Tripoli council approves pay raises and new appointments
Tripoli officials approved salary increases for town employees including the town marshal, assistant marshal and street commissioner. The council appointed Paul Schober as town clerk and named numerous committee members and city officers, with bids planned for a new police car. Sworn-in officers and 1965 salary approvals were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Schober
Randolph Drewis
Tripoli
Tripoli Fire Department
George Barnes
Still Time to Mail Your Christmas Seals Drive
Mrs H J Frese local Christmas seal chairperson urges contributions to fight tuberculosis and respiratory diseases. Readers are asked to mail gifts to support the Seal sale with this year’s quota of 496.42 and the date currently at 409.25 as counted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Frese
Christceal
Ipoli
County Extension Service Relocates to Tripoli Office
Bremer County Extension Service completed its move to the remodeled offices in the old American Savings Bank building at 144 South Main, Tripoli. The relocation occurred Monday and Tuesday, with staff transitioning to the new space downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County Agrictule Extension Service
Bremer County
Carl Buenger
Minnesota
Crane Creek
Elmer Sassmann
Denver
Siegel Lutheran Church
Ernest Kalso
Arnold Thalacker
Grace Lutheran Church
Salem Lutheran Church
West St. Paul
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Buck Creek
Faith United Church of Christ
American Savings Bank
Readlyn
Waterloo
Arthur C. Sommer
Glenn
Merle Reding
Fairbank
Lavern Lageschulte
Gary Howe
Janesville
Tripoli
Readlyn Council Sets Town Dump Hours on Saturdays Only
Readlyn town dump will operate Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rural residents may use the dump and are asked to contribute. Garbage pickup remains Thursday for the west side and Friday for the east side. Merwin Meier becomes councilman replacing Earl Rommel on Jan 1. Wilbert Lobeck fills Virgil Peters' term effective Dec 10. Erwin Stahlhut named civil defense chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Robert Kuker
Kuker
Merwin Meier
Earl Rommel
Wilbert Lobeck
Virgil Peters
Erwin Stahlhut
Civil Defense
Tripoli Wrestlers Set for Plainfield Meet and Invite
Tripoli High School prepares a varsity dual against Plainfield on Saturday evening January 8 at the high school gym. The junior high team meets Plainfield at 1:30 PM the same day. An invitational wrestling tourney hosted by THS on January 15 will feature Independence Plainfield and Tripoli in a three team event.
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Tripoli
Plainfield
Plainfield Junior High
Tripoli High School
THS
John Samuelson
Independence
Adults Farmers class and Ext Service plan joint meeting
Adult Farmers class and Extension Service in Bremer County plan a joint meeting at Tripoli High School on Tuesday January 11 at 8 pm. The topic is Understanding Commodity Futures. The adult welding class will meet on Thursday January 13 instead of Monday for this meeting only.
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Bremer County’ Extension Service
Tripoli High School
Henry Gehrke
Frederika
Denver
Arthur Diercks
Clarence Bolte
G. Michael
Legion Post
Tripoli
Frank A. Robinson
Waverly
Arnold Thalacker
Grace Lutheran Church
Klinger
Marlys Homeyer
Robert Campbell
Waukon
A. C. Koengeter
Andover
Rudolph Schneider
Wilbert Hagenow
Readlyn
Terryne Fink
Glenn Meier
Faith Church
Jerry Holm
Harold Laurie
Jesse W. Padget
Alabama
American Savings Bank
Recreation Days Open at Tripoli Gym for All Aged
The Jaycees oversee open recreation at Tripoli Elementary gym January 8 and January 15 from 1 to 3 PM. All persons eight years and older are welcome.
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Tripoli
Bremer County Retail Sales Rise 6 Percent in Q2 1965
Second quarter 1965 retail sales in Bremer County rose to 6 506 750 from 6 040 150 in 1964 an increase of 466 600 based on Iowa State Tax Commission data. Towns showing gains include Waverly Sumner Tripoli Denver and Janesville Readlyn declined Readlyn down 52 250 non permit and rural holders also fell Keith Stahlhut remains hospitalized at University General Hospital Iowa City with improving condition.
