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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1975
Page
5
Readable items list farm visits town gatherings and family events around Skokie Waterloo Readlyn and Readlyn area. Guests include Emma Schrank Mrs Marga nrenner Betty Kalkbrenner and Herman siblings with extended trips to Detroit Toronto Niagara Falls and Chicago. Visitors attend a 90th birthday observance and a 25th wedding anniversary while travel to Wisconsin Milwaukee and Calif.
The notice reports a 10 pound boy born August 7 at St Francis Waterloo to Norman Shin stine and wife with grandparents Don Shin stine Sonia and Wilbert Meyer Sumner area. a 9 pound 10 ounce girl named Amy Irene born August 15 at Waverly hospital with grandparents Elston Boldt Janet Showers Tripoli and William Ellerman Marble Rock and great grandparents across Tripoli Plainfield Rockwell Greene Truman Minnesota. also an 8 pound 8 ounce boy born August 19 at Fairmont Minnesota to Dean Clausing and wife. Meri Leslie Van Ahn eight year old daughter of David Van Ahn West Des Moines chosen Shriner Day Circus queen June 22 at Camp Sunnyside Des Moines with former teacher Dave.
Miss Suzan ne Winden Olsen of Monroe Wisconsin and Douglas Craig Boeckmann of Waverly Iowa announce their engagement Parents Mr and Mrs Howard P Olsen of Monroe and Mr and Mrs Arlen Boeckmann of Waverly announce the plans The couple both work for the Dubuque Public School system Miss Olsen holds a BA in Sociology from Clarke College and a teaching certificate Mr Boeckmann earned a psychology degree and a physical education degree from Coe College They will marry November 22 at St Victor Church Monroe Wis Also noted were visits by Rev Ernest Runge and families to the Spring Fountain Lutheran church centennial services in Ode n Ia.
Lois Ann Warnke of Fredericksburg and Rick Meyer of Preston wed at St John Lutheran Frederika on Saturday August 9 at 2 pm. Pastor Mark Rieff officiated before 130 guests with detailed bridal attire and a church reception followed by a buffet at the bride’s parents home.
Seventy four Bremer County farm families qualified for Century Farm designation as part of Iowa’s Bicentennial recognition. The list, by July 4, includes owners with 100 years of family ownership and farms of at least 80 acres, and certificates will be awarded in 1976.
June 1975 sales of Series E and H savings bonds in Bremer County totaled 50 682 dollars, pushing six month county total to 342 783 dollars and meeting half of its 1975 quota. Iowa six month bond sales reach 52 888 174 dollars 50 percent of annual goal. Other counties show varied progress with Davis Hamilton Ida Fremont Allamakee Shelby Crawford and Marshall among leaders and Black Hawk at 54 percent.
The Friendship Circle of Faith United Church held a Monday bingo event with Mrs. Vada Ganske and others organizing. Prizes were fruit and candy with coffee and cookies served. attendees thanked the hostesses. The long list of attendees includes many community members with birth year IDs.
The Waterloo Production Credit Association sets its annual stockholders meeting for Tuesday August 26 1975 at the Riviera Ballroom Janesville Iowa with registration at 6 30 p m Lloyd Kammeyer board chair will preside as two directors are elected and a nominating committee chosen A humorous address by Mrs Pat Liembach is featured The PCA operates short and intermediate loans in several counties and is owned by its borrowers.
Betty Arjes daughter of Mrs. Margaret Kalkbrenner and Joe Johnson of Marion wed in a double ring service at Ascension Church Marion on Friday August 15 at 7 30 p m Pastor Otto A Zwanziger officiated Attendants were the bride's daughter Shellie Aries and the groom's son Joseph Johnson A reception for 26 guests followed at the bride's home 550 S 12th St Marion The bride works at Collins Radio Cedar Rapids as a Dept Project Engineer and the groom is a sales representative for Cossmann Sales Co Williamsburg They will reside at the Marion address.
Monday offers beef pattie mashed potatoes green beans apple sauce lemon chip bar bread and butter milk. Tuesday features orange juice baked wieners vanilla pudding with bananas creamed corn bread and butter milk. Wednesday includes goulash carrots and celery pear sauce peanut butter bar cheese and peanut butter sandwiches milk. Thursday serves meat loaf tritators peas orange juice peach sauce oatmeal fudgies bread and butter milk. Friday presents macaroni and cheese casserole lettuce tuna salad and peanut butter sandwiches fruit cup milk.
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