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Looking At Life As It Used To Be Section Notes
Items from Leader files dated about fifty five years ago recount daily life in Tripoli and nearby areas. Entries include moves by Jess Nichols to Plainfield and Henry Buhrow from Minnesota, local prices in the Tripoli markets, a wedding of Agnes Bunger to Werner Schlichting in Crane Creek, and moves by Dr. and Mrs. P. J. Amlie to new apartments. A burglary at First State Bank in Fredericksburg yielded $5,000, and several obituaries and community notices follow, including canning contracts and municipal ordinance changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Nichols
Plainfield
Henry Buhrow
Minnesota
Tripoli
Agnes Bunger
Werner Schlichting
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Crane Creek
Henry Knoploh
Arthur Bunger
Carl Schlichting
P. J. Amlie
Drape
First State Bank
Fredericksburg
Dahlia Krueger
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Henry Prestien
Denver
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Fred Schnadthorst
Vernon Anderson
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Theo. Blaufuss
Henry Hagen
Tripoli Canning Co
U.S. Department of Commerce
Buck Creek
Shirley Ann Judisch
Robert Judisch
Paul E. Lahmann
Erhardt Lahmann
Robert Glaser
Wartburg College
Lorenz Krueger
H. W. Krueger
Saudi Arabia
Congregational Men's Fellowship
Carl Peters