Bremer County 4-H Fair Ends After One Of Its Best
Bremer County 4-H Fair closed last Thursday after a notably successful run. Tripoli youth Howard Bunger won grand champion beef, a 930 lb Hereford, selling for 50.50 per cwt to Shield Bantam Co. Waverly. Richard Miller of Waverly claimed reserve champion with a 1040 lb Angus. Breed champions included Roger Jensen, Jim Mastain, and William Heffernan. Dairy Day Queen Mary Johnston of Janesville crowned. numerous blue and red ribbons awarded in capon, Guernsey, and Holstein divisions.
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Bremer County
Tripoli
Howard Bunger
Shield Bantam Co
Waverly
Richard Miller
Roger Jensen
Jim Mastain
Jackson Township
William Heffernan
Douglas
Angus
Wendell Matthias
Denver
FFA
Oscar Kreis Jr
Booth
Maxfield Township
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Harold Meier
Warren Township
West Lafayette
Jefferson Jills
T.N.T
Merlin Orth
Funeral Services for Mrs August Thies Held This Afternoon
Funeral services for Emma Antonie Thies 64 who died at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo last Sunday afternoon were held today from Rettig funeral home and St Peter s Evangelical and Reformed church. The Rev E F Puhlmann officiated with burial in the church cemetery casket bearers were Will Brockman Anthony Sievers Ernest Buhlmann John Ohlendorf Henry Buhr and August Tonne. Mrs Thies born May 28 1890 in Hansfelde Germany came to the United States in 1891 with her parents Wilhelm Wolff and Sophie Lietz. She married August Thies July 2 1908 and they farmed near Tripoli before moving to town in 1940. She is survived by her husband their son two grandchildren three brothers Emil Wolff John Wolff and Herman Wolff and a sister Annia Griswold.
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August Thies
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Germany
Wilhelm Wolff
Sophie Lietz
United States
Bremer
Tripoli
Plum Creek
Thies
Evangelical Church
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Leroy Township
W. E. Neumeister
St. Paul's Church
John Winkler
Fred
Emil Wolff
St. Ansgar
John Wolff
Nashua
Herman Wolff
Osage
Annia Griswold
Move To Wayland Involves Rosen Thal Family Change
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rosen thal and Jeffrey moved Tuesday to Wayland where Mr Rosenthal will serve as music instructor.
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Wayland
Douglas Rosenthal
Jeffrey
Rosenthal
Gigantic Overalls to be Displayed at Farmers Store
The Farmers Store will showcase a 16 foot tall pair of overalls in Bremer County this Thursday through Saturday. Manager Larry Bunger announced the three day display and a guessing contest with merchandise prizes for how many inches of thread were used. A drawing is slated for 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Bremer County
Mgr
Larry Bunger
Silver Salmon Catcher August Hunemuller Tours Northwest
August Hunemuller and wife Mrs Hunemuller caught a nine pound silver salmon twenty one miles off the Washington coast during a west coast vacation. They traveled from Tripoli through the Rocky Mountains to Portland Vancouver Cosmopolis visiting friends and factories including Nabisco Oregon bakery Lucky Lager Crown Zellerbach and Vancouver Canning. They toured Beacon Rock State Park and Bonneville Dam and attended the Iowa picnic in Portland on August 1. They departed July 29 and returned August 14.
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Westport
Wash
August Hunemuller
Washington
Hunemuller
West
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
Portland
Ore
Vancouver
Forrest Smith
Cosmopolis
John Willard
Nabisco-Oregon
Lucky Lager Brewery
Vancouver Canning Corp
Crown Zellerbach Corp
Camas
Beacon Rock State Park
Bonneville Dam
Columbia River
Oregon
Iowa
Tripoli
Demonstration Of I H Machinery At H Schroeder Farm
A giant International Harvester demonstration sponsored by Bremer County I H dealers will be held Friday August 27 at the Henry Schroeder farm three miles west of Tripoli on Hwy 93. Demonstrations run 1 to 4 p m and feature the 20 C field harvester with the MTA Farmall tractor Super C Super H and 45 T tractors plus plows disks and other I H machines. All residents of the Tripoli area are invited to attend and test the equipment under working conditions.
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International Harvester
I-H
Bremer County
Henry Schroeder
Tripoli
Tripoli Implement Co
MTA
Herold G. Miller
Mrs. Em Fuchs Feted At Church On Silver Anniversary
Dr and Mrs Em Fuchs were honored at St John s Lutheran Crane Creek on their 25th wedding anniversary. congregation members held a pot luck dinner and noon service with sermons and greetings from Rev Wm Burrack Rev Elmer Jacobs and Rev R Burrack. Gifts came from church societies and individuals. They wed August 21 1929 at St Peter s Lutheran Ceylon Minn and have four children Margaret Volk man Lillian Paul and James.
