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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1952
Page
9
Cleaning guidance from Town State College specialists covers removing picnic stains from fresh cherries peaches and pears and from soft drinks mustard and tomato products. Use cold water first sponge with glycerine or soapless shampoo if needed then wash. heat and soap can set stains so avoid the washer before first aid.
New court case filed in Bremer County District Court names John Clifford Surly of Waterloo in an OMVI matter. The report notes a separate incident where Sadie Scheinest was badly hurt in Colorado Springs after a jeep struck her, breaking her back during a picnic with her army sergeant husband.
Three-year-old Arliss Johnson of Bancroft found mercury and swallowed it. A doctor was summoned promptly and she recovered, authorities noting no lasting harm.
At Bloomfield Mrs. Clarence Augspurger counts 93 tomatoes on one vine. If you use your sewing machine a great deal, clean and oil it once a month.
A digest of past events dated August 10 1932 recalls Fred Joens injuring his left arm in a ladder fall at his Douglas township farm. It notes the 25th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Ed Niemeyer and a barn fire on the Tucker farm near Klinger. A lost diamond ring is found in furnace ashes.
The Iowa State Commerce Commission announces a franchise petition by Interstate Power Company of Dubuque to erect poles wires and fixtures for electric lighting power and heating across Bremer County lands highways streams and private lands. Hearing set for August 26 1952 at Des Moines with 5 day written objections. objectors urged to appear with full authority.
Climatologist Gerald Barger of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station discusses which weather signs hold up. He cites ring halos and east winds as sometimes accurate indicators tied to moisture flow and low pressure, but notes many signs lack evidence such as moon phases and animal forecasts.
Iowa farm practice guidance from agronomist Ralph Krenzin stresses protecting young grass and legume seedlings in small grain stubble. Remove or scatter harvest windrows to prevent shading and disease. monitor growth to judge grazing readiness and avoid overgrazing. aim for robust establishment in moist windrow areas.
Krenzin notes September first as a good stock removal date to give a month for meadow growth before frost. Grazing should stop when plants reach about three inches, protecting endure winter by leaving stubble. After hardening off, partial regrowth can be grazed or baled, but avoid scalping to prevent ice damage. Pear supply this year favors fresh fruit due to canned pears from last year. The Civil War began at Fort Sumter.
Auctioneer Orville Naber of Tripoli offers advertising and management at no extra cost to bidders. Phone 16-F21.
Members of the Schwem Kin held their annual reunion at the Henry Schwem farm home near Knittel on Sunday afternoon with a noon picnic. Contests and visiting followed, led by committee members Hen ry Schwein Ernest Quade and Romaine Lampe. A business meeting elected Erwin Hoppenworth president and Mrs Art Sommer secretary. The 1953 committee is Leslie Vogt and Vern Dunahoo. Gustav Schwem of Tripoli was the oldest member and Gayle Marie Lampe the youngest. Vada Schwem of Chicago traveled the farthest.
Bremer County Treasurer report shows receipts from current taxes delinquent taxes penalties licenses and miscellaneous sources totaling 2,126,421.50 in disbursements to state treasurer city districts county offices and various funds with transfers and audits concludes with treasurer W. H. Pockels certifying accuracy. The summary lists categories such as fines, care of institutions, sales, licenses, and road and school district payments.
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