Local residents enjoy weekend visits and gatherings
Local couples and families from Readlyn West Union Denver Waverly Nashua Sumner and surrounding areas hosted and visited each other over the weekend. Guests included Mrs George Lavey Mr H J Frese Mrs Otto Biermann Mrs Helen Gabel Elaine Minneapolis and many others plus trips to West Union Readlyn Denver and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George K. Lavey
Carlisle
H. J. Frese
Otto Biermann
Roy Bunch
Waverly
Fred Brase
Vergon Wikner
Denver
West Union
Helen Gabel
Elaine
Minneapolis
Fred Holm
Howard Pigg
Gman
Holly
David Owen
Readiyn
Edwin Tegtmeier
Paul Buenzow
Paul Judisch
Russell Watts
Harry Buhr
Kenneth Morgensen
Waterloo
Robert Sassman
Jeff
Jose Vega
Sumner
Ida Judas
Readlyn
George Meyerhoff
Dunkerwn
Amanda Hunemul
Readlyn and area social visits noted
Monday afternoon visitors included Mr. Theo Peters and his mother Mrs. Louise Peters at the Thompson home in Readlyn. Sunday guests in Cedar Falls were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Edge, formerly of Tripoli, at Dr. W. G. Goebel’s home. Additional gatherings included Lavern Foelske and family in Denver and New Hampton visitors in the Maurer home. A Waverly visit featured Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Huck and others at Duane Bahlmann’s. Melodee Bahlmann celebrated her third birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Peacock
LH. Fink
K. C. Frank
West Union
Jay Banard
David
Iowa City
Robert Ambrose
Jay
Etta Glasgow
Vancouver
Wash
Allyn Buenger
Glasgow
Ruth Woodcock
Carl Buenger
Wm. Beach
New Hampton
Jackson Junction
Stephen A. Maurer
Waterloo
Hazel Pierce
S. A. Maurer
Theo. Peters
Louise Peters
Thompson
Readlyn
Jim Edge
Cedar Falls
W. G. Goebel
Tripoli
Lavern Foelske
August Foelske
Martha Foelske
Denver
Eva Hill
Lillian McGrane
Leslie Huck
Sumner
Charles Struck
Steven
Carolee
Duane Bahlmann
Waverly
Melodee Bahlmann
Kehe joins Local Projectionists Union 631 in Salinas
Ben Kehe has been accepted into the Mixed Local Projectionists and Motion Picture Union No 631 of Salinas California and is now working at a local theatre. He previously served as projectionist at the Waverly Drive in theatre during the summer months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Kehe
Motion Picture Union No
Salinas
Cal
Ben
Waverly Drive In
Wedding Attended by Schuldt and Spier Family Guests
Wanda Schuldt and Robert Spier wed at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Readlyn on Sunday afternoon with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Schuldt, Mr. and Mrs. Merlyn Heidemann and family, Mrs. Clara Zabel, and Mrs. Mary Elsa Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Schuldt
Robert Spier
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Readlyn
F. B. Schuldt
Merlyn Heidemann
Clara Zabel
Mary Elsamiller
Sassmann Rites Attend Funeral in Waterloo
Mrs. Erwin Heine of Waverly Mrs. Harold Quade of Bremer Mrs. Larry Vogt and Mrs. L. L. Moeller attended the funeral Monday at Waterloo for their cousin Eugene Sassmann. Mr. and Mrs. John Sassmann also attended as relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Heine
Waverly
Harold Quade
Bremer
Larry Vogt
L. L. Moeller
Waterloo
Eugene Sassmann
John Sassmann
Boy Scouts Take Canoe Trip Near Plainfield
A Scout troop including Karl Krumm Hal Bauer Clifford Juel Howard Flanscha David Buchholz Roger Buchholz Bruce Platte Mike Ryan David Fink Craig Ducker Kent Kooi and Clark Wikner of Denver with Scoutmaster Ted Olmstead and Richard Harrs embarked on a weekend canoe trip. They left at 6 am Saturday, camped overnight near Plainfield, and returned Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Krumm
Hal Bauer
Clifford Juel
Howard Flanscha
David Buchholz
Roger Buchholz
Bruce Platte
Mike Ryan
David Fink
Craig Ducker
Kent Kooi
Clark Wikner
Denver
Ted Olmstead
Richard Harrs
Plainfield
Army brothers finish training and head to assignments
Paul McNamee son of Mr and Mrs Ed McNamee and Danny Rynearson from Winnebago Minnesota arrived here last week after completing basic training with the U S Army at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri Danny spent the weekend at the McNamee home and Paul accompanied him to his home on Saturday After two weeks with his parents Paul will be stationed at Fort Hood Texas where he will be working with IBM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul McNamee
