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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1934
Page
8
Community diary entries recount visits by residents such as Mr and Mrs Henry Wolf and families from Waterloo and Waverly. Adolph Laurie funeral attendees reflect a fatal train collision. Several gatherings celebrate birthdays and anniversaries at homes across Warren Towns and nearby Spring Branch.
The event occurred Sunday with lunch served by Mrs. Kaiser. Alma Hagenow visited her friend Viola Kuker on the same day, indicating social visiting among residents.
The Ladies Aid of St Peters Lutheran will meet Thursday April 19 with Mrs Otto Gielau as hostess. Arlington Heights pair Mr and Mrs Herman Freise called at E W Steege home. The Ho man anniversary was celebrated near Artesian with family present. Local moves include Lamprecht family into Konarske house and Bitterley vacating Schlitching rooms. A quarantine on CCC trainees delayed 14 days before camp. Multiple local incidents and illnesses noted.
Man Buss has made fine gains at the hospital in Iowa City and will be brought back to Denver Wednesday of this week. Henry J. Schweer has been kept indoors with illness. Fred J. Schweer is employed on a farm near Readlyn for a few months.
Elmer Kuker visited his parents in Potter Siding on Tuesday. Arlington residents Mr. and Mrs. Will Behrends spent Wednesday with Otto Behrends. Rosella Behrends celebrated her fifth birthday at the Otto Behrends home with Florence Drape and Nadene Fredericks joining supper. Marine Kammeyer returned to county farm work Saturday after a home stay. Darlene Redies spent Thursday with Lavern Goodenbour in Tripoli. Will Schroeder of north of Tripoli visited the Wm. Behrends on Saturday evening. Herman Hay of near Fredericksburg spent Sunday with his brother Henry Hay. Local residents helped Lavern Goodenbour celebrate her birthday Friday evening. Ernest Kuker and family of near Bremer spent Sunday afternoon with the Ernest Redies. Arnold Angus and wife were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Fred Lohmann. Local farmers are busy feeding oats. Fred Tiedt of Readlyn visited Louise Tiedt at her daughter’s home in Tripoli.
Readlyn area social notes report Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Maurer and family of New Hampton visiting the Wm. Maurer home. Mrs. Erwin Pries and Maxine, Viola, and Irene Kehe of Maynard spent the weekend with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Becker and son moved their household goods from the Strottman residence to the Chas. Koschmeder residence. Mrs. Fred Strottman to occupy the Becker vacated home. Several young folks attended local events.
A guide to appetizing entrees with seafood and egg dishes. Recipes include tuna and crab in molds with lemon butter sauce, salmon with curried asparagus sauce, oysters and shrimp entrées, stuffed eggs in tomato jelly, and mushrooms and olives on puff paste rounds. Each item notes servings and preparation steps.
A shower dance was held Wednesday evening at the Syndicate hall in Denver for Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Steege. Hedwig Richman underwent an operation at Osnes hospital. Eunice Wideman of Waterloo spent the weekend at the F. L. Dieckman home. Walter Zahn of the Cresco CCC camp visited home folks over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Schumacher visited the W. F. Herman home at Klinger Sunday evening.
Mrs Henry Lageschulte underwent a major operation at Mercy over Waverly on Thursday April 5. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harry Heine and daughter Dorothy in Tripoli for Mrs Carstensen’s birthday. C H Leitha and daughter Mary dined with Mrs Orpha Ressler near Waverly. Tom Sewell and wife of Des Moines joined other relatives from Shell Rock. Harold Kaiser turned seven on Sunday April 8 with school friends invited to his home. Aunts and grandparents assisted with serving. Carl Ducker and daughters Phyllis and Eleanor dined with Henry Gors of Waverly.
Frederika Lindfield was informed of the death of her sister in law Mrs. E N Johnston of Minneapolis. Funeral rites followed in Minneapolis with interment at Woodbury cemetery, Lyle Minnesota beside her husband Dr E N Johnston. Surviving are two sons Edwin Hancock Wisconsin and Paul G California and four grandchildren.
The American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion hall on Tuesday evening April 10 with thirteen members present led by president Mrs. Kelsey. They appointed a committee for child health day on May 1 and for a poppy poster contest. Prizes for top citizenship tests were set for 8th graders, and 6th to 8th graders will compete in the poster contest. Mrs. Clara Claus was elected delegate to the Third District spring conference in Cedar Falls on April 26. Lunch followed, hosted by Mrs. C. B. Kelsey, Mrs. John Kuhrt, and Mrs. Herman Kuhrt.
A series of Sunday visits and gatherings spanning Spring Fountain, Tripoli, Frederika, and nearby areas. Couples and families including Bodermann, Hunemueller, Meyer, Gaede, Reich, Steege, Kuepker, Braun, Hill, Struck, and Hatch share meals, call on friends, and assist with household tasks. Notable notes include Mildred Steege departing for work near Westgate and Mrs. Kuepker’s illness.
County Seat notes from Page 1 include staff changes at the library with Edna Moulton named Public Library head and Arlene Russell as assistant, replacing Eldora Flugga who joined the Lutheran Mutual Aid Society. Other items report C. W. T. Schmidt’s return from Fargo, summer arrangements for Mary and Celia Selbig, Kate E. Sullivan’s illness, Elizabeth Holland and Timothy moving to help on a nearby farm, and a Cedar Rapids trip for Glen Illian’s family due to a relative’s illness and death. The high school marching band was rated superior at Charles City and will compete at Iowa City.
The article records a series of Sunday visits and social events. Families including the Bodermann, Hannaman, Thompson, Eliison, Braun, Steege, Schmadeke, Volker, Steeger, and Ganske are mentioned visiting relatives, attending church groups, and sharing a papering helper with local hosts. Several residents are sick with chickenpox, and a L.Y.P.B. Spring Fountain church gathering featured a social evening with games and refreshments.
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