Red Cross Chapter Tops $1,066 At Tripoli Meeting
The Tripoli chapter of the American Red Cross reported $1,066.92 in year’s contributions at its annual meeting in Town hall. Elmer Wilharm chaired fundraising. most funds, $800, came from last year’s Tripoli Community Chest drive. New officers include Geo Lindsley president and Hazel Chapin secretary. Various townships raised additional amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
American Red Cross
Town Hall
Elmer Wilharm
Red Cross
Frederika
Will Carney
Frederika Township
Ralph Drewis
Dale Mueller
Fremont Township
Hadley Brewer
Howard Tegtmeier
George Drewis
Mervyn Ormston
Arnold Westendorf
Ed Brocka
Aaron Ludwig
Lawrence Snelling
Geo. Lindsley
Fred Rewoldt
Hazel Chapin
Clifford Eichmann
Harry Buhr
Chapin
Eichmann
Hadley
Two More Teachers Hired For Faculty Vacancies Open
Tripoli Board of Education hires two teachers for next year. Lohrville alumna Caro1 School, Waverly will teach English and speech in the high school. Patricia Puffer Cresco will teach first grade. Remaining vacancies are fifth grade and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Board of Education
Supt
E. R. Shriver
Caro! School
Waverly
Lohrville
Patricia Puffer
Cresco
Iowa State Teachers College
Baseballers Take Two Prepare For Sectional Tourney
Tripoli High School baseballers won two games last week as they prep for sectional play. At Readlyn last Thursday the Panthers won 21 to 17 in a wild contest with 13 runs in the second inning. Tripoli later beat Frederika 11 to 7 at home Monday night after a seven run third inning. Heavy hitters included Ole jniczak for Tripoli and Busse for Frederika, each three for four.
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Tripoli
Readlyn
Panthers
Battery
Nicklaus
Snelling
Kammeyer
Mohling
Frederika
Readlyn Teen Drivers Club Promotes Safe Driving
A teen age Drivers club formed in Readlyn with 28 members sponsored by the local W F W Post. Officers are Jerry Meier president Stanley Matthias vice president Charles Matthias secretary treasurer and Bob Meyerhoff reporter. Gordon R Spear of the Department of Public Safety and Sgt Snider of the Iowa Highway Patrol assisted formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
W.F.W. Post
Jerry Meier
Stanley Matthias
Charles Matthias
Bob Meyerhoff
Gordon R. Spear
Department of Public Safety
Sgt. Snider
Iowa Highway Patrol
Readlyn School Honors 2nd Six Weeks Honor Roll
Readlyn High School announces its honor roll for the second six weeks of the second semester. Seniors listed include Dorothy, Robert Buchholz, Audrey Happe, Verne Lockard, Jerold Meier, Carol Nolte, Beverly Otto, Ann Reddel and Bruce Wieland. Juniors Edna Bast and Lou Ann Everding. sophomores Diana Buhr, Mary Huebner, Shirley Lobeck, Donald Meyerhoff and Janice Schuldt. Freshmen James Hagenow, Ronald Leistikow, Shirley Ostrog 8, Marilyn Peterson, Donald Poock, Betty Richmann, Mary Steinbronn, Carol Tiedt and Gloria Poock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn Sere High School
Secon
Dorothy Ee
Robert Buchholz
Audrey Happe
Verne Lockard
Jerold Meier
Carol Nolte
Beverly Otto
Ann Reddel
Bruce Wieland
Edna Bast
Lou Ann Everding
Diana Buhr
Mary Huebner
Shirley Lobeck
Donald Meyerhoff
Janice Schuldt
James Hagenow
Ronald
Dogs barred from Frederika town area starting May
Frederika authorities announced a new leash rule effective in May. Mayor David West urged residents to keep dogs tied or confined to prevent incidents in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederika
Myor David West
Elvera Axberg Weds Vernon Pries in Nashua
Elvera Axberg daughter of Mrs Karl Axberg Fredericksburg and Vernon J Pries son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Pries Tripoli were married Saturday evening in the Little Brown church Nashua. The Rev Ralph J Barron performed the ceremony. Mr and Mrs Orville Ellis Sumner were attendants. After a trip to Wisconsin they will live in Marshalltown.
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Elvera Axberg
Karl Axberg
Fredericksburg
Vernon J. Pries
Arnold Pries
Tripoli
Little Brown
Nashua
Ralph J. Barron
Orville Ellis
Sumner
Wisconsin
Nadine Buss to Wed James Schroeder in June
Denver special announces Nadine Buss daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Buss will marry James Schroeder son of Mr and Mrs Paul Schroeder. The ceremony is set for June 5 at 2 pm at St Peters Lutheran church. Miss Buss works for Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance Co in Waverly and Mr Schroeder is a Wartburg College junior in Waverly.
