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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1967
Page
5
Community members from Waverly to Waterloo gather for family visits, weekends with relatives, and birthdays. Several residents travel to Cedar Rapids and Omaha while others attend weddings and state fairs. Continuous social rotations include school friends visiting UNI and colleges, with family celebrations noted across Iowa towns.
First Runner-up to State Fair Queen Mr and Mrs Rebern Holm of Denver were Thursday supper guests in the Fred Holm home. Mr and Mrs Don James of Waterloo were Saturday supper guests in the Robert Selck home attending. Hollis Niemeyer and family camped at Governor Dodge State Park. Mrs Luella Kelsey and Roy Rottink of Janesville attended a rodeo in Sidney. Tony Mahlstedt celebrated his first birthday with family visits at Nashua. Fred Hildebrandt and family visited in Elliott and Harvey Hildebrandt homes. grandparents visited Ozarks. Wilbert Frahm and family marked a birthday at Herman Frahm's home in Waterloo. Esther Chapin and Harold Mowatt wed at New Hampton Methodist Church. Ruth Woodcock and others attended. Marlene Shonka and Robert Towne wed at St Marys in Waverly with many guests including Tonne and Hinrichs families.
A string of Sunday dinners and weekday visits tie together local households. Guests include the Judisch, Sommerfelt, Frahm, Maurer, Harmening, Brase, Carstensen, Klein, Harms, Kirchhoff, Goodenbour, and Selck families with extended relatives from Readlyn Waterloo Cedar Falls Waverly Leech Lake and Leech Lake Minn. Notable travel includes a Canada fishing trip and a wedding in Sioux Falls South Dakota.
Sylvia Ann Zekoff of Denver is engaged to J Charles Dorsey of Lincoln. The couple, both connected to Household Finance Corp., plan an October 14 wedding. Zekoff is a Tripoli native with Omaha training. Dorsey is a Lincoln graduate who attended the University of Nebraska.
Sharyl Brase daughter of Mr and Mrs Erwin Brase Tripoli and Gene Ohlendorf son of Mr and Mrs Edward Ohlendorf Plainfield united in marriage Friday August 11 at 7 30 pm at St John s Lutheran Western Douglas Rev W H Lindquist officiated with 225 guests present The bride wore chantilly lace gown with scalloped hem and carried roses The groom and family details plus reception and guest list are noted The couple planned a trip to Lansing after leaving in a white lace dress for the wedding trip and the bride will study at the University of Iowa while the groom will be stationed at Clark Air Base Philippines
Attendees at the August 19 wedding of Betty Bergmann and Vernon Drape at Beth el United Church of Christ in Milwaukee included Ruthen Drape and David Drape Allan Drape Dennis Charles and Luanne Aug Krueger and Eugene Drape Burlington. Reception guests included Arnold Stromer Erwin Drape Henry Drape and Florence Waterloo and other Drape family members.
At the State Fair in Des Moines on Monday a group led by Mrs Virgil Lampe and Mrs Alvin Sassmann attended with several friends. They traveled by chartered bus and included Cynthia Sassmann Vanda Jo Lampe Debbie and Terrie Westendorf who performed tap dance routines at the fair.
A Bravener reunion at Frederika park drew 47 attendees from Greenwood Iowa City Waterloo Traer Nashua Tripoli and Frederika. Wayne Bravener was the oldest, David Thoms the youngest, and Mrs Wayne Bravener celebrated a birthday.
Ernest Quade was taken to Mercy Hospital in Waverly Sunday morning where he remains a patient.
Mrs. Ray Steege of Waterloo announces the engagement of her daughter Susan Steege to Mark Schwarze son of Mr and Mrs Ray Schwarze of Tripoli The couple plan to wed October 21 at St Pauls United Church of Christ in Denver Susan Steege works as a teller at Waterloo Savings Bank and Mark Schwarze is employed by Oliver Corp Charles City
Mr and Mrs Jerry Becker and their sons of Castro Valley California left Friday morning after visiting Mrs Emma Harmening and relatives since Tuesday. They traveled home from Expo 67 Montreal New York and other eastern states points of interest.
Mr and Mrs Theo Peters attended a Denver home gathering honoring their son Allyn Harris. Allyn leaves today for Harvey Montana to report Sept 1 at Radar Air Force Base.
Mrs. Arlin Luhring and Marvin Luhring were Friday visitors in the Ernest Haase home. Marvin had just returned from Dallas Texas where he and three other boys spent six days at a Luther League convention.
Mr and Mrs Paul Judisch visited Monday evening in the Ervin Judisch home Buck Creek. Mr Judisch had returned from Sumner hospital Saturday.
The Manson relay quartet of Joan Schuttler Debbie Junkman Jean Filloon and Jacki Junkman aged 13 to 14 has collected over 150 ribbons and medals this season at both regular conference and AAU swimming meets.
A giant five percent pound turnip was cultivated this summer in the garden of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hite in Indianola and drew local attention for its unusual size.
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