Tripoli Cagers End Year With Four Wins In Doubleheaders
Tripoli’s boys and girls earned Christmas vacation by sweeping doubleheaders over Janesville and Fredericksburg. The boys crushed Fredericksburg 94 37 paced by Laube 27 Nicklaus 27 and Dohrmann 22 as Tripoli moved to seven wins four losses. Rochelle Duecker led the Pantherettes with 31 points in a 50 43 win, while Fredericksburg’s Mikesok had 24.
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Tripoli
Janesville
Fredericksburg
Panthers
Laube
Nicklaus
Dohrmann
FG FT Pft
AO Ake
Pantherettes
Rochelle Duecker
Mikes
Kramer’s Cagers Roll To Fourth Win In Five Starts
Kramer’s Produce cagers dominated National Studio 54 28 in the YMCA league at Waterloo last Thursday night. Kuethe led with 20 points as the hosts built a 13 3 first quarter lead and widened it to 43 13 by the fourth period.
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Janesville
Panthers
Eerie
S&s
Dohrmann
Dreyer
P Kammeyer
Olejniczak
Westendorf
Diet Agt Field Avenue
Kramer
Waterloo
National Studio
Last Rites Saturday For John C. Kurtt Resident Of Denver
Denver Iowa Special funeral services were held Saturday at the home and St Peter Lutheran church for John C. Kurtt 82 who died Wednesday night at Allen Memorial hospital Water loo Rev C F Hafermann officiated and burial was in the church cemetery He was born August 6 1872 in Bennington township Black Hawk county He married Minnie Nolting November 25 1897 They farmed until retiring to Denver in 1944 He is survived by three foster children two sisters two brothers two grandchildren and four great grandchildren He was preceded in death by his wife a sister and a brother.
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Denver
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
John C. Kurtt
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
C. F. Hafermann
Lavern Kurtt
Harold Kurtt
Ralph Reinard
Richard Miller
Ernest Walter
Willard Meyne
Mr. Kurtt
Bennington Township
Black Hawk County
Minnie Nolting
Bennington Township Lutheran Church
Albert Koob
Jesup
Elmer Rohrssen
Berdina Happel
Herman Miller
William Sagart
Raymond
Fred
Louis
Alice Kuethe Completes Course In Omaha Training
Alice Kuethe returns to her parents Mr and Mrs Harold Kuethe in Wen dell after completing a course at an aeronautical school in Omaha. She will spend two weeks visiting home.
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Alice Kuethe
Omaha
Nebr
Harold Kuethe
Wendell
Panthers To Meet Nashua At Sumner In Feb Sectional
Tripoli boys open state sectional play at Sumner in February facing Nashua in the first game. Sumner and New Hampton also play Tuesday. Tripoli-Nashua follows. finals set for Thursday. Other Class B pairings at Sumner and Waverly list matchups with dates and times.
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Panthers
Nashua
Sumner
Tripoli
Iowa High School Athletic Association
New Hampton
Waucoma
Janesville
Readlyn
Finchford
New Hartford
Denver
Holiday Greetings From Tripoli Leaders
The Tripoli Leader presents its annual Christmas greeting edition with about 75 local businessmen publishing season's messages. The issue expands to 16 pages in two sections, thanking readers and wishing a merry Christmas in the holiday spirit.
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The
Leader
Tripoli
Funeral Held Today At Cedar Falls For Frederick W. Clausing
Funeral services for Frederick W. Clausing 88 of Waterloo were held at Dahm funeral home Cedar Falls with burial in Fairview cemetery. He died Saturday at Scholtz Memorial hospital from age related complications. Born December 10 1866 in Bremer county he married Amelia Meyers of Denver July 4 1893. He worked 35 years for Townsend & Merrill Co. and belonged to First Methodist church Black Hawk Lodge 65 AF and AM Valley Chapter RAM Baldwin Commandery Knights Templar. He survived by a daughter Wynona Chumley Waterloo two grandchildren a great grandchild and three sisters Soph ie Everding Tripoli Anna Sohle and Carrie Carstensen of Waverly.
