Vote Tuesday On Proposed New Waverly District
Voters in the proposed Waverly district will participate in a four precinct special election Tuesday to decide formation. Polling hours run from noon to 7 pm at designated school houses and homes across Douglas Lafayette Polk Warren Washington Jackson Horton Butler and the Waverly Independent district at the high school building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly Pioce Unity
Douglas
Herbert Joens
Lafayette
Ray Maloyeine
Carl Eggleston
Floyd Christopher
Virgil Napiecek
Polk
Herbert Scharnhorst
Warren
Lorenz Wehlingome
Edgar Traetow
Washington
Fred Hess
Leorth
Otto Roever
Oscar Haefner
Herbert E. Zelle
Verne Ressler
Alfred Meyer
George Fails
Emil Geuther
Jackson
Erwin Ducker
Readlyn Tops Janesville 7-3 for First Win of Year
Readlyn high school's baseball team earned its first win this season by defeating Janesville 7-3 in Readlyn. The Warriors scored four in the fourth, added single runs in the third, fourth, and sixth, and totaled 10 hits with one error. Readlyn pitcher Don Lehmkuhl and teammates delivered solid hitting led by Don Poock, Chuck Matthias, and Gary Matthias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Readlyn Igh School
Janesville
Warriors
Ourth
Readly
Matthias
Juber
Merrill
Pooch
Janes
Lle
Frederika
Lehmkuhl
Don Poock
Chuck Matthias
Don Meyerhoff
Gary Matthias
Local Tri-Poli Businesses to Close Friday Noon
Tri-Poli area firms will close Friday from noon to 3 pm to allow workers to attend Good Friday services. The Tripoli Commercial Club announced the closing and urges participation across churches of choice. A Stag Dinner hosted by Brandenburg-Krueger Post No 13 VFW supports the Crippled Children Fund next Wednesday at home, serving 7 to 9 pm for $1.25 per plate, tickets from VFW members or at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri- Poli
Tripoli
Averyone
Brandenburg-Krueger Post No. 13
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Crippled Child Fund
V.F.W
Denver Musicians Rank Highly in State Music Meet
Denver High School musicians excel at the state music contest at Allison Saturday with eight firsts 11 seconds and five thirds from 24 entries. Winners include Mary Ann Steege Mary Ellen Huck Beverly Bruns vocal trio Karen Buhr Mary Ann Steege Carol Groening vocal solos Grace Doepke instrumental solo Marlo Schnurstein Gerald Brettman Mary Ann Steege Karen Buhr mixed quartet Karen Milius Susanne Reynolds Brenda Griese Marian Koehling girls quartet Larry Meier Sharon Buss Sharon Boarcher Jane Belton saxophone quartet. Instructors are Wm Wiederanders vocal and Bernice Schulz instrumental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Allison
Mary Ann Steege
Mary Ellen Huck
Beverly Bruns
Karen Buhr
Carol Groening
Grace Doepke
Marlo Schnurstein
Gerald Brettman
Karen Milius
Susanne Reynolds
Brenda Griese
Marian Koehling
Larry Meier
Sharon Buss
Sharon Boarcher
Jane Belton
Wm. L. Wiederanders
Bernice Schulz
Open House Held For Mrs Kelsey On 79th Birthday
A large number of friends and relatives called at the home of Mrs C B Kelsey April 10 in honor of her 79th birthday. Hostesses for open house were her daughters Mrs L J Block Mrs Wm Hurmence and Mrs Paul Duncomb all of Tripoli and Mrs Burt Duncomb Riceville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Kelsey
L. J. Block
Wm. Hurmence
Paul Duncomb
Tripoli
Burt Duncomb
Riceville
Open House Draws 600+ For New Moeller Home
More than six hundred people toured the new Moeller Construction Co. home over the weekend with about 140 visitors Saturday and nearly 500 Sunday. Visitors came from every county community and as far as Kansas City. Door prize winners included Barbara Bang, Marilyn Brettmann, Louise Heideman, Rochelle Duecker, Merlin Borcherding, Mrs. L. H. Fink, Bertha Hankner, Mrs. J. E. Edge, Mrs. Theo. Wittenburg, Readlyn, and several others, each receiving items such as sewing kits and manicure sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moeller Construction Co
