Grove Hill Church Golden Jubilee Service Sunday
Grove Hill's St. Peter's Lutheran Church observes its golden jubilee on Sunday June 22 with morning and afternoon services. Pastor Erich J. Dornbusch will lead the 10:00 a.m. service with guest speakers Pastor H. W. Siefkes and Prof. G Ottersberg. The observance recalls 50 years since the 1902 organization and dedication of the church building, noting 287 baptisms, 213 confirmations, 64 marriages, and 61 funerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Grove Hill
Erich J. Dornbusch
H. W. Siefkes
Waterloo
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
G. Ottersberg
Wartburg College
St. Peter's Congregation of
Aug. Mundt
Wm. Mundt
Christ Nieland
Wm. Beuge
Christ Judas
Joh. Klenzmann
Aug. Klenzmann
H. Tiedt
J. Schmidt
Wm. Buenzow
Jul. Bartz
Mr. Kremsling
H. Kovar
A. Ottersberg
E. J. Voss
G. Kuhlmann
Meyer-Braton wedding marks weekend in Barnesville
Fred erika and Vicki Sue Abbas returned from a two week visit with Mr and Mrs George Meyer in Barnesville Minnesota. They attended the Meyer Braton wedding Friday night June 6. Dozens of relatives and friends from Waterloo Astoria and Douglas Township gathered for the weekend events at the Abbas home and other nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Abbas
Vicki Sue
George Meyer
Barnesville
Minn
Meyer-Braton
Izora Alcock
Dorma Seemann
Darwin Seemann
Michael
Elsie Card
Waterloo
Fred Benz
Diana
Josephine Buss
Mervin
John Albrecht
Ted Mowatt
Joan
Teddy
Astoria
Ore
E. N. Mowatt
Donald Ager
Lloyd Mowatt
Larry
Douglas Township
Stanley Eid
Linda
Hawley
Geo. H. Meyer
Gerald
Leslie Parson
Archie Clary
Lucille
Waverly
Libbie Parson
Joanne
Roland Parson
Bassett
Wayne Rathbone
Cedar Falls
John Carroll
C. E. Carroll
Theron Carroll
Gus Schwake
Sumner
Erwin Schwake
Spring Fountain
Robert Carroll
Cresco
Kenneth Steadmann
Evansdale
Sandra
Annette
James Wise
Central City
Io Alicock
James Kerr
Stephen
Leland Alcock
Robert Kerr
Traer
Herman Baclmann
George Hagen
Mary Jean
Leroy Township
Charles Rosel
Roy Volker
Robert
Lawrence Albrecht
Joyce
Fredericksburg
W. H. Segebarth
Frederika
Lester Buenger
Margaret McKinney
Broadhead
Wis
Buenger
Harold Mueller
A. W. French
Miriam French
Katherine Davis
Oskaloosa
Sadie Dean
Ervin Taylor
Carol Rice
Charles
A. Gable
S. A. McGee
Harold Zwanziger
Earl Moody
Clyde Jordan
Lillie Rathbone
Ronald Warren
Herman Jordan
Will
Ross
Will Fox
Horton
Harlan Pietan
Near Elma
Ed Pietan
New Hampton
Billie Zwanziger
Harlan Pietans
Lawrence Johnson
Wesley Mahlstedt
Veryl Johnson
Charles City
John Johnson
Earl Jordan
Lloyd Jordan
Becky
Clyde
Paul West
Patty
Elizabeth West
David
Joe Dean
Rhonda
Oelwein
Roy Wagner
Roy Schmudlach
Ida Alcock
Vera Thompson
Sunday Visits Across Several Iowa Towns
Day evening visitors included Mr and Mrs John D Pitts of New Hampton and families from Cedar Falls and Plainfield. Many households hosted relatives from Independence Waterloo Randalia Sumner Charles City Parkersburg and Parkersburg. A pot luck dinner was enjoyed with local families gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Pitts
New Hampton
Eugene Abbas
Clarence Bergmann
Ed Bearbower
Independence
Douglas Rowe
Robert Secrist
Miriam French
Rowe
Secrist
Joe Truax
Cedar Falls
Carol Sherman
David
Janet Johnson
Waterloo
C. E. Carroll
Ww. H. Segebarth
Neil Bravener
Fredericksburg
Alvin Schmidt
Dixie
Charles Schmidt
Ervin Taylor
Cecile Dilley
Mary Tibbetts
W. E. Dilley
Aplington
Ernest Heinemann
Sumner
Stanley Schultz
Ray Dilley
Randalia
Oren Hinecker
LaVonne
Numerous Visits and Celebrations Across Local Families
A long list of Sunday visits and weekend gatherings across Waverly to Waterloo, including multiple family groups at Parson, Alcock, Jordan, and Pietan homes. Attendees celebrated marriages and anniversaries, with a graduation in Ames for Ivan Wikner, who earned a B S in agriculture and received an Army Air Forces commission. Wallabys are baby kangaroos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Wikner
Ralph
Mark
Marianne
Vernon Wikner
Charles Sneller
Waterloo
Ames
Ivan Wikner
R. O O. Wikner
Ivan
Army Air Force
