Baseballers Open Season Tomorrow at Sumner Field
Tripoli High's baseball team begins the light season Thursday weather permitting under Coach Ted Olmstead. The Panthers travel to Sumner for the season opener with a schedule listing games at Readlyn April 11 Denver April 15 Plainfield April 16 Frederika April 19 Janesville May 6 Sumner May 10 Waverly. Six lettermen return from last year's Bremer County co champion team: Dennis Olejniczak Jerry Snelling David Kalkbrennen Larry Busse Jim Kingsbury Yale Kramer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli High School
Ted ‘Olmstead
Panthers
Sumner
g—Readlyn
Denver
Plainfield
Frederika
Janesville
Waverly
Dennis Olejniczak
Jerry Snelling
David Kalkbrenne
Larry Busse
Jim Kingsbury
Yale Kramer
Richard Spier
David Mohling
Warren Snyder
Gerald Mohling
Jerry Seelhammer
Larry Buchholz
Layern Busse
Eldon Heideman
Wiliam Kuker
Harlan Reuscher
Robert Mohling
Robert Osborne
Gary Stromer
Richard Tonne
Kindergarten Registration Day Set for April 11 at Tripoli
The Tripoli Community School district will hold registration for next year’s kindergarten on Thursday April 11 in the kindergarten room at Tripoli school. Children who are five on or before November 15 are eligible. Registration runs 9 am to noon and 1 pm to 4 pm. Families with last names A through M should attend in the morning. N through Z in the afternoon, or attend any period if a preferred slot is unavailable. County nurse Mrs. Selma Carroll will assist and offer health guidance. All future kindergartners must be registered on April 11 to receive supplies for 1957-58. There will be no school for this year’s kindergarten class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Tripoli Community
Selma Carroll
Four Traffic Cases In Mayor's Court In March
Four cases were heard in Mayor Rudolph Piegers court for March. Darrell Henning of Tripoli was fined 2 dollars and costs for blocking a main thoroughfare. William Charles Dravis of Waverly was fined 5 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace with unnecessary car noises. Howard Holm of Tripoli was fined 1 dollar and costs for overtime parking in a two hour zone. Ben Cohen, represented by Holm, was fined 1 dollar and costs for overtime parking in a two hour zone. The first two cases were filed by Town Marshal Ed Bany, the latter two by assistant town marshal Paul Kuethe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Piegers
Darrell Henning
Tripoli
William Charles Dravis
Waverly
Howard Holm
Ben Cohen
Ed Bany
Paul Kuethe
Track Team Fails To Score In State Meet At Iowa City
Coach John Mullen's high school track team, hampered by bad weather, failed to score in the state high school indoor meet at Iowa City last Saturday. The next event on the cindermen's schedule is a dual meet with Sumner there on Wednesday, April v.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mullen
Iowa City
Sumner
Enterers Hospital Admission Report
Fred Joens entered Mercy Hospital for observation and treatment on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Joens
Mercy Hospital
Overly
Anna Schumacher Weds Readlyn Ex-Resident in Oregon
Anna C Schumacher, formerly of Readlyn, married Lloyd A Perry of Portland Oregon in Memorial Lutheran church Vancouver Washington. Ceremony officiated by Rev John Sternberg with attendants Mr and Mrs Arthur Perry. Post ceremony dinner hosted by Bruce Gilbert in Portland. Mrs Perry retired after 30 years as chief operator Readlyn Telephone Co. They will reside at 635 NE Randall Ave Nelson Manor Apt 209 Portland Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna C. Schumacher
Readlyn
Lloyd A. Perry
Portland
Ore
Memorial Lutheran Church
Vancouver
Wash
John R. Sternberg
Arthur L. Perry
Tacoma
Cameron
Memory
Sara Perry
Sara Multhor
Alice Gilbert
Bend
Bruce Gilbert
Gilbert
Multhof
Perry
Readlyn Telephone Co
N.E. Randall Ave
Nelson Manor
Apt. 209
Readlyn Wedding: Ruby Dins Weds Fred Platte
In Readlyn at St. Matthew's Lutheran church on March 25, Ruby Dins of Waterloo married Fred Platte of Waterloo in a single ring ceremony led by Rev. Erich J. Dornbusch. Mrs. Richard Turner accompanied by LaRue Dettmering sang, with attendants Elmer Platte and his sister-in-law. A 40 guest reception followed. the couple resides in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Dins
