Life in 55 Years Ago Town Items and Weddings
A patchwork of local notes reports Kuhrt buying the Chas Leverence saloon and Louis Rohrssen as bartender. Residents plan building and moving arrangements, while roads see black topping on highway 93 through Tripoli and Bremer to Waverly. Local obituaries, marriage notices, and market prices from eras past fill the page.
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C. F. Kuhrt
Kuhrt
Louis Rohrssen
Wm. Johnson
Henry Dravis
Behrends
Gunsalus
Wm. Dilley
North Dakota
Bremer
Waverly
Fremont Social Roundabout From Readlyn to Waterloo
Sunday and Monday visits fill a long list of local households across Fremont and nearby towns. Neighbors drop by Readlyn park for a picnic while weddings, graduations, and silver anniversaries color a weekend of gatherings in Sumner, Waverly, Clarksville, and surrounding communities.
Keith Holm reports for duty aboard USS Perkins
Keith Holm machinist's mate fireman apprentice USN, son of Mr and Mrs Lorenz Holm of Tripoli, has reported for duty aboard the destroyer USS Perkins operating out of San Diego California. Perkins is conducting training operations in the Pacific.
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USS
Perkins
Keith Holm
USN
Lorenz Holm
Tripoli
San Diego
Cal
Pacific
Tri Poli Woman's Club Opens 1964 65 Year in Tripoli
The first meeting of the Tri poli Woman's Club for 1964 65 is Sept 16 at 7 30 p m in Tripoli Town Hall. Mrs C H Smith will present a program on Conventions and Elections with a Hi Lites of the Con ventions roll call. Guest night invites any interested woman in the Tripoli area not contacted by a member. Contact Mrs Gene Vincent or Mrs Fred Smith for more details. Hostesses are Mrs Gene Vincent Mrs Fred Smith and Mrs Robert Campbell, with Mrs Campbell as president for the year and Mrs R J Bunger as publicity chairman.
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Tripoli
Gene Vincent
Fred Smith
Tripoli Woman’s Club
Robert Campbell
Campbell
R. J. Bunger
Readlyn votes to switch town council term lengths
In a special Readlyn town election held Saturday the council seat term was changed from two years to four. Geneva's Beauty Shop opened Tuesday afternoon with strong attendance. Nadine Schnurstein Beverly Mohling and Varina Bettinga graduated in a 26 student class from Allen Memorial hospital school of nursing Waterloo.
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Readlyn
Geneva
Nadine Schnurstein
Beverly Mohling
Varina Bettinga
Allen Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Waterloo
Eleven Fined in Justice of Peace Court Aug
In August eleven persons were fined in Justice of Peace v. Haydon's court. Five state cases and six town cases produced fines totaling 176.00 plus costs. Named defendants include Lawrence Bockhaus Frederika speeding no valid registration Leonard Earl Petersen New Hampton speeding Clifton Arnold Adams Jr Kentucky no Iowa driver license Thomas J Buck St Paul speeding Curtis Glidson Elgin Shirley Johnson Dunkerton speeding Gordon L Miller Dunkerton Harold E Reuscher Waverly Garry Plegenkuhuk Sumner speeding with a 30 day suspension Dennis D Danisgaard Waterloo speeding.
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Justice of the Peace
Lawrence Bockhaus
Frederika
Leonard Earl Petersen
New Hampton
Clifton Arnold Adams, Jr
Kentucky
Iowa
Thomas J. Buck
St. Paul
Valentine Peter Hilly
Waterloo
Curtis Glidson
Elgin
Shirley Johnson
Dunkerton
Gordon L. Miller
Harold E. Reuscher
Waverly
Garry Pleggenkuh
Sumner
Dennis D. Danisgaard
Campaign focus frames highways and prisons in race
State Senator Robert Rigier named legislative campaign director to push the highway commission investigation and recent issues at state penal institutions as top election campaign topics. The remark emphasizes infrastructure and corrections as prime campaign fodder ahead of the vote.
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Highway Commission
State Penal Institutions
Robert Rigier
New Hamptons
Educational Adult Camp at Camp Ingawanis leads Sept 18
Bremer county extension home economics committee and Pearl E Pardee announce a one day educational camp at Camp Ingawanis starting 9 a m Sept 18. Leaders from Iowa State University include E P Sylvester Margerita Tarr Glen Thompson with crafts by Mrs Don Freeman. Bring a Christmas gift box and driftwood for centers. Prepaid registration deadline Sept 15. Fee 1 50.
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Iowa
Bremer County Extension Home Economics Committee
Pearl E. Pardee
Extension Home
Camp Ingawanis
E. P. Sylvester
Margherita Tarr
Glen Thompson
Towa State University
Don Freeman
Waverly
Joe Chandler
Plainfield
Russell Carlson
Iowa Supreme Court suspends Swisher's law license
The Iowa Supreme Court suspended Scott Swisher's license to practice law for 90 days after his conviction on charges of failing to file federal income tax returns.
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Iowa
Swisher
Iowa Supreme Court
Scott Swisher
Maquoketa Woman Donates Carpet Rags to Veterans
Mae Tompkins, 81, prepared more than 150 pounds of carpet rags for disabled veterans at the Schick domiciliary in Clinton. Of the total, 115 pounds are neatly wound into one massive ball for distribution to veterans in need.
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Schick Domiciliary
Clinton
Maquoketa
Mae Tompkins
Johnson Appears Late at the Gala Fireworks Display
The Democratic convention in Atlantic City was expected to be quiet, but Lyndon Johnson's presence dominated proceedings. After his acceptance speech, Johnson planned a public appearance outside the hall for a gala fireworks display, attracting a large crowd and sparking security chatter.
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Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Atlantic City
Lee Ot Johnson
Rena Pals
J. Nson
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