Birthday party and visits mark small town weekend
Kent Clary celebrated his fourth birthday with a party at home featuring three angel food cakes and gifts. Numerous relatives and friends from Fredericksburg Douglas township and nearby areas attended. The weekend also included visits by Perry Chadwick and Mrs. Ray Anderson, plus gatherings at the homes of the Holm and Kummelehne families and other local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Clary
Kent
Charley Stephen
Kathlene
Zoella
Keith
Gordon O'Day
Elenor
Ernest Guy
Paul
G. H. Stephen
Ernest Ackley
Fredericksburg
Mary Henry
Here
O'Day
Fred Schalong
Emil
George
Minnie Schanamme
Chicago
August Kummel
Henry Bergmann
Douglas Township
Chester Taylor
Shirley Juanita
Tommie and
Harlan
Joe Inglehart
Alva Anderman
Oelwein
Clarence Rust
Glenn Sullivan
Arlene Dana
Frank Costello
John
Costello
Perry Chadwick
Ellendale
Minn
Herman Jordan
Clyde
Lloyd
Minerva
Myron Holm
Harold
Mr. Anderson
Mrs. Anderson
Florence McDonald
Anthony Holm
Ionia
L. P. Holm
Louis Koelling
Chicago Heights
H. C. Bockhaus
Vernon Parson
Leslie Bowlby
Lamont
Veryl Johnson
Cresco
Jennie Hale
Anna Bowers
Waverly
Leon Qualley
Erwin
Anderson
Qualley
Ruth Carroll
Upper Iowa University
C. E. Carroll
Donald Golding
Social Notes From South of Tripoli Weekend Visitations
Residents and families from Waverly Tripoli and surrounding areas hosted and attended multiple gatherings over the weekend. neighbors shared meals, celebrated anniversaries, and visited relatives including Towne Blasberg Heinemann and Tegtmeier families, with dances, church events, and local trips noted.
Peters Celebrate 74th Birthday Anniversary at Home
Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Peters and family gathered to honor Mr. J. C. Peters on his 74th birthday. The visit also included time with Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Ludwig during the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Peters
J. C. Peter
John Tegtmeier
Rudolph Ludwig
Funeral Attendants Noted At Waverly Lutheran Service
A list of attendees at the Monday funeral for Mr. and Mrs. August Pichelman at St John Lutheran church in Waverly includes Herman Pichelman and numerous Pichelman relatives. Other attendees visited homes, stayed with relatives, or attended regional events such as a mission festival in Tripoli and a cattle show in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Pichelman
St. John Lutheran Church
Waverly
Herman Pichelman
Stanley Pichelman
Ernest Redies
Louie Platee
Fred Lohmann
Adela Lohmann
Albert Kruse
August Kuker
Henry Schroeder
Will Behrends
Henry Hay
Margaret Holms
Art Holm
Tripoli
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Wm. Lohmann
Social visits and relatives gather across several Iowa towns
Mr and Mrs Fred Krogel and Mr and Mrs Fred Buhrmeister of near Hampton visited the Meyer home and attended the Cattle Congress in Waterloo. Nearby families visited W H Grebien, the Bahlmanns in Tri poli, and Dorothea Pfeiffer in Rochester. The Me yers and Quades saw others at Brase and Meyer homes and a funeral in Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Krogel
Fred Buhrmeister
Hampton
Arthur Meyer
Waterloo
Ernst Buhlmann
Frederika
Ernst Quade
W. H. Grebien
Fred Bockhaus
Tripoli
Carl Neuendorf
John Neuendorf
Edna Bacimann
Margaret Grebien
Helene Gerlach
Edna Kuecker
Margaret Schwemm
Rochester
Minn
Dorothea Pfeiffer
Henry Kuecker
Henry Kuhlmann
Butler County
Carl Brase
Fred Brase
Conrad Meyer
Henry Brase
Geneva
John Bahlmann
Carl Miller
August Pichelmann
Waverly
Birthday Party and Sunday Visits Across Bremer Area
The report lists multiple Sunday visits in Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bortz and Mr. and Mrs. John Heine visited at the home of a brother in Rudd. L. Y. P. S. Bremer held a birthday party for Wendell Michael at the Emil Michael home. Various neighbors including Mrs. Henry Hennings and Edwin, Rinehart Lange, John Wohlsein, and families visited. The infant Earling Edwin Lohmann was christened by Rev. H. J. Wunderlich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bortz
John Heine
Rudd
Iowa
Bremer
Wendell Michael
