Social notes from Iowa towns recount family gatherings
A long list of visits and birthdays across Waverly, Cedar Falls, Readlyn, Sumner, Waterloo, and surrounding communities. Neighbors and relatives including the Heine, Brase, Holm, Snelling, and Lahmann families gather for dinners, anniversaries, and birthday celebrations, with extended relatives traveling from Charles City, Dennison, Minneapolis, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn Park
J. P. Snelling
Myrtle Palmer
Dorothy
Ben
Waterloo
Virgil Lampe
Sumner
Donald Koschmeder
Douglas
Readlyn
Jerry Snelling
Eldo Kehe
Lawrence Snelling
Wm. Schlichting
Snelling
Dotta Dinsdale and Lawrence Hassman Wed in Traer
Dotta Jean Dinsdale and Lawrence Hassman exchanged vows September 4 at Ripley Congregational Church Traer uniting in marriage. Bride a North Tama graduate attending SCI Cedar Falls groom a Plainfield High and Geralds School of Beauty alum. They will reside near Sumner and attend UIU Fayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley Congregational Church
Traer
Dotta Jean Dinsdale
Lawrence Hassman
Wilson Dinsdale
J. C. Hassman
Plainfield
Donald Light
Dale Podhajsky
Janice Daker
Barbara Gosseleuk
Annette Knoop
Lynn Hassman
David Dinsdale
Gary Dinsdale
Greg Hassman
Ronald Liddie
Myron Dinsdale
Charles Dinsdale
Terry Hassman
Steven Munson
Traer Memorial Building
Randall Niedert
Calvin Dinsdale
Mary Steffeny
Wendy Calderwood
Vicki Rottler
Marvin Dinsdale
A. J. Schelling
Lydia Dinsdale
Joan Dinsdale
Peter Crestodina
North Tama High School
SCI
Cedar Falls
Plainfield High School
Geralds School of Beauty
Marshalltown
Sumner
UIU
Fayette
Vacation in the West With Buenger Family
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Buenger returned Sept 13 from a month long Western states trip. They visited relatives in LaMesa California Eugene and Salem Oregon Coeur d Alene Idaho and fished off the Oregon coast near Astoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Otto Buenger
Ottomar Banke
A. F. Banke
LaMesa
Cal
Banke
Buenger
Eugene
Ore
Eugene Maier
Otto Kruegers
Salem
Oregon
Astoria
Washington
Idaho
M D Dessert Planned at Grace Lutheran Tripoli
A Mother-Daughter Dessert event at Grace Lutheran Church Tripoli is set for Sunday September 25 at 7 30 p m directed by Mrs Marwin Blasberg with M D Singers and Nadean Fredrichs Waverly slated to show slides Other participants include Mrs Virgil Bruns toast mistress Mrs Wm A Kuker toast to daughters Mary Kuker response Mrs Larry Vogt table decorations Mrs Edna Kuethe food and Mrs A C Koengeter singing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
Tripoli
Marwin Blasberg
M-D
Nadean Fredrichs
Waverly
Virgil Bruns
Wm. A. Kuker
Mary Kuker
Larry Vogt
Edna Kuethe
A. C. Koengeter
State Jayceette convention taps Sumner entertaining girls
The Sumner event featured eight girls from the tapping class Julie Steward Charlene Bruns Debbie Kirchhoff Joan Rettig Kirsten Hildahl Becky Kirchhoff Andra Selck and Wendy Bunger entertaining the audience on Saturday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Julie Steward
Charlene Bruns
Debbie Kirchhoff
Joan Rettig
Kirsten Hildahl
Becky Kirchhoff
Andra Selck
Wendy Bunger
Return to California After Visit with Friends
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Martin of Huntington Beach California returned home Friday after visiting since Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Wm. E. Martin
Huntington Beach
Cal
Arthur Bunger