Installed Officers Tuesday Evening
Bremer District Wapsipinicon Area of Boy Scouts held an installation of officers on Tuesday evening June 17 at Sweet's Marsh east of Tripoli. Robert Logsdon of the Waterloo Boy Scouts office conducted the ceremonies. About 35 attended a fried chicken dinner before the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer
Wapsipinicon
Boy Scouts
Sweet’s Marsh
Tripoli
Robert Logsdon
Waterloo Boy Scouts Office
Fred Infeld
Waverly
H. C. Engelbrecht
Melvin Bucka
Herbert Schwerin
Brooks Mellecker
Texas Carnival at Tripoli Theatre This Weekend
A star studded technicolor musical runs Sunday and Monday June 22 23 at the Tripoli Theatre. Esther Williams Seduces a dunking stunt Red Skelton headlines with misadventures and comic capers alongside Howard Keel Ann Miller Paula Raymond Keenan Wynn. The plot follows Cornelius Quinell with a booze baron and mistaken identities amid romance and a chuck wagon race finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Keel
Ann Miller
Paula Raymond
Keenan Wynn
Skelton
Cornelius Quinell
Dan Sabinas
Wynn
Cornie
Deborah Telford
Miss Williams
Sabinas
Marilla
Debbie
Slim Shelby
Connie
Sunshine Jackson
Readlyn families reunite in 13 year gap event
Readlyn and nearby communities gathered for a Farrell family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs Thomas Farrell in Tappen North Dakota. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Joe Farrell their children Michael Margaret Danny and Tommy of West Fargo North Dakota and others from Readlyn Oxnard Butte and surrounding areas. Fettkethers returned home Wednesday evening after attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Fettkether
Joe
Keith
Tappen
N. D
Farrell
Thomas Farrell
Joe Farrell
Michael
Margaret
Danny
Tommy
West Fargo
W. T. Lorraine
Dawn
Wally
James
Oxnard
Cal
John Hackman
Butte
Mont
James Farrel
Kathryn
Francis
Bobby
Readlyn
Fettkethers
Harold Meyer
Inlaw
Margaret Schlewitz
Meyer
Herman Hesse
Ed Rathe
Wilbert Peters
Pfc
Donald Rathe
Berdina Homan
Will Hagenow
Richard Brandtmere
Herman
Will Bruch
Wilbert Potent
Henry Hagenow
Wilbert Hagenow
H. Tiedt
Venice
Oltrogge Family Observe Fathers Day With Relatives
Mr and Mrs Herman Oltrogge host relatives and friends for Father's Day and Pfe Henry Oltrogge calls from Munich Germany during a 10 day leave. Guests include Vernon Poock Henry Thies Koelling Waskow Albrecht and others from this vicinity. David Peters birthday observed by Wilbert Peters family guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Hesse
Donald Rathe
Berdina Homan
Herman Oltrogge
Pfe
Ralph Oltrogge
Ft. Riley
Kan
Camp Stoneman
Cal
Vernon Poock
Lois and
Edgar
Henry Thies
Waterloo
Herman Koelling
Ruth
Gertrude
Maynard
Harold Waskow
Margaret
Marilyn
Clutter
Elmer Schneider
Oran
Oscar Albrecht
Roy Stromer
Henry Oltrogge
Munich
Germany
Wilbert Peters
David
W. J. Peters
Janice
August Schlewitz
Will Bruch
Elmer Peters
Susan
Iowa District Brotherhood convention heads to Zion Davenport
The 16th annual Iowa District Brotherhood convention met at Zion Lutheran in Davenport with Grace Lutheran Brotherhood representatives Victor Nacke H H Hoppenworth Wilbur Mahlstedt and Elmer Haverkamp. Elmer Luloff of Waterloo was elected president of the state-wide organization succeeding Ed Jochumsen of Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Lutheran Church
Davenport
Grace Lutheran Brotherhood
Victor Nacke
Lutheran Brotherhood
H. H. Hoppenworth
Wilbur Mahlstedt
Elmer Haverkamp
Elmer Luloff
Waterloo
Ed. Jochumsen
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Grove Hill Church
Coeefee
Sunkist Lemons Ee
Don
KIST
Briardale
Bing
Cudahy
Rath
Joel
Edward Schneider
Clarence Iserman
Elmer Wilharm
Milton Pape
Lennox
Boy
Lo-Boy
e-Boy
Block & Klemp
Tripoli, Lowa
Elsote Lel
Bill Geraghty
The
Tripoli Leader
Hasbrouck Lumber Co
Farmers Produce
Tripoli Hardware
Tripoli Locker
Ray Buchholz
Bergmann Hatchery
Andrew Nicklaus
Alcoholics Anonymous
P.O
Coe Een
New Holland
DeVries
Denver
W. D. Moeller
Dohrmann Repair Shop
Chevrolet
Wm. Ambrose Auto Co
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