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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1969
Page
3
CNews reports a flurry of New Year visitors and social meals across multiple families. In Freeport Illinois and Falls area households hosted relatives including the Harms and Meyer families. Guests from Waterloo, Waverly, Sumner, and Fredericksburg joined meals and birthday observances.
Aces Christopher David Bany was born to Pfc and Mrs David Bany at St Josephs hospital New Hampton on December 21 weighing 8 pounds 10 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs T H Bany and Mr and Mrs H Eugene Stahlhut Sumner. Separately Mr and Mrs Douglas Kuker Cedar Rapids are parents of a 9 pound 5 ounce son born January 7 at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids.
Sunday visitors and New Year gatherings across multiple households included Mr. and Mrs. Don Kohagen and Teresa with Mrs. Martha D. Biermann, the Otto Buenger home hosting Lester Buenger family and others, plus Dean Clausing and Frederika Readlyn, Frank Kimball Waverly, and several Somm erfelt and Judisch family members at various homes.
Matthew Miles baptized at Faith United Church of Christ by Rev. Keith Selberg. Dinner guests included the Rechkemmer and Fish families. Various local residents and relatives visited hospitals, family homes, and colleges during the holiday period, with travel and return to duties noted.
IRAKLION AIR STATION CRETE Men of the 2140-3 Communications Detachment at Irak spent the holidays here. Detachment members organized a Christmas program for Gouvas village with Captain James Merchant and Lieutenant Dixon Bunger directing. The effort supplied clothing toys and food to 70 families and children. gifts included soccer balls basketballs and stockings. Lieutenant Bunger is son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Bunger.
Christ Meier hosted a Sunday dinner at the Tripoli Nursing Home with Mr and Mrs Herbert Sievers and family. Several visitors including Mr and Mrs Clark Snelling and Patrick Edmundson from Edmondson Missouri called Saturday. Corrections note Allen Harms returned to Paoli Pennsylvania Friday not Illinois, after a few days with his parents.
Diane Kirchhoff, daughter of Mr and Mrs Leon Kirchhoff, entered Allen Memorial hospital Tuesday afternoon for foot surgery scheduled Friday. The item notes a local hospital admission with a family as named subjects in Tripoli Iowa.
The Iowa training school for boys at Eldora will stop selling cigarettes to boys under 18. State social services director Maurice A. Harmon sent a cease and desist order to Supt. Anthony Travisono after a ruling by Attorney General Richard C. Turner. The issue was uncovered by State Representative Conrad Ossian of Red Oak.
Monday features pork with gravy mashed potatoes peaches orange juice spice cake and bread and butter. Tuesday serves chili and crackers apple sauce carrots and celery coffee cake bread and butter and milk. Wednesday offers goulash slaw fruit cocktail dessert bread and butter and milk. Thursday presents fried chicken mashed potatoes buttered corn fruited Jell O. Friday no school.
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