Plan Colt Club For Bremer County Members
Plans to form a Bremer County Colt Club for 1991 4 H members to show colts at the Bremer County fair. Enrollment by June 1 and age 10 to 19. Projects include mare in foal draft and driving or saddle colts. Local leaders oversee clubs. awards based on grooming, horsemanship, and show performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Farm Bureau
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
Poultry Specialist At Washington Township Meeting
A large crowd of Washington township Farm Bureau members and neighbors gathered at the home of Elmer and wife Sauerbrie on March 11 to hear J. M. Mathews, a poultry specialist of fifteen years, discuss poultry issues from a major U S poultry station near St Louis. Fred G. Wolf chaired the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Township Farm Bureau
Elmer Sauerbrie
J. M. Mathews
Mathews
St. Louis
Fred G. Wolf
Art Zelle
Farm Bureau
James Scully
Scully
Jack Donahue
Junior Club Members Attract Big Crowd At Play
Bremer County 4-H Club members staged a big crowd drawing play at Waverly High School auditorium on Tuesday evening March 10 Deacon Dobbs led by Raymond Kuethe earned high marks Evelyn Davis as Philepina Popover impressed as Yankee old maid Marion Miller played Trixie Coleman with lively mischief Yennie Venson as the Swedish girl opposite Fritz Dettmar as Deuteronomy Jones the wolf in sheepส
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Bremer County
Yennie Venson
Evelyn Albrecht
Fritz Dettmar
Melvin Mundt
Bremer County Supervisors approve road paving and trunk road plan
In Waverly on March 10 1931 the Bremer County Board of Supervisors met in special session and agreed with the Iowa State Highway Commission to provide about 75000 for paving roughly three miles of Primary Road No 5. They established as County Trunk Roads two segments totaling several miles in Township 91 93 and related townships subject to highway commission approval. The board adjourned with Frank Lang as chair and H J Stumme as county auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Bremer County
Frank Lang
C. G. Sechwein
Leonard Miller
Iowa State Highway Commission
Township
H. J. Stumme
Little Dee’s Cold Joke From Bedtime
A mother checks Stationary Little Dee who says his nose is not running but standing still, in a playful bedtime moment. The line in a serious voice adds gentle humor to the scene.
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Dee
Lachnite Trade Name for Imitation Diamond
Lachnite is used as a trade name for an imitation diamond product. The term identifies a synthetic crystal marketed to resemble real diamonds but lacking authentic gemstone value.
Ninety-Year-Old Mrs Farrand Celebrates Birthday in Sumner
Ninety years old Mrs O L Farrand, longtime Sumner resident since 1861, celebrated her ninetieth birthday Saturday. Born March 14 1841 in Hainsville Illinois she moved here after the Civil War with her late husband Union soldier. Her daughter died in 1898 and her husband died in 1917. A reception by the Ladies Aid Society of the United Brothers church followed in the church basement.
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O. L. Farrand
Funeral for Henry C. Rieck Held at St. Pauls Lutheran
Funeral services for Henry C. Rieck 42 died at his home five miles northeast of town were conducted at St. Pauls Lutheran church at two oclock Sunday with Rev T C Klatt officiating. Burial followed in Spring Fountain cemetery. Rieck born in Dayton township farmed in Bremer county all his life and suffered asthma for 15 years. Survived by widow two sons his father William Rieck sr of Trilopi and brother William Rieck jr of Buck Creek vicinity.
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Henry C. Rieck
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
T. C. Klatt
Spring Fountain
Mr. Rieck
Dayton Township
Bremer County
William Rieck
Tripoli
Buck Creek
Sumner Culture Club Hosts Evening At Mrs Dawson’s
Mrs Henry Dawson entertained the Sumner Culture Club at her home on Friday evening with a program on Iowa themes. Pioneer anecdote opened the roll call, Mrs G W Dickman read Joyce Kilmer Trees, Mrs W C Tibbitts spoke on birds, Mrs C L Mills discussed Iowa state parks, and Mrs Helene Wescott led a discussion on Iowa writers followed by Iowa songs.
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Henry Dawson
Sumner Culture Club
Iowa
G. W. Dickman
Joyce Kilmer
W. C. Tibbitts
C. L. Mills
Helene Wescott
City officials inspect shallow well in Waterloo trip
The mayor and city council members traveled to Waterloo last Wednesday to inspect a shallow city well planned for this town. Bids for the well project will be opened at the council meeting on March 17. Attending were H. C. Frank, mayor, council member J. D. Hochberger, and William.
