World of science wealth and crime in early 1930s era
The piece surveys astonishing speeds from cars and rockets to stars, notes Rockefeller's Manhattan project valued at ten million dollars, and comments on Christ’s second coming. It cites 1930 New York murder stats, Russia five year plan realities, and announces Anna Fuller cancer fund of 1.5 million dollars. It ends with the Georgia Gray pneumonia killing linked to anti crime activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Georgia Gray
Anti-Crime Society
Appreciation note from Harry Buhr after illness
I express sincere thanks to friends for cards flowers and tokens during my recent illness. This brief appreciation note records gratitude from Harry Buhr for support received during illness.
Mrs Henry Klemp Birthday Gathering Observed
Fremont correspondent reports neighbors and friends gathered at Mrs Henry Klemp’s home on March 18 to celebrate her birthday. The evening featured playing 500 and a lunch served by the hostess with help from her sister Mrs Will Klemp. Several couples and families attended, while a number of residents are listed as sick this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Henry Klemp
Leona Keough
Alfred Burrow
Pioneer Resident of Frederika Dies
Sophia Wendt a long time Frederika township resident died at 87 years in Frederika IA. Born January 1 1884 in Mecklenburg Saxony Germany she married William Wendt in 1862 and came to the United States in 1868. Surviving are four sons two daughters and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the home and Williamstown Lutheran church with Rev Fred F. Darnauer officiating. The burial followed in the church cemetery near Frederika.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederika
Sophia Wendt
Frederika Township
Sophia Miller
Mecklenburg
Saxony Province
Germany
William Wendt
United States
Cook County
Illinois
Bremer County
Iowa
Douglas Township
Louise Oblendorf
Minnie Trierweiler
Staples
Minnesota
Otto
Richfield
Henry
William
St. Croix Falls
Wisconsin
August
Amery
Charles
Tripoli
John
Near Frederika
Louise Ohlendorf
Emma Kummelehne
Williamstown Lutheran Church
Fred F. Darnauer
Ernest Wendt
Herman Wendt
Louis Ohlendorf
John Ohlendorf
August Wendt
Otto Wendt
Prestiens Mark 24th Wedding Anniversary
Friday marks 24 years of marriage for Mr. and Mrs. John Prestien southwest of town. Their daughter Mrs. Herbert Hoppenworth hosted a family dinner Sunday at the couple’s southeast town home with Emma line Prestien Everett Prestien H Franklin Ted Sievers and other immediate relatives and friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Prestien
Herbert Hoppenworth
Emmaline
Everett Prestien
H. Franklin
Ted Sievers
Readlyn Bond Proposal for Junior High Fails by Eight Votes
The $17,000 Readlyn school bond proposition was defeated last Thursday with 105 votes against and 97 in favor. It aimed to fund a junior high school building including the tenth grade. Readlyn currently operates an eighth grade school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Blindfolded Jimmie Tucker Drives Car Through Tripoli Main
Henderson Stock Co. member Jimmie Tucker, a famed blindfold artist, wowed hundreds as he steered a Ford sedan blindfolded down Tripoli Main Street. Reporter and Marshal Debel rode along, dodging traffic in a five minute exhibition that left witnesses rattled yet unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Tucker
Henderson Stock Co
Tripoli
Mr. Tucker
Marshal Debel
Main Street
Wm. Ambrose
Tucker
Debel
Myself
Clarence Kimbal
Kimbal
Birthday Surprise for Archie Schroeder at Keough Home
Miss Leona Keough hosted a Saturday birthday surprise at her Waterloo home for friend Archie Schroeder. Guests met at Wayne Acken’s home then gathered to play games and enjoy luncheon served by Mrs. J F Keough. Gifts were presented to the honoree. Mr. and Mrs. J A Nienhaus and son Bobby attended a show in Waverly Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Keough