Emil Michael
Henry Hennings
Edwin
Rinehart Lange
Ed Hagenow
Readlyn
John Wohlsein
Spring Branch
Herman Eick
Lorenz, Leisinger
Wilbert Busse
Wilbert Nolte
Pete Scharnhorst
Ed Lohmann
H. J. Wunderlich
Earling Edwin
Looking Backward In the Leader's Files
The report notes total school enrollment at 130 pupils the largest yet. New entrants Louis Fink Oscar Wynkoff and Harley Leverenz join this week. Rev Poehlman and family move to Av ery Oklahoma for a church post. Jack Schultz nets a nine and a half pound pickerel from the Wapsie on Thursday. Alma Bruns of Benford N O visits staying with aunt Mrs F C Schultz. Theo Pockels returns from Seattle after four weeks away. R W Rettig G F Meier Aug Panzer and families attend a double wedding in Plainfield for Fred Heideman’s sons to the Tegtmeier sisters. Old market prices list eggs butter potatoes chickens hogs corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Fink
Oscar Wynkoff
Harley Leverenz
Poehlman
Avery
Okla
Jack Schultz
Wapsie
Alma Bruns
Benford
N. O
F. C. Schultz
Theo. Pockels
Seattle
R. W. Rettig
G. F. Meier
Aug. Panzer
Vina Panzer
Plainfield
Fred Heideman
Tegtmeier
Local Families Attend Silver Wedding And Visits
Mr and Mrs August Hesse and children of Glenwood Minnesota will reside here in the future. Dr E C Claus drove to Sumner to meet his mother Mrs Clara Claus who returned from a three week visit with Arthur Claus and wife at Bangor Michigan and with her aunt Mrs Mary Claus in Chicago. Relatives and friends of Mr and Mrs John Ganske southwest of town celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with a dinner for 124 guests. Rev Karl Koehler and family joined the mission feast at St John s Evangelical church Leroy where the men s choir sang for the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Hesse
Glenwood
Minn
E. C. Claus
Sumner
Clara Claus
Arthur Claus
Bangor
Mich
Mary Claus
Chicago
John Ganske
Karl Koehler
St. John’s Evangelical Church
Leroy
Fire destroys barn and granary on Hildebrandt farm
A barn with its contents and an adjoining granary were burned on the Fred Hildebrand farm on Friday afternoon. Tenants were Mr and Mrs F F Klenzmann. Mr and Mrs Theo Pockels have moved from Alta Vista to Plainfield. John Koenecke and daughter Virginia of Duluth and Mrs Lou Schuknecht of Sumner visited relatives Carl Koch and W H Krull. Mr and Mrs L R Cobb moved from Sunday to Clear Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hildebrand
F. F. Klenzmann
Theo. Pockels
Alta Vista
Plainfield
John Koenecke
Virginia
Duluth
Minn
Lou Schuknecht
Auxiliary Officers Meet Here Monday
Mrs J B Sickles Bremer county chairman of the American Legion Auxiliary called a meeting here Monday October 8 for the presidents and secretaries of the units of the county. The meeting featured a school of instruction in the unit activities for the ensuing year. All units were represented with officers present from Plainfield Sumner Janesville Waverly Tripoli and other towns. The meeting was held in the cabin of Dr and Mrs E C Claus near the wap sie northeast of town. The ladies enjoyed a picnic dinner at noon. Two young guests Marjorie Altha Sickles and Howard Lee Jennings attended with their mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Sickles
Bremer County
American Legion Auxiliary
Chris Juhl
Orie Small
Howard Stevens
Plainfield
Leslie Shucknecht
W. K. Carroll
Sumner
Jesse Shores
Roger Jennings
Janesville
R. B. Akin
Fred Osterholm
Lewis Williams
Waverly
C. B. Kelsey
Dexter Krueger
E. C. Claus
Clara Claus
Tripoli
Town
Wapsie
Marjorie Altha Sickles
Howard Lee Jennings
First to See Totem Pole Story Recounted
The record claims Christopher Columbus first saw a totem pole. Old notes suggest Santa Maria crew found a pole floating far off the Bahama coast in the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Columbus
The
Santa Maria
Atlantic
Bahamas
If I Marry You You Must Quit Your Job
A witty exchange frames a marriage proposal as a clash of eras. One partner insists the other must quit work, while the reply counters that in the Twentieth century the power balance has shifted toward opportunity and independence.