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Waterloo
H. C. Frank
J. D. Hochberger
William
Funeral services held for Mrs Barth in Racine Wisconsin
Attending relatives Hughes George Reif William Weiskirch and Harley Wescott left Saturday for Racine Wisconsin to attend funeral services for Mrs Arnold Barth a Sumner resident until eight years ago who died Thursday morning in Racine The services were held Monday Mrs Barth leaves her husband and one son age 13 She had been ill for some time.
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August Timm
Barth
Racine
Wisconsin
Arnold Barth
Sumner
Local notes feature visits and illnesses in Sumner area
Last week reports from Sumner detail Mrs. Alice Noonan aged 84 of Dubuque who fell and broke her right wrist, possibly altering plans to return to Sumner in April. Other items include visits from relatives and friends, attendances at clubs, a WCTU talk, and the death of Harmon Miller, an 85 year old Bremer county resident.
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James MceMeans
Alice Noonan
Dubuque
St. Anthony
Noonan
Sumner
J. P. Murphy
Waterloo
E. T. O'Malley
Oscar Bartels
St. Paul
John Bartels
Ernest Karsten
Fredericksburg
H. C. Frank
Ralph Hurmence
Iowa State College
Ames
W. E. Hurmence
Blanche Munger
H. C. Creager
Elmer Glass
Linotype
Humboldt
Art Gretty
L. A. Hurmence
Herbert Schwerin
Henry Schwerin
Karl Metzger
Clear Lake
George Harris
Lenadell Wiggin
National
United Brethern
Herbert Lutz
C. J. Marsdorf
West Union
Billy Mooney
Waverly
Evan Burke
Monroe Wescott
Harmon Miller
Bremer County
Local News Briefs From Rural Community Socials and Visits
Sunday homecomings and short visits mark a busy week as residents attend gatherings, visit relatives in Bristow Oelwein and Waterloo, attend club meetings including Merry-Go-Round and Chapter F H P E O, and a christening at St Pauls Lutheran. The Wells orchestra plays in Omaha while Des Moines trips occur for several locals and the La Petite Chou plans a bi monthy meeting.
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Helene Wescott
Iowa
W. T. Overton
Jennie Feister
Waterloo
Harold Feister
Elmer Grannemann
C. H. Grannemann
R. H. Adams
Alice Mae
Oelwein
John Felton
Mr. Adams
Walter Berg
Cedar Rapids Business College
Cedar Rapids
F. A. Berg
T. E. Carroll
R. A. Wescott
James Stephens
Delwein
T. J. Delahrey
T. C. Klatt
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Victor Martin
Joseph Woods
Chicago
George Wescott
C. C. Tibbitts
Lloyd Wells
J. P. Wells
Omaha
Wells’ Orchestra
Roseland Gardens
Elmer Mohling
J. L. McAloon
Herbert Noon
E. J. Ludwig
Jason Noon
Des Moines
la Petite Chou
Dorothy Wolfgram
William Rimrodt
John Rimrodt
Protect Your Sled From Cars This Winter
Snow brings joy and hazards for children in cold weather. Parents may help by not letting sleds trail behind motor vehicles due to braking, visibility, and thin ice dangers. The message cautions kids and dads to avoid risky tows and icy waters.
Playing Cards Origin Debates Across Europe
The article surveys claims about who first produced playing cards in Europe. It notes Hindustan as a possible source and traces routes east and west. Italy and Spain are named as leading contenders, while Eliezer Edwards attributes origin to Arabia and links card use to the Crusades.
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Hindustan
Italy
Spain
Eliezer Edwards
Arabia
Europe
Tion
Birds and Gravity in Flight Observe Ground Gravity Principles
The note discusses how birds fall to earth if they exert themselves and how gravity pulls them down. It contrasts this with the idea that birds can rise by exploiting upward air currents or flight, illustrating the balance between lift and gravity.
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Earth
Mock Wedding Ceremony Over a Broomstick
A large mock wedding where both parties symbolically jump over a broomstick represents a playful ritual of commitment rather than a legal marriage. The event focuses on tradition and camaraderie, replacing formal vows with lighthearted ceremony elements.
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Farm Bureau News
Fringa
Plan Colt Club
Amos Coleman
Robert Scully
Irene Munda
Emily Dale
Ruth Kuethe
Rose Raleigh
William Woodring
Major McNutt
Schild Brothers
W. M. George
Grace Miller
Washington Township
Chas. H. Fletcher
Sumnerites
Entertains Culture Club
Herve
Goodyear
Reene
I. Duty
H. H. Buhr Garage
Tripoli, Iowa
Castoria
Tripoli Hardware Co
B. F. Morf
Just
St. John’s
F.C. Schultz Custom Milling
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