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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1964
Page
5
The column records a wave of weekend visits and gatherings across Cedar Falls, Waverly, Sumner, and surrounding towns. Names include Ruth Woodcock, Laura Haase, Theo Debel, Fred Brase, Jane Wikner, Denver, and many more, with multiple family and village connections noted through Sunday dinners, visits, and neighborhood calls.
Mr and Mrs Darrel Terpstra of Tripoli are parents to a 7 lb 6 oz son born Tuesday at Sumner hospital The Terpstras already have two daughters and Mr Terpstra will coach the girls basketball team at Tripoli Community Schools.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Nolting visited in Tustin with August Towne on Monday. The Mire family joined Rahif reunion at Edwin Kasemeier home in Sumner. Otto Ackerman and Dorothy Rolfes dined with Clara Zabel in Charles City. Biermann and Ed Biermann hosts in Fredericksburg. Art Niemeyer and Everett Krause with Sumner group at Peter Mahlstedt home on Wednesday.
Sunday dinner guests celebrated Mr and Mrs Lavern Hunemuller fifth wedding anniversary. Attendees included Herbert and Vergae Zacharias family Linsley Baldwin family Ackley Russell Meyer Virgilee Iowa Falls Chas Klemp Readlyn A J Hunemuller Ed win Klemp Clarence Hunemuller Leo Klemp Readlyn Alice Klemp Readlyn August Hunemuller Leslie Hunemuller Lester Deterding and Virgilee Meyer returned home with her parents.
Friends and relatives gathered Sunday evening in Sumner and nearby towns to honor Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Goodenbour on their 10th anniversary. Attendees included Leo Nacke and family, Bertha Nacke, Lavern Nacke and Carol, Victor Nacke and family, Henry Nacke, Leonard Mohlis, Carl Schwake and family, Alfred Nuss, Martha Mohlis, Ralph Mohlis and Carma, Harold Mohlis and family, Marvin Wohlham and family, Ernest Nuss, Federika, Lavern Hooper and family, and John Schwake of Colwell.
A Sunday family gathering was held at the Kenneth Chapin residence with attendees listed including Mr. and Mrs. Les Kline Conrad Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cassick Bagley Mr. and Mrs. Dale Peninger and family Jefferson Mrs. Alton Wagoner and Lynn Laurie and Bobby Scott New Hampton Mr. and Mrs. Earl Allen and Kristi and Mrs. Grace Allen Waterloo Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Chapin Polk City Mrs. Betty Magee and family Long Beach Cal Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Warner and family.
Sunday guests celebrated Leo Schuldt birthday hosting Mr. and Mrs. Wm Zabel Fredericksburg Rev and Mrs Geo Gundel Mr and Mrs F B Schuldt and Mr and Mrs Theo Peters Evening visitors included Mr and Mrs Lawrence Schultt and Danny Readlyn Mr and Mrs Minor Schuldt and family Shell Rock Rudolph Brandenburg Waverly Mr and Mrs Merlyn Heidemann and sons Mr and Mrs Victor Peters and Connie and Mrs Clara Zabel
Daniel Lee Dettmering baptized at St John Lutheran Crane Creek by Rev George Gundel with dinner guests and sponsors listed. Iowa District East LCMS convention Aug 10 13 in Waterloo with local pastors in attendance. Alan Schwemm completes nine month auto body course at Universal Trades Omaha. job at Hal Lenius Waverly. Thursday visitors include Clewell Wedemeier Blaschke and Buls. Gene Heinemann celebrates fifth birthday.
Tripoli Boy Scouts of Troop 32 joined the Spillville Camporall Friday evening July 31 and returned Sunday afternoon August 2. The Camporall, held every four years, followed a July spent week at Camp Ingawanis. Merit badges earned included horsemanship by Hal Bauer Roger Buchholz and David Fink, pioneering by Dave Buchholz Craig Ducker, swimming and nature by Richard Juel, and swimming by Paul Magnall.
Fremont visitors and many local guests are listed as part of a busy social week. The notes record visits by George Lindsley of Bison S D, Mrs. Rathbone and others, bridal showers, birthday observances, baptisms, music camp attendance, and trips to Cedar Falls Colorado and nearby towns. Multiple families including Hunemullers Dettmers Peters Jas chens and Blumes are mentioned with hospital and hotel stops, plus church district events and sightseeing journeys.
Jack Nichols, formerly of Tripoli and now residing in Des Moines, has been appointed as a special agent for the Connecticut Mutual Life Agency, expanding the agency’s field representation and client services.
Mr and Mrs Ed McNamee returned Monday after a few days in Missouri They toured Lake of the Ozarks and spent the weekend with Pvt Paul McNamee at Ft Leonard Wood.
The annual Biermann family reunion took place Sunday at the Erwin Hoppenworth home in Tripoli. Relatives traveled from Denver Waterloo Williamsburg Toledo Waverly Sumner Ionia and Tripoli. Eldest attendee was Henry Korte and youngest was Ann Harms, daughters of Marvin Harms of Toledo.
Thursday evening guests for Linda Hunemuller’s fourth birthday included Mr and Mrs Russell E Meyer and Vergilee Iowa Falls and family Ackley Chas Klemp and Alice Readlyn and Mr and Mrs A J Hunemuller Vergilee Meyer stayed to visit with the Hunemuller family.
Mr and Mrs LaVern Schnurstein and Phyllis returned Thursday from Oklahoma after spending 10 days with their daughter Second Lieutenant Nadine Schnurstein stationed at Altus Air Force Base Oklahoma. She is employed at the hospital.
Mr and Mrs Robert Schwartz welcomed Kandie Ann Schwartz into the church Sunday morning at Faith United Church with Rev E F Puhlmann officiating The sponsors were Tamara Schwartz Patricia Gaede and Marilyn Schwartz A dinner for the sponsors followed at the Lawrence Schwartz home
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