This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1969
Page
6
A long list of relatives and friends visited across Anthon Fredericksburg Nashua and Tripoli over the weekend. The events included birthdays weddings and a military training transfer with many attendees from multiple towns and states.
Local social notes recount visits by Lloyd and Bobby Thompson of Chicago to Arnold Smith and Alma Huffman in Nashua. Vicky and Nancy Burrow attend UNI summer classes. Camp McCoy visits with Art Munson in Wisconsin. Burrow family from Cincinnati visits Tripoli and relatives. The eighth annual Albrecht family reunion gathers 71 relatives from multiple towns at Split Rock Park with Bertha Albrecht the oldest attendee and Christopher Todden the youngest.
Dairymen can receive one month of production records at no cost as part of a campaign by the Iowa State Dairy Herd Improvement Association. Contact Merl Lillibridge or Charles Lillibridge or visit the Iowa State Fair cattle barn display to apply. No obligation to continue after the free period, though many may stay in the program.
Six births were reported for 1969 and one death. Committee members included Mr and Mrs Kenneth Stedman of Evansdale. Sheila Shinstine, daughter of Mr and Mrs Don Shinstine, had a tonsillectomy last Tuesday at New Hampton hospital and returned home Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Emil Bergmann Sonia visited Lorenz Zander yesterday.
The Nashua High School marching band returned from the Red River Music festival in Winnipeg Canada with two trophies. They captured first place in marching competition and third place in concert. Drum major was Nancy Muench of Nashua.
Sp 4 Larry Schunk of the Fourth Battalion 23rd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division earned the Bronze Star for bravery under enemy fire in Vietnam. He is the son of Mrs. Mabel Schunk of Way. The award was presented in June.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.