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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1963
Page
5
A long list of Easter weekend social visits spans Geneva, Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Waverly, Sumner, La Porte City, Readlyn, Readlyn, and surrounding towns. Numerous households welcomed relatives and friends including the Gebert, Kirchhoff, Schuldt, and Haase families along with visitors from Chicago, Marion, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo. The notes record dinners, confirmations, and weekend gatherings among families and neighbors.
Mr and Mrs Victor Rucker welcomed an 8 lb 1 oz daughter Lori Ann born at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo on April 13. Mr and Mrs Robert Hildebrandt announced a 9 lb 4 oz son born Monday at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo.
Infant Stephen Alwin Maurer son of Mr and Mrs Stephen A Maurer of Waterloo was baptized at First Congregational church Waterloo Sunday morning. Dinner guests at the Maurer home included Mr and Mrs Ben Meyer Mr and Mrs Robert Meyer Mrs Anna Pagel Kim Pierce and Mr and Mrs A Maurer Tripoli and Mr and Mrs Wm Beach and family New Hampton. The Leapey of William Beach was honored at First Congregational New Hampton Sunday morning.
Monday Chili and crackers lettuce coffee cake sauce bread and butter milk. Tuesday Hot pork sandwiches mashed potatoes buttered carrots baked apple slices bread and butter orange juice milk. Wednesday Baked beans and bacon carrots and celery banana pudding bread and butter milk. Thursday Scalloped ham green beans chocolate cake cheese or peanut butter sandwiches milk. Friday American spaghetti tuna or peanut butter sandwiches fruit cup cookie cheese slice milk.
Funeral services for the late Dr. C. R. Barry drew relatives from several Nebraska towns and beyond. Attending were Mrs. A. J. Barry and Martha Sorensen of Fremont. Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Barry and family of Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kring of Cozad. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sill of Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Linn with Earl and Garlan of Overton. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Barry. Zelbert Barry. Ivan Barry. Thomas Barry. Mrs. Luella Barry. Mrs. Richard Barry of Wahoo. and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zagar of Kansas City.
Friday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schweer included Lavern Foelske and Ricky, Herman Schweer and Larry, Arnold Degelau and Coretta Dettmering. Evening visitors were Ed Bodecker of Waverly, Herman Banser, Ewald Beevers, Paul Hartman, Herman Buchholz, and Alfred Schweer.
Mrs. L. J. Block and Mrs. Robert Ambrose attended a story hour workshop at the Cedar Falls public library. The session guided 26 libraries in the Eastern Iowa Library Cooperative on summer reading and story telling programs.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schwartz returned from a 10 day trip covering 3000 miles. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wedemeier of Waverly. The group camped mainly in state parks with a trailer. States visited included Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky and Illinois.
Mr and Mrs Erwin Drewis and Diane, Sonia, and Mr and Mrs Orville Schumacher and family were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs Will Biermann. This was in honor of the birthdays of Mrs Biermann and David Schumacher.
Mr and Mrs Dan Mast and family visited the Joe Miller home in Evansdale on Sunday for a family Easter dinner. Levi Miller had recently returned home from the service and was honored during the gathering.
Mr and Mrs Herold Miller returned Wednesday evening from Pharr Texas where they spent the winter.
John Steward returned Wednesday from Mercy Hospital in Oelwein where he had been a patient since Saturday.
Mrs George Gundel entered Allen Memorial hospital Water loo and underwent surgery Tuesday.
Brent Platte was named the Easter bunny winner at O Brien's Sundries. To be eligible, participants had to be 12 years old or younger.
Surgical patient Herman Weihe remains under care at Scholtz Memorial Hospital in Waterloo after a procedure performed last week.
Mrs Arthur Kulow announces the death of her mother Mrs Anna D Edwards of Taunton Massachusetts on April 15.
Carl Zabel is a patient at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo after being admitted on Tuesday.
John Tobin of Worthington, who will turn 92 in August, kept active this winter by splitting 20 cords of wood. He began the task the week before Christmas and completed it on the final day of February.
About 135 women attended Farm Bureau Women's Day luncheon at Faith United Church of Christ Tripoli on April 9. County and township leaders spoke on issues from insecticide use to rural urban cooperation while the Rural Women's Chorus performed. A style show highlighted homemaking, with door prizes and displays on health and World Living.
Two young Madison township farm boys, David and Larry Hendrickson, kick off their first 4-H club project with a set of identical twin calves. They are the sons of Mr and Mrs Marion Hendrickson.
Mr and Mrs Wm H Kallenbach announce the engagement of their daughter Barbara Ann to SP4 Raymond Rinnels. Wedding planned May 5 at St Pauls Lutheran Artesian A3 Waverly. Barbara is 1962 Tripoli High graduate and worked in Highland Park Illinois. Raymond is stationed in New Richmond Wisconsin with the U S Army. Parents of Raymond are Mr and Mrs Herman Rinnels of Allison.
Rev W C Kraemer officiated at Palm Sunday confirmation for a class of nine at St John Lutheran Buck Creek. Confirmed were Lyle Buhr Steven Buhr Darwin Guenther Judith Haar James Hoppenworth Maurine Platte Dennis Schnadt Sharon Seehase and Sharon Volker.
In its 13th week the Iowa House works on an omnibus tax bill to raise $65 million a measure deemed essential yet with slim chances of passing both chambers. HMS Victory, Lord Nelsons ship, rests in dry dock at Portsmouth England open for daily inspection until sundown.
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