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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1972
Page
4
For sale Certain-Teed plastic drain tile or tubing priced by the foot or car load. Water Pollution Control Inc in Sumner offers Certain-Feed product benefits. Plus Tripoli Hardware advertises Ames rat and mouse killer 2 pounds for $1.60 with money back offer.
Nancee Jones and David Gearhart wed at Grace United Methodist Church Oelwein on December 23 in a 2 pm double ring ceremony. Attended by family and friends, the couple received gifts at a reception at the Sportsmans Club and left for a Florida trip.
The Tripoli Leader of Tripoli Iowa compiles community items for December including local notices, events and brief updates from residents and organizations around town during the holiday season.
The Tripoli business men's Christmas promotion awarded 16 turkey dinners Saturday afternoon. Winners include Sherry Duecker Dan Heineman Esther Lindenberg Everett Waterman Erwin Joseph Volker Denise Brockway Micki Biermann Erwin Bock Sandy Milius John Snyder Gerald Pitz Olinda Redies Alvin Schwerin Carma Fink L Schuldt John Poock alternate. Lloyd Sievers did not claim prize. Poock or first alternate received the last dinner.
Several families extend thanks for sympathy, flowers, memorials and visits after losses. Notes from Arlie Bergmann family Howard Sander's relatives E H Kuker thanks donors and prayers, wishing peace and a blessed 1973 season, mentioning Pastor Kappelmann and Dr Weeber.
Emma Leyh 97 died December 22 at Hillcrest Home after seven years there. Funeral December 26 at Union United Methodist Church with burial in Church Cemetery. Survived by son Ludwig and two great grandsons. husband Samuel Legh preceded in 1972. Also noted are obituaries for Lester Kohlmeyer 61, Clifford Schnurstein 75, and William Cress 70 with family survivors and funeral details.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Bruns of Waverly announce the engagement of their daughter Regina to Gene Ohrt son of Mr and Mrs Chester Ohrt of Tripoli Regina is a junior at Waverly Shell Rock High School Gene Ohrt a 1971 Tripoli graduate and Skitee employee A summer wedding is planned. Baptism at Grace Lutheran for Travis James Seehase infant son of Mr and Mrs Randy Seehase Rev Glenn Kappelmann officiated Sponsors were Mrs Larry Judisch Richard Seehase and Janis Frahm. Dinner and afternoon guests included the Seehase and Judisch families from Sumner and Waverly plus Rev and Mrs Kappelmann and Jennifer.
The marriage of Miss Susan Jean Schlatter to Joseph Freitag was held December 16 at St. Peter Richfield Lutheran Church with Rev. John Block and Fr. Joseph Kleiner officiating. The bride is a Sumner graduate and cosmetology graduate now employed at Fayette County Home. Freitag is a 1971 graduate with plans in farming.
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