Rev Wunderlich leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Pries
Anna
Wm. Oostman
Arthur Pries
August Flege
Velda
Arthur Hennings
Henry Hennings
Herman Mummelther
Emil Michael
Wm. Schultz
Bremer
Herman Thiemann
Fred Hildebrandt
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co
Elda Pries
Waverly
Henry Ehlert
Paul
Gust Buchholz
Siegel
Dora Ehlert
Sumner
Siegfried Struck
Tripoli
Louie Wedemeier
Willard
Fred Wedemeier
Hennings
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Harold J. Wunderlich
Amos McDonald
Readlyn Social Visits and Baptism Sponsorships
South of Tripoli reports numerous Sunday visits among Rathe Miller Hagenow Oltrogge Tegtmeier Blasberg Dettmer Dohrman Peters and Ganske families. Baptism sponsor Herman Hagenow and Paul Herman Oltrogge noted with Herman Koelling also sponsor. More visits include W J Peters clan and Readlyn attendees at various homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rathe
Jack Miller
W. J. Peters
Herman Hagenow
Herman Oltrogge
Readlyn
Mr. Hagenow
Paul Herman
Herman Koelling
H. H. C. Tegtmeier
Art Tegtmeier
Henry Blasberg
Herman Dettmer
John Peters
Clarence Ganske
Fred Detterding
Fred Dohrman
Herman Tegtmeier
Fred Block
Erna Hagenow
Frederika Quintets Sweep Ionia in Twin Wins at Home
Frederika High School teams defeated Ionia on Friday night, with the girls edging 33 to 11. Ruth Clary netted 21 points as Frederika led 19 to 7 at halftime. In the boys game, Frederika rolled to a 64 to 15 final, leading 33 to 5 at the half as Donald Segebarth carved out 22 points. North of New Hampton refereed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederika
Frederika High School
Ionia
Ruth Clary
Donald Segebarth
North
New Hampton
Frederika Girls
M. Clary
R. Clary
Mummelthie
Bockhaus
O'Connell
Bremer
Heidemann
Sonia
M. Watt
P. Ransom
Davis
D. Watts
Frederika boys overwhelm Waucoma 52 to 5 in league game
Frederika boys beat Waucoma 52 to 5 as Burton Carney led with 26 points on 11 field goals. Frederika built a 34 point second half surge for their third win. Frederika girls and Waucoma girls battled to a 25 to 25 tie after a tight fourth quarter.
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Frederika Boys
Waucoma
Frederika
Burton Carney
Frederika Girls
Waucoma Girls
Social visits and farm labor among Tripoli residents
Old Tripoli residents Mr and Mrs Henry Heideman and Mattie Drewis and son George aided at the Geo H Heideman home on Thursday. Detterding of Tupoli helped with butchering. Will Bergman and others hosted and visited relatives Sunday and Tuesday, with several families including the Plagens and Luebs calling or dining with Bergman and Heideman households.
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Henry Heideman
Mattie Drewis
George
Geo. H
Andrew Henning
Ewald
Siegfried
Andrew Henninger
Will Schumacher Hom
Geo. H. Heideman
Howard
Will Bergman
Herman Bunger
Tripoli
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Sumnerites
Schildbachs
L. M. Smith
Decorah
F. K. Brown
Henry Bathke
Merle McCormac
Art Wolff
Otto Busching
Ames
Ruth Skarsburg
W. H. Pipho Insurance Office
H. O. Skarshaug
Warren Towns
Fisher
Faber
R. Carney
B. Carney
Segebarth
Rg Dana
KK. Crooks
Rademaker
Shekelton
Segebarth Bremer
Dana
Wancoma
P. Drilling
If A. Roberts
If 'R. Swehia
R. Daily
Il. Drilling
le M. Smith
Burke
Rf R. Clary
If Mummelbhie
Re O'Connell
Ig Heidemann
Ig Bremer
PF Carroll
F H. Lynch
Tomasek Hoey
Adams Praska
Old Tripoli
Chevrolet
America
Tion
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit, Michigan
Phaeton
Flint
Michigan
H. H. Buhr
Iowa
C. H. Poock Garage
Readlyn, Iowa
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