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Denver
Nadine Buss
Ernest Buss
James Schroeder
Paul Schroeder
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Miss Buss
Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance Co
Waverly
Schroeder
Wartburg College
Judy Schlichting To Attend Iowa Journalism Workshop
Judy Schlichting daughter of Mr and Mrs William Schlichting is chosen to represent Tripoli High at the State University of Iowa School of Journalism Publications Workshop in Iowa City June 6 to 11. As a junior she will receive intensive training with clinics shop talks demonstrations and labs plus tennis swimming parties a banquet and a trip to Davenport with a Mississippi picnic. The Tripoli Leader underwrites her attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Schlichting
William Schlichting
Tripoli
State University of Iowa School of Journalism
Iowa City
Judy
Davenport
Mississippi
Tripoli Leader
G B C C Holds Sumner Meeting Appoints Committee
Regular monthly gathering of Greater Bremer County Committee in Sumner Monday night included a reception at the Sumner Gazette office and a dinner at the Methodist church. A committee was appointed to contact the county attorney on forming a county zoning committee. Next meeting set for Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Bremer
Sumner
Methodist Church
Waverly
Larry Vogt Earns Iowa Farmer Award At State FFA Meet
Larry Vogt of Tripoli was among 69 youths statewide to receive the Iowa Farmer degree at the state FFA convention in Council Bluffs. He qualified by meeting requirements including an active FFA record, a 500 dollar farming effort, and leadership in community agricultural work. Vogt’s farming program centers on 10 ewes, six dairy cattle, and 10 acres of corn, with employment on a local farm and service in FFA roles. Delegates toured Boys Town Nebraska and visited Iowa State College in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Vogt
Tripoli
Council Bluffs
Larry
W.ith
Roger Drape
Lorraine Johnson
Ralph Goodnow
Henry Schroeder
Here
F.F.A
Dairy Cattle Congress
Cedar Rapids
Boys’ Town
Nebr
Iowa State College
Ames
17 Students Named To Honor Roll At Denver High School
Denver High School lists students named to the honor roll for the fifth six weeks. Seniors include George Farris Kathleen Lahmann Maxine Lahmann and Darrell Witt. Juniors are Patricia Anders Robert Buss Marian DeVries and Beverly Leonhardt. Sophomores include John DeVries Betty Dunlap Karen Lahmann and George Coontz. Freshmen are Beverly Bruns Brenda Griese Mary Ellen Huck Mary Schmidt and Lyle Sadowitsch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Denver High School
George Farris
Katherine Lahmann
Maxine Lahmann
Darrell Witt
Patricia Anders
Robert Buss
Marian DeVries
Beverly Leonhardt
John DeVries
Betty Dunlap
Karen Lahmann
George Coontz
Beverly Bruns
Brenda Griese
Mary Ellen Huck
Mary Schmidt
Lyle Soldwisch
Gloria Sell Weds Virgil Bruns in Grace Lutheran Ceremony
Gloria Jane Sell of Waverly and Virgil D. Bruns of Waverly wed at Grace Lutheran Church in a double ring ceremony led by Rev. Wm. F. Goetz. The bride wore a nylon tulle gown with lace and sequin accents, carried white orchids, and was given in marriage by her brother Allan Sell. A reception for 275 followed, with a westward honeymoon planned and a return to 308% First Ave. SW, Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
Gloria Jane Sell
Waverly
Arnold Sell
Virgil D. Bruns
Ed Bruns
Wm. F. Goetz
Allan Sell
H. C. Rogge
Lavera Waschat
Waterloo
Edith Bruns
Pauline Bunger
Cedar Falls
Jo Ann Adelmund
Carol Sell
Janice Bruns
Linda Bruns
Theron Strike
Sterling
Ill
Kenneth J. Pierce
Tripoli
Bruce Spurier
Merlin Johnston
Jim Wheeler
Dan Kirchhoff
Leon Kirchhoff
Sterling, Ill
Allison
Aplington
Bristow
Hampton
Dumont
New Hampton
Sumner
Harold Kuethe
Walter Keding
Louis Waschkat
John Henning
Fred Holm
Fred Deterding
S. A. Maurer
Leo Sauerbrei
Hans Schuldt
Don Keding
Frank Mirs
Geraldine McGee
Lois Pierce
Charlotte Daniels
Daniel Kirchhoff
Herbert Zickuhr
West
First Ave
S.W
Bruns
Shield Bantam Co
Tripoli High School
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Father William Goetz Heads to Bismarck for Ill Father
Rev. William F. Goetz departed Tuesday noon for Bismarck North Dakota where his father Gottfried Goetz lies critically ill in a Bismarck hospital seeking family support during the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Goetz
Bismarck
N. D
Gottfried Goetz
Bismarck Hospital
Carma Fink Returns Home From Hospital
Carma Fink daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Fink came home this Wednesday afternoon from Scholtz Memorial hospital Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carma
Robert Fink
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
School Committee On Reorganization Set For May 6 Meeting
The citizen's committee on school reorganization will hold a public meeting at the school on Friday May 6. Dr L J Magnall chairman announced the event Glenn Holmes of Iowa State College Ames will be guest speaker on school reorganization. The executive committee will answer questions raised earlier and has researched problems and advantages. Public invited to attend.
