Tripoli Teams Post Three Wins in Week of Action
Tripoli squads went 3 out of 4 in a recent week facing Frederika and Readlyn. The Panthers beat Denver 88 44 with Dohrmann scoring 28 and Laube erupting for 39. Readlyn remains undefeated in Bremer County play, while Tripoli split a doubleheader with Plainfield.
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Tripoli
Sumner
Frederika
Readlyn
Readlyn’s
Bremer County
Panthers
Harlan Laube
Denver
Christmas Seals Link Health to Holiday Giving
A Christmas pageant of assigning gifts and duties unfolds as families plan trees cards and clothing. The Bremer County Tuberculosis Association urges buyers to mail checks for Christmas Seals, tying the season to improving health and freeing neighbors from tuberculosis.
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Space Patrol
Mother
Aunt Susy
Father
Bremer County Tuberculosis Association
Plainfield Panthers Hold Off Tripoli In Tight Showdown
Plainfield led early and stayed ahead through the game, finishing with a seven point cushion at halftime and maintaining it. Duecker topped local scorers with 20 points while Steere led Plainfield with 22 as Tripoli struggled from the floor.
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Plainfield
Pantherettes
Tripoli
Duecker
Steere
Music Groups To Present Christmas Concert Dec 15
Tripoli high school music department under Hary Frese will present its annual vocal Christmas concert at the own hall next Wednesday Dec 5 at 8 pm. The program features the boys glee club girls dee club and mixed chorus. Admission 25 and 50 cents. Details to appear in next week's Leader.
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Tripoli
Harory Frese
Own Hall
Mrs Anna Slack Undergoes Surgery At Sumner Community
Mrs. Anna Slack was admitted for surgery at Sumner Community Hospital and underwent a procedure on November 29. The report notes her hospitalization and treatment timeline at the facility.
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Anna Slack
Sumner Community Hospital
Seven People Fined in November Mayor's Court
Mayor Rudolph Piegers reported seven traffic offenders in Tripoli and nearby during November. Fines ranged from 1 to 5 dollars with costs for careless driving improper parking and highway stop sign violations. Names include Carlton Hexom Paul Bremer Jr Lorin Mummelbhie Kenneth Rettig Eugene Olsen Arthur Neuendorf Willis Soman and the bonds and file origins are noted.
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Rudolph Piegers
Carlton Hexom
Tripoli
Paul Bremer Jr
Lorin Mummelbhie
Kenneth Rettig
Eugene Olsen
Waverly
Arthur Neuendorf
Willis Soman
Orlando
Fla
Ed Banyon Olsen
Neuendorf
Paul Kuethe
Soman
Henry Blasberg
Funeral service set for Waverly man W Hoppenworth
Will Hoppenworth 63 of Waverly died Tuesday in Iowa City after a three week hospital stay. Funeral services listed Friday at Kaiser funeral home Waverly 1 30 PM and St John s Lutheran Western Douglas 2 PM with Rev R E Barrack officiating. He was stepson of Augusta Hoppenworth and half-brother of H H Hoppenworth. Mr and Mrs Henry Henning and Virgil visited the Brase home Thursday evening.
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Will Hoppenworth
Waverly
Iowa City
Kaiser Funeral Home
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Western Douglas
R. E. Barrack
Hoppenworth
Augusta Hoppenworth
H. H. Hoppenworth
Henry Henning
Virgil
Fred Brase
Christmas mailing rush urged at Tripoli post office
Postmaster Ray H. Fink warns patrons to mail early to ensure delivery before Christmas. He outlines steps: mail distant parcels now, buy stamps, sort greeting cards for local versus distant delivery, use sturdy packaging, and send cards first class if possible. Tripoli office hours extend to 5 p.m. December 11 and 5:30 p.m. December 18 for convenience.
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Ray H. Fink
Tripoli
Fink
Biesterfelt to Hold Public Auction This Saturday
F. J. Biesterfelt announces a closing out sale at his place three miles north and a half mile west of Bremer starting at 1 p m. The auction features twenty three high grade Holstein cattle sheep poultry hay grain dairy equipment and machinery. American Savings Bank of Tripoli will clerk the sale with Arnold Hexom as auctioneer.
