Tripoli Community Schools Set To Open On Monday Morning
Tripoli Community Schools will open Monday with about 870 students reporting. First day schedule runs 8:43 am to 3:30 pm. 270 in high school, 150 in junior high, 450 in elementary. Lunch program fees listed. book rental charges cover workbooks. music rentals set. A hot lunch program and monthly ticket options introduced. insurance forms sent to parents. Faculty workshop follows, with a new hot lunch menu published weekly. Bus schedules start around 7:30 am. students urged to follow posted bus routes first days.
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Tripoli Community
Callec
Reed
Tripoli
Summer Months Keep Custodians of Local School System Busy
Summer work kept Tripoli Community School custodians busy in Frederika and Tripoli. At Frederika, four classrooms had varnish removed and refinished, a first grade room got a cement floor, and painting and floor work extended to the gym. In Tripoli, hallways and classrooms were painted, desks refinished, floors cleaned and waxed, and the west building stage and third grade room refinished. The high school stage, gym cleaned and varnished, gym floor remarked, and classrooms cleaned and waxed. Heating systems cleaned and some painting done, while grounds maintenance remained a major ongoing task.
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Tripoli
Frederika
East
West
Band Mothers Promote Uniform Sale and Carnival
Bandmothers stage a promotion tied to the annual band event on September 25 at the high school auditorium. The carnival will culminate with a raffle awarding a Motorola stereo phonograph stand and 40 long playing records, with proceeds funding new band uniforms.
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Poli
Val
Uni
War church supper and travel notes from local parish
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John’s Lutheran
Stern Douglas
Dale Patterson
Pean Umner
Arabia
Lc Krueger
New York
Dey
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
New
Are
Faribault
Wapsie Valley School Opens With Large Enrollment Anticipated
Wapsie Valley School will open Monday at 8 45 am with an enrollment of 720 anticipated. Ten regular bus routes remain similar to last year. Two new buses were purchased. Book rentals and lunch prices are listed by grade level and ticket options. Registration closed last May. principals are named for scheduling help.
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Wapsie Valley
David Owens
Ervin Hanus
Readlyn
Arthur Finke
Oran
Rue Farnum
Fairbank
Schultz family moves to Phoenix Arizona
Mr and Mrs Vernis Schultz of Minneapolis visited his parents Mr and Mrs Walter Schultz from Thursday to Monday then went to Council Bluffs to see Mr and Mrs Duane Hartmann. They left Wednesday morning for their new home in Phoenix Arizona.
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Vernis Schultz
Minneapolis
Walter Schultz
Council Bluffs
Duane Hartmann
Phoenix
Ariz
Krueger Patient at Mercy Hospital Waverly
Wm. F. Krueger is a patient at Mercy hospital in Waverly after being taken there Monday for observation.
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Wm. F. Krueger
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Ida W Sievers 64 Died After Stroke At Waterloo Hospital
Ida W. Sievers 64 died Sunday at Scholtz Memorial hospital Waterloo after a stroke. Prayer services were held at Rettig Funeral Home Tuesday 8 pm. Funeral Wednesday 1 30 pm at Frederika Methodist Church. Burial Alcock cemetery with casket bearers Robert Sievers Kenneth Sievers Robert Heacock James Woodyard Dale Krueger Joe Mihm. Survived by daughter Mrs Earl Davis Oceanside CA four sons Orville Raymond Harland Martin. Former Tripoli resident, resided with son Martin in Washburn. Husband Martin and daughter Isabell preceded her in death. Born June 27 1897.
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Ida Sievers
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Alcock Cemetery
Robert Sievers
Kenneth Sievers
Robert Heacock
James Woodyard
Dale Krueger
Joe Mihm
Ida W. Sievers
Tripoli
Martin, Washburn
Earl Davis
Oceanside
Cal
Trial Jurors Report for Bremer County District Court Term
Jurors for the September term of Bremer county district court report at 10 a m on Monday September 11 per clerk Lois Slater. Court opens September 5 with Judge William Butler. Jury panel includes Ardys Forsman W H Ganske Carl Warnke Lena Korman Lawrence Stone and many others from towns such as Fairbank Readlyn Tripoli Denver Shell Rock and Waverly.
