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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1958
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader, official newspaper of Tripoli Iowa and Bremer County, Iowa, is published weekly on Wednesdays. Established since 1894. William A Buckley is the publisher with annual subscriptions set at 3.00 in state and 3.50 elsewhere in advance.
Editorial argues midwestern towns risk economic decline if poultry and egg plants close. Encourages farmers to boost local production to sustain jobs and market access. Warns that luring new industries is pointless without preserving existing poultry income. Frank A. Priebe notes two dollar egg money as visible impact.
Mrs. Carol Sherman and several friends visited Mrs. Mabel McGee and Mrs. Harrold Mowatt in Waterloo. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson joined Mrs. Pepperling at Water loo and visited the Melvin Schlemann home in Cedar Falls. Agnes and Herman Bahlmann attended the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Krueger in Tripoli. Various families shared Sunday visits, meals, and gatherings across Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Frede ricksburg, Fairbank, Leroy township, and Independence. An Alcock cemetery association meeting is set for Saturday May 3 at 8 p m at Farmers Savings Bank.
Numerous visits, dinners, and family events mark a busy period in Tripoli and nearby towns. Residents attended anniversaries, hospital recoveries, and weekend gatherings with relatives in Sumner Waterloo Cedar Falls Fredericksburg and Westgate among others.
Sunday supper guests included Mr and Mrs Fred Benz Jr Di ana and Jackie for Jackie’s fourth birthday. The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs William Schneer was celebrated at Tripoli with many relatives. Lawrence Meier and sons visited Lucille Bearmann and family. Albert Markle and sons from Fredericksburg called on Wm. Duenow home.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mahlstedt visited Cedar Falls to honor the eighth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Mahlstedt. The event also marked Mrs. Wesley Mahlstedt’s birthday, observed on April 28.
Rev. L. E. Gatch and Gene Colburn, local P.F. president, attended a spring Congregational youth rally in Manchester Sunday afternoon and evening. Gatch presented slides from a southern tour highlighting schools and colleges supported by the Congregational church.
A group including Ive and Wire rhbert Fink Herman Wetting and Augie Graff attended a C. B. I. meeting in Amana on April 19.
Friday evening visitors gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peters to celebrate Mrs. Peters birthday. Attendees included the Dettmers of Waverly and Horton, the Niedert and Drewis families of Readlyn, the Peters family from Readlyn and Marietta, and several others. Sunday dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schuldt of Marietta with Margene and Marcia.
In Waverly Hospital Hata Kaitthe was moved to Mercy Hospital in Waverly. His condition is improving slightly as of the report.
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