Wedding Announcements Read in Brooklyn Eagle Style
Up-to-date notes show how wedding notices read with Belle at home and the phrase at home in eight cylinder car after mortgage reflecting a playful, era-specific format in the Brooklyn Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess
Belle
Brooklyn Eagle
George Carstensen Observes Birthday in Cedar Falls
On Friday October 6 80th birthday was celebrated by George Carstensen at Cedar Falls with a surprise gathering Sunday October 7. Daughters Chas Bishop and Floyd Sheik hosted the event at his home with dinner served cafeteria style. A cake decorated with 80 pink and green stars was a centerpiece. Numerous relatives attended including Ramona Jean Bick age 10 months as the youngest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Carstensen
Cedar Falls
Chas, Bishop
Floyd Sheik
Carstensen
Ramona Jean Bick
Chas. Bishop
George
Florence
Ernest Carstensen
Margaret
Frank Carstensen
Louis Carstensen
Waverly
Andrew Carstensen
Leslie
Maxine
Jeanette
Vada
Ruby
Geo. H. Heideman
Howard
Mary Carstensen
Rudolph Piegers
Irma
Beaky Piegers
Ewald Kleiss
Leon
John Koschmeder
Leslie Koschmeder
Erwin
Tripoli
Harry Heine
Dorothea
Bremer
Orville Eick
Ramona Jean
Douglas
Chas. Kohagen
Dole
Waterloo
Auxiliary Meeting and Installation at Legion Hall
Seventeen senior Auxiliary members twelve junior members and several guests attended Tuesday evening October 9 at the Legion hall for the American Legion Auxiliary meeting and installation of junior officers. Mrs C B Kelsey was installing officer and the officers installed were Darlene Bull president Violet Ambrose 1st vice president Lucille Hesse 2nd vice president Hulda Dettmer secretary Darleth Ambrose treasurer Shirley Hale chaplain Shirley Roseenthal historian sergeant at arms Zatha Krull assistant sergeant at arms Geraldine Goodenbour. After installation refreshments were served by hostesses Mrs Walter Schultz Mrs Will Schumacher Mrs Tony Sievers and Mrs Ed Rosenthal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
C. B. Kelsey
Darlene Bull
Violet Ambrose
Lucille Hesse
Hulda Dettmer
Darleth Ambrose
Shirley Hale
Shirley Rosenthal
Zatha Krull
Geraldine Goodenbour
Walter Schultz
Will Schumacher
Tony Sievers
Ed Rosenthal
The Evening Grosbeak in North Central Canada
The evening grosbeak inhabits north central Canada with yellow and black plumage. They are not notable singers. They occasionally migrate to the Atlantic states in midwinter or early spring, but this occurs rarely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Atlantic States
And Nothing Else Joe What killed that aviator
A terse exchange notes a mystery surrounding an aviator's death and a severe sinking spell, without further detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Jim
His Blunder Patient Doctor Misprint Dialogue
A humorous exchange between a patient and a doctor centers on a claimed serious error and a swift cure of a millionaire in three days. The snippet showcases a witty cure anecdote with a punchy line about rapid success.
Mrs W F Krueger Birthday Party Noted in Artesian
A quiet Sunday gathering at the Krueger home honored Mrs. W. F. Krueger on her upcoming birthday with about forty relatives attending from nearby towns. The event featured a 5:30 supper, social cards, visiting, and a late luncheon hosted by the family.
Hidden Mexican silver veins unused by remoteness
Known silver prospects in Mexico carry veins with metal worth hundreds of thousands of dollars but have never been worked due to extreme remoteness that makes operations unprofitable given transport constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mrs Herma N N Prig Birthday Observance
Mrs Herma N N Prig marked her observance of a birthday anniversary with a Saturday gathering at her home attended by family and friends. Guests included Lena Zander family, Henry Seheld, Crane Creek residents, John Zandertal family of Waverly, August Schellhorn, C Kuhrt and family, and Pries relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Prigg
August Schellhorn
C. Kuhrt
Robert A Kenneth
Binnegg Pries
James
Bigma Pries
Sumner
H. F. Pries
Wilbur
Harold
Near Horton
Jyj Kuhrt
Debel
Speed of Golf and Tennis Balls Measured in Study
A report details measurements of ball speeds for golf tennis and baseball. The fastest golf ball reached 263 feet per second while a tennis ball hit 222 feet per second and a baseball was thrown at 140 feet per second.
Census Figures For Belfast And Dublin In 1926
An official census on April 18 1926 recorded the population of Belfast at 415151 while the Irish Free State also conducted a population survey. No census has been taken since that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Dublin
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Charles Golding
K. H. Rhode
Elkader
R. J. Kidder
Truman
Betty
Robert Carney
Frank Swisher
Town City
J. E. Carney
Max
J. L. Harkner
Nashua
F. B. Ager
W. H. Ager
Frank Sherman
C. C. Thompson
Millicent and
Mary
Beverly Rohrssen
Arlene Fink
Herman Stumme
John Wolfgram
Orville
Glenn
Joe Snelling
Art Sassman
Johanna
Arline
Paula
Henry Blasberg
Erwin Buenger
Darlys
Louie Tonne
August Tonne
Aaron
Henry Towne
J. C. Koch
Leslie Schmidt
H. H. Schmidt
Darlene
Lavern Schmidt
Fred Wehling
Louis Tonne
Louis Tonne, Jr
Will Dohrmann
Herman Rathe
Henry Rathe
Sumner Legion Hall
Ernest Heinemann
Herman Tegtmeier
Bernard Everding
Wm. Grebi
Elmer Sassmann
Esther
Mervin
Art Te
John Tiedt
Chris Brockmann
Albert Nolting
Wayne and
Verlon
H. W. Peters
Walter
J. C. Peters
Siegel
Warren Towns
W. F. Krueger
Henry Beisner
Richard Platte
John Becker
Denver
Leo Wildebrandt
Fred Beisner
Raymond Beisner
Oran
Albert Moeller
Irene
Eldora
Edna Brautigam
Artesian
Theo. Krueger
Reuben Drape
Warren Township
Henry Krueger
August Krueger
H. H. Bunger
Henry Steidtler
Walter Beisner
Caroline Beisner
This City
Will Beisner
Crane Creek
Ford
Wm. Ambrose Auto Co
Monarch
Keifer
Kellogg’s
Hill’s Bros
Tripoli Mercantile Co
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