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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1968
Page
5
Readable fragments show a flurry of Easter visiting and hosting in Waverly, Sumner, Fredericksburg, Mequon, and nearby areas. Numerous families shared dinners and Sunday visits with relatives and friends, including H. L. Harmis, Gertrude Quade, Leland Timmerman, and many others.
Mr and Mrs Earl Jacobs welcome a 9 lb 10 oz baby boy named Christopher Dean born April 10 at Mercy hospital Waverly. Visitors and extended family gather at several local homes including Decorah Fayette and Ames.
To Be Married Karen Wilen and Bill Frye, Melvin Illinois neighbors, were weekend guests in the Herman Gebert home. Arlie Bergmanns and family visited Visser family in Oskaloosa for Sunday dinner. Arthur Bunger joined Ralph Michaels in Waterloo for birthday observances. Martha Mohlis of Waverly accompanied Cletus Goodenbour and sons to Sumner for meals with Leonard Mohlis. Matilda Biermann celebrated a birthday at Elinor Block’s home. Gary Gebert and family of Waterloo visited Herman Gebert on Saturday. Lawrence Gebert and family of Waterloo, with Bradley and Leslie Hildebrandt, Elliott, were guests of Harvey Hildebrandt’s grandparents last week, returning with their parents. They also stopped at Lizelta Struck’s in Allison.
Plan June wedding for Steven Tegtmeier in Iowa City. Over Easter, numerous gatherings featured guests from Hawkeye to Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Families hosted dinners and suppers in Hawkeye Plainfield Waterloo Sumner Readlyn Readlyn Monona and other towns with extended kin from Montevideo Minneapolis and Fort Bliss Texas.
Residents at Tripoli Nursing Home received numerous visitors across multiple days. People from Traer Waterloo Readlyn Sumner Cedar Falls and other nearby towns visited residents including Sophia Bock Mary Brase and Christ Meier, sharing Sunday and weekday calls and short chats.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hutcheson of Morning Sun were honored on their 59th wedding anniversary in Burlington.
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