Mrs William H Fink Succumbs After Surgery at Waterloo
Mrs Ida Kuhrt Fink, 67, died at 10 p m in Waterloo after gallstone surgery at Scholte hospital. Born April 13 1885 in Tripoli she lived on a North Dakota farm before returning to Tripoli. Surviving husband William H Fink daughter Doretta Goodenpour Tripoli Edwald Tripoli three grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral May 1 at 1 45 p m Meier funeral home then St Peters Evangelical and Reformed with burial in St Peters cemetery north of Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Fink
Waterloo
Scholte Hospital
Meier
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Theo, Blaufuss
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Cemetery
Tripoli
Ralph Drewis
Robert Fink
Lavern Schmidt
Stanley Kuhrt
Daniel Buhr
Willis Krueger
Ida Kuhrt
John
Sophie Kuhrt
Nuesch
Martin Kleinau
North Dakota
St. Peter's Church
The
Women's Guild
Clarence Goodenpour
Doretta
Edwald
Henry Kuhrt
Waverly
Ed Kuhrt
Colfax
Ervin Kuhrt
Jesup
Clara Schmidt
Emma Drewis
Renetta Krueger
Elsa Alcock
Herman
Albert K
Tripoli to Play Parkersburg In Sunday Practice Game
Tripoli baseball meets Parkersburg in a Sunday practice game at the local diamond. The game begins at 2 15 p m. Cedar Valley league opens May 18 with Tripoli facing Fairbank at home. Manager Biesterfelt says the club is promising and should provide interesting games with strong fan support.
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Tripoli
Parkersburg
Cedar Valley League
Fairbank
Biesterfelt
County Board Outlines Tentative Bremer School District Plan
Representatives from all Bremer County independent school districts met with the county board at Tripoli town hall to discuss districting eight districts around every town. The plan bases districts on current patron school attendance and aims to precede a rural consolidation vote by Readlyn, with an overall consolidation plan filed with the state education department before any vote. Band Mothers club in Tripoli plans its annual meeting at the Erhardt Lohmann home with officers to be elected.
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Bremer County
County Board of Education
Tripoli Town Hall
State Department of Public Instruction
Tripoli
Band Mothers Club
Erhardt Lohmann
Carl W. Hildebrandt
Leslie Lohmann
S. A. Maurer
L. H. Fink
Kindergarten Registration Slated for May 1 and 2
Kindergarten registration will be held Thursday and Friday May 1 and 2 in the grade school kindergarten room. Children five years old on or before November 15, 1952 are eligible. Names A through L register Thursday, remaining letters Friday. Mrs. R. J. Bunger oversees the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Bunger
Funeral Services Held Today for Mrs Amelia Struck
Funeral services for Mrs Amelia Struck 72 were held today at Meier funeral home and St Peter s Evangelical church after she died Sunday. Rev Theo Blaufuss led the rites and interment followed. She was born in Pommerania Germany Sept 13 1879 and came to the United States in 1884. She married Will Struck in 1900 and leaves four sons and four daughters among many relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meier Funeral Home
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Amelia Struck
Sumner Community Hospital
Theo. Blaufuss
Tripoli
Paul Tiedt
Orville Wolfgram
Paul Wolfgram
Robert Sassmann
Harold Frisch
Art Wolfgram
Struck
Sumner Hospital
Germany
Fred
Frederika Wolfgram
Pommerania
United States
J. Nuesch
Will Struck
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
Leroy Township
Frederika
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Leonard
Betty Struck
John
Sumner
Waterloo
Carl
Fredericksburg
William
Gustav Boeckmann
Elsie
Douglas Township
Albert Degelau
Ida
Bremer
Clarence Bahlmann
Paula
Erwin Drape
Marie
Fred Wolfgram
John Wolfgram
Henry Wolfgram
August Wolfgram
Albert Wolfgram
Hawkeye
John Sassmann
John Tiedt
Readlyn
Week of Summer Weather Prevails in Local Readings
A week of warm, dry weather with no precipitation aided farm work. Temperatures ranged from a low of 34 to a high of 91 at Biermann’s station between April 23 and April 29. On Sunday, April 29, Mr and Mrs Art Hunemuller of Denver visited Jody Haydon’s home.
