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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1933
Page
2
Bremer county 4-H clubs prepare a historical pageant with over two hundred youths including an Indian life episode and alfalfa history. Grace Miller leads with a strong committee as meetings across the county finalize costumes and episodes for the 4-H club fair.
Mrs. P. A. Colburn and Clyde Wylam lead the boys' club. Rev. John D. Clinton who helped with last year's bicentennial pageant at Waverly was consulted about this production and is expected to attend the pageant at the 4 H club fair.
Sixty Bremer county 4-H club boys gathered at Camp Ingawanis for a weekend program August 5 and 6. Activities included kittenball, swimming, campfire talks, nature studies, a life saving demonstration, and religious services. Boys expressed desire to make the camp an annual event.
Members of the lers girls' club and the 4-H boys' club in Tripoli met at Edward Bennett's home on Monday evening July 31. The boys selected the name Tripoli Boosters and Arnold Zander was chosen to play Caesar in an episode for the 4-H club fair at Waverly on August 22 23 and 24. The episode traces alfalfa history from Persia to Rome and its Arabic form meaning horse fodder. Charlotte Bennett and C Vern Donahoo will lead the pageant preparation with refreshments served after discussion.
The West Lafayette township farm bureau meeting featured a pig show led by Robert Heiser with judge Mergwyn Whitney, plus a strong 4-H girls program. Do-R Best club projects were reviewed by Mildred Mueller, and Gladys Napiecek received a prize from Old Fashioned Millers. Ice cream and cake closed the event held in a corn crib drive.
A large audience gathered at the Warren township farm bureau meeting hosted at the Raecker home on Friday evening August 4. The cast of The Kettle Singing represented Jackson township farm bureau and performed on the Raecker lawn and porch. Mrs H E Schroedermeier outlined plans for the home project exhibit to be shown by Warren township women at the 4 H club. Members of the Warren Workers girls club led by Mrs Lyle Ormston delivered musical numbers. Seth Koch, president, presided as the meeting closed with the movie On Time and a comedy. The Warren Workers supervised refreshments.
A humorous Punch cartoon caption shows a child asking if the father is ready while the mother notes the father is talking to his collar, implying a comic dressing delay.
Extension specialist John Quist addressed the Washington Herdsmen at their weekly meeting hosted by Neal Genther on August 1. He spoke on demonstrations as members of the NR G club under Mrs. James E. Scully joined with the boys directed by Elmer Sauerbrei to lead an Indian episode in the corn and alfalfa pageant. Refreshments followed.
The 4-H club fair will feature an entertainment contest each evening. Open to all, performers may join as a group or solo with a six minute limit. Prizes range five through one dollar. Entries should be sent to the farm bureau with type of act and participant details. W M George of Jackson township leads the event.
Mrs Henry Schellhorn and family visited the Carl Kammeyer home Monday evening. Geneva Drewis spends a week with Miss Darlene Schmidt. Herman Miller and Will Zander families visited Carl Kammeyer. James Frank and companion stay with Mrs Alfred Koch. Erna Hagenow and Marie Kuhrt with Elsie Mueller at Irma. Alfred Koch family hosts James Franklin and companion. Carl Westendorf and Eldon join Herman Miller with Leo Bull group. H C Kuhrt family visit Herman Hagenow. Carl Kammeyer and Arthur Kammeyer visit Waterloo. Evelyn Zander with Loucile Kammeyer. Art Borcherding also.
Merlin Hagenow and his wife were present with the lady's parents My and Vi Herman Hagenow at a Sunday gathering.
A method described in Popular Mechanics uses cigar smoke to test draft and pressure in boilers furnaces chimneys. A glass tube gauge is filled with smoke and placed at the air opening to visualize airflow, allowing calibration by the dividing line of the smoke stream.
In a fragmented Indianapolis notice a child asks about a wooden foot ruler found at a neighbor’s home. The woman explains it is used to measure things and the child remarks that it’s what mamma uses for spanking.
A speaker titled The Short One- It Worries faces consumer pressure as debt mounts. The Tall One- I let my creditors do the worrying echoes a stance of letting bills and collectors drive concern.
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