Mrs. Brase Attends Lutheran Children's Home Board Meeting
Mrs. Fred Brase attended a board meeting of the Lutheran Children's Home in Waverly on Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Brase
Lutheran Children’s Home
Waverly
Marriage Licenses Report From Sumner and Surrounding Areas
A list of marriages shows Chester Wilda Stephens 20 and Carolyn Kasemeier 18 of Sumner. Robert W. Meyer 21 and Gayle Miller 23 of Ames. Darrell Krueger 21 and Steffanie Fisher 18 of Denver. Gary Dixon 23 and Mardell Brandenburg 17 of Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Wilda Stephens
Sumner
Carolyn Kasemeier
Robert W. Meyer
Gayle Virginia Miller
Ames
Darrell Dean Krueger
Waverly
Steffanie Erwina Fisher
Denver
Gary A. Dixon
Mardell Brandenburg
Russell Edwin Slight
Eva Teresa Youngblood
Eldon C. Carpenter
Plainfield
Karen M. Coffman
Minneapolis
Wilhelm Braaten
Legal
Albert Lea
Minn
Mildred Spencer Jones
Willie Moman
Waterloo
Virgie Brown
David James Epley
Marion Lou Ingham
Larry Rosel
Frederika
Tamara Schwarze
Tripoli
Duane L. Peters
Carol Mahlstedt
Nashua
New Civil and Criminal Docket From Bremer County Court
State of Iowa files multiple cases including Stephen Donovan for grand larceny and Clarence Hovorka for OMVI. Other matters include James Fitzpatrick desertion Vernon Homan making beer available to minors Marlys Olmstead selling beer to a minor Kenneth Ferry making beer available to a minor Earl Watson OMVI Virgil Eick appeal of J P court conviction and related charges. Additional cases cover violations of restricted license excessive night time speech failure to stop for an officer and divorce actions Miriam Rudy vs James Rudy Alice Hazlitt vs Dick Hazlitt and Warren Rueber d b a Rueber Chevrolet v Lyle Bird. A accident suit Marie Bauman and Otto Bauman vs City of Waverly and other law matters involve Ernst Seemann assignee vs Linda and Ronald Hooge straat Scholtz Memorial Hospital vs Raymond and Eleanor Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Stephen Donavan
Clarence Virgil Hovorka
James R. Fitzpatrick
Vernon Homan
Marlys Darlene Olmstead
Kenneth Lester Ferry
Earl Watson
OMVI
Virgil Eick
Dick Hazlitt
Warren Rueber
Rueber
Chevrolet
Lyle Bird
Marie R
Otto Bauman
City of Waverly
Ernest J. Seemann
Linda L
Ronald J. Hoogestraat
Jesse Weimer
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Raymond C
Eleanor Gibson
Bride and groom wed at Siegel in double ring ceremony
Carol J Mahlstedt and Duane L Peters were married at St Pauls Lutheran church Siegel on Sept 11. Rev W H Klein officiated with James Lahmann at the organ and Kenneth Stumme singing. The couple will reside on a farm near Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol J. Mahlstedt
Duane Peters
Siegel
Wendell Mahlstedt
Nashua
Duane L. Peters
Leslie J. Peters
Waverly
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Rev
W. H. Klein
James Lahmann
Kenneth Stumme
Karen Chandler
Kathy Brase
James Dettmer
Robert Buchholz
Larry Good
John Lenius
Kathleen Lenius
Scott Mahlstedt
Tripoli
Edgar Brase
Edgar Bergmann
Richard Woodring
Arthur Niemeyer
Eugene Risse
John Fahrer
Kent Kruger
Delbert Pratt
Baptismal Rites for Twin Daughters Belinda and Bonnie
Mr and Mrs Paul Block Becky Steven and Fred Block returned Monday from Dallas Texas where they visited Mr and Mrs Wm A Smith. Mrs Block spent two weeks there and the rest the weekend. The Smiths had twin daughters baptized Sunday named Belinda Margaret and Bonnie Jewel. Sponsors were the Blocks and Mrs Jewel Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Block