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E. C. Biermann
Art Hunemuller
Denver
Jody Haydon
Rev and Mrs Hanff Plan European Summer Trip
In a Leader letter Rev BE A Hanff formerly Grace Lutheran pastor and now at Immanuel Ev Lutheran Wykoff Minnesota says he and Mrs Hanff will journey to Europe this summer. They depart July 6 from Wykoff and sail July 8 on the Stavangerfjord to Bergen, Stavanger, Kristiania, and Oslo, visiting Norway Sweden Denmark Germany. They will attend Lutheran world council in Hanover July 25 to August 3 and the German Evangelical church day in Stuttgart August 27-31 and Bayreuth Wagner festival, visiting Austria Switzerland France possibly England and Italy before sailing from Copenhagen September 3 on the Oslofjord back to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. A. Hanff
Grace Lutheran Church
Immanuel Evy. Lutheran Church, Wykoff
Wykoff
Stavangerfjord
Norway
Bergen
Stavanger
Kristiansand
Debark
Oslo
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Hanover
Stuttgart
Bayreuth
Austria
Switzerland
France
England
Italy
Copenhagen
Oslofjord
New York
Red Cross Appeals Flood Relief Receive Warm Local Support
The Leader reports strong local response to the Red Cross flood relief appeal led by George Lindsley, with Tripoli businesses continuing to accept donations. Funds will go to the American Red Cross, which expects ongoing need for weeks.
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Red Cross
George Lindsley
The
Tripoli
American Red Cross
Hartman Birthday Dinner Honors Wilma Hartman
Mr and Mrs Paul Hartman hosted a birthday gathering for their daughter Wilma on Sunday at home. Guests included Ray Thoms and family of Readlyn Roger Kohlman and many Readlyn and Tri Poli residents joined for afternoon and evening visits and dinner.
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Paul Hartman
Wilma
Ray Thoms
Readlyn
Roger Kohlman
Wm. Hagenow
Harvey Hartman
Ed Hartman
Lois
Loren
Woman's Club to Sponsor 1952 Cancer Drive
The Tripoli Woman's club under campaign chairman James W. Coddington will sponsor the 1952 cancer crusade in Waverly to fund cancer research education and service. Volunteers will canvass town sections and solicitors will be recruited. contributions accepted at the post office bank and theater. town quota is $300.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Mrs. Alfred Buls Hurt In Car Crash At Station
Frederika resident Mrs. Alfred Buls was injured Wednesday afternoon April 23 when her car crashed into the northeast corner of her brother in law Gus Buls oil station at the junction of highways 63 and 93. The 1951 Hudson damaged $700 and Mrs Buls suffered a dislocated leg facial bruises cuts and missing teeth. She remains a patient at Sumner Community Hospital recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Buls
Frederika
Birthday Observance for Suzanne Tonne Highlighted by Family
Mrs. Leo Tonne hosted a Saturday afternoon birthday party for her daughter Suzanne's eighth birthday. Games and birthday cake beverages followed by a luncheon. Schoolmates Linda Barry Karen Bockhaus Catherine Klemp Jackie Lobeck Lois Ladage Lois Wagner Karen Sue Kehe Jennifer Colburn Frances Olejniczak attended along with Suzanne's grandmother Mrs. Wi Tonne, Erwin Tonne Ricky, and Mrs. Ray Fink and Malinda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Tonne
Suzanne
Tonne
Linda Barry
Karen Bockhaus
Catherine Klemp
Jackie Lobeck
Lois Ladage
Lois Wagner
Karen Sue Kehe
Jennifer Colburn
Frances Olejniczak
Wi, Tonne
Erwin Tonne
Ricky
Ray Fink
Malinda
Bremer County Banks Vote to Help Flood Relief
Leo Rhode a 52 year old farmer was fatally injured when a tractor overturned on his body at the Fred Schmidt farm near Waverly He was found by a search party led by Schmidt after not returning from a field Rhode likely died from suffocation as he was pinned face down in dirt Bremer County coroner Harry Cleveland reported the incident occurred Monday with Rhode tenanted on the farm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Rhode
Fred Schmidt
Waverly
Schmidt
Rhode
Harry Cleveland
Bremer County
Harmening Recovering at Home After Auto Collision
Henry Harmening, seriously injured in an auto crash two weeks ago, was sent home to Tripolis Monday and is reported to be gradually improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Harmening
Tripolis
Woman's Club Wins County Literary Award
Delegates to the Bremer county federation meeting in Sumner include Mrs. J. R. Kane and Mrs. C. H. Smith. Tripoli Ladies presented their gerontology skit Living Later Years and were honored for county award participation in the Adventures in Reading project. Members read books and report reactions by Feb. 15.
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Bremer
Sumner
J. R. Kane
C. H. Smith
Eldon Shriver
E. W. Kirchhoff
A. D. Trude
Robert Upton
K. A. Chapin
Tripoli
State Federation Literature Department
Tripoli Club
Auxiliary convention attendees honor Bremer county leaders
Mrs. C. B. Kelsey Mrs. Willard Holm and Mrs. J. R. Kane attended the American Legion Auxiliary convention in Waterloo Friday. Kelsey spoke on the county report and offered thanks at the noon luncheon. She received a figure gift from the district president and a pink rose corsage from Bremer county delegates.
