Bank official with large family moves to Tripoli
The new vice president of banking operations arrived Tuesday to Tripoli area duties. He and his wife and seven children relocated from Swea City last weekend after purchasing the former Sell residence. Age of children ranges from 4 to 14. he served four years in World War II and was active in civic life in Swea City as Lions Club president and past VFW post commander, also serving as town clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tive
Mr. Krumm
Tripoli
Wm. Sell
Krumm
Swea City
Armed Forces
The
Lions Club
VFW
Wapsie Valley School Board Adopts Budget and Bids
The Wapsie Valley School Board approved a budget of 385,047 with no objections. Low bids were awarded for fuel oil, gasoline, insurance, and Workmen’s compensation, to Readlyn Co. and Standard Oil, Ockwood Insurance, and Burton Stumme Agency. School opens for a full day on August 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsie Valley Sch
Readlyn 677 Co
Standard Oil Co
Burton Stumme Insurance Agney
Readlyn
Ockwood Insurance Co
Oran
Tripoli Community District approves 407537 budget
The Tripoli Community District adopted a budget of 407,537 for the 1961-62 school year at Monday’s hearing. The plan includes a three mill levy, totaling 54.00 per 1,000 of assessed valuation. Taxpayers asked questions but did not protest the proposed taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Bids Let Monday For Buck Creek Grading Project
Bremer County approves Buck Creek road grading from Iowa Highway 3 to Highway 93. Low bid by Herman Buns at 45 998.74 wins against others. Work starts August 15 with completion by December 1, 1961. Additional rock hauling contracts awarded to Paul Niemann Construction and Bell & Sons for Readlyn and Janesville Denver sections.
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Earl H. Welshons
Bremer County
Buck Creek
Bremer County Board of Supervisors
Buck Creek Road
Iowa Highway 3
NW Corner
Kingley Construction Co
Waverly
Heckman & Reynolds
Charles City
Herman Buns
Britt
Paul Niemann Construction Co
Sumner
Readlyn
Bell & Sons
Grundy
Mrs. Lillian Sievers Suffers Stroke Hospitalized
Mrs Lillian Sievers spent Thursday evening with Mrs Martin Sievers who is hospitalized at Scholtz Memorial hospital Waterloo after suffering a stroke.
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Lillian Sievers
Martin Sievers
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Softball All Star Games Highlight Weekend Action
Softball corner reports Sunday exhibition games with the all-stars edging Frederika club 35 to 4 in a seventh inning finish. Regular league play closed the season with Frederika defeating Sumner 7 to 6 and poll over Fremont 9 to 6. Proximate 190 people participated in the ADULT LEAGUE final standings and upcoming community church events noted for Frederika and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sete
Enior
Esas
Hasan Eens
Ee Acesceeaaiae
Frederika Club
Larry Bunger Reports on E and R Youth Caravan Activities
Larry Bunger son of Mr and Mrs Lorenz H Bunger returns after six weeks with the Evan gelical and Reformed church youth caravan. The report covers June 21 voluntary service center near Pottstown Pa with 32 youths and eight college sophomores as leaders. The group studied Christian responsibility, learned worship, service and leadership, prepared for five weeks of work in Philadelphia Allentown and Sassamansville Pa. They helped cleaning a church painting a parsonage repairing hymnals, and held Youth Fellowship meetings plus a planning retreat and a farewell party. The caravan coincided with the Third General Synod approval of the United Church of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Bunger
Lorenz H. Bunger
The
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Larry
Voluntary Service Center
Pottstown
United Staes
Aso
United Church of Christ
Philadelphia
Allentown
Sassamannsville
Seasonably Warm Weather Favors Community Harvests
Periods of warm but bearable weather characterized the week in Tripoli with no extreme humidity. Farmers reported high oat yields and crops in advance with soybean and corn prospects looking bumper. Rain, attributed to hired rainmakers, brought needed moisture, while daily highs ranged from 80s to mid 80s and nights from mid 50s to 60s, as logged by local observer J. M. Haydon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
J. M. Haydon
Know Your Library Series Planned for County
County Extens ion program 1961 62 will begin late August with first lesson Know Your Library. Bremer County last spring started a no fee library use program unique in Iowa funded by taxation. Librarian Miss Humby of Waverly will speak at Sumner Town Hall August 28 1 30 p m Waverly State Bank August 29 1 30 p m Wapsie Valley School September 5 1 30 p m and Tripoli Town Hall September 6 1 30 p m All welcome. Clubs may send leaders to take the lesson back to members.
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Bremer County
Iowa
Humby
Waverly
Sumner Town Hall
Waverly State Bank
Wapsie Valley School
Tripoli Town Hall
Local Telephone Co Increases Rates October 1
The Butler Bremer Mutual Telephone Company Finance Committee announces a rate rise effective October 1 1961 due to the new wage and hour law. Higher operating costs of about 10000 per year lead to a 65 cent monthly increase plus taxes for both stockholders and renters.
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Butler- Bremer Mutual Telephone Company
Tripoli Men Hold Meeting For Bowling Association
The Tripoli Men’s Bowling Association will meet Friday August 18 at 8 PM at the Town Hall. All teams should be represented to enable individual league meetings.
