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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1966
Page
7
Local notes list numerous visits and social gatherings in Waterloo and nearby towns. Residents from Cedar Falls Stirling and Des Moines visited relatives in Waterloo while others hosted guests from Fort Wayne Grandview Bettendorf and Sumner. Families including the Lahmanns Brases and Ksiekners planned or enjoyed extended visits across Iowa and beyond with multiple luncheon and weekend gatherings.
Mr and Mrs Daniel Ambrose welcome a 9 lb son Mark Allen born Aug 10. Many relatives and friends visit for birthdays anniversaries and reunions including the Frese and Mahlstedt gatherings. Local families and guests from Waterloo Cedar Falls Des Moines and Minneapolis attend events at homes in Tripoli and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Fred Brase and Mr and Mrs R O Wikner attended graduation ceremonies at McKinstry junior high school auditorium Waterloo for Mrs Vernon Wikner New Hampton. Mrs Wikner graduated with a class of 36 from the Waterloo school of licensed practical nursing. Relatives met at a Waterloo cafe for refreshments after the ceremony.
Sherry Bailey was honored at a miscellaneous bridal shower held Sunday at the home of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Bailey. Thirty guests from Waterloo and Cedar Rapids attended. Prizes were won by Viola Jordan and Charles Camlin.
Tracy Lynn, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Schwartz, was baptized Saturday evening in the chapel of Faith United Church of Christ. Sponsors were Mrs Gene Hyde and Gerald Lahmann.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Timmerman and family returned Thursday from a 10 day vacation with Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Ernest Linderwell at Ft. Rucker Alabama. Mrs. Linderwell is Mr Timmerman s sister. They visited grandparents Mr and Mrs R O Wikner who helped Ivan Wikner move into a new home in North Des Moines.
Ruby Menke daughter of Mr and Mrs John Menke was honored Friday evening at the parents home after graduating from the Waterloo School of Practical Nursing. Guests included multiple families from Sumner Shell Rock Reinbeck Detroit Creston Nebr Waterloo Tripoli and officials served cake and punch.
Honor graduate David W. Poock spent a 15 day leave at his parents Readlyn home. He enlisted April 19 after completing executive accounting training at Gates Business College Waterloo. He finished Lackland basic training then Amarillo AFB schooling and graduated July 30 as inventory management specialist with 98 grade average. He will report Aug 16 to Cannon AFB Clovis NM for clerical duties.
Mrs. LaVonne Barkhoff earned a bachelor of arts in elementary education at Aug. 5 commencement at SCI Cedar Falls. She joins Kappa Delta Pi and will return to fourth grade teaching at Denver Community School this fall after a college leave. The Barkhoffs live on a farm southwest of Tripoli with fourteen teenage children.
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