Fred Platte
Readlyn
Mrs
Elmer Platte
Waterloo
Health J B Group Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
New officers of the Bremer County Health and Tuberculosis association were elected at the annual meeting in Plainfield Tuesday night. Wallace Sanders of Waverly is president, with Mrs Clarence Christopher of Waverly as vice president and Mrs Lucy Vosseller of Plainfield as secretary. Treasurers include Mrs John Henn of Waverly and Mrs Leslie Young of Waverly as county Seal chairmen, with Dr James Ryan of Waverly as medical representative. Other roles include Mrs William Pape of Waverly health education, Mrs Frederic Rewoldt of Frederika patient service, Mrs Selma Carroll of Frederika case finding, Mrs Norman Theiss publicity, and J Kendall Lynes of Plainfield legislative representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County Health and Tuberculosis Association
Plainfield
Wallace Sanders
Waverly
Clarence Christopher
Lucy Vosseller
John Henn
Leslie Young
County Seal
Robert Jenkins
James Ryan
William Pape
Frederic Rewoldt
Frederika
Selma Carroll
Norman Theiss
J. Kendall Lynes
Dr Fuchs to Give Mission Services At Hartsburg Ill
Dr Em Fuchs pastor of St John Lutheran Crane Creek will leave Friday evening for Hartsburg Ill where he will be guest speaker for Spiritual Life Mission services April 7 11 He will speak at St John Lutheran Church Hartsburg Rev E J Volkmann is pastor Mrs Fuchs and James will accompany Dr Fuchs They return Friday noon April 12 to Crane Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuchs
St. John Lutheran Church
Crane Creek
Hartsburg
Ill
E. J. Volkmann
Funeral Attended by Notables in Center Point
Among those attending the funeral of G. H. Graves at Center Point on Monday were Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Goodenbour of Council Bluffs Mrs. Millie Goodenbour Mrs. Herbert Bodermann C. H. Eichmann Clifford Eichmann and Mr. and Mrs. August Eichmann. Mrs. Graves was the former Bertha Lewis sister of Mrs. Millie Goodenbour and former resident of this community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Graves
Center Point
A. L. Goodenbour
Council Bluffs
Millie Goodenbour
Herbert Bodermann
C. H. Eichmann
Clifford Eichmann
August Eichmann
Anniversary attendance at St John Lutheran service
Among attendees from Plainfield for the 35th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Brase were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brase, Mrs. Mary Brase, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Henning at St. John Lutheran church in Western Douglas on Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Brase
Plainfield
St. John Lutheran Church
Western Douglas
Fred Brase
Mary Brase
Henry W. Henning
Pledges Toward Purchase of Local Resuscitator
Tripoli Fire department opened a community fund drive with an initial pledge of 50 dollars to buy a resuscitator for emergency use in the area. Other donations are expected as organizations and individuals are contacted. A special account at American Savings Bank will receive contributions. The device, costing about 450 dollars, would be operated by the fire department to aid drowning victims and smoke or heart attack cases anywhere in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Fire Department
American Savings Bank
Fire Department
Joint Celebration of Oltrogge Anniversaries
A Readlyn event marked the 55th wedding anniversary of Carl Oltrogge and Mary Marsh and the 20th wedding anniversary of their son Lorenz Oltrogge and Renetta Bunger. The celebration included a family potluck at the Community building. Carl and Mary wed March 31, 1902, later retiring to town. they have three sons Ernest Clarence Lorenz and two daughters Irene and Howard. Lorenz and Renetta married March 31, 1937, and farm in Readlyn with four children Shirley Larry Vernon and Ronnie at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Lorenz
Tripoli
Irene Koschmeder
Howard Mathews
Waterloo
Lorenz Oltrogge
Renetta Bunger
Readlyn
Shirley
Larry
Vernon
Ronnie
St Peters Church Lenten Services at Eight
St Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church will hold a Lent service tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. The pastor Rev E F Puhlmann will preach on The Upper Room continuing a series of special Lent en services at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s Church
