Voters to Elect County School Directors Monday
Voters across the county will go to the polls next Monday to fill vacancies on multiple boards. In County level races M W Bennett seeks another term for Area 1 Tri poli Sumner and nearby areas while Walter Meyne Theo Stahlhut contend for Area 4 Denver React ion and surroundings to succeed Arthur H Miller not seeking reelection. Incumbents in Tripoli Community School district Walter Lohmann and Lawrence Snelling face no opposition for three year terms. Denver district offers Bill Buss and Melvin Judas for three year seats. Readlyn elects three directors including two for three year terms and one for two years with Wilbert Lobeck Robert Minnaert for three year terms and Burton C Stumme for the two year unexpired term. Ervin Stahlhut runs for treasurer two year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
M. W. Bennett
Tripoli
Sumner
Walter Meyne
Theo
Stahlhut
Arthur H. Miller
Denver
Reaction
Tripoli Community
Walter Lohmann
Lawrence Snelling
Bill Buss
Melvin Judas
Readlyn
Wilbert Lobeck
Robert Minnaert
Victor Happel
E. W. Matthias
Burton C. Stumme
Carl E. Venzke
Ervin Stahlhut
Three Farmers Will Hold Auction Sale Here Saturday
Property of three farmers of this vicinity will be sold at public auction Saturday at the Elmer Tonne farm three and a half miles south of Tripoli starting at noon. Tonne will sell dairy cattle stock cattle hogs some feed machinery and equipment as he discontinues livestock operations. In addition Ewald Kleiss and Don Buzzard each will sell some of their machinery and equipment. Orville C. Naber Dumont will be auctioneer and American Savings Bank will be clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Tonne
Tripoli
Tonne
Ewald Kleiss
Don C. Buzzard
Orville C. Naber, Dumont
American Savings Bank
Lenten Services Begin at Grace Church Tonight
Lenten services start this Ash Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church with weekly evening gatherings. Rev. Wm. F. Goetz announced the series and the opening sermon titled In Christ We Overcome Anxiety. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Wm. F. Goetz
Sailor Melvin Ohlendorf Returns on Leave
Melvin Ohlendorf arrived home February 17 on leave from the Navy after a six month Far East tour aboard the U S S Maddox. He visited the Hawaiian Islands Midway Japan Okinawa Philippine Islands Formosa and China with his division the Little Beavers, four destroyers, which traveled about 32000 miles. He will depart March 7 to resume service at Long Beach California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Ohlendorf
Navy
U.S. S. Maddox
Far East
Hawaiian Islands
Midway Island
Japan
Okinawa
Phillipine Islands
Formosa
China
Long Beach
Calif
Convention Tale of Mr and Mrs Herold Miller
Mr and Mrs Herold Miller attended the Iowa Retail Farmers Equipment Home convention in Des Moines Wednesday morning and returned home Friday after their trip.
