Church Notes From Local Luthers and United Congregations
A compilation of Sunday worship schedules across Grace Lutheran Alton Faith United Church of Christ Fre d erika Methodist St John s Lutheran St Paul s Lutheran Saint John s Evangelical and Reformed Saint John s American Lutheran Crane Creek Western Douglas Bartels Lutheran Home dedication and church council update with service times and announcements for June 23 through July 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith United Church OF Christ
V. D. Weidler
ST. John’s Evangelical and Reformed
Siegel W. D. Weidler
ST. John’s American Lutheran Church
Crane Creek
Geo. J. Gundel
ST. John’s Lutheran
Western Douglas
W. H. Lindquist
E. A. Hanff
Bartels Lutheran Home
Waverly
Efficient Agriculture Opens Land for Recreation Use
The Soil Conservation records show 28,000 farmers and rural landowners have created income producing outdoor recreation on their property over the past three years. About 600,000 acres have been diverted to recreation with 23,000 acres planted for outdoor uses and 1,000 miles of access roads and 400 miles of trails developed. The Clark family, led by Mrs. Eugene Clark of Osage, wins a weeklong Lake Okoboji vacation this summer. the Clark clan farms near Orchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Chemical Agricultural News
Soil Conservation
Eugene Clark
Osage
Clark
Lake Okoboji
Clarks
Orchard
St Pauls Lutheran 1916 class reunion attendees listed
The confirmation class of 1916 from St Pauls Lutheran Siegel held a church reunion with worship and a potluck in the parish hall. Attendees came from Waverly Tripoli Oelwein Sumner and Frederika. Several families hosted Sunday visits and celebrations across Dysart Waterloo Fredericksburg and Colwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Siegel
Waverly
Tripoli
Oelwein
Sumner
Frederika
Gustav Brase
Brase
Ernest Nuss
Michael
Merlin
Henry Schedtler
Kenneth Brown
Dysart
William Breman
Claude Shufelt
Leslie Shufelt
Fredericksburg
Kenneth Shufelt
Jim Denner
Russell Gardner
Waterloo
Hazel Bowers
Harry Nielsen
Lyle Bowers
New Hampton
Lawrence Brase
Plainfield
Lawrence Shortau
Gary
Larry
Will Hagedorn
L. B. Parker
Republic
Parker
Dale Mueller
Jerry
Bertha Albrecht
Lorenz Albrecht
Everett Johnson
John Johnson
Lawrence Johnson
Alfred Specht
Henry Nacke
John Schwabe
Colwell
Richard Buhr
Teresa
Elizabeth Buhr
L. W. Bockhaus
Mahlon McKin
Weekend social rounds weave through Tripoli area
A long list of visits and gatherings unfolds in Tripoli and nearby towns. Residents from Waterloo Nashua Sumner New Hampton and Fond Du Lac join family parties baptisms and birthday observances with numerous relatives traveling between homes and churches during the weekend.
Sunday Supper Guests Share Birthdays and News
Knittel and Mrs. LeRoy Platte along with Arnold Platte Geo Strempke and Marlene and Westendorf family members hosted a Sunday supper at Wendell Westendorf’s home. The event honored birthdays of Wendell and Mrs. Westendorf and Mrs LeRoy Platte. A2c Donald Westendorf departed June 20 for service in California. multiple local families from Waterloo Aplington La Porte City Texas attended the gathering near observances at Ernest Oltrogge home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Platte
Arnold Platte
Geo. Strempke
Marlene
Wilfried Westendorf
Donald Westendorf
Vietnam
Wendell Westendorf
California
Leo Schuller
Waterloo
Lawrence Oltrogge
Ronnie
Aplington
Clarence Oltrogge
la Porte City
Eugene Oltrogge
Texas
John Steitler
Irene Koschmeder
Carol
Henry Otto
Emil Spier
Sophia Wolf
Ernest Oltrogge
Todd Michael Bahlmann Acknowledged At Waverly Picnic
Grandson Todd Michael son of Mr and Mrs Gary Bahlmann of Waverly was honored with sponsors Mr and Mrs Bockhaus. A park picnic dinner followed. William Zekoff and family returned from Cedar Rapids after helping their son move to Minneapolis for employment with Univac Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd Michael
Gary Bahlmann
Waverly
Mrs. Bockhaus
Todd
William Zekoff
Wm. Zekoff, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
Univac Co
Lutheran district convention attendees noted in Decorah report
Mrs Olrogge celebrated birthday. Rev Erich Dornbusch Rev Paul Schaedig and delegates Fred Meyerhoff and Mrs Ella Strott mann were at the Iowa district convention of the American Lutheran Church in Decorah over Monday to Wednesday. Several local visits and family events followed including Sandra Sauerbrei's graduation in Des Moines and multiple calls on friends in Tripoli Waterloo and Denver park across weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Sauerbrei
Willard Sauerbrei
Des Moines
Ray Thoms
Chris Petersen
Willard Buhr
Jo Ann
Waterloo
Kenneth Heineman
LeRoy Platte
Matthias
Denver Park
Steven Hartness
Mike
Arnold Platte
Fred C. Holm
Tripoli
Ordination Anniversary at St. Ann's Vail Honors Father Clark
The congregation of St. Ann's Catholic church in Vail honors Father D. L. Clark on the 45th anniversary of his ordination. Father Clark has served the church in Vail for the past 30 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Vail
Father D. L. Clark
Father Clark
Denver Sailor Joins Navy Seventh Fleet Romance
USS Ernest G. Small radar picket destroyer departs for the Western Pacific to join the Seventh Fleet. Clark son of Mr and Mrs Clark of Denver serves aboard and will participate in patrols and air defense duties during the Gulf of Tonkin period. The crew completed training prior to this assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest G. Radarman
Clark
Usn
Jay Clark
Denver
G. Small
Western Pacific
Seventh Fleet
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam
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Jesus Christ
Grace Lutheran
Alton C. Koengeter
Luther League
Spook Cave
Methodist Church
Gerald McGee
ST. John’s Lutheran Frederika
W. H. Klein
ST. Paul’s
ST. Paul and
Trinity Lutheran
Leon Hodges
St. Paul
Trinity
Iowa
New
Brodhead, Wis
Lester Buenger
Lorenz Zander
Kenneth Drape
Martha Biermann
Christina Schroeder
Lyons
Ill
Stanley Bockhaus
Ray Schwarze
Larry Rosel
Everett Lampmann
James Snyder
Effie Alcock
Clara Thies
Lakesville
Minn
Wayne Bravener
Herbert Sonday
Charles Thoms
Tracr
Wm. Bravener
Robert Bergmann
David Vanetta
Iowa City
Earl Boos
Art Aschbrenner
Effie Wagner
Ray Bailey
Walter Sells
Berth Ann
James Bockhaus
Peoria
Paul
Keith Carroll
Allen Memorial Hospital
Elmer Nelson
Cedar Falls
Frank Johnson
Leo Moody
Clara Bang
Herbert Niemeyer
Ray Brockway
Hawkeye
Wayne Mohlis
Westgate
Wi. Niemeyer
Arnold Jaschen
Dean Wiltse
Jake Timmer
Waldo
Susan
Herman Brase
Merle Mack
Carl Mack
Emil Bergmann
Clarence Meyerhoff
Berth Ann Bockhaus
Fond du
Moore
CCC
Bremer Ascs
E. Bremer
Demark
THE
Flintrote Company
Navaco
DIAL
Tripoli, Iowa
Rover
Canadian
Navy 7Th Fleet
Ree Gandmary Ren
Mustang
Ford
Ford Better Ideas
Wm. Ambrose Auto Co
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