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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1955
Page
2
Tripoli Leader operates as the official town and Bremer County newspaper of Tripoli Iowa. Publisher William A Buckley lists subscription rates at 3.00 annually in state and 3.50 elsewhere. Published weekly under 1879 act with roots dating to 1894.
Mary Creager wed Alvin L. Gerholdt in a St John American Lutheran ceremony. Attendants included Mrs. Ronald Gerholdt and Ronald Gerholdt with ushers, amid gladioli decorations and a Gardenia bouquet reception at the Creager home. The groom returns from Guam and they plan to live in Long Beach California after Sept. 6. Several other marriages, greetings, visits, and club activities fill the page, including Corrine Heath’s Flint Michigan ceremony and teaching plans, plus notes on local residents’ travels and illnesses.
The FFA executive council met on Tuesday August 26 at 8 p.m. to review gilt chain questionnaires and select two recipients. Larry Vogt and Lorraine Johnson were chosen, gifts to be returned to the chapter by Lloyd Kuker. The committee also weighed six gift applications and designated Vogt Snelling Johnson and Mr Hinton to pick first and third choice gifts from the lot. Delivery is planned two weeks after weighing, with 190 lbs target and the presents weighing 190 lbs but found 20 lbs short.
Frederika residents hosted family and friends from Eagle Grove Waterloo Tripoli and Cedar Falls with numerous drop ins and picnics. Local births baptisms and weekend gatherings featured among the lively gatherings.
Betty Dallman was attacked by a rabid fox while working with a de tassel ing crew. The animal then charged Eldon Hendricks who used a shotgun to club the fox to death. Dallman is receiving anti rabies shots.
The Tripoli 4-H group met July 27 at Kay and Linda Barry's home for achievement day. Judges Mrs. Schwerin and Mrs. Magnall selected projects to advance to the Waverly fair on August 8. They earned nine blue ribbons, four red, and five white. a coffee table refinished by a member earned a purple ribbon and goes to the State Fair in Des Moines.
Twenty seven cases of eggs scattered on a highway near Orange City after a truck owned by Marion Kor tipped over in a collision with another car. The truck was loaded with eggs and the accident caused the spill.
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