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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1961
Page
5
Local notes list numerous weekend visits and Sunday gatherings. Names include Charles Ford Oelwein Mildred Flan.say Lloy d Beevers and many relatives from Waverly Sumner Waterloo and other communities. Family groups share meals, drives, and Sunday conversations with friends and neighbors.
Mr and Mrs A Maurer attended the wedding of Marvin Clark and Bethel Ward at Oelwein Sunday afternoon. Mrs Emelia Sommerfelt returned Tuesday evening from Kansas City where she spent two weeks with relatives. Mr and Mrs Gene Vincent and Mr and Mrs Larry Carmichael visited at the John Kramer home in Waterloo Saturday evening.
Fifty two relatives attended the Schwemm reunion at the Frank Mirs farm home in Waverly. The oldest member was 86 year old Mrs G F Schwemm of Tripoli. the youngest was six week old Craig Vogt. Attendees came from Waterloo Elk Run Heights Sumner Horton Readlyn Frederika Waverly and Tripoli. Five births and three marriages were recorded in the past year. 1962 officers: Henry Schwemm president Harold Quade vice president Mrs A C Sommer secretary treasurer and Mrs Erwin Hoppenworth historian. The Mirs hosted with Henry Schwemm assisting. next reunion to be at Erwin Hoppenworth home in Tripoli with Virgil Graening assisting.
Mr and Mrs Edward Rosenthal attended a birthday party at the F C Dodd home Waterloo Friday afternoon honoring Russell Dodd on his seventh birthday.
Mrs Emelia Sommerfeldt Mr and Mrs Paul Judisch and Lawain and Diane Armstrong Minneapolis attended the wedding of Beverly Weltzin and Robert Lane at the Jubilee Lutheran church Sunday evening.
Mr and Mrs Walter Buls and Mr and Mrs Otto Buls joined Lawrence Heinemann Monday evening to help celebrate his birthday.
Mr and Mrs Peter Mahlstedt and Mr and Mrs Wilbur Mahlstedt with family attended the wedding of Joan Niemeyer and John Nelson at Fredsville Lutheran church on Sunday.
Mrs. G B Chapin and Donald of Brookfield Illinois attended the Chapin family reunion on Saturday. Mrs C B Kelsey, visitinBrookfield the past two weeks, returned home.
Mrs Clara Niemeyer and Mr and Mrs Hollis Niemeyer with family spent Sunday with Gordon Niemeyer in Charles City. Dick Niemeyer of Waterloo attended. It was Brenda Niemeyer’s first birthday.
Saturday evening potluck guests of Mr and Mrs H J Frese were their houseguests the Rev and Mrs E F Byers Roundup Montana Mr and Mrs K A Chapin Mr and Mrs Ron Warner and Mary and Mr and Mrs W H Warner.
Mr and Mrs Franklin Meiners led the 1962 reunion committee at Eitzen with Franklin as president and Glenn as vice president. Oldest attendee was 92 year old Mrs August Haar and the youngest was LaVern Meiners daughter four months. The greatest distance came from Mr and Mrs James Bushner of Iowa City. Next year’s picnic moves to West Union.
Mrs Sophia Wedemier was moved to University hospital Iowa City from Mercy hospital Waverly after a broken arm. Visits include Mrs Harley Dietz Horton and Mrs Johanna Dietrich with Rev Erich Dornbusch family. Other guests at Readlyn Fayette and Shell Rock. Several couples shared meals and calls, and Rev Senst spoke at St Peters Oran and St Mathews Lutheran Readlyn.
The audible frequency range for the average human ear spans from 16 to 30 000 vibrations per second, defining the limits within which typical hearing detects sound.
In Waterloo the marriage of Fonda Faye Gillett and Jerry Lee Holm was held Saturday July 29 at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Rev W Oetting read the double ring vows as family and friends attended a 150 guest reception after the ceremony.
Warren Church, 15, of Chariton was pinned under a rear wheel and gas tank when the tractor he was operating overturned and burned. He freed himself as the machine caught fire and escaped serious injury by pulling off his shoes to escape the blaze.
The Bremer-Butler Dairy Herd Improvement Co-op held its annual picnic and judging contest Sunday July 30 at the Ellis and Smith Holstein farm near Greene Iowa with 142 attendees. Judge Falmer Hansen of Cedar Falls oversaw four Holstein classes as Gene Vincent aided by Duane Wylam recorded scores for 54 participants. Prizes funded by the co-op went to top finishers across three divisions including a junior under 16, women's and men's divisions led by winners such as Duane Carolus, Mrs Bert Fox, and Charles Lillibridge with scores ranging from 171 to 192 points.
The State University of Iowa has developed teaching models of human anatomy for medical instruction. SUI hospitals now host a medical art section that creates models, charts, drawings and other aids for use in the college of medicine.
Readlyn announces the marriage of Robert Meyerhoff son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Meyerhoff Readlyn to Miss Ellen Carney daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Carney Kingston New York. They wed July 29 at Immanuel Lutheran Church Kingston. Attendants included maid of honor Connie Ambrose and bridesmaids Mary Melville Roberta Meyerhoff. Best man was James Meyerhoff with groomsmen Myron Schoemaker and Allen Carney. They will live in Prospect Park New Jersey where both teach in the Lutheran parochial school.
The state executive council received a petition from state employees with 170 signatures criticizing cafeteria food in the state office building. Complaints cite tasteless meals, limited variety, and high prices while Liddy says the cafeteria has a clean sanitation bill. One grievance notes 10 cent charges for a second coffee cup and whether it extends breaks.
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