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Newspaper

Tripoli Leader

Location

Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1962

Page

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Voters to decide on maintenance shed in November election

County Board of Supervisors proposes a new maintenance shed north of Waverly on blacktop to replace older sheds in Waverly Bremer and possibly Horton. No bond issue or tax funds needed. 10,271 sq ft facility includes a five stall repair shop, paint wash area, storage, welding shop, and offices built with reinforced concrete tiles. Architects Keith E. Lorenzen & Staff of Waterloo design the building.

Unty Waverly Bremer Horton Tain

Smith completes two week management school at Beloit

Davey L. Smith, agency manager in Waverly for Farm Bureau Insurance, finished a two week course on agency management conducted by the Life Insurance Agency Management Association. The program trains field management and home office executives in planning, recruiting, training and supervision. Held at Beloit College Campus, Beloit Wisconsin, from July 9 to 20.

Davey L. Smith Waverly Farm Bureau Insurance Life Insurance Agency Management Association Beloit College Beloit Wis Ffrom

Office Closed for Vacation at Magnall Veterinary

The veterinary office of Dr. L. J. Magnall will be closed from August 3 to August 22 for vacation.

Town Council Reviews Sewer Repair Costs

A special council meeting was held Saturday evening to tally costs for repairing a plugged sewer on 1st Avenue SW. Bills totaled 1,634.94 dollars, not including street department labor or rock fill. The total repair cost was estimated at 1,750 dollars.

1St Avenue SW Street Department

Emer County 4-H Schedule At Waverly Fair Show

Emer County 4-H announces a multi day event at Waverly featuring acrobats a chimpanzee act rope spinning musical acts and comedy. The program includes a stage revue livestock exhibits prize awards and a bicycle and a Chevrolet Corvair among the top prizes. Community groups and clubs plan to gather for meetings and sponsor fees are due to support league activities.

Football League Corner Shows Week’s Last Results

The league reports Parmer defeating Sumner in a late game while Boys team Rockets secured a win in the men’s league. Details are sparse but indicate active competition and recent results from New Last Week.

Parmer Sumner Douglas Crane Boosters Grace Creek Lutheran UCC American Savings Bank VFW Farmers Savings Bank Ford Fremont Frederika Wil. Readlyn

Annual Sportsmen's Fish Fry Sunday attracts crowd

Wapsie Sportsmen's Club prepares for 15th annual fish fry at Tripoli ball park on Sunday August 5 serving from 5 to 8 pm. Ten fryers run two lines as $500 in indoor prizes are awarded after 8 pm donated by Tripoli merchants. Rain date is August 12. A vacation for four plus $100 cash is the top prize, with Bay View Resort Hacken, Tripoli Boosters, Frederika area involved.

Wapsie Sportsmen's Club Tripoli Ball Park Walter Steward Interstate Power Co Tripoli Minnesota Bay View Resort Hacken- Tripoli

Frederika Blacktop Road Job Awarded To Marion Firm

Bremer County Highway Department in Ames accepted bids on project SN-206 for 2727 miles of rolled stone base repair from Frederika east and south. Ralston Construction Co. of Marion had the low bid at 31118.55, about 5 percent under 1959 prices. The firm expects to start in roughly two weeks subject to weather, completing this year’s reconstruction settings.

Bremer

C Kimm Retires From Denver Bank After 25 Years

C Kimm longtime cashier and director of the Denver Savings Bank retires effective July 31 after 25 years of service. Robert Vosseller will succeed him. Harry H Hagemann to join board. Edna Steitler promoted to assistant cashier. Kimm also serves as Bremer County Bankers Association secretary.

Ss. C. Kimm Denver Savings ‘Bank Kimm Robert Vosseller The State Bank of Waverly Harry H. Hagemann Waverly Edna Steitler Bremer County Bankers Association

Second Mosquito Spraying by Plane Over Tripoli

A second airplane spraying for mosquitoes was applied over Tripoli Friday morning after a town council special meeting approved it. The treatment cost 230.00, the same as the first application a month earlier, and similar second applications were carried out in nearby Sumner Oelwein Fredericksburg and others.

Tripoli Sumner Oelwein Fredericksburg

Six Cases Filed In Justice Court In July

Six cases were filed in Justice of the Peace J. M. Hayden's court during July. Five paid fines totaling 63.00 plus costs. one town case remains pending. State fines include Larry Lee Bock for speeding 10.00, Leo Towne for expired license 10.00, Fred Furr for speeding 8.00. Town fines cover Lawrence Moeller for leaving scene of accident 25.00 and Jerald Latwesen for careless driving 10.00.

Justice Court Justice of the Peace J. M Larry Lee Bock Leo Towne Fred Furr Lawrence Moeller Jerald Latwesen

Iver Sverdahl Dies in Waterloo Funeral

Mr and Mrs Peter Mahlstedt and Mr and Mrs Henry Hagen with Mrs Ida Neuendorf attended the funeral of Iver Sverdahl at Waterloo on Monday. The report notes accompanying visits by Amanda Prestien Teresa Wilharm and H H Hoppenworth to Timmy Haverkamp Sumner where Timmy had a tonsillectomy on Tuesday.

