Tripoli Businessmen Final Christmas Draw Saturday
A pre Christmas drawing in Tripoli selects final 12 winners for $105 in trade certificates. Prizes include $25, $15, two $10, eight $5 and a $5 unclaimed prize carried to the final list. Winners must claim by 3:15 p.m. at Town Hall. Santa Claus appears and a kiddie show starts at 1:30 p.m.
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Tripoli
Ambrose Auto Company
Befew
Nto
Joe Smund
Sarah Holm
Fred Rathe
Steven
Meswarth
Julie Schmidt
Ruehs
Karla Heine
Gerie Quade
Gert Pavelec
Sassman
Robert Schmidt
Santa Claus
Sec
Town Hall
Tripoli Leader Christmas Edition Delivers Twenty Pages
The Tripoli Leader presents its annual Christmas edition with twenty pages in two sections. Section two focuses on Christmas stories and greetings from business and professional groups in Tripoli and surrounding areas. The paper extends season’s wishes to all readers.
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Hristmas
Tripoli
Tion Two
Bremer County Court to Close Early for Year-End
Bremer county court will close at 12:00 o clock on Tuesday December 31 to allow county officials to complete year end work.
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Bremer County Court
Mrs Minnie Koschmeder Rites Planned at Grace Lutheran
Funeral services for 90 year old Mrs Minnie Koschmeder will be held Saturday at 2 p m at Grace Lutheran Church. She died Tuesday evening at Sumner Hospital after being taken from Tripoli Nursing Home. Burial will follow at Fremont Cemetery.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Minnie Koschmeder
Sumner Hospital
Tripoli Nursing Home
Fremont Cemetery
Drive to Recruit Blood Donors Starts January 14
Local Red Cross chapter and Tripoli VFW Post sponsor a blood drive in Tripoli. On Tuesday January 14 the Waterloo Regional Red Cross Blood Center blood mobile will be at Town Hall from 2 to 7 pm with a doctor and RN staff on duty. Donors aged 18 to 21 need parental consent. 21 to 60 in good health are urged to participate. Contact Lawrence Heinemann or Virgil Ducker.
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Red Cross Chapter
Tripoli
VFW
Waterloo
Red Cross Blood Center
Rn’s
Lawrence Heinemann
Virgil Ducker
Ray Bloom Returns From Allen Memorial Hospital
Ray Bloom returned from Allen Memorial hospital on Saturday.
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Ray Bloom
Allen Memorial Hospital
Local Shops To Stay Open Evenings Through Christmas
Tripoli businesses will stay open until 9 p m on weeknights starting December 19 to aid Christmas shoppers. Stores will close at 5 p m on December 24 so everyone may attend Christmas Eve services, following a Commercial Club decision in November.
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Tripoli
Commercial Club
Driver License Examiners At Tri Poli Town Hall Saturday
Iowa Highway Patrol driver license examiners will be at Tri Poli Town Hall on Saturday December 21 from 8 a m to noon. License renewals will be issued until noon while written and driving tests end at 11 a m. The examining team will not return until January 18.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
Tripoli Town Hall
Nuss and Heinemann Compete in Petersen Classic Bowls
James Nuss and Lawrence Heinemann traveled to Chicago on Saturday to bowl in the 59th annual Petersen Classic tournament.
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James Nuss
Lawrence Heinemann
Chicago
Tripoli Jaycees to Judge Christmas Lighting Contest
The Tripoli Jaycees will judge the Christmas lighting contest on Saturday evening December 21. Read lyn Jaycees will serve as judges.
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Tripoli
First Quarter Trial Jurors Selected for Bremer County
District Court jurors for Bremer County were chosen for the first quarter of 1969. The 12 grand jurors for 1969 were named and ordered to report January 6 at 1 30 p m before the district court at the Court House in Waverly.
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District Court
Bremer County District Court
Lois Slater
Bremer County
Court House
Waverly
UNI names varsity and freshman letterwinners
University of Northern Iowa reveals twenty nine award winners for football including twenty seven freshman numeral awards. Freshman numeral recipients include Steve Ellison and Karl Krumm from Tripoli.
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University of Northern Iowa
Tripoli
Steve Ellison
Karl Krumm
Sister Dies in Jesup Funeral for Mrs William Erpelding
Funeral services were held at the American Lutheran church in Jesup for Mrs. William Erpelding 57 with her sister Mrs Edward McNamee of Tripoli among survivors. She died at her farm home December 9 after a six month illness, leaving her husband three sons two daughters four brothers and five sisters.
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American Lutheran Church
Jesup
William Erpelding
Edward McNamee
Tripoli
McNamee
Greg's Barber Shop Holiday Hours Notice
Greg's Barber Shop will be open on December 23 and December 24. The brief notice confirms holiday hours for clients seeking services before Christmas.
