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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1972
Page
3
In Sumner and surrounding towns, a busy week includes visits, anniversaries, and gatherings. Notables include the 45th wedding anniversary celebrations, a 90 year old passing, and multiple family events plus church activities across Sumner, Tripoli, and Waverly communities.
The Tripoli Leader reports a mix of local notices including Beverly Nichols earning Private Pay E2 after WAC training at Ft. McClellan, Mrs Floyd Robertson undergoing major surgery in Rochester, and Sumner Housing Corporation securing a $44 000 loan for a four unit housing project. Also noted are a bridal shower for Rebecca Gaede, travel updates for the Kafer family, a death in Brunswick Georgia, and August Van Lantschoot celebrating his 83rd birthday at his Fairfield foundry job.
Merlyn Groot a Manson farmer receives the Ford Farm Efficiency Award for notable agricultural work. His beans average nearly 50 bushels per acre vs regional 30 bushels. He promotes a corn soybean rotation and uses pasture to break cycles every 3 to 4 years to curb diseases.
A column lists local news items including a law partnership formed in Waverly, an implement business return in Hawkeye, a death in Frederika, a hospital transfer in Waterloo, new staff at the Leader in Scarsboro, dairy herd supervisors named in Tripoli Readlyn, a marriage in Folby, twins born to Mr and Mrs Kirchhoff, home renovations by Olmstead, civil defense classes planned in Tripoli High School, and travel by Sievers family due to a crash in Whitewood. It also notes past marriages and local notices from 5 years ago and a funeral in Readlyn with broader regional incidents.
Dennis Cooper 26 of Pin Hook area died Thursday afternoon from an electrical accident at the Sara Lee plant substation in New Hampton. Emil Omvig 81 was noted in a church event at the Methodist Church with Fred erika. Mr and Mrs Adolph Biermann marked their 55th wedding anniversary at a pot luck dinner. Joyce Dettmer and John Lubben wed at St John s Lutheran Church Clarks ville on November 13.
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