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Newspaper

Tripoli Leader

Location

Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1961

Page

2

Douglas Township Farm Bureau Women Meet

Douglas Township Farm Bureau Women held their monthly meeting at the Douglas Center school with 24 attending. Home nursing courses were discussed and may be set up if interest exists. The lesson Liquid Embroidery was given by Mrs Persson of Waterloo. The December meeting will host the Christmas party. members should bring a 50 cent gift and a dish for lunch.

Douglas Township Farm Bureau Douglas Center School Ruben Schnurstein Persson Waterloo

Readlyn Guests and Sumner Visitors Share Thanksgiving

Readlyn guests visited in Sumner at the Lavern Wehling home for Thanksgiving weekend. Panama student Alfredo Bernal from the Canal Zone attends Iowa State University, residing with the Leistikows, while David Leistikow studies engineering there. Various relatives from Readlyn Waverly and Storm Lake joined in church, dinners, and anniversaries across multiple Iowa towns.

Readlyn Leistikow David Iowa State University George Buenzow Adella Buhrow Erich Dornbusch Oakdale Carl Everding Don Hempey Marion Dora Staack Sumner Andrew Carstensen Waterloo Clarence Ganske Cedar Rapids Elmer Tiedt Lois Kuker Willard Sauerbrei Des Moines Elda Hartman Walter Sauerbrei Christina Oberman Albert Ganske Wm. Tiedt Klinger Merwin Tiedt E. J. Spier Merwin Meier Ed Heinemann Waverly John Strumpel Kareen Tom Gerald Radke Aurelia

Cars Runaway Crashes Kill Thirty People in U.S. Last Year

Authorities report thirty fatalities from runaway vehicle incidents across the United States during the previous year. Investigations focus on how vehicles lose control and strike pedestrians or other cars, with inquiries into mechanical failure and unattended keys.

United States

Frederika Dirksen in Navy Submarine Service tour

David C. Dirksen EN/3 of Fredericksburg served aboard USS Bashaw visiting Yokosuka Shemouda Hong Kong Formosa Okinawa Guam and Seebic Bay as part of the U S Navy submarine service. Meanwhile local families hosted scouts and relatives during a weekend gathering at Camp Ingawanis near Waverly Gunters.

David Dirksen Ray Dirksen Fredericksburg Pearl Harbor Hawaii Submarine Service U. S. Navy Yokosuka Shemoda Japan Seebic Bay Philippines Hong Kong China Okinawa Formosa Guam David C. Dirksen USS Bashaw C’o Fpo San Francisco Cal

Community Notes From Tripoli Area Social Roundup

Local families share visits and dinners across Frederika Fredericksburg and Tripoli. Highlights include Ada McConkey attending Ray Sullivan funeral, Weigens returning from Dickinson ND, anniversary observances, hog house construction, and a large Meswarth farm sale with relocation to Tripoli.

George Weigens Dickenson N. D Alfred Hahn St. Bridget's Altar and Emil Matthias Robert Figanbaum Matthias Elsie McDonough Ray Kuethe Earl Avery Chester Pals Edmund Webster W. H. Pratt Louie Hanna

Attorney General Cracks Down on Punchboards Case

Iowa Attorney General Evan Hultman announced a crackdown on illegal punchboards mailed to Iowa children and businesses from Chicago. He said the matter was turned over to U S postal officials and cited federal laws against sending paraphernalia through the mails. Recipients are promised prizes for returning boards and cash, marking the first step in a broader gambling-control program.

Evan Hultman Hultman Iowa Chicago U. S

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Tripoli Zai Ase Cfarion Ikad Bremer County William A. Buckley Robert J. Sassman County Extension Council County Extension Office Douglas Township Farm Bureau Frederika Ervin O'Connell Elmer Mattias Frederic Rewoldt Lester Buenger Keith Carroll Camp Ingawanis Hazel Ager Lee Summy Charles Nolan James Bockhaus Peoria Dixie Sheila Ruehs Western Douglas J. C. Ruehs Ewald Miller Bertha Drape Arlan Nuss Lawrence Meyer Art Tegtmeier Henry Schedtler Ernest Schedtler Leonard Mohlis Kenneth Brown Dysart LaVerne Hooper E. J. Nuss Dail Denise Leitch Charles City Oren Hinecker Herbert Biermann W. H. Sassmann Yeaver A. W. French Wayne Bravener Robert Bergmann Lawrence Schwartz Marilyn Ray Kirk Bernice Sells Allen Memorial Hospital Janesville Eta Virion Danas Aac Pinhook Marlowe Burke Mason City Tom Burke Roger Edna Richmond Ada McConkey Ray Sullivan New Hampton St. Joseph's Catholic Church Man Sacramento Mable Bodermann Duane Bodermann Ernest Grahlman Albert Bock Tom McCue Dilley Will Bentley Dale Grahlman San Pedro Leland Timmerman Melvin Schwartz Earl O'Connell Dean Sharon Harold O'Connell Tom Reay Fred Grahlman Elmer O’connell Kenneth Gitch Keith O'Connell Lawler Frank Josifek Margo Bock Traey Erwin O'Connell Harry Reay Westgate Ray Wilson Maynard Klemp Raymond Kuethe J. K. Lynes Plainfield Nate Warren Gus Laube Tri Howard van Brocklin Judd van Brocklin Alpha Mike Grahlman Sumner Hospital Albert Rieck Wayne Bergman Harold and Earl O’connell H. W. Meswarth Mrs. Meswarth Clarence Forberg RATH Tripoli Sales Co., Inc J. M. Snyder Tripoli, Iowa Sumnga Lwa Ray Clothiers Egute Chris PennZoil Buhr George V. Barnes
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