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
E. F. Puhlmann
Free Baked Hams At Power Company Demo
Interstate Power Co will give away free baked hams all day next Thursday April 11 at the office. One ham every hour from 10 a m to 4 p m with registration. Free coffee will be served and special prices on 1957 Westinghouse ranges on display. Details in next week's Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power Company
Interstate Power Co
E. H. Stehn
Westinghouse
Confirmation Service At Congregational Church Next Sunday
The confirmation class of the Congregational church will join the church membership next Sunday at the 10 30 worship service. Members include James Cole Jeanine Cole Wayne Lager schulte Billy Kehe T A Shriver Mac Snyder Ronald Hill and Clare Duecker. They have completed two years of instruction from Rev L E Gatch and were examined before deacons deaconesses and the parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
James and
Jeanine Cole
Wayne Lagerschulte
Billy Kehe
T. A. Shriver
Mac Snyder
Ronald Hill
Clare Duecker
L. E. Gatch
King of Kings Film Shown at Congregational Church
Cecil B. DeMille's King of Kings will be shown Sunday at 7:30 p m in the Congregational church. Sponsored by Pilgrim Fellowship, the public is invited. The two hour film is among the finest religious productions and fits the Lenten season. A free will offering will defray expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil B. DeMille
Pilgrim Fellowship of the Church
Bank Assets Here Total $1,773,535 March Report Notes
The March 14 condition report shows American Savings Bank assets at 1 773 535 71 with total deposits of 1 618 936 60 including 880 303 62 demand and 477 589 92 time. Capital accounts total 154 599 11 with 50 000 capital 50 000 surplus undivided profits 52 099 11 and reserves 2 500. Aug Krueger is president and L H Fink cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Savings Bank
Aug. Krueger
L. H. Fink
Heidemans Move from Ben son to Waterloo
Mr and Mrs George Heideman former Tripoli residents sold their general store at Benson west of Cedar Falls and moved to 731 Knoll Ave Waterloo Mrs Heideman is a patient at a Rochester Minnesota hospital They plan to move to California after she recuperates a daughter lives there
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Heideman
Tripoli
Benson
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Knoll Ave
Heideman
Rochester, Minn
Heidemans
California
Waterloo Man Takes Over Operation of Locker Plant Here
Francis Gerdes of Waterloo took over Tripoli Lockers and will run Gerdes Food Lockers with help from his daughter Mrs L Keith Wright. They will commute to Waterloo for about a year until Mr Wright is discharged from the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton. The Wrights were married last Thursday at Jesup. Gerdes previously operated a locker plant at Jesup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Gerdes
Waterloo
Tripoli
Gerdes Food Lockers
Gerdes
L. Keith Wright
Wright
Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Wrights
Jesup
Chester W. Wright
Sports Show Planned In Waterloo for Benefit of Boys
Plans for the fourth annual Northeast Iowa Sports and Vacation show at Waterloo Hippodrome run April 4 through 7. A five act all professional variety stage show headlines and 200 free prizes and vacations will be awarded. Doors open 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with nightly shows. Proceeds aid boys projects, sponsored by the Waterloo Junior Chamber of Commerce and the YWCA Boys Work committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Iowa
Waterloo Hippodrome
Waterloo Junior Chamber of Commerce
Y.W.C.A
Richard Hemingway Joins New Law Firm As Partner
Richard M. Hemingway, long-time local attorney, joins the law firm Sweet Sager Engelbrecht as partner effective April 1. He dissolves his partnership with James Coddington at Coddington Hemingway and will maintain Thursday afternoon office hours in Tripoli at the Block and Klemp building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Hemingway
Sweet, Sager and Engelbrecht
