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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1962
Page
1
The Artesian Cooperative Creamery marks a long history with a Wednesday program featuring speaker J P Inchell from Illinois Petroleum and state secretary Walter Zander Willow Libby. The event includes a creamery history recount and recognition of former buttermakers with a social evening planned.
The Tripoli Community School District adopted a proposed budget of 408,297 for the 1962 63 school year at Monday’s hearing. The budget shows total needs of 351,397 by taxation up 1,614 while non tax income declines offset most of the tax amount. Increased district valuation drives a projected decrease in school taxes despite higher overall needs.
Mrs Richard Thiemann of Waverly underwent major surgery on August 8 at Scholtz Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Her room number is 101. Carl Kirchhoff is a patient at Sumner Hospital.
Readlyn baseball team defeated the Locals 7-4 in a Valley League takeup game. Gehrke earned a two hitter with one homer, Greene contributed key hits, and the win clinched Readlyn’s path to the league championship.
Readlyn special report says Rev. James Buckman pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Readlyn has accepted a call to Bethlehem Lutheran church in Nekoosa Wisconsin. He delivered his farewell sermon Sunday morning and will move with his family Monday to start his new pastorate.
Funeral services set for Thursday at United Church of Christ in Denver for Gerald R. Guenther 47 who died Sunday after surgery for a ruptured cerebral artery. He served as city clerk of Denver for 22 years and was acting postmaster the last two, survived by Lorraine Moeller and six sons, siblings, and his parents. Funeral home Matthias Abbas in charge.
A series of state district Democratic dinners begins in Main City at Hanford on August 24 to introduce state and national candidates and raise funds for their campaigns. speakers include EB Smith for State Senate, Harold Hughes for U S Congress, and guests such as Wolf for Lieutenant Governor, Delma Dale for Secretary of State, Roy Gillette for Attorney General, and Robert Corcoran for Auditor.
Danny Jahnke and family spent Sunday at Camp Dodge with Mrs Ed Y and Mr and Mrs Jahnke. Danny is attending a school for Highway candidates, reflecting local training efforts.
Bremer county district court jurors report for the September term at 10 a m Monday Sept 10. Clerk Lois Slater lists the jury panel including Gartha Roither Murial Pearce Arthur Aschbrenner Walter Town and many others from Readlyn Tripoli Janesville Plainfield and Waverly among named residents.
An Iowa Highway Patrol drivers license examination team will be at Tripoli Town Hall on Saturday August 18 from 8 30 a m to noon for renewals and new licenses plus student permits Examinations will be conducted and the team will not return until Saturday September 15.
Douglas L. Bell son of Mr and Mrs Laverne Bell R3 Sumner has been promoted to Private First Class. Assigned to Picatinny Arsenal Pfc Bell is a nuclear weapons maintenance technician in the Arsenal Special Weapons Group. He entered the Army in June 1961. Picatinny Arsenal is the U S Army principal research and engineering center for ammunition and weapons and has developed warheads for nuclear and non nuclear missiles.
Wapsie Valley school district plans to resume classes Monday August 27 at 8 45 with an expected first day enrollment of about 720 students Superintendent James A Alexander says faculty will attend Aug 23 24 pre school workshops Ten normal bus routes will run with two new buses added High school registration is set for Aug 20 21 with last name based splits Students will pay lunch ticket and milk fees Book rental increases of 1 00 per student Readlyn teacher Elsie Bartholomew resigns due to illness to be replaced soon
Tripoli High Panthers announce first football practice for Friday August 24 under coach Robert Hahn in his second year. Two sessions that day, one on Saturday, equipment issuance Thursday August 23 at 9 am with physicals by Dr Barry and dental check by Dr Goebel during the initial intake.
The Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association shifts from 2124 Grand Avenue Des Moines to 1818 High Street Des Moines the former Miles Label Co. site. At a Des Moines April 6 meeting the board authorized selling the Grand Avenue property and tasked a relocation committee to arrange purchase. Purchaser is William R. Prouty Jr. Des Moines.
Latest reports on the replacement of the sway-back bridge east of Tripoli say the by-pass is built and open to passenger cars and pickups. No tearing out of the old bridge has begun yet, but county officials expect work to start this week.
Committeemen of Tripoli Cub Scouts will meet Friday August 17 at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall for a planning session and updates on Pack activities.
Readlyn area distributor Fred Albrecht is named as a top Badger Northland salesperson for January through June 1962 and will receive a new 1963 automobile as a sales achievement award from the Wisconsin firm.
Tripoli Community Schools set August 27 as first day with 8 35 a m to 3 32 p m classes. Enrollment expected at elementary 450 junior high 140 and high school 280, with a hot lunch program and book rental payments due August 29.
Farmers Savings Bank defeated Americ a 35 to 3. Pencil Pushers beat Tripoli Mercantile 26 to 7. Sumner topped Fremont 19 to 7. Frederika beat Sumner 15 to 12 and also defeated Tripoli 19 to 3. UCC beat Grace Lutheran 13 to 3. Douglas defeated Frederika 21 to 15. Boosters beat Crane Creek 15 to 2. Upcoming Aug 15 events include American Savings Bank versus Tripoli for girls and Fremont versus Tripoli for men. Aug 16 features boys UCC versus Crane Creek and girls Pencil Pushers versus VFW. Aug 17 makeup day. Aug 18 makeup day. Planned games include Pencil Pushers versus Farmers Savings Bank and VFW versus Mercantile.
Voters in the Tripoli Community School district are reminded of the upcoming annual election for board members. Terms expiring include Leland Alcock and Lester Buenger, with treasurer Robert Amboise also due for a new term. Election day is Monday Sept. 10, polls at Tripoli Town Hall from noon to 7 p.m. Nomination papers must be filed by Aug. 31 with petition signatures from at least 10 electors per district, plus affidavits. All district residents may vote for all candidates on election day.
Tri poli Community school buildings have undergone thorough cleaning over the past two months. Final preparations for the new school year are underway by Mr and Mrs Les Kelsey Mr and Mrs E C Biermann Mr and Mrs Virgil Weidler and Gustav Brase. Gerald Inglebret, industrial arts instructor, painted seven classrooms in the east and west buildings and gyms in Frederika and the west building. He built library shelves for a new elementary library in the west grade building and added shelves for the athletic department and hot lunch pantry. Numerous minor improvements completed to meet the 1962 summer schedule.
Iowa joins a national effort to reduce injuries from car crashes. Highway patrols photograph impact zones and combine with occupant injury reports to study how interior design affects harm. Cornell University analyzes case histories to guide design changes reducing injury and death.
Jr and Mrs Walter Steward and family moved Saturday from the Walter Hunemuller residence to the apartment vacated by Mr and Mrs James Meyer in Krueger apartments.
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