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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1964
Page
1
A public meeting at Tripoli Town Hall drew over 60 residents showing clear interest in constructing a 20 bed nursing home. Mr and Mrs Jesse Thompson of Readlyn attended, supporting the effort and discussing local care needs.
The Wapsie Sportsmen Club drew about 2240 attendees for its seventeenth annual fish fry at South Park in Tripoli. Final tallies show 1941 paid admissions and an estimated 300 free underage, with 1400 pounds of walleye fillets and large quantities of biscuits, cabbage, pickles, milk, coffee, and chips consumed. The event spurred plans for a 20 patient Thompson Nursing Home in Tripoli, with a state-approved blue print and a contemplated $105000 cost. A fundraising canvass aims to raise $28000 in two weeks via investor certificates bearing 6 percent interest after two years.
Funeral services were held Friday at Cedar Falls for Mrs Charles Nichols 52 who died unexpectedly of a heart condition at her home Tuesday evening. Survived by husband four sons Kenneth Webster City Raymond Cedar Falls Gene Sioux City and Connie Cedar Falls seven grandchildren one sister and one brother. The Nichols family were former Tripoli area residents.
Big winner of the evening takes a four person vacation at Bay View resort in Hackensack Minnesota plus $50 expense money. Second and third prizes go to Clarence Bahlmann and Mandel Kramer with savings bonds of $50 and $25 respectively.
Prizes in addition to the main prize totaled over 500 dollars in value. Door prizes were donated by local establishments in Minahr and neighboring towns, with support from national sporting goods manufacturers.
Pre drawing entertainment from 6 to 7 PM featured Randy Holm on electric organ. The Little German Band performed 7 to 8 PM, a yearly fixture since fish fries began in 1947. Photos show walleye fillets readied for frying, serving lines, and the four-row picnic eating area, with early morning stand preparations.
Funeral services were conducted in Delaware Ohio for Dr Harry Schlichting 45 instructor at Ohio Wesleyan University He formerly taught at Depauw University Chicago and Tulsa University He was born in Tripoli son of the late H H Schlichting Survivors include his widow Catherine two sons and a daughter a brother William Tripoli and a sister Mrs Moeller Sumner The Schlichting family residence was 414 North Liberty Street Delaware Ohio Edwin
Bremer County Young Republicans met in Waverly Tuesday evening and elected officers. Ivan Ackermann of Waverly was named chairman, James Hartmann of Sumner as vice chairman, and Mrs Dean Huber of Janesville as secretary and treasurer. Their first project is assisting at the Republican booth at the Bremer County 4 H fair.
Robert Turness, THS head football coach, schedules an organizational meeting for Thursday, August 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school. Boys interested in playing should attend to receive physicals forms and playbooks. a shoe representative will be present. A second meeting is planned for Monday, August 17 to issue equipment ahead of the August 20 first practice.
Eldon Hoppenworth, a former Tripoli resident, is named to the 1965 edition of Outstanding Young Men of America. He, with nine other Iowa honorees, joins Grundy Center Jaycees in the national biographical volume. Hoppenworth, ex-president of Grundy Center Junior Chamber, guided the group to an award winning 1963-64 community development year. He serves as farm representative for Farmers Savings Bank and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hoppenworth of Tripoli.
All new students or those who failed to register last spring must report to the principal's office between Aug 17 and Aug 21. Last minute schedule changes can be made then, as changes after school starts on Aug 26 will not be allowed.
The WSCS of the Frederika Methodist church held a flower show on July 28. Sweepstakes in the adult division went to Lorenz Bunger of Tripoli for a gladiolus arrangement and Linda Buenger of Frederika for a youth division sweepstakes. First place winners includeLeonard Nordquist Sumner for gladiolus, Effie Alcock Frederika for gladiolus spike, Lorenz Bunger Tripoli for rose arrangement, Io Alcock Frederika for single dahlia, Nordquist Easter arrangement, Hazel Ager Frederika for red white and blue, James Kerr Tripoli for Thanksgiving, Bunger for golden anniversary, Clara Hildebrandt for basket, Julie Olson Pomeroy for wild flowers, Bunger for single rose specimen, Nordquist for Easter? arrangement, G R Retig Tripoli for zinnia, Fred Rewoldt for mixed bouquet, Arlie Rausch for novelty, Ralph Drews Sumner for house plants, Mary Jo Burrow Tripoli placed first in youth, Verne Barker Fredericksburg received the special prize.
Dr L J Magnall says his office will be closed from August 9 through August 23 for vacation.
A special meeting of Tripoli Development Corporation stockholders voted to purchase the Rock Island Produce Building in Tripoli from 15 current owners who bid at a bankruptcy auction. 79 shares represented. nearly unanimous vote in favor. The 15 initial buyers would transfer equivalent stock to cover the purchase. A letter to shareholders announced the action and offered new shares through any director. Board members: Paul Voetmann, Melvin Krumm, Herb Blume, Wm. A. Kuker, G. R. Rettig.
The Tri Poli Men's Bowling association invites members to an annual meeting on Friday August 14 at 8 pm in Tripoli Town Hall. League bowling begins on August 31.
The Tripoli Women’s Bowling Association will meet Tuesday evening August 18 at Town Hall starting at 8 o'clock. Local members plan discussion and upcoming events.
Joel Boeckmann son of Mr and Mrs Roger Boeckmann suffered a leg cut at home Tuesday evening needing 20 stitches to close the wound.
Dorothea Bertha Milius 81 died Wednesday at her Denver home. Funeral services were Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran church Denver with Rev. Wm Barrack officiating and burial in St. John's Lutheran cemetery Maxfield. Casket bearers were Edwin Kammeyer Laverne Schoneberg John Weideman Leslie Meier Orville Meier and Clarence Meier. Survivors include two grandsons Orlyn Milius Tripoli Ronald Milius Clarksville, six great grandchildren, one sister Emma Bergmann Tripoli and three brothers Henry Meier Frederika Christ Meier and August Meier Tripoli. Matthias Abbas Funeral home Denver handled arrangements.
Tripoli town team to face Tripoli old-time base ballers in an exhibition Sunday August 23 with plans for the event to delight players and spectators. Details to follow. Also Tripoli Red Sox visit Sumner tonight for a return exhibition game at 8 p m.
The Tripoli Red Sox fell to Denver 17 to 13 in the Cedar Valley league finale. Also Janesville lost to Allison 11 to 16 as Allison seized an 11 run win. Next Sunday Janesville heads to Allison and Denver visits Fredericksburg. Mrs Leo Towne was admitted to Scholtz Memorial Hospital in Waterloo for planned surgery.
The Bremer County Farm Bureau resolution committee met July 29 at the Ray Lage schulte home with Ray Lageschulte as chairman and nine others present. They discussed state and national issues and formulated an opinionnaire to be printed, ahead of Farm Bureau Policy Development week in Iowa scheduled September 21 to 25.
A Tripoli volunteer fire department delegation protested the council action setting up dial telephone fire calls. The council had earlier named J M Haydon to handle whistles and fire calls for 30 dollars monthly, but after debate rescinded that action. The council then approved purchasing a time clock to sound whistles at regular intervals and allow fire department control of fire calls.
Ronald Donn and family announce their move to 125 S Craig Ave Pasadena California where he will teach junior high physical education and social studies in Glendale He is a former local school system teacher and spent summers in Jerome Arizona
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