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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1967
Page
5
John Meier and Christ Meier visit in Waterloo. Dozens of interactions unfold as families and friends gather in Sumner, Waverly, Denver, Readlyn, and surrounding communities for weekends, anniversaries, and suppers. Attendees include Ackerman, Boeckmann, Bruns, and Sauerbrei families among many others.
Mr and Mrs Roger Klingman of Vinton announce the birth of a son Barry Lowell on November 28. He weighs 8 pounds 12 ounces. Mrs Klingman is former Eileen Barrack who taught second grade in the Tripoli schools.
Sumner hosts saw Mr and Mrs Louie Westendorf visiting Paul Judisch on Thursday. Saturday visitors included Mr and Mrs Cletus Goodenbour and sons with Leonard Mohlis, plus the Gebert families in Herman Gebert’s home. Sunday dinner guests at Lavern Schmidt’s included Elsa Alcock Cokeville Wyoming Darlyl Ulrich Steve and Jackie Clarksville Gary Schmidt Des Moines and Renetta Krueger. Afternoon guests were Gene Boevers and daughter and Ewald Boevers from Waterloo.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruloff Wedeking returned Saturday from a month in California with relatives. They visited grandson Michael Heacock in Santa Ana where he serves with the Marines. Also visited in Inglewood and Lakewood with the Brockmeyers Sievers families Davis and Meyerhoff, noting California had seven inches of rain.
Tracie Ann Kammeyer daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Kammeyer was baptized Sunday morning at Faith United Church of Christ. Dinner guests at the Kammeyer home included Edwin Kammeyer of Waverly and several Wiltse and Kirchhoff families from Mason City Denver and Frederika along with Rev Keith D Selberg and his family.
County 4-H girls present Fashion Hobbies on Friday December 15 at 7 30 p m in the Methodist church Waverly. The event showcases latest fashion ideas fabrics sewing tips and leisure time looks with 4-H club models and an Enid's Fashion Shop highlight.
Mr and Mrs Lavern Dettmer were honored by their children at a Sunday dinner in a Waterloo restaurant for their 25th wedding anniversary. Attending were their children James Sonia Allan Steege Steven and Eugene Dettmer plus Wayne Carol Patty and Rev W D Weidler among others. The couple wed December 6 1942.
A bridal shower was held Sunday in the Paul Kappmeyer home for Wanda Dettmer with 21 guests. Hosts were Mrs. Kappmeyer and Mrs. Lavern Busse. Dettmer will marry Darwin Boldt in Grace Lutheran Church Tripoli on Sunday evening December 10 at 7:30.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Buls traveled to Bettendorf on Saturday visiting Lloyd Beevers at his home. They attended a horse drawn hay ride and wiener roast at Breezy Hill stables in Andalusia Illinois, sponsored by the Black Hawk Three-quarter Midget Racing Association of which Lloyd is a member. They returned Monday.
The Brandenburg Krueger V F W Auxiliary held a Christmas meeting at the Post Home starting 7 PM with a potluck supper. Thirty four ladies attended the gathering and the event featured holiday fellowship.
In Fremont Mr and Mrs Robert Hankner celebrated the baptism of their son Scott Allen at Faith United Church of Christ with sponsors Susan Platte Max Ambrose and Dean Syverson. Dinner guests at the Hankner home included Dr and Mrs C L Syverson and others from nearby towns. Numerous visits and social gatherings followed at area churches and residences through the weekend, including a Men s Brotherhood Christmas party at St John s Lutheran Crane Creek and various family celebrations.
A patient at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after a heart attack is reported. Mr and Mrs Larry Buchholz and Michael Addison NL attend the funeral of Robert Buchholz and stay through Christmas with Ray and Malinda Buchholz. Ralph Fink and family Cedar Rapids visit before moving to Spencer where he starts a new post office job.
A curious ear of corn was picked at Rudy Hollander’s Buck Grove farm. The cob appears to grow on the outside of the ear, coating most kernels with unusual hull material.
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