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Bremer County
Sumner
Chester Markle
Chas. Moulds
Ralph Stumme
Fairbank
Edwin Schneider
Glenroy Fortsch
Burton Thies
Emil Thies
Eldo Ostrogge
Readlyn
Marguerite Carstensen
Walter Peters
Donald Mirs
Tripoli
Carl Leonhart
Dunkerton
Sharon Diercks
Denver
Dale Hostetler
Shell Rock
Earl Stickman
Dorothy Faber
Louis Wedeking
Sterling Mackey
Clarence Dietz
Edward Vosseller
Plainfield
Maude Colburn
Vada Mowatt
Beverly Fitzpatrick
Cleo Menzel
Elda Garner
Louie Mueller
Clarence Bauer
Anna Meyer
Eleanor Zelle
Eleanor Thoren
Alice Ducker
L. G. Hix
George Kerwin
David Carstensen
Lois Blasberg
Elsie Lageschulte
Ernst Stehn
Evelyn Chellevold
Fred Thompson
Maxine McNerney
Pat McEnamy
Waverly
Farm Bureau Banquet Set for Sept 12 at Waverly
Annual Farm Bureau business men's banquet to be held Tuesday September 12 at 7 pm in the Methodist church parlors at Waverly. Howard Waters former Iowa Farm Bureau VP will speak. Members and wives invite business men and wives. tickets via township directors or Farm Bureau office in Waverly.
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Farm Bureau
Waverly
Henry Busch
County Farm Bureau
Howard Waters
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Fred Lahmann Hospitalized After Hip Fracture
Fred Lahmann was taken to Sumner hospital Tuesday evening after fracturing his hip in an accident.
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Fred Lahmann
Sumner Hospital
Surgery for Mrs Roy Soles at Sumner Hospital
Mrs Roy Soles underwent surgery Saturday morning at Sumner hospital.
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Roy Soles
Sumner Hospital
County Cancer Society to Meet on Monday Evening
Bremer County Chapter of the American Cancer Society will meet at St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church Monday Aug. 28 at 7 30 p m The agenda includes election of officers Mrs Elmer Kuker of Denver is president and will chair the gathering
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Bremer County
American Cancer Society
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Elmer Kuker
Denver
Eldon Hoppenworth to Join Grundy Center Bank Staff
Eldon Hoppenworth a Farm Bureau insurance representative at Grundy Center for 18 months will join Farmers Savings Bank staff Sept 1 as assistant farm representative. He and his wife Judy and son Kent live at 318 I Avenue Tripoli born son of H H Hoppenworth retired farmers now in Tripoli he attended Tri poli high school active in athletics FFA 4 H served one year as 4 H president and was a DeKalb FFA award winner after three years in the army he attended Iowa State Teachers College and Iowa State University majors animal husbandry.
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Eldon Hoppenworth
Farm Bureau
Grundy Center
Farmers Savings Bank
Hoppenworth
Judy
Kent
I Avenue
Tripoli
H. H. Hoppenworth
Iowa State Teachers College
Iowa State University
Conditions Ideal for Record Corn Per Acre This Year
Area farmers enjoyed a week of ideal weather aiding crop conditioning as hay and straw were baled across the district. State forecasts predict a record corn yield with about 69 bushels per acre on average, aided by .37 inches of rain on Saturday and Tuesday. Daytime highs reached 88 while overnight lows dropped to 50, per J. M. Haydon, volunteer weather observer.
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J. M. Haydon
Driving license exams clear 64 applicants in Iowa
Sixty four persons applying for driving licenses were processed by the Iowa Highway Patrol examining team here Saturday morning. There were 38 operator licenses issued along with two new operator issues, one new chauffeur license, and 16 renewals in this category. Four instruction permits were granted. Driving and written test failures totaled three, with no vehicle failures. Licenses examiners will not return until Saturday, Sept. 16.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
Fire on Highway 63 destroys trailer near Tripoli
Local volunteers responded Sunday afternoon to a trailer fire west of Tripoli on Highway 63. A four wheel U haul trailer carrying household goods burned almost completely while the out of state car pulling it was undamaged. The fire began after a flat tire blew out and heated the pavement, with no damage estimate reported.
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Tripoli
Highway 63
93-63
Directors Wanted for Tripoli School District Election
Voters in Tripoli Community School District face a single director post to fill with election day set for Monday September 11. No nomination papers have been filed for Walter Lohmann’s vacancy. deadline is August 31. Also on the ballot are two Bremer County Board of Education seats held by Ed Walternate and William Mueller both seeking reelection. Bremer County superintendent is K R Rowley.
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Tripoli Community
Walter Lohmann
Fremont
Dayton
Bremer County
Ed Walternate
Plainfield
William Mueller
Tripoli
Walternate
Area No. 2
Mueller
M. W. Bennett
Area No. 1
A. P. Juhl
Waverly
Area No. 3
Ted Stahlhut
Readlyn
K. R. Rowley
Butler County
Denver Ball Club Defeated in State Pairings Bid
Defending amateur state champions the Denver ball club were edged 1-0 in 10 innings by Dyersville to end their bid for state tournament pairings. Roy Willenbrig tossed four nine-hit innings with one walk. Denver’s only hit came on a 10th inning bunt by Larry Kehoe.