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C. B. Kelsey
Willard Holm
J. R. Kane
American Legion Auxiliary
Waterloo
Kelsey
Bremer County
Delegates Depart for Northeast Iowa Guild Meeting
Mrs Theodore Blaufuss Mrs August Towne and Mrs John A Koch left Wednesday for Newton as delegates to the regional meeting of the Northeast Iowa Women's Guild of their church. Mrs L H Fink also left this morning and presiding at the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Blaufuss
August Towne
John A. Koch
Newton
Northeast Iowa Women’s Guild
L. H. Fink
Attorney General Larson to Speak Before Brotherhoods
Iowa Attorney General Robert L. Larson will address the Brotherhood of Area No. 4 at Grace Lutheran Church on Wednesday May 7 at 8:00 p.m. The event gathers members from St. John Buck Creek Readlyn St. Peter Grove Hill St. Matthew Readlyn Zion Sumner Grace Tripoli and Hope Westgate with a public seating plan and a loudspeaker system in the parlors. Larson, a Parsons College and University of Iowa Law alum and Navy veteran, has risen from city solicitor of Iowa City to attorney general after serving as Johnson County assistant and then as Iowa Assistant Attorney General. He was elected attorney general in 1948 and re-elected in 1950.
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Iowa
Robert L. Larson
Brotherhood of Area No. 4
The
Area No. 4
St. John
Buck Creek
Crane Creek
St. Peter
Grove Hill
St. Matthew
Readlyn
Zion
Sumner
Grace
Tripoli
Hope
Westgate
Larson
Parsons College
Fairfield
University of Chicago
College of Law
University of Iowa
United States Navy
Wapello
Anamosa
Iowa City
Johnson County
Robert D. Blue
John M. Rankin
Voters of
Three Pay Fines for Traffic Violations
Mayor Wm. F. Krueger reports three recent traffic violation cases. Howard Flanscha of Sumner paid 2.00 for illegal parking on April 9. Dennis Kirchhoff of Tripoli paid 2.00 for a U turn at a signal on April 23. David Donahoo of Sumner faced a reckless driving charge on April 26, resulting in a 32.50 fine. Sam Galloway, town marshal, filed the information in all three cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F. Krueger
Howard Flanscha
Sumner
Dennis Kirchhoff
Tripoli
David Donahoo
Help at Koch Farm Ongoing Aid With Tractor Crew
A crew of eight tractors seeded 30 acres of oats and prepared 12 acres for beans at Alfred Koch farm last week. The act, done in half a day, gave Mr. Koch, who suffered a fractured leg in a recent auto accident, a much needed lift for his spring work.
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Alfred Koch
Mr. Koch
Bremer County bankers back 4-H banquet and flood relief
The Bremer County Bankers Association meeting in Tripoli approved donating 1000 to flood relief and sponsoring the Bremer county 4-H club banquet for about 500 active members. Each of eight banks will remit its own contribution to its local Red Cross chapter. An educational film on checks and clearing was purchased for county high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Bremer County
Donald Keding
Erwin Keding
Route 2
Sumner
Marvin V. Hoppenworth
Erwin Hoppenworth
Tripoli
Donald
Marvin
4-H Club
Bremer County Bankers Association
Tripoli Town Hall
Red Cross
Farmers and Homemakers of America
Bonorden To Wed During Leave From Army
Virgil Bonorden son of Mr and Mrs Otto Bonorden of Tripoli is due home for a month’s army leave and plans to wed Naomi Diercks daughter of Mr and Mrs Ted Diercks of Fairbank The couple will marry May 11 at 2 00 pm at St John’s Lutheran church Readlyn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Bonorden
Otto Bonorden
Tripoli
Virgil
Naomi Diercks
Ted Diercks
Fairbank
Diercks
Chicago
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Readlyn
Wapsie Sportsmen's To Sponsor Biggest Fish Caught Contest
The Wapsie Sportsmen's Club launches a Biggest Fish Caught Contest running from April 23 to December 1, 1952 with prizes for bass, pike, pickerel, walleyed pike, crappie, catfish, trout, and carp. Entries must be weighed at Tonne Service Station Tripoli and fish must be caught in Bremer or nearby counties. Larry Bunger entered early with a 7 pound 9 ounce carp. ladies must hold fishing licenses on state lakes including Sweet's Marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer
Fayette
Chickasaw
Butler
Black Hawk
Tripoli
Larry Bunger
Sweet's
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St. Peter’s Evant
Mrs. Hanff
Woman’s Club
Buls
Pop
Grace Lutheran
Lutheran Church
Area No
H. H. Hoppenworth
Les Borcherding
Herbert Seehase
Raymond Clefish
ElRoy Buhr
Sam Galloway
Koch Farm
County Association
Wapsie Sportsmen's
Wapsie Sportsmen's Club
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