Mournful Wedding and Weekend Visits Across Iowa
Local society notes describe Judy OConnell leaving for State College of Iowa Cedar Falls after a Washington summer job. A large wedding celebration for Leroy OConnell and Carol Sharp occurs at Nakomis Heights Lutheran Church Minneapolis with a Fair Oaks reception. Numerous relatives from Waverly Sumner Tripoli and other towns visit and host family members across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold O'Connell
Judy
State College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Washington, D. C
L. W. Bockhaus
Elmer Matthias
Keith Carroll
Fredric Rewoldt
Ernest Nuss
Bert Parker
Vern Bockhaus
Harold Mowatt
Esther Chapin
Herbert Miller
Stanley Bockhaus
Allen Bockhaus
Leroy
Carol Sharp
Nakomis Heights Lutheran Church
Minneapolis
Fair Oaks Motor Hotel
William Ganske Sumner
William Burrow
School Lunch Menu Weekday Options
Monday features chili and crackers with carrot sticks apple crisp bread and butter and milk. Tuesday offers scalloped potatoes and ham wax beans fruited Jell O cookies cheese or peanut butter sandwiches and milk. Wednesday serves hamburger gravy mashed potatoes broccoli graham cracker dessert bread and butter and milk. Thursday includes roast beef and gravy mashed potatoes baked apple slices orange juice bread and butter and milk. Friday presents American spaghetti tuna or peanut butter sandwiches peach sauce bar and milk.
Davis to Represent Synhorst in Ballot Suit
Executive Council approves Eugene Davis of Des Moines to represent Melvin Synhorst in a Polk County district court case over placing President Johnson and Hubert Humphrey on the Iowa ballot. The dispute drew national attention as Republican AG Evan Hultman sought council action amid party tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Melvin Synhorst
Synhurst
Humphrey
Gordon Risher
Winterset
Blanche Robins Risher
Polk County District Court
Des Moines
Atorney
Evan Hultman
State Executive Council
Eugene Davis
Lynhorst
Davis
Robert Dilley
Looking at Life as It Used to Be in Mason City
A collage of 1920s era notes reports Nels Debei running Sam's Saloon while owner tours Mason City, a Sept night frost, Sanford Furrow selling a lumber yard stake to join Central Lumber Co. at Dubuque, vintage market prices for eggs butter potatoes veal chickens hogs corn and more, plus community tidbits on a shower for Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Meier and Rev Theo Thomas anniversary celebrations and shifting store locations and stock moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Debei
Sam
Mason City
Sanford Furrow
Oran
Mr. Furrow
Central Lumber Co
Dubuque
Ten Years Ago Notices from Sept 15 1954
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Jahnke 91 were Tuesday at St Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church Rev E F Puhlmann in charge Colleen Kingsbury daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Kingsbury became the bride of Cpl Harlan Estrem son of Mr and Mrs John Estrem Dennison Minn at Grace Lutheran church here Sunday evening Rev William F Goetz performed the double ring ceremony Carol Hesse daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Hesse Readlyn became the bride of Arnold Brandt son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Brandt Waverly Sunday evening at St John's Lutheran church Maxfield township Rev William Barrack performed the ceremony Laurale Van Fleet daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Van Fleet Waterloo became the bride of Charles Schumacher son of Mrs Minnie Schumacher Tripoli at First Presbyterian church Waterloo Saturday afternoon The ceremony was performed by Rev H E Dierenfield Mr and Mrs John A Koch will observe their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday with a family dinner at noon and open house from 2 to 5 pm in their home Mr and Mrs Edwin Zander will observe their 25th wedding anniversary Sunday with open house from 2 to 4 pm in St Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church parlors here Bert B Hanson West Union engineer has been hired by the Town Council to survey the town for storm sewers Mayor George V Barnes announced this week V F W Auxiliary will sponsor a safety campaign for bicyclists Saturday marking all bicycles with reflecting tape to make them more visible at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Bravener
Herbert Sonday
Waterloo
Lawrence Schwartz
William Bravener
Tripoli
Robert Bergmann
Harlan Pose
New Hampton
Fietta Bergmann
Walter Reding
Lyle Wyant
Wente
James Hartson
Fredericksburg
Alfred Bull
James
R. D Kerr
L. W. Burrow
Burrow
Clara Hildebrandt
William Heideman
Very Johnson
John John
Lucille Ball
Wally
Emil Schmudlach
Mary Johnson
Nashua
Arnold Bock
Clarence Meier
Tripoli Theatre
Joel
Briardale
F. C. Schwein
Main Street
Theo. Thomas
St. Peter’s Evangelical Congregation
Louise Jahnke
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
E. F. Puhlmann
Colleen Kingsbury
W. E. Kingsbury
Cpl
Harlan Estrem
John Estrem
Dennison
Minn
Grace Lutheran Church
William F., Goetz
Carol Hesse
Old Brandt
Waverly
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Maxfield Township
William Barrack
Laurale van Fleet
Roy van Fleet
Charles Schumacher
Minnie Schumacher
First Presbyterian Church
H. E. Dierenfield
John A. Koch
Edwin Zander
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed
Bert B. Hanson
West Union
George V. Barnes
V.F.W. Auxiliary
Funeral services for Adolph Koch held at Grace Lutheran
One year ago on Sept 11 1963 funeral services were held for Adolph Koch 96 at Grace Lutheran church with Rev Arnold Thalacker officiating. Butler Bremer Mutual Telephone Co announced Moeller Construction Co Tripoli won the general contract to build a 34 by 34 foot building for automatic equipment to dial the Tripoli exchange. The refuge area at Sweet Marsh will be declared an inviolate refuge area Sept 15 meaning no hunting fishing or trespassing in that marsh zone per Dean Dalziel unit game manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Koch
Grace Lutheran Church
Arnold Thalacker
Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Co
Moeller Construction Co
Tripoli
Sweet Marsh
Dean Dalziel
Unit
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frederika
Kenneth Hanson
Effie Alcock
Louise Alcock
Rochester
St Mary's Hospital
Charles Alcock
Wheat Ridge
Colo
So Alcock
Alfred Specht
Leonard Schnadt
Sumner
S. A. Maurer
Hazel Azer
Gary Bahlmann
Brian
Duane Schumacher
Stanley Bacimann
Jackie
Steven
Allan Hoeper
Merlin Nuss
Hoeper
Clarence Bahlmann
Ray Gillette
Everett Lampmann
John
Ter
Lorris Mack
Fred Sell
R. C Ruchs
Ray Grannon
Kelly Kay
Fred Benz
Io Alcock
Leslie Alcock
St. Marys Hospital
Worrell Hospital
Clinton Burrow
Ames
Iowa State University
Executive Council
Synhorst
Elephant Butte Reservoir
New Mexico
Rio Grande
el Paso
Tripoli Ffa
Tripoli, Iowa
Robert H. Kuhrt
Kuhrt Ins
Ion
Interstate
America
U.S
United States Brewers Association
ING. P.O
Osceola
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