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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1962
Page
5
Local social column lists Mr and Mrs Ray Brase and Ernest Brase plus numerous neighbors visiting in Waverly Waterloo Sumner and surrounding towns. Names include Wester Kappmeyer Rosenthal Dodd Drape Brase Schult Buckley Maurer Bergmann Fink Vega and many others with weekend and Sunday visits described.
About 100 people attended Sunday afternoon as the new Boy Scout cabin south of Wapsie Sportsmen's Park east of Tripoli opened. Temperatures in the 40s aided turnout with free hot coffee and cocoa. Scoutmaster Ted Olmstead and assistant Verne Schildroth led the Tripoli troop which selected the site and built the 14 by 14 cabin with an inside sleeping area.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorraine Schuldt celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary with a Friday evening gathering at their home. Relatives from Readlyn Oran Sumner Dunkerton Shell Rock and nearby towns attended, including the Schuldt children Sharon Larry and Judith Ann.
Sunday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Holm in West Union included Rebern Holm and Randy Denver Don James and Donnie Jerry Holm and Ron Henninger Waterloo Willard Holm Robert Selck and family Duane Holm and family Lavern Tegtmeier and family and Robert Holm and daughters. The list reflects a family gathering with multiple Holm relatives in attendance.
The Tripoli Bible class will gather at Oscar Bang's residence Friday at 8 p m Rev A T Rollene will teach. The invitation extends to all interested locals.
Poli Commu School lists weekly lunch offerings. Monday features Wieners and baked potatoes with green beans and apple crisp. Tuesday serves Maidrites with pickles and buttered corn, cake with cherry topping. Wednesday offers Beef spaghetti with vegetables and Valentine Jell-O, coffee cake. Thursday presents Fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, hot tomatoes, banana cream pudding. Friday includes Fish sticks with parsleyed potatoes and cream peas, one half orange. Milk provided daily.
Sunday evening christening at the Kreuger home for Kathy Kay Krueger with Rev A Thalacker officiating. Many guests attended from Sumner and Denver area families including Mr and Mrs Herman Krueger and Mr and Mrs Joe Adel mund. Local birthday gatherings noted for Mark Goodenbour and Larry Blasberg with multiple relatives visiting in Waverly Maumee and Grundy Center. Anniversary celebration marked by Mr and Mrs Wm Buls in Waverly completing 10 years of marriage.
Mr and Mrs Paul Judisch and family and Mrs Emelia Sommerfelt visited at the Louis Weltzin home in Jesup on Friday evening Darrell Weltzin is leaving for the Marines and will report for duty soon at the Marine base in nearby city This marks a community sendoff for the young recruit and his family reflects local support ahead of his enlistment.
Attendees included A. A. Belknap and Mr and Mrs H W Krueger along with Mr and Mrs M W Bennett as the funeral service for Will Conklin was held in Alpha on Saturday afternoon.
Birthday callers visited Wednesday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Keith Hadley in Fredericksburg to honor Mrs Hadley on her birthday.
In Minneapolis Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Rettig were observed as business callers on Monday.
Thursday evening visitors of Mr and Mrs E J Fink included Mr and Mrs John Sassmann Will Fink and Mrs Clarence Goodenbour of Waterloo in a birthday surprise for Terryne Fink on her 15th birthday.
Robert H. Swartz known as Bob joins Bremer Soil Conservation District after 23 years with the Soil Conservation Service. He worked in Mahaska, Marion, Wayne and Chickasaw counties and moves with wife Cleo and three sons to Waverly on 322 2nd Ave NW. He has served on Fremont and Humeston school boards and earned a 1950 community service plaque in Humeston.
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