Krueger Seehusen Nuptials In Waterloo Ceremony
Miss P Jores Krueger and Lt. Paul Seehusen wed Sunday at Immanuel Lutheran Waterloo in front of 150 guests. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Al Krueger Tripoli, wore blue dotted swiss. groom son of Mr and Mrs George Seehusen Monticello. Reception followed at church. celebration included family dinner at Colony Club. Both newlyweds will relocate with the groom’s posting at Ft Belvoir Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P Jores Krueger
Hawthorne Ave
Waterloo
Paul See- Immanuel
Roger Burk
Fred
D. L. Fuller
Pensacola, Spa
Seelusen
Jack Delbridge
Cedar Rapids
Fredrick Krueger
Louis Kroenecke
Tripoli
Waverly
Monticello
Hampton
Chicago
W. ‘Kroenecke, Jr
Orval Trost
Mary Jo Megonigle
Norma Condon
Jeanne Ehremer
Marcella Rosche
Rose Ann Farkas
Ken McDowell
Colony Club
Trip Pli High School
Altstadt and Langlas Baking Co
Seehusen
Iowa State College
Ames
Lamy
Ft. Belvoir
Children’s Home Festival at Waverly
The Lutheran Children’s Home at Waverly hosts a Sunday festival with guest speakers Dr. Paul Leo of Wartburg Seminary Dubuque at 10:15 in German, Dr. Henry F. Schuh of the American Lutheran Church Columbus Ohio at 11:00 outdoors, broadcast on WMT and WNAX. The municipal band plays at 12:30, Dr. G. E. Melchert of Waterloo leads the 2:00 service, and 3:00 features a Home children program with special music. all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Paul Leo
Wartburg Seminary
Dubuque
Henry F. Schuh
American Lutheran Church
Columbus
Ohio
WMT
Cedar Rapids
WNAX
Yankton
S. D
G.E. Melchert
Waterloo
Atend
Holm family dinner gathers relatives from several cities
Mr and Mrs Fred Holm hosted a family dinner Sunday with all their children and families present including Sgt and Mrs Duane Holm of Junction City Kansas ReVern Holm and children Randy Robert and Jerry of Denver Mr and Mrs Donald James and Donnie of Waterloo Mr and Mrs Willard Holm and Kay Mr and Mrs Robert Seleck and Ronnie Henninger Mr and Mrs LaVern Tegtmeier and Steven
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Holm
Duane Holm
Junction City
Kan
ReVern Holm
Randy
Robert
Jerry
Denver
Donald James
Donnie
Waterloo
Willard Holm
Kay
Robert Seleck
Ronnie Henninger
LaVern Tegtmeier
Steven
Henning Reunion Set For Tripoli This Sunday
The Henning reunion will be held at Tripoli on Sunday July 20. Mr and Mrs Wallace Chester and their son Leslie of Burbank California visited the Ches ter family. They plan to travel with Mr and Mrs L Chester and join Mr and Mrs Ira Chester and son Larry at Jesup for a week long fishing trip to Mountain Home Arkansas returning to California after the reunion week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Wallace Chester
Leslie
Burbank
Cal
L. D. Chester
L. Chester
Ira Chester
Larry
Jesup
Mountain Home
Ark
Allace Chesters
California
Annual Hoppenworth Kin Reunion Held Near Tripoli
Descendants of the late Mr and Mrs August Hoppenworth gathered for the third annual reunion at the Erwin Hoppenworth farm northwest of Tripoli on Sunday July 6. Attendees included Erwin Bergman Allan Wendland John Warnke Edgar Bergmann and many others. Ernst Hoppenworth was the oldest member present while Allan Wendland was the youngest. plans for next year call for meeting at Arlen Boeckmann's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Hoppenworth
Erwin Hoppenworth
Tripoli
Erwin Bergman
Allan
David
John Warnke
Edgar Bergmann
Janice
Mary
Robert Bergmann
Edwin Hoppenworth
Herold Hoppenworth
Arlen Boeckmann
Douglas
Michael
Leslie Vogt
Carol
Larry
Arnold Brunscheen
Danny
Ernest Quade
Harold
Robert Wendland
Ernst Hoppenworth
Allan Wendland
Tripoli Scouts Enjoy Camp Ingawanis Week
Twenty four local Boy Scouts left Sunday noon for Camp Ingawanis near Waverly for a week. From Troop 32 eighteen boys are listed, including Second Class and Tenderfoot scouts. Explorer Post 32 boys also attend along with Scout Master Ww. A. Meyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingawanis
Waverly
William Goetz
Yale Kramer