Ed McNamee
Danny Rynearson
Winnebago
Minn
U. S. Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
Danny
McNamee
Paul
Ft. Hood
Tex
IBM
Boevers Family Arrives After Tragedy Near Waterloo
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Boevers of Bettendorf arrived Friday evening and are staying with her parents Mr and Mrs Otto Buls. They were called when Lorenz Boevers was crushed in an accident near Waterloo Friday morning. Duane Boevers of Oxnard California arrived Monday morning. Mr Boevers died early Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Boevers
Bettendorf
Otto Buls
Lorenz Boevers
Waterloo
Duane Boevers
Oxnard
Cal
Beevers
Biermanns Evacuated as Forest Fire Hits Home
Mr and Mrs Otto Biermann returned Wednesday after a month at the Wm Alcorn home in Des Moines The Alcorns traveled to Las Vegas Canada Oregon and California They were in Santa Barbara California visiting Mr Alcorns sister when they had to evacuate their home due to the forest fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Biermann
Wm. Alcorn
Des Moines
Alcorns
Las Vegas
Canada
Oregon
California
Santa Barbara
Cal
Mr. Alcorn
Convalescing Schroeder Returns Home From Hospital
Albert Schroeder came home Tuesday from Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo where he had been hospitalized since September 1 after a scaffold fall. He is able to be up and about the house but still wears a back brace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Schroeder
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Baptism at Charles City for Bruce Kammeyer
Mr and Mrs Wm Kammeyer with Mrs Kathryn Colburn and children Jennifer and Kristi attended a baptism in Charles City on Sunday for Bruce Kammeyer son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Kammeyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Kammeyer
Kathryn Colburn
Jennifer
Kristi
Charles City
Bruce Kammeyer
Lloyd Kammeyer
Anniversary Guests Stir Sumner Dinner
Mr and Mrs W H Warner were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs A F Westendorf to celebrate the Westendorfs wedding anniversary. Cynthia Bishop from Wadena Minn visited the Goebels at Waverly. Mary Susan Bennett practicing teaching in Charles City spent weekend with her Bennett grandparents. Jene Kirchhoff attended the mail carriers potluck at Murphy home Sumner. Walt Steward attended an Interstate meeting in Des Moines. Daniel Webster gave the dedication address at Bunker Hill monument in Boston on June 17 1843.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Frese
W. H. Warner
Oliver Reeve
Waverly
Ruth Woodcock
Hazel Chapin
Richard Pavin
Was
Brookfield
Ill
Lee Hallett
Forest City
E. W. Kirchall
Floyd Sauerbrei
Louis Dorn
Klinger
Cletus Goodenbour
Ralph Mohlis
Sumner
Charles Struck
L. A. Dorn
Sandra Beach
New Hakton
Spea
L. A. Maurer
Vernon Janssen
Dike
Elmore
Minn
Eugene Woodcock
Lawrence Schwartz
Charles Mapel
Ames
Carl Cooley
Iowa City
L. H. Fink
Nora Peacock
K. C. Frank
West Union
Janet Frank
New York City
Peter Mahlstedt
Wendell Mahlstedt
Nashua
Willis Mahlstedt
New Hampton
Lowell Fink
Mequon
Wis
A. F. Westendorf
Cynthia Bishop
Wadena
W. G. Goebel
Bartels
Mary Susan Bennett
Charles City
M. W. Bennett
Jene Kirchhoff
Murphy Home
Walt Steward
Des Moines
Daniel Webster
Bunker Hill Monument
Boston
H. H. Nevermann
Caravilla
Janesville
Wayne Miller
Butler - Bremer Mutual Telephone Co
Sumner Hospital
Tripoli
Bremer County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Tonight
The Bremer County Farm Bureau meets this evening at Tri Poli Town Hall with H Hildebrandt presiding. J Merrill Anderson of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will speak. premeeting RAVE contest runs 7 30 to 8 00 led by Mrs Kenneth Ager. Members James Busch Milton Meyer Lyle Ormston Ray Lageschulte and others serve on committees. the Farm Bureau women's chorus will sing under Mrs Bryce Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County Farm Bureau
Tripoli Town Hall
J. Merrill Anderson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Kenneth Ager
