Sumner storm damages area with floods and loss
A severe Sumner area storm Saturday caused flash floods and road washouts. Bridges were destroyed or damaged, farms lost livestock and crops, and several houses and vehicles were affected. In nearby Cedar Rapids and Waterloo areas, weddings and community events proceeded amid the turmoil.
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Dalan
Wesley
Haroldekold
Sumner
Sume
Murphy E.A.B
Westgate
Ckle Farm
Yor Farm
John McClain
Schulz Farm
Larry Town
Denver Town and Country Garden Club May Meeting
The Denver Town and Country Garden Club met at Mrs. Cecil Cook’s home with 13 members present. Plans were set for a spring flower show on May 25 at United Church of Christ parlors and a woodland walk on May 15. Guests Mr. Walter Kahler and Mrs. Kahler demonstrated flower arranging, while social notes include Mrs. Russell Witt’s return from Allen Memorial hospital and several local visits and marriages.
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Denver
Pinched Elevator Chaos Ends With Blunt Comeback
In a crowded elevator a quarrel erupts as Mrs Brown confronts her husband who leans on a blonde. At the main floor the blonde slaps the man and declares the lesson, while the husband pleads innocence to his wife as she oddly consoles him.
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Paul Niemann
Sumnerhof
St. John Than Lutheran Church
John Mohr
Ana
Fred
Ia Klemp
Daytownship
Sum
Nie Construction
Rvivors
Lyle Yungtum
Merlin Boreherding
Ernest Vs
Levittown
N. Y
Ernest Schroeder
Frederika Party Hosts Eighth Birthday for Kathy Downe
Mrs. Franklin Downe entertained fourteen schools after school Monday to honor Kathy Downe's eighth birthday with a marshmallow and wiener roast. Overnight guests included Mary Jo Burrow and Connie Matthias. A flurry of visits followed from relatives and friends in Sumner, Readlyn, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, New Hampton, and other nearby towns as families circulated in for Sunday calls and weekend gatherings.
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Rex Lucas
George Wilson
Elmer Knoedler
Rutherford Bonarden
John Milnes
Milo Lease
L. R. Ladwig
al Wolfgram
Mary Ladwig
Cedar Falls
Sumner Civic Club
Les Teeling
J. M. Murphy
Harlington
Tex
Lester Topp
H. J. Warnke
Archie Bowers
Hawkeye
John Federer
Edwin Deder
Amelia Griesert
Fredericksburg
Postville Hospital
Sumner
Robert
Kathryn Dahl
Minneapolis
John Meier
Earl Lease
Waterloo
Arthur Dedor
Ernest
Edwin Dedor
Robert Gerson
George Dedor
Frank Swehler
Jerald Haupt
New Hampton
Clarence Haupt
Fred Braun
Sutherland
Ed Braun
Charles Harms
Progressive Club
Elmer Timm
Cecil Dallenbach
Dallenbach
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
W.C.T.U
Della Hammetter
John Briggs
R. O. Dietel
Fred Grahlmann
Douglas Grahlmann
Franklin Downe
Kathy
Mary Jo Burrow
Connie Matthias
Raymond French
A. W. French
Ewald Boeckmann
Waverly
Bertha Draper
Frank Ellsworth
Long Beach
Cal
E. F. Lawton
Miriam French
Ellsworth
Carol Sherman
Roy Schmudlach
Effie Wagner
Wm. Duenow
Bertha Drape
Verlon Drape
Readlyn
Roger Smith
Irene Sherman
Mollie Thompson
Harold Mowatt
Lawrence
Everett Johnson
Wesley Mahlstedt
John Johnson
Very Johnson
Charles City
Wm. Biemnan
Orville Duecker
Anthon
Lee Holm
Carl Schwemm
Ted Schwemm
Iowa Highway Commission Spends 75 Million on 1961 Road Work
The Iowa Highway Commission reports 1961 fiscal year spending of 75 million for road construction. Year ended June 30 saw 242 miles paving 125 miles grading 81 miles widening and 530 miles resurfacing. End of year 3500 miles of primary highways rated critical and 6000 miles from poor to excellent.
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Iowa Highway Com
Iowa Highway Commission
Community Guests Share Sunday Visit Near Westgate
Everett Waterman attended. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Matthias and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Hofer near Westgate.
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Everett Waterman
Elmer Matthias
Loyd Hofer
Westgate
60th Mr and Mrs Nelson Foster Anniversary Observed
Correctionville couple Mr and Mrs Nelson Foster recently marked their 60th wedding anniversary. The family includes four children, 15 grandchildren, 52 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
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Nelson Foster
Correctionville
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Alfred Zell
Lillian
John Saddler
Michael Sadd
Harpers Ferry
St. Patrick's Holic Church
J. Robert McDonald
Kenneth Jones
Falls
Marilyn Zell
Tom
Jim Ladd
Dixon Zander
Tom Gavin
Holi- Inn
Sam- High
Waterloo School of Uty Culture
Madeline Beauty Salon
Co- Rapids
Saddler
Pers Ferry
Collins Radio Co
Rapids
Ie Gaede
Leona Gaede
Edwin Gaede
Knoploh
Ernest Knoploh
St. American Lutheran Church, Or
Gaede
V High
Sumner Hospital
Durant
Ed Waschkat
Ruechert
Robert Orval Leyh
Arthur Huebner
Ronald N
Gordon Trout
Walter
Herman Lark
Lyle Harold Minkel
Lloyd Nussick Grummitt
Fred Ambrose
Schoonmacher
Topp
Seattle
Seattle Fair
Martha Wood
Martha Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Bonnevie
Colo
ALCW
William Hahle
Press
Hahle
Fred Uckingham
Max Platte
Mary
Lyle Brown
Frederika
Ray
Clothiers 4 Cleaners
Tripoli
Iowa
Home Decorating
Brown
Howard M. White
National Water Well Assn
Adams
Hammond
Ray’s Clothiers & Cleaners
Fisher
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Company
South Main
Tripoli, Iowa
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