Community notes of social visits and events across Iowa towns
Wide array of home visits and gatherings from Waterloo to Sumner and Charles City. Weekly visits include family, friends, and neighbors sharing dinners, suppers, Sunday gatherings, and bridal plans. A wind storm caused damage near Decorah while a bridal shower in Crane Creek celebrated Gladys Blasberg ahead of her wedding to James Lohmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Crane Creek
Gladys Blasberg
Sharon Blasberg
Margene Schulz
Susan Lohmann
Marion Novak
Jerry Treager
Robert Lohmann
Blasberg
James Lohmann
Grace Lutheran Church
Tripoli
Sunday Visitors Spread Across Several Homes
Mrs Ida Tegtmeier and Esther visited the Boeckmans in Waverly on Sunday. Paul Hartman hosted visitors Erwin Shima and Ray Reider from Oelwein. Fred Heideman joined Leon ard Osborn’s group from Sumner to the Wendell Heideman home in Janesville. R O Wikner hosted SFC and Mrs Martin L Perry from Columbus GA Thursday evening at the Debel home with Mark Wikner and Avon from Waterloo stopping by briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Wikner
SCF
Martin L. Perry
Cedar Falls
Charles W. Sneiler
Perries
Des Moines
Ralph J. Wikner
Theo. Debel
A. A. Belknap
Fayette
Festina
Spillville
Decorah
Luther College
Ida Tegtmeier
Esther
Carl F. Boeckman
Waverly
Paul Hartman
Erwin Shima
Ray Reider
Oelwein
Fred Heideman
Mrs
Leonard Osborn
Sumner
Wendell Heideman
Janesville
SFC
Columbus
Theo, Debel
Mark Wikner
Avon
Waterloo
Sauerbrei 65th Anniversary Open House at Grace Lutheran
About 225 guests attended an open house for Mr and Mrs George Sauerbrei marking their 65th wedding anniversary at Grace Lutheran church parlors on Sunday. Rev Erich Dornbusch led a reading and songs while lunch was served by a host of named volunteers. Judy Wilson logged guests. guests came from many Iowa towns and two states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sauerbrei
Grace Lutheran Church
Erich J. Dornbusch
Lynn Wilson
Ted Debel
Otto Buls
Otto Rieck
Bertha Tegtmeier
Clara Warnke
Herman Gebert
Judy Wilson
la Porte City
Manchester
Arlington
Rockwell City
Muscatine
Westgate
Maynard
Oelwein
Sumner
Denver
Waverly
Cedar Falls
Grundy Center
Jesup
Randalia
Evansdale
Readlyn
Waterloo
Hawkeye
Hudson
West Union
Grinnell
Cedar Raids
Fairbank
Plainfield
Tripoli
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Fred Brunscheen
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Buck Creek
Fred Joens
Grace Lutheran
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Mary Kreis
Oscar Kreis
Pfc
Rexford Strottmann
Arnold Strottmann
Honolulu
Hawaii
Glen O. Blakely
H. J. Frese
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Siegel
Harold Lahmann
Vancouver
Wash
Barbara
Lee Thomas
Pauline Kuker
LaVerne Lobeck
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Artesian
Karl Hanke
Franzen Family Baptizes Daughter Jennie Lee
Mr and Mrs Carey Franzen of Dubuque welcomed Jennie Lee Franzen at a Sunday baptism held at the Paul Hartman home. Guests included Rev Ervin Schimmel and family Sumner and George Franzen and Steven Waverly. Sponsors were Mrs Paul Hartman and Mrs George Franzen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Franzen
Dubuque
Jennie Lee
Paul Hartman
Ervin Schimmel
Sumner
George Franzen
Steven
Waverly
Wm. Hagenow
Readlyn
Franzen
Warren Rites Attended by Masts for George Warren
Mr and Mrs Dan Mast attend the funeral for George Warren safety director at Warren Transfer in Waterloo on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Dan Mast
George Warren
Waterloo
Mr. Warren
Warren Transfer
Hospitalized Mrs Paul Judisch Visited By Rein hart Judisch
Mrs Paul Judisch was hospitalized at Sumner hospital and received a Saturday afternoon visit from Reinhart Judisch. The report notes the patient is a resident of Sumner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Judisch
Reinhart Judisch
Sumner Hospital
Maquoketa Man Named Assistant Director of Iowa Municipalities
Robert E. Hays, 35, of Maquoketa, a municipal financial consultant and former city manager, becomes assistant director of the League of Iowa Municipalities. He succeeds Clayton Ringgenberg, who left to join the Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Hays
Maquoketa
League of Iowa Municipalities
Hays
Clayton Ringgenberg
League
Institute of Public Affairs
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Weather readings schedule for week posted
The note shows daily weather readings at 6 p m except Tuesday and a noon tally at 12 o clock. It records inspection times for the week and indicates standard observation times. No specific locations or measurements are provided in the readable text.