Very Kelsey
Gerald Wagner
Harlan Bremer
James Klemp
Dennis Olejniczak
Terry Dreyer
James Block
David Block
Ronald Henninger
Kenneth Rettig
Karl Blaufuss
Larry Ladage
August Seehase Dies At Sumner Rites Held Wednesday
Sumner special reports August Seehase, 69, died Saturday night July 5. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1 30 p m Berg funeral home and 2 p m at St Pauls Lutheran church. Burial in Spring Fountain cemetery. Born June 25 1883 he married Amanda Nuss on June 6 1907. Moved to Colorado in 1909 for health, returned to Sumner in 1948. Survived by widow one son Rev A C D Seehase Mellen Wis one daughter Mrs Henry Aschbrenner Waterloo eight grandchildren two brothers Herman and Henry Sumner. Preceded by parents and one sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
August Seehase
Berg Funeral Home
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Spring Fountain
Carl Seehase
Amanda Nuss
Colorado
Rev
A. C. D. Seehase
Mellen
Wis
Henry Aschbrenner
Waterloo
Herman
Henry
Sommer and Jahnke Horses Sweep Sac City Meet
Sommer and Jahnke stable horses won six events at the Sac City two day meet last week. Jockey Dale Schmidt rode in all events, with three firsts, two seconds and one fourth for local owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sommer and
Jahnke
Sac City
Dale Schmidt
Bake sale by two Lutheran churches in Tripoli
The Luther League of St. Pauls Siegel and St. Johns Frederika hold a bake sale at Krueger Plumbing and Heating Shop Tripoli, Saturday night July 19 starting at 8 00 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League of St
Bulldozer Crash Escapes Injury On Bridge Span Near Harlan
Ronald Arkfeld escaped unharmed when the bulldozer he piloted crashed through the center span of a bridge near Harlan. The machine dropped about nine feet. Mrs Randy Holm, mother of the child staying with grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Holm in Waterloo, underwent major surgery at Allen Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Arkfeld
Harlan
Randy
Heart Attack Fatal To C W Faust At Denver Thursday
C W Faust died of a heart attack on Thursday at the Denver farm home of his son in law Edgar Homan. Funeral services were held Monday at 1 45 p m at Matthias funeral home and St Paul's Evangelical and Reformed church Denver with Rev Fred Schnathorst officiating. Interment was in Fairview. Surviving are his wife Sara Doepke, one son Lorenz of Waverly, two daughters Mrs Everett Hildebrandt and Mrs Edgar Homan, two brothers Henry and Harry, three sisters Mrs O O Reinhart Mrs Carson Burton and Mrs Anna Hassler, five grandchildren and three step grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Matthias
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
C. W. Faust
Fred Schnathorst
Fairview Cemetery
Oscar Kohagen
Howard Trautman
Clarence Weber
Donald Bolte
Lorenz E. Steege
Clifford Faust
Ben
Waverly
Edgar Homan
Henry
Harry
Oo. F. Reinhart
Carson Burton
Anna Hassler
Lutheran Leadership Training School at Cedar Falls
Betty Jane Kalkbrenner and Colleen Kingsbury of Grace Luther League joined about 150 delegates from the American Lutheran Church in Iowa for the ninth annual leadership training school. The event runs through Sunday with sessions on leading, Bible studies, and daily lectures, plus an Iron Curtain talk and a fellowship banquet. The final communion service will be held Sunday morning at St. John's Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jane Kalkbrenner
Colleen Kingsbury
Grace Luther League
American Lutheran Church In
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Cedar Falls
Chester Patten
Columbus
Ohio
Luther League
Karl T. Schmidt
Wartburg College
Waverly
Arthur Langholz
Sumner
Theo. Bandler
Earlville
G. E. Melchert
Trinity Lutheran
Stroke Sobs Hit Sumner Community Hospital Patient
