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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1960
Page
7
Congregational and St John Lutheran listings show worship times, Sunday school, youth groups, Ladies Aid and various club meetings. Pastors Puhlmann Vaudt Rollene Wamsley deliver sermons or participate in services with events and planning sessions noted, including district Lutheran rally and church radio appearance.
Records show transfers including August F Wendt to Loretta W Struck for 4000 dollars of lots in Tripoli Schroeter's plat. Emmett Steele to E P and Alice Murray for part of lot 25 in Janesville. Dennis J Donaldson to Herbert C and Loretta M Warnke for 132 feet of west 66 feet of lot 19 Sumner. Amanda Huebner et al to Chas Testorff for lot 3 block 4 Frederika. R Eldon Laird to Grace Leonard Roberts for part of lot 1 subdivision ne%4 nw 2-91-14 Waverly. R J Freitag & Son to R J and Reinhart Freitag for tract on east nw% 11-91-12. Fred Rewoldt executor to Carey and Wilma Franzen for 12000 dollars Lot 44 Prestien's subdivision Denver. William Henry Sassmann to Harold L and Viola M Paul for 110 by 218 feet in se 26-91-13. Marvin C Morgan to George and Dorothy Buhr for four interests in lots 15 16 and south 21 feet lot 12 Prestien's subdivision Denver with revenue payments listed.
Notice from the Iowa State Commerce Commission announces a petition by Interstate Power to construct operate and maintain a 13 000 volt electric transmission line across Bremer County Iowa lands roads and private property. Hearing set for September 21 1960 at 10 00 am in Des Moines with Eminent Domain authority requested for non voluntary easements. Objections must be filed in triplicate five days prior to the hearing.
Qualified electors of the Tripoli Community School District in Bremer County Iowa will vote at the Town Hall Tripoli on September 12 1960 from 12 noon to 7 pm A director will be elected for three years to succeed W H Bockhaus from District No Four and another three year term for Lawrence Snelling at large both terms expiring September 19 1960 A Treasurer will be elected for a two year term to succeed Robert Ambrose Dated August 16 1960 Robert Kuhrt Secretary
Grace Lutheran Church of Tripoli Iowa lists bonds to be redeemed October 1 1960 at American Savings Bank Tripoli Iowa under Article III Deed of Trust for an 80000 bond issue. Bonds 9 54 89 92 94 104 105 108 115 132 149 162 166 178 188 191 192 193 196 207 215 231 241 244 253 273 276 278 300 310 315 317 327 339 346 347 353 378 379 390 405 431 450 451 468 491 501 508 531 546 552 581 582 586 604 614 620 646 680 684 697 702 721 741 744 765 778 784 785 793. William A. Kuker Secretary Power of Trust Committee.
Emma Buth aged 84 six months died Aug 19 at Angelus Nursing Home Minneapolis. Funeral Aug 21 Mat this Funeral Home Denver Rev W Barrack officiated. Interment Grove Hill cemetery. Survived by two daughters Mabel Wolf Irene and son William Buth. Also two sisters Lena Buenzow Amelia Klink and four brothers August William Herman Carl. Preceded by husband Frederick Wm Buth and by first husband Herman Klemp.
The article explains five general health and accident insurance plans. Income Protection pays cash benefits weekly. Hospital Insurance helps with costs. Surgical Insurance covers doctor fees. Medical Insurance pays non surgical bills. Major Medical covers hospital medical and surgical costs above a deductible up to limits such as 5000 or 10000.
In the 1960-61 school year about 5 000 buses will transport over 200 000 Iowa children daily. The article explains Section 321.372 of the Iowa Code governing overtaking a stopped bus and meeting a bus with flashing lights, and notes the safety record for pupil transportation with 273 accidents in 1959 60, most with property damage, 92 pupils and 4 drivers injured, 28 other vehicle occupants injured, and one non pupil death.
Mr and Mrs E R Winter of Wapello completed their 23rd year in college as their youngest son David earned a medical degree from the University of Iowa. The Winters have four children who have all graduated from college in the past 23 years.
Lightning struck the Youngs home near Nashua causing a four by six hole in the barn roof and blowing open every fuse box, shattering nearly every fuse. The barn housed 24 cows and two heifers but was not destroyed.
The Iowa Conservation Commission released a comprehensive list of hunting and trapping regulations spanning 1960 61. It covers species like squirrels rabbits deer raccoon pheasants quail and various fur bearing animals with season dates bag limits hours and gear restrictions plus a permit system for Game Management Areas and a mandatory deer seal and post license reporting.
Readlyn residents and visitors are listed in a social roundup with names and towns. George Payne and family from La Mesa California visited relatives. multiple guests from Milwaukee Chicago Watertown and Cedar Falls stayed with local families Aug 17 21. The Readlyn VFW purchased the former Readlyn Hardware building.
PINHOOK Darlyl Pals spent the weekend with friends at Humboldt. The gathering included Mr. and Mrs. John O Rourke and John Jr. and Tom of Detroit Lakes Minnesota, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rourke Waterloo their daughter and family Cedar Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Laland Timmerman Tripoli and Ada McConkey. They visited Earl O Connell and Raymond Kuethe hosted a birthday event. Mrs Amanda Huebner and Mrs Ada McConkey attended funeral services for Henry Schortau.
Mrs Don Zipse has mumps while Mrs Tom Burke recovers from a fractured ankle. Mr and Mrs John Donnelly and their sons visited Ada McConkey. Maude Eveland of Fort Dodge spent the week with friends here. Hahn and sons attended Braun reunion at Sumner. George Wilson of Sumner and Geo Banwell Sr visited Ada McConkey. Louie Hannaman and Will Flanscha families attended a St Pauls Lutheran gathering in Sumner for Fred Flanscha of Texas. Maude Eveland and Ada McConkey were Thursday visitors in the Hannaman home. John Fitz of Denver spent Tuesday with Vince Herman. Claude Block and Helen and Brenda Yearous visited Lucille Dilley. Brenda Yearous of Elgin visited grandparents Claude Block. Kathy Kuethe spent Tuesday in Des Moines. Clyde Van Brocklin of Waterloo spent the weekend with Howard Van Brocklin Sr.
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