Archie Schroeder
Waterloo
Wayne Acken
Keough
J. F. Keough
J. A. Nienhaus
Bobby
Waverly
Rathe Couple Celebrates 35 Years Of Marriage
Neighbors and friends gathered Thursday evening March 19 to honor Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rathe on their 35th wedding anniversary. Rev Meyer delivered a short sermon as baskets of food were shared and supper served. Guests included Rev Meyer and Mrs Tiedt, Mr and Mrs Richard Wolf, Mr and Mrs Henry Beevers, Mrs John Wagner, Herman Rathe and family, Henry Rathe and family, Henry Blasberg and family, John Wolfgram and family, Henry Dettmer and family, M A Woodcock and son, Will Peters and family, George Sauerbrie and family, Ed Minnie and Elsie Peters and George Bruer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Fred Rathe
Meyer
Ono
Meyer J
John Tiedt
Richard Wolf
Henry Beevers
John Wagner
Herman Rathe
Henry Rathe
Henry Blasberg
John Wolfgram
Henry Dettmer
M. A. Woodcock
Will Peters
George Sauerbrie
Minnie and
Elsie Peters
George Brewer
Lass of Limerick Own operetta to be presented Friday
Tripoli high school glee clubs perform the romantic comic opera The Lass of Limerick Own at the opera house Friday evening. Miss Beryl McCreary directs rehearsals with Miss Agnes Lenz as accompanist. Cast includes Sir Charles Worthington Clifford Kleiss Betty McCoy Rose McCoy Judge Hooley Lester Boeckman Loreng Bunger Bernice Pries Raymond Bunger Ina Snelling Norma Warnke Ramsey etc. Reserved seats go on sale at Sorg Drug Store Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Tripoli High School
Limerick
Arthur Penn
Beryl McCreary
Agnes Lenz
Sir Charles Worthington
Clifford Kleiss
Lady Worthington
Josephine Lien
Pomeroy Worthington
Raymond Bunger
Betty McCoy
Rose McCoy
Ida Snelling
Norma Warnke
Judge Hooley
Guardian
Lester Boeckman
Justin O’flynn
Loreng Bunger
Church Services and Meetings This Week
Sunday School at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Mr See ger to preach. Christian Endeavor at 7:30 p.m. Rev Hardcastle to conduct several evening services this week. Ladies Aid meets Thursday afternoon in the church basement with Mrs McCumber and Miss Arthur as hostesses. Answer roll call with miscellaneous quotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeger
Christian Endeavor
Hardcastle
Aid
St. Peter's Ev Church Lenten and Friday Services
Thursday night Lenten service by Rev. Hackman. Sunday School at 9:30 Divine service at 10:00. Confirmation of German and English classes. Evening services at 7:30. Ladies Aid Thursday afternoon. Men's choir Friday night. Orchestra Monday night. Mixed choir Tuesday night. Good Friday services start at 10 a.m. Holy Communion will be administered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Peter’s EV
Hackman
St John’s Lutheran Palm Sunday German English Services
The St John’s Lutheran church announces a Passion service Friday at 7 30 p m and Palm Sunday services at 10 30 a m in German and English. A class of 12 includes Beverly Rohrssen Ruby Bat hke Lela Selck Florence Hunemuel ler Alma Sauerbrei Lillia Rohrs sen Carroll Nevermann Milton Bunger Edward Holmes John Warnke Erwin Blasberg Lawrence Shipp. Sunday school 9 30 a m and choir practice Thursday 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Rohrssen
Ruby Bathke
Lela Selck
Florence Hunemueller
Alma Sauerbrei
Lillia Rohrssen
Carroll Nevermann
Milton Bunger
Edward Holmes
John Warnke
Erwin Blasberg
Lawrence Shipp
Marriage Licenses Reported for Waterloo Toledo and Chicago
Public records list wedding licenses for Gordon Fassett Ira Bond and H H Mishler of Waterloo and spouses Dorothy Bond D B Wyatt Minnie Cripps Coila Dwyer Albert Kern Ruth Berger and Bertha Kliefoth with ages ranging from 2d to 58 across Waterloo Toledo and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Fassett
Waterloo
Ira H. Bond
