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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1958
Page
4
Phillips 66 Philgas for sale in 100 pound tanks for dual use at 7.00 dollars and 9.00 for single use. 20 pound carry out bottles at 1.64 dollars. Philgas and Tappan stoves available with Phil gas hot water heaters from Tegtmeier Oil Co. Tripoli.
Early season 25 Premier and 25 Dunlap and 25 Sparkle varieties for table and freezing. 25 Superfection noted as top bearers. 100 plants priced at 3.85 this week. Packing and mailing add 60 cents. Waterloo-Oelwein nursery listing.
A notice seeks a lost pair of spectacles found two miles north of Tripoli on Highway 93 between the bridges on the east side of the road. Return to the Leader office for a reward.
Wanted alert seeks high school seniors to staff the journalism media of the future with good salaries and great opportunities. Information available from the Iowa Committee on Professional Journalism Education c/o Iowa Press Association 511 Shops Building Des Moines Iowa.
Expressions of thanks from Emil Redies, Mrs. Dale Mueller, Mrs. Renetta Freitag, and the Fritz family acknowledge relatives, neighbors, and friends for calls, cards, flowers, gifts, and prayers. Special gratitude to Rev. Moll, Rev. Jacobs, and the Ladies Aid for services and support after illness, hospitalization, and funeral loss in Hawkeye and Ackley Iowa.
The Thursday April 10 schedule includes 4 H activities. Monday April 14 features a Firemen and Baseball meeting. Tuesday April 15 covers an American Legion county meeting. Wednesday April 16 lists the Woman's Club gathering.
Church notes detail LWMS rally at Cedar Falls at 9 30 a m with Sunday school and Bible class at 9 45 a m and Divine worship at 10 45 a m The Sunday school teachers institute follows at Cedar Falls from 2 to 4 p m with Pastor Elmer Kettner as speaker L L L rally at Immanuel Waterloo is set for Monday April 14 at 8 p m Teachers meetings at Bremer on April 15 and pastoral conference at St Ansgar on April 15 and 16
Religion classes held Saturday at 9 a m with cleanup day on list. Sunday services at 8 45 a m and school teachers meet at 8 p m on premises.
James Lahmann of Tripoli is one of 14 finalists for Wartburg College Regents scholarship. From nearly 40 applicants, finalists face interviews and tests April 12 for the $1,200 award. Lahmann aims to become an education student at the Midwest American Lutheran church school and is the son of Mr and Mrs E H Lahmann. Finalists hail from Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois.
Mr and Mrs Harry Schmidt visited the Ralph Schaffer home in Elgin on Sunday and attended the baptism of Julie Joan Schmidt infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Schmidt of Waterloo Leader ads bring results.
Denver neighbors and relatives gathered for Norman Schumacher's confirmation held last Sunday with dinner guests including Elmer and Elvira Hebell, the Schneider and Schumacher families. Elvira Hebell, injured in a weekend auto accident that claimed her husband, is convalescing at her parents' home. Gray ladies met and prepared favors for the Bartels home. Russell Gilbert and family from El Monte, California are visiting Denver and Waterloo while he awaits shore duty at Guam.
Welfare payments in Bremer County for March totalled 15,397 dollars, per the Iowa Department of Social Welfare. Old age assistance covered 199 cases totaling 13,467 dollars, average 67.67 per case. aid to the blind had 15 cases totaling 209.49 dollars, average 69.83. aid to dependent children involved 61 recipients with total aid 1,720.50 dollars and averages 114.70 per case and 28.20 per recipient.
Pvt. Mark E. Wilharm BA 17 469 169 Student Co 11 USASTR Fort Gordon Ga serves in the colors with a listed address update from Tripoli era military units and training postings.
Mr. and Mrs. George Drewis and family joined Easter guests at Mrs. Don Wedemeier home in Waverly to celebrate a birthday. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Willard Ruehs and family Jesup, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Thoms Barbara and Orville of Klinger, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Juhl, Kenny Wede meier, Robert Brandt and boys of Waverly, and Mrs. Clara Witt of Waterloo. Evening visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Duane Wedemeier and family of Westgate and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hennings of Waterloo.
Dairy J. H. Morrow of Eldon owns a diary begun by his father in 1886 and continued by Mr. Morrow after his father’s death in 1918, preserving a long family record through 72 years of entries.
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