Robbins Death Shocks Sumner Community
Arthur M. Robbins 60 of Sumner died of a heart attack at his shop after feeling ill while working on a customer project. He lived in Sumner since 1931, operated the Robbins barber shop, and was a member of Salem Evangelical United Brethren church. He is survived by his wife Treva, a daughter and two sons, with funeral services held at Berg funeral home and the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Arthur M. Robbins
Charles
Nancy
Lincoln) Robbins
Midland City
Treva Sellers
Clarion
Robbins
Lanhard Lamrecht
Osage
Merrill
Lynn
Waterloo
Fred
Clinton
Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church
Berg Funeral Home
Union Mound
Emma Louise Blanch
Will Braun
Iowa City University Hospital
Bremer County
August
Henrietta Torne
James Blanch
Raymond
Robert
Otto Torne
Carl Vandersee
Berg Funeral
Wilson Grove
Annual Douglas Fun Night Held at Erwin Brase Farm
The Douglas township event gathered about 15 people on Tuesday evening at the Erwin Brase farm home lawn. A wiener roast potluck supper followed with the Farm Bureau meeting led by chairman Lavern Lageschulte. Special music came from multiple local performers and 4-H girls, and a community singalong capped the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Township
Erwin Brase
Farm Bureau
Lavern Lageschulte
Stanley Feuchtwanger
Jean Heffernan
Harvey Carolus
Arthur Rieckenberg
Donald Zipsie
Cc. Burman
Babson on Selecting Sound Investments and Management
Babson argues that future investment success hinges on management character rather than past earnings figures. He cites personal experience with Harriman, warns of reliance on analysts, and promotes direct, confidential insight from plant visits, executives, and neighbors. The piece urges long-term focus on ethics, home life, and community ties to gauge leadership quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Mass
J. H. Harriman
America
W. Averell Harriman
Russia
FBI
Anniversary Gatherings Mark Farm Home in Denver
In Denver, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Judas hosted 18 relatives for a 15th wedding anniversary luncheon. Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Kurtz also celebrated 15 years with a gathering at Waldo Platte’s home and a picnic supper. Nearby, a Vacation Bible School at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church closes Friday with exhibits and a Children’s Day service planned for Sunday. A family reunion at the Bruns home drew about 100 for a noon dinner, with Louis Bruns as the elder and Nancy Bruns as the youngest. Committee members for the 1953 Bruns reunion are Erwin Bruns and John Bruns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Judas
LaVern Kurtz
Waldo Platte
Vacation Bible School
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Mmes
Lorenz Steege
George Buhr
Woodrow Klemp
E. O. Meswarth
Grace Wedemeier
Caroline Droste
Fred Schnathorst
Edwin Buss
Duane Fails
Ottumwa
Joe Yencik
Fort Huachuca
Cal
Cooks and Bakers
Fails
Yencik
Library Story Hour Grows This Summer
The library story hour sponsored by the Woman's Club will run Thursdays 3:30 to 4:30 through the summer. Readers have included Mrs Albert Oberlieu and Mrs Betty Magee with attendance peaking at 15. A new children's reading table invites kids to borrow from shelves and enjoy a pleasant hour, with additional adult books on loan to the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Oberlieu
Betty Magee
Woman's Club
Readings and Story Hour Highlight Local Library
The library features This My Brother by Argie Briggs, The Pink House by Nelia Gardener White, and other books on race relations. Story hour runs Thursdays from 3 30 to 4 30, inviting all who enjoy stories to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother
Argie Briggs
Nelia Gardener White
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Sumner High School
U. S. Navy
Rev. Thompson
United Brethren Church
Minnie Steege
Hessen
Germany
William Wente
Henry L. Steege
Maxfield
Bremer
Buck Creek
Edwin
Will Wente
Waverly
St. John’s American Lutheran Church
Robert Schmidtke
Sumner Community Hospital
Ronald LaVerne
Douglas Grahl- Man
Cecil Traster
Traster
Goodman Air Force Base
Ft. Knox
Lions Club
The
Sumner Lions Club
Robert L Wells
Max Hill
Wayne Ridge
Sam Johnson
L. D
Mechem
Roy E. Pease
Clayton O'Brien
Max Davis
Joe Madden
Armstrong
James Madden
Fred Klammer
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Sumner Hospital
Westgate
Barbara Beebe
R. K. Beebe
Grinnell College
Grinnell
L. Elmer Walker
George Messerer
East First Street
Highway 93
Lester Topp
J. M. Murphy
Hardinger
Texas
Henry Dawson
Knoxville
Tenn
Mildred Dawson
Herbert Heyer
Christina
Stenberg
Iowa City
W. A. Heyer
Ft. Benning
John Bock
R. F. Schumacher
Denver
Ed Tremaine
Cedar Falls
Wayne Moore
Billy
Arnold Bock
New Hampton
Pfe
Don Taylor
Alan
Ft. Mead
Maryland
J. F. Bries
Helen
Meg
C. E. Heyer
Holy Cross
Carl Reuter
Joanne
Rapid City
S. D
Sgt
Jim Reuter
Warner Heyer
Ames
Alice Hammel
Colo
Union
Shank
Laurel Chapter
O.E.S
James McMean
Jessie
Order
Laurel
John Beck
Illinois
Camp Mead
C. D. Kretzschmar
Jane
Greene
Frank Vierth
Douglas
Babson
Extension Agronomists
Iowa State College
Roger W. Babson
Library News
Mrs. Lawrence Block
Delta
H. W. Krueger
Tripoli, Iowa
Iowa
Readlyn
Tractor Derby
Kurtt’s
Harry Cafe
Merriams Midway
Fisher
H. H. Buhr Chevrolet Co
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