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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1956
Page
1
A weeklong festival in Tripoli showcases poultry and egg producers with contests for cakes and eggs, a junior egg handling contest, a flower show, games, and a tractor roadeo. Prizes total hundreds of dollars, rides for children, a 7:30 band, and a night fireworks display followed by a street dance conclude the festivities.
Bremer County will be represented in 19 events at the Iowa State Fair after a successful Bremer County 4-H Fair in Waverly. The market sale crowned Readilyn’s James Hagenow grand champion beef and listed top champions across beef sheep hogs dairy and other divisions, with totals and averages noted.
The Kpoli Canning Co Inc begins its annual sweet corn packing season with a kickoff on a Saturday. Manager Al Rieck says the canning process will continue for several weeks and will provide seasonal employment for locals in Tripoli and nearby areas as the corn quality remains good.
The annual flower show by the W S C S will be held Wednesday afternoon in the Frederika Methodist Church basement starting at 2 p.m. A 50e lunch will be served. Mr and Mrs Erwin Drewis and family, Tonia, spent Sunday evening with his parents west Drewis.
Dr and Mrs E Forrest Byers invited to Cresco Iowa centennial celebration of First Congregational Church set for Sept 29. Byers previously pastor at Cresco 1942 to 1952 guiding growth and repairs including a $10000 organ. Churches of Roundup and Melstone will cover the last half of August and first half of September for Byers to attend.
Wapsie Sportsmen's Club held its annual fish fry last Sunday despite showers shifting operations from Town Park to Buhr Chevrolet warehouse. More than 1,300 people from Waterloo and surrounding towns attended with 500 in prizes. Door prize winner was P L Crittenden as 800 pounds of walleye and 1,800 tea biscuits fed the crowd.
Mrs. Paul Voetmann was dismissed from Scholtz Memorial Hospital after a week as a patient following surgery the previous Monday. She returned home on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs A A Belknap visited Mrs Rena Webster in Alpha on Sunday.
Frederika public schools begin Monday August 27 with 9 a.m. registration and a noon dismissal after short sessions. The lunch program starts August 28 with Mrs Myrtle Rausch and Mrs Stanley Baclnann in charge. Weekly hot lunches cost 1.25. Faculty for 1956 57 includes Betty Hartman Frieda Ganske Lena Iverson Dorothy Blanton Donald Briggs Margery Theiss and Charles W Woods with Gustav Brase as custodian. Insurance options offered to pupils and athletic coverage listed. No school Labor Day September 3. Preliminary faculty meeting set for Friday August 24 at 1 30 p m.
Tripoli and surrounding area enjoyed a week of pleasant summer conditions with light rain only once, highs around 85, nights in the 50s to 60s, and a weekly rainfall near a quarter inch. The Wapsie Sportsmen’s club fish fry proceeded indoors at Ruhr Chevrolet Co. warehouse due to rain, crops thrived, and a tornado struck the southeast part of the state. температура readings by C W Ryan show daily highs in the low to mid 80s and nightly lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s from Aug 8 to Aug 14.
Grace Luther League team travels to Artesian Sunday at 2 p m for a boys softball game. Virgil Weidler coaches and Dennis Olejniczak captains the local squad. A Grace Luther League game versus St John Luther League in Western Douglas was rained out after the third inning with a 2 2 tie and rescheduled for Sunday Sept 2 at 2 p m.
In Sumner, Denver defeated Elma 9-3 led by Duca eight hits while Sumner edged Raymond 1-0 as Chuck Anderson allowed four hits in a pitching duel. Parkersburg beat Independence 5-4, Festina won 3-0 over People’s Finance. later Sumner beat Parkersburg 3-2 on Boderman’s no-hitter.
Three Tripoli youths departed Wednesday for San Diego California to begin service in the Marine Corps. The group includes Charles Hay 17 son of Mr and Mrs Lavern Hay Larry Ladage 17 son of Mr and Mrs Arno Ladage and Donald Judisch 19 son of Mr and Mrs Paul Judisch.
Carl Mohling is a patient at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo after an operation performed last Thursday.
Tripoli High School football practice for the 1956 squad will begin Friday August 24 with a 7 am workout. Equipment distribution is scheduled for August 23 from 8 am to noon, and players should secure gear early. First game on the slate is Friday September 7.
Mr and Mrs Erwin Towne and Ricky spent a week at Manhattan Beach near Lake Okoboji. On Sunday Ricky fell while playing and broke his left arm. They returned home Saturday evening.
Funeral was held Tuesday at Matthias Funeral Home Denver and St. Pauls Lutheran for C. H. Poock 70 of Readlyn who died Saturday afternoon after a heart attack. Survivors include wife a son Ruben Readlyn two daughters Esther Bunger and Edna Oltrogge Readlyn two brothers August Belgrade Minn Will Denver Henry Readlyn a step-brother Erich Tripoli two sisters Dora Happel Denver Lena Dorn Denver and four grandchildren. Burial in church cemetery with casket bearers Werner Poock Arthur Poock William Happel Herbert Meier Emil Degelau and Martin Happel. Poock operated Poock Chevrolet Agency. Born March 5 1886.
The men will meet Monday Aug 20 at 8 p m and the women on Thursday Aug 23 at 8 p m both at Cardinal Lanes in Sumner. Attendance urged as league bowling starts Sept 3.
The St John Lutheran Church Crane Creek marks its 90th anniversary with a weekend schedule starting Friday at 8 pm Holy Communion for all confirmed. Sunday services feature sermons by Dr H W Siefkes and Rev H Knoploh, with Dr J Hiltner as evening speaker. The celebration includes an anniversary booklet, fundraising by Luther League, and a public invitation to worship.
Eldon R. Shriver, Tripoli superintendent, announced that Tripoli schools will open Monday August 27 for registration with classes starting August 28 a half day on the 27th. Tripoli High School is fully accredited and offers courses in business social science mathematics English physical education speech homemaking vocational agriculture safety education and driver training. Extracurriculars include athletics football basketball baseball track dramatics journalism music and junior high sports. Six buses will transport students to Tripoli Community schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Shields relocated from Ft. Wayne Indiana to Chicago Illinois. He serves as office manager and coordinator for a steel firm and they reside at 222 E Delaware Place Apt 204 Chicago Illinois. Mr. Shields was formerly a resident of Tripoli.
Two crashes occurred Friday afternoon one half mile north of the Highway 63 93 junction. Thomas Burke of Elma was rear ended by Virgil Houdek of Charles City for excessive speed and failing to stop. Dale Drape of Waverly rolled his pickup laden with ground feed injuring his brother Roger 17. Drape also faces charges similar to Houdek.
Dale Steere remains patient at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo after undergoing surgery last week. His condition and recovery plan are being monitored by the medical staff.
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