Mrs. John Henning, a medical patient at Sumner Community hospital for two weeks, suffered a stroke Monday morning. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Fitzgarrell and their children visited the Bennet home in Wilton Junction on Sunday. David Bennett, visiting his grandparents, returned with them and Gary Bennett will stay for several weeks with his grandparents here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henning
Sumner Community Hospital
Kenneth Fitzgarrell
Wilton Junction
B. B. Bennet
David Bennett
Gary Bennett
Schuldt breaks left leg in fall while painting barn
F B Schuldt fractured his left leg near the hip after a ladder slipped while he painted a barn at his old home place, now run by his son Lorraine Schuldt. He was hospitalized at Sumner Community Hospital after the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Schuldt
Lorraine Schuldt
Sumner Community — Hospital
Ground Breaking Ceremonies at Grace Lutheran Church
A ground breaking service will be held Sunday at 10:00 AM for a 40 by 50 foot west addition to Grace Lutheran. General contractor Ben Thompson and Sons will begin Monday with contracts totaling over 84000 dollars with Thompson and Sons Jesup Martin Heating and Plumbing Independence Brayton Electric Waverly. The brick veneer structure adds 2000 square feet of basement and church auditorium space and extends the building to 104 feet in length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
Ben Thompson and Sons
Thompson and Sons
Jesup
Martin Heating and Plumbing
Independence
Brayton Electric
Waverly
Band Concert Program Notes July 15
A band concert lists selections including American Boy Rain Medley Washington Post Night in June Klaxon March Moonlight Madonna Men of Ohio Waiting for the Robert E. Lee Officer of the Day and the National Anthem performed Tuesday July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Ohio
Robert E. Lee
Skeries Bride weds Hall in Manchester ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schmidt and Mrs. Nora Gunsalus attended the wedding of Janette Skeries, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Skeries, to Donald Hall in Manchester on Friday afternoon. Mrs Gunsalus remained in Manchester until Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Schmidt
Nora Gunsalus
Manchester
Janette Skeries
Ewald Skeries
Donald Hall
Rites Held Tuesday At Sumner For Henry Blume
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1:30 p m at the Berg funeral home and 2:00 at St John s American Lutheran church for Henry M Blume 72 who died Saturday evening in Sumner Community hospital after a brief illness Interment was in the Lutheran cemetery He was born January 20 1880 in Crane Creek married Emma Tietje May 7 1903 and farmed near Sumner Survivors include his widow three sons Lester G Omaha Neb Elston and Arland of Sumner four grandchildren six sisters Mrs H H Tietje Mrs John Koschmeder Mrs W H Brockman all Tripoli Mrs Arthur Diekman Ionia Mrs Perry Reinhardt Waterloo three brothers Will Tripoli August and Charles Sumner He was predeceased by his parents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
St. John’s American Lutheran Church
Lester G
Omaha
Nebr
Elston
Arland
Lizzie Blume
H. H. Tietje
John Koschmeder
W. H. Brockman
Tripoli
Arthur Diekman
Ionia
Perry Reinhardt
Waterloo
August
Charles
Five Bremer County youths join armed forces this week
Five Bremer County young men departed Monday to begin military service. The travelers are Merlin Matthias, Cletus Goodenbour, Reinhold Pa velee, Laverne Spier, and Laverne Lohmann, representing the local community in this memorial step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Merlin Matthias
Cletus Goodenbour
Reinhold Pavelee
Laverne Spier
Laverne Lohmann
Ice Cream Social at St John's Evan gelical and Reformed
The Youth Fellowship sponsors an ice cream social on the church lawn in Siegel on Thursday evening July 10. Serving begins at 5 30 with home made ice cream wiener sandwiches pies cake and coffee. If rain occurs the event moves to the church basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Siegel
Youth Fellowship
Morfs Return to Iowa Home with Daughter in Waterloo
