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Newspaper

Tripoli Leader

Location

Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1968

Page

6

Public Notice Sealed bids for Fredericksburg School Bonds

Sealed bids for 340000 in Fredericksburg Community School District bonds are due by 3 00 P M December 2 1968 at the Secretary of the School District Office Fredericksburg Iowa. Bids must be unconditional with a 6800 bid bond and will be awarded to the bid with the lowest interest cost, subject to the approving opinion of Des Moines attorneys.

Fredericksburg Sehee Chickasaw Bremer Iowa United States Des Moines Ahlers, Cooney Dorweiler Allbee and Haynie Alice E. Steege

Tripoli Community School Lunch Menu Week

The plan outlines a school lunch week from Monday to Friday featuring meals such as chicken noodle soup and ham salad on Monday, meatloaf on Tuesday, pizza on Wednesday, scalloped potatoes and ham on Thursday, and tuna noodle casserole on Friday with sides like vegetables fruit and milk.

Legal property transfers in multiple Iowa towns cited

A list of recent real estate transfers records deeds between couples and entities across towns including Denver Waverly Janesville and Plainfield. Notable parcels include Park View Place Fourth Addition and Ridgewood additions with revenues ranging from 1 65 to 55 00 dollars.

Carl Deane Huber Vernon F Verdeen R. Peters Huber Raymond Wilken Plainfield James W. Prestien Hawkeye State Enterprises, Inc Park View Place Denver Henry F. Meier Lucille Bearmann Michener Frederika Bamker Construction, Inc David A Sandra H. Carstensen Green Acres Waverly Harold J. Ripley J. L Harriett Jewell Ridgewood Bruce H. Saler Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance Co Delbert M. Liming Francis E Valeria J. Flood Liming Addition Janesville John J. Rieger Patrick J. O’brien Wendell Myrna Uhlenhopp

Probate Notice of John W Kehe Estate in Bremer County

In the District Court of Iowa Bremer County probate of John W Kehe deceased was filed. Walter Meier was appointed executor on November 15 1968 with second publication December 4 1968. Creditors must present claims within six months and all actions to set aside the will must be brought within one year of second publication.

District Court State of Iowa Bremer County John W J. W.) Kehe John W. Or Walter Meier Readlyn Engelbrecht & Ackerman Waverly

Scout Pack 32 Honors and Awards from November Meeting

Cub Scout Pack 32 met Monday November 25 with Den 6 leading the flag ceremony and Den 4 performing. Dens 2 and 4 shared attendance awards, a Weblos sponsored corn shelling contest awarded honors to Paul Schnieders Mitch Doepke Jeff Krueger and Walter Jones. Wolf and Bear badges plus numerous arrow points were distributed to several scouts. The December 17 pack meeting at Town Hall will ask each boy to bring a dozen cookies.

Den 6 Den 4 Den 2 Weblos Paul Schnieders Mitch Doepke Jeff Krueger Walter Jones Billy Bravener Joe Decker Mark Nuss Lyle Lampe Mike Jacob Mark Goodenbour Mark Gronemeyer Brad Bunce Willard Prien

Thanksgiving Guests and Local Notices Active in Iowa Towns

Thanksgiving dinner guests gathered across multiple towns including Pinhook Ames Tripoli and Waterloo with hosts such as Mrs Ada McConkey and Mr and Mrs Ronald Kuethe. Bremer county 4 H'ers Janet Kuethe attended the International Livestock Show in Chicago. A White Rock hen in Grinnell laid three extra large eggs weighing half a pound each.

Pat Burns Jerry Phillips Ames Leland Timmerman Helen Schumacher Tripoli Ada McConkey Earl O’connell Everett Krause Harry Hunt Harry Krause Jerry Hermann Maxine Rollins Henry Moehle Waterloo Janet Kuethe Bremer County Chicago Lorraine Hamlow Howard van Brocklin Robert Schmidt Barbara Steven Howard van Brocklin, Sr Lucille Bud Donald Dilley Louie Gitch Tom McCue Ray Kuethe Ronald Kuethe Carl Hiteman Steven Rieck Mason City Marlowe Rieck Almira Pease Inez Smith Albert Rieck James Borcherding Des Moines Ruth Borcherding Waverly Mae Kellner James Kellner Geo, Banwell Sonia Jerome Parmley Grinnell

800 Four Year Army Scholarships Offered

Male high school students planning to enter college in fall 1969 may apply for 800 four year Army ROTC scholarships. Each covers tuition textbooks and lab fees with a $50 monthly subsistence allowance and half pay during a six week summer camp. Winners may attend any of 259 colleges offering the program. Application closes January 15 and winners are announced spring 1969.

Army US Army Fort Sheridan Ill Kruse

Marriage Licenses for Milan Kirchhoff and Mary Buhr

Milan J Kirchhoff 21 of Sumner and Mary A Buhr 20 of Sumner obtain marriage licenses. Warren Zemke and Barbara Grace Belk both of Waverly are listed in legal notices.

