Sumner area Ford dealer changes ownership
Wells L and R L Wells sold Wells Motor Co to George and Bob Small of Nashville Illinois. Bob Small, ex owner of Small & Sons Ford in Nashville, will manage the Sumner garage with his father George Small joining as partner. The change takes effect this fall as plans include motel development by Lloyd Johnson on Main Street and start of construction by Epperson and Co. A series of local notices follow about births, school events, and community updates in Sumner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
le L. Wells
R. Lells
Wells Motor Co
George
Bob L. Small
Nashville
Ill
Bob Small
Small & Sons
George Small
Sumner
Mr. Wells
Sumner Theatre
Ner
Harry Pace
L. L. Wells
R. L. Wells
L. Wells
Wiers
Lloyd Johnson
Phillips 66
West Maintreet
Epperson and Co
Johnson
West Main Street
Eisenhower to make six stops in Iowa Thursday
Dwight Eisenhower the Republican presidential candidate will tour six Iowa cities on Thursday with planned stops in Davenport Iowa City Grinnell Newton Des Moines Atlantic and a side trip to Omaha The campaign caravan will pause at Wilton Junction West Liberty Marengo and Brooklyn to allow crowds to gather Republican leaders expect good turnout and special sales events in Grinnell and Atlantic to draw shoppers into town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Des Moines
Atlantic
Omaha
Wilton Junction
West Liberty
Marengo
Brooklyn
Grinnell
Beardsley
Sewell Allen
Blakesburg
Allen
Eisenhower
Iowa
Sparkman
Kefauver
John Sparkman
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Mason City
Senator Kefauver
Centerville
Pay for hog losses to combat vesicular exanthema
The state executive council approved 39869 to pay farmers and hog dealers for hogs slaughtered due to vesicular exanthema. The disease appeared in Iowa this summer, condemning 3224 hogs across Woodbury Pocahontas Plymouth Sioux and Appanoose counties. The federal government will match, with farmers facing one third of losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Executive Council
Iowa
Woodbury
Pocahontas
Plymouth
Sioux
Appanoose
State Comptroller Reveals 53 Million Cash Balance
Comptroller Glenn Sarsfield reported a June 30 cash balance of 53,378,407 in the state general fund including a 3-million rainy day reserve from the 1949 legislature. Expendable balance stood at 23,378,407. To hit last year’s high balance, the state would need to raise 122,641,157 in taxes for the new year. Revenues for the prior year reached 106,215,229, exceeding the previous 12 months by 1,575,653.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Sarsfield
Sarsfield
Comptroller
Legal transfers and quitclaim deeds in Bremer County area
Summary of transfers including Sophie Lindner to Wilford Raecker and others, various deeds for sections in 91 92 93 townships, easements and quit claims. Records show nominal sums, specific parcel descriptions such as west 16 acres of sea, east 40 feet along frontage, and lot and block references in Waverly Tripoli and Hattendorf additions with revenues ranging from 55 cents to 12. ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophie C. Lindner
Wilford R. Raecker
Kate A. McElroy
Bremer County
Iowa
E. G. Englebrecht
Amanda R. Wells
Ralph C. Lageschulte
I. H. Sturdevant
Waverly
Margery Ray
William H. Ray
Johanna Staack
Henry Hagenow
Frank McCumber
Richard W. Rettig
Tripoli
Ollie M
Frank R. Boyd
Sophia Luhring Kruse
Erwin Wedemeier
Hattendorf
John Ray McRoberts
Josephine B. Miller
Fall Garden Work Saves Time in Spring
Iowa State College extension horticulturist Ed Cott says fall gardening tasks save spring time. Plow the garden this fall and spread barnyard manure to boost yields and soil structure. Apply 10-20-10 fertilizer at 15 lb per 1000 sq ft and a 6-10-4 or similar mix at 20-25 lb per 1000 sq ft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Cott
Iowa State College
Cott
Fertilizer Rates Seen in Leaf Quantity Message
A fragment notes that the amount of leaves influences fertilizer use and suggests commercial fertilizer application could be increased by five pounds per 1,000 square feet. The text hints at lawn care guidance and rate adjustments pending fuller context.
Belle Plaine Celebrates Budd’s 48 Year Rail Career
At Belle Plaine conductor Louis A. Tumble Budd retires after 48 years roading trains. He began work in early years and ends a long service with local railroad crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plaine
Louis A. “Tumble” Budd
Land sale notice for Butzlaff and assignee
Revenue figures cited show sale of 35 acres in section 34-92-13 and related east half of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter. Names Martin Poppe and wife transfer to Doro thy J. Butzlaff for a price of $1 and later $17.05 noted as revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Poppe
Dorothy J. Butzlaff
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Onith
Galer, Ots
Sumner Community Hospital
Robert Kane
Donald Duane
Wendell Westendorf
Readlyn
Steven Ray
Lester Warnke Oelwein
Lois Eieen
Fred Primus
St. Mary's
Winterloo
E. W. Heyer
Moeler
Reinbeck
Kathy Platte
Max Platte
Bremerounty Teachers’ Institute
Department of Publc Instruction
Mildred E. Smith
J. K. Haehlen
Martha Wood
Minnie Ambrose
Cedar Rapids
Denver
Colo
Doris Bonevie
California
Sophia Shoephoerster
John Bock
al Stevenson
Watertown
S. C
Otto Koch
Norma Tremaine
Inlaw
Edward Tremaine
Cedar Falls
Meechum
Clarion
Wayne Ridge
Post Office
Gronner Apparel Shop
R. H. Adams
Elma
Minnie Kretzschmar
Greene
Lena Marks
C. D. Kretzschmar
Frank Vierth
Culture Club
J. P. Wphy
Capitol
Dwight Eisenhower
Clifford Hope
Kansas
House Agricultural Committee
Washington
Otha Wearin
Hastings
Wearin
Hope
Harold McKinley
McKinley
Kasson
Minn
Ike
Canada
Herschel Loveless
Ottumwa
Loveless
Frank H. Markley
Iown
William S. Beardsley
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Louis Volz
Complete Radio and Television Service
Davis Radio and TV
Continental Casualty Company
Continental
Bennett Insurance
Agency
Lowa
Ames
Ames Reliable
Colburn
Tripoli, Iowa
Chevrolet
H. H. Buhr Chevrolet Co
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