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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1972
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader, official weekly newspaper of Tripoli Iowa and Bremer County, is published each Wednesday. Established since 1894, Robert J. Sassman is the publisher with subscription rates at four dollars per year in Iowa and five dollars elsewhere.
Denver reports confirm John J. McCracken wounded in Vietnam with shrapnel injuries to back and legs. he remains in Saigon hospital en route to Great Lakes. Dave Walter named third baseman on All-Conference 1972 baseball team. Turkey Valley leads the league with five first-team and four second-team picks. Lightning injures Miss Elda Griese's home. extensive roof damage. Community notes: Knievel moves to Red Wing library post. St Johns Lu theran Bazaar set for November 4. churches announce vacation closures and volunteers. Local election results show Franzenburg defeats Harbor for Democratic governor nominee. Ray seeks fourth term. Me vzinsky and Taylor win congressional seats. platform debates on abortion loom at state GOP convention. New state conservation commissioner Bates named.
Calendar lists August 10 Entry Day at the Weterville Fairgrounds with events through August 14 including sheep swine poultry rabbits beef judging flower entries grand champion beef and various youth activities. August 12 features garden and dairy judging and a 4-H FFA livestock contest and parade. August 14 marks a market beef auction at 10 am.
Marilyn Kirchner offers steps to shed the feeling of being trapped by home life. She suggests honest self-reflection, discussing frustrations, and pursuing outside interests or part time work. The piece also offers home canning tips and quick recipe ideas for diversifying light, practical living.
The article records the fifth Bartels reunion on August six with fifty three attendees at Gates Park club room. Visitors came from Rosemond Minnesota Longview Washington and other Iowa towns while locals included Lucille Dilley Ray Dirksen and Howard Shipton. Miscellaneous social visits include weddings and hospital news with several trips and family connections across multiple states.
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