Bremer Feder n's clubs elect leaders at Tripoli convention
Mrs William Hable of Sumner was named chairman of the Feder n's clubs of Bremer at the annual convention in Tripoli Hall. Offic ers include Mrs Raymond Downing as predecessor, with Mrs Leslie Lauck as vice chair and Mrs Dewey Dahrkopf as secretary treasurer. The meeting theme Education for World Friendship drew 54 attendees, Tripoli Woman's Club hosting. Activities included Cub Scout flag ceremonies, memorial service, a one act play Suppressed Desire, musical numbers, and workshops. The federation authorized two county projects for next year: a record player for Bremer County Home and furnishing three county papers to the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hable
Sumner
Federn's Clubs
Bremer
Tripoli
Raymond Downing
Waverly
Leslie Lauck
Dewey Dahrkopf Gymner
County
Lester Gatch
L. J. Oengil
Tripoli Snesponse
Mary Ellen Reeve
J P. Murphy
Reading
Marvin Gatch
Donald Artman
Marcella Esters
Fayette
Rose Marie Vatherney
Julie Mensing
Karen Sheperd
Kay Ehlert
Congregational Church
Progra
Petitions Seek New Wapsie Valley School District
Readlyn Oran and Fairbank area petitions to form the Wapsie Valley Community School District gather signatures to trigger a public hearing. Four counties Bremer Black Hawk Buchanan and Fayette participate in a joint board meeting. The plan covers about 110 land sections valued at 6 million dollars and serves around 630 pupils with three existing high schools used as grade schools and a new central high school proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Peti‘tions
Oran and Fairbank
Wapsie ‘Valley
Peyatei
Bremer
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Fayette
County Boards of Education
Oran
Fairbank
Funeral Today at Readlyn Church for Mrs John Spier 79
Readlyn special report says funeral services were held today at Matthias Funeral Home in Denver and St Matthew s Lutheran church for Mrs John Spier aged 79 who died Sunday evening from old age complications after a long illness Rev Erich Dornbusch presided Burial took place in the church cemetery with casket bearers including Arthur Klemp Harold Meyer Clarence Strottman Elmer Spier Clarence Spier and Raymond Pi Pho Louise Klemp was born January 18 1878 in Bremer County She married John Spier on March 6 1898 and lived in Readlyn all her life She is survived by her husband a son Emil Sumner a daughter Mrs Fred Heineman Readlyn four grandchildren and two great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Kiemp
Bremer County
John “Pier
Readlyn
Emil
Sumner
Fred Heineman
Dr Barry to Attend Clinical Reviews at Mayo Clinic
Dr. C R Barry will be away for clinical reviews on general medicine and surgery at Mayo Clinic and foundation in Rochester next week. The office will be closed Monday and Wednesday during his absence as he travels to Tripoli for related engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Barry
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Tripoli
Bremer County Retail Sales Rise in Third Quarter 1956
Bremer County third quarter 1956 retail sales totaled 5 249 440 up 266 528 from 1955 with Sumner leading gains. Waverly up 44 972 to 2 971 903 while Tripoli and rural areas posted mixed results. Average sales per merchant varied by location from Sumner to rural precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Iowa State Tax Commission
Tripoli
Sumner
Waverly
Plainfield
Frederika
Bremer
Janesville
Denver
Readlyn
County to Auction Used Material at Janesville Bremer
Bremer County Board of Supervisors will hold a public auction of used plank piling and other material at two locations on Saturday. The sale starts at 1 p m at the Janesville county shed, then moves to the Bremer shed for continued bidding at 2 30 p m. Auctioneer is C F Heideman of Tripoli. Details appear in an adjacent ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Bremer
Bremer County
C. F. Heideman
Tripoli
Krueger Honored For 20 Years on Welfare Board
