Thom e Woods Post officers announced and engagement
Newly elected officers Pat Snyder as commander Andrew Nicklaus senior vice commander Lee Gaffney adjutant Bryan Rhea junior vice commander G F E Farnum chaplain James eyet historian publicity officer Wilbert Becker service officer Paul Springer sergeant at arms Harold Frisch Jim Sexton Otto pakowicz Norbert Legh Robert ridley Don Reding Ward Farnum executive board announced. They also reveal the engagement of Flossie Lou Priedeaux to James Cole Doty of Oelwein with wedding set for August 24. Miss Priedeaux recently employed at Voorhees real estate and insurance in Sumner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thome Woods Post
American Legion
Sre
Pat Snyder
Andrew Nicklaus
Lee Gaffney
Bryan Rhea
GFE
Farnum
Jured
James Eyet
Wilbert Becker
Paul Springer
Harold Frisch
Jim Sexton
Otto Pakowicz
Norbert Legh
Robert Ridley
Don Reding
Ward Farnum
August Bride Jr
James Priedeaux
Flossie Lou
James Cole Doty
Oelwein
James W. Doty
Mr. Doty
Miss Priedeaux
Voorhees Real Estate and Insurance Agency
Sumner
Chicago Great Western Railway
Community guests visit relatives across Iowa towns
A stream of visitors and relatives traveled among Waterloo Cedar Falls Fredericksburg and nearby towns. Mrs. Bertha Drape and others spent time with family in Tripoli Waterloo and Fredericksburg while many hosted guests at their own homes. Several tours included Denver Waterloo and Albany Missouri with family gatherings and birthday celebrations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Buck
Belmond
Bertha Drape
Verlon
Scott
Caroline Kammeyer
Tripoli
Charles Testorff
S. K. Hargrove
Waterloo
Milton McConnell
St. Mary's
McGowan
A. W. French
French
McConnell
Harold Wente
Denver
Wm. Duenow
C. C. Clary
Fredericksburg
James Kerr
Wm. Burrow
David West
Lake Vermillion
Tower
Minn
Joe Truax
Cedar Falls
Mary Thompson
Frances Kibbee
Carol Sherman
Mollie Thompson
Lee Holm
Lela Clary
Lucille
Waverly
G. F. O'Day
Lucille Clary
Ella McDonald
Long Beach
Calif
Ethel Carney
Fred Bergman
Gordon Henninger
Oren Hinecker
Art Cable
Albany
Lyle Wyant
Readlyn and area notice list of birthdays and visitors
Readlyn and area social notes record multiple birthday observances and visits. Names include Mr. Tiedt celebrated July 30, families from Marble Rock Fort Dodge Reinbeck Clarksville, plus Krull family reunion near Evansdale with about 35 attendees. additional guests from New Hampton Oran and Ada Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Tiedt
Fred Piehl
Ed. Piehl
Wayne
Edwin Tiedt
Berdine Lacy
Johnny
Emer Tiedt
Monte
Sharon
Evansdale
Tiedt
Robert Merrill
Marble Rock
Ft. Dodge
Reinbeck
Clarksville
Walter Johnson
Terrie
New Hampton
LaVerne Wehling
Oran
Clarence Schumacher
Johnnie
Lee Ann
Janice
Readlyn
Elmer Kuethe
Mothy Allen
Jayne Kuethe
Waver
Gary
Sumnes Community Hospital
Jeffrey Tiedt
Wbert Tiedt
Scholtz Hospital
Waterloo
Harold Schroedt
Sup Memorial
Local social notes fill Sunday visits across towns
A long list of visits and family gatherings fills a Sunday in multiple Iowa towns. Mae Fox and La Vonne Hinecker spend time in Des Moines and Marshalltown, with many relatives including King, Fox, Hinecker, Alcock, Lampe and others joining trips, reunions, and dinners across Sumner, Waverly, Cedar Falls, and nearby areas. L. W. Jahnke traveled to Ft Collins after two weeks with relatives while Arnold Hoppenworth, in Panama, and A. H. Jahnke attended a Haag reunion in Sumner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Fox
Des Moines
Fred Hinecker
Marshalltown
la Vonne Hinecker
Lyle Wyant
Robert King
Will Fox
Horton
Malinda Pieper
Plainfield
Hazel Ager
Bertha May King
Carol Rice
Cedar Falls
Mabel McGee
A. Gable
Jable
Ted Hinecker
Ackley
Oren Hinecker
Miriam French
Roy Lease
Sumner
W. H. Sassmann
Lewis Faust
Denver
A. W. French
