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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1934
Page
8
Leader's Large Correspondent Staff compiles brisk notes on local happenings across communities. Amid social events and daily routines, readers glimpse a mosaic of occupations gatherings and small triumphs shaping everyday life.
Numerous households in South of Tripoli hosted and visited for weekend and Friday gatherings. Families including Dohrmann Struck Boeckmann Tegtmeier Koschmeier Rathe Wolfgram Kuhlmann and Peters shared birthdays visits and Sunday social hours across multiple homes from Friday to Sunday in the area. Eugene Woodcock and others joined various hosts for afternoon and evening get togethers amid routine social life.
Henry Schwemm visited at the Herman Rathe home Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Koch and Mrs. John Franklin were Waterloo callers Friday. Miss Dorothy Segebarth is employed at the John Koch home. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dohrmann and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Struck were Waterloo callers Monday.
A Sunday April 8 rally at Waverly Evangelical Church features a mission group from Dubuque LaPorte City Waterloo Cedar Falls and Warren. The Warren missionary society ladies lead and the program committee includes Mrs. Epley and Mrs. Ducker. A special speaker Rev Foust will attend.
Mrs Arthur Epley presented a sewing lesson to a group of ladies from Warren township. Mr and Mrs Frank Lages chulte were Waterloo shoppers last Tuesday and Mr and Mrs Ed Lei tha were in Waterlo the same day.
Readlyn residents shared Easter visits with relatives in Waterloo Oelwein and Maynard. A large funeral was held for Ernest Bruch of Klinger. Paul and Emmy Huebner welcomed a daughter born April 2. Lawrence Warneke underwent an appendicitis operation at Osnes hospital. Rev Theo Frese attended a ministers conference in Dubuque.
Mrs Louie Platte and Mrs Art Holm helped Mr and Mrs Clarence Towne on Wednesday. Norma Schroeder visited her brother Henry Schroeder Jr and wife. Several friends aided Mrs Arnold Angus for her birthday on Wednesday eve. Names include Ernest Redies daughters Esther Elda Lucinda Darlene, Adela Lohmann, August Fredericks. Various visits and meals follow through the week at multiple homes in the area.
Artesian residents report Henry Koch funeral in Tripoli Friday attended by Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Moeller. Mrs. J. Schaefer stays with C. J. Meier in town. Several visits to friends in Denver and Storm Lake noted including the Huck, Luehring, and Deterding households.
Friday evening visitors at R A Michael home included Mr and Mrs Art Bunger. Sunday afternoon visitor Werner Schlichting called at the Clarence Beisner home. Mrs Beisner and baby visited R A Michael Monday afternoon. Clarence Towne remains ill and not greatly improved. Mrs Dilges visits relatives in Waverly. Theo Kelling from near Fredericksburg called at R A Michael home Saturday. Anita Hartman stayed with her sister Mrs Erwin Hay.
Mrs Fred Spohr and nephew Bernard Lynch visited Waverly families for a week. Lucille Bremer celebrated her eighth birthday with classmates and an Easter egg hunt. Card club hosted by Mrs A T Gray included guests from Saude and Williamstown. Mrs Herman Jordan learned of her mother W J Benson’s death in Minneapolis and traveled there. Several residents visited relatives in Tripoli and Williamstown. Teachers Donald Golding and Naomi McClain planned weekend Easter travails.
Community members from Fredericksburg and nearby towns shared Easter visits and weekday gatherings. Rev E L Runge traveled to Dubuque for conference while families hosted relatives, celebrated birthdays, and attended funerals, with multiple scenes at the Schwake, Kuker, Meyer, Sommer, and Hill households and other local homes.
On Sunday Mr and Mrs Harry Barker hosted Easter guests with Mr Barker Mrs John Dense and daughter Beatrice joining the Dense family for dinner at the Barker home after church in Fredericksburg. Vanetta Ayers of Charles City visited her mother Mrs Ira Ayers and grandmother Mrs Mary Miller, while Mr and Mrs Fred Bremer and children Leon a Everett and Herbert visited New Hampton on Monday.
Carl Moehlis and family and Mrs Louie Moehlis visited in Otto Walther’s home north of Waverly on Tuesday evening for Mrs Walther’s birthday. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Ernest F Nuss March 29. Several couples visited for birthdays and Sunday dinners including Henry Tegtmeier, August Tegtemier, Louie Pries, John Sell and families, Henry Bohle Jr, Emma Meier, Aug A Buhr, and Ernest Buhr. Carl Moehlis and Mrs Louie Moehlis attended church in Readlyn and later visited Alice Nichols northeast of Oran.
A Wednesday anniversary gathering featured a friendly 600 card game with Mrs. Herbert Bodermann and Paul Schroeder achieving the high score. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schwake, Art Brandt, Paul Schroeder, Herbert Bodermann and Duane, John Struck and Carmen, Walter Bodermann, Revern Holm, Albert Rick and sons Allen and Marlowe, Emil Steege and daughters Lorietta Mae and Geraldine, and Mrs. Charles Thompson with Laura Mae and Mary Kathrine.
The county seat reports the Bremer Avenue paving bid to Charles W. Shirey of Waterloo at 30383.70 dollars. Work will start when weather allows and center parking strip of Bremer Avenue will be removed. Completion target June 15.
The column lists several families and neighbors facing health issues with appendicitis heart trouble and illnesses, name changes and visits to relatives in Trenton New York Pennsylvania and Texas. It also notes the county spelling contest set for April 7th with Prof Hart from Cedar Falls to pronounce words and Marjorie Henn representing local schools. Other items include club elections in the Woman's club and local residents visiting kin, birthdays and a new baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Henry Schell in Quimby Iowa.
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