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Em. Fuchs
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Crane Creek
Wm. Burrack
Elmer Jacobs
Waterloo
R. Burrack
Fuchs
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Ceylon
Minn
Margaret Volkmann
Lillian
Paul
James
First Tri Poli High Football Practice Opens Season
Tri Poli high school's football squad held its first practice Tuesday under Coach John Mullen and Assistant Coach Ted Olmstead. Equipment was issued to players as the session began shaping the team for the season.
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Tripoli High School
John Mullen
Ted Olmstead
Roxie Beisner Named A University Merit Award Recipient
Roxie Beisner of Tripoli is among 100 University of Iowa students named to merit awards for 1954 55. The junior in liberal arts receives a $50 award based on Iowa residency, at least one year of university work, and a BA or higher grade average.
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Iowa City
Roxie Beisner
Tripoli
Walter Beisner
State University of Iowa
Helen Reich
Roxie
College of Liberal Arts
Iowa
Theatre dates changed at Tripoli venue by owner
Owner George Lindsley announced changes to Tripoli theatre schedules effective September 1. Shows will run Friday Saturday Sunday and Wednesday nights until further notice, replacing former Monday performances. New calendars detailing the changes will be distributed this week.
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Tripoli Theatre
George Lindsley
Boevers and Eckhoff Wed at Waverly Church
Betty Lou Boevers daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnold Boevers Waverly wed Amos Eckhoff son of Mrs Mable Eckhoff Charles City Sunday evening at St Pauls Lutheran church Waverly Dr W F Schmidt officiating Maid of honor LaDonna Soldwisch bridesmaid Mary Beevers Best man James Eckhoff groomsman Richard Deike Usher s Marjorie Denney Nashua Flower girl Kenny Deike Plainfield Galen Beier Waterloo ring bearers They will live on a farm near Charles City.
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Betty Lou
Arnold Boevers
Waverly
Amos Eckhoff
Mable Eckhoff
Charles City
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
W. F. Schmidt
LaDonna Soldwisch
Mary Beevers
James Eckhoff
Richard Deike
Plainfield
Donald Richmann
Marjorie Denney
Nashua
Kenny Deike
Galen Beier
Watterloo
Eckhoff
Promoted to Sergeant for Robert Sassman
Mrs. Robert Sassman announces her husband Robert Sassman has been promoted to sergeant.
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Robert Sassman
Band Mothers Meeting Set for September First
The Band Mothers plan a meeting next Wednesday evening September 1 at the home of Mrs Carl Hildebrandt. Co hosts will be Mrs V G Goebel and Mrs Willard Holm.
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Carl Hildebrandt
V. G. Goebel
Willard Holm
Frederika District Announces Monday School Opening
Frederika schools will open Monday and begin regular classes Tuesday with a full faculty announced by newly elected superintendent Gus Cosman. Principal Florence Lease leads a staff including E Manuel Reynoso coach and manual arts, Mary Duffy first and second grades, and sixth to eighth grades taught by Norman Thiess. Kindergarten starts in the second semester. hot lunch begins Tuesday. bus routes operate Monday for early dismissal.
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Frederika
Gus Cosman
Florence Lease
E. Manuel Reynoso
Frederic Rewoldt
Norman Thiess
Freda Galinske
Mary Duffy
L. W. Hemmingson
Roy Volker
Ervin O'Connell
Arlin Rausch
Cecile Dilley
Denver Schools Open Monday With Four New Teachers
Denver public schools will open Monday under Superintendent B. D. Gray. Advance registration for high school students is set for Thursday and Friday. Four new teachers join the faculty: Florence Toriegoe in home economics, Mrs. Martyn Delziel in second grade, Gerald Jondahl in music, and James Lower as elementary principal.
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Denver
Denver Public Schools
B. D. Gray
Tomorrrow
Florence Toriegoe
Martyn Delziel
Gerald Jondahl
James Lower
Surfacing Project Turns Tripoli Main Street Into Construction Zone
Work on widening and resurfacing Tripoli's Main Street dominates streets, with two weeks of tearing up and at least a month more. A new storm sewer is being installed, cross tiles and side tiling laid, and old curbing removed. A near finished bridge by N R Ambrose Oil Co proceeds, while rains slow progress. Hallett Construction Co. handles the project and equipment showcases draw residents. Completion hinges on weather but finishing work should speed after preliminaries.
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Tripoli
Hallett Construction Co
Rettig Furniture Sale Closes Next Tuesday at 6 PM
Rettig Furniture Store announces its annual August Furniture Sale will end at 6 p m next Tuesday August 31. The ad highlights many outstanding values in furniture and furnishings for patrons.
