Life 45 It Used to Be Items of Interest From Leader Files
A recap of local happenings includes H C Koch's successful last Thursday operation and recovery, Miss Dora Boderman and A W Mooney marrying April 29 at the Boderman home, plans by the Tri Industrial Association for July 3 celebrations, A Schuknecht returning from eye treatment in Iowa City, and Iowa Cement Agriculture rainfall data showing 17.29 inches from October to April. John Warneke’s 81st birthday celebrated by family, Ladies Improvement Club hosting a party with nine tables of 500, prizes to Mrs Notdorf and Mrs H W Bockhaus.
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LIFE
H. C. Koch
Dora Boderman
A. W. Mooney
Ernest Boderman
Trii Industrial Association
A. Schuknecht
Iowa City
Iowa Cement of Agriculture
Ee John Warneke
Ladies’ Improvement Club
Notdorf
H. W. Bockhaus
Mrs Hoppenworth Dies at 43 After Illness
Twenty years ago item notes Mrs William Hoppenworth, 43, died Saturday May 5 at her west of Douglas creamery home from heart trouble. Also mentions Wm Hagenbuch adding groceries to meats business and trips of H C Deterding of Tripoli plus Louis Deterding of Elma to Oklahoma City to visit brother Will Deterding and family.
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William Hoppenworth
Western Douglas Creamery
Wm. Hagenbuch
H. C. Deterding
Tripoli
Louis Deterding
Elma
Oklahoma City
Okla
Will Deterding
Births and local notices from May 3 1944
Ten years ago April births reported for Schwerin Readlyn Steege Pin Hook Towne Decorah area. Bremer death in Waterloo. Mia Tegtmeier and Mrs Miller surgery. Beggerow retired after 46 years at CGW. Henninger buys Modern Beauty Shop Tripoli. Tripoli high school music Division I II III ratings. Mary Moeller funeral Readlyn. 90 degree high. planting season underway. Tripoli baccalaureate and commencement May 14. Lau returns from service in Japan Korea. Bergmann Geuther wedding Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Bremer
Waterloo
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Bremer
Bremer County
H. G. Miller
Allen Memorial Hospital
Mina Tegtmeier
Frank Beggerow
Chicago Great Western Railway
Geneva Henninger
Tripoli
Lavern Tegtmeier
Tripoli High School
Mason City
Mary Moeller
Zion Lutheran Church
Readlyn
Glee Club
Denver
Fred C. Richmann
High School
Cpl
Henry A. Lau
Art Lau
Japan
Korea
Esther Bergmann
William Bergmann
Neal Geuther
Waverly
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
From My Kitchen Window Mother's Day Tribute
A brief note explains Mother's Day as the second Sunday in May with carnations signifying maternal status, living or deceased. It cites national recognition in 1914 by Congress and presidential proclamation of annual observance starting the next year. A Proverbs 31 passage honors a virtuous mother.
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Congress
United States
A Mother's Day Section with Poems and Prayers
A collection of loving verses and prayers about motherhood. The pieces include a child’s tribute to mother and a poet’s reflection on inner strength, grandmotherhood, and guidance for the young through faith and mercy.
Neola workers burned by high voltage contact near Minden
Arthur Vogt and William Hodges of Neola were burned recently when their drag-line touched a high voltage wire during a road project northwest of Minden. The incident involved two local workers and occurred at the roadside work site.
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Arthur Vogt
William Hodges
Neola
Minden
Frederika comes alive with church and family gatherings
A May weekend in Frederika features multiple social events. Friends and relatives surprised the Burrow couple on their 10th anniversary, 35 guests attended, gifts included a silver purse. Various visits and birthday gatherings occurred across town, with open houses, dinners, trips to Waterloo and New Hampton, and a 55th wedding anniversary celebrated at the Duenow home.
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Will Burrow
Burrow
Harold Zwanziger
Inlaw
Mike Zwanziger
Mae Wilson
Laura Jensen
Kay
Nashua
Zwanziger
S. J. McGowan
St. Louis Park
Minn
Lillie Rathbone
Waterloo
Clyde Jordan
Robert King
Horton
Floyd Ager
John Johnson
Everett
Libbie Parson
Archie Clary
Lucille
Waverly
Lavern Schumacher
Tripoli
Stanley Bahlmann
Robert Harnisch
Sumner
Fred Benz
Lawrence Parson
Janesville
Rochester
Herbert Smith
Robert Camp
Jackie
Charles Rosel
Herman Bahlmann
Will Johnson
Iowa City
Johnson
Veterans’ Hospital
C. E. Carroll
Everett Johnson
Lawrence Johnson
Wesley Mahlstedt
Reinhart Buhr
Dennis
Buck Creek
Ray Dilley
Randalia
Stanley Schultz
Cecile Dilley
James Snyder
Marcus Gillett
Lena Gillett
Roland Parson
Bassett
George Roose
G. G
Clarksville
Alvin Schmidt
New Hampton
G. A. Rowe
Fredericksburg
Herman Jordan
Ray Schmudlach
Amanda Huebner
Leroy Township
Keith Carroll
Mr. Carroll
Frank Ackley
Wm. Duenow
Duenows
Glenn Ackley
Leo Philp
Albert Duenow
Ionia
Williamstown
Frederika
J. P. McDonald
Springfield
Karen Nargang
A. W. French
Miriam French
E. J. Nargang
Raymond French
Connie
Harold Mueller
W. H. Sassmann
Billy
J. P. McDermott
McDermott
Dick Knight
Jerome Walsh
Clem Rearden
Notice of Appointment of Executrix at Bremer County
On April 19 1954 the District Court of Bremer County Iowa appointed Henrietta Johnson Tripoli as executrix of the estate of W C Johnson deceased. All debts should be paid to the executrix and all claims presented to the court for allowance. Attorneys Sweet Sager Engelbrecht Waverly Iowa represent the estate.
