Tripoli High Opens Season With 8 7 Win At Janesville
Sophomore class party at Le gion hall on Wednesday April 15 featured games prizes and lunch by Pearl Bathke Mariel Geffert and Elvera Kelling. Tripoli base ball opened its season Friday April 15 beating Janesville 8 to 7 in a thriller with strong hitting by Drew and late inning reserves and a notable running catch by Bockhaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Hall
Pearl Bathke
Mariel Geffert
Elvera Kelling
Herbert E. Blume
Tripoli High School
Focal
Janesville
Gameras
Drew
Bockhaus
Tripoli Prevails In Low Scoring Game At Home
Janesville and Tripoli traded runs with Tripoli scoring seven and eight over nine, while Janesville managed seven. Key hits included a triple by Drewis and doubles by Hinshaw Hoffman and Timon. Notable plays featured a double play Bennett to Rockwood to Shepherd and three strikeouts by Rader, Hoffman, and Duecker, with Hoffman issuing three walks and Duecker two. Umpire Krueger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Gerlach
Koeh
Tripoli
Drewis
Hinshaw
Hoffman
Timon
Bennett
Rockwood
Shepherd
Rader
Duecker
Krueger
Farm projects and school play on Berlin's farm
Jimmie Crittenden built a windmill from a tinkertoy set and moss is planted around the house to make a green lawn. A cement sidewalk to the barnyard is added. Oats and corn sprout, and a toy movie about Berlin's farm is nearly finished for a reading lesson and later a grade gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Crittenden
Berlin
Second Grade Letters From Tripoli Class
Wendell Rieck visits woods with wildflower bouquet for school. Students share letters to James Bisby in Waterloo, from Tripoli and elsewhere, recounting stories, spelling words, perfect days, and a flu illness. Notes mention plans to visit, a race for perfect days, and summer visits to Readlyn with a cousin.
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James
Lawrence
Readlyn
Third Grade Health House Project Highlighted by Miss Boyle
Third grade students under Miss Boyle showcased health houses completed with their class. Only top spellers earned a hand in finishing the displays, listing Darlene Miller Mercede Hesse Lucille Everding Betty Schmidt Beryl Goodenbour and Edwin Hill. The class celebrates fourteen perfect days, notes Betty Schmidt's illness absence and describes a room redecorated with colored paper flowers birds and blossom branches in windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Miller
Mercede Hesse
Lucille Everding
Betty Schmidt
Beryl Goodenbour
Edwin Hill
Lawrence Heinemann
Fifth Grade Honor Roll and Visit by Miss Loveland
Fifth grade notes list students not absent or tardy for six weeks: Edward Bunger Florence Gebert Donald Lee and Everett Schwer. Everett Schwer has perfect attendance and no tardies. Honor roll names for last week include Violet Shipp Everett Schwer Iola Kuker Helen Hill and Marlys Miller. Miss Katherine Loveland visited Friday afternoon and spoke about The Prince and the Pauper play by the Little Theatre in Evanston NL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bunger
Florence Gebert
Donald Lee
Everett Schwer
Violet Shipp
Iola Kuker
Helen Hill
Marlys Miller
Katherine Loveland
Prince and the Pauper
The
Little Theatre
Evanston
Northwestern play chosen from Evanston school children
The selection came from Evanston school children and the play is directed by Northwestern University's dramatic division led by Miss Loveland who is currently attending the university.
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Evanston
Northwestern University
Miss Loveland
Tripoli Students Earn Spelling Contest Honors
The Tripoli school lists nonabsent students across grades six through eight led by Bruce Borchert Edith Buls Beverly Nienhaus Erwin Drewis William Kuker Eva Lee Darlene Buls and Lillia Rohrssen. Shirley Hale won the high school assembly contest and will compete in the county meet in Waverly on April 25 with Bremer county representing Des Moines on May 7.
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Vanderlinden
Bruce Borchert
Edith Buls
Beverly Nienhaus
Erwin Drewis
William Kuker
Eva Lee
Darlene Buls
Lillia Rohrssen
Violet Ambrose
Lee Lou Morf
Garnetta Schweer
Mildred Sassman
Shirley Hale
Darleth Ambrose
Kathryn Panzer
Lawrence Shipp
Tripoli
Waverly
Bremer County
Des Moines
Looking Backward In the Leader's Files
Eighteen years ago April 22 1914 Mrs Henry Frese operated on at local hospital condition serious Fred Wittkop and children visiting here leave for Fredericksburg Market prices in Tripoli eighteen years ago hogs 8.10 oats 32c dairy butter 26c etc Rev Washington farewell sermon at Congregational church family to Grandview Iowa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Frese
Fred Wittkop
Fredericksburg
Henry Wittkop
Ernest Kampmeyer
Mike Collins
Henry Thies
Tripoli
Bert Rathburn
Sumner
Henry Roop
Elizabeth Lamb
Waverly
John Berlin
John Knetcher
Denver
Eddie Seleck
Des Moines
Bull Drug Store
Morris Tokman
Sioux City
Ten Years Ago April 19 1922 Local Happenings
The column recalls events from April 19 1922 including John Beisner and John Berlin starting new homes, Henry Koch returning to work at Potter Department store, Lavera Hildebrandt hosting the class of 1916, Wendell Krull home from the state university for Easter, Irene Duecker’s skating accident, Amanda Mahnke visiting Waterloo, John Kuhrt visiting from Waterloo, and Marjorie Monroe visiting Tripoli friends and Ruth Hall.
