George Leckliter Named Assistant Bremer Engineer
George Leckliter will replace D. Allenstein as assistant Bremer inty engineer starting February 1. A Lenox High School graduate who led Northwest Missouri College, Leckliter has worked with the Taylor county highway department for eight years. He and his wife with four children will stay in Bedford until school ends. He is a former secretary of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, an active member, and his family attends the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Leckliter
Bremer Inty
D. Allenstein
Leckliter
Lenox High School
Northwest Missouri College
Taylor
Bedford
The
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Methodist Church
Kingery wins Betty Crocker Homemaker honor for state
Cynthia K. Kingery of Tripoli High School is named Homemaker of Tomorrow for Iowa after the Dec 1 exam of 704 seniors. She earns a $500 state paper and qualifies for national judging for scholarships up to $5,000, with second to fourth place in state receiving educational awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thia K. Kingery
Lloyd Kingery
Betty Crocker
Tripolinity High School
General Inc
Crocker
Addier
Encyclpedia Britan
Cevie
Cmemaker of Tomorrow
District of Columbia
Ani al Williamsburg
Wagton
D. C
Newity
Farm Auction Near Readfield Slated For Feb 12
A farm sale is set for February 12 ten miles south of Readfield at 12 noon. The auction features 33 head of cattle including calfhood vaccinated stock, horses and farm machinery a McD tractor six speed transmission overhauled, a 20 foot harrow and grain lots of corn oats hay and miscellaneous items. Terms require a 25 dollar minimum with one third down and balance over 18 months. The sale is conducted by Walt Dexom and will be held by St Johns Suburb Buck Creek with proceeds to Farm Loan offic e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Read
St. John’s
Buck Creek
Tern
Iowa
Good Farm
Walt
Tripoli VFW Fish Fry Friday Evening
Tripoli VFW posts a fish fry on Friday February 12 serving from 6 to 8 pm admission is 1.00 for adults and 50 cents for children the fundraiser event is listed in the local notices.
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Tripoli Vfw
Hospital Visit Notes From Mercy Hospital Patients
Four patients, Mrs. Fred Youngblood Mrs. Ralph Sands Mrs. Lorenz Holm and Mrs. Wayne Quass visited Monday afternoon with patient Mrs. Joe Miller at Mercy hospital in Waverly.
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Fred Youngblood
Ralph Sands
Lorenz Holm
Wayne Quass
Joe Miller
Mercy Hospital, Waverly
James Miller Becomes Charter Member of Wartburg Honor Society
James Miller of Tripoli and Wartburg College in Waverly joins as a charter member of the Kappa Iota chapter of Kappa Delta Pi education honor society. Twenty five students and two faculty members joined, with Dr. J. Richard McElheny and Dr. Gerald H. Read assisting in the charter installation.
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James Miller
Tripoli
Wartburg College
Waverly
Kappa Iota
Kappa Delta Pi
J. Richard McElheny
West Lafayette
Ind
Gerald H. Read
Kent State University
Kent
Ohio
Serious Ill Carl L. Meyer Taken to Waterloo Hospital
Carl L. Meyer of Waterloo was admitted to Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo on January 24 in serious condition. He is the father of Ben Meyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl L. Meyer
Waterloo
Ben Meyer
Allen Memorial Hospital
Mrs Ed Bang Transferred Between Hospitals in Iowa City
Mrs Ed Bang was moved Tuesday from Sumner hospital to University hospital in Iowa City. The transfer shifts care within the state hospital system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Ed Bang
Sumner Hospital
University Hospital, Iowa City
Larry Vogt Re elected to Head Wapsie Sportsmen s Club
Annual director meeting names officers for 1965 with Vogt as president and Meier family in key posts. Fred Smith elected secretary replacing Ted Olmstead. Committees set with chairmen named. 500 trees approved to plant at Sportsmen s Park in spring.
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Larry Vogt
Wapsie Sportsmen's Club
Wapsie Sportsmen’s Club
Clarence Meier
Lorenz Meier
Fred Smith
Ted Olmstead
Dean Dalziel
Glen Angel
Park
Louis Bull
Gary Bennett
Mark Block
Sportsmen’s Park
Bremer County Hosts Two Day Swine School
Bremer County Extension Service runs a two day swine school on Feb 16 and 23 at Tripoli Town Hall from 9 45 a m to 3 15 p m with ISU specialists in animal science veterinary medicine and agricultural engineering. A 3 00 registration includes noon meals and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Extension Service
Bremer County
Iowa State University
Tripoli Town Hall
Tripoli
Iowa State
M. D. Whitaker
E. J. Stevermer
Maynard Spear
Fred Roth
Vernon Meyer
Mrs. Lahmann Suffered Stroke in Vancouver Hospital
Word arrived that Mrs. F H Lahmann suffered a stroke Saturday morning and is hospitalized at Vancouver Memorial Hospital in Vancouver Washington. Her sons Arlen and Erhardt Lahmann live in Tripoli.