H. H. Hildebrandt
County Farm Bureau
W. D. Weidler
James Busch
Milton Meyer
Lyle Ormston
Ray Lageschulte
Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus
Bryce Johnson
Lavera Waschkat Weds Jim Collins in Grace Lutheran
Lavera Waschkat of Waterloo daughter of Mrs Martha Waschkat and the late Louis Waschkat united in marriage to Jim Collins son of Peter Collins and the late Mrs Collins in a Sept 20 double ring ceremony at Grace Lutheran Tripoli. Attendants included Lavern Waschkat and Dawn Axon with guests from multiple Iowa towns. The couple will live at 301% South Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavera Waschkat
Waterloo
Martha Waschkat
Tripoli
Louis Waschkat
Jim Collins
Peter Collins
Waucoma
John Axon
Merri Grosse
Dawn Axon
Loren Schneer
Denver
Janesville
Des Moines
Hudson
Dysart
Dubuque
Cedar Falls
la Porte City
Sumner
Ackley
Gilbertville
St. Paul
Virgil Bruns
Gla Auringer
August Linde
Esther Jungling
Evelyn Pavelec
Arnold Schweer
Paul Schlichte
Shield Bantam
Waverly
South
Esther Luhring
Adolph Lenius
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
R. C. Schlueter
Lois Jeanne Frese
George Keith Laverty
Carlisle
First Congregational Church
E. F. Byers
Herman Rathe
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Readlyn
A. Rausch
Rock Springs
Leghorn Springs
Looking at Life as It Used to Be Fifty Five Years Ago
A compiled look at life circa 1909 notes home construction plans for L W Fettkether, a McCutcheon Bros meat market purchase in Pine Island, and various 1909 market prices. marriages, funerals, road openings, and local events in Tripoli Readlyn and surrounding towns are recorded with names, places, and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Fettkether
Fred Meier
F. C. Schultz
McCutcheon Bros
Pine Island
Minn
Johnson Bros
Birth announcement for Shelley Renae Redies
Mr and Mrs Wendell Redies welcomed a 7 lb daughter named Shelley Renae born Tuesday at Allen Memorial Hospital Wa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Redies
Shelley Renae
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Bremer SUI Alumni Banquet Slated for Tonight
Donald E. Rhoades registrar and admissions director at the State University of Iowa will discuss The Growing University at the Bremer County SUI Alumni Association banquet in Waverly. Social hour at 6 30 p m and smorgasbord at 7 15 p m follow invitations sent to over 150 Bremer county alumni with Dr. James R. Murray in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Rhoades
The
State University of Iowa
Bremer County Sui Alumni Association
Waverly
Rhoades
SUI
Bremer County
James R. Murray
Four generations of Qui bell family gather at Waverly
Four generations of the Qui bell family gathered in Waverly representing a century of time. William marked his 100th birthday on Sept 28. Great grandson Todd is four months old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quibell
Waverly
William
Todd
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Chester Reasons
Debbie
Michael
Raymond
Les Kelny
Lena Schumacher
Fred Walther
Sheryl Magnall
L. J. Magnall
Wm. Bunger
Ray Bunger
Ernest Brase
Marel Dorman
Ray Fink
Les Kelsey
Gary Fisher
Robert Holm
Robert Selck
Helena Doepke
Janet
Amanda Hunemuller
Robert Gors
Jack Rinnels
Penn Nant
del Monte Peas
GAR
Baker’s
Sari
del Monte
Elmtree
Maxwell House Instant Coffee
Artur
Iowa
Glen Mirs
Diane
Douglas Kuker
William A. Kuker
Motorola
Adio and TV
Eighborly
EPAIR
Tripoli, Iowa
Allen Buhr
Gerald Harrington
Jim Hartman
Ivan Epley
Marvin Busch
Carl Bahlmann
Grace Lutheran
Mr. and
Mrs
Leo Elthon
Fertile
Clarence R. Baker
Vinton
Adolph Kimball
Oscar Kimbal
Yvonne Fairholm
D. H. Fairholm
Evansdale
Cedar Rapids
William F. Goetz
Grace Lutheran Church
Goetz
American Lutheran Church
United Evangelical Lutheran Church
Frank Beggerow
Sumner Community Hospital
J. M. Haydon
C. W. Ryan
U. S
Herbert E. Blume
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Industrial Associates
G. R. Rettig
Panzer Produce
Bremer S.U.S. Alumni Assoc
Cnings
Kellogg’s
Baker’s Angel Peke
Florida
Idaho
Party
Erice
Oscar Mayer
Hormel Braunschweiger
Michael’s 3
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