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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1972
Page
5
Social rounds feature visits to and from families in Waverly Cedar Falls and surrounding towns. Notable gatherings include birthday parties, weddings at St Pauls Lutheran Waverly, and attendance at funeral services for Edwin Meyer. Attendees include the Bonardens Oma and Ina, the Schroe ders, Kirchhoffs, Rathbones, and many local households.
Airman Terry J. Bohle son of Mr and Mrs Arnold H Bohle Route 2 Sumner Iowa completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He is assigned to Sheppard AFB Texas for training in accounting and finance Bohle a 1968 Sumner Community High School graduate attended Gates Business College Waterloo Iowa
Janice Elaine McLavey and Michael Eugene Holm wed at Grace Lutheran Church on April 8 in a 3 pm double ring ceremony read by Rev. Glenn Kappelmann. The wedding included family, attendants, a reception, and home in Tripoli. The article also details Jaycee Ettes state convention participants and officer results.
The Mueller children Dawn Amy and Bruce spent Sunday with grandparents Mr and Mrs Paul Kappmeyer. Busch attended the Pastors circle at St Matthew s Lutheran Readlyn with Rev and Mrs John Albrecht hosting. Mrs Paul Nieman returned from a two week Denver visit. Alfred Martinez and daughter from Denver visiting Nieman family. Gebert family of Waterloo hosted and visited in Waverly and Chicago connections. Busch joined the 100th anniversary of St Paul s Church in Waverly with Dr Carl Becker guest speaker. They also visited Mercy Hospital and homes of Dirks and Senst pastors.
A miscellaneous bridal shower was held Saturday afternoon at the Traer Library meeting rooms honoring Miss Joyce Chalupsky of Cedar Rapids. Hosts included Mrs. H. H. Hoppenworth Mrs. Otto Rieck Mrs. K. Hoppenworth and Mary Hoppenworth with Miss Chalupsky set to wed Jeff Hoppenworth in Cedar Rapids on May 27.
Iowa Jaycee-Ette members met at the Memorial Union on April 22 for the annual state convention with 31 locals and 145 members. Denver delegates included Mrs. Danny Lahmann Mrs. Charles Plaster and Mrs. Danny Drewis. The event featured the Speak Up finals and officer elections for the coming year. Winter board meeting set for Ankeny.
The nation’s population is projected to rise in the coming years due to a large cohort of young adults reaching family formation age, despite downward birth rates. Baby boom cohorts from the late 1940s and 1950s will enter ages 25 to 29 by 1980, pushing counts from 17 million aged 20–24 in 1970 to about 21 million by 1980, with 25–29 rising from 14 million in 1970 to nearly 20 million in 1980. Projections vary: 270–280 million by 2000 if recent growth continues, or about 256 million if fertility falls to replacement levels and net immigration remains near zero.
In 1951 a dream of a Fontanelle library becomes a reality as the local American Legion Auxiliary provides aid. The library now houses a collection of more than 5 000 volumes, up from none.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Edwards Tripoli announce the marriage of their daughter SP/C4 Kathy Edwards to SP/C4 Paul Bell son of Mrs Terry Bell of San Jose California. The wedding was held at the Base Chapel Presidio California on April 7. Mr Bell is transferred to Ft Meade Maryland and his wife will join him there in June after a May leave. She has served with the WACs for ten years and has been stationed in California since last June.
Douglas Farm Bureau women gathered April 17 at Mrs. W. H. Heffernan’s home with fifteen members and guests. They discussed home safety precautions and collected slippers to donate to the Hope Ship. A motion to drop May's meeting passed. A silent auction benefited the Pennies for Friendship Fund with Leroy Klein presenting the First Aid Measures program covering poisoning, transport of injured persons, and burn treatment.
Mrs Lena Lahmann who had lived in Vancouver Washington since 1964 arrived back here on April 14 and is now at Tripoli Nursing Home. Mrs Edna Droste accompanied her by plane and is visiting in the area.
Tripoli announces the approaching marriage of Mary Fink daughter of Mr. and Mrs E J Fink to Jerry Tiedt son of Mr. and Mrs Wilbert Tiedt Ionia. The wedding is set for May 27 at Faith United Church of Christ in Tripoli. The couple are Tripoli Community School graduates. The groom-elect will graduate in August from Hamilton Business College Mason City.
A special service focused on Christian higher education will be held Sunday, April 30, at St. John's American Lutheran Church in Crane Creek. Rev. Henry Dirks of Waverly will lead with the theme Christ Offers Wisdom and Peace for Our Souls, stressing needs of higher education institutions and American Lutheran Church seminaries.
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