Sumner Club Elects Mrs Ed Braun President
The Friendly Birthday club met at Mrs Al Wolfgram's home where Mrs Ed Braun was elected president. Birthdays for Mrs L Garden and Mrs Orval Petratz were observed. Prizes awarded to Monica Potratz and others. Bob Gersonde opened Bob's Floor Covering in the V F W building. Red Cross drive opens March 14 with a $600 Sumner quota. Numerous local moves and notices follow, including hospital, bank, and building updates, plus polio drive surpassing 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Braun
Friendly Birthday Club
al Wolfgram
Lloyd Ludwig
L. Garden
Orval Petratz
Monica Potratz
Albert Potratz
Ellwyn Ludwig
O. B. Littell
Martin Westendorf
Robert Gersonde
Sumner
V.F.W
Main Street
Bob
Berg Furniture
American Red Cross
Emil Borcherding
Sumner Red Cross
Borcherding
Local residents visit friends across surrounding towns
Frederika and Poplar residents visited Floyd Ager A. McGee homes on Tuesday and Wednesday. August Buckendahl and daughters visited Wm. Duenow Thursday evening. Mrs. Kenneth Lampe and Sandra spent Monday with Herman and Mrs. Bahlmann. John Albrecht Dale Mueller and families joined Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wendt Friday evening near Hawkeye. A U S Marine corporal Robert Ager, on furlough, called at S. A. McGee’s Friday afternoon. Stanley Bahlmann and family attended Sunday event with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Auditorium
Harry Wilson
O. O. Ludwig
Hampton
Sumner
Hampton Hospital
Sumner Hospital
Gene Reimler
H. H. Karsten
Ronald Heller
William Suhr
Verona Judisch
Charlotte Struck
Susie Strempke
Robert McManehney
Otto Rackowize
Patricia Brant
Cedar Falls
Fred Grahlman
Herbert Hatch
Ames
J. H. Olsen
V.F.W
V.F.W. Hall
Leta Allenstein
Clara Rowe
Kate Tehel
Chapter FH
P.E.O
J. E. Whitmire
Progressive Club
William Hitch
Lloyd Ludwig
A. F. Ladwig
Waterloo
O. B. Littell
Arthur Bratt
West Union
Bratts
Randalia
Bratt
Littells
Charles Horton
Clarence Haupt
Leslie Oaks
Melvin Buhr
Waylord Kuker
Tom
Kate Blanch
Here
Marion
Harry Lettie
Kruse
Fred Waskow
Earl Stevenson
Douglas Grahlman
Burkhart
Glenn Brandt
Poplar
Minn
Floyd Ager
Otto Wendt
Hawkeye
A. W. French
W. H. Sassmann
Billy
Fredericksburg
Cpl
Robert Ager
U. S. Marines
S. A. McGee
Stanley Bahlmann
Community Guests Attend Weekend Visits Across Counties
A flurry of weekend visits filled homes across Cedar Falls Sumner Charles City and Waucoma. Families including Treloar Stong Stephen Benz Kittrell McGee Kappmeyer and Johnson hosted relatives and friends for dinners and Sunday gatherings with Roy James celebrating his first birthday at Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Treloar
Waucoma
Fremont Stong
Velva Stephen
Fredericksburg
Fred Benz Sr
Fremont Township
Fred Benz
Carol Rice
Cedar Falls
Ronald Kittrell
Waterloo
S. A. McGee
Sharon Kappmeyer
Diana Benz
Keith Carroll
Herman Brase
Douglas Township
Miriam French
Roy Lease
E. F. Lawton
Sumner
Cecile Dilley
Herbert Blaschke
Theron Carroll
Jerry Reed
Roy James
Waverly
Local families share Sunday visits across Waterloo area
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ager and their relatives hosted and visited with numerous locals including Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ager and sons at Waterloo. Other gatherings included Mrs. G F O Day from Fredericksburg and Mrs. Leigh Alcock staying with Lena Gillett and Gladys Nay in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Ager
Harold Ager
Donald Ager
Waterloo
Steve Needham
Vicky
Dresden Township
Dean Wiltse
Town
Wm. Duenow
G. F. O'Day
Fredericksburg
C. C. Clary
Leigh Alcock
Lena Gillett
Gladys Nay
G. A. Rowe
Pencil in Leg Truer Youth Undergoes Surgery
For two years Chris Detje a Truer youth carried a lead pencil fragment in his leg. A lump formed prompting surgery where doctors discovered the pencil after a playmate slipped it under his skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Detje
Doctor removes part of pencil while Chris sits nearby
A doctor performed a partial pencil removal while Chris remained seated. The incident occurred in what appears to be a clinical or observational setting with no further details on injuries or follow up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Fisher
Chris
Poor memory as aid to self esteem in men
An old proverb notes that poor memory acts as the best help to a man’s self confidence. The piece suggests forgetting mistakes eases ego and supports social ease in daily life.
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Business
Red Cross
Louis Barnes
Epperson
Epperson & Co
Robert Fridley
Ft. Leonard Wood
Paul Fridley
Charles Anderson
First National Bank
New Gazette
Carl Gaede
Will Stahlhut
Ervin Nolte
Ronald Gray
Gray
Fayette
Fred Treloar
Rose McGhan
Salem Evangelical A. B. Sunday School
Arthur Traeger
Roy Robertson
Emil Lawton
Elnora Flottman
C. RE. Heyer
Frederika
Sumner Nitrogen Co
Iowa
Veryl Johnson
Charles City
John Johnson
Elmer Johnson
Byron Grossbeck
Darwin
Frank Johnson
Colonial
Bock’s
Tripoli
Ernoon
Zona Jordan
Charles Hansen
Ramona Rae
Clyde Jordan
Louis Armstrong
H. M. Kurtz
Weyerhaeuser
A.L.C. Hymnals
King James Bibles
Rexall
Ang Lideitty
United States Brewers Foundation
Liberty
Des Moines
Chevrolet Styling
Than Meets the Eye
Motoramic Chevrolet
Hasbrouck
Buhr Chevrolet Company
Tripoli, Iowa
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