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Denver
Frederick W. Clausing
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Fairview
Clausing
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Bremer County
Frederick W
Sophie Clausing
Amelia Meyers
Towsend & Merrill Co
First Methodist Church
Black Hawk Lodge
Af&am
Valley
RAM
Baldwin Commandery
Knights Templar
Wynona Chumley
Sophie Everding
Tripoli
Anna Sohle
Carrie Carstensen
Waverly
Local Families Visit Holiday Plans In Norfolk
Mr and Mrs W H Warner and Patricia Chapin left Saturday for Norfolk Virginia to spend Christmas with Ronald Warner stationed there in the navy. Sunday evening visitors at Mr and Mrs Henry Blasberg were Mr and Mrs John Beisner and Mr and Mrs Fred Block.
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W. H. Warner
Patricia Chapin
Norfolk, Va
Ronald Warner
Navy
Henry Blasberg
John Beisner
Fred Block
Tripoli Eyes White Christmas as Wintry Weather Persists
Weather in the Tripoli area stays wintry with more Friday snow and ice on Monday. Temperatures ranged from 10 above to 33, with a half inch of new snow and several minor accidents as highways remained hazardous. Travel improved by Tuesday evening ahead of the Christmas weekend.
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Tripoli
Mercury
E. C. Biermann
Biermann
Virgil Henning Recovers After Auto Mishap
Virgil Henning eleven son of Mr and Mrs Henry Henning Jr living south of Tri poli is in good condition after a fractured leg below the knee from being struck by a car driven by Reinhold Pavelec at the country school three miles south of town last Friday. He was treated at Waterloo hospital and sent home Sunday. Pavelec could not stop on a slippery road and went into a ditch but was not damaged. Sunday guests for dinner and supper at Mr LaVern Haskovec included Mr and Mrs James Haskovec Alta Vista.
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Virgil Henning
Henry Henning Jr
Tripoli
Reinhold Pavelec
Waterloo
Pavelec
Virgil
LaVern Haskovec
Mr. Haskovec
James Haskovec
Alta Vista
Frederika School Plans Christmas Program for Students
Frederika Independent school will present its Christmas program for the student body on Thursday. The ninth grade performs A Snow bound Christmas Eve, the tenth grade A Gift from Heaven, the eleventh grade Hiding the Christmas Presents, and the twelfth grade Santa on Trial. The program runs 12:30 to 1:40 p.m. An exchange of gifts follows and school closes for Christmas vacation at 2 p.m. Classes resume January 3.
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Frederika
Frederika Independent School
Funeral Thursday for Keith Scott Tripoli contractor
Funeral services for Keith Scott Tripoli contractor who died unexpectedly Tuesday of a heart attack will be held Thursday at 1:45 p.m. Rettig funeral home and 2 p.m. at St. Peter's Evangelical church. The Tripoli Commercial club will attend in a group at 1:45 p.m. Scott, 40, was born Oct. 18, 1914, Hedrick, Iowa, and married Eva Buls in 1939. He lived on a farm near Tripoli before moving to the town in 1945 to run a trucking and construction business. He is survived by his wife, his mother, a brother, a half-brother, two sisters, and a grandmother.
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Keith Scott
Tripoli
Rettig Funeral Home
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
E. F. Puhlmann
Tripoli Commercial Club
Scott
Scottt
Lorenz Beevers
Melvin Seegers
Arlie Bergmann
Raymond Schwarze
Howard Tegtmeier
William Bentley
Clarence
Clara Scott
Hedrick
Iowa
Waverly
Eva Buls
Wm. Buls
Leroy Township
Clara L. Hugenott
Waterloo
Carl
Allison
Warren Curtis
Raymond Crawford
Jack Mefford
Kate Scott
St. Peter's Women Hold Christmas Party and Service
St. Peter's Women's Guild held a Christmas candle lighting service with participants Mrs. R. F. Klemp Mrs. H. H. Bull Mrs. P. L. Crittenden Mrs. Harry Buhr and Rev. E. F. Puhlmann. The group sang carols with Mrs. John Berlin at the piano and donated over $35 to the kitchen fund. Cookies and coffee were served.