Iver Sverdahl Peter Mahlstedt Henry Hagen Ida Neuendorf Waterloo Amanda Prestien Teresa Wilharm H. H. Hoppenworth Timmy Haverkamp Sumner

Tripoli Budget Shows Offsetting Gains and Tax Cut

Tripoli Community School District 1962 63 budget notes leveling off with expenditures at 349 963 up 760. Tax needs rise 1 614 but millage drops 2.00 due to higher district valuation. Total valuation Bremer Co 6 693 587 Chickasaw 53 234 State Sweet Marsh 13 809 Bremer County Home 14 160. Hearing August 13 at 6 8 p.m. Tripoli High School.

Tripoli Community Bremer County Chickasaw County Sweet Marsh Tripoli High School

Junior 4-H Teams Demonstrate Five Ribbon Winners

Junior 4-H members demonstrated Friday at the Waverly Sales Barn earning three blue ribbons and two red. Blue ribbons went to Dennis Albrecht and Richard Dewey of the Washington Herdsmen for Differences in Grease. Kent Briden and Leo Porath of the Jackson Beavers for An Easy Cookout. Derwin Guenther and Kenneth Rieck of the Dayton Dodgers for Lets Keep What God Gave Us. Red ribbons went to Michael Boecktmann and Dennis Haverkamp of the Douglas Rockets for Your Flag and Mine. Richard Schneider, Richard Schedtler and Roger Lantzky of the Dayton Dodgers for Portable Power. Leslie Matthias and Gary Heinemann of the Maxfield Rangers for Making a Rope Halter. Additional red ratings went to Wilbur Leistikow and Richard Schneider of County Line for Hammer and Nails. David Joachim of the Washington Herdsmen for Knots and Their Uses. Larry Statler of Waverly and Larry Trepp of Readlyn served as judges.

Waverly Dennis Albrecht Richard Dewey Washington Kent Briden Leo Porath Janesville Jackson Beavers Derwin Guenther Kenneth Rieck Sumner Dayton Dodgers Michael Boecktmann Dennis Haverkamp Douglas Rockets Richard Schneider Richard Schedtler Roger Lantzky Leslie Matthias Gary Heinemann Maxfield Rangers Wilbur Leistikow County Line David Joachim Larry Statler Larry Trepp Readlyn

Geri Kelsey Takes Receptionist Post in LA Real Estate Firm

Geri Kelsey, visiting her brother Mr and Mrs Very Kelsey of San Bernardino, California, has obtained a receptionist position with Reagan Real Estate Co in Los Angeles after a two week visit.

California Geri Kelsey Very Kelsey San Bernardino Cal Reagan Real Estate Co Los Angeles

Record Breaking Precipitation for July

Weather observer J. M. Haydon notes July 1962 rainfall at 11.60 inches, far above the 3.76 inch average and surpassing the 1958 6.98 inch July record. July temperatures peaked at 90 degrees, while the 20 year low averaged 46, with 48 degrees near record.

J. M. Haydon

Douglas Kuker Now Serving Sea Duty With USN 7th Fleet

Douglas J. Kuker seaman apprentice USN son of Mr and Mrs William A Kuker Tripoli serves aboard amphibious ship USS Valley Forge as part of Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. Valley Forge, an LPH, uses Marine vertical envelopment ops and recently visited Subic Bay after Hong Kong. In mid May the ship supported the landing of Marines in Thailand.

Douglas Kuker USN 7Th Fleet Western Pacific Douglas J. Kuker William A. Kuker Tripoli Valley Forge Seventh Fleet Marine Corps Subic Bay Philippines Hong Kong Thailand

Tripoli Red Sox Host Janesville Next Sunday Aft

Tripoli Red Sox will host the fourth place team Janesville in Cedar Valley League action next Sunday at 2 15 p m If the locals win they would move into fourth place In Sunday action Readlyn pitcher Jerry Gehrke held Janesville to two hits and Readlyn won 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Fredericksburg beat the Waterloo Elks 14 6 with two Fredericksburg players each getting three hits League games note Aug 5 Readlyn at Fredericksburg Janesville at Tripoli Waterloo at Greene.

Tripoli Red Sox Janesville Tripoli Readlyn Jerry Gehrke Fredericksburg Waterloo Elks Waterloo Greene Janesville Tripoli

Ted Debels Return Saturday from European Trip

Mr and Mrs Theo Debels return from a two month European tour via Copenhagen to London staying at Regent Palace Hotel. They visited Westminster Abbey Buckingham Palace Hadley War ruins and Shakespearean sites. They flew to Idlewild on TWA 703 and spent time with the Everett Schweer family at Coney Island.

Theo. Debel Europe Copenhagen Scandinavian Air London England Regent Palace Hotel Westminster Abbey Buckingham Palace River Thames Hadley Shakespeare Ann Hathaway Warwick Castle Banbury Cross New York TWA Idlewild Everett Schweer Coney Island

Krueger Family Visits Mrs Triplett at Sumner Hospital

Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Krueger and Alice visited Mrs. Deloss Triplett at Sumner hospital Sunday afternoon.

Sumner Hospital H. W. Krueger Alice

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Su Board of Su Tion En Mainten Earl Welshons Keith E. Lorenzen & Staff Emer County Iowa Kansas City Geen Bowelers Meet Ny Womens Howling Assotonyeet Tripoli Town Hall Rp. m Owl Treas Women’s League Marion C. Kimm Denver Bank Will Essmanns Will Essmann Millie Buhr St. John's Luthleran Church Crane Creek Wettengle Clarence Buchholz Mildred George Gundel Clark County Fairgrounds Lester Gaede Stauffer Jahar Gaede Cones Saturda Butler County Fair Allison Greene Ball Club Henninger Duecker AB R Ted Debels
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