Don’t Neglect Your Bible This Summer Church Notes
Alton and nearby communities announce summer church activities at Grace Lutheran and other local houses of worship. Programs include Sunday School at 9 a m and family services, youth banquets, confirmation sessions, choirs, and youth groups with multiple pastors and visiting speakers. Spring NE Iowa UCC meeting in El kader welcomes visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran
Alton C. Koengeter
GLCW
Warren Salveson
Bible Camp
Strawberry Point
John Strother
Jesse Cosby
Waterloo
Keith D. Selberg
Fellowship Hall
Spring Association
NE Iowa Ucc
Elkader
Women’s Fellowship
Dave West
Erich Poock
Church World Service
Church Fellowship Hall
Kermit Hildahl
Tripoli area church and school meal and service schedule
The bulletin lists a week of Tripoli Community School lunch menus from Monday to Friday with items such as chili, wieners, turkey with biscuits, maidrite and soup options plus milk. It also covers church service times for St John’s American Lutheran Crane Creek and area St Paul and Trinity Lutheran churches including Sunday School times, sermons with biblical topics, and April activities and meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John’s American Lutheran Church
Crane Creek
Geo. J. Gundel
ALCM
ALCW
Arnold Stromer
Harold Sommerfelt
Donald Albrecht
Legion Auxiliary Honors Longtime Members
Mrs. Ernest Griese announced continued membership awards at the American Legion Auxiliary ceremony. Recipients include Minnie Brandt Lois Brause Hedwig Hoppenworth Hilda Kimm Edna Koepke Ann Mohling Mabel Sassmann Rachael Stoffregen Marie Thies 35 year guards Bertha Koepke 35 year pin Malinda Herman Pauline Neuman 25 year awards.
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Ernest Griese
American Legion Auxiliary
Minnie Brandt
Lois Brause
Hedwig Hoppenworth
Hilda Kimm
Edna Koepke
Ann Mohling
Mabel Sassmann
Rachael Stoffregen
Marie Thies
Bertha Koepke
Malinda Herman
Pauline Neuman
Sol Hendriks Displays 75 Pelts and One Wolf Trapped
Sol Hendriks of Rockwell City reports a strong fox trapping season with 75 pelts shown and one wolf captured. He began trapping around November 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Hendriks
Rockwell City
Contested Agriculture Issue Reflects Ongoing Debate
Fragmentary text shows a dispute over agriculture policy, progress, and related topics. Details are unclear but indicates continuing contention surrounding the subject and its development.
Herd in the Halls
In a high school setting, Gayl Westendorf asks Mrs. Guetzlaff to read his English paper note. Randy Miller draws a surreal face in bookkeeping class. Mr. Van Ahn comments on it while Marvin Luhring watches. A quiet Wednesday yields a chirping bird and Steve Kerr tells Ellison to be quiet. Mr. Ott sticks out his tongue while typing, and Tammy Kelsey is warned about fragile softball pitching.
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Gayl Westendorf
Mrs. Guetzlaff
Randy Miller
Marvin Luhring
Mr. van Ahn
Steve Kerr
Ellison
Music Picnic Date Shift for Senior Students
The senior high music picnic has been moved to May 17 to honor senior music students. It is sponsored by the music mothers group.
Changes Across Year by Year in School Life
A lighthearted look at how students from freshman to senior year describe their attitudes and routines. It covers classes, bus seating, and physical education, highlighting shifting priorities and humor as they progress through high school.
Car Corner features a 1959 Ford driven by Roger McBride
Roger McBride shows a red and white 1959 Ford with 69 600 miles on the road and a top speed of 90 mph. The car runs at 60 mph at night and 70 mph in the day with 190 horsepower. it needs frequent repairs and has rust spots. An incident saw the car stall mid street as he pulled away from the corner. The back window displays a flashing red eyed dog as a distinctive marker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Roger McBride
Roger
Library Adds Dozens of New Books for Students
The library has received about 50 new books with selections across fiction, government, politics, and world cultures. Notable titles include One of Us Works for Them, The Hungry Years, Rickenbacker, Stagecoach West, A Primer on Government Spending, and The Great Conspiracy. Also offered are The World Information Please and The Readers Digest almanacs for broad information needs.