L. L
Pete) Moeller
Barbara Bang
Marilyn Brettmann
Waverly
Louise Heideman
Rochelle Duecker
Merlin Borcherding
L. H. Fink
Bertha Hankner
J. E. Edge
Theo. Wittenburg
Readlyn
Leo Tonne
Ed McNamee
Wm. Tonne
Woman's Club Schedules April 24 Meeting at Frese Home
Tripoli Woman's club holds its regular meeting next Wednesday April 24 at 8 p m at the H J Frese home. The program titled Selecting Family Clothing will be presented by Mrs Henry Hinton and Mrs Lester Gatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Woman’s Club
H. J. Frese
Henry Hinton
Lester Gatch
Buckley and Sassman Attend Iowa Press Association Meet
Mr and Mrs William A Buckley and Mr and Mrs Robert Sassman went to Des Moines Thursday for the Iowa Press Association annual convention and returned Saturday. Mr and Mrs Duane Stahlhut Marvin Elmer and Kari Jamestown ND arrived Wednesday evening to visit through Sunday with Mr and Mrs Elmer Wilharm and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Buckley
Robert Sassman
Des Moines
Iowa Press Association
Duane Stahlhut
Marvin Elmer and
Kari
Jamestown
N. D
Elmer Wilharm
Holy Week Services Planned by Tripoli Churches
Tripoli churches unveil a full Holy Week schedule highlighted by Maundy Thursday communion at Grace Lutheran and sunrise services at Congregational and St. Peter's. Good Friday german service at Grace, English tribute, Easter morning sermons, and choral offerings accompany varied speakers including Rev. Ackermann, Rev. Gatch, and Dr. Hulme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
Wm. F. Goetz
Maundy
Ackermann
Waverly
Christ
Grace Church
Arnold Westendorf
William E. Hulme
Dubuque
G. R. Rettig
Congregational Church
L. E. Gatch
Cyril Hicks
Congregational Churches
Iowa
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
E. F. Puhlmann
St. Peter’s
James Klemp
St. Peter’s Church
Bremer County Treasurer Reports 1956 Receipts and Outlays
Bremer county treasurer reports total receipts of 2 585 874 49 and disbursements of 2 639 720 07 for 1956 with a year end balance of 661 784 86. Taxes for school districts led receipts at 1 022 475 72 followed by secondary road work at 546 112 88. Disbursements show school districts 1 018 093 79 and road work 598 029 73. County sent 306 207 13 to state for auto licenses and received 593 676 03 from state, with 429 796 52 disbursed back.
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Bremer County
Leader
Car Wash by Congregational Pilgrim Fellowship
Congregational Pilgrim Fellowship will hold a car wash in front of the Congregational church Saturday April 27. Bring cars between 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. or call 132-1 for pickup. Prices: $1 with white sidewalls, $1.25 Volkswagens, 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Pilgrim Fellowship
Congregational Church
Funeral Today for Oldest Resident of Tripoli
Funeral services for Mrs. A Henry Tegtmeier 92 Tripoli's oldest resident were held at Rettig Funeral home and Grace Lutheran church. She died Monday morning after a period of illness. Burial was in St John's Lutheran cemetery Crane Creek. She was born Feb 2 1865 in Warren township Bremer county and married A Henry Tegtmeier Sept 13 1885. Survived by two daughters, a grandson, and several died relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rettig Funeral Home
Grace Lutheran Church
A. Henry Tegtmeier
Tripoli
Henry
Dorothea Meier Weidemann
Maxfield Evangelical and Reformed Church
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Artesian
Steffen
St. Paul's Church
H. Glaeps
Town
Tegtmeier
William Beisner
Waverly
Bertha
Herman
John
Ernest
Patrolman Talks To Commercial Club On Highway Safety