Milan J. Kirchhoff Sumner Mary A. Buhr Warren Zemke Legal Waverly Barbara Grace Belk

Algona Army Nurse Major Mary Kain Retires After 26 Years

Major Mary Kain of Algona ends 26 years in the Army Nurse Corps with service on every continent. She is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Kain and was previously the office nurse for Dr. M. G. Bourne in Algona before joining the military.

Algona Army Nurse Corps Mary Kain Major Kain M. G. Bourne

Herd in the Halls Chronicle of Panther Newsroom Oddities

A quirky school note column reports Denny Newhouse asking for a shovel to dig up news, Steve Drape's bid for a purple heart, a lathe cut finger seen as bravery, Dennis Schumacher bowling a near foul line strike, and Mr. Harms teaching geometry while performing a Chinese push up. Freshman girls cook cheese chowder noodles vald Isere banana shakes among others.

Denny Newhouse Mr. Drips Steve Drape Dennis Schumacher Mr. Harms Kirchhoff

Junior High Jokes Backfire in Class Scene

In a light classroom moment Ron Stufflebeam is blocked by Shannon Finney during a chair push incident. Connie Siggelkov defies Mr Schildroth over an obtuse scalene triangle drawing, drawing a reaction from the teacher.

Mr. Syverson Ron Stufflebeam Shannon Finney Shannon Ron

Elementary Christmas Program Set for Dec 9

The annual elementary school program directed by Mrs. Anderson and Sharon Holland will be held Monday December 9 at 7:30 p m in the high school gym. Elementary students will decorate a Christmas tree and sing secular songs, followed by a Nativity scene and religious songs. Fourth and fifth grade dances highlight the program with Barry Krause accompanying the fifth graders on accordion. The finale features all students singing Silent Night.

Anderson Sharon Holland Tripoli Barry Krause THS

Juniors Take Strong Vocational Interest Inventory Test

Last week juniors completed the Strong Vocational Interest Inventory to gauge interest in about 40 occupations. The test measures how well a student’s interests align with those of successful people in each occupation and ranks occupations from highest to lowest for each student.

Swing Band Early Morning Challenge Sparks Student Protest

At hour end the girls test again and reactions vary as they enjoy cooking. A student protests the 6 30 a m start saying she cannot attend school that early for swing band. The swing band participants echo the concern.

Herd of Knaul Wanders THS Halls in Bizarre Tale

An odd feature essay describes a herd of knaul roaming THS halls. It likens grazing through pastures to feeding and guiding the knau with sorns, noting stages of diet and potential outcomes. The piece touches on analogy to C. S. Lewis and hints at audience by class level.

English Classes Offer VFW Sponsored Freedom Project

The junior and senior English classes present a contest on Freedom's Challenge with 24 papers advanced. Twelve juniors and twelve seniors selected participate, with top eight papers moving on to speeches whose recordings will be judged for final awards.

V.F.W

New Civil Filings in Ber County District Court

Docket notes new civil cases including L H Wagener West Paving Co Van Buskirk Cook Co Sioux City Rv and Western Case Co law Amco Transmission Tompkins and Nelson Insurance vs Louis Trainor Dale D and Mary bin s vs heirs of Eli er et al Quiet title C and H Farm vs meier law i.

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Squash measures thirty two inches in Quoketa garden

A reader reports a giant squash raised in Quoketa by Mrs Albert Hoyer. The fruit reportedly reached a length of about 32 inches in her garden.

Albert Hoyer Quoketa

Senior profile of Wayne Mager and Merlin Nuss in local yearbook

The text profiles Wayne A. Mager a senior studying bookkeeping geometry government and English IV who enjoys football basketball and the group Midnight Confessions. It mentions his Vietnam war views and plans to attend college after graduation. It also profiles Merlin Nuss born 1950 a 6 2 senior involved in Luther League and working at Oil Co who favors wild hor d oeuvres and the song St He plans to join the Air Force after graduation and attend UNI.

Donald Mager Wayne A. Mager Wayne Grassroots Vietnam Merlin Nuss Nuss, Jr Whelin New Oil Co Merlin Luther League

Betty Crocker homemaking test heats Sen. Girls for prizes

Senior girls at T.H.S. took a Betty Crocker homemaking test in the third hour. The winner earns a silver charm and certificate and advances to state competition for a $1,500 scholarship and an all expense paid trip to Washington and Colonial Williamsburg. Runner up collects $500. potential national prize reaches $5,000 with luck.

Betty Crocker T.H.S Washington, D. C Colonial Williamsburg

THS Seniors Class Announces 1969 Graduation Plans

First steps for the THS seniors class of 1969 outline a student selection and dress code. The group chooses scarlet and ivory as class colors and plans to buy 61 robes next May.

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