Tripoli Leader Milestones and Local Events Digest
A record of Bremer County items from September to December including elections and appointments such as Theodore Oberlieu becoming Bremer County Rural Teachers president and Lowell Goodenbour named head teller at Waterloo Peoples Savings Bank. Homecomings and park rules featured alongside fires, church purchases, school additions, and charity drives in Tripoli and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
American Cancer Society
Theodore Oberlieu
Bremer County
United Funds, Inc
Ford
Wm. Ambrose Auto Co
Tripoli
Readlyn
Sumner
Chevrolet
Buhr Chevrolet Co
Friendly Tavern
Clem Schroed
Grace Lutheran Ladies Aid
Fremont No. 2
Warren E.U.B
Soil Bank
Hasbrouck-Voetmann Lumber Co
Tripoli Leader
Tripoli Commercial Club
Denver area toll of Christmas gatherings and nearby weddings
Friends and neighbors toasted Wilbur Gielau on their 20th anniversary while many households hosted Christmas visitors across Denver and surrounding towns. The long list of guests includes Happel, Matthiesen, Steege, Buss, Morgan, Krueger, Bruns, and others. Events range from hospital surgery to Rose Bowl trips and church guild officer installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Gielau
LeRoy Happel
Earl Matthiesen
LeVerne Steege
Ronny
Robert Buss
Roger Morgan
Allen Memorial Hospital
LaVerne Walker
Waverly
Virgil Bruns
Masonville
Alfred Buhrow
Marvin Morgan
Denver
Roy Sickles
Janesville
Vernon Fasse
Martinsvale
C. F. Krueger
Wm. Fasse
Melvin Samples
Omaha
Bartlet
Albert Buss
Ed Krueger
West Union
Otto
Bob Carroll
Jeannie
Herman Wehling
Carroll
Carl Sagert
Cedar Rapids
George Sagert
Albert Mehling
Louis Mohling
the Mohling
Tax Management Requires Good Set Of Records
Doyle Gordon Bremer county extension director urges farmers to start permanent tax management and record systems now. He notes yearly planning fails without year long thinking and that poor records raise taxes. Herb Howell adds a dollar of deductible expense missed costs at least 20 cents in tax. The extension office offers a free booklet Income Tax Management for Farmers and paid record books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Gordon
Bremer County
Herb Howell
Iowa State College
Howell
Gordon
Alice Krueger Visits Alhambra and Rose Bowl
Alice Krueger left Friday morning for Alhambra California to visit Mr and Mrs Ed Henning and Mr and Mrs Ray Morrell. She attended the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena California during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Beith
Sparta
Wis
David Williams
Diane Williams
Fred Schmidt
Denver
Carl Bender
Cedar Falls
California
Geo. Saunders
Charlene
Quincy
Marjorie
Charlene Saunders
Waterloo
Donald Wittenburg
Auto
Jerry Jondahl
Hampton
Ray Steinberg
Women’s Guild of E & R Church
Geo. Buhr
John Corwin
J. R. Wedemeier
Evan
Richard Foelske
Alvin Sassmann
Florine
Duane
Alvin Sassmann Jr
Cynthia
Floyd Sassmann
Sonja Thompson
Peggy Gleason
Janice Walther
Ellen Gray
Ellen
Post Office
Curtis Hansen
Randy Johnston
Jesus
Alice Krueger
Alhambra
Calif
Ed, Henning
Ray Morrell
Pasadena
Cal
Teresa Jane Lohmann Baptized at Grace Lutheran Church
Teresa Jane Lohmann infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Lohmann was baptized Sunday afternoon at Grace Lutheran Church by Rev William F Goetz. Sponsors are Mrs William E Mueller Mrs Leslie Lohmann Mrs Gerald Traeger and Patricia Mueller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa Jane
Robert Lohmann
Grace Lutheran Church
William F. Goetz
William E. Mueller
Leslie Lohmann
Gerald Traeger
Patricia Mueller
1957 Real Estate And Stock Market Outlook Summary
The text outlines housing trends including continued suburban activity, fewer new houses, executive sellers, and emphasis on lot size. It notes locations, existing homes, and heating advances shaping obsolescence, with farms near cities favored but resale costs rising. It also highlights schools and amenities as resale factors and calls 1957 a good buying year but risky for speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Forecast for 1957 investment strategy and market tone
The Dow Jones may range 400 to 600 in 1957 with volatility tied to oil, banks, and utilities. Seek income or profit as needed. avoid panic or excessive debt. Favor well seasoned preferred stocks, tax exempt bonds, and bank shares while preserving reserves and diversifying. Reading Deuteronomy 8 is urged for perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Oil
Middle East
England
France
Israel
Eisenhower
United Nations
United States
Nile
Russia
Dardanelles
Suez Canal
Republic of Panama
Panama Canal
Egypt
Tripoli Area Highlights 1956 Community Events
Bremer County notes mark church anniversaries at St John’s Crane Creek and the 100th year of the St. John’s Ev Lutheran church. Youths attend Red Cross swimming, Kids Fish Day draws hundreds, and civic groups sponsor fairs, dairy and poultry events. Community members travel, volunteer, and celebrate sports and 4-H activities amid weather and crop updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Tripoli
Fred Rewoldt
Robert
Europe
Bremer County
Buchanan County
Wayne County
Crittenden Produce and Hatchery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa
Im Vickk
Hayes
Boone
Hunt
Dole Sliced
Dole
Sawyer
del Monte
Frey
Donald Duck
Fieldcrest New
Daytona
Hershey
Tangerines
Texas
Lasse
Rath’s
Black Hawk
Betty Crocker
Per
Campbell’s Tomato Soup
Ivory
Mnivory Grogn
Mercantile
Babson
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