Patrolman Stan Koch of the Iowa Highway Patrol was guest speaker at the Tripoli Commercial club meeting at Town hall Monday night. He presented a safety film and shared experiences, later answering questions. Reports covered driver license exam trips to Des Moines and plans to hard surface the Tripoli Knittel road. Mayor Piegers said curb and gutter action would be considered but standards were set for private installations, including a 24 inch gutter and six inch curb with a one and a half inch slope. Thirty two attended, with Koch and Des Moines guest Kenneth Pemberton among the visitors. Ladies of Grace Lutheran served the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Koch
Iowa Highway Patrol
Tripoli
E. G. Michael
W. A. Kuker
Des Moines
Paul Voetmann
Rudolph Piegers
Koch
Kenneth Pemberton
Ladies of Grace Lutheran Church
Spring Ends War of Nerves With Year’s High of 70
The week ended with spring reaching 70 degrees Tuesday, the year’s high, after a cool spell. Mild weather spurred farming and gardening as potatoes were planted before Good Friday. Temperatures rose from a low of 38 to a high 70, with only 0.16 inch of rain midweek and winds but no moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl W. Ryan
High School Regents Fifth Honor Roll Includes Forty-Six Students
Forty six Tripoli High School students earned the fifth six weeks honor roll under Supt. E. R. Shriver. Seniors include Barbara Bang and Roger Drape among eleven. juniors listed include Carol Buchholz and Shir ley Buchholz. sophomores Joyce Boderman and Melvin Buls. freshmen David Bennett and Varnia Bettenga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli High School
Supt
E. R. Shriver
Barbara Bang
Jean Biermann
Marian Blasberg
Carol Blume
Barbara Bockhaus
Roger Drape
Terry Dreyer
Marvin Gatch
Trudy Nerge
Dennis Olejniczak
Jerry Snelling
Carol Buchholz
Seventeen Youths Confirmed At Denver Sunday Services
Seventeen local youths were confirmed in two Denver Lutheran churches on Sunday. At St John Lutheran Church Rev Mette led Evelyn Margaret Dorn Barbara Ann Matthias Reginald Stuewart Witt Donald Keith Schmidt and Larry Dean Eick in the confirmation class. At St Peters Lutheran Church Rev Hafermann led Mary Brandt Jane DeVries Duane Foelske Ronald Fritz Dean Gleason Robert Kurtz Kenneth Lahmann Donna McDougall Carolyn Mixdorf Larry Platte Charlene Saunders and Marjorie Saunders in the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
St. John Lutheran Church
Mette
Evelyn Margaret Dorn
Barbara Ann Matthias
Reginald Stuewart Witt
Donald Keith Schmidt
Larry Dean Eick
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Hafermann
Mary Brandt
Jane DeVries
Duane Foelske
Ronald Fritz
Dean Gleason
Robert Kurtz
Kenneth Lahmann
Donna McDougall
Carolyn Mixdorf
Larry Platte
Charlene Saunders
Marjorie Saunders
Mail Service Here Returns to Normal After Curtailment
Regular mail service is back to normal at Tripoli Post Office after a period of curtailment. Postmaster Ray H. Fink announced daily window hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays, with rural delivery resumed daily except Sundays and holidays. He praised community spirit with few complaints. Buckley grandchildren visited grandparents in Marshalltown from Thursday to Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Ray H. Fink
Fink
Baseballers Face Frederika Here Janesville There
Tripoli prep baseballers boost schedule with home game against Frederika Thursday and road trip to Janesville Monday. After a 9-4 loss at Denver last Thursday they beat Plainfield 6-1 here Monday. Snelling fanned 10 in the Plainfield win while Olejniczak led with two hits for Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Frederika
Janesville
Denver
Plainfield
Busse
Panthers
Snelling
Snyder
Olejniczak
Busse, Snyder
Mohling
Readlyn High Plans Swing Show Next Tuesday Night
Readlyn High School students present the third annual Swing Show titled Rehearsing for Perry at 8 o clock Tuesday in the Community Building. Directed by David Real, the program includes the swing band mixed chorus pantomimes solos sextets a chorus line and Perry himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Readlyn High School