Krueger of Tripoli was honored in Waverly for two decades of service on the Bremer County Social Welfare Board. He received a certificate from the Iowa Department of Social Welfare. Krueger joined the Old Age Assistance board in 1934 35 and the social welfare board in 1937, serving as chairman since 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krueger
Tripoli
Waverly
Bremer County
Iowa Department of Social Welfare
Florence Dix
Old Age Assistance Board
Social Welfare Board
Board of Supervisors
Enters Army Lloyd Kammeyer Joins U S Army
Lloyd Kammeyer son of Mr and Mrs Wm Kammeyer entered the army on March 16. He is listed as Pvt Lloyd J Kammeyer ER 17-453-556 Co B 2nd Bn 5th Tng Regt RF 4th Plat Fort Leonard Wood Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Kammeyer
Wm. Kammeyer
Pvt
Lloyd J. Kammeyer
Tng. Regt
Fort Leonard Wood
Last Rites Sunday At Frederika for Emil C. Bahlmann
Funeral services were held Sunday for Emil C Bahlmann 54 at Rettig Funeral home Tripoli and St John s Lutheran church Frederika Rev Cyril Jandrey led burial in the church cemetery casket bearers included Stanley Bahlmann Clarence Bergmann Robert Bahlmann and others He was born May 29 1902 in Bremer county son of John and Wilhelmina Bahlmann He married Agnes Groth June 3 1925 in Rich Valley Minn The family lived in St Paul and farmed near the Twin Cities for 25 years later worked for Rath Packing Co Waterloo and lived in Frederika nine years He died Wednesday at Scholtz Memorial hospital Waterloo after a five week illness with cancer Survivors include wife two sons Donald and Kenneth two daughters Lucille Brostrom Menlo Park Calif and LaVera Lohmann North St Paul Minn four grandchildren four brothers and three sisters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Wilhelmina Bahlmann
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Tripoli
Agnes Groth
Rich Valley
Minn
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Bahlmann
Rath Packing Co
Waterloo
Frederika
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Donald
Navy
Kenneth
Robert
Lucille) Brostrom
Menlo Park
Calif
David
LaVera) Lohmann
North St.Paul
Ernest
Herman
Henry
Sumner
Minnie Leege
Emma Grebien
Marie Slack
Kindergarten Mothers Met Last Tuesday at Tripoli School
Kindergarten Mothers' meeting held March 19 in the Tripoli School kindergarten room. Mrs. Harlan Johnson spoke on child personality development and Mrs. William Kuker summarized Character: the Key to a Good Life. Hostesses were Mrs. Joe Miller Mrs. Paul Block and Mrs. Robert Green with other members present. Plans set for April 23 at 2 p.m. in the council room of Tripoli Town Hall with next year's mothers as guests and this year's hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Johnson
Tchild
William Kuker
Joe Miller
Paul Block
Robert Green
Paul Bremer
Wilbert Frahm
Orville Schumacher
Vernon Wikner
Lorenz Bunger
Robert Ambrose
Marwin Blasberg
Alfred Hahn
Tripoli Town Hall
Firemen tackle chimney blaze at Leon Kirchhoff farm
Tripoli firemen were called late Wednesday night to extinguish a chimney fire at the Leon Kirchhoff farm northwest of town. The fire caused little damage and was controlled easily with only some smoke damage reported. The farm lies one mile west and half a mile south of the Highways 63 and 188 junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Leon Kirchhoff
Last Rites Tuesday For Herman Schwem
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Herman Schwem 67 who died Saturday morning at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo after a week of critical illness. The service at Rettig Funeral home and St Peter's Evangelical and Reformed was led by Rev E F Puhlthahn with burial in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife a son Loraine Tripoli three daughters and 13 grandchildren a great grandchild and a sister. He was preceded by a daughter and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Schwem
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Rettig Funeral Home
