Employment Service Reports Increase In Hiring Of Farm Hands
Iowa State Employment Service office in Waterloo notes spring hiring of farm hands rising and wages holding 1955 levels. The Waterloo office serves as a northeast Iowa labor hub. applicants should register February 15 and farmers seek help February 16. Local volunteers assist, with Heine Rogge in Tripoli as the representative at The Hub.
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Iowa State Employment Service Office
Waterloo
Iowa
Tripoli
Heine Rogge
Denver Bride-Elect Carolyn Droste Honored at Courtesy Saturday
Carolyn Droste who will wed Eugene Redies of Waverly on February 12 was feted at a courtesy Saturday in Denver. Hostess Carol Krueger and helper Marlene Wassam led about twenty guests from Waverly Readlyn Frederika and Janesville. Prizes were given to Lou Heine Anna Beshh Carol Lynn Soldwisch and Maxine Lahmann.
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Denver
Carolyn Droste
Eugene Redies
Waverly
Carol Krueger
Marlene Wassam
Readlyn
Frederika
Janesville
Lou Heine
Anna Beshh
Carol Lynn Soldwisch
Maxine Lahmann
Neighbors honor Volker as they move to Robert Ewing farm
A house warming for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Volker at the Robert Ewing farm north of Tripoli drew about five hundred furnished entertainment and prizes awarded to H W Meswarth Mrs Victor Nacke Adolph Mohling Mrs Wernold Schmidt and Randolph Drewis Lunch concluded the evening. Peace officers of Bremer county plan a dinner meeting here tomorrow night with dinner at 7 followed by a business session noting the county officers formed an organization last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Volker
Robert Ewing
Tripoli
H. W. Meswarth
Victor Nacke
Adolph Mohling
Wernold Schmidt
Randolph Drewis
Bremer County
Ninth Birthday Dinner Honor for Marcia Haverkamp
Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Lavern Haverkamp and family in honor of their daughter Marcia's ninth birthday included Mr and Mrs Walter Hunemuller.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Bock Attend Interstate Dinner
Mr and Mrs Alfred Bock attended a 6 30 dinner Saturday evening given by the Interstate Power Company at Dubuque. They returned home Sunday.
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Alfred Bock
Interstate Power Company
Dubuque
Cards of thanks from readers in Iowa notices
Readers express gratitude for visits cards gifts flowers prayers and kindness after hospital stays and bereavement. Mrs Walter Sells Sumner IA Mrs H W Bergmann Mrs N R Ambrose and families acknowledge staff clergy and neighbors for support and memorials during recovery and loss.
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Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Walter Sells
Sumner
Iowa
Rev. Glaser
Rev. Goetz
H. W. Bergmann
Iowa Republicans Gird For Campaign At Annual Dinner
Iowa Republicans ready for the 1956 campaigns buoyed by a family dinner and farm price anxieties. Observers cite hoped farm price improvement or a reelection decision for Eisenhower as boosts. Revenue data show 1955 Iowa tax receipts at 552.6 million, deposits down 45 million while loans rise 85 million. Democratic candidates Fitzgerald for attorney general and Davey for secretary of state announce runs. Greiner named assistant secretary for soil conservation. other incumbents Spry Synhorst Akers re nominate. Corn allotment program underway with 1956 plans anticipated.
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Iowa
GOP
Eisenhower
Ike
Frank M. Halpin
Federal Internal Revenue Service
State Banking Department
Demos
Edward R. Fitzgerald
Des Moines
Frank L. Davey
Davey
William H. Greiner
Jefferson
State Soil Conservation Committee
Clyde Spry
Melvin Synhorst
Chet B. Akers
Tripoli Leader reports education group plans and highway safety move
In Des Moines next weekend the Iowa State Education Association delegates will back a plan assign teacher duties through superintendents and secure year long contracts. Iowa taxpayers face 1.54 percent of a 65 billion federal budget share. The Iowa Highway Patrol outlines 10 to 14 accident concentration areas with up to 15 cars patrolling 15 mile stretches to curb fatal crashes.