Mrs. Alwine Kueker Discharged From Hospital
Mrs. Alwine Kueker was released from Sumner Community hospital Thursday and is visiting at the home of her son Erhardt Kueker and family in Sumner with Mrs. and Mr. Erhardt Kueker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwine Kueker
Sumner Community Hospital
Erhardt Kueker
Sumner
Three Persons Fined On Traffic Charges Here During February
Three individuals were fined in February by Mayor Rudolph Piegers court. Louis Hochberger of Sumner received a $5 fine plus costs for speeding, Carl Buenger of Tripoli was fined $2 plus costs for parking too near a boulevard stop sign, and LeRoy David Reuscher of Waverly was fined $2 plus costs for blocking a main thoroughfare. The first two cases were filed by assistant town marshal Paul Kuethe, and the last by town marshal Ed Bany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Piegers
Louis Hochberger
Sumner
Carl Buenger
Tripoli
LeRoy David Reuscher
Waverly
Paul Kuethe
Ed Bany
Readlyn Juniors to stage comedy Friday evening
Readlyn High school junior class presents a three act comedy Everything Happens to Us Friday in the school gym under Bruce Faber and Mrs Josephine Hanawalt. Cast includes James Hagenow Betty Richmann Donald Leonhart Ronald Leistikow Shirley Judisch Lois Lau Carol Tiedt Lois Thurm Ronald Schneer Donald Pwock Judy Kuethe Kenneth Matthias. Publicity Mary Steinbronn. sound Gloria Poock. properties Eloyce Farrell Elaine Meyerhoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Readlyn High School
Bruce Faber
Josephine Hanawalt
James Hagenow
Betty Richmann
Donald Leonhart
Ronald Leistikow
Shirley Judisch
Lois Lau
Carol Tiedt
Lois Thurm
Ronald Schneer
Donald Pwcock
Judy Kuethe
Kenneth Matthias
Mary Steinbronn
Gloria Poock
Eloyce Farrell
Elaine Meyerhoff
Home Near Readlyn Destroyed by Fire No One Injured
The Dan Zingg home southwest of Readlyn was destroyed by fire. Readlyn Fire Department arrived too late to control the flames. No one was home at the time. neighbors discovered the blaze and alerted authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Dan Zingg
Here
Five Volunteers Attend Iowa Cancer Campaign Kickoff
Five volunteers from Bremer county attended the Iowa campaign kickoff meeting Monday in Des Moines. Names listed include Mrs. Harrington Plainfield Mrs. Schutte Janesville Norman Fintel Waverly Mrs. Rucker Denver and Mrs Kerr Tripoli. The Rural Campaign Chairman for the county is Mrs. Kerr. April is National Cancer Control Month with a state quota of 655,370 to fund research education and service by the Iowa division of the American Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Iowa
Des Moines
Gerald Harrington
Plainfield
Henry Schutte
Janesville
Norman Fintel
Waverly
Elmer Rucker
Denver
James Kerr
Tripoli
National Cancer Control
American Cancer Society
Insurance meeting at Bremer County Mutual annual session
The Bremer County Mutual Insurance association will hold its annual meeting Saturday afternoon at the Town Hall starting at 1 30 p m. The agenda includes the election of officers as part of the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County Mutual Insurance
Saturday Evening Guests Drawis Host Dean Harris Schilling
Saturday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Drewis were Mr. and Mrs. Dean Harris, Waterloo, and Larry and Jerry Schilling, Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Drewis
Dean Harris
Waterloo
Larry
Jerry Schilling
Waverly
March Court Term for Bremer Starts At Waverly
Bremer county district court opens Monday with Judge C. H. Wild presiding. Five civil trial notices listed with defendants including Grittman Hesse cases and Bruns vs Meyer. Four new criminal cases added to the docket cover overload, drunken driving and related charges, plus business and civil suits against Jenkins, Waterman, WaTerman, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County District Court
C. H. Wild
Robert Grittman
Roger Hesse
Art Hesse