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F. H. Lahmann
Vancouver
Wash
Vancouver Memorial Hospital
Final Rites for Leslie Tegtmeier At Sumner Friday
Leslie Tegtmeier 52 of Sumner died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his home Tuesday morning. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 p.m. at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Sumner. He was a brother in law of Mrs. Clarence Boeckman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Tegtmeier
Sumner
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Mr. Tegtmeier
Clarence Boeckman
Tripoli Merchants Climax Midwinter Promotion
Tripoli merchants awarded 170 in trade certificates after a mid winter promotion. Seventeen winners received 10 each for redeemable merchandise at participating Tripoli businesses. Alternates Debborah Decker and Mrs Leo Sauerbrei replaced two unclaimed prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Merchants Climax
Tripoli
Debborah Decker
Leo Sauerbrei
Julie Bremer
Randall Schulz
Readlyn Farmer Attends 61st FGDA Iowa Convention
Virgil R. Peters of Readlyn attended the 61st annual convention of the Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa in Des Moines from January 25 to 27. He represented the Farmers Cooperative Co of Readlyn, a farmer owned cooperative and FGDA member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil R. Peters
Readlyn
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa
Des Moines
The
Farmers Cooperative Co
Farmer Owned and Controlled Cooperative
FGDA
Tripoli Boys Triumph Over Plainfield in 81-48 Victory
Tripoli's boys routed Plainfield 81-48 after a tight start, with Jim Krumm scoring 25 points and Gary Shaw and Jim Stickman each tallying 13 for Plainfield. The Panthers pulled away in the second quarter, outscoring 19-6, then held steady through a 33-point final quarter.
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Plainfield
Tripoli Boys
Panthers
Gary Shaw
Jim Stickman
Jim Krumm
Panther Pack
FG FT Pft
Kent Kooi
Bruce Bunger
al Alcock
Sam Kehe
Jim Kuhrt
Jim Burrow
Steve Ellison
al Schumacher
Karl Ry
Tripoli
Plainfield Ie
Silver Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Leslie H Bock
Mr and Mrs Leslie H Bock of Cedar Falls celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house at the E U B church Cedar Falls on Sunday February 14 from 2 to 5 pm. They were married February 18 1940 at St Peters Evangelical church. Hosts are Mr and Mrs Frederick Krueger of Des Moines. Both are employed at John Deere Tractor Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie H. Bock
E. Longview
Cedar Falls
E.U.B
9Th
Clay
Bock
Tripoli
Maxine Boehmler
Fayette
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
Frederick Krueger
Des Moines
John Deere Tractor Works
Roger Bergmann Farm Sale Set For February 8
Roger Bergmann will hold a closing out sale at the farm located from junction 3 and 63 three miles west two miles north and a quarter mile east commencing at 12 noon on Monday February 8. St Johns Lutheran Brotherhood Crane Creek will operate the lunch stand. Selling includes 50 head of dairy cattle many Holstein cows and heifers plus 12 Holstein steers and farm machinery a McCormick Deering tractor with piston engine and two way hydraulics a McCormick Deering corn planter with fertilizer attachments on rubber and dairy hog equipment a 200 gallon bulk tank two universal milker pails four hog feeders hog troughs a 1951 Dodge one ton pickup and 1000 bushels ear corn. Auctioneer Arnold Hexom. clerk Walt Kemp Farm Loan Service handles cash rules with terms. Listing on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Bergmann
St. John’s Lutheran Brotherhood, Crane Cree
Walt Kemp
Farm Loan Service
Arnold Hexom
Two Pedestrians Fined In Justice Court
Two persons paid fines in Justice of the Peace J. M. Haydon's court during January. David Stanley Bremer of Tripoli was fined $30 for speeding plus costs, while William John Kappmeyer of Tri Poli was fined $15 plus costs for driving without lights. A third unnamed individual was fined $20 for speeding and costs.
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Justice of the Peace
J. M
Tripoli Creamery Sets Annual Meeting Next Tuesday
Tripoli Co-operative Creamery Co. will hold its annual meeting at Tripoli Town Hall on Tuesday Feb 9. Victor Nacke president. Dinner served at 11 45 followed by the business meeting which will include the election of three directors.
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Tripoli
Norge Laundry Village Opens in Tripoli
Mr and Mrs LeLand Bergmann announce the grand open ing of Norge Laundry Village in Tripoli on Saturday Feb 6 from 10 am to 9 pm The new facility half a block west of the American Savings Bank offers ten 12 lb Norge top loading washers one 20 lb Norge front loading washer and four 50 lb Norge fluff dryers Free washing during open house hours Regular daily hours are 5 am to 11 pm including Sundays and holidays
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LeLand Bergmann
Norge
Tripoli
New Tripoli
American Savings Bank
Norge Laundry Village
Tripoli Junior High Dropped To Denver 43 21 In Press Style
Tripoli Junior High Panthers hosted Denver Saturday in their fourth game of the season and suffered their first loss. Denver used a full court press to force turnovers and pull away to a 43 to 21 victory.