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Greg
Tripoli Teams Pull Off Two Wins At Wapsie Valley
Tripoli high school basketball earned a pair of wins at Wapsie Valley Friday night. The girls, led by a strong defensive effort, won 71 to 53 while the boys edged the hosts 65 to 63 in a tight, back and forth contest. Dan Biesterfelt led the boys with 17 points as Tripoli built a big first quarter and balanced scoring throughout.
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Tripoli
Wapsie Valley
Tripoli Girls
Dave van Ahn
Wapsie
Pantherettes
Wapsie Tripoli
Panther
Dave Ray
Wapsie Boys
Tripoli Boys
Panthers
Dan Biesterfelt
PFT
Rick Wittenburg
Tom Green
Wayne Mager
Kim Kehe
Paul Magnal
Willis Hildebrandt
Tripoli Schools Announce Christmas Vacation Dates
Tripoli Community schools alert students and faculty to holiday schedule. Dismissal is 2 30 p m on Friday December 20 and classes resume January 2 with a full day session per Superintendent Howard Marquardt.
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Tripoli Community
Howard Marquardt
Santa Visits Town Hall for Free Film and Treats
Four hundred children filled the Town Hall Saturday afternoon to meet Santa Claus and enjoy free movies. Each child received a sack of treats after the film, and Santa will return to Tripoli this coming Saturday inviting all kids to visit.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Tripoli
Tripoli Leader Announces Christmas And New Year Schedule
The Tripoli Leader will publish on Thursday next week and the following week instead of Wednesday due to Christmas day and New Year’s day. The office will be closed on Wednesday, December 25, and January 1, with regular Wednesday publication resuming January 8.
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Tripoli
Leader
Tripoli Wrestlers Take Second at South Winneshiek Invite
Tripoli high school wrestlers earned second place in an eight team invitational at South Winneshiek on Saturday. The Panthers had seven finalists to Riceville’s eight, with Riceville winning five titles and Tripoli taking three. Championship winners for Tripoli were Randy Neuendorf at 103 pounds Curtis Neuendorf at 127 pounds and Gene Johnson at heavyweight. Steve Blasberg won consolation at 112 pounds.
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Tripoli
So. Winneshiek
Tripoli High
South Winneshiek
Panthers
Riceville
Randy Neuendorf
Curtis Neuendorf
Gene Johnson
Steve Blasberg
Turkey Valley
Postville
Laan
Greene Nui South Winneshiek
Central
M-F-L
Saben
Tor
Bruce Gienau
Dan Whitney
Steve Garner
Allan Buchholz
John Samuelson
Brian Blasberg
Lowell Kuecker
Mike Harms
Roger Buchholz
Interest Rate on CCC Certificates of Interest Insured
The CCC certificates offer 6.0 percent yearly interest for financial institutions financing crop price support loans. Effective December 8, the rate rose from 5.625 percent. Institutions will earn 5.875 percent from investment through August 24, 1968, then 5.375 through October 23, 1968, 5.625 through December 1968, and 6.0 percent thereafter until changed.
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CCC
Commodity Credit Corporation
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Funeral for Herman Frahm Held at Trinity Lutheran
Mr and Mrs Wilbert Frahm and family attended funeral services for his uncle Herman Frahm at Trinity Lutheran church in Waterloo on Thursday afternoon.
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Wilbert Frahm
Herman Frahm
Trinity Lutheran Church
Waterloo
Christmas Services in Denver Churches Announced
Denver churches announce Christmas observances by St. Peter Lutheran St. John Lutheran and St. Paul United Church of Christ The schedule includes Sunday school programs on Dec 22 and Christmas Eve services at 7 00 or 7 30 p m with candlelight and worship services on Christmas Day at 10 00 a m St Paul will not hold a Christmas day worship service though its children’s program occurs on Christmas Eve
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Denver
St. Peter Lutheran Church
St. John’s Lutheran
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
Mrs Hans Bloem Undergoes Gall Bladder Surgery
Mrs Hans Bloem was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Waverly on Thursday and underwent gall bladder surgery on Friday.
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Hans Bloem
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Panthers dominate early rounds in wrestling meet
In the meet Ed Straw of TV pinned Brian Blasberg of T in the first round at 95 pounds and later won the 95 lb title. Randy Neu wrestled in the 103-pound division before the piece continues on page five.
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Panthers
Ed Straw
Brian Blasberg
Straw
Randy Neu
Tripoli Panthers Take Part in Des Moines Coaching Clinic
Tripoli High girls joined eight teams including CAL Latimer SEMCO Gilman Stratford Benton Community and Twin Rivers for a winter coaching clinic in Des Moines Saturday. Tripoli led 36 33 over Twin Rivers in the first quarter as Marilyn Blume scored 18 points.
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Tripoli Pantherettes
Des Moines
CAL of
Latimer
Tripoli
Twin Rivers of
Bede
George
SEMCO
Gilman
Stratford
Benton
van Horne
Marilyn Blume
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James Graser
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Robert Mensin
UNI
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West Central Girls
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Judy Ludwig
Barb Wente
Roxie Wittenburg
Sue Pleggenkuhle
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