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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1956
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is the official town newspaper of Tripoli Iowa and Bremer County. It is published each Wednesday and has been established since 1894. William A Buckley is the publisher with annual subscriptions at 3 dollars in advance in Iowa and 3.50 elsewhere.
Farmers in Bremer county and the commercial corn area will vote on Tuesday Dec 11 in a referendum to choose between the soil bank base acreage plan and the old corn acreage allotment plan for 1957. If two thirds vote for the base acreage plan, 51 million national base acres will be allocated and price support set at 1.31 per bushel, with soil bank participation required for 15 percent cropland. If more than one third favor allotments, a national 1957 allotment of 37,288,889 acres will be set with 1.36 per bushel price support. Notices of individual allocations and voting details will be mailed by Dec 7.
Regular meeting at Mrs Richard Semlers home with ten members present. Marlys Dancer Karla Zander and Sandra Struck joined. New officers installed. Mrs Magnall distributed new record and expense books. Christmas party planned at Mary Brewers Dec 5 with 50 to 75 cent grab bag. Each girl to bring one gift. November Clover Teenerettes meet at Jane Zell home with 14 members seven visitors and two leaders. Bonnie Burke Jennifer Zander Connie Hieneman Kathy Blume new members. Joint Christmas planned.
Two groups met at Leroy No 1 school on Nov 13 with 12 Gopherettes and members present. They planned a Christmas party with name exchanging and noted awards from the 4-H Banquet. A retiring president summarized last year and skits and demonstrations were performed by club members.
In Tripoli Iowa on December 5 1956 the December meeting discussed hog project preparation and use of dried semen in cows. A demo showed how to make a mineral feeder for cattle and officers met privately on December 1. Cards will be sent out.
Joyce Boldt, sixth grade pupil at Fremont No. 7 school, was named a finalist in Child Life magazine's "Animals That Never Were" contest. From about ten thousand entries, 60 were exhibited in the Boston Public Library with five more to win cash prizes. she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elston Boldt.
Arlin and Mrs. Moeller have moved to Readlyn and reopen the cafe they recently bought. The former Showers Dairy Nook cafe was closed a week for redecorating. The Showers couple have shifted to the Moellers farm residence and now occupy the vacated apartments.
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Wendell P. Rettig of Tripoli and Lloyd L. Boevers of Tripoli completed recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego on November 2. The 12 week program covered drill bayonet physical conditioning parades and ceremonies with three weeks on the rifle range practicing M 1 rifle weapons and basic infantry tactics.
Legal transfers list multiple property deeds with names such as Eva Braun and Roge r Jennings, Bertha Flood to D. A. Me Lenman, Louis Meyer to James Gaede, L J Carver to Oren Chestnut, Allen Kroblin to Wallace Johnson, and Arnold Weidler with Hochberger. Amounts range from 1 to 8,500 dollars with various lots, blocks, and additions in Janesville, Waverly, Sumner, and Carpenter’s additions, plus revenue totals.
Multiple quit claim and warranty deeds recorded in the Sumner region. Transactions include Ralph Bartling and wife transferring to Melvin F. Lehnerstein, south 40 feet of lot 74 in Prestien's subdivision. Denver P. Bloeser and wife to Alexander G. Wentworth-Paul for 2200 dollars. S. Wayne Jones and wife to Walter D. Raney and wife covering several lots in Surninyside addition. Nora M. Sager to St. Paul's Ey, Lutheran Church in Waverly for one dollar. Ernst C. Fink to Arlene A. (Fink) Jacobson for lots 5 and 6 in Lester's plat, Tripoli. Dale Leland Wilson to Harry Wilson for lot 1 in Janesville. Jim P. Kledt and wife to Virgil R. Peters and wife for several Wolf Hill lots in Readlyn. Revenue tallies noted: 6.60, 8.80, 33.00, and 1.00 amounts.
Winslow of Belle Plaine receives a 23 karat gold pass from the Chicago and North Western Railroad in honor of 50 years service as a scale inspector. He has been retired for 15 years.
A pack of dogs killed six pigs on the Herman Dokken farm near Alta recently and nearly a dozen others were injured in the incident.
Burton E Brandt and Joyce Ann Clapp were married on Thanksgiving day at English Lutheran church Oxford with Rev Max Diemer officiating. Bride’s sister Verna Pieper served as maid of honor and Thor ton A Brandt was best man. Ushers included Lincoln Brandt and Robert Clapp. The couple’s reception followed at the school.
Guests from Omaha Nebraska Clara City Minnesota St Louis Missouri Andrew Waverly Waterloo Denver and Iowa City attended the wedding. The bride is a University of Iowa nursing school graduate and her husband a University of Iowa alumnus. After a brief honeymoon they reside at Apt 817 5707 McPherson St Louis Missouri where the bridegroom is employed.
About $250 worth of frozen food was taken by burglars from the Tower club near Cresco recently, police said. Investigators are reviewing security footage and seeking leads to identify the culprits.
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