Hot State Contests Set for Tuesday Polls Across State
Voters head to polls Tuesday for a statewide election featuring the governor’s race between incumbent Democrat Hershel C. Loveless and Republican William G. Murray. The slate includes contested county seats, with incumbents facing challengers in Bremer County and other districts while several county offices go unopposed. Statewide turnout is expected to be high driven by the Loveless Murray race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershel C. Loveless
William G. Murray
Bremer County
Clarence Christopher
Waverly
Guy Gates
Board of Supervisors
Edwin A. Moeller
John Corkery
B. H. Schnadt
Sumner
Mervin J. Flander
Republcan
James W. Coddington
Edward Knott
Sadie King
Lois Slater
H. E. Ehlert
John Sperry
Fall Weather Aids Harvest in Tripoli Region
Typical fall weather cool and sunny with minor moisture aids farmers in Tripoli as they rush to harvest bumper corn and begin fall plowing. Temperatures ranged from the 40s to 60s with two traces of rain, notes local observer C. W. Ryan, as harvest progresses and daily highs and lows are recorded through Oct 28.
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Tripoli
C. W. Ryan
Rural Route Extended to 77.7 Miles to serve 42 farms
Postmaster Ray H. Fink announced a route extension effective November 1 stretching to 77.7 miles to provide mail service to 42 additional farm families. The plan, approved after a survey by rural carrier Kenneth Chapin, rearranges the south segment and cuts 4.7 miles where no patrons exist. Patrons must move mailboxes and changes take effect after October 31 deliveries.
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Trick
Ray H. Fink
Post Office Department
Kenneth Chapin
Fink
Chapin
Funeral Today for Alfred Hunemiller Dunkerton Resident
Funeral services for Alfred H. Hunemiller 51 who died Sunday at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo were held today at St John s Lutheran church Bennington township with Rev Wm Barrack in charge. Burial followed at Midwest Garden of Memories Waterloo with six pallbearers. Matthias Funeral home Denver arranged. Survived by wife two brothers Art New Hampton Elmer Milwaukee Ore and three sisters Mrs Art Buhr Mrs Mat Palmershein Elma and Mrs Ken Gray Sabula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred H. Hunemiller
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Bennington Township
Rev. Wm. Barrack
Midwest Garden of Memories
Ewald Rohrssen
Lloyd Wissink
Don McDougall
Roger Dos
John Hein
Vernon Happel
Matthias Funeral Home
Denver
Mr. Hunemiller
Dunkerton
Art
New Hampton
Elmer
Milwaukee
Ore
Art Buhr
Mat Palmershein
Elma
Ken Gray
Sabula
Fair Board Plans Annual Meeting At Waverly Nov. 5
Bremer County Fair Board will hold its annual meeting November 5 at 8 p.m. at the Farm Bureau office in Waverly. Four new board members will be elected, announced president Clarence Christopher. Attendees are urged to come and bring at least five others. Treasurer Bob Vosseler will present premiums and bills.
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Bremer County
Strottmans celebrate 30th anniversary in Denver
Mr and Mrs Alfred C Strottman hosted a Sunday celebration in Denver for their 30th wedding anniversary. Guests included C H Milius and family from Waverly, Wilson Milius and family from Denver, Harold Townsend and family, Walter Webbeking and family, J E Bruns and Mrs Fred Marsh from Waterloo. A prior dinner was given Saturday by the Potluck Pinchole club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Alfred C. Strottman
C. H. Milius
Waverly
Wilson Milius
Harold Townsend
Betsy
Johnny
Walter Webbeking
J. E. Bruns
Fred Marsh
Waterloo
Strottman
Potluck Pinochle Club
Easter Lilies Bloom Early in Tripoli Home
In October an unusual floral event occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Frese in Tripoli. Four Easter lilies bloomed despite unusually cool weather. Mrs. Frese holds up the large flowers for the photographer.
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Tripoli
H. J. Frese
Tripoli High School Sub Drive Nets $712.66 Profit
Tripoli High School reports a successful magazine subscription drive. Students sold 2377.48 in subscriptions with a gross profit of 820.29, prizes 107.63, yielding a net 712.66 to the school activity fund. Top prize went to Lavern Busse. Barbara Dietz won second prize. twenty others also earned prizes.
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Tripoli High School
E. R. Shriver
Lavern Busse
Barbara Dietz
Mr. Shriver
Dr John Hiltner to Lead Bible Teaching Mission
Wartburg College philosophy staff member Dr John Hiltner will conduct a Bible teaching mission at Grace Lutheran Church for three consecutive evenings at 8 o clock starting Sunday. Hiltner, a Bible scholar author and teacher, has led missions in Deshler Nebraska San Antonio Texas and Cedar Falls this year. Congregation members and friends are urged to attend and bring their Bibles.