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Morf have moved back to Iowa after years in California. They are living with their daughter and son in law, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Platt, and family in Waterloo for the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
B. F. Morf
California
Dean Platt
Waterloo
Frederika Couple Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Frederika residents Carl Testorff and Hulda Jordan mark fifty years of marriage on Sunday July 13 with a noon picnic at Frederika Lutheran church parlors followed by a 3 to 5 pm open house at the church and a 7 to 9 pm event at their home. They wed July 10 1902 in Leroy township and have lived in Bremer and Chickasaw counties most of their years. They are the parents of five children Amanda Huebner Henry Albert Ernest and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Testorff
Frederika
Frederika Lutheran Church
Testorff
Hulda Jordan
Leroy Township
Bremer
Chickasaw
Yates Center
Kansas
Amanda Huebner
Henry
Albert
Waterloo
Ees
Williamstown
Ernest
Fredericksburg
Prospects Bright for Crops Amid Ideal Weather
Weather over the past week favored corn beans and oats with corn standing five feet tall in many fields and oats turning yellow in spots. Temperatures ranged from 56 to 92 degrees, July 2 to July 7, with a nearly inch rainfall on July 7 boosting all crops observed by E. C. Biermann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Biermann
Dreier Family Reunion Held in Tripoli Park
The Dreier family reunion gathered 60 members in Tripoli Park on Sunday July 6 with a picnic dinner guessing contest visiting and a business meeting. Henry Seekatz of Waverly was among attendees and Mark Rieck the youngest member. Four deaths births and six marriages since last year were recorded. 1953 officers named: Albert Rieck Sumner president Art Brandt Waverly vice president Mrs Wilmer Copp Hawk Eye secretary treasurer and the couple Mr and Mrs Clarence Nerge Tripoli and Mr and Mrs Alfred Rieck Tripoli refreshment committee. The 1953 reunion will again be held in Tripoli Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreier
Tripoli Park
Henry Seekatz
Waverly
Mark Rieck
Allen Rieck
Albert Rieck
Sumner
Art Brandt
Eugene Haydon Rites Scheduled At Local Church
Funeral services for 14 year old Eugene Haydon will be held Friday at 1 45 PM at Meier Funeral Home and continue at 2 PM at the Congregational Church with Rev. A C Woodcock officiating. He died Tuesday morning at State University Hospital Iowa City after a six month heart illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meier Funeral Home
Congregational Church
Eugene Haydon
A. C. Woodcock
Eugene
Jodie Haydon
State University Hospital
Iowa City
Farmers face July 31 deadline on three year corn loans
The Production Marketing Administration reminds Bremer and Butler county farmers that all three year corn loans made in 1949 1950 or 1951 on farm stored corn mature July 31. By then loans must be paid off or corn delivered. Farmers can sell at local elevators for more than loan plus interest or borrow from banks to pay off and keep the corn on the farm. About 90 000 bushels remain in Bremer county storage while Butler holds more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Production Marketing Administration
PMA
Bremer County
Bremer
Butler County
Butler
Tripoli
Dinner for Chapin family honors Woodcock and Chapin kin
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Chapin hosted a Sunday noon dinner honoring their grandchildren Private Eugene Woodcock and Clifford Chapin and granddaughter Betty Chapin. Attendees included Eugene Woodcock of Chicago with Mrs. Woodcock Sumner. Clifford Chapin and Janet Cicero. Betty Chapin Brookfield. M. A. Woodcock and Geraldine and Coleen of Aplington. Rev. A. C. Woodcock and family. E. W. Kirchhoff and Dennis. Sandra, Jean and Janet Chapin of Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Chapin
Eugene Woodcock
Clifford Chapin
Betty Chapin
Brookfield
Ill
Pvt
Chicago
Woodcock
Sumner
Janet
Cicero
M. A. Woodcock
Geraldine
