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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1955
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is the official newspaper of Tripoli Iowa and Bremer County. It is published weekly on Wednesdays, established 1894, with William A Buckley as publisher. Subscription rates are 3.00 per year in Iowa and 3.50 elsewhere.
A mixed page of verse and quotes opens with an Easter meditation on hope and faith by Etta Sidsinger, followed by maxims from Samuel Johnson, Franklin P. Adams, and Emerson. Virginia Braisier’s spring tinting poem and April’s arrival close the page with guest verses.
A saying from a wife and a friend urges active involvement over passive watching to live happily and effectively. It emphasizes engagement in daily life and relationships as the path to fulfillment.
READLYN item notes Carol Huebner of Williamsburg visited her parents Mr and Mrs Paul Huebner and family over the weekend. She returned to Williamsburg Sunday evening where she teaches. Mr and Mrs Raymond Thoms received word of the arrival of a daughter Sandra Gail at the home of Mr and Mrs James Scroggins in Festus Missouri.
Mrs Thoms assists at Scroggins home. Mr and Mrs Richard Wolf host birthday gathering with Progressive 500. Barhydt family visits, three sons return home. Bauers 40th anniversary observed. St Lukes teachers attend district meeting. Grass fire near railroad causes minor damage. City court fines for speeding issued. Hospital patient returns home after gallstone surgery. Lutheran churches collect bandages for Christmas cheer and New Guinea mission fields.
Denver high school students formed a Teen-Age Drivers club with 30 members led by Ronald Knudson. Officers include Geo Farris president Geraldine Eick vice president James Kurtt secretary and Carol Lynn Soldwisch reporter. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays.
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Westendorf and children Larry Lee and Steven visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Will Tietje on Sunday. Arnold Platte hosted friends Thursday and Friday. A housewarming brought neighbors to the Ganske home Friday evening. Donald Westendorf, recently discharged from the Air Force, celebrated a birthday with a Sunday dinner at the Westendorfs along with Daggett, Strempke, and other relatives.
After a four year term, Mr. and Mrs. Arnoldy Platte visited multiple relatives including Mrs. Clarence Wehling and Mrs. Emma Platte in Waverly and Hawkeye. LeRoy spent Wednesday evening with Emma Platte as the Platte family story notes a light stroke earlier in the day.
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