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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1972
Page
4
“Never used anything like it” claims users of the Blue Lus tre carpet cleaner. Rent an electric shampooer for 1 dollar. Dial 882-3303 for Tri poli Hardware in Tripoli Iowa.
Mrs. Martha D Biermann extends appreciation for cards flowers gifts and visits during hospital stay and recovery. The Tripoli Music Mothers thank all volunteers for a carnival success. Mrs Ray Dohrmann thanks caregivers nurses and Rev Kappelmann for visits and prayers.
Obituaries note the deaths of Edward Schmidt 20 of Sumner and Emma Fasel Emerson 1883 to 1972, with services in Sumner and Salem. The article also reports community milestones including Marvin Eckenrod named Star Iowa Farmer of 1972, engagements for Jo Anne Strub Lang and Wanda Jenkins Meier, and military notices for Sgt. David Floden and T/Sgt Donald Westendorf. It includes local births, student teachers, and veterans of Vietnam service.
Sincere thanks to relatives friends and neighbors for cards gifts flowers and visits during hospitalization and after return home Special thanks to Wo mans Fellowship Doctors Stumme Kyle and nurses for excellent care Also thanks to St Joseph Mercy Hospital Waverly and Mrs Louis H Fink for kind gestures to be long remembered.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ingersoll live in a notable Iowa home built 101 years ago by Judge L. W. Tubbs. Oxen hauled timber from Glenwood for the house. The walnut stairway and railing to the second floor were dismantled and refinished with a newel post of 72 pieces. The Ingersolls occupy eight of the eight remaining rooms from the original 28 room Emerson mansion.
Readers ask about retiring at 65 and applying for monthly benefits. Stocks and dividends do not affect Social Security. Disability reuse rules may waive a waiting period if redisabled within five years. Medicare coverage applies even without a card if hospital staff verify benefits. A prior heart attack and disability payment history is noted.
Iowa State University extension horticulturist Ben F. Vance notes new 1972 All-America Selections available at garden centers and mail order nurseries. Two roses Apollo and Portrait plus three vegetables and four annuals earned honors from 27 test gardens across the United States Canada and Mexico. Zinnia Carved Ivory is one of four non winning garden flowers.
The article lists hybrid petunia varieties and vegetable selections for a 1972 display. It notes plant sizes from small to six feet, colors including rose and white, and references a Petunia deeps variety. The piece mentions upcoming discussions and the 1979 carnival context in Tripoli.
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