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Tripoli Jr. High
Tripoli
Denver
Junior High Panthers
County Cancer Soc Surpasses Its Goal With 1964 Donations
Bremer County Cancer Society held a Jan 25 board meeting in Denver chaired by Mrs. Elmer Rucker. The 1964 crusade raised 5813.08, surpassing the 5495.00 goal, with 645.56 sent to the state, totaling 6458.64. Rev. W D Weidler noted ongoing crusade work. An appeal sought dressings supplies and old sheets and white shirts for bed jackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Cancer Soc
Denver
Bremer County Cancer Society
Elmer Rucker
Elmer Kueker
Tripoli Panthers Close In on Conference Playoff Push
In Cedar-Wapsie action Tripoli and Fredericksburg meet Friday night at the local gym as the Panthers seek to climb from second place behind Denver while Pantherettes aim to boost their seeding. Fortunes hinge on Friday results and the upcoming sectional schedule.
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Tripoli High School
Plainfield
Tripoli Girls
Tripoli Boys
Tripoli Pantherettes
Wapsie Valley Girls
Wapsie Girls
Wapsie Valley
Dunkerton
Janesville Tripoli
Fredericksburg
Turkey Valley 91
Denver
Tripoli
Turkey Valley
Janesville
Cedar-Wapsie
The
Panthers
Pantherettes
Falcons
Nashua Girls
Clarksville
Jesup
ICA
Elma
Ray Block Undergoes Surgery at Allen Memorial Hospital
Ray Block is a patient at Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo after a surgery performed on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Block
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Women attend Northeast Association Interim Board meeting
Mrs. L H Fink accompanied Mrs. Don Zipse of Fredericksburg and Mrs. A F Volle of Elkader to Charles City on Wednesday for a meeting of the Northeast Association Interim Board of the United Church of Christ Women's Fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Fink
Don Zipse
Fredericksburg
A. F. Volle
Elkader
Charles City
Northeast Association
United Church of Christ Women’s Fellowship
Fresters Mark Silver Wedding Anniversary Sunday
Mr and Mrs Scott Frester celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with a dinner at the Bremer County Home attended by about 70 friends. A ceremony followed led by Mrs Fawn Luloff. an open Bible cake was made by Mrs Dale Buchholz. They wed at Boyd on January 28 1940 and have one son Freddie. The Fiesters have long served at the Bremer County Home.
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Scott Frester
Bremer County
Fawn Luloff
Dale Buchholz
Boyd
Freddie
Veterans of WWI Barracks to Meet February 10 at 8 P.M.
The WWI Barracks and Auxiliary hold a regular meeting February 10 at 8 p.m. in the State Bank building in Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of
State Bank
Waverly
New English Teacher Begins Duties at Tripoli High School
Tripoli Community School officials hired Sharon Parker as THS English instructor. Parker, a recent SCI Cedar Falls graduate, began Feb 1 after student teaching in Marshalltown. She is from Dike and fills the vacancy left by Mrs Buchmann who resigned last month.
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Tripoli
Sharon Parker
THS
Miss Parker
SCI
Cedar Falls
Marshalltown
Dike
Buchmann
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County Highway Department
Cynthia K. Kingery
Synthia
K. Kingery
Ard
Wartburg Honor Soc
Mike Wilson
C. C. Eichmann
Paul Voetmann
Woodrow Klemp
Stag
Phil Snyder
Wendall Kuethe
R. F. Klemp
Richard Trong
Lawrence Block
Leo Towne
Erwin Towne
Duane Holm
Walter Steward
Doug Kuker
Fish Fry
Wm. D. Ku
Lynette Quass
Alfred Hahn
Caroline Bergmann
Ernest Barbknecht
S. A. Maurer
Hollis Niemeyer
Fred C. Fink
Art Meyer
Wapsie Val
Plainfield Girls
Kathy Wagner
Wapsie
Janet Schweer
Sue Wente
Charleen Everding
Dorothy Buhr
Wapsie Valley Boys
Panther
Vicki Burrow
Elaine Meyer
Charlene Everding
Verla Zander
Elaine Hartman
Madeleine Krumm
Apom Sc
Diane Hartmann
Marleen Shonka
Gadeleine Krumm
Charleen Shonka
Meta Ae Oe
Wonense
Wapsie Valley Tripoli
W. D. Weidler
Crusade
Cancer Society
Tripoli Panthers
Scott Fresters
Wwi
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