Robert Bruce Bruns
Elroy Meyer
Daryl W. Hannaman
Erwin Matthias
Edward G. Nichols
Esther Niewehner
Reiner Hinders
Clyde Kipp
William Kaiser
State of Iowa
Linus B. Anderson
Ralph Marvin Gould
Simon G. Fischer
Directors Reelected At Annual Meeting Of Readlyn Mutual
Readlyn Mutual Insurance reelected Otto Pump Jesup Henry Specht Sumner for three-year terms at its annual meeting. Other directors include Fred Poock John Hesse A H Matthias Louis Widdel Gustav Boeckmann. officers Poock president Hesse vice president Matthias secretary Widdel treasurer. Mrs Ruben Wittenburg office secretary. Insurance in force reached 42664048 on December 31 1956, up by 1980753 from the prior year with cash balance 148000 and emergency fund 103000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Otto Pump
Jesup
Henry Specht
Sumner
Readlyn Mutual Insurance Association
Fred Poock
John Hesse
A. H. Matthias
Louis Widdel
Gustav Boeckmann
Ruben Wittenburg
Grace Women Plan Prayer Service at Grace Lutheran Church
Grace Lutheran church hosts World Day of Prayer Friday at 8 pm with the theme Truly My Disciples. Violin music by Joan Brown Waterloo with organist Patricia Brown features Mediation by Gounod. Readers include Mrs. Leslie Lauck Mrs. Arnold Westendorf and Mrs. Vernon Wikner. Sermonette by Rev. William F. Goetz on The Bond of True Christian Discipleship. Ushers and fellowship coordinators announced with listed volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
Joan Brown
Waterloo
Patricia Brown
Gounod
Leslie Lauck
Arnold Westendorf
Vernon Wikner
William F. Goetz
Fred Brase
Ervin C. Heinemann
Coretta Dettmering
Ed. McNamee
Leo Towne
Raymond Dohrmann
Clara Bergmann
Ruben Engert
Oscar Quade
Carl Mohling
Walter Sommer
Grace Luther League attends officers training clinic
Eleven members and the Rev. William F. Goetz represented Grace Luther League at a Luther League officers training clinic at New Hampton Sunday. They were Richard Towne, Robert Osborn, Robert Mohling, Jackie Nerge, Sandra Bany, Elaine Haverkamp, Barbara Bany, Karla Lobbeck, Marianne Wikner, Dennis Olejniczak and David Block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Goetz
Grace Luther League
Luther League
New Hampton
Richard Towne
Robert Osborn
Robert Mohling
Jackie Nerge
Sandra Bany
Elaine Haverkamp
Barbara Bany
Karla Lobeck
Marianne Wikner
Dennis Olejniczak
David Block
Funeral Thursday at Centralia for Mrs. Carl Oliver
Funeral services were held in Centralia Missouri for Bremer County native Mrs. Carl E Oliver 54 who died February 25 at Audrain hospital Mexico Missouri She was born March 23 1902 in Bremer County and married Carl E Oliver in June 1936 She leaves her husband two daughters Rose and Florence her mother Effie Marsh and brother Owen Marsh of Waverly Meador Chapel conducted by Rev Richard DeArmey assisted by Rev Wallace Johnson Interment in Centralia Cemetery Mrs Oliver was a member of Hallsville Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Bremer County
Carl BE. Oliver
Audrain Hospital
Mexico
Oliver
Meador Chapel
Richard DeArmey
Grace Brethren Church
Waterloo
Wallace Johnson
Ashland
Hallsville Baptist Church
Marjorie Esther Marsh
John B
Effie Pepin Marsh
Carl E. Oliver
Rose
Florence
Effie Marsh
Owen Marsh, Waverly
Denver Honor Roll For Last Six Weeks Announced by Gray
Denver High School announces honor roll for the first six weeks of the second semester by Superintendent Basil Gray. Seniors include Betty Dunlop Jerie Eick Karen Lahmann Don Matthias. Juniors Mary Ellen Huck Beverly Bruns Sharon Clark Grace Doepke Brenda Griese Arlen Koelling Harlan Koelling Larry Meier Harry Olson Mary Schmidt Mary Steege. Sophomores Joan Meier La Verne Eick Kathryn Becker Mary Fritz Elaine Kohagen Sonja Matthias Warren Matthias Butch Milius. Freshmen Karen Gielau Carolyn Kohagen Don Mahoney Art Matthias Glen Meier Doris Nolting Bonnie Poock Carolyn Schmidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Denver High School
Basil Gray
Betty Dunlop
Jerie Eick
Karen Lahmann
