Life in 1940: dam concrete done and local ties recalled
Concrete work on the Wapsie dam at Frederika is completed. A 1000 ton scrap iron pile near the stock yards was sold by A. H. Panzer Produce. Markets from 25 years ago list eggs hogs calves and hens with various prices. Local mills levy changes save taxpayers.
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Wapsie
Frederika
A. H. Panzer
New Market Cattle Testing Program Begins About Aug. 1
Iowa announces a market cattle testing program starting around August 1 to curb brucellosis. Back tagging of cattle over two years old at auctions will lead to blood testing at slaughter. reactors traced to herds and culled. quarantines apply after two negative tests 30 to 60 days apart.
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New Market
Iowa
Gene Vincent Bremer
Meat Inspector Division
U.S.D.A
Western
Fremont Wedding Set for Mary Sumner Bride to Be
Fredericks to a bridal Friday eve Wester nt from and Mrs. Evan Steege burg was hostess shower at her home in honor of Mary dorf. Guests included Sumner Readlyn Tripoli Waterloo. Miss Westendorf will become the bride of Dallas Rathe Sunday Aug. 29 at Grace Luth eran church Tripoli. Local residents hosted dinners and visits as families gathered for showers and greetings ahead of the upcoming wedding and social events across Fremont and nearby towns.
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Tripoli Independent School District
Tripoli
Paul E. Lahmann
Erhardt Lahmann
Engineer School
Fort Belvoir
John P. Wedemeer
Social visits mark Readlyn week with neighbors
Early in the week Jane Wikner and several families from Readlyn spent time at local homes. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Th Mary Jane and Flore Cal visited Rathbone Sunday. Theo and others shared Sunday evening with the Kuecker and Sumner households. Regular visits continued Tuesday and Thursday evenings with E H Lahmann and Dancer dropping by, while Reinhold Rathbone hosted Reynolds and families for a birthday gathering.
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Walter Reinking
Steven
Sumner
K. H. Hoppenwarth
Otto Rieck
Louie Tegtmeier
Wilbert Bunger
Herman Schneer
Forrest Smith
Ruth
Don
Vancouver
Wash
August Hunemuller
Leslie Hunemuller
A. J. Hunemuller
McGregor
Prarie du Chien
Jane Wikner
Robert Dat
Fred
Mary Jane
Flore Cal
Rathbone
Oscar
Theo
E. H. Lahmann
Henry Kueecker
Robert J Sumner
Tor Peters
E. L. Dancer
Lester Peters
Mrs. Arnolddorf
Reinhold Rathe
Readlyn
Rick
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