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John Hiltner
Wartburg College
Grace Lutheran Church
Hiltner
Deshler
Neb
San Antonio
Tex
Cedar Falls
Rally for 100 Lutherans at Spring Fountain Sunday
About 100 young people of the Lutheran church MissourI Synod will meet Sunday at St Johns Lutheran church Spring Fountain for a Walther League zone rally announced by Pastor Erwin E Vaudt. Programs include opening devotion by Rev Eugene Kramer Sumner a report on youth work in the Iowa East district and the local zone a talk Can Youth Have A Task For the Cross by Rev J Con Stable. Supper served by mothers of St Johns Walther Leaguers followed by an illustrated lecture on the New Guinea mission project and closing vespers by Mr Kramer at 7 p m.
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Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Spring Fountain
Erwin E. Vaudt
Eugene Kramer
Sumner
Iowa East District
J. Constable
Iowa City
State University of
Foreign Mission Project
New Guinea
Kramer
County Legion Auxiliary Attends Janesville Meeting
Representatives from the local Legion Auxiliary attended the county meeting in Janesville on Wednesday evening. The attendees were Mrs. G. R. Rettig, Mrs. Emma Kelsey, Mrs. Herman Buls, and Mrs. Fred Holm.
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Legion Auxiliary
Janesville
G. R. Rettig
Emma Kelsey
Herman Buls
Fred Holm
Dorothy Fortsch Weds Robert Brase at Waverly Church
Dorothy Fortsch daughter of Readlyn residents and Robert Brase son of Plainfield residents exchanged marriage vows Saturday at St. Marys Catholic church in Waverly. The bride wore a Florentine lace gown with a fingertip veil and pearls. Attendants included maid of honor Alice Ann Fortsch and bridesmaids Judy Moeller Verla Meyerhoff and LaRue Dettmering. Best man Allen Fortsch. groomsmen Jerry Brase Lloyd Brandt LeRoy Ruescher. Reception for 200 followed in the church parlors. The couple, with brides mother and groom's mother in attendance, greeted guests from several Iowa towns and Wisconsin. The bride is Readlyn High school graduate. the groom, a Readlyn area native, is Navy stationed at Oak Harbor, Washington.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Waverly
Dorothy Fortsch
Harold Fortsch
Readlyn
Robert Brase
Herman Brase
Plainfield
Alice Ann Fortsch
Judy Moeller
Verla Meyerhoff
la- Rue Dettmering
Ann Marie Fortsch
Tommy Cooley
Allen Fortsch
Jerry
Keith Carroll
Fredericksburg
Glenroy Fortsch
Robert Hoffman
Jerry Brase
Larry Otto
Denver
Gerald Fortsch
Waterloo
Ervin Fortsch
Mary Boehme
Judy Rommel
Sylvia Lee
Peggy Lockard
Karla Busse
Janet Bergmann
Oelwein
Tripoli
Ionia
Frederika
Wisconsin
Readlyn High School
Waverly High School
U. S. Navy
Oak Harbor
Wash
Grace Missionary Society Officers Attend Clinic
Thirteen Grace Lutheran Women's Missionary society officers and department heads attended a clinic of the Women's Missionary Federation of the Iowa District, American Lutheran church, at Zion Lutheran church in Waterloo on Friday. Attendees from the locality included Mrs. William E. Mueller and a list of other members.
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Grace Lutheran Women's Missionary Society
Women's Missionary Federation of
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church
Waterloo
William E. Mueller
Vernon Wikner
Loren Bergmann
Hollis Niemeyer
William A. Kuker
Herold G. Miller
Fred Brase
Richard Rush
Leo Sauerbrei
Fredericksburg approves $300000 bond for school
Fredericksburg Community School district voters approved a $300,000 bond issue to build a new elementary school and acquire land for an athletic field. The tally was 578 yes to 69 no, about 88 percent in favor, with 60 percent required. The new school will house 340 pupils on the 27 acre site in southeast Fredericksburg. the current school will become a high school.
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Fredericksburg
Local Youth Loses Arm in Corn Picker Accident
Ronald Sands, 20, of Tripoli, suffered the loss of his left arm above the elbow in a corn picker accident at his parents’ farm on Highway 93, about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. He was treated at Dr. C. R. Barry’s office and then taken by ambulance to Scholtz Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, where his arm was amputated near the shoulder. He was reported in good condition Wednesday morning.
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Tripoli
Ronald Sands
Sands
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
C. R. Barry
Grace's First Pastor Died in Waverly Funeral Thursday
The Rev. A. F. Karsten 80 died at home after a lingering illness in Waverly. He served as Grace Lutheran Church Tripoli's first pastor from 1901 to 1902. Services set for 1:45 pm in Cleveland chapel and 2 pm at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with burial in Harlington cemetery. Survives wife and five children including Mrs. Weltner, Esther, Arnold, Erwin, and Chaplain Ernst Karsten serving in Germany.
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A. F. Karsten
Waverly
Tripoli
Grace Lutheran
Arnold
Pittsburgh
Erwin
Pierson
Ernst Karsten
U. S. Army
Germany
Drawing Prize Up To $100 Saturday
First prize of $100 will be offered in the weekly drawing here Saturday night by Tripoli businessmen. The prize went unclaimed for the third week last Saturday when Mrs. Mabel Arnemann was not present when her name was called for $75. Thus the offering rose another $25 this week. W. H. Brockman received the $10 consolation prize offered each Saturday the first prize is not claimed. Names of winners are announced in each participating store at 9 p.m. each Saturday after the town siren blows. Bob Kuhrt and E. H. Stehn went to Iowa City to the football game.
