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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1972
Page
7
Tripoli hosted Fredericksburg junior varsity teams and won both contests. The Tripoli girls triumphed 61 to 34 behind Micki Biermann's 26 points, while the Tripoli boys won 49 to 23. Upcoming on January 7 and 11 feature more JV matchups across several towns.
Tripoli Panthers win the Twin Rivers holiday basketball tourney held December 27-28 at Bode. They beat Sanborn 63-59 and edged Sentral 66-65 in the final. Coach Dave Van Ahn praised a late comeback and the guard play, noting Kay Rathbone’s 11 rebounds and six blocks. Sue Platte scored 36 points each night. The piece also mentions GI Bill on the job training programs recently expanded.
The Iowa Employment Security Commission reports November unemployment insurance payments at 1,993,528.18, up from October’s 1,657,256.08, plus 335,369 paid to unemployed federal workers and ex-servicemen. The figure covers 38,479 weeks of state unemployment and 5,800 weeks for federal workers. Bremer County totals 14,447.85 for 283 weeks. Polk leads with 279,452.14, followed by Linn 204,080.58, Black Hawk 162,097.48, and Scott 144,759.55.
William Poock and Mary Hein Poock celebrate their sixty fifth anniversary with a family dinner at the Heinemans home in Denver on Sunday January 16. Married January 17, 1907 at Bennington Church, they are parents of four: Arthur of rural Denver Velma Bruns of Denver and Lawrence Poock.
At a special Denver Community Board of Education meeting a new motion passed to build any district projects on the present high school site. The board and the Denver Education Association pledged adherence. A Citizens' Committee had urged land purchase for future expansion but not additions to existing buildings. An architect and lawyer will assist with tentative plans.
Heineman Arlene of Denver and Edward deceased are named as the couple of long time Denver area farmers. They lived on the Poocks farm for many years until retirement and are survived by seven grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. There will be no open house.
Richard F. Brandt 77 longtime Denver resident died December 28 at Allen Memorial Hospital after a stroke. Funeral services were held December 31 conducted by Rev. Leon Hodges with burial at Harlington Cemetery Waverly. Brandt was born November 3 1894 and survived by a widow two sons two daughters fifteen grandchildren twelve great grandchildren two brothers three sisters and several in laws. He was a retired farmer and factory worker and had dehorned cattle in recent years. Military rites were given by Denver WWI Barracks and Denver American Legion. Cleveland Funeral Home Denver assisted.
Mrs Otto Bunger was hospitalized at Allen Hospital Waterloo after a knee injury from a Sunday fall and underwent surgery on the knee Wednesday. The report notes the injury and medical treatment ongoing at the Waterloo facility.
Readable church notices list services at St John’s American Lutheran Crane Creek with sermons and gatherings including a council luncheon and Luther League topics. Grace Lutheran in Tripoli lists weekly services choirs confirmations circles quilting church council and various Circles meeting across January.
The page lists service times for multiple churches including Trinity Lutheran Bremer St John Evangelical Reformed Siegel St Johns Fredrika and St Pauls Siegel with pastors named. It also notes a United Methodist W S C S monthly meeting set for January 12 at 2 p.m. and an annual congregational meeting on Tuesday January 11 at 8 p.m.
The Faith United Church of Christ schedules Junior Choir practice at 7:00 p.m. and a 8:00 p.m. Dartball game at Pleasant Valley. Epiphany plans include a Faith Circle meeting at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Keith D. Selberg leads.
A county program lists a four night Fire Service Education course at the Youth Center Fairgrounds beginning January 1972. The course, organized by Mills and Field Instructors in cooperation with the Extension Service, covers extinguishment methods and response procedures.
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