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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1964
Page
1
The 1965 feed grain program mirrors 1964 but raises the higher support rate for participants while diversion pay rates stay the same. Iowa Bremer County reports strong 1964 enrollment and hopes for even greater participation in 1965. National corn support stays $1.25 per bushel, with a 20 cent higher rate for 1965 on normal production.
Funeral services for 77 year old Fred C. Harms long time Denver resident were held Monday at St. John's Lutheran church in Maxfield township with Rev. Wm Barrack officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Casket bearers were Dr. Ernest Stumme Alvin Blasberg Elmer Schumacher Paul Harms Edwin Kuhlmann and Harvey Kuhlmann. Survivors include his wife Anna three sons Lawrence of Clear Lake August of Tripoli and Eric of Readlyn and five daughters Mrs John Pipho Denver Mrs Wally Keller San Leandro California Mrs Harold Meier Waterloo Mrs Harold Kaiser Waverly and Mrs Harold Happel Waverly sixteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He was preceded by one grandchild and one great grandchild. Matthias Abbas Funeral home had charge of arrangements.
Fred Bockhaus is a patient at Sumner hospital after being admitted Tuesday evening.
Hampton.Donald Miller of Janesville is Bremer county champion in the hand-pick class while Lyle V Ormston of Waverly wins picker-shelter honors The Farmers Hybrid Seed Corn Co Hampton sponsors the contest Miller used Farmers 326XL yielding 107 25 bushels per acre Ormston used Farmers 312XL yielding 103 6 bushels per acre Les Pruisner of Janesville also earns champion recognition in hand-pick with Farmers 316XL yielding 85 58 bushels per acre
On New Year’s Day there will be no window service or rural delivery. Incoming morning mail will be placed in patrons’ boxes and Waterloo Daily Couriers will be delivered to boxes. No mail will be dispatched.
Lavern Lageschulte, a Carver Construction Co. employee from Waverly, was injured Tuesday after plunging about 14 feet into an open stairwell in a house under construction near Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo. He suffered back and head injuries but is listed in satisfactory condition.
Bremer County assessor Wm. J. Kelling lists annual visitation days across communities. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appointment notices mailed. Denver Jan 4 5 6 7. Janesville Jan 11 12 13. Frederika Jan 15. Readlyn Jan 18 19 20. Tripoli Jan 25 26 27 28 29 30. Plainfield Jan 25 26. Sumner Jan 4 through 20 weekdays. Lloyd Carpenter assists at Sumner location.
Bremer ASC warns farmers deadline for price support applications draws near. Jan 31 is official final date but moves to Feb 1 due to Sunday. Crops include barley flaxseed grain sorghum oats rye soybeans wheat. Iowa corn applications run until May 31. Fee of 3 dollars must be paid for validity. Watch storage condition and quality as it affects final price under CCC program.
Volunteers are urged to help remove Tripoli townChristmas decorations on Sunday January 3 starting at 1:00 PM A strong turnout will ease the task and speed completion for the town.
Band Mothers will gather January 6 at 7 30 p m in the home economics room at Tripoli High School with Mrs Lynn Wilson Mrs Wm Mueller and Mrs Robert Rath bone as hostesses.
Mr and Mrs John Van Steen bergen of Prairie City and Mr and Mrs Robert Campbell with children spent the Christmas weekend with Mrs Campbell’s sister Dr and Mrs Waldo Frankenstein in Bellevue Michigan.
Herman Rathe plans a closing out sale on his farm three and a half miles south of Tripoli on Wednesday January 6 starting at noon. The lineup includes 27 Holstein cattle 18 milking cows 9 open heifers plus farm machinery feed and grain livestock equipment and misc items. Clerk Walt Kemp Farm Loan Service auctioneered by Arnold Hexom. cash under 25 dollars and credit terms over that amount with 25 down and up to 18 months.
Paul McNamee son of Mr and Mrs Ed McNamee stationed with the U S Army at Ft Hood Texas arrived last week to spend Christmas with his parents He left Wednesday for Charlotte North Carolina to ring in the New Year with a friend and help him drive back to Ft Hood
Leroy Bonorden returned to his San Diego base after spending a 26 day leave with his mother Mrs Ina Bonorden.
Funeral services for 71 year old Christence Nielsen were held Monday at Cedar Falls with burial in Fremont cemetery Tripoli She died Friday at Sartori hospital of heart failure Born in Copenhagen Denmark she was the daughter of Hans and Mrs Nielsen She married Elvin Nielsen April 8 1918 Surviving are son Arnold Waterloo two grandchildren and a sister in Denmark Her husband and one son preceded her
Richard Niemeyer of Ft. Carson Colorado is on furlough and called Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Clara Niemeyer. He is spending time with relatives and friends during a leave from service.
Six Denver Boy Scouts Leo Eiick Jack MacCallum Ronnie Nargang Stephen Peters David Speder and Clark Wikner donated Christmas vacation time to help Byron Engelkes custodian at a Denver school. They cleaned rooms and chairs aiding the family during Mrs. Engelkes hospitalization. Scoutmaster Geo Hubbard oversaw the project with Don Erick as committeeman. Mrs. Engelkes returned home December 22 and progressed well.
Mrs Leslie Lauck is a patient at Scholtz Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. She is listed in room 217.
Bremer County Extension Service reports a busy 1964 with 89 meetings drawing over 2,600 adults and 10,400 participants in 4-H related work. Home economics, fishing for meals, tax and education workshops, 600 attendees at the hobby fair, 1,500 office visits, 1,800 calls, 4,000 publications, and 108 radio tapes highlight outreach. Led by Gene Vincent, with council chairs Harold Brandenburg and Ralph Albrecht guiding the program.
A compact year in the Tripoli area is recapped from The Tripoli Leader issues. The timeline lists funeral services, weddings, farm sales, elections, council actions, business openings and closures, sports results, anniversaries, and community projects through January to April, highlighting local officials, businesses, organizations, and residents.
Tripoli High School boys basketball hosts State College High of Cedar Falls in non conference games. SC High edged the varsity 58 57 while winning the B game 36 27. Kent Kooi pulled 11 rebounds and 13 points for Tripoli. Jim Kuhrt led with 23 points. Team shot 46 percent.
A Social Security Administration district office representative will visit Waverly at the court house on January 4 and 18 from 9 to 11 a m and in Sumner at City Hall on January 12 from 9 a m to 11 a m. Citizens may also call the Waterloo district office at room 702 Black Hawk Building West 4th and Commercial Streets. telephone 234 1554.
Tamara Lohman daughter of Mr and Mrs Lavern Lohman of Marion slipped at Mrs Leona Ladage home on Christmas day and broke her right arm above the wrist.
Fred Hildebrandt of Tripoli is among 66 varsity and freshman athletes receiving awards at the State College of Iowa in Cedar Falls. He is a senior at SCI.
Tripoli Community Schools will resume classes Monday morning January 4 at the usual time. Superintendent Howard Pigg notes students had a holiday break after dismissal on December 23.
Tripoli High School girls basketball starts post holiday play with a non conference game Monday January 4 at Fayette two games. Friday January 8 Tripoli boys and girls resume conference play at Plainfield. Plainfield girls hold 3 2 in league while Tripoli girls are 2 2. Tripoli boys 2 2 with 2 3 opponents.
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