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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1962
Page
7
A long list of weekend visits and guest arrangements across Waterloo, Waverly, Den ver, Cedar Falls and nearby towns. Residents hosted relatives and friends from Des Moines, Denver, Chicago, Sioux City and beyond, with numerous Sunday dinners and Tuesday houseguests.
Mr and Mrs James Brandhurst and family were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr and Mrs Gene Vincent Brian Vincent was celebrating his birthday during the visit including a birthday cake and greetings from family and friends.
Readlyn and nearby communities hosted Thanksgiving and pre holiday visits. Guests included Carl Everding and family in Marion with Buenzow and Storm Lake ties, plus the Hempy and Heineman families. Readlyn residents welcomed Strumpels, Schumacher, Perry, Tooney, and visiting Cedar Falls and Portland guests planning holiday stays.
In Belle Fourche South Dakota Albert Dana and passenger Clifford Boyce were hospitalized after a one car crash on a county road north of St Onge. Dana in critical condition and Boyce listed as fair. The Volkswagen was badly damaged on a snow packed slick road. Dana is the son in law of Mrs. Lillian Sievers of Tripoli.
About 200 guests attended the open house for Mr and Mrs M W Bennett at Faith United Church of Christ parlors Sunday afternoon. Guests traveled from Waterloo Plainfield Waverly La Porte City Oelwein Independence Cedar Falls Sumner Denver Janesville Dumont Ida Grove Williamsburg Ft. Dodge Readlyn New Hampton Charles City Fayette. Gifted birthdays noted at Louie Ohlendorf home for Edward Ohlendorf Jean Horton Alfred Ohlendorf Wm Zabel and Clara Zabel and F B Schuldt. Evening visitors were Bernard Miller and family.
The American Legion Auxiliary plans a Christmas party at Town Hall on December 11 at 7:30 p.m. Hostesses are Kay Os born and Gladys Rettig with entertainment by Emma Warner and La Vera Fink. A 50 cent gift exchange for adults and children will be held. Other notes include local birthday honors, anniversaries, visits, and a hospital report.
About 200 Iowans are expected to attend the 44th annual American Farm Bureau convention in Atlanta Georgia December 9 to 13. E Howard Hill Minburn Iowa Farm Bureau president will lead Iowa delegates on the resolutions committee and votes on national policy. Other Iowa delegates include Wayne Keith Algona Lawrence Everett New Sharon Bruce Eckles Aplington Clark Hughes Primghar Ed Tubbs Delmar Allan Casady Plainfield and Gerald Forristall Macedonia.
The National Farmers Organization schedules its annual national convention at the Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines on Wednesday and Thursday, December 12 and 13. Delegates from Iowa communities including Fredericksburg and Readlyn attend, with focus on master contracts with dairy processors and lifting the meat action recess.
Bremer County Extension reports updates to junior cattle feeder project rules to improve practicality. Changes include grouping calves in one or two groups of three and offering sale options on marketing day in September or earlier, with all cattle graded on yield. Weighing of baby beeves set for December 22 at designated stations, with no weight limit if born after Jan 1, 1962. Gene Vincent notes the project’s hands on feeding comparisons and practical farm-conditions insight. Nearly 25,000 adults attend about 150 conferences annually at The State University of Iowa to study topics from drama to collective bargaining, organized by the Iowa Center for continuation study.
Mr and Mrs Peter Mahlstedt and Mr and Mrs Wendell Mahlstedt of Nashua visited Friday evening at the Wesley Mahlstedt home in Cedar Falls for Richards birthday occasion.
Erwin Boeckmann checked into Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo on Monday for observation. He was assigned to room 148.
Local volunteer firefighters were summoned to the Lavern Schmidt farm one mile west of Tripoli on Saturday afternoon to extinguish a brush fire. No damage was reported.
Mr and Mrs Dennis Kirchhoff welcomed twins Tuesday morning at Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo. A daughter weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces and a son weighing 8 pounds 12 ounces joined the family.
The recap notes a tough season for the boys with a halftime 31-24 lead. It lists Friday girls games in the conference: Plainfield 54 Dunkerton 52, Janesville 45 Fredericksburg 32, Wapsie Valley 38 Turkey Valley 32, plus boys games: Janesville 49 Denver 33, Dunkerton 52 Fredericksburg 38, Wapsie Valley 48 Plainfield 35.
In Friday action Dunkerton beat Plainfield 56 49 and Fredericksburg edged Janesville 38 37 while Valley defeated Denver 65 32. Dunkerton faces Denver and Wapsie Valley plays Fredericksburg in Dec 7 splits with conference tournament games set December 10 15 at Janesville Tripoli boys schedule includes Dunkerton Janesville and Turkey Valley matchups with finals Saturday night. Girls tourney has Tripoli meeting Janesville and Fredericksburg meeting Denver with finals Saturday night.
Sunday birthday dinner honoring Mr. Henry Meswarth was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Meswarth. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Max Beckner and Loren Beckner Cedar Falls. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Peter Waterloo. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schumacher and Helen Sumner. Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Meswarth. and afternoon guests Mr. and Mrs. Harold Maas New Hampton.
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