Local Bowling and Church League Scores Highlight Sprint
Last week results show Bremer Elevator and Biesterfelt Bros. leading bowler and team counts with Rettig Furniture topping highs at 209 in a Rettig game. Kent Feeds and Kent Co-op also post strong numbers while Grace Lutheran leads the church league standings 46 to 14 with Siegel and E R groups close behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wu Bettig Furniture
Mer
Kramer-Crittenden Eee Biesterfelt Bros
Fred’s Body Shop
Sare State Farm
Bremer Elevator
Biesterfelt Bros
State Farm Risks
Rettig Furniture
Kramer-Crittenden
Fred's Body Shop
Gladys Rettig
Rettig
Donna Sauerbrei
Bock’'s
Frederika Produce
Kent Feeds
Moeller Auto
Readlyn Oil
Readlyn Co-op
Doris Nerge
Kent
Grace Lutheran
Congregational
Frederika
E & R No
Siegel
Ralph Fink
Readlyn Families Share Gatherings and News
Readlyn area neighbors and relatives held numerous visits and celebrations weekend and on Sundays. Housewarmings in Readlyn involved the Peters, Matthias, Bonarden, Fortsch, Brunceon, and Pesk families, with trips by surrounding towns noted. An Airman from Shepherd AFB spent furlough with parents. Local birthdays included Mrs. Everding and Mrs. Kehe, and James Moore enlisted in the Navy at San Diego. Families from Des Moines and Waterloo visited Readlyn homes, with new birth of Mark LeRoy to Mr. and Mrs. Steege.
Denver visitors attend Cherry Blossom festival and social events
A Denver party returned from an east day vacation and joined relatives in Lockport and Washington for a Cherry Blossom festival. They hosted supper guests in Waterloo and San Diego, while St John’s Aid Society members toured landmarks and supported the Lutheran Home for the Aged. Local families, sponsors, and visitors from Iowa and California are noted at several church and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mily
East
Mr. Meier
Pastor Erman Meier
Lockport
N. Y
Meier
Ally Kellers
Washington, D
Ilber Gielau
Clarence Zingg
I Diego
Calif
Vey Sagert
Waterloo
Otto Gielau
St. John Theran Aid Society
Lutheran Home For
Iowa
Community notices from Sumner and surrounding towns
Social round up records Monday to Saturday visits, birthdays, and weekend activities across Sumner Fredericksburg Tripoli New Hampton Cedar Falls Waterloo and Waverly. Notable items include Roger Jordan turning nine, May Breakfast at Fredericksburg Methodist Church, Alcock Cemetery Association meeting May 7, and multiple family visits including the Bockhaus and Sherman families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Lerman
C. C. Clary
Hazel Ager
Hazel Bowers
Ethel Carney
Sumner Hospital
Ernest Heinemann
Sumner
Walter Bull
Art Holm
Tripoli
E. G. Pleggenkuhle
Pleggenkuhle
Duane Abbas
Carl Abbas
Wm. Duenow
Methodist
Fredericksburg
Roger Jordan
Clyde Jordan
Lyle Bowers
New Hampton
L. W. Bockhaus
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Kappa Theta Psi
Berth Ann Bockhaus
Mollie Thompson
Mary
Irene Sherman
Nellie Smith
Elaine Clemens
Waterloo
Carol Sherman
Thompson
Sherman
Alcock Cemetery Association
Farmers Savings Bank
Sunday Socials and Visits Across Iowa Towns
Pinhook Lucille and Lloyd Dilley were Sunday supper guests in the Tom McCue home. The 4 H girls of Leroy entertained at a Mother-Daughter tea in Mrs Donald Zipsie s home. Mr and Mrs Eugene Stahlut joined friends for a Des Moines trip Friday. Mrs Charles Struck and Steven spent Saturday with Leslie Huck. Carolyn Rieck was an overnight guest of her sister and husband the Buhrs Friday. John Nerge and Melvin Nerge with Judy Ann called on Will Regerter in Waterloo Wednesday. Judy Ann and the Nerges hosted John Nerge s birthday gathering Sunday afternoon with August Hunemuller, Josephine Ashbrenner, Herman Frahm, Elmer Stephens, and Mary Priebe. Lawrence Stone visited Arnold Bieck Wednesday. Buster Pratt and Beverly, and Harry Pratt with family, Waterloo, spent Sunday at Woodward. Claude Block attended the funeral of his cousin William Cletus Aegerter in Waterloo Wednesday. Leslie Huck and Larry visited Duane Bahlmann in Waverly Tuesday. The Pratts and family spent the weekend with the Buster Pratt home in Waterloo. Ronald Kuethe spent the weekend in Iowa City with his brother Allen at the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille
