Sumner accident victim killed en route to daughter
The 72 year old Sumner resident died Saturday while traveling to visit his daughter in Alburnett. He left Sumner and reportedly went off the highway hitting a culvert four miles north of Center Point. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Sumner church with burial at the nearby cemetery. Survivors include his wife Ina, a daughter, and several siblings and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alburnett
Center Point
Gate
Sumner
Mobil
Srvivors
Ards) Horak
Dallas
Tex
Deerfield
Til
Martha Robertson Gunnet
Frank Lange
Cedar Rapids
Richard Banzhaf
Pleasant Valley Church
Clarksville
Banhaf
St. Paul’s
Church of Christ
Buck K
Chris Banz- Sumner
Ione
Banzhaf
Julie Tommy
New York City
Columbia Unionity
60th Mr and Mrs Andrew Lee Celebrate 60th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Andrew Lee of Bode observe their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple marked the milestone with family and friends at home in Bode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Zobell
Salem
Ors
Frances Gersonde
Zobel
Wilgunnette
M. Enk
Hey
Nor- Nat
Elston
Doris
Readlyn
W. D. Vens
Sumner
Andrew Lee
Bode
Fraternal Weekend Hosts in Iowa Habitation
Readable: a long list of visitors and guests staying with families in several Iowa towns including Nashua Oelwein Waterloo and New Hampton. Notable events include baptisms weddings birthdays furloughs and a wedding at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Many extended families gather for dinners and weekend visits across multiple households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Westendorf
Ernest Oltrogge
Readlyn
Sophia Wolff
Emil Spier
Oltrogges
Westendorf
Burton Beewers
Tripoli
Ernest Miller
Arthur Meyer
James Robertson
Little Rock
Ark
John Federer
Carl Rogahn
Verla Schultz
Ed Braun
Cletus Miller
Arthur Niemeyer
Sumner
Oliver Winter
Dunton Park
Mark Miller
Judy Dedor
Joe Strauss
Minneapolis
Edwin Dedor
Martha Wood
Gordon Niemeyer
Charles City
Nelson Kuker
Fredericksburg
Arthur Kuker
Kuker
Alfred Rieck
Karen Kuker
Waylard Kuker
Kenneth Hanson
Cedar Falls
Effie Alcock
Laura Hurmence
Clinton Burrow
Little Brown Church
Nashua
Residents visit extend line in Tripoli society column
Linda Bowers of New Hampton visited from Sunday to Wednesday with Mrs. Hazel Bowers. Mrs. Ruby Bergman of Waverly and Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Bergman of California visited Thursday with Mrs. Hazel Bowers. A shoemaker, former Frederika resident, and Hazleton maker were noted in the local society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Bergman
Waverly
Lloyd Hofer
Elmer Matthias
Wesley Mahlstedt
Cedar Falls
Everett Johnson
Waterloo
John Johnson
Roy Schmudlach
Effie Wagner
Art Aschbrenner
Sumner
Tracey
Jeffry O’connell
Kenneth Drape
Army Reserves
Fort Leonard Wood
Signal Corps
the Proving Grounds
Aberdeen
Hazleton
Shoemaker
Frederika
Linda Bowers
New Hampton
Hazel Bowers
Loyal Bergman
California
State Fair Sets All-Time Attendance Record
The state fair drew 572 856 paid attendees over ten days, surpassing the 1951 record of 543 461. The all-time high remains 607 112 in 1954 when free-entry visitors for President Eisenhower were included, while Lawrence Welk headline grandstand shows set attendance records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Lawrence Welk
Welk
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Herbert Leyh
Herbert Christian Leyh
Im Eub Church
Daniel
Maryrge Legh
Ner
America
Lula
Lester
Delaware
Barabara Marsh
Cedric Marsh
Wilington
Dela
Jerry Alleneler
Floyd Fedeler
Fedeler
Sumnerington
Edgar
College of Wooster
Wooster
Univery
Pittsburgh
Diamond Junior High
Lexington
Mass
Eer
Sumwergh School
Iowa State University
Phi Kappai
Louis Warellow
Harvard University
Bridge, Mass
Humpal
Edward Humpal
Duane Quirk
Mildred Quirk
Newmpton
Immaculate Concert Catholic Church
Joseph Kleiner
New Mpton Community Hospital
Quirk
Ames
Oliver D
Martin Heller
Joan Marie
Carles Snyder
Charles Snyder
Waucoma
Ss Heller
Sumner Community High Col
Arlings, Inc
St. Paul’s Theran Church
Sumner Briefs
Judy
Giese
Tion
Dows Community High School
Janet Giese
Central High School
Davenport
SCI
Reid Giese
Burton Dietel
R. O. Dietel
Redwood City
Cal
Little Turkey Catholic Church
John King
Orville Herman
W. F. Lehmkuhl
Rande
Fairbank
O. B. Littell
Rose Engel
University Hospital
Iowa City
Gailord Farnum
Sumner Hospital
Elmer Timm
Rose Wade
Cloquet
Minn
Los Angeles
Johnny Salvo
Vata
Iowa
Rsa
Robert O’niel
Albert O’niel
Cicero
Lorenz Zander
Melodie
Robert
Army
Colorado
Earl Boos
Darrell Neuendorf
Sonia
Roger Andrews
Warren
Mich
Arvid Gauger
Marion
Gustav Brase
W. H. Klein
Alfred Specht
Arnold Jaschen
Kathryn Davis
Ervin Taylor
Valetta Johnston
Wayne Bravener
Oelwein
James Stryker
Detroit
Denise Lynne
Roger McLavey
Herbert Sievers
W. D. Weidler
Janice McLavey
Ronald Sievers
Sievers
Gail McLavey
Will Hagedorn
Harley Wendt
Bert
Emil Schmudlach
Mary Johnson
Virgil Schwake
Otto Brase
John McBride
Elmer Brase
Roland Brase
Leo Bahlmann
Alfred Hahn
Ernest Nuss
Merlin
Kenneth Brown
Dysart
Douglas
Irma Hurmence
Mattie Austin
Elmer Lucas
Louie Haag
Marie
Adam Petratz
Earl Speicher
Art Jahnke
Jahnke
Elmer Johnson
Orville Oltrogge
Artesian
Hazel Ager
William Duenow
Richard Booth
Otto Schoenfield
James Snyder
Lee Sells
Clear Lake
Wis
Ronald Powell
New Hartford
Walter Sells
Wm. Burrow
Vickie and
Kenneth
Leo Burrow
Io Alcock
Clyde Clary
Violet Shoe
H. D. Lee
Biesterfelt Bros. Livestock
DIAL
Tripoli, Iowa
Invoice
MR. Farmer
Kelp” Meeting
Tripoli Town
Zander Feed Service
Kasten
Matthias Implement Co
Tripoli Plumbing and Heating
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