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ST. Peter’s
St. Peter’s Women’s Guild
R. F. Klemp
H. H. Bull
P. L. Crittenden
Harry Buhr
E. F. Puhlmann
John Berlin
Honored Hoppenworth Receives 50-Year Telephony Award
Honored pictured above is Ernst Hoppenworth with two memorials presented at the Butler Bremer Mutual Telephone Co annual director's meeting in Plainfield on December 14. Hoppenworth received a plaque from the company for fifty years of service as an officer and director and an unusual telephone lamp from Manager and Mrs Floyd Hobbs.
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Ernst Hoppenworth
Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Co
Plainfield
Hoppenworth
Mgr
Floyd Hobbs
Mrs. John B. Holmes Buried in Waterloo
Last rites for Mrs. Frances Green Holmes 64 of Waterloo were held at First Brethren church with Rev. Spencer Gentle presiding. Burial followed at Fremont cemetery. She died Friday at Allen Memorial hospital after a heart attack. Survived by husband John Holmes and brother John Greene of Rockford Michigan. Preceded in death by parents Charles and Lottie Green and two sisters.
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John B. Holmes
Waterloo
First Brethren Church
Spencer Gentle
Fremont Cemetery
Holmes
Allen Memorial Hospital
Frances Green
LeMars
Charles
Lottie Green
Tripoli
John Holmes
Grundy Center
John Greene
Rockford, Mich
Choir Hosts Dinner at Congregational Church
The Congregational church entertained members of the church choir and their wives at a 6:30 dinner in the church basement on Thursday evening. Attendees included Rev. and Mrs. Lester E. Gatch Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Woodcock and Prof. Larson, Wartburg College voice instructor from Waverly. Prof. Larson spoke on Music Appreciation and the Satisfaction of Expressing Our Faith in God With Song.
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Congregational Church
Lester E. Gatch
A. C. Woodcock
Larson
Wartburg College
Waverly
Largon
Fund Campaign For Community Chest Still Short Of Goal
The Tripoli Community Chest drive is five percent short of the $2,530 goal. Paul Voetmann, campaign chair, says the drive will continue with a strong push next week to raise the remaining funds for seven health and welfare groups. Local solicitors and committee members are listed by town area and may be contacted or merchants can drop donations at the American Savings Bank.
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Tripoli
Paul Voetmann
Voetmann
The
American Red Cross
American Cancer Society
Boys Scouts of America
Cerebral Palsy Foundation
United Defense Fund
Children's Recreation Fund
Salvation Army
American Savings Bank
West Part
Ray Fink
Eldo Kehe
Lavern Lohmann
Clifford Eichmann
Les Kelsey
Robert Sassman
Herold Miller
South Part
Ray Bunger
Larry Bunger
Wes Bockhaus
G. R. Rettig
R. J. Bunger
William Schlichting
Esther Haverkamp
Alice Krueger
Erwin Volker
Lee O. Peacock
Edw. Rosenthal
Charles Smith
Everett Tessmer
C. E. Teague
E. H. Stehn
al Rieck
Lawrence Block
William Hurmence
Lynn Wilson
Town Calendar Now Being Distributed By 39 Businesses
The latest Tripoli Businessmen's Calendar, an annual town project, is now in 39 local businesses. Forty local businessmen are pictured, with photos by Eagle Studio, and calendars are available at listed shops, banks, and services around town.
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Tripoli
Eagle Studio
Readlyn Couple to Wed Early Next Spring
Engagement announced for Marilyn Burrack of Readlyn and Roger Field of Primghar. Marilyn is a nursing student at the State University of Iowa and Roger is a senior in the liberal arts college at Iowa City. Wedding planned for early spring.
