Bremer County votes to form conservation board
In a primary election Bremer County residents backed establishing a county conservation board by 1244 to 475. Fremont Township approved 133 to 34. The Supervisors must appoint members within 60 days and may fund the board to start operations before the next tax payment in March. The measure arose from local sportsmen clubs and broad civic support.
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Bremer County
Fremont Township
Conservation Board
County Board of Supervisors
Public Hearing Set on Hwy 93 Widening in Sumner
A public hearing on widening Highway 93 in Sumner is scheduled for June 12 at 10 a.m. in the Waverly courthouse. The Iowa State Highway Commission plans to widen 0.99 mile of paving in Sumner and build a new bridge between the west corporation limits and east railroad tracks. The hearing, required for federal aid project plans, invites input from interested parties and includes transcripts submitted to the Bureau of Public Roads for approval.
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Sumner
Court House
Waverly
Iowa State Highway Commission
West Corporation
Bureau of Public Roads
Drought Ends in Mild Excess of Rainfall and Cold Weather Returns
Tripoli area sees over 2.5 inches of rain this week with 1.7 inches Saturday and 0.38 on Friday. Western Iowa reports heavier rains and damage including hail the size of baseballs near Oelwein. Temperatures ranged from 40 to 83 degrees with several days in the 60s and 70s. European tour notes note a Monona visit as Adie ships for a three month Europe trip. Shriver family travels and local gatherings are mentioned.
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Tripoli
Oelwein
Tri- Poli
C. W. Yan
Hursday
Thiemanns Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary in Artesian
Mr and Mrs Richard Thiemann marked their 40th wedding anniversary with a Sunday observance at St Pauls Lutheran church Artesian They hosted a noon potluck open house from 130 to 400 PM with relatives from Waverly Tripoli Sumner Readlyn Denver Fairbank and other Iowa towns and Wheeling Ill A short program featured vocal selections stories and an address by Rev O H Moll The Thiemanns married May 30 1918 on their Bremer County farm and have a daughter Maxine and a grandson Roger She was the former Erna Pape West Union before their marriage
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Richard Thiemann
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Artesian
Waverly
Tripoli
Sumner
Readlyn
Denver
Fairbank
Frederika
Clermont
Elgin
Postville
Oelwein
Monona
Luana
Waterloo
Wheeling
Ill
Ann Huck
Thiemann
Alvin Meier
Arnold Homan
Walter Zander
Wm. Kallenbach
Osea
Mfolagen
Andrew Huck
Lawrence Pipho
Dean Buchholz
Shirlie
Jean Sauerbrei
Doris Hildebrandt
Ruth Drewis
Karen Zander
Harvey Hildebrandt
Leslie Huck
Dora Henning
Clara Hildebrandt
Erna Pape
West Union
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Bremer
Maxine
Dale Buchholz
Roger
Legion Auxiliary to Meet at Town Hall June 10
American Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday evening June 10 at the Town Hall. Hostesses will be Mrs. Leota Plagens, Mrs. Betty Goodenbour and Mrs. Nora Peacock. There will be election of officers.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Town Hall
Leota Plagens
Betty Goodenbour
Nora Peacock
Bowling School Visit by Lavern Tegtmeier Couple
Mr and Mrs Lavern Tegtmeier attended a bowling school in Ottumwa on Saturday.
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Lavern Tegtmeier
Ottumwa
Swimming Program For Youngsters Starts June 16
Tripoli and Frederika youngsters may enroll this week in the annual Red Cross swim program. Eligible if seven by start date, enrollment requires parent and physician signatures and a medical exam. Six weeks, twice weekly, at Waverly pool with age specific instructors. Cost underwritten by Red Cross. $2 bus fee. Registration times and locations listed.
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Tripoli
Frederika
American Red Cross
Waverly
Red Cross
Services Tuesday for Mrs Lisetta Meyer Formerly of Denver
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran church in Waterloo for Mrs Lisetta Meyer 69 who died Thursday at a daughter’s home in Waterloo. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery Denver with casket bearers named. She was born June 14 1888 in Denver daughter of Conrad and Charlotte Clausing and married George Meyer March 9 1908 in Denver. Survived by son Leslie Waterloo a daughter Mrs Oole seven grandchildren 21 great grandchildren and sister Mrs Louise Carstens Los Angeles. Preceded by husband two daughters two brothers and a sister.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Waterloo
Lisetta Meyer
Carsten Oole
Matthias Funeral Home
Denver
G. E. Melchert
Trinity Church
Fairview Cemetery
Wilbur Carstens
Roland Marmie
Roy Ellsworth
Kenneth Meyer
Albert Mohling
Louis Mohling
Meyer
Conrad
Charlotte Clausing
George Meyer
Leslie
Oole
Louise Carstens
Los Angeles
Calif
Illness Trip Ties Family To Minneapolis Visit
Mr and Mrs Frank Eichmann of Clarksville and Mrs Bertha Graves of Center Point with Mrs Millie Goodenbour and Carl Eichmann traveled to Minneapolis on Friday to see their sister Mrs Frieda Smeby who is critically ill. Millie and Mrs Graves stayed behind to care for her while the others returned Sunday.
