Sumner Legion to Sponsor Boy Scout Troop Formation
At the December Sumner American Legion meeting a four member committee was appointed to study sponsoring a Boy Scout troop. Rev George W Twiner agreed to be Scout master with Elmer Kretzschmar as assistant. Local Legion leaders and Wapsi Pinicon area officials spoke on Scouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Post
American Legion
Gaylord Farnum
C. E. Heyer
al Haverle
Martin Koeberle
George W. Twiner
Elmer Kretzschmar
Wapsipinicon
Boy Scout Organization
Walter K. Voorhees
Cedar Falls
E. S. Bertel
Waterloo
W. A. Rohlf
Waverly
E. Elmer Tiedt
Victor V. Allen
Frederika Funeral Attendees From Distant Cities
Relatives and friends from several states attended the funeral of Mrs. Charles Alcock held Tuesday afternoon. Numerous names from Dixon South Dakota Springville Fayette Fredericksburg and other towns appear among those who traveled to Frederika for the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Alcock
James Fennga
Dixon
South Dakota
Howard Minehart
Springville
Varry Boyelan
Fayette
Gerald Wilkenson
Sam Simerson
Yetta Wilkenson
Central City
Howard
Frank
Rockton
Rockton, IL
Wallace Benedict
New Hampton
Wells Ferris
Joe
Charles
Oelwein
Glen Copenhaver
Hazelton
R. Thompson
Buffalo Center
Oscar Judge
Fredericksburg
Ed Alcock
Joe Simmons
Cornelius Maas
Ruth
Harold Maas
Cletus
Arthur Sinderson
Archie Clary
Bremer Abraham
Mike McCoy
John Rollins
Lane
Waverly
Webster Peevey
D. L. Bowers
Waterloo
James Harker
Harry Young
Nashua
Frank Costello
Owen Edson
Mark Caswell
Republic
Robert McCracken
Williamstown
John Franklin
Charles McCumber
Frank Robinson
Tripoli
James Fenenga
Chas. Alcock
Leslie
S. D
Julia McDonald
Dumont
Robert McDonald
Dan McCugh
Ralph and
Murray
Circle
Montana
S. J. Mooney
George Banwell
E. J. Mooney
Clyde McConkey
Thomas O'Connell
Florida
McCugh
Pinhook
A. T. Gray
Vance Bates
Donald Golding
Cedar Falls
Albert Carroll
Warren
Claude Carroll
Floyd Ager
Clyde Clary
C. E. Shufelt
Irene Duecker
Orville Duecker
Will Bieman
Leslie Shufelt
Harry Barker
Marie Schaub
John Dease
Guy Hinkley
Eagle Grove
E. E. Henry
Clara Ross
J. C. Carney
E. A. Wismer
Sumner
Charles Golding
Zoella Stephen
C. C. Clary
C. E. Carroll
June
C. L. Bowers
M. F. Richmann
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
W. L. Alcock
Dorma Seamen
Darwin
Water
Weekend visitors and club meetings around town
Sunday and weekend social activity is reported with families visiting relatives in nearby towns. Several households hosted guests and church or club meetings occurred, including the Fortnightly club gathering and Suits Us club plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Harding
L. P. Young and Sons
James
Wayne
Silver Lake
Minn
J. F. Kroblin
Nick Aegerter
F. L. Woodworth
Fredericksburg
W. A. Robertson
Maggie Robertson
Waverly
August Bush
Esther Kirchman
Frederickshiro
William Rimrodt
Waterloo
John Rimrodt
Harry Rinehart
Osceola
Frea Rinehart
St Pauls Lutheran church votes in new members and returns
Elda Hagen Siegel and Hedwig Gerlach visited Tuesday as St Pauls Lutheran church held its annual meeting. All council members were re elected with two new members joining and three leaving. Social visits followed as families and neighbors traveled between Waverly and local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elda Hagen
Hedwig Gerlach
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Fred Rodemeyer
Rosa
Waverly
Orval Eick
Bremer
Rodemeyer
H. Baum
Hans
G. Gerlach
Wm. Luhring
Will Biermann
Will Grebien
Ernest Quade
Leslie Vogt
Margaret Schwemm
Gustave Schwemm
Theodore
Carl
Mildred Henning
Florence Biermann
Chas. Schwemm
Conrad Meyer
All Settled Mary and Carrie Plan Postgrad Teaching
Mary asks about future plans while Carrie reveals she has chosen a husband after graduation. The exchange hints at social expectations and arranged arrangements in the era.
