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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1952
Page
6
A Tripoli area drive article notes high weeds and brush in ditch lines impairing driver vision at crossroads. With Iowa recording over 300 fatalities, the piece urges action to prevent accidents, urging Bremer county farmers to mow roadside weeds.
The Tripoli Leader congratulates all 4-H boys and girls who participated in the Bremer county fair in Waverly last week. They made a splendid record with exhibits and demonstrations. Miss Roxie Beisner was chosen Dairy Queen of Bremer county at the Dairy Day parade last Thursday.
A heavy shower last Friday evening in the Tripoli area brought over an inch of rain, ending a dry spell and promising a bumper corn crop. Farmers in Bremer county report lush fields, the sight of Iowa agriculture in full glory, and the wealth rain brings as Iowa remains “The Corn State.”
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Chapin and family express thanks for acts of kindness and sympathy shown during the death of their father and grandfather. They also thank for the floral offerings at the funeral.
Pvt Eugene Zabel spends a 14 day furlough at his parents north of Tripoli. He is stationed at Ft. Bliss Texas and will report to Fort Meade Maryland after the furlough ends.
Church services and programs listed for multiple local churches. Rev Thomas B Dixon preaches Wednesday at 8 pm with social hour afterward. Sunday worship at 10 30 am and Sunday school at 9 15 am. Various choirs, meetings, and film events follow, including Brotherhood and Luther League activities, Ground Breaking film, and youth gatherings.
The Frederika Lutheran Ladies' Aid met last Thursday and set October 16 for a chicken supper and bazaar. The rural community saw residents visiting friends and attending juntions in nearby towns with many listed names and alma mater connections.
Weekend activities include the Howard Van Brocklin and Shirley Toever wedding at Waverly Lutheran church with a reception in the parish house. Many relatives gathered, including the Riecks, Van Brocklins, and McConkeys. Other notices mention births at Sumner Community Hospital and various local visits and gatherings.
Lavish Technicolor musical about Jane Froman's career stars Susan Hayward. Event screens Sunday and Monday August 24 and 25. Froman rises to fame in the 1930s and joins USO tours during World War II before a Lisbon crash changes her life. Her recordings include Blue Moon and Embraceable You.
Six persons were injured, one seriously, in a Sunday afternoon crash one mile east and three miles north of Horton. Hazel Knapp of Nashua, wife of driver Floyd J. Knapp, suffered a broken pelvis. Others in the Knapp car were Bert and Eva Allison of Nashua, with cuts and bruises, as did Mr. Knapp. Roger White of Nashua, 18, drove the other car, and Roxie Mizner of Canton Minnesota, riding with him, also had cuts and bruises. Patrolman Paul Foster cited poor visibility due to high corn at the curve.
The Rohrssen family reunion will take place Sunday August 31 at Denver city park with Denver town hall as rain location. Family members are urged to attend and bring items as needed.
Mrs. Ed Lobeck and Lois Ann hosted a birthday dinner for Mrs. Sell at the Conrad Sell home on Sunday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Robert and others. Herman Mundtrom of Denver visited in the evening and Shirley Ann Struck and Carol Ann Kuhlmann extended their stay for a longer visit.
The 10th annual search for tuberculosis among close contacts begins this week. Mobile X-ray units will be at Waverly on Friday, August 22, to screen at risk individuals.
Mrs Lillian Stricker public health nurse has spent four weeks interviewing and inviting 30 persons for tuberculosis screening. A tuberculin test was positive and chest X ray is recommended. X ray films will be interpreted by the state health department and confidential findings returned to the physician who X rayed the patient.
Iowa hay producers will send aid southward to Kentucky and Tennessee as the federal disaster fund allocates three million dollars to supply hay for drought-stricken farms.
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