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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1952
Page
7
Iowa State College extension expert Lucille Rea outlines fabrics and features for children's clothing. She highlights washable, wrinkle resistant options such as nylon, Orlon, Dynel, wool blends, and cottons, plus adjustable waists and easy care labels to ensure a growing child fits a coordinated, budget-conscious wardrobe.
Mary E Cretzmeyer clerk announces there is a will of Fred Matthiesen on file in the District Court at Bremer County. A probate hearing is set for September 2, 1952 at 10:00 A M at the Waverly courthouse. Citizens may appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate.
Items include Carl Behrend injuring a broken right arm at his home near Tripoli while cranking a tractor. Deaths: James Archie infant son of Mr and Mrs A G Schrader of Waterloo died at birth. Mrs Ernest Moeller 86, early township settler, at her Tripoli home. A large rock crusher unit installed at Alcock quarry to double highway 93 rock production. Clergy changes: Rev Theo Thomas and family filling vacancy from Rev Koehler at St Peter's Evangelical. Other obituaries and incidents: John Wendt 78 funeral at Frederika. Judy Hinrichs injured by light fixture screw. cataract surgery for Mrs August Pieper. Births, marriages, service screenings, and a 1951 note recounts a gun mishap death in San Pedro. Fire destroys farm buildings on Alfred Schweer’s Tripoli-area rental. Rev Robert W Shields to lead Congregational church starting Sept.
Proceedings of the Bremer County Board of Supervisors from Waverly Iowa on July 21 1962 show a resolution authorizing the Iowa State Highway Commission to conduct lettings for Farm to Market construction. The minutes also note adjournment to August 11 1952, a salary action for Harold Hartman as mechanic, cigarette license approval for Sauerbrett Co, Homestead credit claim amendments, and the hearing on the 1962 county budget with detailed tax and expenditure allocations including General, Court, Poor, State Institution, County insane, County school, Soldiers relief, Bovine tuberculosis, Bangs eradication, Home bonds, and various road funds.
Paramount's Anything Can Happen stars Jose Ferrer and Kim Hunter in a gay amusing comedy based on a best selling book. Giorgi the Continental comes to the United States to learn about life and love on the American plan with Ferrer delivering a warm performance.
The vote on final adoption of the budget shows Ayes by B H Sehnadt Louis Seamon and Conrad FP Heideman with no Nays. The County Auditor is directed to certify the budget and file it with official records as required by law. The board adjourned. B H Schnadt, Chairman
At a court house session in Waverly on August 18 1952 the Bremer County Board of Supervisors agreed with the Iowa State Highway Commission to award Farm-to-Market Project No FM-219 bids. The low bidder KR J Vickery Boone Iowa received 5995.41 for culverts. The vote was ayes by B H Schnadt Louis Seamon and Conrad F Heideman. The meeting adjourned with B H Schnadt chair.
Yow a Department of Public Safety reported a fatal crash at a rural T intersection early Saturday Sept 3 1949. A car failed to see the intersection and crashed, killing a young boy. Police noted other late night transports after a factory shift.
A Labor Day weekend report details multiple crashes across Iowa. Nine killed on day one with five more dying Sunday, described as the worst toll in state history. Drivers urged to exercise caution to reduce future fatalities.
Classified item notes a sale at the Tripoli Leader office offering machine paper and typing paper. Details are minimal with no prices or contact. Sale appears to be an in-house listing for available office supplies.
Carl Bahlmann 21 of Plainfield weds Dorothy Ulrich 20 of Waverly. Robert Sassman 20 of Tripoli with Donna Heideman 17 of Tripoli. Ira Pierce 42 of Marble Rock weds Mine Teeple 39 of Marble Rock. Robert Strempke 23 of Sumner weds Betty Nierling 17 of Sumner.
A brief item notes stock of adding machine paper at The Tripoli Leader Office. No further details on quantity or urgency are provided in the readable text.
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