St. Peter's Evangelical
Frederick
Anna Buls Schwem
Tripoli
Douglas Township
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Siegel
A. Albert
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
A. Schlueter
Emilie Schwer
St. Peter’s Church
Loraine
Lloyd Steege
Fredericksburg
Irma Slack
Melvin Stahlhut
Henry Kuhrt
Waverly
Margaret
Minnie Kinbal
Anna Berlin
American Savings Bank Exceeds Bond Sales Quota 1956
American Savings Bank was honored last week for exceeding its 1956 quota for United States savings bonds sold to individuals. The bank sold 179 percent of its quota, counting only Series E and H bonds. L. H. Fink received a silver plaque from Jack W. Row, area savings bonds manager for Iowa, with the Treasury seal and inscription praising the service award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Savings Bank
United States Savings
U. S. Treasury
L. H. Fink
Jack W. Row
Iowa
United Savings Bonds
G. M. Humphrey
Secretary of the Treasury
More Corn Acreage Now Available for Reserve Payments
Bremer county farmers who signed 1957 corn acreage reserve agreements may add 623.8 acres to raise county totals to 2,671.5 acres. Regular payment potential would rise from 101,890.30 to 132,969.10 if all added land is entered. Those who offered extra land have 10 days to amend agreements. only those who wished to add land may participate. Mr and Mrs H W Krueger visited with Mrs Martel Beebe in Waverly Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
ASC
Cedar Valley Loop Plans Meet at Readlyn Next Tuesday
Cedar Valley independent baseball league members will meet in Readlyn next Tuesday night to map plans for the coming year. Alfred Bock will represent Tripoli. Sumner plans to present a roster and may withdraw if not accepted. Cubs may skip Sunday games. Tripoli team status uncertain. older players may retire depending on younger turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Valley Loop
Readlyn
Cedar Valley Independent Baseball League
Alfred Bock
Tripoli
Sumner
Cubs
Directors of Sumner Community School district elected
Sumner community voters chose five directors and a treasurer for the new district. L. W. Phipo and Eldon Schoephoerster won first-term seats, Alfred Leyh and Carl Reuter took second-term seats, and Floyd Robertson earned a third-term. C. G. Nieman was elected treasurer for two years. All take office July 1 when the district begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Sumner Community School District
L. W. Pipho
Eldon Schoephoerster
Alfred Leyh
Carl Reuter
Floyd Robertson
C. G. Nieman
Funeral Rites for Mrs. Nora Ganske At Readlyn Friday
Last rites for Nora Ganske 47 were held Friday at Matthias Funeral Home Denver and St Matthew's Lutheran Readlyn led by Rev. Erich Dornbusch. Burial in St Matthew's cemetery. Casket bearers named. Born January 2 1910 died March 19 after six months illness. Survived by husband Albert daughter Merwin Tiedt Waterloo brother Albert Nield Milwaukee Ore father John Nield Waverly and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Nora Ganske
Matthias Funeral Home
Denver
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Erich Dornbusch
St. Matthew’s Cemetery
Wilbert Gruber
S. M. Jacobsen
Herman Pipho
Clarence Deterding
Fred Boevers
Lorenz Schultz
Farm Bureau Women Plan Family Night Here Next Tuesday
Bremer County Farm Bureau Women announce a family night at Tripoli Town Hall next Tuesday at 7 45 pm. Main speaker Mrs H L Witmer Iowa Farm Bureau women’s chairman will discuss Freedom and International Relations. The program includes a dancing class from Fredericksburg and a Maxfield township skit with year’s work exhibits and lunch to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Bremer County Farm Bureau
Tripoli Town Hall
H. L. Witmer
Iowa Farm Bureau Women
Last Rites Thursday For Edward Borchert Former Resident Here
