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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1962
Page
5
Social notes list numerous visits and meals across Sumner Waverly Waterloo and nearby towns. People like Mrs Nora Peacock Mr C W Turner and Ruth Maurer share weekend and weekday hospitality with families including the Maurers Harmening Buhr and Voetmanns. Several trips during Christmas and New Year are noted, with gatherings at homes of the Bruchs Westendorf Selck and others.
A long list of social visits and meals fills a recent period with engagements among residents and guests. Engaged families, out of town visitors, and local hosts share dinners and suppers from Sumner and Waterloo to Den ver and Readlyn, including trips to Cedar Falls and Chicago. New Year’s greetings punctuate gatherings with relatives and friends.
Mr and Mrs L L Moeller hosted a Monday dinner for Gail’s first birthday on December 30. Attending were Mr and Mrs Ben Moeller Sumner Mr and Mrs Erwin Heine and family Waverly Mr and Mrs Larry Vogt and Craig Mrs Emma Harmening Mr and Mrs Henry Blasberg Mr and Mrs Harold Quade and family. Mrs Mildred Flanscha and family moved Wednesday to a new home purchased from Paul Ford, who moved to Oelwein with his family.
A belated Christmas dinner was held at the Edward Rosenthal home Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Rueben Buhr and family from Oelwein and Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Dodd and family from Waterloo in attendance Barbara celebrated her 15th birthday. Silver Anniversary guests gathered at the Wm Bruchs home in Sumner on December 26 for their 25th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Westendorf visited the Ewald Boeckmanns in Waverly in honor of Mrs Boeckmanns birthday. Mr and Mrs James Klemp hosted a birthday dinner Monday evening in honor of her birthday.
The Jemer County board named Tripoli Leader and Sumner Gazette as county news papers for 1962 with Waverly Democrat also designated as an official paper. Previously Waverly papers had held two of the three official appointments while Tripoli Leader and Sumner Gazette shared the third.
Mr and Mrs Arno Ladage Lois and Glen Ronnie Rathbone and Mrs Lena Hartmann attended the baptism of Kurtis Dean son of Mr and Mrs Larry Ladage at Prince of Peace Lutheran church Evansdale Sunday morning Sponsors were Mrs Arno Ladage and Mrs Henry Aschbrenner
Mrs Emelia Sommerfelt celebrated her birthday on New Year's Day in Waterloo. Attending were Harold and family, Paul Judisch and family, Alfred Harmening and family, Wilbert Frahm and family, Duane Judisch and Judy Kiefer, J J Sommerfelt and Leroy, Delbert Sommerfelt and Terry, Lavern Sommerfelt and family, and Mrs Frank Foster and family from Cedar Falls and Waterloo.
Readlyn via Immanuel Lutheran church hosted a double ring wedding on December 22 with Mary Christine Steinbronn and Gary Lee Hoppenworth uniting in marriage. The ceremony featured a white chrysanthemum altar display, attendees from multiple Iowa communities, and a reception for 200 guests. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gottlob Steinbronn, will work at Mary Greeley Memorial hospital. the groom, son of the F J Biesterts, is an aeronautical engineering student at Iowa State University. They will reside at 2811 Oakland, Ames.
Marianne Wikner daughter of Mr and Mrs R O Wikner and Vernon Phelps son of Mr and Mrs Otis Phelps Moorehead Minn were married Friday evening Dec 29 at 730 in the chapel of Central Lutheran church Minneapolis Rev Thompson officiating Attendants were Mr and Mrs Harris Selvig Ortonville Minn The bride wore a white wool street length dress with silk net veil and carried a cascade of red roses Mr Phelps works for Albinson Printing Co in Minneapolis and Mrs Phelps is an IBM operator at Pillsbury Co They reside at 3209 S Bryant Ave Minneapolis Minn
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