Schlichting Family Attends Sumner Park Picnic
A Schlichting pot luck picnic at Sumner park drew Carl Schlichting and many relatives including Ernest Knoploh Eugene Knoploh Raymond Schlichting Vernon Peters Melvin Dierks and others. They visited all afternoon and joined Mr and Mrs Eugene Knoploh for supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schlichting
Melvin Dierks
Maurice Melrose
Edward Lutz
Eugene Knoploh
Ninth annual farm cooperative workshop attendees return
Representatives of the Farmers Co op Readlyn return from a three day directors workshop at Vacation Village West Lake Okoboji. The ninth annual conference is sponsored by Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa and Farmers Elevator Service Co Ft Dodge. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Snelling attend from Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Vacation Village
West Lake Okoboji
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa
Des Moines
Farmers Elevator Service Co
Ft. Dodge
Tripoli
Lawrence Snelling
Bridal shower honors Mary Hagen at Ralph Drewis home
Ruth Drewis hosted a shower Sunday evening for Mary Hagen with 28 women from Tri Poli Tripoli Frederika Sumner and Grundy Center in attendance. Hagen will wed Gary Heineman September 25 at Faith United Church of Christ Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Drewis
Ruth Drewis
Mary Hagen
Tripoli
Frederika
Sumner and Grundy Center
Miss Hagen
Gary Heineman
Faith United Church of Christ
Sunday Evening Visitors at Gas Buls Home
Sunday evening visitors in the Gas Buls home Waverly were Alfred Buls Frederika Mr and Mrs Leo Buls Waverly Mr and Mrs Otto Buls and Mr and Mrs Wm Buls. The Buls are spending some time here. Their home is in Torrance California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunger
Fd Bunger
Angela
Waverly
Mrs. Milnger
Cedar
Gas Buls
Alfred Buls
Frederika
Leo Buls
Otto Buls
Wm. Buls
Buls
Torrance
Cal
Niece Weds at Trinity Lutheran Church Hawk Eye
Ruth Begalske wed Allen Schlatter in a Sunday ceremony at Trinity Lutheran Church Hawk Eye. Family members included Mr and Mrs Wm Niemeyer and other relatives attended the wedding and related gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Niemeyer
Trinity Lutheran Church, Hawkeye
Ruth Begalske
Allen Schlatter
Stationery Design Service Promises Sharp Impressions
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Two Newborns Reported in Tri Poli and Tripoli Families
Mr and Mrs Earl Jacobs of Tripoli announce a daughter Michelle Denise born Sept 7 at Mercy Hospital Waverly weighing 8 lb 13 oz. Mr and Mrs Daniel Ambrose of Tripoli announce a son born Tuesday at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo weighing 7 lb 1 oz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Jacobs
Tripoli
Michelle Denise
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Daniel Ambrose
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Life in 1910 and 1940 Readlyn era notes
The item recalls life fifty five years ago with Rev. Vanderlecht moving to the Lutheran parsonage, local marriages, anniversaries, and a Readlyn area picnic. It also lists historical market prices and a 1940 snapshot of weddings, funerals, anniversaries, church events, and local obituaries in Tripoli, Readlyn, Fairbank and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderlecht
Sac City
Amanda
Albert Kohler
August Blume
Readlyn
LaVera Schnurstein
Fred Schnurstein
Edward Schroeder
Jim Lamb
Fairbank
St. John’s Lutheran Church
E. A. Hanff
Janelta Tiedt
J. H. Tiedt
Wilbert Schellhorn
Henry Schellhorn
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Grove Hill
Edward H. Berger
Zion Lutheran Church
A. H. Landgrebe
Hospital visit tells of Mrs. Nevermann being moved
Carroll Nevermann of Wichita Kansas and H H Nevermann of Denver Sunset Home visited the L H Fink home Wednesday morning to report that Mrs. Nevermann had been taken to Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KC. Frank
West Union
Meier
Fairmont
Minn
Carroll Nevermann
Wichita
Kan
H. H .Nevermann
Denver
L. H. Fink
Birthday observance for Mrs Fred Joens in Tripoli
Mrs. Fred Joens will celebrate her 83rd birthday on Sunday afternoon September 19 at her home in Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Joens
Tripoli
Retired depot agent James McDonald ends 42 years of service
James McDonald of Lost Nation has retired after 42 years with the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railway. He and wife plan to live in Lost Nation. Their son Joseph works as a railroad station agent in Manilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McDonald
Lost Nation
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway
Nelson
Joseph
Manilla
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Tuesfy
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Robert Gors
Amanda ‘Cael
Gordon Niemeyy
Charles City
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Dalton Kowalsky Amily
Carl Koy
James Bennett
Mrs Bennett
Lavern Foelske Icky
Emil
Lydia Schroeder
Roger Ann
Knoploh
Robert Sie
R. O. Wikhome
Scfrs
Columba
Henry Tegtmeier
Leonard Col- Waterloo
Fred
Visi
Edwin Tegtmeier
Elmer Buhr
Ronald Buhr
Buhr
Fredericksburg
Selck
Lavern Tegtmeier and Sons
Willard Holm
Fred Holm
Roninger
Duane Holm
Id Kalkbrenner
David
Sanisco
Ted Fratzke
Clara Niemeyer
Louis Westendorf
Edw. Rosenthal
J. O. Lewison
Rose Creek
Orville Meyer
Herb Boderman
Theo. Peters
Herman Niedert
Fred Walther
Marlys
Lena Schumacher
Supt
Mrs. Howard Pigg
Ron Down Home
Lawler
John Moore
Roger Mock
Debbie
Kathie
Theo. Bock
Dale Laube
Ida Buhrow
Lawrence Heine
Charles Struck
Larry Struck
Bruce Johnson
Scott
G. R. Rettig
Richard
Leo Sauerbrei
Wendall Kuethe
Denise
Lavern Foelske
Ricky
Alma Tegtmeier
Donald Tegtmeier
Nashua
Martha Foelske
Roland Kegley
Bobbie
Ewald Tegtmeier
Hunt
SUGAR
Armstrong
Sun Valley
Potosi
North Star Eer
Pac
Louisiana
Maquoketa Man
Iowa Muni League
J. M. Haydon
Max. Min . Pr
Ewald Bauer
Lawrence Heinemann
VFW
Mason City
Ray Bunger
Wendy
Gipper
Oelwein City Park
Georgia
Leland Timmerman
Timmerman
Vinton
U. S
Greenwich
Invoice
SOCTA
Hasbrouck-Voermann
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Carnation
C&h Brown
Salerno
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Sunkist
Oscar Mayer
Smokies
Michael’s
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