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Bremer County
Iowa
Readlyn
Keith Stahlhut
University General Hospital
Iowa City
Waverly
Sumner
Tripoli
Denver
Janesville
Mrs Phil Snyder Returns After Dec 27 Surgery
Mrs Phil Snyder came home Sunday after undergoing surgery at Allen Memorial hospital on December 27.
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Phil Snyder
Allen Memorial Hospital
Medical Technician A3 Brase Returns to Carswell Air Force Base
Janice A Brase completed a 20 day leave with her parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Brase and has returned to Carswell AFB Fort Worth Texas where he is a medical technician in the Air Force hospital
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Janice A. Brase
Elmer Brase
Sonia
Carswell Afb
Ft. Worth, Tex
Air Force Hospital
Readlyn Honor Councilmen Recognized At Dec Dinner
Outgoing Readlyn councilmen Virgil Peters and Earl Rommel were honored at a December 23 dinner at an Oelwein restaurant. Peters served five years and Rommel three and a half years. couples of local residents attended the event.
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Readlyn
Oelwein
Virgil Peters
Earl Rommel
Robert Kuker
Melvin Boehme
Chas. Troxel
Arnold Poock
Harvest Festival and civic events mark Tripoli year
Review of 1965 events in Tripoli area covers Harvest Festival activities from July to September. Includes sales, prizes, church events, births, marriages, and town governance notes such as the new Ford truck for the street department, school openings, and village improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Uly
Alfred Bull
Maryckmann
Vest
Robert Sassman
Wiuckley
Joann Buchholz
Darrell Blasberg
Siegel Church
Eugene Buenger
Fred Heineuly
Education classes begin at Tri-Community School enrollment rising
About 50 persons attend the first session at Tri Community School with courses including beginning knitting with 15 students, more knitting 10, welding 9, modern math 16. A driver education class may be added later, according to Howard Pigg, the school superintendent.
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Tri- Community School
Ion
Howard Pigg
Babson Predicts 1966 Economic Outlook Ahead
Babson foresees 1966 dominated by peace and prosperity themes with President Johnson pushing Great Society gains. Yet as a Congressional election year the path may be tougher as lawmakers face re election pressures and tax payer spending scrutiny amid global leadership health concerns including de Gaulle Mao and Johnson.
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Johnson
de Gaulle
Mao Tse-tung
Waverly Tax Boost Bypasses Other Towns in County
The Bremer County Board of Review reconvened and ordered a 10 percent rise in Waverly tax valuations affecting mercantile and residential land and buildings. An agricultural realty adjustment is expected to follow, with broader implications for the county's tax base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Bremer
Wapsie Whirlwinds 4 11 Cub Receives State Recognition
The Wapsie Whirlwinds 4-H club of Frederika earned a state certificate in the National Community Beautification program. They built six flower planters in parks and town sites, plant them in spring, and maintain them through summer and fall. The club assists with street sweeping and park clean-up annually under leaders Mrs. Keith Carroll and Mrs. Sherwood Pleggenkuhle. 19 members in 1965 earned county 4-H recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsie Whirlwinds 4-H Club of
Frederika
4-H Club
Keith Carroll
Sherwood Pleggenkuhle
Wapsie Whirlwinds
Wedemeier rolls 295 in church league bowling
Robert Wedemeier bowled a 295 game in the Tri poli Bowl-In league on Dec 22, representing Wehling Radio and TV of Readlyn as sponsor for the Readlyn church bowling team. His total for the series was 587 scratch, with two other games of 155 and 137.
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Robert Wedemeier
Wedemeier
Wehling Radio and TV
Readlyn
Church
Brooklyn
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Wapsie Sportsmen’s Club
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Dallas Rathe
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Roger Callanan
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