Don Matthias
Mary Ellen Huck
Beverly Bruns
Sharon Clark
Grace Doepke
Brenda Griese
Arlen Koelling
Harlan Koelling
Larry Meier
Harry Olson
Mary Schmidt
Mary Steege
Joan Meier
la Verne Eick
Kathryn Becker
Mary Fritz
Elaine Kohagen
Sonja Matthias
Warren Matthias
Butch Milius
Karen Gielau
Carolyn Kohagen
Don Mahoney
Art Matthias
Glen Meier
Doris Nolting
Bonnie Poock
Carolyn Schmidt
Tripoli Sees Signs of Spring Amid Frigid Spells
Local observers note buds on lilacs and tulips emerging as song birds return, while street crews sweep downtown. Temperatures ranged around 47 last Thursday, with a rare freeze dip to seven above Friday morning and five above Saturday morning amid occasional snow flurries. daily highs and lows varied through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
C. W. Ryan
Ae Bee
Neuendorf toLeave Hospital After Surgery in Wamego
Erwin Neuendorf, who underwent surgery last week, will return home at 610 Maple in Wamego Kansas on Thursday. His mother Mrs Ida Neuendorf, who has been visiting, will remain there this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Neuendorf
Maple
Wamego
Kan
Ida Neuendorf
Mrs Amanda Pries Returns From Sumner Hospital
Mrs Amanda Pries came home Sunday from Sumner Community hospital where she had been a medical patient since Thursday. Her condition is improving satisfactorily. Sunday evening visitors included Mr and Mrs LeLand Bergmann and family and Mr and Mrs Arlie Bergmann and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Pries
Sumner Community Hospital
LeLand Bergmann
Arlie Bergmann
Tripoli Panthers Eye District Clash With Decorah Next Tuesday
Tripoli strong boys basketball teams advances to district play after clinching New Hampton sectional, beating Charles City 51-48 and Immaculate Conception 56-35. Dreyer and Kalkbrenner lead scoring. Struck dominates in finals. team eyes Decorah at New Hampton 7:30 p.m. with potential Postville or Monona semifinal and subsequent finals at Waterloo Hippodrome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee Olmstead
Tripoli
Bremer
Decorah
New Hampton
Charles City
Panthers
Postville
Waterloo Hippodrome
West Waterloo
Dike
East Waterloo
Oelwein
Terry Dreyer
Larry Struck
David Kalkbrenner
FGFT
Henninger
Kalkbrenner
Dreyer
Busse
Sumner
Little Larry Struck
Denny Olejniczak
Ron Henninger
Tripoli Cub Scouts Hold Annual Blue and Gold Banquet
Tripoli Cub Scout Pack at Town Hall held its annual Blue and Gold banquet with Cubs families and leaders. Color guard, songs, welcome by Cubmaster Ray Bunger, remarks by Ronald Rieck, a first grade poem, piano pieces by local players, awards, and retiring of the colors. Cube mothers Mrs. Robert Fink and Mrs. W A Buckley organized table decorations and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Town Hall
den No. 1
Ray Bunger
Ronald Rieck
Mike Buckley
Alan Weidler
Billy Hinton
Marshall Wilharm
Cub Scouts
Robert Fink
W. A. Buckley
Prayer Service Friday at St Peter's Church
The World Day of Prayer service will be held Friday at 2 o'clock at St Peter's Church. Sponsored by the Women's Guild with missionary chairman Mrs Carl Buenger, the event will feature the theme Who Shall Separate Us from Romans 8:35 and prayers for those behind the Iron Curtain. Women from Congregational and Lutheran churches in Tripoli are invited to attend and join the fellowship hour afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Guild
Carl Buenger
St. Peter’s Church
Tripoli
Grass fire fought in Clarence Ohlendorff pasture
Tripoli fire department was called out Wednesday afternoon to fight a grass fire in the Clarence Ohlendorff pasture in the northwest part of town. No damage was caused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Clarence Ohlendorff
Tripoli Honor Roll Named for First Six Weeks
