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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1960
Page
2
The Tripoli paper notes second class mail designation under 1879 act and annual subscriptions of 3.50 in Iowa and 4.00 elsewhere. It has published weekly since 1894 and serves as the town and Bremer County official newspaper with William A. Buckley as publisher.
Bremer County Fair lists 4-H divisions for girls clothing and boys livestock with blue red and white ribbons. Entries include Sewing Box Tote Bag Head Scarf Simple Apron and many named exhibitors across classes and ribbons. The long list names Tem pest Baker Susan Carroll Mary Bergmann Carole Lageschulte Kathy Droste Joyce Strottman Darleen Stout Pamela Lonergan Mary Judas Chrissa Schrage Beverly Kohagen Ruth Leuenberger Rebecca Creager Fern Kruger Carol Hahn Mary Tillmanns Ruth Leuenberger Diane Peters Helen Droste Connie Rossel Karen Chandler Susan Widdel Garland Evans Jane Jul and others.
The Tripoli Leader lists Elinor Stumme and dozens of 4-H members among blue ribbon wearers in numerous categories from dresses to pajamas. The long roster names winners and red ribbon alternates across garments, with entries detailing 4-H uniforms and outfits tied to the August 24, 1960 event.
Bremer county schedules show two demonstrations at the State Fair. On Aug 26 boys perform in the morning and on Aug 30 girls perform at 1 45 p m. Local exhibitors prepare for a busy fair week with events listed in the official calendar.
The Bi g Bees 4-H club met at Tripoli Town Hall for Style Review and Achievement Day with 23 members, 19 mothers, 2 leaders and judges. Plans for Bremer County Fair were discussed, with Cheryl Blasberg and Mary Brewer named as pages. The bake sale was canceled. each family will donate two dollars. Cheryl Blasberg won junior Style Review, Teresa Wilharm was second. Barbara Rathe won intermediate, Susan Lohmann second. Helen Mallie top senior, Phyllis Kappmeyer second.
Augusta Johnson of Essex marked her 98th birthday. Born in Sweden, she immigrated to America in 1883 and remains active, baking bread and pastries and handling household chores.
Iowa savings bond sales for the first seven months of 1960 reached 88,619,704 dollars, 57 percent of the annual goal. Bremer county volunteer chairman Carl F. Hagemann of Waverly reported July county sales at 71,866 dollars, totaling 903,623 dollars and 69 percent of the 1960 quota. Other counties show seven month totals and percent of quotas: Black Hawk 2,261,793 dollars at 51 percent, Fayette 1,075,106 dollars at 60 percent.
Elkader fishermen Burnell Wilker and Herbert Katschkowsky hauled two large catfish upstream in the Turkey river. Wilker’s catch weighed 34 pounds and Katschkowsky’s weighed 17 pounds, drawing local attention from anglers and neighbors.
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