Hemingway
James Coddington
Coddington & Hemingway
Sweet, Sager, Engelbrecht
Tripoli
Block & Klemp
Juhl Reelected President of Bremer County Board
A. P. Juhl was reelected president of the Bremer county board of education at its organization meeting Monday night. M. W. Bennett and Theo. Stahlhut were officially installed as members. Bennett was reelected last month, and Stahlhut succeeds Arthur H. Miller. Other members are W. Mueller and J. C. Hass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Juhl
Bremer County
Spring Lingers In Tripoli With Cold Rain And Snow Threat
Spring comes slowly to Tripoli as cold air and a threat of snow linger through the week. highs reach 51, lows drop to 23, with scattered rain, sleet, and a trace of precipitation noted from Thursday into Monday. Farmers prepare for spring plantings while weather forecasters warn of further storms sweeping the plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Plains States
Carl W. Ryan
Local Weather Observer
Mrs W H Heideman Hospital Surgery Update
Surgical patient Mrs W H Heideman is recovering after undergoing surgery Saturday afternoon at Sumner Community Hospital. Condition improving satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Heideman
Sumner Community Hospital
Fremont Creamery To Sell Buildings and Equipment Friday
Public auction of all buildings and equipment of the Fremont Cooperative Creamery Co. will be held Friday afternoon starting at 1 o clock. The 64 by 30 foot creamery building a five room house a garage and a chicken house will be offered all except the creamery building must be moved. Land can be leased or purchased. All creamery equipment and miscellaneous equipment will also be sold. The creamery discontinued operations April 1. C F Heideman is auctioneer and American Savings Bank will clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont Cooperative Creamery Co
C. F
Biesterfelts Buy East Tripoli Home From Hasbrouck-Voetmann Co
Mr and Mrs Ed Biesterfelt purchased a winter erected home in east Tripoli from Hasbrouck Voetmann Lumber Co The transaction was handled by Robert Kuhrt a local realtor The Biesterfelts had already lived in the house for several weeks after selling their previous home to Mrs Fred Doepke
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Biesterfelt
East Tripoli
Hasbrouck-Voetmann Lumber Co
Robert Kuhrt
Biesterfelts
Fred Doepke
Teen Timers reschedules April meetings
The Teen Timers will not meet on Thursday April 4 as planned. The group will instead meet Tuesday April 16 to conduct its session and share activities.
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Scheduled at Tripoli Hall
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday April 9 at 8 p m in Tripoli Town Hall. Hostesses are Mrs. E A Selck Alvina Schroeder and Mrs Ina Bonorden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Tripoli Town Hall
E. A. Selck
Alvina Schroeder
Ina Bonorden
Camp-Maland Wedding at Little Brown Church Nashua
Mr and Mrs Robert E Camp announce the marriage of their daughter Jacqueline Gayle to Dr Donald O Maland son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Maland Cresco The ceremony was last Saturday evening at the Little Brown church Nashua A two week Florida honeymoon will be followed by residence in Cresco where Dr Maland practices medicine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederika
Robert E. Camp
Jacqueline Gayle
Donald O. Maland
Wallace Maland
Cresco
Little Brown Church
Nashua
Florida
Maland
Leslie Huck
Sumner
Betty Jean
Charles W. Struck
Carl Struck
Tripoli
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Spring Fountain
Firemen Called to Milton Meyer Farm Fire
Tripoli firefighters answered a Sunday morning alarm at the Milton Meyer farm three miles east of Tripoli on Sweet's Marsh road about 7 30. The blaze damaged a broader house but most of the structure was saved and all chicks perished. Officials suspect a broader stove caused the fire. Damages were not estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Milton Meyer
Weed Control Meet Here Next Tuesday
