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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1963
Page
5
The column lists numerous Cedar Falls Waterloo Des Moines and nearby residents visiting relatives and hosting guests. Names include Niemeyer Fin Hirsh Krueger Kleiss Krumm Nahua and many others. Friday to Sunday gatherings span Ames Sumner Readlyn Readlyn Waverly and surrounding communities with trips to Minneapolis Aurora and Rush Lake.
To Be Wed Mr. and Mrs. Victor Nacke and family Sumner visited Sun Raymond Dohrmann and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Flanscha and family Sumner for dinner with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hoppenworth. Several families from Des Moines, Cedar Falls, Kim Pierce, Fairbank and other locales joined relatives at various dinners and weekend visits across Sumner, Clarksville, New Hampton, and Fern. Many trips included weddings, reunions, and a 40th high school reunion in New Hampton.
The fourth annual Chapin reunion drew attendees Aug 4 in Ventura with participants from Clear Lake Mason City Corwith Polk City Baxter Mt Vernon Dike Cedar Falls Janesville Waverly and Tripoli. Merlin Chapin Polk City was elected president Donald Poage Corwith vice president and Mrs Merwyn Johnson Janesville secretary. Roy Hallett 77 of Braham Minn was the oldest and Aaron Paul Johnson six months the youngest, son of Mr and Mrs Merwyn Johnson. Wayne Fiesner and family Durwood Minn traveled the greatest distance. Mrs August Dungfelder and Mrs Frieda Hall Kaiserslautern Germany mother and aunt of Wayne Poage Baxter attended. Next reunions set for Tri poli.
Sunday afternoon guests at the Ray Eick home Plainfield celebrated the birthday of Mrs Anna Zander. Attending were Mr and Mrs Eugene Eick and family Readlyn Charlie Klemp and Alice Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bull and family Sumner Mr and Mrs Robert Gors Mr and Mrs Lorenz Buchholz Mr and Mrs Donald Buchholz Mr and Mrs Floyd Schmidt and family all of Waverly Mr and Mrs Albert Hunemuller Mr and Mrs Fred Deterding Mr and Mrs Gustav Buchholz and Mr and Mrs Duane Buchholz.
Thursday evening visitors gathered for Russell's birthday at the Lester Brooks home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harlie Boggess Dorothy and Larry Mrs Clara Brooks Charles City Mr and Mrs Charles Brooks and Peggy Kenosha Wis and Mr and Mrs Allyn Critzman and family. All stayed overnight except the Critzmans with Clara Brooks visiting through Sunday.
Mrs. Donald Hirsch and family from Minneapolis joined Wednesday supper with Lawrence Heinemann in Lawrence’s birthday celebration. The Mahlstedt reunion saw Peter Mahlstedt’s visit from Roberts Wisconsin and relatives gathering at Tripoli park. Numerous extended families from Cedar Falls Denver and Waverly attended meals and birthday events including Mr and Mrs Henry Buhrow’s 77th birthday.
The Tripoli Women's Bowling Association held its fall meeting on August 7 at Town Hall with 44 members present. Donna Sassman was elected president and named committees for Banquet, Nominating, Auditing, Publicity, and more. Delegates were chosen for the state and national conventions, bowling begins August 27 and 29, sponsor and sanction fees set, and provisions made to equip three league secretaries.
Mitchell Dean Mueller son of Eldean and Mrs Mueller was baptized Saturday evening at Faith United Church of Christ by Rev E F Puhlmann. Luncheon guests at the Mueller home included Herman Jacobs Cordelia Pamela Plainfield Idella Mehmen Nashua Darrell Stout Shawn Janelle LaPorte City Herman Mueller Allen Jolyn Alvin Sassman Cynthia Kristina and Rev E F Puhlmann. Sponsors were Cordella Jacobs and Allen Mueller. Tuesday guests in the Lavern Hunemuller home included Carl Keinal and family Alden Linda Hunemuller celebrated her third birthday. Evening guests were Russell Meyers Vergie Iowa Falls A G Zacharias Lindsley Baldwin and families Ackley Charles Klemp and Alice Readlyn A J Hunemuller Lester Detting and families Edwin Klemp.
Sunday afternoon greetings moved from Cedar Rapids to Marion and back as guests traveled with Mrs. W. E. Small from Granada Hills California after three weeks at the Piegers home. In Mason City and Charles City, Michael and the Brooks family shared dinner at the home of Allyn Critzman in Laralee Brooks birthday observance. Relatives learned of the death of James Seehase in Antigo Wisconsin after a car crash, with his wife Ruth Koenecke Seehase formerly of Tripoli and Rev Seehase the family’s patriarch.
Mrs Mary Elsamiller was taken to Sumner hospital on Friday where she underwent surgery on Saturday.
Tripoli city bowling group held its annual meeting in Town Hall with 35 members present. New officers include Duane Holm as president and Dr L J Magnall as vice president.
Following the association meeting some leagues met to elect officers for the coming bowling season. Others will conduct their meeting at a later date. Dent. Robert Meyer secretary treasurer Alvin Hahn Frederika director Virgil Matthias Readyn director.
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