What the Folks at Sumner Are Doing
Married 45 Years Mr and Mrs Adolph Meyer were surprised Sunday afternoon by a premature celebration of their forty fifth wedding anniversary planned for November 1 The event included a five o clock supper from well filled baskets Attendees traveling from out of town included Mrs Henry Vogt Waverly Mr and Mrs E H Kuker and son William Mr and Mrs Charles Schmidt and Mrs Louie Meyer all of Tripoli Mr and Mrs Laverne Luther of Oelwein and Anna Meyer of Waterloo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Meyer
Henry Vogt
Waverly
E. H. Kuker
William
Charles Schmidt
Louie Meyer
Tripoli
Mrs Mary Lockhart Dies at 82 in Washington
Mrs Mary Lockhart, 82, of Mount Vernon Washington, died October 17. News reached her brother F M West here Friday. She had lived in Washington for 55 years. Surviving are two sisters Mrs Sarah Thull Waterloo and Mrs Martha Joyce Burlington, two brothers, two sons, and a daughter, all on the west coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lockhart
Mount Vernon
Washington
F. M. West
Sumner Culture Club Banquet Honors Academics and Sport
The annual banquet of Sumner Culture Club, Sumner's oldest social organization since 1901, was held at Mrs. F. J. Wells home. Awards went to Winn Heyer for top freshman scholastic record in Iowa State College's agriculture division, conferred by Alpha Zeta and Gamma Delta. Sumner fell to Nashua 7 to 0 in a Friday game, Wright's 30 yard run and two passes contributing to the scoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Culture Club
Sumner
F. J. Wells
George Wescott
W. B. Linn
M. S. McCormick
H. N. Hunt
Winn Heyer
Erwin Heyer
Iowa State College
Ames
Winn
Alpha Zeta
Gamma Delta
Nashua
Wright
Why Doctors Favor a Liquid Laxative
A doctor notes harsh laxatives harm the bowels and organs, urging liquid laxatives for controlled dosing. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is praised for regularity within weeks, ease of use, and safe use for mothers and children. The ad promotes availability from druggists and labels it NRA member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Wrady
Weekend Notes Across Waterloo and Surrounding Towns
Local column records a string of social visits and events. Miss Mildred Carpenter visits family in Aurora, relatives travel between Waterloo and Des Moines for the O E S grand session, and many residents attend church and school functions. Daisy Niemann’s body returned to town. weddings, moves, and new law offices noted among community happenings including football in Minneapolis and Halloween parties at the high school gym.
Denver and Iowa visitors and local happenings
Otto Guenther of Omaha visited relatives in Denver last week. Milton Kerr of Fredericksburg is named agent for the Wescott and Winks buying station. Gust Kries and wife stay at the John Rohrssen farm near Jesup as their son arrives Monday. Ed Brettmann of Bensonville Illinois visited relatives over the weekend. Rexall sale at Denver Pharmacy lasts four days this week. Theodore Drape and wife spent days in Chicago. Lillian Wille hosted a large birthday gathering for her 18th at Syndicate hall Saturday. Floyd Gates and family of LaPorte City visited Denver relatives Sunday. William Doepke and wife spent days with relatives in Illinois and Milwaukee. Mission Society met Wednesday afternoon. Arthur Bruns reshingled house and garage with fireproof shingles. Mrs Rudolph Schneider visiting son Floyd, wife and baby at Gary Indiana. Mr and Mrs Walter Lamprecht welcomed a son Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wiley
New York City
L. D. Wescott
Robert Martini
Emma Luthmer
Martini
Kenosha
Wisconsin
H. S. Shales
Cedar Rapids
FE. A. Mabon
William Hahle
Algona
William Gannon
College of Law
University of Iowa
H. W. Tank
New Hampton
A. H. Wolff
Darrell Forsman
Herrick
Fredericksburg
F. K. Brown
Emma Wehrmacher
Waverly
W. H. Wehrmacher
Claire Chadwick
Iowa State College
Ames
D. I. Chadwick
E. V. Klooz
Ralph Hurmence
Lloyd Pleggenkuhle
Sumner
W. C. Hoth
Robert
Margaret
H. H. Niemann
L. P. Winks
Ben
Beth
Minneapolis
Walter Carpenter
W. S. Johnson
West Union
J. J. Eastman
Phyllis Hucke
Harriet Peel
Waterloo
Morris Jacobs
W. L. Gray
Melvin
Independence
Eleanor
Sumner Public Schools
Mona Day
Tom Ramsell
Francis Severance
George Hammetter
Vanette Clark
Otto Guenther
Omaha
Denver
Milton Kerr
Wescott and Winks
Gust Kries
John Rohrssen
Jesup
Kries
Ed Brettmann
Bensonville
Theodore Drape
Chicago
Lillian Wille
Syndicate Hall
Floyd Gates
LaPorte City
William Doepke
Illinois
Milwaukee
Emma Mohling
Mission Society
Public School Notes Hallowe en party and stories
Friday afternoon our room held a Hallowe en party with gingerbread apple sauce and orange and black decorations. Ray Fink acted as toastmaster while students read stories poems and songs and guessed riddles. Three guests attended and several class stories were written for a future class book.
