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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1933
Page
8
Leader's large correspondent staff gathers diverse notes on daily life, highlighting local efforts, small achievements, and community stories. Brief items cover volunteers, events, and neighborhood happenings, reflecting everyday activity and civic engagement.
Mr and Mrs Fred Dohrmann and daughter Leota joined Herman Judas for a Sunday afternoon birthday celebration. Numerous neighbors and relatives visited homes for birthdays and Thanksgiving, with many couples sharing family time at Peters, Myers, Rathe, Blasberg, and related households.
Warren Towns residents and relatives spent Thanksgiving with family members in Waterloo and at the Arthur Hennings home. Local residents attended the corn hog program in Tripoli on Friday. Velda Gabe and Velda Wedemeier joined other guests at Erwin Gabe and Wm Oestmann households as they hosted and visited over the holiday weekend. Floyd Wedemeier returned home to spend Thanksgiving after working at the Mrs. Fred Wedemeier residence.
Mr and Mrs Carl Wedemeier hosted relatives in Sumner while Mrs Erwin Wedemeier planned a Waterloo visit. Mr and Mrs John Bahlmann stopped by the Wedemeier home. Mrs Fred Wedemeier planned a week with Waterloo, with Mrs Erwin Wedemeier accompanying. Henry Hennings and sons visited Henry Eick, and Emil Pries with daughter spent Sunday at Arthur Pries's home.
Local families including Schroeders Redies Kuker Pichelmann and Lohmanns hosted and visited one another in Potter Siding and nearby communities. Thanksgiving dinners and a wedding at Maynard drew relatives and friends such as Quade Bany Lahman Schalens and Hanff, with multiple gatherings at the homes of Schroeders Lohmanns and Kruses throughout the week.
The Spring Fountain column notes the arrival of a baby daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Schwerin on November 27 weighing seven pounds. It lists numerous local visits, Thanksgiving gatherings, and community events including church youth play plans, birthday surprises, and multiple family dinners across Spring Fountain and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs R A Michael and daughters Ranetta Ruth and Rosita visited Clarence Beisner. Numerous neighbors and relatives shared meals and birthday greetings for Henry Seegers. Carol Ann was christened by Rev Dilges. Ruth Michael spent Thanksgiving at home.
Denver residents Terry Hansen and wife rent the Ed Banzer farm west of Denver and reside there. Several locals visited Chicago for the stock show. Des Moines and Iowa City travelers spent Thanksgiving in the area. A Christmas gathering is planned for December 14. Milwaukee and Waterloo connections are noted among families and guests. A Washington darkened windshield accident injured Milton Kurr near Waterloo on Saturday.
Readlyn relatives gathered at the John Matthias home Friday for a birthday. Numerous families shared Thanksgivings and dinners at Westgate Maynard Bremer and Oran homes. A 1 December baby was reported born to Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Zingg near Oran. Subscribe for The Leader.
Old Tripoli area residents share Thanksgiving week activities with visits and dinners. Families including Heideman, Jahnke, Kuker, Tegtmeier, Schumacher, Gaede, Plagens, Buenger, Kirchhoff, and Struck are mentioned across multiple gatherings and Sunday meals, highlighting illness and employment changes.
The term backbite, of old origin, means to censure spitefully an absent person or talk slanderously behind their back. It was a common term in Shakespeare's era.
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