What the Folks at Sumner Are Doing
Martin Bredow was ordained Sunday morning at St. John's Lutheran church with Rev. Herman Bredow officiating. The ceremony included assisting pastors from Andrew. The Ladies' Circle served dinner for Bredow family members in the church parlors. A separate social note reports a dinner for college friends of Dr. J. A. Holmes and others at Fayette. Also announced is the marriage of Mildred Harris to Carl Metzgar of Clear Lake, wed Aug 3, 1930 at Parkersburg. they will live in Clear Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Bredow
St. John's Lutheran Church
Herman Bredow
Sumner
C. J. Mardorf
F. Schedtler
E. H. Doerring
Andrew
Bredow
C. C. Dickman
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
J. A. Holmes
Evanston
Henry Adams
Des Moines
Rich
Elmwood
Neb
Oliver Stevenson
Ina Lockwood
Harriet McLean
Cora Berch
Marion Morehouse
Cedar Heights
Mildred Harris
Carl Metzgar
Clear Lake
Parkersburg
George Harris
Metzgar
Sumner High School
Waterloo and Sumner social notes feature club luncheons and weddings
Waterloo LD A R members hosted a one o'clock luncheon at Mrs. E W Heyer with Sumner hosts including Mrs George Wescott and Mrs T J Durant. A Waldron left for Lansing Iowa to run a root beer stand for the bridge dedication celebration, joined by Wilbur Bethell. Charles Karsten married Maude Hall at Church in the Vale near Nashua and will reside in Sumner after a Minnesota trip. Various locals returned from furloughs and visits, with several moving to Waterloo and hosting guests from near and far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Mary Melrose
LD. A. R
E. W. Heyer
Sumner
George Wescott
T. J. Durant
G. W. Dickman
Olive Wescott
R. TH. Stafford
Heyer
Lansing
A. Waldron
Iowa
Mississippi
Wilbur Bethell
Charles Karsten
Maude Hall
Oelwein
the Vale
Nashua
William Kent
Minnesota
Local social notices detail visits and travel around Sumner
Residents and guests travel for family visits and events. Mrs. Traeger and Mrs. Lucas fill in locally. A Denver picnic joins R. P. Tibbitts family and the Ambrose clan from Tripoli. Coe College students head to Fort Snelling for six weeks of training with other absences and visits across Sumner.
Old Tripoli Social Visits Across Houses
Mr and Mrs Ed Jahnke spent Tuesday evening at the Herman Kuhrt home in Tripoli. Mr and Mrs Wm Jahnke spent Wednesday afternoon at the Geo Jahnke home in Denver. Mr and Mrs Will Buchholtz of Tripoli spent Thursday afternoon at the Wm Jahnke home. Mr and Mrs Ernest Schumacher and family Mr and Mrs August Meier spent Sunday at the John Barbknecht home. Mrs Bohensack spent Sunday at the Herman Bahlman home. Mr and Mrs Walter Schultz and son Vernis spent Sunday afternoon at the George H Heideman home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Jahnke
Herman Kuhrt
Tripoli
Wm. Jahnke
Geo. Jahnke
Denver
Will Buchholtz
Ernest Schumacher
August Meier
John Barbknecht
Bohensack
Local residents host gatherings and parades near Tripoli
Mr and Mrs Herman Plagens entertained company Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Will Bergman and family spent Sunday evening at George H Heideman's home. Lavern Schnurstein visited his parents in Tripoli. A large turnout from the vicinity attended the Tripoli parade and the farm bureau picnic east of Tripoli on Monday. George Carstensen of Cedar Falls is spending a few days at George H Heideman's home and also attended the farm bureau picnic Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tin
Ridgewood
New Jersey
John Felton
Oelwein
Sumner
B. H. Schnadt
St. Petersburg
Florida
Ella Hatch
Parsons College
Fairfield
D. D. Hatch
Rochester
Minnesota
George Wescott
William Grinnell
Ethel Meyer
G. L. Winks
Davenport
Betty Lou Winks
Marie Potratz
Boone Public Schools
E. F. Potratz
Herman Plagens
Will Bergman
George H. Heideman
Lavern Schnurstein
Tripoli
Farm Bureau
George Carstensen
Cedar Falls
Birthday and funeral notices from Potter Siding area
Community members from Tripoli Waverly and Readlyn gathered Tuesday for Mrs. Louie Bany’s birthday with many couples listed. Funeral attendees for Ernest Hooper in Siegel include numerous Lohmann Kuker Bany and related families. Henry Vogt from Waverly helps at Leslie Vogt’s home. Will Lohmann family and others visited Fred Lohmann. Readlyn area birthday party at Eddie Westendorf home and Waverly callers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Bany
