Sumner Area News Highlights Local Bridal Showers
Jane Hoth to wed Roger Lopteenwenit in St John American Lutheran church Buck Creek. Joy Donaldson honored at two bridal showers. Miss Whitcomb hosted graduates with co hosts Flora Rader Joan Fridley and others. Ruth Ann and Mary Louise Joens entertained 40 guests for Donaldson wedding plans. Hospital and travel notes, local visits, and club activities fill Sumner scenes.
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Jane Hoth
Erwin d ‘Thurs
Emilee Ac Tesses
Miss Hoth
Roger Lopeenwenit
St. John’ Church
Buck Creek
Joy Donaldson
al Showers
Miss Whitcomb
Flora Rader
Joan Fridley
Glenda Pennington
Janice Niedert
Madelyn Schmelzer
H. Michelson
Sandra Oran
J. W. Donaldson
Howard Whitcomb
Ruth Ann
Mary Louise Joens
Western Douglas Church
Miss Donaldson
Weekend Visits and Local Gatherings Around Sumner
A series of weekend visits and social events are noted across Sumner, Tripoli, Oelwein, Fredericksburg, and nearby towns. Families such as Pinhooks and Kuethes hosted relatives, while others attended class trips, graduations, and a family picnic in Waverly. One resident, Fred Waskow, suffered a tractor accident Friday morning and remains hospitalized in Sumner.
Walther banquet at Readlyn Lutheran draws 70 Leaguers
Immanuel Lutheran church in Readlyn hosted a Walther banquet Sunday evening with about 70 Leaguers in attendance. Ennis Klug served as toastmaster while Rev EB Niermann of Iowa City delivered the guest address. The male chorus sang several selections and Rev W A Ave Lallemant conducted the installation and closing vesper service.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Linger
Ennis Klug
Niermann
Iowa City
W. A. Ave-Lallemant
Funeral notices and visits in Fredericksburg area
Mrs Hazel Ager Mrs Harold Mowatt Mrs Carol Sherman Mrs Mollie Thompson Mrs Clyde Jordan and Mrs Zona Jordan attended funeral services for G F O Day in Fredericksburg Wednesday afternoon. Ager Mowatt Sherman Thompson attended graveside for Owen Marsh at Mentor cemetery. Leigh Alcock Leland Alcock Mrs Ida Alcock and Craig attended Lawrence Nissen funeral at Waverly Wednesday. Mr and Mrs W H Sassmann Denver spent Wednesday evening with her parents Mr and Mrs A W French. Pvt Leslie Jordan left Wednesday for Ft Knox Ky after a two weeks furlough with his parents. Mrs Zona Jordan visited Waterloo with her son and wife Mr and Mrs Lloyd Jordan and family. Mr and Mrs C C Clary Mrs Hazel Ager Mrs Carol Sherman and Mrs Mollie Thompson visited
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Chester Pals
Illinois
Robert Schmidt
Tripoli
Howard van Brocklin Sr
Emil Matthias
Charles Boyle
Elma
Herman O'Day
Gordon O'Day
Fredericksburg Methodist Church
Jean Rochford
Alfred Bock
James Kane
Sumner
Dubuque
Raymond Kuethe
Waverly
Robert Schroeder
Edmund Webster
Allen
Plainfield
Waterloo
Robert Fagenbaum
Don Wilharm
Ed Meyer
Mary Ellen
Louie Tietje
Albert Rieck
Erwin Schwabe
Hazel Ager
Harold Mowatt
Carol Sherman
Mollie Thompson
Clyde Jordan
Zona Jordan
G. F. O'Day
Fredericksburg
W. H. Sassmann
Denver
A. W. French
Leslie Jordan
Ft. Knox
Lloyd Jordan
C. C. Clary
Vis
Ernest Heinemann
Roy Schmudlach
Robert Wagner
Henry Schmudlach
John Johnson
Elmer Johnson
Floyd
Ray Merrill
Charles City
Wayne Bravener
Lawrence Johnson
Roland Parson
Bassett
Libbie Parson
Forrest
Vernon Lampe
Lawler
Doris Parson
Cedar Falls
Bernard Evers
Troy Mills
Lela Clary
Lucille
Sherman
Thompson
Irene Sherman
Nellie Smith
Clary
Leigh Alcock
Herman Bockhaus
Stanley Bockhaus
Douglas Township
L. W. Bockhaus
Wm. Buss
Roy Steege
Lottie Ackley
Albert Markle
Social visits fill weekend across Sumner area
Residents near Sumner and Fredericksburg hosted and visited many relatives and friends Saturday and Sunday. Dozens of families from Waterloo Charles City Lawler Readlyn Tripoli New Hampton and other towns gathered at homes including the Ern est Heinemann and Wayne Bravener households to celebrate birthdays and share meals and companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Robert Bergmann
Wayne Bravener
Harlan Pose
New Hampton
Fietta Bergmann
Clyde Jordan
Charles Hansen
Ramona
Waterloo
Hazel Slick
Fredericksburg
A. E. Reeck
Lydia Duhrkoph
Clarence Bergmann
Ed Barbknecht
Bremer County Court Records Tie Cases to Auto Collisions
New Bremer County District Court filings include Bruce Avery administrator of Frieda Avery estate suing James A Oberheu over an auto truck accident. Another case lists John William Hooper vs James Richards and Superior Oil Co regarding an auto truck collision.
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Bremer County
Bruce Avery
Frieda Avery
James A Oberheu
John William Hooper
James Richards
Superior Oil Co
Rettig Graduates From Instructors Orientation Course
Marine Cpl. Wendell P. Rettig of Tripoli, son of Mr and Mrs Paul W Rettig, completed a three week Instructors Orientation Course at Camp Pendleton California on April 25. The program covered training aids teaching methods speech and student practice teaching along with a written exam.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Wendell P. Rettig
Paul W. Rettig
Tripoli
Marine Corps
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