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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1961
Page
4
Your best buy for clean trouble free and economical gas heating is Green Colonial. Convenient payments. Frederika Hardware, dealer for Frederika and vicinity. Phone 4. (39)
Classified notices show J Haydon Upholstering in Tripoli seeks work for upholstering repairs refinishing. Also Fuller Franchise offers trainee positions with average 475.65 monthly in 1960 and Box 85 Oelwein Iowa seeks young married men. Studio Girl Cosmetics seeks route driver in Tripoli area to deliver cosmetics with pay up to 5.00 per hour.
The family of Ida W. Sievers expresses sincere appreciation for sympathy kindness flowers memorials and cards given before and after the death of their mother Special thanks to Rev. Lloyd Bair Rev. A Howard Lindquist Scholtz Memorial hospital Waterloo and all friends relatives and neighbors
The Bremer County election for two board seats, Member-at-Large and Area No. 2, will be held Monday September 11 1961. Nominations require filing with County Superintendent in Waverly Iowa by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday August 22 1961. Candidates must reside in Bremer County. Area No. 2 includes Plainfield Community School District. Edwin M Waltemnate seeks re election and William Mueller seeks another term. K R Rowley Superintendent Bremer County Schools.
Fremont area residents hosted picnics and dinners honoring birthdays and weddings. Guests included the Judisch, Wikner, Schellhorn, Brooks, Rathbone, and Peters families from Sumner Cedar Falls Waverly and beyond. The Schellhorn reunion drew 61 attendees at Waverly park, with plans for the 1962 Denver park gathering.
Ricky and Mark Goodenbour spent Tuesday of last week with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mohlis in Sumner while their mother Mrs. Cletus Goodenbour was at the Surgical Medical Center Waterloo for observation. Birthday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brase Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Wikner and family at Lavern Brase's birthday in Westgate Tuesday evening.
The Women’s Bowling Association fall meeting Aug 17 at Tripoli Town Hall had 31 present. Committees named include Banquet chair Jane Ducker with Barbara Seelhammer Joann Beardmore Ethyl Rommel JoAnn Steward and Lois Moeller. Nominating Carla Bremer Mardell Kirchhoff Maxine Lehmkuhl. Publicity chair Mabel Juel. State tournament at Creslanes Dubuque Feb 10 1962. Delegates Jean Magnall Doris Nerge Alternates Mary Bremer Marlene Drewis Darla Bremer. Sponsor fee $10 bowling starts Aug 29-31.
Tripoli scripture group will gather Friday at 8 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs Oscar Bang to study the first chapter of Ephesians. Bring your Bible. Rev A T Rollene is the teacher and all are welcome.
Thursday visitors at the Gene Vincent residence honoring his birthday included Homer Vincent, and Mr and Mrs Jim Brandhorst of Wellman, along with Mr and Mrs Larry Carmichael.
Local items from Tripoli Iowa dated August 23 1961 cover community notices and brief updates. Names, places, and events are presented in concise card style, reflecting a small town newspaper snapshot of daily life.
State employees may join unions but cannot compel collective bargaining with the state or public employers. Attorney General Evan Hultman says constitutional right to organize exists, yet no power to strike or coerce a bargain absent specific statutes. The ruling follows a unionized state liquor store group and an effort to organize penitentiary guards at Fort Madison.
Mr. Rosenthal and his family return to Minneapolis after he completed eight weeks at State College of Iowa. On August 10 he received his Master’s degree in music.
Mr and Mrs Walter Steward and their family attended the Morrison family reunion at Oelwein on Sunday.
An American flag flown over both the White House and the Capitol was presented to Herbert Hoover as a birthday gift. Congressman Fred Schwengel of Davenport donated the flag, which was flown over the residence Hoover occupied during 1929 to 1933. The flag is sent to the Hoover Library at West Branch for display alongside the Presidential Flag. Hoover, born in West Branch, will see the new library and Hoover papers dedicated this year.
Emma Harmening visited the Brunscheon home in Sumner for the baptism of their infant daughter Lynnette Kay at St John’s Lutheran church. Sponsors named were Connie Brunscheon Mrs Virgil Bull and Betty Lou Thies.
Sunday evening visitors gathered at Alfred Harmeining residence for Dean Harmeining’s fifth birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Paul Judisch Mrs Emelia Sommerfelt Mr and Mrs Harold Sommerfelt and Eileen and Mr and Mrs Wilbert Frahm and family.
Mr and Mrs David McCulloch of Janesville Wisconsin were house guests of Mr and Mrs William Warner from Saturday to Monday to celebrate Mr Warners birthday.
Scientists P H Spedding and Dr Jiarges tte Allen will be honored at an Iowa Memorial Centennial event for developing components used in space exploration. Dr Spedding from Iowa State University is recognized for rare earth metal research and energy program work, joining past honorees former President Hoover and J N Darling.
Mrs. Peter Wagner recently celebrated a birthday while living in a nursing home in Wall La. She and her husband have resided there for seven years.
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