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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1956
Page
1
Petersen from the American Farm Bureau federation will speak at the Bremer county Farm Bureau membership drive kickoff meeting in Tripoli Town hall on January 18. The program includes a noon dinner and lists numerous township workers and volunteers from towns across Bremer county.
The Congregational church will hold its annual meeting at 2 p m Sunday announced by Rev L E Gatch Reports will be heard officers elected for the next year and plans set for 12 months Nominations for delegates to the general council will be made All members urged to attend.
Richard H. Diekmann 60 of Cedar Falls died last Friday of spinal cancer. Funeral Tuesday at First Lutheran Church Waterloo with Rev Brun Schlazenhausen leading. Burial in Midwest Garden of Memories. He was born September 16 1895 in Klinger. He married Susan McDonald of Denver July 26 1917. Survived by wife two sons Wallace Waterloo and Richard C. Los Angeles daughter Darline Reining Los Angeles three grandchildren two brothers Henry Denver and Fred McCook Neb and sister Mrs Minnie Coontz Denver.
A mild spell in Tripoli last week saw daytime highs reach 40 on Saturday and only one sub zero reading Friday morning. A trace of snow Sunday night coated the area while main roads remained clear and temperatures mostly stayed above freezing. Weather observer E C Biermann recorded the week’s daily 24 hour lows and highs.
An engagement announcement from Readlyn reports Kim Irene McElhose to Pvt Milton Happel of Readlyn. Parents are Mr and Mrs Herman McElhose of Waterloo and Mr and Mrs Victor Happel of Readlyn. No wedding date set. McElhose studies nursing at Allen Memorial Hospital and Happel is stationed at Fort Sill Oklahoma.
As of Saturday December 31 Farm Bureau memberships at the office reached 889 300 more than a year ago. Fifty two new members have already been signed for 1956.
Fremont Co operative Creamery Co. will hold its annual meeting on January 10 at the creamery. Lawrence Snelling serves as president.
The County Board of Education overruled all objections to the proposed boundary changes for a new Tripoli Community School district at a meeting last Thursday. An election date may be set after January 18 with 10 to 15 days after publication for voting. The plan affects 13 districts and would cover about 71 sections of land valued at over 4.5 million dollars, serving roughly 700 students.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Woodcock of Aplington marked 30 years of marriage with a family supper in Cedar Falls on Thursday December 29. Attending were their daughters Geraldine and Coleen, son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Woodcock, and Mr. and Mrs. Bert L. Woodcock.
J Kendall Lynes age 52 of Plainfield announces candidacy for reelection to the Iowa Senate. He has served Bremer and Butler counties for 16 years and becomes the first candidate in the new 39th district. Lynes has chaired agriculture and appropriations committees and runs a dairy and hog farm in Bremer county for 32 years.
Mardell Mae Bock daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred H Bock married Maynard Otto Klemp son of Mr and Mrs Otto Klemp in a New Year’s Day service at St Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church. The double ring ceremony featured organist Mrs L H Fink and singer Mrs C W Ryan.
Mrs Bertha Holm is critically ill at University hospital Iowa City after a plane transfer from Clarion. She had been visiting her sons Vernie and Lorenz Holm when she became ill Monday locally.
Tripoli teams resume play after holidays with Fayette boys and girls visiting for a Friday double header. The locals seek revenge for November 22 losses, 46 45 for the boys and 45 39 for the girls. Both outfits have improved and will face a tough test.
Doyle Gorden of Garner, 27, named to lead Bremer county extension starting February 1. A former Hancock county youth assistant and Iowa State graduate, Gorden served in the army and dairy farm work in Minnesota.
Five Tripoli High School students will take part in Luther College's seventh annual vocal festival in Decorah January 11 and 12. About 380 high school vocalists perform, with a grand concert and auditions by guest critics. Participants include Marvin Gatch Jim Klemp Barbara Bang Colleen Weidler and Betty Nerge.
John Repps and Effie Bates Repp will celebrate 59 years of marriage Sunday with an open house at their Denver home from 2 to 5 p m Their eight children 17 grandchildren and three great grandchildren are expected to attend except one granddaughter Mrs Dean Dewey who is in Germany with her husband serving overseas A family dinner is planned at 11 a m They wed January 10 1906 in Clinton Bowman Methodist parsonage and have lived in Denver for 20 years
Bremer county Farm Bureau Young People's board outlines a year of activities with two meetings monthly. Business meetings are the first Saturday and recreation sessions the third Saturday. Officers include Eugene Kadera president and Leroy Scharnhorst vice president.
Dale Duncomb, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Duncomb, becomes employed by the American Metal Products Co of West Milwaukee Wisconsin in a local employment notice.
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Brandt Knief 85 die Sunday night at her farm home will be held Thursday at Cleveland chapel Waverly and St Pauls Lutheran church Artesian Rev O H Moll in charge Burial in church cemetery She born Aug 8 1871 Bremer county daughter of Carl Brandt married John Knief in 1890 at Artesian Survived by two sons Theodore Herman both of Waverly two daughters Hulda Knief and Mrs Ewald Thieman of Waverly four grandchildren and sister Mrs Sophia Lindner of Waverly Preceded by husband a son John a daughter Mrs Anna Eick six sisters and three brothers.
Bremer county Farm Bureau sent Edwin Joens as membership committee chair and Howard Tegtmeier along with five committeemen to the state captain's meeting in Des Moines on December 29. Captains attending included K H Hoppenworth Day, Dean Buchholz Douglas, Edwin Steinbronn Franklin, Lester Pruisner Jackson, Emil Thoms Jefferson, Chester Pals Leroy, Richard Happel Maxfield, Perry Young Polk, W D Stevens Jr Sumner, Ivan Epley Warren, and Orval Joachim Washington. Also present were county vice president Lavern Lageschulte, Lafayette Township director Lester Juhl, Polk Township director Allen Casady, Warren Kerndt agency manager, and Tom Clay fieldman.
Elmer Hennings will hold a public auction of 46 head of livestock 165 chickens grain feed and farm machinery next Monday at his place two and one half miles north of the junction of Highways 63 and 3 starting at 12 30 p m Orville Naber is named auctioneer and Readlyn Savings Bank will clerk sale details appear in the sale bill on page 2 of this issue Hennings is quitting farming
Regular Legion Auxiliary meeting scheduled for Tuesday January 10 at 8 p m will be held at the Tripoli Town hall with members invited to attend.
The Bremer County Breeders Co op announces its annual meeting to be held next Wednesday at noon. The notice specifies the time but not the exact venue. Members are urged to attend for updates and decisions.
Martin H Noonan of Cedar Rapids has been hired by the Board of Supervisors as Bremer County engineer replacing Richard Gish who resigned two months ago. Noonan will take over Feb 1 after bond approval and a $6500 salary. Gish remains until the handover as Christopher is elected chairman and budgets are reviewed.
James M. Eveland reports Bremer County 1955 crop price support totals through December 15 totaling 338 552 bushels. Most were corn loans and purchase agreements, with smaller amounts for oats and soybeans. Final dates for various commodities extend from January 31 to July 31, with rates set per commodity.
Contributions totaled $395.62 through Christmas says Mrs. Henry J. Frese Christmas Seal Sale Chairman. The fund supports tuberculosis and heart disease research education patient services case finding and community help.
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