New Surfaces For Homes A Guide To Floor Coverings
A survey of hard floor coverings covers linoleum cork and tile and notes growing use beyond kitchens and baths. Vinyl plastics are popular for walls and floors with easy maintenance and color variety. Linoleum care includes waxing and prompt spill cleanup. At Linn Grove a dinner honored Wallace and Mrs Knudtson on their 57th anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Brown
Iowa State College Extension
Linn Grove
Wallace Knudtson
Storm Lake
Fracture suffered by Wim Ambrose garage mechanic
Emil Ackman, a mechanic at the Wim Ambrose garage, fractured his right wrist in an accident while cranking a car Saturday night. Also reported: Miss Mabel Warnke of Tripoli and Henry Seelhammer of New Hampton wed on Dec 19 in Galena. Mrs. Chas Alcock of Frederika died Saturday. A fire at the Irwin Franklin farm near Tripoli destroyed multiple structures. Local residents reported for service. Mrs. Rathe hospitalized. Red Cross asks for knitted mufflers and wristlets. Five-year-ago items note several marriages and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Ackman
Wim. Ambrose
Mabel Warnke
Tripoli
Henry Seelhammer
New Hampton
Galena
Chas. Alcock
Frederika
Erwin Blasberg
Raymond Buchholz
Clifford Kleiss
Aaron Ludwig
Wendall Peters
Arlen Schroeder
Paul Voetmann
Fred Rathe
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Organize Junior Unit of American Legion Auxiliary in Sumner
The newly organized junior unit met at the Methodist church parsonage with Sara Jo Gardiner elected chairman and Judy Sorg, Annette Koeberle, Winnifred Armentrout, Jane Whitmire, and Mary Meighan as officers. The January meeting will install officers, discuss parliamentary procedure, and debate national security. They set the first Thursday monthly at 4 p.m. Christmas favors were made for Sumner Community hospital trays. Rev Milton Schaper and others attended a Yuletide party for underprivileged children in Waterloo hosted by reserve officers. The Sullivan brothers memory was honored. Rev Schaper served as chaplain. Harold Baxter suffered a broken leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Armentrout
Max Davis
Davis
Sumner Community Hospital
Milton Schaper
U. S. Naval
Waterloo
Waterloo Naval Training Center
Sullivan Brothers
Juneau
Sullivan
Naval
Marine
Rev. Schaper
Harold Baxter
Extra-Special Dinner Rolls and Holiday News
An old time yeast bread recipe uses nonfat dry milk in a raised rolls and loaf dough, with Parker House Rolls and butter crust. Also notes holiday visits and dinners in Sumner areas, plus a high school basketball game with Lois Crowley, Elizabeth Henning, and guards Betty Nerge and Janice Davis fouls, and a final line about Georgia being the largest state east of the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker House
Pantherettes
Lois Crowley
Elizabeth Henning
Janesville
Tripoli
Betty Nerge
Janice Davis
Christmas Morning Injuries and Local Moves Noted
Christmas morning brought injuries as a Cresco resident was hospitalized after a porch fall at his mother-in-law’s. Sophia Wolff fractured her leg returning from church. Dr. Dunn leaves Sumner practice for a Dysart associate post January 2. New arrivals include Eric Edwin Green and Rhonda Sue Dallenbach. A Lutheran class joined St John’s, and various festive gatherings were reported across Sumner area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Schwartz
Cresco
Sumner Community Hospital
Sophia Wolff
Lucinda Wolff
Sumner
Art
Readlyn
Robert Dunn
C. R. Roberts
Dysart
Dunn
Washington Medical School
St. Louis
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Frederika
Eric Edwin
Robert Dallenbach
Rhonda Sue
Tripoli Panthers Triumph Over Janesville 62 46
Tripoli High School Panthers defeat Janesville 62 to 46 after a second quarter comeback. Weihe scores 17 and Goodenbour 13 lead the winners, with Bock 11 and Dohrmann 9. Caley leads Janesville with 18. Panthers win, Pantherettes lose 56 44 in girls game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Tripoli High School Panthers
Janesville Boys
Panthers
Weihe
Goodenbour
Bock
Dohrmann
Seelhammer
Caley
Janesville
Pantherettes
Janesville High School
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H. O. Hastings
Optometrist
E. Bremer
Waverly Lowa
Professional Directory
M. O. Brye Chiropractor
Waverly, Iowa
John J. Lesiak
Dreyer Drug Store
James W. Coddington
Richard M. Hemingway
Attorneys-at-Law
Block & Klemp Building
Fine Insurance
Agency
Tripoli, Iowa
Bankers Life Insurance
L. J. Magnall
Water Tower
F. Ray Robinson
Iowa
V. G. Goebel
Meier Furniture Store
C. R. Barry
Irwin Franklin
Joyce Fagerlind
Darrell Neuendorf
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Siegel
Sam Shales
Betty Jane Dockwell
Cedar Falls
Orlyn F. Bergmann
Wm. H. Meier
Rochester Hospital
Herman Hay
Saratoga
Loretta Bull
Herbert C. Warnke
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Oren Larson
Harlan
Paul Bremer
American Legion Auxiliary
Sara Jo Gardiner
Lydia Bonnell
Jim Reuter
Jim, Jr
Carl Reuter
C. E. Heyer
Ames
Rena Smith
Inez
Albert Rieck
Allan Rieck
W. Schuknecht
Les Schuknecht
Sterling, Ill
C. Molumby
Harvey Robinson
Salt Lake City
Rex Robinson
Henry Barth
C. C. Tibbitts
Norman Barth
Hawkeye
Georgia
Mississippi
Dr. Dunn
St. John’s American Lutheran Church
A. G. Langholz
Roberta Ommen
Eugene Niemann
Lorenz Schellhorn
Phillip Niemann
Robert Tonn
Raymond Warnke
Edwin Green
Robert Murphy
Northeast Iowa Optometry Association
Pinnican
Independence
Witte
Independence State Hospital
E. F. Borcherding
Father Kleiner
Vic Gallo
Strawberry Point
Ann Miller
Manchester
A. F. Miller
Reinhold Bock
Moore
Schumacher
Denver
John Bock
Norma Tremaine
Don Henderson
Toledo
Ed Tremaine
Richard Tremaine
Gertrude Wilharm
Janesville Girls
Gronner’s
Sumner, Iowa
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