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Ray Fink
White House
Hallowe'en
Fourth Grade Hallowe'en Party Details
Fourth grade under Miss Chesebro held a Halloween party with corn stalks and jack o lanterns. Games included Pin the Tail on the Cat, Draw the Eye for the Pumpkin, Hop Pity, and Bean Race. Story, Bertram and the Witch's Cat, was read and popcorn and apples served. Decoration committee members were Jeannine, Robert, Florence, Kenneth Sievers. game committee Ruth, Marily, Roy, Howard. refreshment committee Helen, Kenneth Bunger, Floyd, Edward.
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Hallowe’en
Chesebrbo
Bertram
Hallowe'en
Jeannine
Robert
Florence
Kenneth Sievers
Ruth
Marily
Roy
Howard
Helen
Kenneth Bunger
Floyd
Edward
Mr Dried Beef on a Digestive Journey
A fifth grade health story by Betty Stuckenberg recounts a dried beef sandwich's trip through the digestive system. The narrative follows teeth, saliva, gastric juice, pylorus, and intestinal juices as the piece travels through stomach and intestines, ending with parts separated and sent on to new destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Stuckenberg
Journey Through a Vast Ancient Cave
A traveler describes threading a massive cave passage carved by unknown hands. The scene emphasizes the scale, shadows, and quiet endurance of the cavern as an explorer moves deeper toward unseen chambers.
Sixth Grade Class Notes From Teachers Ensminger and Van derlinden
In English on Monday the class told Halloween stories and learned Halloween poems. Tuesday covers a story The Honest Farmer with some students presenting in class. History focuses on the middle colonies, geography on New England states, and arithmetic on decimal multiplication with written problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe’en
Middle Colonies
New England States
Beverly Ambrose
Margaret Holmes
Seventh Grade Reports and Tests Record
Violet Shipp notes Seventh Grade English class with Miss Ensminger and Mr. Van derlinden. Students presented oral book reports on their most interesting reads and practiced transforming questions to natural order. The unit covers The Courtship of Miles Standish, specifically The March of Miles Standish, plus a written citizenship test on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Standish
Violet Shipp
Eighth Grade Journal Notes From LeeLou Morf Class
An entry from LeeLou Morf recounts Eighth Grade lessons with Miss Ensminger and Mr. Van derlinden. Reading covered A Hunter's Dream and poems I Dreamed In a Dream and A Creed. Grammar focused on pronoun case. Arithmetic review continued. Physiology lesson on absorption and assimilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeeLou Morf
Freshman News Learn Germs Through Microscope Observations
In general science class we studied disease germs by viewing them on a peach and in milk with a microscope. We noted milk soured by bacteria in a warm place. English lessons covered verbs and enthesis in algebra. Manual training produced hall trees and smoke stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bunger
S. Larard Hagen
Geraldine Goodenbour
Difference Between Schools At Tripoli And Marshalltown
Florence Struckmeier recalls attending Tripoli up to eighth grade then two years at Marshalltown. She notes a much larger student body of five to six hundred, a vast campus with a large gym, expansive study hall, many rooms and teachers, six one hour periods, and architecture reminiscent of a castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Florence Struckmeier
Junior Class Play Promises Lively Baseball Comedy
The junior class presents Three Strikes You're Out on Friday November 10 in their annual class play. A farcical plot unfolds around the Phelps family with an auto hold up a star boarder and a financial disaster leading to a humorous climax.
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Phelps
Class Race Spurs Six Week Improvement Challenge
An interesting high school event sees students competing in a class race based on personal improvement over a six week period. The contest emphasizes steady progress among individuals, highlighting effort and dedication across grades.
