Sumner area notices and engagements update
Mrs. Martin Westend announces the engagement of her daughter Shirley Patricia to Keoneth Wehr of Sigourney. Wedding planned at 2 p.m. at Brown Church Nashua. Also notes on farm class, club events, anniversaries, and local residents' activities and engagements in Sumner and nearby communities.
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Martin Westend
Shirley Patrici
Jory
Waterloo
Keoneth Aegon
Ra Wehr
Sigourney
Ymond Allory
Sumner High School
Devo
Ahs and
Jewelers
Cannee
Fairfield
Tank Brown Church
Nashua
Joe Hernandez
Oelwein
Josephine
Harold R. Leyh
Ludwig Leyh
Sumner
Leyh
Sam's Clothing
W. H. Rieck
Buck Creek Lutheran Church
Clarence Bull
Waverly
Lester
Art
Weylord
Otto Priebe
Diane
W.S.C.S
E.U.B
Iowa
Salem
Otis Stockton
Waukon
Virginia Pickarts
Africa
John Logan
Bank B Natural
Carol Smale
Jo Ann Smale
Anita Rau
Joann Rau
Pamela Rakouicz
Joline Leyh
Virginia Rakouicz
Dixie Baier
Elanor Holtzman
Sandra Koester
Susan Schultz
Linda Rau
Lester Rieck
Social visits noted in Cedar Falls area
Frederika residents and families visited friends and relatives across Cedar Falls New Hampton Oelwein and Waterloo over the weekend. IS.T.C. Cedar Falls students Harlan Duenow Berth Ann Bockhaus and Gloria Alcock from Cedar Rapids were guests at local homes while others called on relatives including the Raclmann Hinecker Chadwick and the Deans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Johnson
Harold Foelske
Mervin Schlemann
Denver
Harlan Duenow
Berth Ann Bockhaus
Is.t.c
Cedar Falls
Robert Bahlmann
Glenna
Sumner
Herman Raclmann
Art Wyant
Cedar Fills
Oren Hinecker
Hazel Ager
Mabel McGee
Olga Rose
New Hampton
Lee Holm
Waterloo
D. E. Chadwick
Roy Schmudlach
Robert Wagner
Joe Dean
Rhonda
Oelwein
Gloria Alcock
Cedar Rapids
Mrs
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Visitors Gather at Alcock and Oman Homes Sunday
Sunday afternoon and evening visitors arrived from multiple towns to join the Alcock and Oman families in Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gillett and others from Waterloo, Tripoli, Brodhead, Denver, and Independence. The gathering honored Mrs. Oma n's birthday with a family social at Charles City and surrounding homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavern Schumacher
Tripoli
Stanley Bahlmann
George Hagen
Leroy Township
Herman Bahlmann
Roy Schmudlach
Fredericksburg
Amanda Huebner
Charles Testorff
Leslie Meier
Douglas Township
Henry Meier
Fd Frie
Brodhead
Wis
Lester Buenger
Margaret McKinney
Avenger
Ervin O'Connell
Joe Kayser
Independence
Wesley Mahlstedt
Cedar Falls
John Johnson
W. H. Sassmann
Denver
Wm. Sassmann
Iowa City
Harold Mueller
Waverly
Raymond French
New Hampton
A. W. French
Lavonne Hinecker
Dennison Leitch
Charles City
R. A. Grover
Robert Oman
Lorraine Denton
Elton Grover
Waterloo
Mrs. Oman
Sylvia
Mary
Readlyn
Harold Keeper
Bremer
August Harms
Marlene Luetkens
Martin Krenecke
Loganville
Skeleton Found In Gravel Pit Burial Ground Near Correctionville
A dragline at a gravel pit near Correctionville unearthed an ancient Indian burial ground. One complete skeleton was uncovered, with authorities noting the significant archaeological find.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Correctionville
Denver social news and local events roundup
Luella Cole returned from Denison after two weeks visiting. Thimblebee met at Mrs. L J Bitterley home with 18 members and a guest. Mrs. Arthur Heidt chosen as delegate to a district workshop in Independence. Families hosted dinners and attended weddings in Milwaukee and Loganville. American Legion sponsored a fish fry raising 365 for Sonja Thompson Medical Fund now totaling 615. Donations collected by Chamberlain Corp. workers reach 156. Community news covers gatherings, birthdays, doll wardrobes for veterans hospitals, and a near-m fatal accident when a limb fell during a saw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella Cole
Denison
Thimblebee
L. J. Bitterley
Carl Wall
Arthur Heidt
County Council of Teachers
Independence
Heidt
Denver
Wm. Happel
Waterloo
Will Beck
Waverly
Alfred Kleinschmidt
Fred Kleinschmidt
Lene
Clarksville
Arnold Kleinschmidt
Milwaukee
Jacqueline Kehe
Harold Kehe
Robert Lutgen
American Legion
Auxiliary
Sonja Thompson
Sonja
James Thompson
Thompson
Chamberlain Corp
Leo Witmer
Explosion injures farmer and wife near Elliston
Myles Mark of Leon was badly hurt when his spray paint machine exploded on a farm near Elliston. He was thrown from the machine with serious injuries to his left arm. His wife was stunned by the blast and suffered shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myles Mark
Leon
Elliston
Mark
Giant 134-Foot Sunflower Grows at Nie Farm
A 134 foot sunflower towers at the Charles Nie home north of Mechanicsville. Neighbors report several other sunflowers 12 to 13 feet tall. Seeds from the plants are used to feed birds in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nie
Mechanicsville
Daniel DeFoe Authored Dozens in Final Four Years
Daniel DeFoe, renowned for creating Rob inson Crusoe, produced about thirty books in the last four years of his life, reflecting prolific output late in his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel DeFoe
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Department of Sumner
Voc-Agricultural
John A. Scott
Voc.-Ag
Lyle Ardur
Eldon Schoephoerster
Elmer Miler
George McDonald
Harley Weitenhagen
Ralph Albrecht
Louis Horsely
Progressive Club
Owen Whiteford
Paula McDonald
Sumner Stars 4-H Club
G. N. Treloar
LR. Ludwig
Martin Koeberle
Corina
Calif
Allen
O'Linda Kroblin
Shabula
Fla
Lowell Rosenow
Fred Rosenow
Camp Carson
Colo
Melvin Buhr
Frederika
Veterans’ Hospitals
Wendell Peters
Clear Lake
Ray Guglielmetti
Belle Plaine
Duane Holm
Erkel & Tonn
Erkel
Sumner Leo Tonn
Elma
Bock’s
Colonial CC OC
THE
Congregational Laymen’s
Tripoli Sales Co
Earn
Congregational Pilgrim Fellowship
J. P. Snelling
H. J. Frese
American Red Cross — Cerebral Palsy Foundation — United Fund of Iowa
Sister Elizabeth
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