Primary Election Contests Headed for Iowa Polls
Voters will decide contested races in city and state offices on Tuesday September 6 with polls open 8 AM to 8 PM CDT. In Bremer County second district supervisor race Democrat ballots feature Lor yf Denver led by Walter Lohmann of Tripoli. The Democratic line also includes a U S representative in the third district with Henry J. Stoffer of Franklin County opposing.
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Iowa
Ms Cdt
Imah Major
Ih. Platte
Anic
Bremer County
Loryf Denver
Walter Loh
Penworth Schools Nomination Papers Filed for Board Posts
Nomination papers filed for Keniston Hoppen and Harold Doepke challenging incumbents Lorenz Bunger and Clarence Bucher for three year director terms in Tri Town School District No 4. Rob Ambrose also filed for a position. polls open September 12 from noon to 7 p.m. at the Tri Town Hall.
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Ipoli
Ity
of Post
du Poe
Keniston H. Hoppend
Fremont Township
Clarence Buch
Tripoli
Lorenz Bunger
Harold E. Doepke
Harold
Lorenz Bungot
Tri
Rob Ambrose
Ion
Tri- Town Hall
Bremer County Survey Underway For Economic Opportunity Report
A survey by the Office of Economic Opportunity in Waverly is under way to gauge poverty in Bremer County. The findings, due for the Sept. 7 meeting at the Bremer County House, aim to guide future economic progress and the selection of a county Economic Opportunity committee.
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Office of Omic Opportunity
Waverly
Bremer County
Omic Opportunity
Uderway
Actu
Proin
Supper and Bazaar Set at Siegel Church
CXEN-HAM SUPPER at John s Evangelical and Re church in Siegel on Wednesday September 7 offers ham and chicken dinner from 5:00 PM with mashed potatoes sauer buttered corn Jell O salad and pies. Tickets 1.25 for adults 10 years and under. Bazaar also planned one mile west of Junction 63-188.
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Ohn
Siegel
Ftea
Junction
Band at 8 Wednesday in Tripoli High School room
A band event is scheduled for 8 p m on Wednesday September 7 in the high school home room in Tripoli.
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Tripoli
Voting Machines Demonstrated Across Bremer County Primary
Bremer county officials rent voting machines for the upcoming primary. Demonstrations have been held at multiple locations in recent months. Voting directions will be posted at polling places, and sworn voting officials will assist voters as needed.
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Bremer
Primary election highlights and key races listed
L A Pat Touchne of Black Hawk county seeks the bid. The winner will face Republican H R Gross in November. Democrats offer a wide field for U S senator with four candidates Cameron Nereim Seemann Smith. Other Democratic names include Harold Hughes and various incumbents for governor secretary of state auditor treasurer and more in a broad slate. Republicans contest several races with Busch Fairholm Moore Turner Bertrode Lid dy Sellers Smith Mills Flatt and Mills Beck and Murray among figures. Herbert Hoover leads Republicans against incumbent Senator Jack Miller for the U S senate seat. Primary election coverage continues on page eight.
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L. A. Pat Touchne
Black Hawk County
H. R. Gross
Harold&. Hughes
Robert D. Fulton
Michael H. Doyle
Lorne R. Worthington
Paul Franzenburg
Kenneth E. Owen
Lawrence F. Scalise
William C. Shea
August Baetke
Sadie King
John Sperry
C. W. Ward
Rex MacMahill
Joseph B. Flatt
Max Milo Mills
Robert K. Beck
William G. Murray
Herbert F. Hoover
Jack Miller
United States Senate
Stores and Schools to Close on Labor Day in Tripoli
Tripoli stores and schools will close Monday for Labor Day per the Tripoli Commercial Club schedule. No classes in Tripoli Community School system. limited postal service with morning mail routed to post office boxes. Waterloo Courier and special delivery will be available. no mail dispatch or rural delivery.
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Tripoli
Tripoli Commercial Club
Howard Marquardt
Ray H. Fink
Morning Star
Waterloo
Bremer County Savings Bonds Reach 67 Percent Goal
Savings bonds sales in Bremer county for July totaled 85 324 dollars, bringing seven month total to 539 835 dollars for 67 percent of its assigned goal. Iowa leads the Midwest with 67 percent of its goal and state July sales of 9 255 365 dollars. Other area counties show varied progress including Chickasaw Buchanan Fayette Franklin with 68 69 79 and 80 percent of quotas respectively.
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Bremer County
Buchanan
Chickasaw
Fayette
Franklin
County Cancer Memorials in Bremer County Report
The American Cancer Society released a memorials report for Bremer County covering May 6 to Aug. 8. Memorials were established for Elmer Haverkamp Robert C. Gors and Fred Seehase. Funds support research education and service toward cancer control.
