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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1957
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader, official newspaper of Tripoli and Bremer County Iowa, is published weekly. Established 1894, it is printed as second class mail under the March 8 1879 act. Publisher William A Buckley lists subscription rates at 3.00 per year in Iowa and 3.50 per year elsewhere.
The piece argues that economy in government is essential and outlines reforms to reduce waste. It calls for replacing certain elected offices with appointments, limiting salaries, and reorganizing state and county administrations to cut costs while preserving essential taxpayer services. It stresses that good government serves taxpayers, not politicians.
Tripoli Teen Timers will gather at Town Hall on Tuesday April 16 at 7 30. Bremer-Butler Holstein association barn meeting March 21 at Douglas Sowers farm featured cow judging and a history breakdown by Mr Sowers. National field man Dick Mathews led dairy business discussions and dairy refreshments were served. Elkader pharmacist William Becker, age 88, marks 65 years in the same drug store began in 1892.
Roger Wilson, 18, of Eldora, was killed when a tractor overturned into a ditch near Union. Authorities reported the incident as a fatal farm accident, with no further details released.
Farm owners and operators must sign soil bank conservation reserve contracts by Monday April 15. Contracts run three five or 10 years based on land cover and owner choice. Regular payment in Bremer county is 11 cents per acre with up to 80 percent government cost share for practices on five year contracts or longer.
Wool and lamb producers must file applications by the end of this month at the county ASC office to participate in the 1956 wool incentive payment program. Payments for wool and lambs sold between April 1, 1956, and March 31, 1957 will be issued this summer based on those applications. sales after March 31, 1957, move to the 1957 marketing year program through March 31, 1958.
More than 50 people attended two pruning demonstrations on the Lyle Ormston and Arnold Tiedt farms on April 3. Led by A. E. Cott of Iowa State College, the sessions stressed pruning young trees in their first five years to cultivate strong balanced branches. Attendees were told strawberry and raspberry bulletins would be available through the county extension office and that now is the time to apply dormant spray on fruit trees.
The Sumner Rebekah Lodge 98 held initiation at the 1.0.C.F. hall with four new members and observed birthdays for Mrs. George Wilson, Mrs. Ed Muether, and Mrs. L. R. Ludwig. Distinct plans include a tri county convention in Sumner May 2 with Butler Black Hawk and Bremer counties. Welcome guests from West Union and Randalia. Several anniversaries noted including Mr. and Mrs. Stoffregen’s 40th and Mr. and Mrs. Raether’s 50th with celebrations in Sumner and Westgate. Engagements announced for Lois Young to Melvin Gaede and Joan Elaine Wolf to James L. Rueber. Community groups and visits from local clubs featured through the week. Patient Alfred Morf listed in Allen Memorial hospital. Louie
Schoephoerster who had returned home after surgery at Allen has returned to the hospital.
Carlton Thomas Knittel, infant son of Mr and Mrs John Rich, baptized at home with Rev Erich J Dornbusch officiating. Sponsors Mr and Mrs Tom Rich. Dornbusch Oberman and David Oberman guests for supper. Weekend visits include Daggett and Platte households with birthday observance and Lois confirmation. Other guests: Jager Pierce Westendorf and Heiligman families.
A distorted historical note reports a Monona couple on vacation includes Cuba where a driver allegedly faced gunfire during a palace assault aimed at President Batista. The account is fragmentary with unclear sequence.
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