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Frank Eichmann
Clarksville
Bertha Graves
Center Point
Millie Goodenbour
Carl Eichmann
Minneapolis
Frieda Smeby
Millie
Graves
Smeby
Waterloo Funeral For Sister of Mrs. Minnie Everding
Funeral services were held in Waterloo for Mrs. Henry Kussatz 76 sister of Mrs. Minnie Everding of Tripoli. She died Monday from a heart attack at her Waterloo home. Born December 31 1881 in Bremer county she married Henry Kussatz in 1901. She lived near Readlyn before moving to Waterloo in 1926 and retired January 15 after 28 years at Rath Packing Co. She is survived by her husband two sons three daughters seven grandchildren four great grandchildren a brother and two sisters. She was preceded by parents two brothers and two sisters.
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Henry Kussatz
Minnie Everding
Tripoli
Waterloo
Midwest
Kussatz
Bremer County
Albert
Wilhelmina Judisch
Knittel
Readlyn
Rath Packing Co
Everding
Mary Sell
Summer Recreation Program set to begin June 16
Tripoli will launch its annual summer recreation program for town youngsters on Monday June 16 announced Al Rieck chairman. The six week program mirrors last year with crafts and athletics and may include square dances. Youths will be split into two age groups and a further committee meeting will finalize details to be announced.
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Tripoli
al Rieck
Rieck
Special Election Planned for Fredericksburg District June 19
A special election will be held June 19 to reorganize the Fredericksburg Community School district. Land affected lies mainly in Chickasaw county with partial sections in Leroy township Bremer county. Three districts are involved Fredericksburg Community FS Dist Independent No. 4 and part of New Hampton Independent. voting occurs in separate ballot boxes and all must approve. Details are in a legal notice.
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Fredericksburg
Alf O. Vaala
Chickasaw County
Leroy Township
Bremer County
Fredericksburg Community
Fredericksburg Independent School District
New Hampton Independent
Goebel Daughter to Teach In Cripple Creek This Summer
Patricia Goebel daughter of Dr and Mrs V G Goebel returns from Evansdale where she taught school the past year and plans to work at the Imperial Hotel Cripple Creek Colorado this summer starting Friday.
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Patricia Goebel
V. G. Goebel
Evansdale
Cripple Creek
Colo
Imperial Hotel
Red Sox seek first win against Sumner on Sunday
Tripoli's Red Sox, 0-2 in league play, host Sumner 1-1 at 2 15 PM as Fredericksburg and Denver games were rained out. Fredericksburg won 16-9 over Tripoli last Sunday in a slugfest led by Bob Ross with two homers and a double, and John Ross added a three run shot. Olejniczak led Tripoli with three hits while Ralph Fink started for Fredericksburg.
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Tripoli
Red Sox
Sumner
Sox
Fredericksburg
Janesville
Readlyn
Nashua
Denver
Oelwein
Bob Ross
John Ross
Ralph Fink
Kammeyer
Snelling
Frederiksburg
Brandenberg
Bose
Mohling
Denny Olejniczak
Fink
Ron Henninger
Duane Holm
Henninger
Olejniczak
Funeral at Denver For 92 Year Old Mrs Mina Koelling
Funeral services were held today at Matthias Funeral Home and St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Denver for Mrs Mina Koelling 92 who died last Saturday at Waverly Convalescent Home of complications of age The Rev C F Hafermann conducted the services Burial followed in the cemetery with pallbearers Lorenz Koelling Erwin Koelling Wallace Benarden Richard Happel Erwin Kaiser and John A Wagner Also surviving are three sons Herbert Henry and Adolph of Denver and two daughters Mrs Henry Bonarden Westgate and Mrs Leslie Buenger Evansdale She was preceded by her husband.
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Matthias Funeral Home
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Denver
Mina Koelling
Waverly
C. F. Hafermann
Lorenz Koelling
Erwin Koelling
Wallace Benarden
Richard Happel
Erwin Kaiser
John A. Wagner
Koelling
Herbert
Henry
Adolph
Henry Bonarden
Westgate
Leslie Buenger
Evansdale
Weekend Balloon Drawing Prize Reaches $100
The weekly drawing sponsored by Tripoli merchants increased first prize to $100 for Saturday night. Siegfried Struck held the drawn name last week but did not claim the prize. Consolation prize of $10 went to Mrs. Wm. Schweer. Other drawn names were Mrs. Delores Heinemann Arthur Meyer and Mrs. Will Schroeder. Drawings announced at 9 p m Saturdays. Struck later quipped an evening nap kept him from collecting the money.