Lloyd Dilley
Tom McCue
Leroy
Donald Zipsie
Eugene Stahlut
Des Moines
Charles Struck
Steven
Leslie Huck
Carolyn Rieck
Wm. Buhr
John Nerge
Melvin Nerge
Judy Ann
Will Regerter
Waterloo
August Hunemuller
Josephine Ashbrenner
Tripoli
Herman Frahm
Elmer Stephens
Mary Priebe
Sumner
Lawrence Stone
Arnold Bieck
Buster Pratt
Beverly
Harry Pratt
Woodward
Claude Block
Block
William Cletus Aegerter
Larry
Duane Bahlmann
Waverly
Ronald Kuethe
Iowa City
Allen
Uni
Judy Mitchell
Dunber Mitchell
Gary Zion
Keith Carroll
Carroll
Leo Cooley
Robert Greisert
Fredericksburg
Herman Brase
Johnny
Paul Brase
Jerry Brase
Douglas Township
Robert Brase
Readlyn
Robert Hoffman
Frederick Rewoldt
Walter Schwerin
Virgil Meyer
Lynn
Patty Abbas
Arlo Pipho
Carl Abbas
Zona Jordan
Lillie Rathbone
G. A. Rowe
Melvin Bergmann
Harley Bergmann
Donald Bergmann
Barbara
Evansdale
Alvin Bergmann
William Bravener
Jake Timmer
John McBride
Roy Schmudlach
Effie Wagner
Art Aschbrenner
Clarence Bergmann
John Dodge
Independence
J. H. Ruehs
Fred Sell
Frank Loffredo
A. W. French
Herman Bockhaus
Wm. Buss
Denver
Wm. Duenow
Carl Schweer
Clara Schweer
Albert Thiemann
Amanda Kohagen
Sherman Briner
Henry Meswarth
Rochester
Gus Laube
Albert Bieck
Lloyd
Donald Dilley
McCue-Bergman
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Miss McCue
Dilleys
Lucille Dilley
Emil Matthias
Fred Thies
Clark Jones
Roseville
Til
Chester Pals
Leslie Biden
Charles City
Eva Ellsworth
James Ellsworth
Lou Boie
Donald
Hawkeye
Robert Schmidt
Howard van Brocklin Sr
Henry Pals
Leo Luenberg
Ohio
John Donnelly
Fairbank
Marie Wilson
Ada McConkey
St. Bridget’s
Henry Barker
Marshalltown
Tom Burke
Florida
Herman Sweeney
Pat
Connie
Alta Vista
Community Guests Share Weekend Celebrations
A long list of relatives and friends from Waterloo Waverly Readlyn Readlyn Tripoli and Des Moines gathered over the weekend for visits meals and birthday celebrations. Notable attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Keith Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Leo Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Rob ert Brase and families and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Abbas among others. Picnic and Sunday dinners linked many households with local farms towns and churches across the region.
Looking at Life as It Used to Be Fifty Years Ago
A retrospective column from May 5, 1910 notes social events and local news. Mr and Mrs Chris Winning celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary with friends and relatives. Nearby, Gus Panzer brings another horse shipment to Waterloo. Jake Ambrose returns from Colfax after treatment with limited improvement. James C Franklin dies at 72 in Tripoli. John Bruns visits Tripoli from Cooperstown. Local market prices from 50 years prior listed eggs 18c butter 33c chickens 10c veal calves 5 to 7 dollars hogs 8 50. Obituaries for Mrs Wm Sell age 35 and Herman Huegli age 60 reported, with Wm Haar of Grove Hill also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Winning
Gus Panzer
Waterloo
Jake Ambrose
Colfax
James C. Franklin
Tripoli
John Bruns
Cooperstown
N. D
Iowa
F. C. Schultz
C. H. Moehling
ITCH-ME-NOT Offered for External Skin Irritations at O'Brien's
An advertisement invites readers to obtain ITCH-ME-NOT for external skin irritations. It promises quick itch relief within minutes and clearer skin as healing begins. Available now at O'Brien's Sundries in Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Brien's
Tripoli
