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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1968
Page
5
Local residents from Waterloo to Sumner and surrounding towns hosted and visited relatives and neighbors over a series of weekends. Guests included LeLand Bergmann, J C Ruehs, Fred Fink, and many others. trips spanned Medford, East Troy, Randalia, and Waterville with multiple dinners, picnics, and anniversaries noted. The New Hampton class of 1923 plans a 45th reunion.
Honor student Lloyd Finch from Minneapolis visited the S A Maurer home this morning. Sunday visits included Kenneth Burmas ter and family in the Lester Kalkbrenner home, and Dennis Mahlstedt on leave with his family at the Art Niemeyer home Sumner.
Carl and Adriene Boone of St Louis with Boones visiting Mrs O W Pape Monona. August Tonne attends a Monona park birthday picnic for Mrs Pape and Adriene. LeLand Bergmann hosts Saturday dinner for birthday celebrations with H Ray Hughes Mark Waterloo Dennis Bergmann Cedar Falls John C Weidemann present.
Melodie Langholz and Ron Foelske will marry August 11 at 7 30 p m in St Pauls Lutheran church Readlyn. A miscellaneous shower July 31 in the church parlors drew 28 guests from Allison Janesville Cedar Falls Waterloo and Readlyn hosted by Meridith Clarke and Susan Oltrogge with Janice and Ruth Langholz assisting.
Sandi Ganske daughter of Clarence and Clara Ganske Tripoli married Dale Thurm son of Erwin and Gladys Thurm Sumner July 28 at 7 30 pm in St Matthew Lutheran Readlyn. Rev Allan J Stoa Buck Creek officiated.
The Readlyn ceremony unites Susan Tiedt of Marion and Steven Beevers of Readlyn in a wedding at Readlyn Community Building attended by families and friends from Northfield Randolph Winona Minn Chicago Iowa City Marion Waterloo Oelwein Ackley Charles City West Bend Columbus Junction. The bride wore a crystal satin gown with lace and a detachable train. bridesmaids wore buttercup yellow gowns. After the ceremony a 300 guest reception was held with extensive floral and catering details, and the couple will reside in Readlyn.
Patricia Kurtt and Eugene Leonhart plan a September 1 wedding at St Peter Lutheran Church in Denver at 7:00 p.m. Patricia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Kurtt of Denver and a 1967 graduate, while Eugene is a 1967 Denver High School graduate. Both will enter Iowa State University in Ames the fall.
West Union relatives Mr and Mrs L H Fink Mr and Mrs Herbert Boderman and Mr and Mrs K C Frank attended an open house in Waterloo for the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Arthur Moeller. They were 5 00 p m dinner guests in honor of the occasion.
Sam Kehe returned Friday evening from a trip to California where he spent a week with his sister Caroline in San Diego.
James E. Bramwell, Republican candidate for U S Senate, will visit the Bremer County Fair in Cedar Rapids on Saturday August 10 arriving about 1:00 p m and departing around 3:00 p m He will then travel from Waverly to Marshalltown for the Marshall County Fair and continue to attend about 93 Iowa county fairs in the lead up to the September 3 primary He travels by car and helicopter and will reach Bremer County by helicopter.
Attendees at Susan Homan's bridal shower in the L. W. Bockhaus home Frederika Monday evening included Mrs. Clara Koch Mrs. Elizabeth Buhr Mrs. Mary Harmening Mrs. Everett Ambrose and Mrs. Ernest Haase.
Mr and Mrs H L Harms attended the Harms reunion at Edwin Weidler farm near Sumner for a picnic dinner and later joined the Biermann reunion at the Western Douglas schoolhouse in the afternoon.
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