Forty four Tripoli High School students earned honor roll honors for the first six weeks of the second semester. Superintendent E R Shriver announced the list including seniors Jean Biermann Marian Blasberg Carol Blume Roger Drape Terry Dreyer Joy Eichmann Marvin Gatch Trudy Nerge Dennis Olejniczak Jerry Snelling Leonard Stumme juniors Sandra Bany Carol Buchholz Shirley Buchholz Janet Chapin Kay Holm Gary Hoppenworth Karlyn Klenzmann James Lahmann Karen Lobeck Karla Lobeck Suzanne Niemeyer Dorothy Plum Elaine Pipho Jay Ranard Gerald Wagner Colleen Weidler sophomores Melvin Buls Lavern Busse Frederick Heine Carol Heinemann Gerald Mohling Karen Pinch Eloise Ratliff Warren Snyder freshmen David Bennett Varnia Bettenga Ruth Drewis Doris Hildebrandt Louise Hoppenworth Karen Mahlstedt Beverly Mohling Nadine Schnurstein Mark Wikner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli High School
E. R. Shriver
Jean Biermann
Marian Blasberg
Carol Blume
Roger Drape
Terry Dreyer
Joy Eichmann
Marvin Gatch
Trudy Nerge
Dennis Olejniczak
Jerry Snelling
Leonard Stumme
Sandra Bany
Carol Buchholz
Shirley Buchholz
Janet Chapin
Kay Holm
Gary Hoppenworth
Karlyn Klenzmann
James Lahmann
Karen Lobeck
Karla Lobeck
Suzanne Niemeyer
Dorothy Plum
Elaine Pipho
Jay Ranard
Gerald Wagner
Colleen Weidler
Melvin Buls
Lavern Busse
Frederick Heine
Carol Heinemann
Gerald Mohling
Karen Pinch
Eloise Ratliff
Warren Snyder
David Bennett
Varnia Bettenga
Ruth Drewis
Doris Hildebrandt
Louise _ Hoppenworth
Karen Mahlstedt
Beverly Mohling
Nadine Schnurstein
Mark Wikner
St Peter's Church Opens Lent Services With Sermon
The Rev E F Puhlmann announced a series of Lent services at St Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church starting tomorrow night. The first program is The Suffering Servant. The public is invited to join the spiritual pilgrimage toward Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
E. F. Puhlmann
Puhlmann
Denver School To Build New High Span With Costs
Contracts totaling 261 765 were awarded by the Denver Community School district for a new high school. Harley Chapman Waterloo won the general contract 206 367, Andy's Plumbing & Heating Waterloo 43 900, McKillip Electric Cedar Falls 11 489. Construction on a site near the Denver ball park starts now and should finish next school year. Architect is David B Toenjes of Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Board of Education of
Harley Chapman
Waterloo
Andy’s Plumbing & Heating
McKillip Electric
Cedar Falls
Denver Ball Park
David B. Toenjes
Choir Workshop at Oelwein Church Attended By Noted Guests
Mrs David Allen Betty Snelling Janet Chapin and Colleen Weidler attended a church choir workshop at Oelwein on Sunday Donald Prindle a professor at the University of Dubuque served as director
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Allen
Betty Snelling
Janet Chapin
Colleen Weidler
Oelwein
Donald Prindle
University of Dubuque
Mrs Walter Beisner Undergoes Surgery At Mercy Hospital
Mrs Walter Beisner underwent surgery Thursday morning at Mercy hospital in Waverly and returned home Saturday with her condition very much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Beisner
Mercy Hospital, Waverly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Readlyn Juniors
Cancer Campaign
John Strumpel
Lois Jean
Gerald Radke
Louis Radke
Aurelia
Miss Strumpel
St.John’s Lutheran Church
Alta
Mr. Radke
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
A. Y. McDonald Mfg. Co
Robert Bierstedt
Rosina Lageschulte
Mary J. Lageschulte
Mary J. Fehring
August W. Brinkman Jr
Harley Wendt
Margaret Wendt
Farmers Supply Co., Inc
Charles Jenkins
the Kitchen Craft Co
Stanley L. Waterman
Janice Waterman
Roy Westervelt
Lyle E. Engel
Charlotte L. Engel
J. E. Whitmire
M. D
Ed Waschkat
Deike Implement Co
Mike Koester
Hocker Power Brake Co., Inc
R. L. Knipfer
Morris G. Beddoes
Cecil Schroeder
Josephine Schroeder
Readlyn Mutual
Grace
Carl Oliver
Gray
Vikings
Fire Dept
Harold F. Linderman
St. Peter's Church
Ruth Marie Kreis
Oscar Kreis
Lynette Linderman
Borden's Soybean Processing Co
Pinkerton Building Supplies
Dundee St
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