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Citizen’s Committee On
L. J. Magnall
Glenn Holmes
Iowa State College
Ames
Memento of Tripoli Ball Surfaces in 1920 Leader Cloth
Fred Garland of Nashua brings a blouse worn by Polly Whip at Tripoli Opera House masquerade in 1920. The cloth prints the Dec 23 1920 Leader including ads for Hasbrouck Lumber Co Tri poli Mercantile Co American Savings Bank and a 50 gold prize for best costumes. It notes the double horn siren purchase as news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Leader
Fred Garland
Nashua
Polly
Tripoli Opera House
Tripoli Leader
Hasbrouck Lumber Co
Tripoli Mercantile Co
American Savings Bank
Hullman
Weather draws near perfect week for Tripoli crops
A week of near perfect conditions in Tripoli featured sun and rain to boost crops and foliage. Temperatures ranged from 40 to 75 degrees with about 1.88 inches of rainfall over the period. Rain on Saturday and Sunday helped end a drought as sun and drying winds followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
E. C. Biermann
Trigey
Funeral rites Monday for Mrs. Bernhard Everding
Funeral services were held Monday at Rettig Funeral Home and St. Matthew's church Readlyn for Mrs. Bernhard Everding 61 who died Thursday at Scholtz Memorial hospital Waterloo after a cancer illness dating to January Burial was in the church cemetery with six pallbearers The Rev Erich Dornbusch officiated She was born Sophie Ohlendorf October 19 1893 in Readlyn daughter of Henry and Sophie Ohlendorf She lived on a farm near Waverly and married Bernhard Everding October 5 1913 They lived on a farm near Tripoli before moving to Readlyn in 1941 She is survived by her husband and a son Bernard]]
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Rettig Funeral Home
St. Matthew's Church
Readlyn
Bernhard Everding
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Henry Lau
John Koschmeder
Theodore Peters
Herman Niedert
William Kuhlmann
Fred Kuhlmann
Erich Dornbusch
Everding
Tripoli
Bernard
Kid's Night at Wapsie Sportsmen Club Crowds 68
The Wapsie Sportsmen held its annual Kid's Night in the Town hall with 38 children and 30 members attending. Films were shown by Elmer Wilharm, free wieners and pop were provided, and a discussion covered developing a picnic area east of Tot's Lake. The club plans brush removal, picnic tables, fireplaces, and a later aid appeal with a Leader notice. Kid's Fish Day is set for June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsie Sportsmen’s Club
Elmer Wilharm
William Lohmanns To Be Honored On 50th Anniversary
Golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs William Lohmann will be observed Sunday with a family dinner at home and open house in Grace Parish hall from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. They married May 3 1905 in St Pauls Lutheran Artesian. Mrs Lohmann is Amanda Rucker. They have three sons Walter Edwin and Leslie and a daughter Lucille LaVern Hay. They have 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Mrs Lohmanns siblings are Sophie Wolf Magdalena Stromer and W D Kueker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Ann Moeller
Edwin A. Moeller
Sumner
Eugene J. Huck
Leslie Huck
St. John American Lutheran Church
William Lohmann
Lohmann
Grace Parish Hall
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Artesian
Ernest Melchert
Amanda Rucker
Walter
Edwin
Leslie
Near
Tripoli
LaVern Hay
Lucille
Sophie Wolf
Magdalena Stromer
Waterloo
W. D. Kueker
Waverly
Revised Schedule For Polio Vaccine In Bremer County
R C Gaard announces a four-site schedule for polio vaccine administration to Bremer County first and second graders. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis funds the free vaccine. A total of 796 pupils will be vaccinated across Waverly Plainfield Sumner and Denver areas on April 28 29 May 3 and May 4 at designated schools and townships.
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Bremer County
R. C. Gaard
Bremer County Medical Society
The
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Sumner
Lesiak
Whitmire
Frederika
Tripoli
Fremont
Dayton
Sumner Township
Leroy
Frederika Township
Denver High School
Denver
Maxfield
Denver Parochial
Readlyn
Klinger
Jefferson Township
Indian Missionary to Speak at Hawkeye Group Rally
Rev. William N. Weiss, a furloughed missionary from India, will headline the Hawkeye Group spring rally of the American Lutheran Church Women in Iowa at Grace Lutheran Church on Monday May 2. About 200 members are expected. registration opens at 9 AM.
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India
William N. Weiss
Hawkeye
Women’s Missionary Federation
American Lutheran Church
Iowa
Grace Lutheran Church
Maurine Hambline
McKinley High School
Cedar Rapids
August Buhr
Buck Creek
Women’s Missionary Federation of the American Lutheran Church
United States
Canada
St. John’s Lutheran
Tripoli
Leo Towne
Marie Kuhrt
Erwin C. Heinemann
Grace Parish Hall
Walter Sommer
Leslie Lauck
Gerhardt Rettig
Coretta Dettmering
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Readlyn School
Vernon Pries
June
G.B.C.C
Gloria Sell
Father III
Tot’s Lake
William Lohmanns
Waverly High School
St. John’s Waverly
Children's Home
Washington Township
Artesian Parochial
Janesville
St. Paul's
Lafayette Township
Warren Township
Plainfield High School
Plainfield
Horton
Polk Township
Douglas Township
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