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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1961
Page
4
For sale a set of 13 by 28 tractor chains and an automatic gas stock tank heater with tank, listed by Rother Rathbone of Tripoli. Contact details not provided.
Mrs. Harry Weltzin and Adolph Mohling express deep gratitude for calls at the hospital and home, cards, flowers, food, and other gifts. They thank Rev. Thalacker for prayers and visits, neighbors who helped harvest crops, and the community for support during recovery.
Mr and Mrs Robert Figanbaum hosted a birthday party for their son Bobby with relatives including Milton Meyer Virgil Meyer John Figanbaum Ed Meyer and Elroy. High honors in a Birthday Club card game went to Mrs Albert Rieck and consolation to Mrs W H Pratt. Other items note residents moving and local visits in Tripoli Sumner Waterloo and New Hampton. Bible class in Tripoli meets Friday at 8 pm at the Bang home to study Ephesians. White Coal mentions falling water power source.
Fremont airman and wife visited Mr and Mrs Schwake on Friday. Several couples from Sumner Waverly Reinbeck and Cedar Falls visited friends and relatives on Friday and Sunday. Wilbert Brase celebrated a birthday. Card party hosts included LaVerne Platte with multiple couples attending. Families attended dinner, band concerts, and birthday gatherings across several towns.
Beavers and local visitors populate the page from December 13, 1961. Mr and Mrs Carl Peters and families host Friday visitors from Waterloo Fairbank and Cedar Falls while Mrs Wikner visits Cedar Falls. Dennis Heath and Karen visit Denver. Beavers news notes Lee Smith Correctionville reports trapping results: 14 beavers 5 mink 7 raccoons and over 140 muskrats with the largest beaver at 67 pounds.
Mrs Birdie Gilman of Antho was presented with a 50 year membership pin and certificate in the Order of the Eastern Star at a recent ceremony, marking her long dedication to the fraternal group.
Mrs Margaret F Highly of Tipton Julius Wieck Wilton Junction and E C Mitchell Tipton have a combined 158 years of membership in the Rebekah and Odd Fellows lodges, reflecting long service.
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