Honor Roll Balance Shifts as Six-Week Totals Are Reported
The article lists four classes end of first six weeks totals with Seniors up 16 7/9 points and Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen each down varying amounts. It notes a party to honor the two losing classes and records an earlier omission of freshmen Jack Byers Shirley Rosenthal and Lawrence Shipp from the honor roll due to an error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Byers
Shirley Rosenthal
Lawrence Shipp
Lose to New Hampton Second Team Under the Lights
The football team lost 7 to 6 to New Hampton seconds in a well played season opener. They travel to Waverly next Thursday afternoon to face the second team there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampton Seconds
Waverly
Basketball Schedule For The Coming Season
The schedule lists games against Dunkerton Decatur Oran Plainfield Frederika Clarksville Fredericksburg Denver Sumner and Sumner again with open dates. Home games shown as here and away games as there. The County and Sectional tournaments are noted with February dates.
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Dunkerton
Oran
Denver
Plainfield
Frederika
Clarksville
Fredericksburg
Sumner
Next Week Is Educational Week Proclaimed by Officials
Governor Herr ing and Superintendent Agnes Samuelson proclaim next week Educational Week to better acquaint the public with the schools. Citizens of Tripoli are urged to spend an hour or two visiting the schools, likely offering a final look at current conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herring
Agnes Samuelson
Tripoli
Weekend School Schedule and Armistice Day Football
The week lists regular classes Monday through Thursday with visitation on Wednesday and evening sessions. Friday features the Junior Class Play at the Opera House titled Three Strikes You're Out. Saturday marks Armistice Day with a Sumner versus Tripoli football game at 2:00 PM.
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Opera House
Sumner
Tripoli
Social visit roundups West of Tripol area residents
A long Sunday of visiting among local families including Roset, Blasbery, Peters, Holm, Niedert, Dohr, Pries, Kuhrt, and Towne households. Friends gathered at several homes to celebrate birthdays and enjoy afternoon and evening companionship. subscription inquiry notes appear at the end.
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Sumnerites
Dean Blake
Britt
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
H. C. Frank
B. M. Finch
Waucoma
W. H. Lease
Spirit Lake
George Lagervall
Winston and Ross
Rochester
Minnesota
Emma Rathbone
Adolph Homerighaus
Iola
Wolf Point
Montana
Carlotta Zoller
Eleanor Gray
Mildred Carpenter
Aurora Public Schools
C. G. Carpenter
Lewis Evans
Geo. Wescott
Laurel
Des Moines
Shrine Temple
C. C. Diekman
Anna Hausner
L. M. Smith
Onslow
P. A. Smith
W. C. Tibbitts
Paul Gardner
Joe Clark
W. E. Pitka
Beulhah
Dan Forsman
Tama
R. H. Adams
Bridgettes
Charles Burkhart
Selma Wehrmacher
Spencer
Siegel
Will Behrens
Randolph
Harvey Schwarze
Lancaster
Ed Schwartze
Will Grebien
John Bahlman
Ernest Bahlman
Elda
Edna Kuecker
Florence Bierman
Helene
Hedwig Gerlach
Henry Drape
Siegfried Struck
Ed Westendorf
Readyn
Chas. Ladage
Will Bierman
Alice
Ed Schnurstein
W. F. Bergman
Conrad Meyer
Fred Harms
Oelwein
G. Gerlach
Herman Bergman
Will Bergman
Henry Kuecker
Laurence Snelling
Edna Schuldt
Margare Schwemm
Jack Wachtel
Chas. Schwemm
Ernest Quade
John Schwarstein
Carl Boeckman
Arlen
Erwin Bergman
Erwin Hoppenworth
Carl Schwarze
Ernest Miller
Herman Tegtmeier
Ramona
Laura Bahlman
Will Tegtmeier
Public
Miss Boyle
Marie Hanff
James Crittenden
Robert Selck
Chesebro
Miss Conklin
Ensminger
Mr. Vanderlinden
Freshman News
Tripol
Leo
Erwin Towne
Lesi» Roset
Dettmer
Duane
Irma Bolt
Henry Blasbery
Theo. Peters
Prod Holm
Ray L. Buchanan
Margaret Holm
Con
Louie
Roger Holm
Herman Niedert
Fred Dohr Sr
Will Doh
Theo, Peters
Fred Holm
Herman Nidert
Dora Schneer
Mary Pries
Florence Kirchhoff
Nels Debel
Herman Pries
Stella
John Kuhrt
Louie Schmidt
Harvey Pries
Millard
Art Holmes
Glennis
Lester Bradfield
Ray
Mary
Ray Buchanan
Louie Mochlis
Rudolph Ludwig
Aaron
Ivan
Alvin
Donald Myers
Will Towne
Fred Dohrman
Leota
Fred Detterding
Will Zander
Will Dohrman
L. Meyers Smeder
Herman Mann
Rmann
Alddin
Crystal Smike
Wande
Tri
Tripoli Hardware Company
Bert F. Morf
Tripoli, Iowa
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