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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1954
Page
8
Marilyn Jean Olejniczak daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Olejniczak Tripoli became the bride of Pvt Hans Schult Jr son of Mr and Mrs Hans Schult Waverly on Nov 21 at Grace Lutheran church. The couple's reception followed for 110 guests with detailed floral and cake displays.
Wednesday December 1 features W F W events and a town hall agenda. Saturday December 4 includes Music Incorporated activities. Monday December 6 lists council meeting and Cancer Society notes. Pvt Schulz is stationed with the Army in Atlanta Georgia.
Shirley Jean Buchholz daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Buchholz Readlyn became the bride of A3c Charles W Bell son of Mr and Mrs Harold W Bell Stanhope NJ in a ceremony at St Matthew s Lutheran church The Rev E J Dornbusch performed the ceremony Margaret Thies was maid of honor bridesmaids were Mrs Rodger Buss Tripoli and Mrs Dale Buchholz Waverly Best man was Robert Buchholz with groomsmen Rodger Buss and Dale Buchholz Ushers were Charles Elfritz Waterloo and Richard Benschoter Waverly The bride is a Readlyn high school graduate The groom is stationed at the Waverly Air Force Base They will live in Waverly.
The gathering included Rev and Mrs Wm Barrack, Bert Park er and Sandra of Ionia, Bertha Hagedorn and Will Hagedorn of Fredericksburg, Minnie Kohagen and Esther, Herman Ostrogge, Loren Krueger and family, and Merle Teisinger with sons from Waverly for a midday celebration.
The article recounts Parker building an exchange to about 150 phones before the Butler Bremer Mutual Telephone Co. took over on February 13, 1905. It notes 12 farm lines, $12 annual rentals, no operator after 9 p.m., and that the initial incorporators included William Sinram and F. H. Brockmann among others with Colburn as president at the first annual meeting.
Karen Kay Oltrogge daughter of Mr and Mrs Orville Oltrogge born Oct 22 was baptized at the 9 45 service at Maxfield St John Lutheran Readlyn by Rev William Barrack on Sunday Nov 21 Sponsors were Mrs Bert Parker and Mrs Merle Tei singer A dinner was served at
The firm led by N H Larkin as president and Ernst Hoppenworth as vice president shows steady growth with no heavy promotion. A major milestone occurred in 1940 when a switchboard operation was shifted to Frederika, marking a significant expansion in its history.
Farmers switch to Butler-Bremer service via Frederika switchboard after Northwestern Bell sells Tripoli exchange for 6100 dollars in 1941. The expansion boosts farm lines, finances, and modernization as 12 year overhaul and $16000 in Tripoli upgrade this year. The company serves 480 stockholders and 1435 patrons.
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