Looking at Life as It Used to Be
Local column notes trips to Chicago for a week, Great Lakes plans, home improvements in Fremont township, and several marriages in Tripoli and Readlyn. Also reports resignations, a cafe sale, an auto accident near Oran, church anniversaries, a new studio opening, and a variety of community notices with multiple named residents and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley R. Smith
Fred Redeman
A. W. Mueller
Chicago
Great Lakes
Mundfrom
Main Street
H. C. Jungblut
George Carstensen
Fremont Township
Arlene Schwem
Herman Schwem
Lloyd Steege
Elmer Steege
Fredericksburg
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
Tripoli
W. A. Koch
Peace Church
Mable Gebert
Herman Gebert
Wayne Wilen
Grand Rapids
Mich
Theo. Thomas
Fred Ambrose
F&m Cafe
L. L. Gies
Iowa City
Tripoli Cafe
Nora Gunsalus
Oelwe
Michael
Oran
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Siegel
Engle Photographic Studio
Leroy Engel
Nelson Niemeyer
Fort Sill
Okla
Lowell Ambrose
Lawton
Herman H. Plagens
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
E. F. Puhlmann
Tripoli Community
Larry Carmichael
Davey Smith
Franklin W. Koch
Alfred Koch
University of Michigan School of Music
Frances Wehling
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Readlyn
Erich Dornbusch
The
American Savings Bank
South Main St
Mary Hunemuller
Melvin Krumm
Bremer
Butler
Franklin County Boards of Education
Allison
Gerald Klemp
Denver
Beverly Joye Drewis
Erich J. Dornbusch
George Drewis
Woodrow Klemp
Library News Highlights Summer Reading Push and New Books
Elinor Block reports one month left in the summer reading program ending August 15. The bulletin board with the Big Top attracts readers as 70 balloons symbolize the clown’s load before the deadline. New titles include Blaze and the Indian Cave, The Singing Forest, Old Iron Glove, Don’t Call Me Katie Rose, and Anyone Can Camp in Comfort alongside camping tips and state park contacts. A separate note covers youth burn injury of Dean Elliot, 17, Milford, pinned under a car near Elwood Cook farm. rescue crews freed him from the wreckage as storms move eastward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towne
Ambrose
Blaze
Anderson
Billy
Joe Rattlesnake
Batten
Corrie
Joe Archibal
Joe Bruckner
Joe Archibald
Katie Rose
Weber
Katie
Kathleen
O’byrnes
Johnson
Dean Elliot
Milford
Elwood Cook Farm
Dean
Frederika Park Reunion Draws Local and out-of-town Guests
The Frederika reunion drew about 75 attendees from Rockford Illinois Iowa City Waterloo Traer Cedar Falls Charles City Tripoli and Frederikka. Local families hosted visiting relatives and friends during a weekend of meals visits and socializing across multiple towns and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Frederika Park
Rockford, Ill
Iowa City
Waterloo
Traer
Cedar Falls
Charles City
Tripoli
Frederika
Oren Hinecker
Siebel Sievers
Wayne Bravener
Canada
Bertha Drape
Kenneth Drape
Ewald Miller
Robert Lenius
Steven
Winterpark
Fla
Art Aschbrenner
Sumner
Roy Schmudlach
Paul Mueller
Lloyd
LaVonne
Duane Mueller
Duane
Debby
Mueller
Roy Volker
Valetta Johnston
Town City
Robert Bergmann
Jane
Gary
Albert Bravener
Greenwood
Wis
Dale Bergmann
Lorenz Zaner
Caution in Dry Cleaning Sleeping Bags Warned
Bremer County Extension Service warns against dry cleaning sleeping bags in coin operated machines. The process may distort bags and leave hazardous solvent fumes in padding or residues if not dried properly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Weekend Socials Across Iowa and Wisconsin Reach Fayette Area
Nashua hosts were joined by Alvin Hahn and family for Sunday meals. Jerry Burrow and Ricky Alcock stayed with aunt Mrs. Kenneth Hansen in Waverly. Leo Moods and family dined with Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Long in Waterloo. Specht family and Schwake group picnicked at Tiven Bridges near Fayette. Ed Fiie’s party from Brodhead Wisconsin visited relatives in the area for a Fredericksburg park picnic honoring Mrs. Maud O'Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Ager
Ewald Boeckmann
Waverly
Bertha Drape
Hazel Bowers
Mabel McGee
Western
Cedar Falls
Oren Hinecker
Marvin Dancer
Orville Oltrogge
Bert Parker
Republic
Will Hagedorn
Will Duenow
Sumner
Tom Pixler
Rock Island
Ill
John Johnson
Scott Dancer
Tripoli
Clarence Bergmann
Independence
Donald Bergmann
Barbara
Evansdale
Leo Leuenberger
George Hagen
Steven
Leroy Township
Roy Volker
Virgil Bahlmann
Kenneth Hansen
Nashua
Alvin Hahn
Jerry Burrow
Ricky Alcock
Leo Moods
Waterloo
Gilbert Long
Alfred Specht
Virgil Schwake
Tiven Bridges
Winners Named in Local Horseshoe Doubles Tourney
The local horseshoe tournament results list Braven er and Elwyn Ingram as first place winners, with Erwald Fink and others placing — a hardy field noted for strong play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bravener
Elwyn Ingram
Ller
Erwald Fink
Pollow
Don Mager
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earl Huene
Pleasant
Huene
John
San 9
Cak
Fred Nent
Minneapx S
New Orleans
Library News
Elinor Block
Bitte
Towa
Vern Bockhaus
Stanley Buhlmann
Harry Buhr
Richard Buhr
Kenneth Morgensen
Scott
Julie
Darwin Hoffman
L. W. Bockhaus
Emil Schmudlach
Lucille Ball
Wally
Lena Kammeyer
New Hampton
Roger
Merle Mack
Cool Springs
Wrs
Jane Bergmann
Larry John
Gene Sells
Bobby
Caryn
Walter Sells
Brea
Fred Timmer
Eaning Repairing
Ise
Iowa
Ore
Eggers
Ray
Clothiers & Cleaner
Tripoli, Lows
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