A county weed control meeting will be held at the Town Hall here next Tuesday at 8 p m. Doyle Gordon county extension director announced. E P Dutch Sylvester Iowa State college extension specialist will speak on Weed Control in Corn and Small Grains with New Chemicals. Meeting is public and open to all interested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Gordon
E. P. (Dutch) Sylvester
Iowa State College
Gorden
Fifth in Series of Lenten Vespers at Grace Church Tonight
The fifth in a midweek Lenten vesper service is at Grace Lutheran Church tonight at 8. The sermon theme is In Christ We Overcome Frustration. The senior choir directed by Mrs. Richard Haverkamp will sing Were You There When They Crucified My Lord arranged by H. T. Burleigh. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
Lord
H. T. Burleigh
Richard Haverkamp
Tripoli Players Earn Honorable Mention On All-State Team
Two Tripoli High School basketball players, Terry Dreyer senior and Ron Henninger junior, received honorable mention at forward positions on the Iowa Daily Press Association all-state team selected last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli High School
Iowa Daily Press Association
Terry Dreyer
Ron Henninger
John Broeckmann Improves At Sumner Community Hospital
John Broeckmann remains a patient at Sumner Community hospital where his condition is improving satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Broeckmann
Sumner Community Hospital
Wapsie Valley district hearing set in Waverly Tuesday
Readlyn Special reports a Tuesday hearing in the Waverly courthouse on establishing the Wapsie Valley Community School district. It would include Readlyn, Oran, and Fairbank public schools, serve about 630 pupils, and may lead to a May election if boundaries are approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsie Valley District
Waverly
Readlyn
P.m
Wapsie Valley
Oran
Fairbank
R. C. Gaard
Joint Boards of Education
Bremer
Black Hawk
Fayette
Buchanan
Gaard
Moeller Construction Plans Open House For New Home
L. L. Moeller Construction Co plans an open house to showcase a winter built home located 1% blocks south of the Tripoli Grade School. The public is invited to view the fully furnished residence Saturday and Sunday April 13 and 14 from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Details will appear in next week's Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
L. L. Moeller Construction Co
Soil District to Elect Commissioner at Dinner
Wayne Pritchard executive secretary of the Soil Conservation Society of America will keynote a cooperator's dinner of Bremer County Soil District at Sumner Legion hall on Wednesday April 24. The main business is to elect a new district commissioner as the term of J F Brayton of Sumner expires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Pritchard
Soil Conservation Society of America
Bremer County Soil District
Sumner Legion Hall
J. F. Brayton
Sumner
Commission
Missionary to Speak At Denver Services On Sunday
A missionary from New Guinea, brother of Rev. C. F. Hafermann of St Peter Lutheran, will speak at the church Sunday morning. The Rev. John Hafermann first went to New Guinea in 1939 and was interned by the Japanese for 15 months during World War II. He plans to return there this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
New Guinea
C. F. Hafermann
St. Peter Lutheran Church
John Hafermann
Surgery at Waverly
Infant Kevin Milius son of Mr and Mrs Orlyn Milius underwent surgery Friday morning at Mercy Hospital Waverly. He returned home Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin Milius
Orlyn Milius
Mercy Hospital, Waverly
Farewell Party for Fremont Creamery Buttermaker Fred Benz
Fremont Creamery board members hosted a farewell gathering for Fred Benz the buttermaker of the Fremont Co operative Creamery Co as he plans a move to Fredericksburg. Sunday evening potluck lunch and card games provided entertainment for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont Creamery
Fred Benz
Fremont Co-operative Creamery Co
Fredericksburg
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Baseballers
Sumner Field
Olmstead
Neel
Oregon
J.B
Dr. Fuchs
Hartsburg, Ill
Oltrogge
Richard Hemingway
Juhl
County Board of Education
Bennett, Stahlhut
Legion Auxiliary
Jacqueline G. Camp
Donald Maland
Milton Meyer Farm
Bremer Farmers
Grace Church
Tripoli Cagers
Soil District
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