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Tripoli Men’s Bowling Association
Town Hall
Drivers Exam Team To Be in Tripoli Saturday Morning
The Iowa Highway Patrol license examination team will be at Tripoli Town Hall on Saturday August 19 from 8 30 a m to noon. Examinations for renewal and new licenses and student permits will be given. The team will not return until Saturday September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
The
Iowa Highway Patrol
Tripoli Town Hall
Tri Poli Panthers Football Practice Starts Aug 24
First football practice for Tri poli High School’s Panthers is set for Thursday Aug 24 under new coach Robert Hahn. Equipment checks and physical exams will be held Aug 23 at 1 00 p m with Dr C R Barry present to examine all reporting players.
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Tripoli
Panthers
Robert Hahn
C. R. Barry
Tripoli Fire Department Sells Tickets for Dance Night
Town volunteers opened a ticket drive Tuesday evening raising funds for the annual Firemen's dance. The event is set for Friday September 8 at the Rivera ballroom in Janesville.
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Tripoli
Rivera
Janesville
Wapsie Valley School Completes Incoming Staff
Superintendent James R. Alexander reports 390 teachers hired for the coming year, an increase of two from last year, plus four full time and two half time custodians, eight hot lunch cooks, 10 bus drivers, three kindergarten route drivers, and one office secretary. Last year 86,842 hot lunches were served, with total receipts of 27,665.19 including 3,863.54 from federal sources, and expenditures exceeding receipts by 4.72.
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Supt
James R. Alexander
Wapsie Valley
Gates College to graduate 44 in 77th commencement
Sharon Barbara Zwanziger of Sumner will be among 44 graduates receiving diplomas at Gates College Waterloo for the 77th commencement at Grace Methodist church on August 17. She completed a junior business training course in less time than average and will work in the National Bank Waterloo machine department. Other area graduates include Mildred Carol Decor Fredericksburg David J Napoli Oran and Carolyn Ann Schmidt Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Barbara Zwanziger
Harold Zwanziger
Sumner
Tripoli Community High School
Gates College
Waterloo
Grace Methodist Church
Mildred Carol Decor
Fredericksburg
David J. Napoli
Oran
Carolyn Ann Schmidt
Denver
Funeral attendees for Mrs. John Speer in LeRoy Minn
Attending the funeral Friday of Mrs. John Speer at LeRoy Minnesota were Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Rosenthal, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rosenthal and family, Mr. and Mrs. Rueben Buhr and family, Oelwein, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Dodd and family, Waterloo.
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John Speer
LeRoy
Minn
Edw. Rosenthal
Douglas Rosenthal
Rueben Buhr
Oelwein
F. C. Dodd
Waterloo
Town Sprays for Mosquitoes Halted by Fire
Spraying operations to curb mosquitoes began Tuesday evening by the street department crew. A spray unit overheated and caught fire, prompting a local fire department response. The blaze was quickly put out with no damage estimate given.
4-H Judge Mrs Gene Vincent at Independence 4-H demos
Mrs Gene Vincent served as a judge for the girls 4-H demonstrations held in Independence on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Vincent
Independence
Marine enlistment noted at Judisch home
Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Judisch in Jesup included Mr. and Mrs. Louis Weltzin and family and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Brase with Ronnie Waverly. The gathering honored Darrell Weltzin who enlisted in the Marine Corps and left Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Judisch
Louis Weltzin
Jesup
Wilbert Brase
Ronnie Waverly
Darrell Weltzin
Marine Corps
Office Closed for Vacation by Dr Magnall
The office of Dr. L. J. Magnall will be closed August 18 through August 27 as he attends the AVMA convention in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Magnall
AVMA
Detroit
Rainbow Farm Show Brings Profit Tips to Tripoli
The Rainbow Farm Show arrives in Tripoli Monday August 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with free soil tests and more than 250 square feet of exhibits. International Minerals & Chemical Corporation promotes soil formation, fertility planning, soil testing and crop management through films, models, and an air conditioned mobile lab. Farmers may bring soil samples for testing at the American Savings Bank corner event.
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Tripoli
International Minerals & Chemical Corporation
American Savings Bank Corner
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Melvin Krumm
Board of Education
Itripoli
Frederika
Fremont
John’s Lutheran Church
Rederika
Jane Creek
Louglas Pee Lutheran
Poli Boosters
Tederika Amietaceseneseeney
Polj Ord Farmers
Umner Remont
Adlyn
Board of Christian Education
Third General Synod
Local Telephone Co
Wed
Tripoli High School
Eugene Towne
G. R. Rettig
Gladys Kuethe
Jose Vega
Evelyn Sassman
Orville Ellis
Valitha Pries
Marla Wintz
Harold Quade
Verla Blasberg
Lois Meswarth
Minneapolis
Lester Faust
Lavonne Pipho
Fred Drewis
Shirley Bell
Erwin Koschmeder
Carol Beisner
Lloyd Oltrogge
Des Moines
Robert Sassman
Rudy Kohagen
Donald Bremer
Harold Quad
Sharon Zwanziger
Gates
Sweets Marsh
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Doyle Adams
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