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Denver Ball Club
Dyersville
Roy Willenbrig
Denver
Larry Kehoe
Duca
Mosquito Spraying Resumed After Fire Delays
Mosquito spraying operations were resumed Monday evening after a six day delay caused by the town spraying unit catching fire last Tuesday evening. The street department crew is expected to complete spraying this week.
Judischs Visit Hospital After Friay Surgery
Surgical patient Gottlieb Judisch underwent surgery on Friday at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. He and his wife Mr. and Mrs. Paul Judisch visited him Saturday evening.
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Paul Judisch
Gottlieb Judisch
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Slight Increase in Bremer County Retail Sales in 1961 Q1
Retail sales tax collections in Bremer County rose in the first quarter of 1961, totaling 5,201,220 dollars in county volume. Tripoli, Sumner, Waverly, and other towns posted gains with 46 Tripoli retailers reporting 9,357.62 dollars in taxes on 467,881 dollars in volume. Sumner saw 1,140,130.50 dollars in sales from 101 firms, while Waverly reported a 15,421 dollar increase with 2,482,397.50 dollars in volume across 180 businesses. Other outlets including Denver Readlyn Janesville Frederika and Plainfield contributed 22,147.33 dollars in taxes from 192 businesses totaling 1,107,366.50 dollars in volume. Non-permit returns totaled two with 3,444.50 dollars in volume. Overall county retail volume reached 5,201,220 dollars.
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Bremer County
Iowa Tax Commission
Tripoli
Sumner
Waverly
Commission
Denver
Readlyn
Janesville
Frederika
Plainfield
Meier Suffers Heart Attack. Hospitalized in Baton Rouge
Mrs. Malinda Fink announced that her brother William H Meier suffered a heart attack and is hospitalized in Lady of the Lake hospital Baton Rouge room 727.
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Malinda Fink
Wm. H. Meier
Lady of the Lake Hospital
Baton Rouge
Bremer County Fair Show Highlights State Entries
Bremer County Achievement Show displays 809 food and nutrition entries and 137 special projects. Purple ribbon State Fair winners include several clubs and individuals such as Elizabeth Christopher and Carolyn Griese, with many entries across cookies, cakes, breads, and table settings. Countywide blue ribbon awards name multiple clubs including Franklin Starlettes, Wapsie Whirlwinds, Readlynettes, and N.R.G. with an array of entries in garden books, recipe files, and jelly making. The display also lists Do A Best, Cedar Chums, Jolly Jacksons, and Readlynettes among participating groups.
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Bremer County
Elizabeth Christopher
N.R.G
Carolyn Griese
Jefferson Jills
Eileen Sievers
Lynda Wylam
Linda Matthias
Maxfield Merry Maids
Mary Beth Kerdus
Jelly Jacksons
Angel
Nancy Walther
Diane Peters
T.N.T
Marilyn Beam
Bonnie Alcock
Mary Homan
Waverettes
Lydia Brown
Dianna Stumme
Readlynettes
Science
Joann Hildebrandt
Franklin Starlettes
Nancy Youngblut
Linda Lerch
Joann Meier
Joan Meier
Janet
Nancy Youngbleu
Vickie Cummings
Mary Richards
Janet Youngblut
Wapsie Whirlwinds
Carolyn Lahmann
Carol Zwanziger
Susan Carroll
Ruth Leuenberger
Linda Leuen
Carol Hahn
Charissa Schrage
Garden Record
Catherine Schrage
Flower Garden
Beverly Kohagen
Lorene Trautman
Sara Thoms
Vivian Nuss
Brenda Mueller
Cedar Chums
Kathy Becker
Linda Becker
Linda Jensen
Linda Hensen
Karen Chandler
Cynthia Buhr
Karen Stumme
Cedelia Schroeder
Terri Minnaert
Kathy Albrecht
Anita Klodt
Kathy Meier
Diane Schneider
Cheryl Schroeder
Valerie Wittenburg
Barbara Stahlhut
Jolly Jacksons
Pat Stout
Darlene Stout
Karin Leonard
Mary Jo Zwanziger
Donna Wright
Penny Lang
Katherine Boomer
Cheryl Keller
Sharon Briden
Judy Stokes
Janice Jones
Janet Blaker
Ruth Tillmanns
Rondalyn Wente
Becky Muehling
Mary Tillmanns
Charlotte Crote
Joyce Roschke
Susan Widdel
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Ripoli Community Schools
Wapsie Valley School
Arizona
Waterloo Hospital
Rettig Funeral Home
Methodist Church
Lloyd Bair
A. Howard Lindquist
Martin
Isabell
The
Brian Gene
Kent Allen
Rene Ann
Gene Vincent
Gary Robert
Dale Edwin
Tommy Wayne
Robert Bergmanns
County Cancer Society
FFA
Fire Dept
Robert H. Kuhrt
D'ville
Independence
Traer
New Hampton
Osage
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