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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1934
Page
8
Public school faculty high school students and other youths attended a farewell surprise for Miss Martha Peevey at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Webster Peevey. She has attended Frederika High since the start of the school year and has been living with her relatives since August. Several local families and students were noted traveling or visiting over the holidays.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Milius visited Thursday afternoon at the Clarence Beisner home. Henry Beisner and Mrs Wilbrandt and daughter Vernett called Saturday. Christ Milius and sons Wilson and Paul were supper guests Wednesday. Old Year’s Eve service will be next Monday at 7. A baby boy arrived Saturday Dec 5 at the Beisner home. Kammeyer family of Fredericksburg, Leo Wilbrandt and daughter of Waterloo, and Mrs H Beisner of Denver visited Sunday. Ed Erdman helped at the Beisner home for several days. A large crowd attended a birthday party at Henry Detterding’s Sunday with Progressive 500 played. Rev Knoploh called at Greene Sunday evening. Remember Tripoli Leader for job printing.
Ramona Kruse spent Tuesday with friend Nadean Fredericks after school. Henry and wife visited at the Herman Schumacher home on Wednesday evening. Henry Meier and wife called on their daughter Louie Platte and husband Wednesday night. Emil Tonn and wife spent Friday with the Gaylord Johnston home. Louis Rohrsson reported a large sale Friday afternoon. Arnold Angus, Berton Angus and Lavera Henning visited the Mrs. Fred Lohmann home Sunday. Herman Schumacher and wife visited Readlyn to see Miss Erna Fass in the hospital. Carl Kuker and family along with Fred Poock and family and Henry Schroeder and wife spent Christmas Day with August Kuker and others, with Mrs. Hilla Ladage and son William also visiting. Mrs. Fred Lohmann and daughter Adela, with August Fredericks and daughter Nadean, dined with Mr. and Mrs. Christ Stehn at Waverly. Mrs. Gottlieb Mueller of Waverly spent Tuesday at the Herman Lahman home. Gustav Kuker spent Christmas Day at Carl Bergmann’s. Otto Klemp and wife spent second Christmas Day with Mrs. Herman Banser Sr. August Fredericks and wife spent Christmas Eve with Henry Schroeder.
Andrew Carstensen and son visited Cedar Falls Saturday while George Carstensen recuperates at home after a rib fracture. In Tripoli Mrs Geo Heideman hosted a Christmas dinner for Howard Heideman. A Christmas program at the Old Tripoli school featured songs recitations and a puppet show with Santa Claus and Law school pupils assisting in gift distribution.
Mr and Mrs Ervin Gabe and Delores and others visited the Emil Pries home Friday evening. Harvey Hennings, son of Henry Hennings, is recovering after an appendicitis operation at Mercy hospital Waverly. Arthur Wente aided his brother Fred on Saturday. Henry Drewis visited Henry Hennings Friday. A surprise thirtieth wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs William Oestman drew August Flege Velda Emil Pries Anna and Ar.
A large group including Thur Pries and son Harold, Ervin Gabe family, Arthur Hennings family, Dorothy Struck, H J Wunderlach family, William Schultz family, Simon Arns, Delia Pries, Martha Pries with Edwin and Erhardt Pries, Nora Hennings, Emil Pries family, Arther Hennings, and Dorothy Struck visited the William Oestmann home Sunday. Reinhard Lange and Clarence and Margaret Wedemeier called on Henry Hennings Sunday afternoon. The Lutheran Young Peoples Society of Bremer church held a social and the Spring Fountain Young Peoples Society attended that evening. lunch was served by Lula Mummelthei.
The Buck Creek area saw funeral attendance for Emil Stumme at Readlyn with local families including Theodore Kasemeier and Herman Kasemeier. Visitors gathered at several homes for Sunday calls in the Judisch and Westendorf households, marking Mrs. Judisch birthday, plus additional visits to Knoploh and Kasemeier homes by Volker and others.
Sunday afternoon visitors were in multiple homes including Theodore Kasemeier Wm Adrian near Westgate and Frank Brunscheon home. Oran visitors Jungblut called on George Griner. Raymond Schlichting visited Herman Zell. Wm Rieck family visited Bert Schnadt. Seehase and son called on Alfred Rohrssen west of Sumner. John Sell received a Tuesday business caller in his home.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alwin Bergmann was baptized Thursday with Rev. C. G. Gerlach officiating, named Darlene May. Sponsors included Mrs. Ernst A. Bergmann and Mrs. Lorenz Zander. Several relatives and townspeople spent Christmas with family members across Ames, Readlyn, Waverly, and nearby homes, with illness and travel noted among the gatherings.
The Helm News Service reports on mobilization planning for another war, outlining a framework to mobilize manpower, materials, and finances from scratch. It notes a direct presidential agency handling price control, D.A.R. questions, Roosevelt’s uncertain fireside chat, and a push for a direct relief policy over work relief. It also covers inflation fears, calls for gold standard returns, and two Illinois code violation prosecutions under NRA enforcement. Senator Reed plans to join Washington life as Reed, Smith, Shaw, and McClay law firm expands, linking to Knox family legacy.
United States Senators Reed and Reed plan to occupy a grand Northwest Washington home in the Wilson Hoover area within a few years as Mr Reed pursues professional duties. Huey P Long shifts from New Orleans to East Baton Rouge seeking local governance by statute. Ohio Senator Simeon D Fess will spend winter hours at the Library of Congress researching the two party system after leaving Antioch College. A Chamber of Commerce report notes Communist activity has not escalated to war, delaying any violent government overthrow.
Legal transfers include A W Hammetter to Geo Hammetter for 1900 dollars covering multiple parcels in sections 25 and 15 93 11 and 12 Western Old People's Home to Janesville for 50 dollars covering part of a section in 91 14 Sophie Buhr administrator to W C and Clara Moeller for 11000 dollars covering parcels in sections 28 29 92 11 E W Clark commissioner to Hawkeye Life Insurance for 1 dollar of north 87.29 acres of ne and ne of ne in 93 12 Hawkeye Life to Service Life for 9000 dollars covering same promoter in 93 12 Jesse Royer and wife to Town of Janesville for 1 dollar lot 6 auditor's plat in 91 14.
A long list of Christmas Day connections features ten children and families visiting except for two due to illness. Local residents and visitors share holiday updates including hospital operations, travel to Los Angeles and Ames, funeral attendance, and moving of a fruit store to a beer parlor opening.
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