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The
American Cancer Society
Bremer County
Elmer Haverkamp
Robert C. Gors
Fred Seehase
State Fair Champion Baby Beef Sells for 1353 Dollars
The grand champion 4 H club baby beef at the Iowa State Fair sold for 1.40 a pound. The 967 pound steer owned by Dwight Will of Atlantic fetched 1353 dollars. The Shorthorn was bought by Alvin Meyer of Winterset.
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Iowa State Fair
Dwight Will
Atlantic
Alvin Meyer
Winterset
Road Surfacing Employee Struck by Truck Near Tripoli High
Floyd Bacon, a road surfacing worker, was hit by a truck on Highway 93 at the Tripoli Community High School entrance. He was hospitalized with fractured ribs scalp cuts and a skull fracture. Driver Veryl Buchholz, of a local lumber company, faced no charges. the firm was blacktopping the road adjoining the high school.
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Floyd Bacon
Tripoli Community High School
Bacon
Allen Memorial Hospital
Veryl Buchholz
Tripoli High School
Next Week's Leader Delays for Labor Day Holiday
The Tripoli Leader announces a one day shift for next week with publication on Thursday and delivery Thursday afternoon in Tripoli post office boxes and on routes Friday morning. News and advertisement deadlines are extended one day. Regular schedule resumes the following week.
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Tripoli
Waverly Man Is Named to Cry A S C Committee
Harold Mueller of Waverly was elected to a three year term on the Bremer county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee on August 27. O A Wittenburg and Edgar Traetow were elected alternates for one year. Holdover members are Dalton Meyer and Wilbert Hagenow. Meyer named chairman and Mueller vice chairman. Major ASC work in Bremer includes price support loans and conservation programs. County ASCS handled over 2 5 million in farm program business last year with 62 000 cost sharing and 790 000 loans. 1 486 000 in feed grain diversion payments and 5 238 wool payments.
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Harold Mueller
Waverly
Bremer County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
State Bank
O. A. Wittenburg
R1 Waverly
Edgar Traetow
R. Waverly
Dalton Meyer
Wilbert Hagenow
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Department
ASC
Bremer County
ASCS
Hartson Serves in Helicopter Squadron One
Aviation Machinist's Mate 3/c Eugene M. Hartson USN son of Mr and Mrs Milton E Hartson Tripoli is serving with Helicopter Combat Support Squadron One based at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station Imperial Beach California.
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Eugene M. Hartson
USN
Milton E. Hartson
Tripoli
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Imperial Beach
Cal
Bake Sale By St Pauls Missionary Society
The St Pauls Lutheran Missionary Society and Ladies Aid of Siegel host a bake sale on Saturday September 3 at Tripoli Plumbing and Heating starting at 10 a m. Funds support church work and missions.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Missionary Society
Ladies Aid of Siegel
Tripoli
THS Girls Softball Beats Denver 23 14 Victory
Tripoli High School girls softball won 23 to 14 at Denver Tuesday. Sue Wente led with a double and three singles in four at bats while Sue Pleggenkuhle and Tamara Kelsey added multiple hits. Denver players Diercks Gielau Kurtt each had a mix of doubles and singles.
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THS
Denver
Tripoli High School
Sue Wente
Sue Pleggenkuhle
Tamara Kelsey
Diercks
Gielau
Kurtt
Tripoli Panthers Open Season at Sumner on Sept 9
Tripoli High School's varsity football team, led by coach Eldon Ott, shows strength this year with 43 players practicing and 11 lettermen. Starting plans include several linemen averaging around 195 pounds as they prepare for the opener against Sumner on September 9.
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Tripoli Panthers
Sumner
Tripoli High School
Eldon Otto
Ott
Panthers
Panther
Steak Supper by Church Women in Crane Creek
The Women of the Church of St. John's Lutheran in Crane Creek announce a steak supper on Thursday, September 1 with serving from 4:30 PM. Menu includes Swiss steak mashed potatoes baked beans salad cranberries sauerkraut relish plate pies coffee and milk. Price is 1.25 dollars and 75e.
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Church of St. John’s Lutheran
Crane Creek
First Day Enrollment At Tripoli Schools Edges Year Ago
Tripoli Community Schools opened with 779 students on the first day, down from 799 a year earlier. Elementary enrollment totaled 403 and junior senior high 376, with grade by grade figures listed from kindergarten through twelfth grade.
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Tripoli
Tripoli Community Schools
Local Oilmen Graduates From 1101 Assn School
LaVern Tegtmeier and Willard Holm of Tegtmeier Oil Co. Tripoli recently graduated from the Iowa Independent Oil Jobbers Association school in Des Moines. They passed a final exam on heating comfort and the electrical system of oil fired equipment including wiring, troubleshooting, burner operation, combustion testing, and customer service advice.
