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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1971
Page
3
A string of visits from Readlyn, Waverly, Fairbank and surrounding towns highlights a weekend of social activity. Mrs Erich Dorn and Mrs Gustav Jaschen hosted and were joined by friends, with multiple households hosting Sunday dinners and afternoon calls across La Porte City Readlyn and Waterloo venues.
Kevin Vernon was born November 18 weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces to Mr and Mrs Vernon Phelps and Lynette at 5649 Vera Cruz Ave North Minneapolis Minnesota 55429. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs R O Wikner Tripoli and Mr and Mrs Otis Phelps Moorhead Minnesota.
Mr and Mrs Gayland Weigmann and Jeffrey of Parkersburg were 6 o clock supper guests Sunday in Mrs Mabel Hagens home. L Barnhart of Waterloo and Eldon Clewell of Plainfield visited in Mary Heinemanns home. Barnharts visited in Otto Riecks that evening. Mrs Sarah Gaede left for Amarillo to spend holidays with son Victor Gaede family and attend grandson Kenneth Louis Gaedes wedding on Dec 31. Paul Kappmeyers returned from Marion after staying with Lavern Busse and attending the Christmas program. Robert Meyer and daughters along with Bill Bentley and family attended Kristy Yeager and Albert Bentleys wedding at Kamrars First Presbyterian church.
Mr and Mrs Fred Brase hosted a dinner at Carvers Waverly to honor their 49th wedding anniversary. Attendees included Elmer Clausing Waverly Vernon Wikner and Jane New Hampton Lavern Brase and family Joel Wikner Denver.
Sumner announces Beth McCue daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald McCue to wed Roger Phillips son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Phillips of Westgate A Spring wedding is planned. Also noted are 50th wedding anniversary for William and Celia Sneller Cedar Falls former Sumner residents and various family gatherings and marriages in the Sumner area including Lu Ann Pries and Wayne Meyer December 11 wedding at St John American Lutheran Church.
Funeral services held for Benard E. Nordstrom in Warren United Methodist Church with burial at the church cemetery. Nordstrom, 58, died December 9 at Windsor Estates Convalescent Center Cedar Falls after seven weeks of illness. He served in the 113th Ord M M Co in the Pacific during WWII. He is survived by his wife Elvera Nordstrom, his parents, two sisters, and one brother. Additional notes cover baptism at Zion Lutheran Clear Lake and local lodge officers, Rebekah dinner and Christmas party details.
Mr and Mrs Hollis Niemeyer attended Linda Niemeyer s graduation at Joyce Memorial Methodist Church in Minneapolis. Linda graduated from the Professional Business Institute qualifying as a medical assistant receptionist.
Completes Basic Airman Mark L. DeVries son of Mr and Mrs Emil O DeVries of Rt 1 Denver has completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He is assigned to Sheppard AFB Texas for training in accounting and finance The 1970 Denver Community High School graduate attended Ellsworth Community College Iowa Falls Iowa
Less formal proof of marriage and birth is now acceptable to the Veterans Administration on applications for benefits, the agency announced. In sports results, Krueger's Repair, Tripoli Plbg, & Htg, Dan's Skelly, St. Matthew's, and Peoples Gas appear in scoring tallies with high games and series led by Maureen Frahm 167 and Karen Klenzman 425. Various business standings list Rettig Furniture, The Hub, Block's Auto, Interstate Power, and State Farm with percentage scores and rankings.
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