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Africa
China
Billy Mitchell
America
Aaron Burr
What Is This Thing Called Imagination
Lee Selek explains imagination as the mind's creativeness and outlines several typ es. He describes Crazy Joe as paranoid and guilt ridden, the Dreamer as frightened and uncertain, the Joker as humor driven, Norman Normal as practical, and Benny the Brain as always having answers. The piece invites readers to identify their own category.
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Crazy Joe
Rain Inhibits School Hair Styling
School hair woes dominate a rainy week as girls struggle with frizz and straightening chaos. Students plead for hair dryers while boys also complain of slicked back looks dissolving in rain. Frustration rises as mirrors, dryers, and fashion collide with wet weather.
Creations to Be Shown By Homemaking Girls
The Tripoli high homemaking department plans its second annual style show on May 14. Homemaking classes will model coats suits wool dresses spicy dresses jumpers and night gowns. Mrs Rucker leads the event from the home economics department.
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Tripoli High
Rucker
Lorie Bunger Named THS Girls State Representative
Lorie Bunger of Tripoli daughter of Mr and Mrs Lorenz Bunger was selected to attend Girls State at UNI Cedar Falls in June The program aims to teach girls about republican government and leadership through Nationalist and Federalist parties They must be juniors or seniors with top half grades and good health and citizenship THS congratulates Lori on her achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorie Bunger
Lorenz Bunger
Tripoli
UNI
Cedar Falls
U.S
THS
Lori
Rainy day optimism fuels fashion fixes and humor
The narrator wryly notes rain disrupts routines as women adapt with oil slicks and improvised methods. They envision quirky mini-dryers for rainy days, closing with hopeful satire about resilience and future solutions.
Dreams and They Mean to Dreams and They Mean to
A fragmented discussion defines dreams as sequences of thoughts during sleep. It notes frightening, nightmare, romantic, and future-oriented dreams and mentions waking sleepless nights, curiosity, and personal interpretation.
Time Running Boys to Scout Time Running Boys to Scout
Time is running for junior and senior boys to ask a date for prom. The piece urges choosing a girl from the same school, planning outfits and corsages, and avoiding spoilers to keep the evening memorable for both sides. It stresses not delaying and encourages respectful, timely advance planning.
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II Peter
Faith United Church OF Christ
Methodist Church
Frederika
Gerald McGee
ST. John's Lutheran Frederika
ST. Paul
ST. John’s Evangelical and Reformed
Siegel V. D. Weidler
Tripoli Community School
ST. John's Lutheran
Western Douglas
W. H. Lindquist
Luther League
Kendra Nordman
Joyce Stumme
Jody Smith
Marlene Bergmann
The
Luhring Boys
Trinity Lutheran
G. C. Hattendorf
Trinity
Tripoli, Iowa
Denver
Sunset News
Paul Merrian
Helene King
Brownie Girl Scouts
Louie Bahe
Minnie Wehling
Herman Nevermann
Herman Binsberg
Sarah Gaede
Ewald Rohrssen
Cyrus Jacob
David Johnson
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Douglas Blume
Susan
Charles City
Mary Brockmann
Esther Wente
Clara Becker
Denver Gray Ladies
Harold Morgan
Anna Peterson
H. E. Burrows
Hazleton
Ida Neuendorf
Ernest Neuendorf
Plainfield
Bud Clewell
Floyd Clewells
Denver High School
Norma Kroemer
Vernon Hackett
Legion Auxiliary
Katherine Robbins
Melody Wilkins
Mark Doepke
Legion
Kennedy
Bobby Bruns
Mark Haskin
Camie Chapelus
Mark Walker
Rodney Gienau
Bonnie Bartels
Laurie Stumme
Charles Menefee
Cheri Steen
Sandra Ryherd
Lori Hennings
Kelly Smith
Gerritt den Herder
Sioux Center
Green Con Ar Ltd
Tripoli, Joy
Dean Petersen
Lee Selek
Joker
Norman
Benny
Iowa
Dre Ming
Gett
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