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LaVern Tegtmeier
Willard Holm
Tegtmeier Oil Co
Tripoli
Iowa Independent Oil Jobbers Association
Des Moines
Week's Weather Readings Taken at 6 P M Daily Except Tuesday
Weather observations recorded by J. M. Haydon as weather observer show daily readings taken at 6 p m except Tuesday and at 12 noon on those days.
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J. M. Haydon
Weather Observer
Freshmen Catherine Hurmence and Dennis Buchholz Named to Wartburg Honors
Catherine Hurmence and Dennis Buchholz of Tripoli are accepted into Wartburg College honors program for superior students. They join about 50 sophomores and juniors already in the program. Selection based on high school rank and test scores. Freshmen will stay four years if requirements are met and will graduate with honors work. Honors study includes special course work and eight annual two hour colloquia.
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Catherine Hurmence
Dennis Buchholz
Tripoli
Wartburg College
SSA Representative to Visit Waverly and Sumner Offices
A Social Security Administration district representative will be in Waverly at the Court House on September 12 and 26 from 9 to 11 a.m. and in Sumner at City Hall on September 13 from 9 to 11 a.m. Call the Waterloo district office, room 702, Black Hawk Building, West Fourth and Commercial Streets for assistance.
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Social Security
Social Security Administration
Waterloo
Waverly
Court House
Sumner
City Hall
Black Hawk Building
West Fourth
Commercial Streets
Funeral of Minnie Mehnke Attended by Holm Family
Mr and Mrs Fred Holm Willard Holm Duane Holm Mrs Robert Selck Mrs LaVern Tegtmeier and Mrs Paul Bremer attended the funeral of Minnie Mehnke 98 at Waverly on Thursday. Mehnke was the sister of Fred Holm.
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Fred Holm
Willard Holm
Duane Holm
Robert Selck
LaVern Tegtmeier
Paul Bremer
Minnie Mehnke
Waverly
Gene Vincent Family Plans Ames Move This Saturday
Mr and Mrs Gene Vincent and family will leave Saturday to make their home in Ames. The move signals a fresh start for the family in their new community.
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Gene Vincent
Ames
Genial Gem Dominates Wednesday Races At Princeton
Genial Gem owned by Lester Gaede and Son and ridden by Marvin Dancer won the mile and another mile race at Princeton Illinois on Wednesday. Jockey Rick Wessell rode both horses. Trainer was Lester Gaede and Son. Future starts listed at Guthrie Center on Sept 4, Nashua on Sept 5, and Spencer on Sept 14-15.
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Genial Gem
Lester Gaede and Son
Marvin Dancer
Princeton
Ill
Mr. H. B
Ervin Hay
Lester Gaede
Rick Wessel
Guthrie Center
Nashua
Spencer
Bremer County 4-H Earns Eleven Ribbons at State Fair
Bremer county 4-H home economics displays at the Iowa State Fair won nine blue ribbons and two red ribbons. Kathy Paulsen earned a blue for a skirt and a blue for a photography exhibit. blue ribbons also went to Kathy Smith, Susan Carroll, Judy Feuchtwanger, Janet Kuethe, Con nie Rossel, Judy Feuchtwanger sleeps wear, Karen Heffernan, Ruth Leuenberger, and an entomology exhibit by Keith Oltrogge. Red ribbons were awarded to Diane Foster for a suit and Barbara Rieck for play clothes.
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Bremer County
Pearl E. Pardee
Extension Home Economist
Kathy Paulsen
Kathy Smith
Susan Carroll
Judy Feuchtwanger
Janet Kuethe
Connie Rossel
Karen Heffernan
Ruth Leuenberger
Diane Foster
Barbara Rieck
Kermit Hildahl
Keith Oltrogge
Lyle Brase
Douglas Lindner
Ray Dietz
Chicken Barbecue at VFW Post 4013 Monday Labor Day
Tripoli VFW Post 4013 sponsors a chicken barbecue at the Post Home on Labor Day Monday Sept 5. Serving from 5 00 to 8 00 p m. Dinner is family style and the public is invited. Admission is 1 25 for adults and 70 cents for children under 12.
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Tripoli
VFW Post 4013
Three Sub-committees Named to Fight Elm Disease
Secretary of Agriculture Kenneth Owen announces three sub committees under the Iowa Dutch Elm disease advisory panel to lead the statewide campaign against elm blight. The groups cover organization public organization technical advisory and legislative inter governmental action. Meetings are to start before September 9 for the next advisory committee session. Owen emphasizes urgency as disease affects nine tenths of counties and stresses the work is worth doing to save remaining elms.
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Secretary of
Kenneth Owen
Owen
Iowa
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