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Readlyn
Marilyn
Roger Field
Oscar Field
Primghar
William Burrack
Miss Barrack
Nursing
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Mr. Field
College of Liberal Arts
Birthday honors for Mrs. Heideman attract many local families
Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Heideman and Roger hosted a Sunday evening birthday gathering for Mrs. Heideman. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schuldt and family Readlyn, Mr. and Mrs. Minor Schuldt and family Shell Rock, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schuldt, Mr. and Mrs. Lorraine Schuldt, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Snelling, and Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Schuldt.
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Merlin Heideman
Roger
Heideman
Lawrence Schuldt
Readlyn
Minor Schuldt
Shell Rock
Leo Schuldt
Lorraine Schuldt
Lawrence Snelling
F. B. Schuldt
Tripoli Seniors Host Christmas Dinner For Faculty
Tripoli high school seniors hosted a Christmas dinner for the faculty at the high school Monday evening. Dinner was prepared by the senior girls. Mrs. Herb Warnke visited Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Brase in Plainfield.
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Tripoli High School
Herb Warnke
Mrs
Edgar Brase
Plainfield
Funeral Held for Alma Meier 63 Formerly of Denver
Funeral services for Alma Meier 63 of Waterloo who diedFriday at Independence of a heart ailment were conducted Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church with Rev W D Oetting officiating Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery Denver Miss Meier born November 14 1891 in Bremer County daughter of John and Engel Meier moved to Waterloo in 1926 She is survived by five sisters and two brothers and was preceded in death by parents two brothers and a sister.
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Denver
Alma Meier
Waterloo
Immanuel Lutheran Church
W. D. Oetting
Fairview Cemetery
Miss Meier
Bremer County
John and
Engel Meier
Amanda Meier
Marian Diercks
Fred Dorn
William Steege
William Luther
Herman Meier
Lockport
N. Y
Carl
Waverly
Butler Bremer Mutual Telephone Co Reelects Officers
All officers were re elected at the annual directors meeting last week Tuesday Lucy Vosseller was named president for the fourth straight time J K Lynes was elected secretary for the 26th consecutive term Eldon Wedeking re elected to a three year finance term He has served 25 years as an officer The board includes Edwin Wilken and Ernest Hoppenworth The company ranks high in state coverage with 92 1 percent of rural population served More than 1400 telephones operate and about 480 stockholders exist Mr and Mrs Fred Brase visited Mr and Mrs Fred Doepke Sunday evening
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Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Co
Lucy Vosseller
J. K. Lynes
Eldon Wedeking
Edwin Wilken
Ernest Hoppenworth
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Wildcats
Stan Chapin
Chapin
Jennings
PFT
Duecker
Buls
Sauerbrei
Niemeyer
Nerge Biermann Bolte
Nerge Blume Eichmann
J. Nerge
Kuethe
Kramer’s
Feld
Sauerbrei FG
T. Nerge
Holm
Bolte
Lau
Bruns
Dean Wiltse
Fred Brunscheon
United Hagie
Oelwein
Mealy Hotel
Brunscheon
Wiltse
Walter Buls
Otto Buls
TOR
Frederika School
Keith Scot
N. R. Ambrose Oil Co
Wm. Ambrose Auto Co
Dr. C. R. Barry
A. A. Belknap
Biesterfelt Brothers
Blume Business Service
Bock's Plumbing and Heating
Buhr Chevrolet Co
Colburn Feed Mill
Crittenden Produce & Hatchery
Dettmer Welding & Blacksmith Shop
Engle Studio
Farmers Produce Co
Farmers Store
Frese’s
Dr. W. G. Goebel
Hasbrouck Lumber Co
the Hub
Juel
Briardale
Kramer Produce
Kuhrt Clothiers
Kuhrt Insurance Agency
Dr. L. J. Magnall
Meier Shoe
Meyer's Standard Service
Michael’s Food Market
Panzer Produce
Tegtmeier Oil Co
Tripoli Cafe
Tripoli Canning Co
Tripoli Hardware
Tripoli Implement
Tripoli Mercantile Co
Tripoli Theatre
Warner's
Wayside Inn
Marilyn Burrack
Telephone Company
Fred Brase
Fred Doepke
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