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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1967
Page
5
A dense series of weekend and Sunday visits across Waverly Waterloo New Hampton Sumner and surrounding towns features many households hosting friends and relatives. Notable gatherings include birthday observances and pre Christmas dinners with families such as the Schmidts Ulrichs Quades Brases and Ormstons along with numerous Bunge Bergmann and Be eevers households.
Mr and Mrs Dale Trent of Dubuque announce the birth of their daughter Keren Lee, weighing 8 pounds 15 ounces, born December 10. The family previously resided at 2421 Windsor Avenue and Mr Trent formerly worked for Peoples Natural Gas in Tripoli.
Susan Ann Biermann and Larry Boerschel were united in marriage November 26 at 7 30 p m at Vaith United Church of Christ with Rev Keith D Selberg officiating The ceremony featured a double ring service and a reception for 45 at Oberheud restaurant in Waverly The couple will reside in Denver The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie Biermann The groom is the son of Leon and Esther Boerschel Dunkerton and Independence attendees included Mrs Ray Schwarze organist Mrs Melvin Stahlhut vocalist Ushers were Tom Green Lawain Judisch and groomsmen Donald Kohagen Kenneth Morris The groom works at Grange Heating Waterloo and the couple will reside in Denver.
Sunday afternoon visitors marked Coretta Dettmering’s birthday with family and friends from Waverly Sumner and Denver including Ed Boedecker Raymond Seehase Donald Detmering Henry Dettmering Erhardt Lahmann Lavern Foelske Emil Schneer and James Ricky. Evening guests included Emil Degelau from Denver and Roger Seehase from Sumner.
The 92nd birthday was celebrated with dinner and varied afternoon and evening visits from relatives and friends in the Lohmann household. Attendees came from Waverly Sumner Readlyn Plainfield Clark New Hampton and Waterloo area. also noted a Brase 45th wedding anniversary dinner at Waterloo airport with relatives and Koengeter Stumme and Brase family. FB meeting attendance in Chicago included Lageschulte Hoppenworth and Mrs. John Beam.
Tripoli junior high wrestlers defeated Hudson 46 31 on Saturday. Winners for Tripoli include Ray Gienau over Tony Beck 8 4 and Dennis Boeckmann over Rich Bowmann 2 45 others earned pins, with multiple matches detailing wins and losses. Upcoming: varsity action December 13 at Janesville and December 16 at South Winneshiek.
Lt. Dixon R. Bunger USAF received an Outstanding Unit Citation as the 3412 Squadron won the Generals Trophy at Keesler AFB Mississippi. He earned an Expert Marksmanship Ribbon for a perfect .38 pistol score and is the son of Mr and Mrs Raymond H Bunger serving since February 1967. The Young Homemakers meet December 14 at 1 30 in Town Hall for a Christmas party with cookies or candy, grab bags, and a decoration for the Nursing. Annette Inglebret resigns fifth grade duties at Wapsie Valley and Joyce Withers of Readlyn named as replacement. The W W I Barracks and Auxiliary of Bremer County hold a Christmas potluck Saturday noon December 16 at the State Bank Lounge Waverly.
Mr and Mrs Lavern Schumacher Mr and Mrs Orville Schumacher and Mrs Lena Schumacher attended funeral services for Phillip Walthers Thursday afternoon at St Pauls United Church of Christ rural Cedar Falls.
Christmas programs at the Wapsie Valley Community schools will be held in Fairbank on December 13 Oran on December 18 Wapsie Valley high school on December 19 and Readlyn on December 20 All programs begin at 3 00 p m.
Rev. and Mrs. Keith D. Selberg report their brother Robert Gray Waukon underwent surgery Saturday morning at St. Luke's Methodist hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Kay Ormston and Carol Engman, both employed in Washington, D. C., arrived Friday and are spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Ormston, in Tripoli.
Readings taken daily at 6 p m except Tuesday and at 12 noon by J M Haydon Weather Observer show dates with max and min temperatures and precipitation. The text also notes attend Zipse rites and Catherine attended Ed Zipse funeral in New Hampton Friday afternoon.
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