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Tripoli
Mabel Arnemann
W. H. Brockman
Harold Leisinger
Elda Munstermann
Charles Schumacher
Last Rites Friday In Readlyn Church For Richard Wolf
Funeral services for Richard Wolf 77 long time Readlyn resident were Friday from the home and Zion Lutheran church with the Rev Elmer Jacobs in charge. Burial followed in the church cemetery with six casket bearers. Wolf died Tuesday morning after a cancer illness at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo after five months of illness and a recent surgery. He was born April 17 1881 in Rhineland Germany. came to the United States in 1892. confirmed at St John Lutheran Buck Creek. married Sophia Rathe April 18 1907 and farmed near Readlyn for 36 years. He was a member of Zion church and survived by his wife.
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Readlyn
Richard Wolf
Zion Lutheran Church
Elmer Jacobs
Herman Knief
Paul Diercks
Walter Sauerbrei
W. J. Peters
Ed Rathe
Herman Rathe
Mr. Wolf
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Richard
Tugenhold
Lydia Puffermacher Wolf
Rhineland
Germany
United States
St. John Lutheran Church
Buck Creek
Sophia Rathe
Zion Church
Rev Cyril Jandrey Accepts Call to Brunsville Iowa
The Rev Cyril Jandrey has accepted a call to the Brunsville Merrill Lutheran parish in western Iowa and will move with his family next Tuesday. He has served St Pauls Siegel and St Johns Frederika since January 1956, nearing three years in the charge. Jandrey and his family will reside at Brunsville to serve both Brunsville and rural Merrill congregations. An interim pastor will be Dr John Hiltner Wartburg College with services for the two churches.
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Cyril Jandrey
Brunsville- Merrill Lutheran
Iowa
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Siegel
St. John's Lutheran Church
Frederika
Siegel-Frederika
Wm. Klein
Altamount
Ill
John Hiltner
Wartburg College
Tripoli B Team Fights to 14-12 Loss to Sumner Reserves
Tripoli B team matched Sumner B in touchdowns but missed extra points and fell 14-12 Monday afternoon. David Mohling scored both Tripoli touchdowns, and Claire Duecker’s 35 yard run set up the final score. Rudy Pavelec Bill Garner Marvin Drewis Fred Hildebrandt and Danny Klemp anchored improved line play. coach John Mullen praised the reserves for progress.
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Tripoli
David Mohling
Claire Duecker
Panthers
Rudy Pavelec
Bill Garner
Marvin Drewis
Fred Hildebrandt
Danny Klemp
John Mullen
55th Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Calvin Waterman
Mr and Mrs Calvin Waterman will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary with open houses at their home Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m They were married November 1 1903 in Tripoli and farmed north of town for 45 years before moving to Tripoli in 1948 The couple have eight children Leota Rettig Louise Leo Isabelle Rosalea Lloyd Everett Melva Lillian died in 1929 at 17 There are 20 grandchildren and one great grand child
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Calvin Waterman
Waterman
Elida Malinda Ernst
Tripoli
Leota
Paul Rettig
Louise
Chicago
Leo
Waterloo
Isabelle
Everett Williams
Waverly
Rosalea
Melvin Gwynn
Cedar Falls
Lloyd
Knoxville
Everett
Melva
Marvin Olson
Minneapolis
Lillian
Panthers Seek Second Place in Calmar Clash
Tripoli hosts Calmar as the Panthers seek undisputed second in Quad County standings. A win could also force a tie for first if Strawberry Point loses to Arlington. Key players include Doug Bell and Eldie Heideman, with strong defensive work by Wikner, Heinemann, Patterson, and Mohling. Calmar is midseason up and down, hoping to block for runners to upset the hosts.
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Tripoli
Calmar
Panther
Strawberry Point
Arlington
Panthers
Strewberry Point
John Mullen
Doug Bell
Carol Heinemann
Bell
Eldie Heideman
Heideman
Patient Kenneth Shonka Treated After Tractor Fall
Kenneth Shonka was taken to Sumner hospital after breaking his leg when he fell from a tractor on October 22. He is listed as a patient in the hospital.
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Kenneth Shonka
Sumner Hospital
Adult farmers class skips Monday meeting
Davey Smith announced this week that the adult farmers class will not meet on Monday evening, November 3.
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Davey Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. R. Gross
Mike Micich
Congress
Gross
Tripoli Elementary School
Ed Jahnke
Ray Guhlow
Karen Watts
Diane Brase
Lawrence Dettmer
Alfred Hunemiller
Fair Board
A. C. Strottmans
Waverly Church
Grace Missionary Society
Grace
Bob Kuhrt
E. H. Stehn
Readlyn Church
Brunsville, Iowa
Jandrey
Brunsville
LeMars
Merrill
Mullen
Nashua
Mark Wikner
Arlo Patterson
Dennis Patterson
Gerald Mohling
Trinoli
Arlington Monona Calmar Coggon
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