Looking At Life As It Used To Be Forty Years Ago
Forty years ago in October 1926 Iowa corn output was forecast at 404 million bushels, with prices and farm markets listed. Readlyn and Tripoli news cover anniversaries, school projects, local weddings, party events, and early district reorganizations as well as county fairs and student achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Will Seeman
Oswald Schmidt
Readlyn
Bremer County
John H. Pipho
Denver
John F. Moeller
Tripoli
Carolyn Buhr
Harry Buhr
Kenneth Morgensen
H. W. Morgensen
Beatrice Morgensen
Waterloo
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
E. F. Puhlmann
Fredericksburg
Chickasaw County
Tripoli Sales Co., Inc
Rath
Eleanor Faye Burrows
H. E. Burrows
Sumner
Duane Herbert Meyerhoff
Dunkerton
Wm. Burrack
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Elinor Stumme
Ewald Stumme
Tripoli Community Schools
Alton C. Koengeter
Andrew
Grace Lutheran Church
Tripoli High School
Iowa Association of Student Councils
Ames
University
Memorial Union
Allen Heineman
Jackie Krumm
Paul Carroll
Bruce Bunger
Stanley Miller
THS
Marlene
Paul Shonka
Local Visits and Hospital Check-ins in Sumner Area
Community members from Ankeny Sumner Tripoli and surrounding towns visited relatives and friends in area hospitals and homes over the weekend. Notables include the Bames family from Ankeny at Joseph Bames’ parents’ home and Ada McConkey’s hospital contacts in New Hampton and Sumner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bames
Ankeny
Joseph Bames
George Wilson
Sumner
Ada McConkey
Harry McConkey
St. Joseph Hospital
New Hampton
Fairbank Catholic Church
Karl O’connell
Dean
Leland Timmerman
Tripoli
Vivian Hall
Cresco
Wekend
Chester Pass
John
Emma Mahizahn
Henry Malzahn
Sumner Hospital
Frank Zipse
Fredericksburg
Chester Pals
DeVon Stocks
Phyllis Allison
Iowa City
Frances Ann Rochford
Eugene Hyde
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Karl Corporal
Germany
Albert Rieck
Gus Laube
Laube
Arthur Brandt
Waverly
Harold Laube
Robert Niessine
Melvin Nerge
Ray Wilson
Lawler
Dale Grahlman
Harold Biermann
Earl
Dean O’connell
Earl O’connell
Miriam French
Robert Schmidt
Howard van Brocklin
George
Harry Wilson
William C. Shea for Howard County leadership
William C Shea touted as a family man and successful local farmer. He is described as a man of sound judgment with a progressive attitude, endorsed by neighbors and friends for his grasp of farm and business needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uccessful
Howard County
New Civil Actions Filed in Bremer County Court
Sears Roebuck and Co. sues Carl Wogstad in Bremer District Court. Jeanette Maire sues Benny Maire for divorce. Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co. of Iowa files law action against Robert Lanigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Carl Wogstad
Jeanette Maire
Benny Maire
Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co. of Iowa
Robert Lanigan
Marriage Licenses Listed for Three Couples in Iowa
Joe R. Givens 29 of Titonka wed Janet Staack 23 of Tripoli. Darrel LeRoy Whitney 21 of Waverly married Ramona Lou Schwerin 19 of Waverly. Steven Ray Payne 18 of Mt. Auburn wed Laura Louise Reninger 18 of Mt. Auburn. Friction matches were first produced in 1827.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe R. Givens
Titonka
Janet Staack
Tripoli
Darrel LeRoy Whitney
Waverly
Ramona Lou Schwerin
Steven Ray Payne
Mt. Auburn
Laura Louise Reninger
Oraibi: Hopi Village Marks United States’ Oldest Town
Oraibi in Arizona, a Hopi village continuously inhabited since 1540, is recognized as the oldest town in the United States. The site preserves a long tradition and distinction as a historic Native American community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oraibi
Arizona
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
OWL League
L ‘Onst
Ice Ig
Corp
Crittenden
Doris Nerge
Hgh
Oris Nerge
Tripoli Food Locker
Mueller Mobile Mill
Carnation
Bergmann Hatchery
Hatchery
Nadine Mager
Gloria Bruns
Church League
James Nuss
Charles Struck
William Farr
Marine
Washington
Diggins
China
Kuker
Twilite League Farm Bureau
Ins
Farmers Savings Bank Bock Contractors
Readlyn Oil
du Kum Inn
Warner Electric
Bank
Elec
Grace Kuethe
Crane Creek No
Faith
Grace Lutheran
Crane Creek
Creeks
Grace
Creek
Wm. D. Kuker
Frederika
Voet- Lumber
Ruhr Chevrolet
Tripoli Cafe
Kuhrt Insurance
Farmers Dairy
Twin-City
LEA Tonne Service Sc
Farmers
Ambrose Oil
Carnation Farm
Vic’s
Ambrose Auto
Dr. L. J. Magnall
Norbert Schmidt
Pinhook
Wilbert Zobel
Wiliam C. Shea
Bremer, Chickasaw and
Howard Counties
Comtee
Flavian Dee
Professional Directory
R. WV
B. Webber
Eopathic
R. V. G. Goebel
DIAL
Liver J. Reevettorney
Oon
St National Bank
Hagemann
First St. SE
Rican Savings Bank Bldg
Attorneys-At-Law
Block & Klemp Building
L. J. Magnall
Tripoli, Iowa
R.H. McClintock Chiropractor
M. O. Brye
Chiropractic
Epetenes Savings Ban
Jowa
Interstate Power Company
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