1959 Bremer county corn growing champions named
Ruben Drape of Waverly led the Bremer county results with a high yield of 152.27 bushels per acre in the 1959 National Selected 5-Acre DeKalb Corn Growing Contest. Harold Henning of Shell Rock was runner up at 149.82, Adolph Lenius of Waverly third at 146.97, and Wm. C. Fenneman of Waverly fourth at 144.32. Also listed are birthday visitors at the C. C. Schlichting home and supper guests at the Brase home honoring two birthdays.
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Ruben Drape
Waverly
Drape
Bremer County
Infant Jane Elizabeth Jahnke Baptized at Waverly Church
Jane Elizabeth Jahnke, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jahnke of Waverly, was baptized Sunday at the Evangelical and Reformed church with Rev. E. F. Puhlmann officiating. Sponsors are Mrs. Herb Jahnke and Mrs. Jim Luhrs of Cedar Falls. Danny Biesterfelt celebrated his birthday with friends Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Erhardt Lahmann attended the silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John Hooper of Waverly on Sunday.
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Jane Elizabeth
Dan Jahnke
Waverly
Evangelical and Reformed Church
E. F. Puhlmann
Herb Jahnke
Jim Luhrs
Cedar Falls
Danny Biesterfelt
Herb Biesterfelt
Erhardt Lahmann
John Hooper
Birthday Dinner Honors Mr. Bunger in Waterloo
Mr and Mrs Everett Garland of Sumner hosted Mr and Mrs R J Bunger for dinner in Waterloo to celebrate Mr Bunger s birthday. Afterward they attended the Home Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Garland
Sumner
R. J. Bunger
Waterloo
Mr Bunger
Doctor Barry Helps Attend National Osteopathic Clinic
Dr and Mrs C R Barry returned Wednesday from Kansas City Missouri where he attended the National Osteopathic Child Health Clinic and Conference the first part of the week.
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C. R. Barry
Kansas City
National
Osteopathic Child Health Clinic
Kirchhoff Birthday Party Honored by Family Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kirchhoff entertained Sunday afternoon for his birthday with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Bruns and family from Waverly, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kirchhoff and family, Dan Kirchhoff and Pam, Mrs. Eva Uris of Redding California, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Winzenberg and Chery from Waverly.
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C. C
Vernon Peters
Elmer Foelske
Gustav Buchholz
Wm. Lohmann
Henry Stromer
Carl Kirchhoff
Virgil Bruns
Leon Kirchhoff
Waverly
Dan Kirchhoff
Pam
Eva Uris
Redding
Calif
Wm. Winzenberg
Chery
Social Security rep to visit Waverly Court House
A Social Security Administration representative will be at the Waverly Court House on May 12 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon to help with applications for federal old age survivors disability insurance benefits original and duplicate social security account number cards and employer identification numbers. Local reps to the biannual Midwest Synodical convention April 26 at Cedar Rapids were Rev and Mrs E F Puhlmann Mrs Harry Buhr Mrs R F Klemp and Mrs Helena Doepke. The American Legion Auxiliary meets at the Tripoli Town Hall on Tuesday evening May 10 at 8 with Memorial Day plans. Hostesses will be Mrs Ronald Warner and Mrs Harry Buhr. A woman’s greatest asset is a man’s imagination.
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Social Security
Social Security Administration
Waverly
Court House
Cedar Rapids
E. F. Puhlmann
Harry Buhr
R. F. Klemp
Helena Doepke
American Legion Auxiliary
Tripoli Town Hall
Ronald Warner
Iowa School Lunch Program strengthens student health nationwide
Iowa's public school lunch program has grown since 1946, now with 1,278 kitchens serving about 235,000 meals daily. Expenditures in 1958-1959 reached about $11 million locally, with $1.5 million in federal reimbursements and $9 million for food plus $4 million for labor and other costs. Commodities support well-prepared lunches in pleasant settings.
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Iowa
United States Congress
Midwest
Surplus foods aid school meals in Tripoli area
The Tripoli Leader reports that area schools qualify for government surplus foods to serve nutritious meals priced from 25 to 35 cents per meal. In 1959 Iowa schools received eight and a half million pounds in surplus foods valued at about two and a half million dollars, including blackberries peaches applesauce grape fruit corn tomatoes paste beans peas cabbage pes nut butter dry eggs turkey pork lima beans butter cheese corn meal flour dry milk and rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
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Chevrolet
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Philgas
Tegtmeier Oil Co
Frederika Hardware
Hassman
Plainfield
Floyd Primus
SCOTT
Block's
E. J. Wente
Route 3
Crow's
Elmer Towne
Williamstown
L. P. Bailey
New Hampton
Tripoli Grain & Feed
Dan Mast
Mgr
Reinhardt Kucker
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Merlin M. Jacobsen
Frederika and Vicinity
Stahbut Grain and
FORD
Mercury
Fordor
Mercomatic
Wm. Ambrose Auto Co
Ford& Phone
ALES
Fred Brase
Mr. Brase
Louie Segebarth
Ernest Brase
Edwin Biermann
Fuchs
Nellie Boevers
Texas
Lehman Gardens
Faribault
Harrison
Lakeshore Orchards
Nashua
Bolson
Bolson Company
Frederika Feed Mill
Frederika, Ia
Potter Creamery Co
Synodical Convention
Legion Auxiliary
Rak
J. C. Wright
Sandalwood
Polaris
Rack
Krha Hardware
Krha
Silicone Ironing Board
West Bend Electric Skillet
West Bend
GE Steam Iron
Westclox Snowflake
Ames
Ars
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