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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1952
Page
9
Iowa State College expert Mrs Louise J Peet offers practical Christmas decorating ideas. Use strings of lights with mirrors and simulated snow made from detergent water until peaks. Create gift disguises, lighted boxes, and exterior displays to illuminate homes and windows with festive scenes.
Er nest Guenther, 80, died Monday at his Denver home after months with heart trouble. Funeral for Mrs. Herman Lenius held at Waverly. Mr. and Mrs. William Lenius attended. Market prices from twenty years ago listed eggs 20 to 28 cents, ducks 6 cents, hogs $2.50, sows $1.80, veal calves $1.00 to $3.25. Garland building fire on north Main street destroyed second floor and roof. Ed Weihe family and Hans Nielsen escaped. Joachim Zabel, 80, died in Tripoli area. Inductions chosen for Camp Dodge: Arnold Bahlmann and Reinhardt Bunger. Wm. F. Bergmann, 64, died in Tripoli. Five years ago: Fred C. Schwein, 77, died. Naoma Menney and Everett Bonarden married. Mrs. Wilhelmina Buls, 85, died. St. John’s Lutheran Church observed 25th anniversary. Harvey Dreier, 52, died in Denver. Robert Lahmann, 5, injured in Vancouver incident. Mrs. Carl Neuendorf buried near Frederika. Anto nie L. Treulieb arrived home from British sector. Mrs. H. F. Matthias, 60, of Denver, died. Gordon Niemeyer elected Tripoli fire chief. Mrs. Archie Shrader, 41, died in Waterloo.
The Bremer County Board of Supervisors meets in Waverly on October 27 1952 and approves contracts for Farm to Market projects FM 224 SN 1928 and FM 219 Bremer-Chickasaw County. The low bidders Bell and Sons Company Grundy Center win FM 224 for 3837.61 SN 1928 bid 6186.91 and FM 219 for 2707.43 with no opposing votes. The resolution passes with Ayes Schnadt and Heideman.
The Town of Tripoli Iowa held its December 1 1952 meeting with Mayor Krueger presiding. Council approved minutes and bills then adopted an ordinance charging sanitary utilities use with a 25 percent water-based rate and minimum 2.00 quarterly sewer charge, with metering options and delinquent collection provisions.
On November 10 1952 Bremer County Iowa board of supervisors met in Waverly with Chairman B H Sehnadt and members Louie Seamon and Conrad F Heldeman. They unanimously adopted a resolution levying county township corporation and school taxes for 1952 1962 and directed the county auditor to enter the amounts on the tax list. Items include Soldiers Bonus 48 mills General County 1.99 mills Court Expense .70 mill Poor 1.12 mills State Institution 1.59 mills County Insane 30 mills County Behoo .16 mill Boldier Relief .30 mill Bovine Tuberculosis .09 mill Range Disease .06 mills LOASL 18 mills County Home Hand .78 mill County Board of Education .46 mill.
Tripoli junior high boys split games with Sumner. First game ended 42 41 with Snyder scoring 16 and Olejniczak 11 for Tripoli. Second game, Tri Poli beat Sumner 19 17 as Klenzmann led Tripoli with eight. Local box scores show reserves and varsity scoring details.
Mr and Mrs George Haugh of New Hampton marked their 60th wedding anniversary. They wed on Thanksgiving Day in 1892.
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