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Delegate Assembly
Iowa State Education Association
Des Moines
Eisenhower
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Joseph P. Lawlor
ITA
Iowa
Tax Foundation
Highway Patrol
David Herrick
Iowa Highway Patrol
Herrick
Community Notes From Pinhook and Nearby Towns
Pinhook residents attend funeral traces for James Scully at St Marys Church in Waverly. Clyde McConkey and family welcome visitors from Mason City and New Hampton while U S Marine Marvin Craun enjoys a 30 day leave with his parents. Earl Avery, Rieck, Kuethe, Krause and other local families host guests in dinners and visits across Waverly Janesville Sumner and Cedar Falls areas. An appendectomy was performed on Robert Leach in New Hampton.
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Clyde McConkey
James Scully
St. Mary’s Church
Waverly
Frank Rochford
Mason City
Harry McConkey
New Hampton
Marvin Craun
U.S. Marines
Clifford Craun
Nelson Kuker
Fredericksburg
Earl Avery
Albert Rieck
Marlowe
Rena Smith
Inez
Allen Rieck
Janesville
Miss Stevens
Sumner
Kathy Kuethe
Everett Krause
Jake Schneider
Carl Kuethé
Raymond Kuethe
Joe Dorn
Cedar Falls
Emil Matthias
Howard van Brocklin
Chester Pass
Robert Leach
Dale Grahlman
Air Force recruiter to visit Waverly monthly
A Waterloo Air Force recruiting officer will hold monthly sessions in Waverly on the second Thursday from 1 to 3 p m at the Bremer county selective service board office. The event aims to inform local residents about enlistment opportunities and requirements.
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Waterloo Air Force
Waverly
Bremer County
Englishman Jonathan Hulls Builds First Steam Vessel
Jonathan Hulls from England constructed the first steam propelled vessel in 1706, marking an early milestone in steam navigation and marine engineering.
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Jonathan Hulls
Iowa Students Start Work At Wis e and Baker
Kenneth Pierce, finishing first semester at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, begins work Monday with Wise and Baker certified public accountants in Waterloo. Mrs. Pierce, daughter of Mr and Mrs S A Maurer, works in the traffic department of Northwestern Bell Telephone Co office in Waterloo.
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Kenneth Pierce
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Wise and Baker
Certified Public Accounts
Waterloo
Mrs. Pierce
S. A. Maurer
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Mrs Hans Schuldt Receives Word of Promotion
Mrs Hans Schuldt learns her husband Hans Schuldt stationed in Okinawa has been promoted to Specialist Third Class.
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Hans Schuldt
Hans Schult
Okinawa
25th Anniversary Of Emil Schweers Observed Sunday
Mr and Mrs Emil Schweer to observe their 25th wedding anniversary this Sunday with an afternoon supper for the couple s brothers and sisters and an open house at their home from 7 to 10 in the evening The pair were married Feb 3 1931 in Westgate and have a daughter named Janice Leader ads bring results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Schweer
Mr. Schweer
Anna Degelau
Westgate
Janice
Birthday Dinner Honoring Rudolph Piegors
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Piegors entertained Sunday in honor of his birthday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Gene Johnson and children from La Porte City, Mrs. Beaky Piegors, 1, and Mrs. E. A. Kleiss, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kleiss and children, and Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Pia Ann and Bruce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Piegors
Mr. Piegors
Gene Johnson
la Ports City
Beaky Piegors
E. A. Kleiss
Leon Kleiss
LaVern Pia
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Lnot
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Ray Kuethe
Phillips
Philgas
Tegtmeier Oil Co
Werner Wolf
Roper Gas Range
Oscar Kreis
Will Dohrmann
R. W. Rettig
Credit Dept
Eau Claire
Wis
Elmer Towne
BUICK
Chevrolet
Bur Chevrolet Co
Tripoli, Iowa
Walter Malzahn
Sumner, Ia
Elmer Haverkamp
Route 1
Plainfield
Goodyear
Sumner Tire Shop
Sumner, Iowa
L. F. Bridges
Kramer Produce
Farmers Produce Co
Bolson
Bolson’s
Frederika Mill
Frederika, Iowa
Alcoholics Anonymous
P.O. Box
Eddie Allen
Benefit of Tripoli Vfw
Hub
Wayside
Waverly Convalescent Home
9Th Ave
Employment Service
N. R. Ambrose
Dwight Meyer
ASC
Towa
Pinhook
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ADA Colonial
Missouri
Dekalb
Ernest Schnetzler
Salisbury
University of Missouri
Schnetzler
Schnetzlers
Texas
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Ed Lindner
Shell Rock Hatchery
Shell Rock
Emil Schweers
Earl Newbery
Greene
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