Coleen
Aplington
A. C. Woodcock
E. W. Kirchhoff
Dennis
Sandra
Jean
Janet Chapin
Tripoli
Peacock Family Returns From Storm Lake Picnic
Mr. and Mrs. Lee O. Peacock came home Sunday after visiting their daughter Mrs. Phil Seltenrich and family in Storm Lake. They joined Mr. and Mrs. Lester Seltenrich and son Terry of Des Moines and relatives from Waterloo and Cedar Falls for a picnic in Webster City. The Seltenrichs plan to move to Chula Vista California next week to make their future home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee O. Peacock
Storm Lake
Phil Seltenrich
Lester Seltenrich
Terry
Des Moines
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Webster City
Seltenrich
Chula Vista
Cal
Ice Cream Social Sponsored by Tripoli Band Mothers
The Tripoli Band Mothers will host an ice cream social in Tripoli park on Tuesday evening July 15 serving ice cream cake and coffee. Mr and Mrs Herman Reding enjoyed July 4 when their daughter and her husband Mr and Mrs Aug Wolfgram arrived from the country with a prepared chicken dinner and visited in the Keding home later another daughter Mrs Josephine Buss of Frederika visited in the Keding home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Herman Reding
Aug. Wolfgram
Josephine Buss
Frederika
Keding
Legion Auxiliary Installs Officers
Mrs. Willard Holm was installed as president of the Bockhaus Barrels Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary on Tuesday evening with past president Mrs. H. H. Bull acting as installing officer. Other officers sworn in include First vice president Mrs. Edw. Rosenthal, Second vice president Mrs. R. J. Bunger, secretary Mrs. Lawrence Block, treasurer Mrs. Wm. H. Warner, chaplain Mrs. Fred Holm, historian Miss Janola Ann Eichmann, corresponding secretary Mrs. C. B. Kelsey, and sergeant-at-arms Mrs. Jack Frese. Eichmann named publicity chairman and Bunger to the sunshine committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Holm
Bockhaus- Barrels
American Legion Auxiliary
H. H. Bull
Holm
Edw. Rosenthal
R. J. Bunger
Lawrence Block
Wm. H. Warner
Fred Holm
Janola Ann Eichmann
C. B. Kelsey
Jack Frese
Sunshine Committee
Family gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Rohrssen
Mr and Mrs Louis Rohrssen hosted a Sunday family gathering at their home with guests including Mr and Mrs L E Garrett of Chicago, Mr and Mrs O J Coddington of Minneapolis, Mr and Mrs Mark McGreevey and son of Waterloo, Mr and Mrs Walter Zahn and family of Waverly, Mr and Mrs H H Bull and Lloyd, and Mr and Mrs Willard Holm and Kay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Rohrssen
L. E. Garrett
Chicago
O. J. Coddington
Minneapolis
Mark McGreevey
Waterloo
Walter Zahn
Waverly
H. H. Bull
Lloyd
Willard Holm
Kay
Family Gathering at Everett Mueller Home Near Fredericksburg
A Sunday family gathering at the Everett Mueller home near Fredericksburg included Corporal and Mrs. Lowell Goodenbour of Ft. Campbell Kentucky Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Koch and family Mr. and Mrs. Leo Goodenbour Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wixcel and daughter of Waterloo and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Goodenbour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Mueller
Fredericksburg
Lowell Goodenbour
Ft. Campbell, Ky
Stanley Koch
Leo Goodenbour
Lloyd Wixcel
Waterloo
Lee Goodenbour
County Meeting Hosted by Denver Legion and Auxiliary
The Denver American Legion and Auxiliary will host the county meeting on Thursday July 17 at the Legion hall. Mr and Mrs Wendall Whitlow of Des Moines were house guests of Mrs Frese and husband last week. They joined Mr and Mrs Frese for a weekend outing to LaCrosse and nearby scenic points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Wendall Whitlow
Des Moines
H. J. Frese
Mrs. Frese
LaCrosse
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pelores Krueger
Paul Seehusen
Immanuel Lutheran
Hoppenworth
Sommer
Lutheran
Henry M. Blume
Legion Auxiliary
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