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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1973
Page
3
Waverly and surrounding towns saw a flurry of Christmas visits and family meals. Residents hosted relatives from Cedar Rapids San Diego Seattle and Alabama, with numerous dinners and suppers noted at homes in Wallerly Sumner Readlyn Nashua and Fredericksburg among others.
Bountiful Christmas meals and visits mark the holiday as families from Waverly Readlyn and surrounding towns gather for dinners and socializing. Guests include the Magnalls Busse Bockhaus Mueller Magnall Sassman and many others sharing celebrations with relatives and friends.
Engaged Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Rosenthal hosted a Christmas Day family dinner. Guests included multiple relatives and friends from Edina Minnesota, Dacari and Kathy Treptow, Waverly, Cedar Rapids, Bettendorf, Marion, and Sumner, who joined the Deder family for the afternoon and supper.
Ray Benning Dean of Caze and Greg Brant from Sioux City visited in Albert Rieck’s home and multiple families hosted guests in Christmas gatherings across Sumner Waterloo Tripoli and surrounding areas. Several dinners parties and medical notes highlight holiday social activity and naval service updates.
Memorials established by the American Cancer Society Iowa Division to honor Bremer County residents who died between September 4 and November 30, 1973 include Anne Adkins, Mrs. Mary Brase, Bruce Duggar, Mrs. Henry Hooper, Harry Hunt, Maye Kellner, Mrs. Belva Krienke, Herman Krueger, Mrs. Madeline Kurtz, Mrs. Irene Larson, Robert Mensing, Arlin W. Moeller, Martha Mohlis, Mrs. Effie Wagner and Roy Westervelt.
LaVerne C. Herman completed three exams under the Research & Review Service of America and received the Fraternal Insurance Counselor title. He is a member of the Richard A. Danowsky Agency in Cedar Rapids and attends Immanuel Lutheran Church in Klinger with his wife Mildred.
Millard C Pries an Iowa Department of Agriculture food inspector attended a three day Des Moines workshop December 12 to 14 led by Agriculture Secretary Robert H Lounsberry The event drew nearly 200 agricultural inspectors for review training in food products control weights and measures animal industry and meat and poultry duties.
Beverly A. Nichols daughter of Mr and Mrs Marvin L Nichols Route 2 Sumner Iowa promoted to WAC Specialist Four at Fort Huachuca Arizona. She serves as medical records and report specialist in the Medical Department Activity. K H Hoppenworth Tripoli re elected to IPLA board of directors for one year at Chicago meeting December 17. IPLA affiliated with Farm Bureau in Iowa Illinois Missouri. Hoppenworth re elected to Iowa Farm Bureau board for a 3 year term at Des Moines meeting December 12.
Winners announced for Tripoli Hardware drawing include K. H. Hoppenworth, Mrs. F. A. Bierman, Sandy Wilson, Inan Bonarden, Floyd Sauerbrei, and Leslie Hunemuller.
Mr and Mrs Neil Hartman and daughters visited Mr and Mrs Elmer Sassman on Sunday. Various families hosted meals and welcomed guests including the Buhrow home and Petersens in Waterloo. A baptism at St Matthew Church celebrated April Lynn with sponsors Debra Gienau Mary Heinemann and Jay Patterson. George Drewis is hospitalized in Waterloo after a stroke.
Tripoli Jaycee Ettes hold their regular meeting on Monday January 7 at 7 30 p m at the Tripoli VFW Post Home. Hostess will be Nancy Heinemann.
Mrs. Vince Hermann, a medical patient at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo last week, hosted visitors. Lucille Dilley visited the Howard Van Brocklin, Sr. home Friday afternoon. Sunday afternoon callers were at the Ronald Kuethe home. Mrs. Harold Bierman called on Mrs. Vince Hermann in Waterloo Thursday afternoon.
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