F H A Borrowers Shown Less Net Income for 1959
Farm families in West Union area relying on Farmers Home Administration loans posted a sharp drop in 1959 net income with lower gross income and higher operating costs due to hog egg and beef price declines and very high corn moisture delaying markets. Figures show 1959 net cash income 3905 vs 4865 in 1958, net worth gain 300 vs 2616, gross income 11602 vs 12359, operating expenses 7477 vs 7636, pigs per litter 6.9 vs 6.8, corn yield 60 vs 68 acres. The office notes 154 operating, 107 farm ownership, 17 soil and water, and 43 housing loans across Fay ette Clayton Bremer and Chickasaw counties. loans go to farmers unable to secure private credit and certified eligible by a county committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Home Administration Office
West Union
Kermit M. Teig
Fayette
Clayton
Bremer
Chickasaw
FHA
Bremer County Committee Members Named
Bremer county committee members listed as Richard D. Creager Sumner Lyle V. Ormston Waverly and Lyle M. Oberhelman Nashua in local notice from Tripoli Leader dated May 4 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Iowa
Ers
Bremer County
Richard D. Creager
Sumner
Lyle V. Ormston
Waverly
Lyle M. Oberhelman
Nashua
Bremer County Court Dates New Filed Actions
New cases filed in Bremer County District Court include a divorce filing Karla Bittner Ashton versus James Charles Ashton. Other matters list State of Iowa versus William Lawrence Bowers for OMVI and several civil actions such as Geerlings Feed Mills Inc versus Verlyn J Bohle and Phenix Mutual Life Insurance Co versus Henry F Kasemeier et al. A removal action concerns Harold Senst and wife against Frank W Pechacek. Lavern Spier versus Department of Public Safety seeks reinstatement of a driver’s license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karla Bittner Ashton
James Charles Ashton
State of Iowa
William Lawrence Bowers
OMVI
W. S. Nott Co
Hawkeye Industries, Inc
Geerlings Feed Mills, Inc
Verlyn J. Bohle
Harold Senst
Frank W. Pechacek
Lavern Spier
Department of Public Safety
Phenix Mutual Life Insurance Co
Henry F. Kasemeier
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nite Owl League
Twilite League Kent Feeds
Moeller Auto Mart
Readlyn Co-op Bock’s
E. H. Gehrke
Walter Garland
Iowa Falls
Arnold Brunscheon
Robert Wendland
Fredrunscheen
Vir E. Peters
Arlin Matthias
Amily
Virgil Bonarden
Ervin Fortsch
Famly
Arnold Brunceon
Readyn
Lester Pes
Gerald Ologge
Shepherd Air Force Base
Fichita Falls
Tex
Eldo Oltrogge
Carl Everding
William Dohran
Luis Everding
Duane Heinemann
Terry
Walter Meier
Earl Rommel
Fanny
Gil Lageschul
Carolyn
Ben Nelson
Aterloo
Aughlewitz
Elmer Hennings
Iley
Delbert
Alvin Schwerin
Lois
Harold Munson
Lila
Anna Vaala
James Oberlien
Edward Zwanziger
Plainfield
Stanley Nelson
Sandy
Jack
Victor Bartels
Melvin Flagge
Elma
Mr. Bartels
Maple Leaf
James Eugene Moore
Lloyd Moore
Navy
Naval Base
San Diego
Lee Carper
H. J. Bruns
Roland Wedemeier
John Fitz
Rebern Holm
Randy
Robt. Holm
Rose Howrey
Nona Laughlin
LeRoy Steege
Mark LeRoy
Allen Memorial Hospital
Wm. Launer
Redwood
Roland Brase
Lawrence Schorteau
Pinhook
Iowa City Hospital
Lucille Lohmann
Wm. Lohmann
Lavern Hay
Carl Hay
Crane Creek
Norma Stange
Reinhold Skeries
Congregational Church
Egyus
Gladys Kuethe
Marian Lahmann
Perry
Mildred Ambrose
Arthur A. Geweke
Harlington
William Lohmann
Grace Lutheran Parish Hall
Elvera Axberg
Carl Axberg
Vernon J. Pries
Arnold Pries
Little Brown
St. Matthew's Church
Bernhard Everding
Larry Vogt
Council Bluffs
Fred Lahmann
Sweet's
Wm. Sell
Borchert Hospital
Herman Huegli
Wm. Haar
Grove Hill
Block & Klemp
Tripoli, Iowa
F.H.A
Plete Selec
O’brien
Howard M. White
Iowa and National Water Well Assn
Adams
Cornwall
CBS
Duane Holm
State Farm
State Farm Mutual
Automobile Insurance CO
Bloomington, II
Buick
Buhr Chevrolet
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