This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1972
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is entered as second class mail at Tripoli Iowa under the act of March 8 1879. Second class postage paid at Tripoli Iowa 50676 Subscription rates four dollars per year in advance in Iowa five dollars per year in advance elsewhere
The Tripoli Leader reports on states lowering age of majority to 18 and granting full adult rights including wills contracts credit and lawsuits. It notes Iowa's debate over drinking age 18 vs 19 and a broad bill to create magistrates and new district courts with court costs to fund the system.
State Representative L. W. Kehe notes House action on Senate File 85 creating the Department of Environmental Preservation with three commissions and future agencies. He cites House File 1147 for voting reforms and residency rules, House File 1011 on age of majority, and mentions upcoming court reform and tax exemption bills. Kehe also reports county election administration changes and praise for district towns' 1971 1972 expenditures.
Calendar of events includes Feb 16 Profitable Swine Production and Marketing at Tripoli Town Hall 9 45 a m Feb 17 Profitable Soil Management First Session at Tripoli Town Hall 9 30 a m Feb 17 Babysitting Project Meeting First National Bank Waverly 4 p m Feb 21 Futures of Grain and Livestock Markets Meeting Tripoli High School 7 30 p m Feb 23 Profitable Soil Management Second Session Tripoli Town Hall 9 30 a m
Local residents report a week of social visits and hospital updates. Chester and Mrs Pals visited Clifford Craun. Dean Craun and family from Germany also joined. Vera Schmidt and families attended church and events in Gilbertville, Frederika, Waterloo, and Tripoli areas. Lavern Bell hospitalized. Edward Wellner injured in a snowmobile crash and cared for in Waterloo and Iowa City facilities. Family gatherings occurred at the Specht and O Connell homes with pot luck dinners and guests from Readlyn, Brooklyn, Denver, Sumner, and Marshalltown.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.