Becky
Steven
Fred Block
Dallas
Tex
Wm. A. Smith
Tennessee Bride Weds Larry L. Judisch in Texas Church
Lettie Bernice Tanner, daughter of Mr and Mrs Elvis Tanner of Tennessee, married Larry L. Judisch, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Judisch of Tripoli, on Saturday July 30 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in El Paso Texas. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Duff McClish. The couple resides at 8621 Dawson, El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Niemeyer
Tripoli
Merna Kay
David A. Stobbe
Art Stobbe
Clarksville
Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance Co
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Lettie Bernice Tanner
Larry L. Judisch
Elvis Tanner
Tennessee
Paul Judisch
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
el Paso
Duff McClish
Judisch
Dawson
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Ald Mirs
Mr. and
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Line
Herman Seegers
Red Walther
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Lennymacher
Eric Barnes
Ert Lahmann
Michael Apids
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Emil Weer
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Raymond Seehase
Sam
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Dege
Clifford Joens
Esther Rucker
Sadie King
Ray Brase
Edward Rosenthal
Steven Pattison
Otto Rieck
Louis Tietje
Gordon Niemeyer
Charles City
Clara Niemeyer
Jerry Holm
Troy
Kevin
Fred Holm
Lawrence Heinemann
Gene and
Lynn
Mary Heinemann
Eldon Clewell
Cletus Goodenbour
John Schwabe
Colwell
E. A. Kleiss
Vada Platte
Ann
Bruce and
Brent
Leon Kleiss
Humboldt
Sheryl
Duane Holm
Lloyd Niedert
Alma Gunderson
Holm
Lawrence Heideman
H. W. Peters
W. H. Heideman
Walter Peters
Peters
George Sauerbrei
Floyd Sauerbrei
Harold Doepke
Mitchell
Ina Bonarden
Harold Biermann
David Harken
Grinnell
Harold Leisinger
Henry Meswart
Minneosta
Meswart
Douglas Rosenthal
Leisinger’s
Rosemount
John Estrem
Lois
Gladys Hommedahl
Dennison
John Estrem, Jr
Cannon Falls
S. A. Maurer
Lois Estrem
Hammedahl
Norway
Mrs
Henry Drape
Leslie Huck
Larry
John Sassmann
John Tiedt
M. W. Bennett
Mary Bennett
Corwith
Clarence Boeckman
Roger Bonarden
Sharon Bohlen
Walter Garland
Iowa Falls
Ivabelle Niemeyer
Gerald Garner
Harry Heine
Otto Buls
Clara Dettmer
Lloyd Beevers
Bettendorf
Theo. Debel
Maynard
Arnold Thalacker
Anna Weires
Carol Weires
Ray Fink
Bud Dorman
Robert Holm
LaVern Tegtmeier and Sons
Robert Selck
James
Ricky
Herbert Flanscha
Alfred Buhr
Willard Holm
Robert Osborn
Rodney
H. H. Buls
Brian
Andra
W. H. Bockhaus
Rodney Osborn
Charles Struck
Carolee
Duane Bahlmann
Eugene Huck
Clarence Pape
Luana
LeZetta Struck
Carla
Allison
Larry Struck
Erhardt Lahmann
Arthur Redies
Coretta Dettmering
Arnold Degelau
Arthur Barnes
Amana
Dial
Tripoli, Iowa
RATH
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van Camp
Ackley
Dee
Jeno
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Rath’s Ham
Erickson
Dotta Dinsdale
Bremer County
Judy Kuecker
Jean Woodring
Peggy Risse
Karen Kuecker
Susan Peters
Dianne Mahlstedt
Kathy Mahlstedt
Karen Leggett
Janice Lienau
Shirley Hartzell
Plainfeld Community High School
A&p
New Hampton
Bremer Coop. Creamery
Moore
Jonathan Apples
Johnson Graham
Campbell’s Chicken
Boy-Ar-Dee
Bartlett
U. S
Haddock
Michael’s
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