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John Beisner
John Berlin
Henry Koch
Sohle & Koch
Waverly
Potter Department Store
Lavera Hildebrandt
Wendell Krull
The
State University
W. H. Krull
Irene Duecker
Amanda Mahnke
Leader
Waterloo
John Kuhrt
Chris Kuhrt
Marjorie Monroe
Tripoli
Ruth Hall
Five Years Ago in Tripoli News April 1927 Recap
Mrs Henry Schumacher died suddenly of heart failure at her city home last Friday evening April 15. Perry L Crittenden will lose sight in his right eye from a hunting accident east of town Wednesday afternoon. Charles Prestien, recently operated on at Waverly hospital, returned home southeast of town early last week. A C Moehling of Britt spent the weekend in Tripoli with family. Tripoli market prices five years ago listed eggs 20c heavy hens 2lec spring chickens 21c old cocks 10c geese 15c turkeys 30c sows 8.50 good hogs 10.10 veal calves 6 to 8. Nixon has at last got a job taking care of his new baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schumacher
Perry L. Crittenden
Charles Prestien
Waverly
A. C. Moehling
Delco Light Company
Britt
Tripoli
Community Notices From Waverly and Surrounding Areas
The community remembers Otto Buls Jr who died Sunday afternoon at 5 00 at his farm after years of ill health. Rev C G Gerlach attended a Lutheran Orphans Society board meeting while Mrs Gerlach visited Rodemeyer home. Several local families hosted, visited or attended a wedding and various Sunday dinners across Maxfield Frederika and Tripoli areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Buls
Ernst Quade
W. H. Grebien
FE. Struck
Frederika Township
Herman Bergmann
Deppner
Henry Bergmann
August Brase
W. M. Bergmann
Tripoli
Ernest Kammeyer
Fred Rewoldt
Will Block
Alwine Block
Fred Sternat and
Fredericksburg
Fred Meyer
Erwin Bergmann
Carl Boeckmann
Atlin
E. Quade
Gerlach
Hedwig
Helene
Arthur Meyer
Otto Buls, Jr
Waverly visitors share weekend calls and notes
Mr and Mrs Art Bunger and daughters and Ruth Michael were Waverly callers Saturday. Visitors at Christ Everding home Sunday included C H Hay, Art Bunger and daughter Erna, and R A Michael and daughter Rosetta. Louie Greise visited R A Michael’s home Sunday evening. Rev and Mrs Dilges attended Mrs Groening’s funeral in Waverly last Friday. Edna Schuldt and Agnes Bunger visited Ranetta and Ruth Michael at home. Will Krueger of Tripoli visited Henry Beisner Sunday afternoon. Oats seeding is well on its way in this neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Bunger
Ruth Michael
C. H. Hay
Erna
R. A. Michael
Rosetta
Christ Everding Home
Louie Greise
Dilges
Groening
Waverly
Edna Schuldt
Aognes Bunger
Ranetta
Will Krueger
Tripoli
Henry Beisner
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Tripoli School News
Tripoli Public Schools
Len-A
Leonard
Leonard Electric
Kor
Good Housekeeping
Matthias Furniture Co
Denver, Iowa
Ana
Boeckmann
Neimeyer
Eichmann
Ss Koch
Schmidt
Zander
Miss Oleson
Garland & Son
Miss Milroy
Wendell Rieck
Helen Schmidt
James Bisbey
Iowa
Bremen
Shirley
Wendell
Jeannine
Kenneth Bunger
Florence Boeckman
Towa
Ruth Emma Berlin
Kenneth Shipp
Miss Boyle
Beisner
Renuit
Buechele Lumber Co
Juntor High
Nixon
Diamond Sewice Brigade
Diamond. Service
R. R
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Siegel
C. G. Gerlach
Lutheran Orphans Society
Louis Rodemeyer
Erwin Hoppenworth
Marvin
Leslie Vogt
Louis Hue
Carl Oberlieu
John Groening
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Conrad Meyer
Carl Schwemm
Arthur Stumme
Maxfield
Albert Hunemueller
Meta Klemp
Knittel Lutheran Church
Miss Renetta
Wm. Boeckmann
Fred Joens
Otto Buls
Wm. Hackmann
Herman Harms
Gustav Schwemm
Fred A. Biermann
Henry Rucker
Ernest Bergmann
W. A. Biermann
Crane Creek
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