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Tripoli
Siegfried Struck
Wm. Schweer
Delores Heinemann
Arthur Meyer
Will F. Schroeder
Struck
Prize claim rules for participating stores announced
Names called must be claimed in a participating store with the owner or staff confirming the winner by calling L. H. Bunger. Winners must be present within three minutes after names are announced. No purchases needed. Registration may be made at any participating business.
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L. H. Bunger
Poppy Day Sale Clears 960 Poppies Sold Here
A total of 960 poppies were sold last week in the annual Poppy day sale. Mrs. G. R. Rettig, chairman of the event, announced funds collected totaled $102.60.
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G. R. Rettig
Mason lodge meeting yields gift of clock in Sumner
Attending a Sumner Thursday lodge gathering were Lowell Goodenbour Geo Lindsley and Charles Smith. Third degree work was performed and Lindsley presented the lodge with a electrical clock as a gift.
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Masonic Lodge
Sumner
Lowell Goodenbour
Geo, Lindsley
Charles Smith
Mr. Lindsley
Mary Louise Goetz Weekend Guest in Dubuque
Mary Louise Goetz was a weekend guest of her aunt Alvina Eb erl in Dubuque.
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Mary Louise Goetz
Alvina Eberl
Dubuque
Moeller Corkery Win in Bremer County Supervisor Primary
Bremer county followed the state trend in the Monday primary with Edwin A. Moeller Sumner township Republican and John Corkery Sumner township Democratic winning the third Supervisor district. Corkery defeated E F Graves Leroy 145 to 90, close in Sumner. Moeller led Reinhard Buhr Dayton and W W Meyne Maxfield 169 to 92 and 60, with precinct tallies showing Sumner and surrounding townships as key margins. In congressional GOP race H R Gross led Enid Robinson 772-427. Democrat Micich beat Richard Flowers as Flowers carried Bremer 244-221. Governor Republican race saw William G Murray lead W H Nicholas. Mooty won lieutenant governor nomination. Local wins included Wm E Mueller trustee and J P Snelling clerk on the Republican side. Clarence Oltrogge trustee on Democratic ballot. Total Fremont township votes: 179 with Republicans 110 and Democrats 69.
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Bremer County
Edwin A. Moeller
Sumner Township
John Corkery
Corkery
E FE
el) Graves
Leroy Township
Sumner
Frederika
Dayton
Maxfield
Franklin
Leroy
Buhr
Meyne
Moeller
Waterloo
Enid Robinson
Hampton
Gross
William G. Murray
Ames
W. H. Nicholas
Mason City
Murray
W. L. Mooty
Grundy Center
Jack Miller
Sioux City
Alan West
Sac City
Miller
Vest
Mooty
West
Wm. E. Mueller
J. P. Snelling
Clarence Oltrogge
Fremont Township
Bible Schools Opened in Siegel and Frederika
Bible schools at Siegel and Frederika opened Monday for two week terms with 100 children enrolled. Siegel 40 students, Frederika 60. Daily sessions 2:30 to 11:30 am. List of teachers by location and the superintendent is given. Children’s program will be during regular worship services on June 15.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Siegel
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Frederika
Cyril Jandrey
Siewel
Charles Ricketts
Maybeth Hoppenworth
Annetta Bockhaus
Barbara Schwarze
Nancy Schwarze
Sharon Sievers
Rosemary Bolte
Marilyn Eick
Judy O'Connell
Judy Schwerin
Elaine Brase
Ruth Pleggenkuhle
Beverly O'Connell
Dale Mueller
Jandrey
Beverly OConnell Elected Delegate to National Convention
Beverly OConnell has been elected delegate to the International Luther League convention to be held at Cornell University Ithaca N Y Aug 19 24 The trip by chartered train will include a tour of Niagara Falls and a side trip to Washington D C The train will start from Manly
Principal E R Shriver Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
Supt E R Shriver had an emergency appendectomy at Sumner hospital Thursday night. His condition is satisfactory.
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E. R. Shriver
Sumner Hospital
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Fremont
E. R. Shriver and Sons
R. L. Grove
Judie
Farwell
Adie
Quee
Mrs
Lesequa
Vis Oise Cross
Ann Margaret
Duane C. Bahlmann
Clarence Bahlmann
Spring Fountain
Miss Huck
Farmers Produce Co
Richard Thiemanns
Legion Auxiliary
Bowling School
Farmers Savings Bank
Frederika Group
New F’burg
Colorado
Tripoli Park
Vernon Janssen
Presbyterian Church
Aplington
Janssen
Coleen Woodcock
M. A. Woodcock
Joe Janssen
Parkersburg
Hubbard
Tripoli Community School System
Barbara West
New Hartford
Iowa State Teachers
Mary Higgins
Traer
ISTC
Martha G. Smith
Keota
Reinhard A. Buhr
Dayton Township
W. W. Meyne
Maxfield Township
Michael Micich
Charles City
Micich
Richard Flowers
Flowers
Siegel, Frederika
Beverly O’connell
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