Local News notes many weekend visits and calls
A busy list of local social visits spans Gays Mills Waterloo West Union and surrounding towns. Friends and relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Boder and families, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Bockhaus, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sch, and many others travel or host. Weekend guests come from Cedar Falls Waverly Freeport and Nashua with numerous Sunday dinners and suppers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Steward
Gayssis
Wis Geott Morgensen
Waterloo
TY Buhr Perry Busse
West Union
Herbert
Provener
Frederpanartz Ayne
Rosenthal and Dodd Families Spend Saturday Together
Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Rosenthal spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dodd in Waverly, sharing a day of social visiting and companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edw. Rosenthal
Frank Dodd
Waverly
Wartburg student joins Alpha Chi honor society
James Miller of Tripoli was among 31 Wartburg College juniors and seniors initiated into the Iowa Alpha Chapter of Alpha Chi. Alpha Chi is a national honor scholarship society requiring membership for students in the upper tenth of the class with faculty approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Miller
Tripoli
Wartburg College
Iowa
Alpha Chi
Post-Nuptial Shower Honors Hubbard Couple at Waverly
Mr and Mrs Ray Bunger and Wendy with Mr and Mrs Larry Bunger and Lori attended a post nuptial shower Sunday afternoon at the Wm Bunger home in Waverly honoring Mr and Mrs Roger Hubbard recently married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bunger
Wendy
Larry Bunger
Lori
Wm. Bunger
Waverly
Roger Hubbard
Waverly couples honor 56th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Fred Gade and Mr and Mrs Walter Buls and Mr and Mrs Peter Mahstedt visited Mr and Mrs Henry Kubert in Waverly on Saturday to celebrate their 56th wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gade
Waverly
Walter Buls
Peter Mahlstedt
Henry Kubert
Birthday visitors honor Mrs Harmening’s birthday
Mr and Mrs Paul Judisch Mrs Emelia Sommerfelt and Mrs Wil bert Frahm and family visited Thursday evening with Mr and Mrs Alfred Harmening honoring her birthday.
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Paul Judisch
Emelia Sommerfelt
Wilbert Frahm
Alfred Harmening
Golden anniversary observed by local couple couple
Mr and Mrs Arthur Bunger attended an open house in Waterloo on Sunday to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Fred Hunemuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bunger
Waterloo
Fred Hunemuller
Fremont Family Living Group Meets Tuesday Evening
The Fremont Women's Family Living Group held its October 8 meeting at Mrs. Lawrence Schwartz's home with 19 ladies present. Co hostess was Mrs. Melvin Schwartz. Preparations for the hobby fair October 29 in Tripoli Town Hall were discussed, along with the county women's workshop October 23 there. Officers elected included Mervyn Ormston chairwoman Lawrence Schwartz vice chairwoman Albert Green publicity chairman and Ken Hoppenworth secretary treasurer. A skit Ticket to Tomorrow was presented and followed by a discussion. Next meeting will be at Mrs. Mervyn Ormston’s home.
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Fremont Women's
Lawwence Schwartz
Melvin Schwartz
Robert Rathbone
Tripoli Town Hall
Women of Grace Lutheran Church
Tripoli
Mervyn Ormston
Lawrence Schwartz
Albert Green
Ken Hoppenworth
Fred Brase
Hadley Brewer
Nadean Bolte and Rolland Hansen Wed in Siegel Church
Nadean Bolte daughter of Ralph Bolte Waverly and Rolland Hansen wed Oct 6 at St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Siegel Rev Victor Weicher officiated. Bridesmaids wore gold satin gowns, best man Keith Hansen, groomsmen Ralph and David Bolte. The bride a Tripoli graduate employed at Ozark Airlines Waterloo. groom Cedar Falls High School graduate employed by John Deere Waterloo.
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Nadean Bolte
Ralph Bolte
Waverly
Rolland Hansen
St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Siegel
Victor Weicher
John Hansen
Cedar Falls
Jean Brown
Phyllis Bolte
Lindy Hansen
Keith
Ralph
David Bolte
Tripoli
Ozark Airlines
Waterloo
Cedar Falls High School
John Deere
Tripoli Senior Earns National Merit Commendation
Tripoli High School senior Laura Hurmence has been commended for high performance on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Principal Robert Campbell notes each endorsed student receives a formal letter of commendation signed by him and the National Merit president. John M. Stalnaker, NMSC president, says about 32,000 students nationwide are receiving commendation letters.