H. H. Mishler
Dorothy L. Bond
D. B. Wyatt
Marshalltown
Minnie Cripps
Albert P. Kern
Coila B. Dwyer
Kenneth Blake
Toledo
Ruth I. Berger
F. W. Prinzhorn
Chicago
Bertha Kliefoth
County seat mourns two local deaths in recent week
Mrs. Nick Feller died at Mercy hospital from spinal meningitis after a brief illness. Born January 7 1875 in Cook County Illinois she lived in Bremer County since age two and later in Waverly. She leaves a daughter Mrs Clara Mummelthei and surviving relatives including her mother Mrs Sophia Wiehe, twelve grandchildren, seven sisters and two brothers. Funeral at St Pauls Lutheran with burial at Harlington cemetery. Charles and John Baskins learn of sister Margaret Wagner s passing in Freeport Illinois after major surgery. Wagner lived in Bremer County at times and was previously married to William Wagner and later Fred G Clark. She leaves three sons two daughters and eight grandchildren. Friends from here attended the Freeport funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Feller
Mercy Hospital
Feller
Cook County
Ilinois
Dayton Township
Bremer County
Charles and
John Baskins
Margaret Wagner
Freeport
Illinois
Wagner
Waverly High School
Wm. Wagner
Fred G. Clark
Charles Baskins
Frank Curtis
Mrs. Mattie Lane Dies at 70 in Mercy Hospital
Mrs. Mattie Lane, 70, died at Mercy hospital Saturday after long illness and a hip fracture from a fall last Wednesday. Survived by her mother Mrs. Lattha of Cedar Falls and seven children Alfred Waterloo Ernest Fort Des Moines Louis in U S Army Washington Mrs. Ella Corlett Eldora Iowa Mrs. Alice Ingham Mrs. Eva Blasier and George E. Lane Waverly. Funeral held at Kaiser's funeral home Tuesday at 2:30 with Rev. Hawkins officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Lane
Mercy Hospital
Lattha
Old Peoples
Cedar Falls
Alfred
Waterloo
Ernest
Fort Des Moines
Louis
U. S. Army
Washington
Ella Corlett
Eldora
Iowa
Alice Ingham
Eva Blasier
George E. Lane
Waverly
Kaiser’s Funeral
Hawkins
Tenant Will Have to Move
The Nafus Peters case was tried for the second time in justice court here last week. Plaintiff W G Nafus seeks to oust tenant Henry Peters from a farm under a three year lease alleging not farming in a workman like manner. After a prior hung jury, the second trial ended with a verdict for the plaintiff. W H Weikmacher represented the plaintiff and R E Laird the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nafus-Peters
Justice Court
W. G. Nafus
Henry Peters
W. H. Weikmacher
R. E. Laird
Continental Oil to Build Filling Station on Bremer Ave
The Continental Oil Company has purchased the property facing west Bremer avenue owned by W. H. Cook. The Cook house will be moved to an adjoining lot, after which a fine new filling station is to be erected at about $10,000, with the lot selling for $4,500.
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Doby D. Rockefeller, Jr
Manhattan
New York
Metropolitan
Niagara
Continental Oil Company
Bremer Avenue
W. H. Cook
Cook
Mother Dies in Denmark in Copenhagen Hospital
Wm. Tofte received word on Tuesday of last week that his mother had died in a Copenhagen hospital after a period of serious illness. She last saw her son five years ago when he left Denmark for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Wm. Tofte
Copenhagen
Racker Taken To University Hospital After Knee Injury
L H Racker who hurt his knee weeks ago was driven by Kaiser ambulance to University hospital for examination and treatment on Wednesday his wife accompanied him the move followed unsatisfactory early recovery and ongoing medical assessment by staff at the Iowa City facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
L. H. Racker
University Hospital
Kaiser Ambulance
E H Kromer Improves After Flu Relapse
E H Kromer, who had been ill with flu a week ago, relapsed on Wednesday requiring hospital treatment. He has since improved and is now back home.