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Rettig Furniture
Carole Sievers Weds Erling Lohmann at Siegel Church
Carole Sievers daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Sievers Tripoli wed Erling Lohmann son of Mr and Mrs Edwin E Lohmann Readlyn Tripoli at St Pauls Lutheran Siegel. The double ring ceremony before 150 guests featured a cathedral train gown lace veil Juliet cap and red carnations. Reverend A A Krause officiated. Reception followed in church basement with garden flowers and candles.
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Carole Sievers
Donald Sievers
Tripoli
Erling Lohmann
Edwin E. Lohmann
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Siegel
A. A. Krause
Shirley Sievers
Beverly Mueller
Linda Kerr
Waterloo
Ricky Harris
Robert Kuker
Readlyn
Dale Krueger
Sumner
Ronald Lohmann
Charles
Des Moines
Denver
Waverly
Frederika
Fairbank
Arnold Ladage
Erhardt Lohmann
Erwin Hoppenworth
Helen Krueger
Carol Hesse
Betty Boderman
Virginia Milius
Geraldine Lohmann
Betty Hay
Grace Lohmann
Lohmann
Tripoli High School
Bath Packing Co
Readlyn High School
Graduates Alvin OConnell of Gates Waterloo Business College
Alvin H. OConnell of Frederika earned a business administration diploma at Gates Waterloo Business College during the annual commencement last Thursday evening and has accepted a position with Waterloo Heating and Supply Co.
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Alvin H. O'Connell
Frederika
Gates Waterloo Business College
Waterloo Heating and Supply Co
Tripoli Schools Set Open with Half Day and Tests
Tripoli public schools will start at the usual time next Monday with a half workday for the first day. Registration and first class meetings lead the morning, dismissal at noon, and bus transportation provided. Iowa Basic Skills tests run Tuesday and Wednesday for high school students, with regular classes beginning Thursday. Labor Day, September 6, is a holiday.
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Tripoli
E. R. Shriver
Iowa
John Casey
John Mullen
Ted Olmstead
Irmgard._ Schaefer
Mitzi Yoshinaga
Richard Semler
Ralph Goodnow
Harold Frese
Mr. Shriver
Frieda Bast Weds William Kraemer in Readlyn Ceremony
Frieda D Bast daughter of Otto and Mrs Bast married William C Kraemer son of Rev and Mrs Kraemer in St Matthew s Lutheran church Readlyn. Officiants were Rev Dornbusch and Rev Kraemer senior. Attendants included Erna Diers Elizabeth Kraemer Ruth Bast Anna Steinbronn and Edna Bast. The couple, who met Wartburg grads, will reside in Dubuque.
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Readlyn
Frieda D. Bast
Otto Bast
William C. Kraemer
E. J. Kraemer
Guttenberg
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Erich Dornbusch
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Erna Diers
Elizabeth Kraemer
Ruth Bast
Anna Steinbronn
Waterloo
Edna Bast
Richard Kraemer
Robert Bast
Lawrence Bast
Otto Junior Bast
Paul Kraemer
Ben Davis
Dubuque
Wartburg College
Waverly
Faith Lutheran Church
Portland
Ore
Kraemer
Wartburg
Wartburg Seminary
Alfred Bock Jr Graduates From Gates College
Alfred Bock Jr of Tripoli, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Bock Sr, graduated at Gates College Waterloo during the 70th commencement at First Baptist Church Aug 19. He earned a 3.41 GPA in business administration with honors, perfect attendance, and completing the course 10 weeks early. He will join Van Heuvelen Business Service Independence as a new employee. he is a graduate of Tripoli High School.
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Alfred Bock Jr
Alfred Bock Sr
Tripoli
Gates College
Waterloo
First Baptist Church
van Heuvelen Business Service
Independence
Tripoli High School
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Farm Bureau
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Commercial
Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance Co
Carnation Co
Town Bremer
Buck Creek Lutheran Chures
St. Paul's Luther
Biz- E-Bees
Black’s
Dorothy Remley
Sharon Leistikow
Karen Milius
Carol Blume
Janet Hildebrandt
Mary Werner
Joan Becker
Barbara Bockhaus
Barbara Burman
TNT
Mary Ann Steege
JoAnn Vosseller
Marilyn Meier
Maxfield Merry Maids
Pat Andors
Geneva Eick
Carol Tiedt
LaVonne Scharnhorst
B Square
Franklin Blue Belles
Karen Simpson
Jolly Jackson
Jolly Jacksons
Farmers Store
Morray
Emma
H. Schroeder Farm
Betty Lou Boevers
Band Mothers
N. R. Ambrose Oil Co
MR. and
Mrs
Fred Smith
Esther Haverkamp
Dorothy McIintee
Marlene Meyers
Betty Goodenbour
Ruby Servoss
Wanda Shaffer
Bertha Weidler
Helen Bunger
William Kraemer
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