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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1931
Page
7
In a grim survival tale Carla and Paul amid entombing walls cling to life as firelight and love sustain a fragile hope. He pursues a passage by a smoky shaft toward escape while she sleeps awaiting a future that may be denied. A glimmer of sunlight finally appears, but Carla's fate shifts as Claire's memory returns.
Paul contends with fear and restlessness as he moves from their ruined shelter. The scene depicts his urgent need for action and a physical task beyond wandering the shifting sand, climbing about thirty to forty feet above the dungeon floor.
Readlyn notes Christmas gatherings with relatives and friends from Waterloo Sumner Westgate and Hampton. Many households hosted dinners and visits across the region including the Jaschen, Schumacher, Anderson, Warneke, Knief, and Stumme families. A funeral in Hampton drew several attendees from Westgate.
Numerous gatherings and family visits marked the holiday period as residents hosted relatives in Fairbank Sumner and surrounding towns. Births noted include a son to Henry Lobeck and a daughter to Paul Fratzke of Oran. Relatives traveled from Waterloo and Chicago while markets and businesses planned winter hours.
Sumner residents the Aegerter family and others hosted and visited across Readlyn and nearby towns. Numerous gatherings include visits to Franklin Mirs, George Banwell, Albert Rieck, and Lee Dilley homes. Attendees span Rourke, Towne, Rathbone, Strottmann, Dettmer, O Day, Hagen, Lawton, and Webster families with trips to Iowa City for a death in the Rathbone circle.
Multiple local families from Sumner and surrounding areas hosted and attended Christmas day and weekend gatherings. Guests included Scheddler Haar Tietje Pries Nuss Ganske Krueger Kuepker Sell Rosenow Reick Meier Kasemeier and Matthias with visits at homes of Judisch Diercks Kneploh and others.
Minnie and Henry attended the Fred Thieman funeral held in Waverly on Friday afternoon, along with other mourners. The service paid tribute to Thieman and reflected on his life and community ties.
Lawrence Stumme and family from Dubuque were guests at J. W. Stumme's home. Miss Bernadine Meyer of Sumner visited Carl Krueger Jr. and wife. John L. Heideman and family dined with E. Y. Cram in Hampton. Rev. and Mrs. Graening of Manchester and Arnold Wente of Waterloo joined William Graening's Christmas gathering. Bernice Bentroth of Waterloo visited Mrs. Martha Hall. Ernest Rohrssen and Wisconsin visitors stayed with Carl H. Rohrssen. D. D. Cram and wife plan to move to Oregon. Mrs. Henry W. Steege stayed with Broadbent Brothers. Erwin Matthias helped with inventory. August Lampe remains ill but improving. Paul Hackbarth of Milwaukee visited Carl Krueger. John Moehling hosted relatives Friday night.
Leroy District No 2 reports Miss Effie Rourke as teacher. The district resumes school Monday after a week of Christmas vacation. Many local residents visited the dentist, and several visitors were listed including Leone Aegerter Earl Aegerter Ruth Mirs Vern Waterman Marjorie Marsh and Mrs Clyde McConkey. Visitors are welcomed back.
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