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E. H. Kromer
Now He Will Catch Em Marshall Frank Mason Has Pur
Frank Mason, noted as a marshal, is described as prepared to pursue a forthcoming pursuit. Details indicate continuing coverage on page eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mason
Palm Sunday confirmation at two churches
On Palm Sunday March 29 two churches plan confirmations. St John’s Lutheran will confirm twelve youths led by Rev. E A Hanff: Florence Hunemueller Alma Sauerbrei Lillia Rohrssen Lela Selck Beverly Rohrssen Ruby Bathke Milton Bunger Lawrence Shipp Erwin Blasberg John Warneke Edward Holmes Carroll Nevermann. St Peter’s Evangelical will confirm seven youths led by Rev. K K Koehler: Ivana Wolfgram Hulda Dettmer Vanita Kirchhoff Leo Westendorf Clarence Bolte Orval Haase Clifford Eichmann. Mrs Winnie Westendorf and family moved to town to occupy the former Wittkop residence west of the American Savings bank. They formerly resided at Potters Siding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Lutheran
E. A. Hanff
Florence Hunemueller
Alma Sauerbrei
Lillia Rohrssen
Lela Selck
Beverly Rohrssen
Ruby Bathke
Milton Bunger
Lawrence Shipp
Erwin Blasberg
John Warneke
Edward Holmes
Carroll Nevermann
St. Peter’s
Plan 10 Better Labor Conditions Plan 10 Better Labor Conditions
Waverly special meeting at the Savings bank club rooms on March 20 drew nearly every Bremer County town, with mayors and community club presidents present. The group formed a county labor survey committee to map unemployed needs and coordinate work, urging towns to connect with the Farm Bureau and mayors to place workers, aiming for universal employment statewide and nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Bremer County
Waverly Savings Bank Club
F. A. Osineup
Franks
Summer
M. D. Benedict
Carnation Milk Products Company
John Kehe
Readlyn
C. D. Wild
Janesville
W. A. Heyer
Bremer County Bankers Association
Frank Lang
Board of Supervisors
Galen Farnham
Bremer County Legion
C. P. Coykendahl
Bremer County Farm Bureau
C. E. Heyer
Sumner
D. D. Offringa
Farm Bureau
Attend R N A Rally At Waterloo Tuesday
Fifteen members of Tripoli camp of Royal Neighbors attended the Black Hawk and Grundy county rally at the Black Hawk I O O F hall where 175 were present representing camps from two counties. Attendees from here included Mrs. P A Goodenbour Mrs Joe Lien Mrs C H Eichmann Mrs Ed Johnson Mrs Bertha Lewis Mrs J A Hale Mrs P L Crittenden Mrs Wm Ambrose Mrs C Otterstetter Mrs Nora Gunsalus Miss Irene Jacobson and Mrs Clara Claus. Mr and Mrs H H Schlichting and son Harry motored to Fayette county Sunday to visit at the home of Mr and Mrs Conrad Nolting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Black Hawk and Grundy County
Black Hawk I. O. O. F. Hall
P. A. Goodenbour
Joe Lien
C. H. Eichmann
Ed Johnson
Bertha Lewis
J. A. Hale
P. L. Crittenden
H. H. Schlichting
Harry
Fayette County
Conrad Nolting
Iowa General Assembly settles on key issues in week
Des Moines March 25 1931 outstanding measures drew attention as the Moscow dam project faced House opposition while a $10 million power plant plan was debated. Optional military training at Ames and Iowa City passed the Senate but failed in the House. A large crowd pressed for tuberculin testing reform. Gov Turner urged keeping compulsory testing. Senate approved oleomargarine tax and highway police bill. but defeated the Anderson plan to cut Assembly membership. University investigators took a week off after 21 days of hearings as auditors review records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
General Assembly
Moscow
Muscatine
Louisa
Cedar River
Senate
House
Torgeson-Pattison
Ames
Iowa City
Daughters of the American Revolution
Town Federation of Women’s Clubs
Pro
Iowa
Sincerlioes
Bowman
Buser
Anderson
C. A. Benson
Clayton County
State Highway Commission
C. F. Clark
Linn County
State Department
State University
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Arthur Brisbane
William Vanderbilt
Mount Wilson
Christabel Pankhurst
Vfragette
Emmeline Pankhurst
Christ
Earth
Russia
New York City
Wall Street
Egbert C. Fuller
Connecticut
Anna Fuller
Harry Buhr
Ed Kuhrt
Louis Behrends
Mrs. F. Rathe
Glee Clubs
Congregational Church
Waverly News
Winnie Westendorf
Sophia Wittkop
American Savings Bank
Potters Sidinge
R. N. A. Rally
Iowa General Assembly
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