Leigh Alcock
Wm. Burrow
C. ¢. Clary
Ida Alcock
Craig
Io Alcock
Alcock
Waverly
Charles Testorff
Albert
Amanda Huebner
Leroy Township
Herman Bahlmann
Stanley Bahlmann
Charles Rosel
Larry
Wilma Muddermann
Kenneth Lampe
Joe Reed
Randalia
Fred Benz
Art Aschbrenner
Ronald
Esther Lemke
Roy Schmudlach
L. W. Jahnke
Ft. Collins
Colo
A. H. Jahnke
Arnold Hoppenworth
U. S. Navy
Carl Hoppenworth
Panama
Haag
Retiring Onslo postmaster recalls bank draft cash note
C O Lightfoot retires after 31 years as Onslo postmaster. He recalls sending surplus funds to Des Moines by bank draft during a slump, and the Des Moines office urged cash remittance, saying they had banking facilities but Onslo did not. Onslo Savings Bank was among the state’s strongest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Lightfoot
Onslow
Des Moines
Charolais cattle introduced to Iowa by Charles Thomas
Charles Thomas introduces Charolais cattle to Iowa. The breed originates in central France from the 17th century as a dual purpose beef and draft animal. Bulls reach weights up to 2500 pounds. The note also mentions a historical subdivision of the dollar into halves dimes and cents with no quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cattle
Chas. Thomas
Iowa
France
Bull gore fatality shocks Marion farm
Lonnie Erhart 64 was gored to death on a Marion area farm while handling a bull at a watering tank. The enraged animal charged and killed him, ending his employment on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Erhart
Marion
Burned Auto Mechanic Suffered Severe Burns
John Oltman an auto mechanic was burned when a leaking gas line ignited by a trouble light during repairs. The light bulb exploded causing him second and third degree burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oltman
Transfers and deeds involve Readlyn Waverly and Sumner school district
Legal transfers list multiple parcels among Independent School District of Readlyn August Meyerhoff and wife and others with nominal consideration. Readyn home society to Schaefer. Lillian Weltner to Hay. Sumner Community School District acquires numerous tracts via quit claim deeds from rural districts Leroy Mentor Sumner Pleasant Valley Ray Pioneer Excel sior plus others. Leader ads bring results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent School District
Readlyn
August F. Meyerhoff
Wolf Hill
Lutheran Children’s Home Society
Romaine Schaefer
Waverly
Lillian Weltner
Henry Hay
Harmon & LeValley
Sumner
Sumner Community
Todd
Behren
S & Stahlhut
Auditor
Leroy No
Mentor
Sumner No
Pleasant Valley
Ray
Pioneer
Excelsior
Algona Woman Breaks Leg While Mowing Lawn
Mrs. Ralph Elbert of Algona broke her leg recently while mowing a lawn. She fell going down a hill behind the mower, twisting her ankle. Also noted is the Great American Desert covering 1,050,000 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Elbert
Algona
Great American Desert
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Legion
J. W. Donaldson
James Diercks
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Station
Roy E. Tibbitts
G. N. Treloar
Treloar
West Union
Gail Reimler
Geneva Plaster
Herbert Master Alden Creager
Spokane
Wash
Karen Margaret Meyerhoff
Crystal Rinkloff
Imogene Heinemann
Peggy Lockard
Marion Rucker
Mary Boehme
Doris Thurm
Judy Rommel
Elaine Meyerhoff
Leona Pierce
Iris Ostrogge
L. J. Ave-Lallement
Oconto
Wis
St. Paul's Luthern Church
Roy W. A. Ave-Lallement
Herbert Lochner
Milwaukee
Harold Kruse
Monterey
Walter Ave-Lallement
Emerald
Leo Bordeleau
Green Bay
Carl Guenther
Mission
Kan
Carol
Madison
Hagenow
Frederika
Lydia Jager
Rex Rex Allen
of “An
Lennon Sisters
Brenda Joe
America
Eucae Ucr
San Er Limoney
Tan
RCM
Mea Lon
Jacay
Wapsie Sportsmen’s Club
Ripoli Ball Park
Buhr
Block & Klemp
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