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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1956
Page
6
Editor assistants and society editor Kaye Holm Terry present pre reviews on Terry Dreyer. Suzanne Niemeyer contributes classroom chatter while Roger Drape offers additional notes on school events and staff observations.
A note on gossip describes Mary’s hand incident and hospital visit, then warns about unreliable hearsay. It urges verifying news before sharing and cautions that gossip spreads idle talk and exaggeration.
Marlys Schwartz at T H S describes herself as 5 ft 7 in 120 pounds 18 years old with brown eyes and brown hair She enjoys dancing swimming and prefers basketball Her dessert is apple pie a nd ice cream She plans airline transportation studies at Humboldt Institute in Minneapolis after graduation Fred Mallie 5 ft 9 in 150 pounds 17 years old brown eyes and hair He believes in getting along with others and will play any sport He likes steak or pork chops and plans to enter service then farming after graduation Good luck to both seniors.
Kindergarten celebrated birthdays with Marsha Ambrose and Richard Joel bringing sham rocks and Easter candle novelties for all. Students plantedMarch seeds and are transplanting flowers into individual pots while singing My Pony and riding broom stick horses. Notable attendees with perfect six week attendance include Margo Bock Carma Fink James Haskovec Richard Juel Dianne Lahmann Jerry Ragsdale. Richard Juel brought pussywillows and Dianne Lahmann shrubs’ branches for watching buds. teacher returned from Fort Smith Ark with a spring bouquet.
Bremer county vets and the extension director met with federal and state veterinarians plus Iowa State College staff in Waverly on April 11 to review brucellosis control. Attendees from several counties and ISU outlined a voluntary county program featuring blood testing and calfhood vaccination as the area testing plan. The group agreed to present the plan to farmers in the coming months.
Congregational notes detail first graders birthdays perfect attendance and reading activities. Church schedule lists Sunday school at 9 15 worship at 10 30 with choirs and catechism, plus upcoming Vacation Bible School and Mother and Daughter banquet. Community events include youth cabinet rally and various guild and fellowship meetings with volunteer needs and service projects.
The timetable lists a Sunday service on April 22 at 8 pm, a Friday April 20 teachers conference at 7 pm, an April 23 adult instruction at 7 30 pm, a Rollerskating night on Tuesday April 24 at Rollerdrome by Concordia, Sunday school teachers meeting at Bremer at 8 15 pm, a Wednesday April 25 Men’s club at 8 15 pm, and choir rehearsal on Thursday April 26 at 8 15 pm.
Worship services listed for Sunday morning with Sunday school at 9 a m and 10 15 a m in two locations Good Will Society meeting at Lutheran Children's Home Verily at 2 p m All Aid members urged to attend.
Douglas Township group met April 9 at the home of Mrs. John Warnke with 18 members present. Mrs. Lavern Haverkamp presided in the absence of the chairman. They discussed a June tour to Winona Minnesota and exchanged plants bulbs or shrubs. A lesson on annual and perennial flower gardening was given by Mrs. Harold Ager and Mrs. John Beam.
Mr and Mrs Donald Ladage with Michael and Maria visited La Porte City for a 6 o'clock dinner hosted by Mrs Edna Droste and Mrs Mary Winzenburg and daughters. They observed Mrs Droste's birthday with family gathering and celebration.
Legal transfers list multiple parcel dealings across Tripoli and Sumner counties. Transfers include Charles R Besh to Gerhard Manske for a tract in section 35 91 13 with revenue of 1.65 dollars and John M Snyder to Alton A McClain for auditor plat lots in section 4 92 12 with revenue 16.50 dollars. Other deeds involve Jack Frese to John Snyder in section 3 92 12 for 9.35 dollars, Sophia Sack to George Stephenson for part of block 2 in Waverly with 1.10 dollars revenue, Johanna Jungblut to Ray Duecker for part of Clausing subdivision revenue 3600 dollars, Philip Overton to J L McAloon for sumner town lots 3 and 4 revenue 18.85, Anna Meyer to R F Schmidt sw portion in section 15 91 13 revenue 1.10, August Aschrenner to Gerhard Diemer for lot 43 rowe’s third addition sumner revenue 1.10, and Hasbrouck Voetmann Lumber Co to Howard Holm for TM% tract section 10 92 12 Tripoli revenue 14.30.
In Readlyn and Cedar Rapids areas, state charges arise against Lester Becker and Leslie Perry with offenses including second offense larceny of domestic animals. Cases involve Lowey Scadden of Cedar Rapids and Glenn Adrian Comrie in larceny counts at Cedar Street location.
A brief observation notes that seasickness is rare among very young children and the elderly, suggesting stronger tolerance or different susceptibility in these age groups.
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