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F. J. Biesterfelt
Bremer
Cancer Group Holds Annual Meeting in Tripoli
Bremer County Cancer Society met in Tripoli town hall Monday with Marie Buss presiding. A national citation was awarded to Buss by Ann Wilson for outstanding county leadership. The Bremer drive raised 4416.33, 117 percent of its quota, as the new University of Iowa Hospitals wing for cancer research slated for June. The film 146,000 Will Live was shown and refreshments were provided by local Auxiliary members.
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Bremer
Bremer County
Ann Wilson
Dubuque
Cancer Research
University Hospitals
Iowa City
H. H. Bull
K. A. Chapin
Edw. Rosenthal
E. A. Selck
American Legion Auxiliary
Lutheran League reelects leaders at annual meeting
During the annual election at the Lutheran League meeting on Thursday evening, Betty Jane Kalkbrenner was re-elected president, Willard Mohl ing as vice-president, and Paul Dohrmann as secretary. Shirley Blasberg was elected to succeed Elaine Hartman as treasurer.
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Luther League Meeting
Betty Jane Kalkbrenner
Willard Mohling
Paul Dohrmann
Shirley Blasberg
Elaine Hartman
Two Tripoli Men Inducted With Bremer County Draftees
Four Bremer county youths including two from Tripoli were inducted into the army on December 1. Donald Dettmering and Vernon Kirchhoff, both from Tripoli, joined Randall Niedert of Readlyn and Lavern Wehling of Sumner in the ceremony. The group left Waverly for Des Moines early Wednesday morning. Induction for Bremer county in January calls for five men, who depart for service on January 5.
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Bremer County
Tripoli
Donald Dettmering
Vernon Kirchhoff
Randall Niedert
Readlyn
Lavern Wehling
Sumner
Waverly
Des Moines
Honor Roll List For Second Six Weeks
Supt. E R Shriver released the honor roll for the second six weeks term. Forty one high school and thirty three grade school pupils earned a B average. Names include seniors Dale Drape Betty Kalkbrenner Ruth Kreis and others across grades from seventh to eighth.
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Supt
E. R. Shriver
Dale Drape
Betty Kalkbrenner
Ruth Kreis
Geraldine Lohmann
Wallace Miller
Mary Wilkens
Coretta Bitterman
Shirley Blasberg
Ruth Block
Barbara Burman
Judith Goebel
Elaine Juel
Frederick Mallie
Betty Nerge
Rose Oliver
Martyn Ostrogge
Judy Schlichting
Phil Snyder
Barbara Bang
Jean Biermann
Marian Blasberg
Carole Blume
Barbara Bockhaus
Roger Drape
Terry Dreyer
Marvin Gatch
William Goetz
Rose Hunemuller
Julie Soles
Marianne Wikner
Mark Wikner
Douglas Bell
Donald Dohrmann
William Kehe
T. A. Shriver
Mac Snyder
Sandra Aubrey
Joyce Axon
Linda Barry
Charles Block
Karen Bockhaus
Leroy Bonarden
Dixon Bunger
Larry Bunger
Suzanne Towne
Tim Wilson
Lois Ladage
Caroline Kehe
Mary Block
Judy Oldham
Beisner Returns Home From Fort Riley Weekend
Pvt. Floyd Beisner arrived home Saturday from Fort Riley Kansas and spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Beisner. He called Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Lee Goodenbour. He left Monday afternoon to report to Camp Kilmer New Jersey and from there will be sent to Panama.
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Floyd Beisner
Fort Riley
Kan
Clarence Beisner
Lee Goodenbour
Beisner
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Panama
Henry Hagen Discharged From Allen Memorial Hospital
Henry Hagen returned home Sunday from Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo after a stay.
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Henry Hagen
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
E R Women's Guild Annual Christmas Party Set for Dec 16
The Women's Guild of St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church will hold its annual Christmas party on December 16. Attendees should bring a kitchen fund donation instead of gifts, and cookies to share. Some cookies will be given at the party while most go to shut-ins as Christmas presents.
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Women’s Guild of
St. Peter's
Santa Claus Letters Open for Tripoli Area Children
The Tripoli Leader will print local letters to Santa Claus in its December 22 issue after arranging with Santa. Children may mail or drop letters at The Leader office or give them to Santa at free shows at Tripoli Theatre on December 11 or 18 for timely delivery.
