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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1966
Page
5
Local notices record visitors and gatherings through the Cedar Falls region. Many families including Bunger, Brase, Maurer, and Hoppenworth entertain relatives and friends from Waterloo, Sumner, Oelwein, and beyond during Christmas and New Year celebrations.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Fink were informed Tuesday that Mrs. A. C. Hildebrandt formerly Alberta Bockhaus of this vicinity fell two weeks ago and fractured her hip. She is hospitalized at a Tacoma hospital. Her home address is 1726 South 8th Street Tacoma Washington 98405.
Mr and Mrs Victor Kelsey and Mr and Mrs Leslie Kelsey went to Iowa City Tuesday where Les Kelsey remained to enter Veterans hospital today.
Open house for the newly completed nursing home on Highway 218 north in La Porte City is set for Saturday and Sunday January 8 and 9 with ribbon cutting at 1 p m Saturday and tours 1 p m to 5 p m Saturday and 11 a m to 6 p m Sunday Music and refreshments will be offered both days Joe Feeney of the Lawrence Welk show will appear at the ribbon cutting and give a program Sunday at 3 30 p m The facility, built at about 260 000, will house 43 guests and is financed by local investors with Colonial Manors Inc and a Waterloo loan association no federal grants were used donations go to furnishing the chapel for residents’ religious needs The home is to open for residency January 12
Funeral services were Tuesday at Mt Hope church rural Waterloo for Arthur Beckel 61 who died at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo after an ambulance transfer. Interment was in the Garden of Memories Waterloo. He was born January 28 1904 in Mt Vernon township son of Elizabeth Sassmann and Fred Beckel. Survived by wife one sister Clara Beckel Denver and one brother Fred rural Waterloo. Matthias Abbas Funeral Home was in charge.
Mrs. Mary Heinemann hosted a New Year's potluck with guests including Eldon Clewell and family from Plainfield Levi Earnhardt from Waterloo Wm Jacobson from Montevideo Minn Lawrence Heinemann and sons Marie Beevers and Leroy Otto Rieck and Ronnie The Jacobsons were returning from a two week tour of the southern states They also visited Ronald Lidner in Vero Beach Fla Mrs Lindner was formerly Katheryn Rieck.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Vincent and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Larry Carmichael in Kansas City Kansas from Thursday to Sunday. The Carmichaels adopted a son named Scott born November 21 1965 who joined the family on November 24. The Carmichaels were former Tripoli residents where he taught in the Tripoli Community School system.
Mrs Paul Bremer and Mr and Mrs Fred Holm attended the funeral of Mrs Albert Duenow in Sumner on Friday. Mrs Duenow was a niece of Fred Holm.
Frederika Special Mr and Mrs Will J Hagedorn observed their 40th wedding anniversary at St John s Lutheran church parlors in Frederika. A noon potluck and 2 to 4 pm open house drew about 200 guests from Charles City Ionia Waverly Waterloo Sumner Cedar Falls Plainfield Fredericksburg Hudson Frederika and Tripoli. Their children Donald Denver Colorado and Mrs Orville Oltrogge Waverly and Mrs Leslie Parker Ionia hosted the event.
Ernest Henry Faust 59 of Dunkerton died suddenly from a heart attack at home. Funeral services were conducted January 3 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Denver. Born July 31, 1906 in Iowa he is survived by wife Amanda son Arlin and brother Louis. He farmed locally and served as deacon at St. John's. Matthias Abbas Funeral Home.
Denver schools report approval for two of three Title I funded projects. Third grade split into three sections will use the old wrestling room in the high school. Remedial reading for grades two, four, five and six half days will be taught by Mrs. Murray alongside her kindergarten duties. A proposed auto mechanics and advanced industrial arts plan awaits final state approval with possible summer session if rejected. Staff changes include Mrs. Kosbough replacing Mrs. Klinger at Denver Junior High and Mrs. Parsons replacing Mrs. Barkhoff in fourth grade.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Schwartz hosted a New Year’s Day farewell dinner for son Jim as he returned to Bethesda Maryland on Saturday Attending were Mr and Mrs Wayne Bravener Frederika Judy OConnell Cedar Falls Mr and Mrs Melvin Schwartz and family and Mr and Mrs Robert Schwartz and family
Jason Rausch spent several days with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Arlie Rausch and Mr and Mrs Arno Ladage while his parents moved to Winona Minnesota where Mr Rausch attends Winona State College.
Frederick Lahmann left Thursday for Groton Connecticut after holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Arlen Lahmann He had previously been stationed in Scotland.
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet at Tripoli Town Hall on Tuesday evening January 11 at 7 30. Mrs Gladys Rettig will give a legislation report and hostesses are Anna Slack Ina Bonarden and Blanche Debel.
Loren Bergmann was admitted to Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo on Saturday after suffering a heart attack.
Cedar-Wapsie conference teams resume play with Tripoli Panthers and Pantherettes traveling to Dunkerton for pair of games. Dunkerton boys 3-3, Tripoli boys 4-3, with Tripoli seeking victory to claw back to the league lead. Panthers and Panthersettes eye wins to boost standings. Other Friday matchups include Denver at Turkey Valley and Janesville at Wapsie Valley. Makeup Denver Fredericksburg game to be played Jan 11 in Denver.
Dennis Juel arrived Friday in San Antonio Texas after a leave spent with his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Juel.
Mrs. Higgins and Scott visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Munsterman in Hermosa Beach during the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Wm Higgins.
J M Haydon weather observer records daily readings at 6 p m except Tuesday with noon checks at 12 noon. The report lists environmental observations for the week including temperature and atmospheric data.
Sixty-six 4-H members in Bremer County begin beef projects with 141 cattle. Baby beef animals weighed and tagged December 30 31, 1965, at three sale firms. 38 at Wittenburg Readlyn 30, 63 at Waverly 30, and 40 at Tripoli 31. Baby bees lead training for seven months. junior cattle feeders kept in pens not trained to lead. marketing day set for September mid.
Mrs Anna Scheve daughter of Henry and Minnie Moeller was born February 29 1876 in Douglas township Bremer county Iowa. She married John Scheve August 20 1896 at St John Siegel and lived on farms in Fayette county and Tripoli. She died December 25 1965 at Sunset Nursing Home Denver survived by sister Emma Lien Tripoli and seven nieces and one nephew.
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