Will Pieper
August Bergman
Oscar Quade
Edwin Bany
Tripoli
Hermann Lahmann
Wm. Bany
Harry Lindenburg
Minnesota
Ernest Hooper
Siegel
Ernest Quade
Fred Lohmann
Herman Lohmann
F. A. Lohmann
Grandmother Lohman
August Kuker
Will Kuker
Ernest Struck
Eddie Lange
Ernest Redies
Henry Drape
Will Hildebrandt
Fred Heine
Will Harmening
Herman Schumacher
Tom Sievers
Henry Vogt
Waverly
Leslie Vogt
Will Lohmann
Lucile
Gottlieb Wolf
Lovie Kuker
Will Bang
Eddie Westendorf
Readlyn
August Fredericks
Nadeen
Fred Lohman
Farm bureau picnic and visits near Tripoli described
Reading like a local social page the item notes a farm bureau picnic at Tripoli Monday with local attendees. It also lists visits to the home of Christ Stehn and calls out August Fredericks and the Redies family as Sunday guests at Oliver Bunger and Ernest Redies homes respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Stehn
Farm Bureau
Tripoli
August Fredericks
Oliver Bunger
Louie Kuker, Jr
Ernest Redies
Inventions That Won Favor
George Weaver of Bath invented the penny in the slot weighing machine and died penniless leaving about 16 000. Joe Hudson invented the police whistle in 1884, securing a contract for 21 000 of his products and founding a firm that now makes 600 whistle types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Weaver
Bath
Joe Hudson
Hudson
London Answers
Readlyn Family News and Local Visits Ledger
The Readlyn column notes infant Violet Mae Fasse baptized with sponsors Mrs Steidler Mrs Nolte Mrs Buenzow and Mrs Schu macher, Rev Schulta officiating. Several relatives and friends visit Readlyn and nearby towns through the week including Elda Knief at her grandfather Wm Knief and trips by A J Schumacher Otto Richman H J Schneer and Rev Beckman. Multiple families visit, attend events, and plan travels to Paul and Carol Minn. An article closing mentions a Detroit invention for brick veneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Fasse
Violet Mae
Fred Steidler
John Nolte
Art Buenzow
Herman Schumacher
H. A. Schulta
Elda Knief
Wm. Knief
A. J. Schumacher
Wm. Sass
Waterloo
Otto Richman
Klinger
H. J. Schneer
Waverly
Rev. Beckman
Denver
Auburn
Conorsville
Indiana
Readlyn
Lyle Hahn
Ernest Becker
Myrtle
Minn
Chris Meyerhoff
H. A. Maas
Ewald and
Irma
London
F. G. Torgler
Lee Paul
Concordia College
Paul
Carol Minn
Rey
Erwin Schraeder
F. G
A. I
C. Keidermay
Louis Rohrasen
Ty. Poli
Louis Kat
New Hampton
Minnie Katz
Fred Bahe
Wangler
Rudolph Hoffman
Belgrade
St. Gradua
St. Torgley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sumnerites
Claude Jenck
Philadelphia
Warren Jencks
U.S. S. Pennsylvania
United States Navy
H. R. McDermott
L. M. Smith
H. G. Dangremond
Laverne, Minn
W. J. Schuknecht
Mark West
J. F. Brayton
Paul Gardner
Mesdames F. J. Bries
L. P. Winks
W. K. Carroll
R. A. Bonnell
Mildred
Florence Rowe
Pease Cottage
Harold Traeger
Elmer Lucas
R. P. Tibbitts
Yvonne
H. F. Wood
Fred Ambrose
Fred Westendorf
Herbert Heyer
Coe College
St. Paul
Fort Snelling
F. J. Bries
Nu Bridge Club
Alfred Mardorf
Gordon
Karl Marks
Register and Tribune
Jay Frank
Niles
F. H. Frank
A. J. Shotts
Minuet
N. Dak
Edna Latimer
Dubuque
Ben Winks
Waucoma
Julia Doyle
Fonda McCook
Long Beach
Calif
L. A. Munger
Fred Asper
William Sterns
Cora
Paul Buhr
Elmer Glass
Humboldt
Art Gretty
C. C. Crawford
Floyd Ragsdale
Crawford
C. E. Kibbee
W. M. Farnum
Minneapolis
Anna Schedtler
Bryden
C. G. Carpenter
Harold Laubach
D. N. Aus
Fergeman & Selek
City Laundering Co. Ars In
Oelw
Old Tripoli
C. L. McCumber
Life” Insurance
Farmers Savings Bank
Frederika, Iowa
Detroit
Myment
Py Eevee
Feirestone
Firestone
Firestone Oldfield
H. D. Thre
Maxnor
Can
Prdal Makeof
Cash
Makeor
Brice
Tal
Eric
Chevrolet
Penn
Whippet
LaSalle
Frakine
Plymouth
Pierce-Aw
Chandler
Or Numa
Graham-P
Pontiac
Essex
Nash
Buick
Jordan
New
Gardner
Marmon Oakland Peerless
Studebah
Chrysler
Viking
Franklin. Hudson
Hupmobile
Wm. Ambrose Auto Co
Ford Sales and Service
Tripoli, Iowa
A, Ae
Buechele Lumber Co
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