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Laura Hurmence
Tripoli Community School
Robert Campbell
Laura
Wm. Hurmence
Tripoli
Corporation
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
New Supervisor Named for Bremer Butler Dairy Co op
Alan Kuntz, formerly of Swaledale, becomes supervisor for the Bremer Butler Dairy Herd Improvement Co op testing dairy herds in Bremer and Butler counties. He trained at Ames and now serves with Merl Lillibridge to provide milk butterfat records. Dairymen not yet testing may contact either supervisor or extension offices in Allison or Tripoli to learn about the program.
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Alan Kuntz
Swaledale
Bremer- Butler
Kuntz
Ames
Bremer
Butler
Vincent Wurr
Waverly
Mer! Lillibridge
Allison
Tripoli
Association
Looking at life as it used to be in 1908 and 1938
Unearthed notes recount daily life and milestones in Frederika, Tripoli, Readlyn, and surrounding Bremer County towns. Mentions include Bertha Pries assisting in a doctor's office, Grace Furrow studying music in Oberlin, a new baby for Mr and Mrs John Koch, and various wedding announcements. Historical market prices are listed for eggs, butter, pork, and more.
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Bertha Pries
H. C. Jungblut
Grace Furrow
Oberlin
Ohio
John C. Koch
Readlyn Church Elects Officers at Meeting Sunday
Readlyn Readlyn church holds annual election of officers at St Pauls Lutheran. Elected: Stanley Gehrke chairman Erwin Piehl deacon Arnold Meyerhoff treasurer Robert Schmidt board of Christian education Donald Frank secretary Raymond Poock trustee Burton Stumme financial secretary Virgil Matthias usher Melvin Boehme Sunday school superintendent Collectors Reinhold Reinking Arlin Deterding Reinhold Bock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Stanley Gehrke
Erwin Piehl
Arnold Meyerhoff
Robert Schmidt
Board of Christian Education
Donald Frank
Raymond Poock
Burton Stumme
Virgil Matthias
Melvin Boehme
Roger Reinking
Arlin Deterding
Reinhold Bock
WWI Veterans District Meet At Tripoli Town Hall
The third district meeting of World War I veterans and auxiliary was held Sunday at Tripoli Town Hall with 166 members attending the afternoon session. The hosting auxiliary served lunch after the meeting.
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WWI Veterans District
Tripoli Town Hall
Iowa Patrol Rolls Out New Radar Units in All Districts
The Iowa Highway Patrol deploys streamlined radar units in each of the 14 districts capable of detecting a truck two miles away. The devices scan through patrol car windows rather than from a tripod box, while speed tapes remain in use alongside the new radar.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
Three year enlistments for army missile sites
The U S Army counselor for Bremer county S Sgt Earl Reeves announces openings for enlistment in the United States Army Aid Defense Command. Enlistees for three years may choose from 31 metropolitan areas and are guaranteed at least 14 months in the chosen city plus 12 months electronics on the job training or attendance at an army technical school. Interested persons contact S Sgt Reeves via the county selective service office or visit Room 12, Post Office Building, Waterloo.
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United Staes Army
Bremer County
Earl Reeves
Army
United States Army Aid Defense Command
Abilene
Tex
Albany
S Sgt. Reeves
County Selective Service Office
Post Office
Waterloo
Iowa Commerce Commission orders grain banking probe
The Iowa Commerce Commission has ordered an investigation into grain banking practices statewide. Waldo Wheeler chair announces a public hearing set for Oct 29 to hear testimony from anyone with information bearing on alleged grain bank activities.
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Iowa Commerce Commission
Waldo Wheeler
Iowa Tax Burden Among States Ranked 37th
A report by the Iowa Taxpayers Association states that Iowa has a relatively low state tax burden. In fiscal 1963 the state collected 47.76 dollars in taxes per $1,000 of personal income, ranking Iowa 37th among the 50 states.
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Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
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Louis Segebarth
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Harold Lahmann
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Hattie Briner
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Chef’s Delight
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Tripoli High School
Wapsie River
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Herman Bolte
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Ernest Brunes
Denver
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Henry Otto
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Bremer County Historical Society
William J. Hesse
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Readlyn Church
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White Ave
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Cicero
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