Funeral services for Edward Borchert, 75, were held Thursday at Matthias Funeral Home in Denver with Rev. L. E. Gatch presiding. Burial followed at Fremont Cemetery. Borchert, born June 5, 1881, formerly lived in Tripoli and had been living with his sister Mrs. Wm. Everding in Readlyn. He is survived by a son Floyd of Tripoli, two daughters Mrs. Richard Stahl and Mrs. John Buhr of Readlyn, nine grandchildren, and a sister Mrs. Everding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Borchert
Matthias Funeral Home
Denver
L. E. Gatch
Congregational Church
Tripoli
Fremont Cemetery
Elmer Buhr
Harold Kuethe
Albert Hunemuller
Bernhard Everding
Henry Justin
Borchert
Wm. Everding
Floyd
Richard Stahl
John Buhr
Readlyn
Everding
Frederika Seniors Stage Comedy Friday at School
Frederika High school senior class presents a three act comedy How Could You Mom Friday at 8 p m in the school gym. Cast includes Bill Heffernan Norma Jean Abbas Sharon Mueller Berdean Schellhorn Paul Bang Larry Lampe James Sievers Donald Mowatt Kenneth Stumme Donna Nuss Berth Ann Bockhaus Karla Kaye Town. Directed by Mrs Margary Theiss. Mr and Mrs Clarence Kimbal spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs H C Kuhrt in Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederika
Frederika High School
Mom
Bill Heffernan
Norma Jean Abbas
Sharon Mueller
Berdean Schellhorn
Paul Bang
Larry Lampe
James Sievers
Donald Mowatt
Kenneth Stumme
Donna Nuss
Berth Ann Bockhaus
Karla Kaye Town
Margary Theiss
Fund-Raising Drive For Resuscitator Started by Firemen
A community fund-raising campaign launched by the Tripoli Volunteer Fire Department seeks to buy a resuscitator costing about $450. Contributions to a separate fund at American Savings Bank will aid the Waterloo rescue unit’s needs and assist local applicants. Donations of any amount are welcome and may be left at the bank or given to firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Fire Department
Track Team Opens Schedule in State Meet at Iowa City
Tripoli High school’s track squad opens its 1957 schedule at the state indoor meet in Iowa City. Coach John Mullen lists 13 lettermen returning and 17 new candidates training daily. Remaining schedule includes dual meets with Sumner and New Hampton, relays at Cedar Falls and Charles City, and the state outdoor meet in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Tripoli High School
John Mullen
Kenneth Rettig
Ronald Sommerfelt
David Block
Duane Buchholz
Vernon Everding
Clifford Joens
Jim Klemp
Loren Ratliff
Lyle Youngblut
Jim Block
Allen Bockhaus
David Bolte
Gene Colburn
Carol Heinemann
Howard Joens
Duane Beevers
Sumner
Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Waverly
Wartburg
Charles City
Mason City
Fayette
New Hampton
Ames
1957 oats loan rate set at 59 cents in Bremer County
Leo H. Orth, chair of the county ASC committee, announced the 1957 oats loan rate in Bremer County at 59c per bushel, five cents below 1956. The county rate applies to oats grading number 1 with premiums for number 2 or better and those testing heavy, and a 2c premium for extra heavy oats, with a 3c discount for garlicky grain, available through harvest loans and purchase agreements from harvest time to January 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Leo H. Orth
ASC
Sumner Senior Class Presents Jenny Kissed Me Play
Sumner High School will stage a three act comedy Jenny Kissed Me on April 5 at 8 p m in the school auditorium. Director is Mrs Kupferschmid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Sumner High School
Kupferschmid
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Hable
Sumner,cairman Womens Clubs
Wapsie Valley
Readlyn Church
John Spier
Dr. Barry
Tripoli Commercial Club
Robert Dreyer
E. F. Puhlmann
Robert M. Ambrose
Tea Olmstead
Ax Buidgaard
Wartburg College
E. R. Shriver
Emil C. Bahlmann
Mrs. H. W. Krueger
Mrs. Krueger
Martel Beebe
New Sumner
Clarence Kimbal
H. C. Kuhrt
F. W. Bergmann
Bergmann
Lester
Clear Lake
Lyle
Lavern
Alveda
Erwin Thurm
Janola
Merle Boeckert
Waterloo Rescue Unit
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