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Santa Claus
Tripoli
Jolly Old Gent
Santa
Leader
Santa to Visit Tripoli Theatre for Kiddies Show
The Commercial club brings a free 2 pm Saturday show to Tripoli Theatre with Santa Claus greeting all good children after a Kar tune Karnival. All locals invited to attend and receive a treat after the performance. Downtown Christmastime decorations and brisk gift trade mark the season.
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Tripoli
Commercial Club
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Tripoli Theatre
Christmas Street Decorations Put Up Here Tuesday
Street decorations were installed in downtown Tripoli on Tuesday creating a festive display along Main street hill. Interstate Power Co. and Warner Electric crews completed the work with officers and Tripoli Commercial club members aiding under the project sponsorship. Alternate strands of red foil and evergreen entwine around each light post with colored lights, viewed from both the top and bottom of the hill.
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Tripoli
Interstate Power Co
Warner Electric
Main Street Hill
Paul Diercks Of Denver To Note 25th Anniversary
Silver wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Paul Diercks observed Sunday at Immanuel Lutheran Klinger church with a family dinner and open house from 7 to 9 p m. The couple married December 12 1929 at Immanuel church and lived on a Denver area farm since then. They have two daughters Mrs Ted Schmidt Jr Dunkerton and Luann at home and two granddaughters.
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Art Hoeper
Douglas Township
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Amanda Gebert
Mr. Hoeper
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Siegel
Geneva
Jerry Drewelow
Denver
Paul Diercks
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Klinger
Elsie Rathe
Diercks
Immanuel Church
Ted Schmidt Jr
Dunkerton
Luann
Tripoli Woman's Club Plans December Meeting at Hall
The Tripoli Woman's Club will gather next Wednesday evening December 15 at the town hall just after the high school Christmas concert. Hostess is Mirnnda Lauck.
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Tripoli
Melvin Ohlendorf Begins Work at Tripoli Hardware Co
Melvin Ohlendorf started work Monday at the Tripoli Hardware Co. in a local employment move. He joins the staff as a new employee, marking a step in the hardware firm’s latest staffing update.
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Melvin Ohlendorf
Tripoli Hardware Co
Funeral set Saturday for Mrs Carroll 63 Frederika resident
Funeral services for Amelia Ebert Carroll 63 a Frederika resident were held Saturday at St John s Lutheran church. She died Wednesday at Sumner hospital after a fall and heart attack. Burial was in Wilson Grove cemetery. Surviving are her husband Claude five sons and four daughters and numerous grandchildren. Her birth was in Charles City December 17 1890.
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Sumner
Amelia Ebert
Charles City
Charles Ebert
Claude Carroll
Waterloo
Theron
Keith
Frederika
Robert
Cresco
Richard
Kelso
Wash
James
Everett Johnson
Burton Carney
Wayne Rathbone
Cedar Falls
C. E. Weber
Northwood
George Ebert
Bismarck
N. D
J. E. Duffy
Omaha
Nebr
Carroll
Leave for Seattle for holidays with Nevermanns
Mr and Mrs Herman Nevermann left Tuesday for Seattle Washington to spend the holidays with Mr and Mrs Homer Nevermann and family.
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Herman Nevermann
Seattle
Wash
Homer H. Nevermann
Denver Boy Wounded by Accidental Shotgun Discharge
Keith Radloff six was wounded in the lower right arm Saturday when a .410 shotgun in Vernon Matthias hands discharged while returning to a car from rabbit hunting on the county line road. He was treated at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo with condition listed as fairly good. Matthias and the boy's father who lost both legs in military service were involved.
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Denver
Keith Radloff
Don Radloff
Vernon Matthias
Mount Vernon Township
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Matthias
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Bob Kammeyer
Pirates
Hartmann
Reeves
FGFT
PFT Tepitee
Dohrmann
Mieklaus
Dreyer
Kammeyer
Pringles Oes
PFT
Duecker Socereeces
Sauerbrei
T. Nerge
Biermann
Bolte
B. Nerge
Eichmann Eoemeenene
PFT Laube
Ted Nicklaus
Ence Vere
Kammeyer Eesenneseenens
Snyder
Westendorf Guvainsae
Eansecese
Olejniczak
Il Henninger Snelling
Wilharm i
Sinewave
PFT Duecker
Block ‘Eichmann
Sinha Lake
Poli
W. Hoppenworth
Post Office Department
Cancer Group
E&r Women’s Guild
North Pole
Jolly Gent
Woman's Club
Charles W. Bell
Mrs. Carroll
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