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District Court
Bremer County
Iowa
W. C. Johnson
Henrietta Johnson
Tripoli
Sweet, Sager & Engelbrecht
Attorneys
Waverly
Will of Robert Green Probate Notice in Bremer County
In Bremer County Iowa the Clerk of District Court announces a will for probate. The May 10 1954 10:00 AM deadline is set for filing objections at the Bremer County Court House in Waverly. The notice is issued by Mary E Loucks Clerk, with Deputy Florence Stephenson.
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District Court
Bremer County
Iowa
Robert Green
Waverly
Mary E. Loucks
Florence Stephenson
Legal Property Transfers in Readlyn and Sumner
Transfers show Henry W Everding to Edward L Scott and wife with tract in Outlet 1 D H C Stummes Addition Readlyn. revenue 3 85. John Henning et al to L W Bockhaus and wife with wi of sw and se of sw in section 17 92 12. revenue 18 15. B J Glattly and wife and Wendell I Wolf to Gilbert O Rich quit claim deed. tracts in section 32 92 11. revenue not specified. Rex W Stumpf and wife to Marvin D Stumpf and wife lot 6 and north 6 feet of lot 7 block 8 Janesville revenue 55c. Mary Buldhaupt to Marie Schumacher east 50 feet of lot 4 Littell Addition Sumner revenue 55c.
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Henry W. Everding
Edward L. Scott
H. C. Stumme
Readlyn
John Henning
L. W. Bockhaus
B. J. Glattly
Wendell I. Wolf
Gilbert O
Janesville
Mary Buldhaupt
Marie Schumacher
Littell
Sumner
Harold H. Niemann
Eva B. Heiserman
F. H. Kimbal
Perry L. Crittenden
Reinhard Friedrich
L. J. Carver
L. J. Carver and Wife, $1 Etc., Lots 11, 12 and 13, Block 2, Home Addition
Waverly
Paul Brandt
Walter Brandt
Herbert Otto
Kenneth Heft
Nellie Harvey
Katherine McClusky
Property transfers and revenues in Sumner and Waverly area
Multiple land transfers recorded in Sumner and Waverly with consideration of $1 and various parcels described by sections and blocks. Notable deeds include Harold H Niemann to Eva Heiserman in Original Town of Sumner, and Paul Brandt to Walter Brandt. Revenue amounts range from 55 cents to 14.85 dollars, with several tracts in Home Addition Waverly and Readlyn.
Take High Ground Army Life Story at Tripoli Theatre
MGM comedy about early army life stars Richard Widmark Karl Malden and Carleton Carpenter with Russ Tamblyn and Elaine Stewart. Filmed at Fort Bliss with 800 troops in opening sequence, 3,000,000 acre set, 30 000 GIs. Corporal Douglas Rosenthal of the 65th Army Band appears as snare drummer.
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M-G-M
Richard Widmark
Karl Malden
Carleton Carpenter
Russ Tamblyn
Elaine Stewart
Tripoli Theatre
Fort Bliss
Tripoli
Douglas Rosenthal
65Th Army Band
Rosenthal
Marriage Licenses Reported for Waverly Pairings
Roy Boeckmann aged 16 of Waverly and Dolores Ann Krueger aged 18, with Charles H. Fretz of St. Louis and Ruth E. Schaefer both of legal age and from Waverly. The notice lists two marriages seeking licenses in the region.
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Roy Boeckmann
Waverly
Dolores Ann Krueger
Charles H. Fretz
Legal Age
St. Louis
Ruth E. Schaefer
State of Iowa Sues Edward Kern for Larceny by Embezzlement
Bremer County District Court records newly filed case against Edward George Kern alleging larceny by embezzlement under state law. Case details list defendant Kern and court venue, with ongoing civil criminal process noted.
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State of Iowa
Edward George Kern
75-year-old man survives tractor runover in field
Mike Eder of Strawberry Point was run over by a tractor in a field but escaped unharmed aside from two cracked ribs. The 75-year-old, groggy but able to rise, stopped the runaway machine.
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Mike Eder
Strawberry Point
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Clarence Rowland
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