Perry
David Real
Easter Ham Giveaway Draw Set By Tripoli Merchants
A large drawing will be held Saturday at 3 PM at the American Savings Bank corner, sponsored by 41 Tripoli Commercial Club members. Twenty-five Easter hams will be awarded to holders of lucky tickets with every $1 cash purchase or payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
American Savings Bank
Tripoli Commercial Club
Turn in Tickets Draw at 3 P.M. Here
All tickets for Saturday's drawing must be placed in merchants' ballot boxes by 2 30 p m. Merchants will close boxes and deliver them to the sound track at the American Savings Bank corner by 2 45 p m. The drawing starts promptly at 3 p.m. If weather is inclement the drawing will be at Town Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Savings Bank
Easter Egg Hunt and Ham Drawing at Tripoli Town Hall
The Tripoli Commercial Club sponsors an Easter Egg Hunt for children under 15 at the Town Hall at 1 p m with free treats and lucky numbers. Kids match their numbers to show window displays to claim prizes, ahead of the 3 p m ham drawing. Merchants advertise triple value deals for Easter weekend invites families to shop while kids hunt eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Commercial Club
Tripoli
Large Northerns Averaging 10 Lbs Stocked in Marsh
The Iowa Conservation Commission stocked Sweet's Marsh with 50 adult northern pike from Lansing hatchery. The largest weighed about 15 pounds and the group averaged 10 pounds. Eggs were milked at Lansing before release. A second stocking added over 200,000 pike fry across all marsh segments to boost future fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Denver Pupils Earn Honor Roll For Fifth Six Weeks
Denver High School reports 38 students on the honor roll for the fifth six weeks. Names include seniors Betty Dunlap Jeri Eick Karen Lahmann Donald Matthias Bill Sassmann and juniors Mary Ellen Huck Beverly Bruns Sharon Clark Grace Doepke Karen Gleason Brenda Griese Arlen Koelling Harlen Koelling Larry Meier Harry Olson Mary Schmidt Mary Ann Steege. Sophomores Joan Meier Kathryn Becker LaVonne Eick Mary Fritz Donald Hennings Sonja Matthias Warren Matthias Lauran Milius Larry Schaathorst. Freshmen Bob Borchers Beverly Buss Mildred Buss Karen Gielau David Herrmeyer Duane Rucker Donald Mahoney Arthur Matthias Glenn Meier Doris Nolting Bonnie Poock Carolyn Schmidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Basil Gray
Betty Dunlap
Jeri Eick
Karen Lahmann
Donald Matthias
Bill Sassmann
Mary Ellen Huck
Beverly Bruns
Sharon Clark
Grace Doepke
Karen Gleason
Brenda Griese
Arlen Koelling
Harlen Koelling
Larry Meier
Harry Olson
Mary Schmidt
Mary Ann Steege
Joan Meier
Kathryn Becker
LaVonne Eick
Mary Fritz
Donald Hennings
Sonja Matthias
Warren Matthias
Lauran Milius
Larry Schaathorst
Bob Borchers
Beverly Buss
Mildred Buss
Karen Gielau
David Herrmeyer
Duane Rucker
Donald Mahoney
Arthur Matthias
Glenn Meier
Doris Nolting
Bonnie Poock
Carolyn Schmidt
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Yill
Ome
Horton
Vernon Swinton
Butler
Prairie Valley
Bahlmann
Victory
Mervyn Whitney
Waverly Independent
Wavery High School
Bob Lehmkuhl
Ferrors
Zekoff
Emil Schneer
Janice
LaVera J. Foelske
Reinhold Foelske
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Foelske
John Deere Waterloo Tractor Works
Kelsey
New Moeller
Kansas City
Moeller
Woman’s Club
A. H. Tegtmeier
Commercial Club
Michael
Ann
David
Ricky
Robert Buckley
Mrs. W. C. Buckley
Marshalltown
Wilma O'Connell
Earl O'Connell
Leland Timmermann
Delbert Timmerman
Strawberry Point
Frederika Methodist Church
Miss O'Connell
Tripoli Public School
Mr. Timmerman
U. S. Auto Mechanic's School
California
Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Oceanside
Larry Ladage
Donald Judisch
Wendell Rettig
Charles Hay
Lloyd Beevers
Larry
Sweet’s Marsh
Iowa Conservation Commission
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