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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1952
Page
1
The Tripoli area saw three inches of new snow on December 19 and 20, producing a white Christmas. Christmas morning brought a frigid 7 degrees with ongoing cold through Friday and Saturday, including lows of 5 and 0 degrees. The zero reading was the season’s second coldest, with a 3 below-zero record set on November 28.
Among out of town attendees at the December 17 funeral of August Hesse were Carl and Henry Hesse of Brooten Lester Hesse of Little Falls Herman Hesse of Glenwood Mr and Mrs Albert Hesse of Mariefield Ernest Hesse of St Cloud and Mrs Ida Degelau of Windom Minnesota.
Ronald James Brunscheon infant son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Brunscheon of Oran received baptismal rites Sunday morning at St Peters Evangelical and Reformed Church with Rev Theo Blaufuss officiating. Sponsors were Larry Vogt and Alvin Brunscheon.
Mr and Mrs Gus Bull and their family departed recently for a vacation trip to Florida.
Tripoli high school boys hold three wins in 10 pre holiday games while the girls secure two wins in 11 contests. Girls defeated Bremer County conference foes and sit fifth in standings. Boys busy with non conference wins and one conference victory, placing bottom of the loop.
Mr and Mrs August Fredrichs celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house at the family home on Sunday December 28 Relatives and friends greeted guests at the door led by E H Stehn of Tripoli with Mrs Johanna Jungblut of Waverly managing the guest book Rev William F Goetz delivered an afternoon address Aides helped with serving including Mrs Will Lohmann Esther R dies Mrs Joe Dorn Adela Lohmann and Mr and Mrs Arnold Angus Relatives and friends attended from Saratoga Marion Sioux City Waterloo Jesup Waverly Readlyn Denver Plainfield Sumner and Tripoli
The Tripoli Band Mothers club will meet Wednesday evening January 7 at Mrs Harry Buhr’s home with co hosts Mrs Ray Block and Mrs Lorenz Beevers. Rev A C Woodcock broke his collar bone in a fall Tuesday evening and is recovering at Sartori hospital in Cedar Falls.
Wm. H. Meier sells a half interest in the Meier furniture and funeral service firm to G. R. Rettig of Tripoli. The partnership becomes Meier and Rettig, effective January 1, 1953. Rettig has worked with the firm since 1944 except for a year in the Army Air Force. Meier previously partnered with Rettig's father, R. W. Rettig of Tripoli.
The State Income Tax Division will send field representative L. F. Thomas to Tripoli Town Hall on February 12 and 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to help taxpayers prepare 1952 state income tax returns and provide forms and information.
Mrs. Ernest Wendt of near Frederika died Christmas Day at her home. Funeral services were held Sunday at Meier funeral home in Tripoli and St. John’s Lutheran in Frederika with Rev. E. Senst officiating. Pallbearers and floral coordinators listed. burial in Williamstown cemetery. Survivors include husband Ernest Wendt three sons LaVern Harley Lynford two grandchildren and stepmother and half sister. born Sept. 19 1897 in Waverly.
A year in review from The Tripoli Leader recounts a mix of tragedy and local milestones in 1952. It notes four teens killed near Readlyn in January, school bond matters, community leaders elected, sports results for Tripoli teams, anniversaries, civic and church events, and notable local business and infrastructure changes through December, ending with Christmas cheer and hope for 1953.
The Bremer County district court announced January jurors this week. Trial jurors report January 13 at 10 a.m. at Waverly courthouse, with Judge Tom Boynton presiding as term opens January 5. Grand jurors report January 6 at 10 a.m. in Waverly. Named jurors include Lloyd Bloeser and Elsie Fails of Denver, Virgil Kehe of Fairbank, Carl Struck of Fredericksburg, and many others from area towns.
Tripoli High School Pantherettes host Elgin High School girls in a Friday doubleheader with the reserves game at 7 15. Coach Eldon R Shriver repeats the Janesville starting five with Betty Nerge at guard replacing Mardell Bock out with mumps. Reserve lineup includes Nerge, Towne, Sauerbrei, Bolte, Eichmann, Block with starters Snelling Duecker Lairmer, Nerge Kalkbrenner Davis.
Babson predicts 1953 will open strong but slow midyear as construction and auto demand ease. He warns bets are off if Stalin dies, notes H-bomb gives time, and warns of looming government restraint and a shift to conservatism in Congress impacting business financing and regulation.
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