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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1962
Page
7
The reading lists several church pastors and service times across districts including United Church of Christ and Lutheran churches. It notes Sunday School and worship hours, a lay school at Crane Creek, and a church meeting scheduled for August 27 at 8 p.m. All are welcome.
Sunday school at 9:39 a.m. morning service 10:30 a.m. KYB and Young People at 7:00 p.m. men's prayer at 7:30 p.m. evening service 8:00 p.m. Thursday prayer meeting at 8:00 p.m. Pastor Horton A. T. Rollene leads.
Herbert Hoover returned to his West Branch boyhood home for his 88th birthday as more than 25,000 from Iowa gathered to dedicate the Hoover Presidential Library. Former President Harry S. Truman Governor Norman Erbe and other dignitaries attended. Hoover urged a Council of Free Nations to act when the UN cannot preserve peace, stressing it would not replace the UN but fill gaps in action. He called for a stronger worldwide organization including nations ready to defend freedom. Dahlia R. A. Walden of Centerville reported a dahlia bloom 11 inches across.
Proceedings list claims allowed and ordered paid by the Board of Supervisors at the August 1942 meeting. Items include per diems and travel, jail and prisoner care, office and janitorial supplies, utilities, repairs, and miscellaneous services from multiple vendors and county offices. Named individuals include R A, Carstensen, Christopher, Robt, Piander, Ehlert, Steiner, Stephenson, Stoffregen, and others. vendors include Koch Bros, Lincoln’s, Sanford’s, Southtown Printers, Waterloo Paper Co, and Postmaster.
Notice to qualified electors of Tripoli Community School District Bremer Iowa that the regular election will be held September 10 1962 at the Town Hall Tripoli from noon to 7 pm. Directors No 1 and No 2 terms three years to replace Buenger Alcock and a treasurer term two years to replace Ambrose. Dated August 20 1962 Robert Kuhrt Secretary.
Official notice records the appointment of an administrator for county affairs amid a long list of suppliers, inspectors, and service providers including mental health, welfare, medical, and public works entities. Names like Carstensen, Reeve, Hagenow, and Parrott appear among numerous vendors and public offices. the document references costs, leases, medical care, and utilities tied to county administration.
Bremer County Iowa Board of Supervisors met July 22 1962 at Waverly and awarded Farm to Market Project SN-206 base bid to Ralston Construction Co Marion Iowa for 35158 63 dollars. They also approved exemptions for soldier and home stead claims and adjourned. On July 30 1962 the board approved filed official bond for an administrative assistant to county superintendent and adopted Budget Hearing results allocating general funds and various line items including court expense and road work.
On August 20 1962 the Bremer County District Court appointed A J Hunnemuller of Tripoli Iowa administrator of the Mary Hunnemuller estate. All debts must be paid to the administrator and all claims presented with proper authentication to the court for allowance. Attorneys are Engelbrecht and Hemingway of Waverly Iowa.
Iowa tax officials acknowledge sales tax collected on liquor by the drink though sales are illegal. Chairman X T Prentis says tax returns totalled 1.691 million dollars from 13,380 taverns but cannot be broken down by liquor. Commissioner John O Connor says the panel is not a liquor fact finder and seeks tax on all sales while legality is for the justice department. Auditors say they aim to collect 2 percent on all state sales, including liquor sold over bars.
Dr Robert C Hardin of Iowa City is named dean of the College of Medicine at the State University of Iowa. He has served 17 years on SUI medical faculty and was associate dean since 1959. He succeeds Norman B Nelson who left to head medical institutions in Santa Clara County. Hardin will earn 30000 dollars yearly, making him the highest paid public employee in town. Virgil Hancher and James H Hilton each earn 26000, Gov Norman Erbe 17500 plus 5000 expense.
Mr George Booth and Mrs Booth recently celebrated birthdays at their Bagley home. Mrs Booth turned 93 and Mr Booth 92. The couple have been married 68 years.
James Jay Peters 23 of Plainfield and Carolyn Stokes 17 of Plainfield. William G. Bowen 25 of Reinbeck and Patricia Kay Dix 24 of Janesville. Jeffrey L. Cleveland 20 of Waverly and Janice Ellerman 19 of Waverly. James Klinge 23 of Monona and D Ann Ingersoll 24 of Waverly. James L. Borcherding 22 of Sumner and Janet Bierman 22 of Waverly.
State of Iowa files two disturbance of the peace cases in Bremer County District Court against Richard Lee Stoffregen and Robert Wayne Degelau. A divorce action is listed as Gertrude I. Remley versus Walter A. Remsey, with Leader ads noted among the circulation.
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