Moment of Caesar on exam day provokes student quip
A Waterloo professor asks when Caesar defeated the greatest number and a student quips it was on examination day, reflecting a joke captured by the Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesar
Boston Transcript
Public School Honor Roll And Attendance Notes
Three girls and three boys in first grade were neither absent nor tardy in the last six weeks: Enecia Lamb Jeanette Morf Virgil Duecker Bernice Koch Gerhardt Rettig and Robert Scott. Seven children earned B or higher for the third six weeks: Jeanne Doty Virgil Duecker Patricia Hale Enecia Lamb Jeanette Morf Maxine Peters Gerhardt Rettig. Four students visited the dentist and sent in dental cards for the dental honor roll: Jeanette Morf Gerhardt Rettig Robert Carpenter and Wilburt Westendorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enecia Lamb
Jeanette Morf
Virgil Duecker
Bernice Koch
Gerhardt Rettig
Robert Scott
Jeanne Doty
Patricia Hale
Maxine Peters
Robert Carpenter
Wilburt Westendorf
Absent and Time Lessons Highlight Class Week
Students who were never absent this term include Mary Jeane Buechele Lorin Eichmann Ray Fink Ralph Fink and Robert Selck. Those not absent in six weeks list Mary Jeane Buechele James Crittenden Lorin Eichmann Ralph Fink Ray Fink Marie Hanff Irma Piegers and Robert Selck. Naomi Berlin and Arnold Nielsen assist this week. Last week students shared holiday stories, with James Crittenden Mary Jeane Buechele and Betty Ambros noted for the most interesting tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jeane Buechele
Lorin Eichman
Ray Fink
Ralph Fink
Robert Selck
Thoee
James Crittenden
Lorin Eichmann
Marie Hanff
Irma Piegers
Naomi Berlin
Arnold Nielsen
Santa
Third Grade Story Contest Winners
Third grade class under Miss Boyle corrected stories and announced first and second place entries. Notable winners include My Reckless Kitten by Howard Holmes and My Pet Dog by Ila Hesse, with several students such as Ruth Berlin Jeannine Krueger Helen Schmidt Florence Boeckman and others contributing short tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Holmes
Ila Hesse
Ruth Berlin
Brownie
Buster
Fido
Jiggs
Wolfball
Jeannine Krueger
Helen Schmidt
Florence Boeckman
Kitty
Floyd Gebert
Wendell Rieck
Kenneth Shipp
Owen Hankner
Fourth Grade Honor Roll And Spelling Perfection
Ruth Sassman achieved 100 percent spelling for the six weeks. Betty Stuckenberg and Millard Pries have perfect attendance. The dental honor roll includes Iphogene Carpenter Betty Stuckenberg Millard Pries and Theodore Westendorf. This month we are having a
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Stuckenberg
Millard Pries
Ruth Sassman
Iphogene Carpenter
Theodore Westendorf
Daily health checkup hits clean habit list
The notes list seven health habit checks including clean teeth nails face hair combed fresh handkerchief clean hands and clean neck ears. This morning twelve of seventeen pupils achieved a perfect score and met all seven criteria.
Sixth Grade Daily Activities and Projects
A sixth grade class under Miss Conklin covers reading poetry, self imagining exercises, and plans for a Busy Bee room decoration. They explore the poem Aladdin by James Russell Lowell, prepare to recite another poem, and schedule a picture study Aurora by Guido Reni. English lessons focus on oral storytelling, book anecdotes, and regional history anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Russell Lowell
Busy Bee Club
Iola
Gertrude
Edward
Aurora
Guido Reni
Junior High Attendance Notes Tardiness Figures
In the fifth grade only two students were tardy this semester while attendance is strong. The eighth grade saw two tardy cases this week. Students with no absences or tardies include Gerhardt Holmes Kathryn Klein William Kuker Harry Schlichting Edith Bull Gretchen Hanff Lee Lou Morf Beverly Nienhaus Eunice Fink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerhardt Holmes
Kathryn Klein
William Kuker
Harry Schlichting
Edith Bull
Gretchen Hanff
Lee Lou Morf
Beverly Nienhaus
Eunice Fink
Eighth grade wraps first half drill and reads Ogier the Dane
Jack Frese Renetta Gebert Robert Hankner Lawrence Sell report that eighth grade English has finished the first half of drill books and begins the second part. On Monday the class read Ogier the Dane in silent readers, a long hero story about a great leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frese
Renetta Gebert
Robert Hankner
Lawrence Sell
Jessons
Ogier the Dane
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Sumnerites
Josephine Ketcham
Oklahoma City
Cassapolis
Mich
Oklahoma
Alonzo Ketcham
Ella
Ruth Pratt
Leo Heyer
H. A. Borcherding
Stanley
Donna Belle
New England
North Dakota
B. Petratz
J. D. Mangan
Tommy
Maxine
Forest City
E. F. Petratz
W. H. Whermacher
William
Emma Wehrmacher
Ruth Hammond
Mary Linn
John Frank
Readlyn
Henry Wilkening
Paul Rettig
P. M. Sorg
Merry Go Round
Jack Fritz
Hawkeye
E. F. Petra
Veteran’s Hospital
Excelsior Springs
Dorothy Bierie
Fairbanks
H. O. Bierie
Marlene Jean
Arthur Borcherding
St. John’s Lutheran
Frederika
King of
F. C. Renoldt, Jr
Adele
Roy Burmaster
Lorraine
Cornelius Mals
Thompson High School
Naomi McClain
LeRoy
Charles McClain
Mac
Frederika Creamery Company
Henry Hankner
Will Dilley
Geraldine
Billie
Ray
Oran
Mary Henry
C. I. Tibbetts
Frank Loffredo
Norma
Paul
Arthur French
Robert McGowan
Roberta
William Sassman
Denver
Iowa
Siegel
Mary
Carrie
Public
Miss Oleson
Milroy
Miss Boyle
Chesebro
Miss Conklin
CL. W. Vanderlinden
Miss Ensminger
Occident Better
Tripol
Fis
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