Bremer County Farm Couples Invite to Management School
Bremer County Extension Service will hold a two day farm and home management school at the Tripoli Town Hall on Jan 18 and Jan 25 from 9 30 a m to 3 00 p m Speakers include Wallace Ogle Russ Mahan L J Bodensteiner Gene Vincent Kermit Tieg Naomi Shank Pearl Pardee and Bodtensteiner and Vincent Other speakers note the program is open to all ages with a $5 per couple registration fee to cover noon meals Reservations by Jan 15 to the steering committee or County Extension Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Oge
Iowa State University
Russ Mahan
L. J. Bodensteiner
Gene Vincent
Bremer County
Kermit Tieg
Farmers Home
Naomi Shank
Pearl Pardee
Bodtensteiner
Vincent
LaVern Matthias
Eadlyn
Wendell Michael
Waerly
Emil Leistikow
Fairbank
Ill Burrow
Tripoli
Robert Chain
County Supervisors Grant Pay Raises in Engineering Dept
Bremer County Board of Supervisors approved salary increases in the engineering department at a meeting. Engineer Fart Elshons saw annual pay rise to 9,800, while assistant Dean Allenstein gained a 35.00 monthly raise. Road department raises averaged 10.00 per month for monthly staff and 0.05 per hour for hourly workers. A clerk in the treasurer’s office received 25.00 extra per month, totaling about 4,500 in additional payroll for the department. Hourly workers remained under 2.00 per hour, ranging from 1.60 to 1.80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Welshon
Man Road Department
Pvt L Mac Snyder Completes Combat Training Exercise
Pvt L Mac Snyder, 18, son of Mr and Mrs John M Snyder, completed two weeks of combat training at Pike National Forest Colorado with personnel from the 28th Infantry. A 1961 Tripoli High School graduate, he entered the Army and completed basic training at Fort Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Riley
Kan
J. Lowell M. Snyder
John M. Snyder
Ipoli
Pike Tional Forest
Colorado
28Th Infantry
Tripoli High Ool
Bremer Extension Council Elects 1962 Officers
Bremer Extension Council re-elected Kerr Tripoli and Fritz as chair and vice chair. William H Heffernan elected secretary. Busching of Waverly named treasurer. Other officers and council members include Edwin Weidler Sumner ryn Ormston Tripoli Elston din Janesville Emil Thoms yerly Dale Swinton Plain Leslie Huck Sumner Mil Sickles Readlyn Elston Sumner Harold Brand gurg Waverly and Harry as Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mes Kerr
Tripoli
Fritz Fiers
Sumner
Bremer Ty
William H. Heffernan
Sonas
Busching
Waverly
Edwin Weidler
Ryn Ormston
Elstondin
Janesville
Emil Thoms
Yerly
Dale Swinton
Plain
Leslie Huck
Mil- Sickles
Readlyn
Elston Sumner
Harold Brandgurg
Harryas
Annual Meeting for B B Dairy Herd Co op Set
Walter Pilgrim of Northeast Iowa Farm Business Association will be featured speaker at the Butler Bremer Dairy Herd Improvement Co op annual meeting. A lunch starts at noon January 16 in the State Bank basement Waverly with talks on improving farm efficiency through records. Certificates will be awarded to D H I A members with herds averaging over 400 pounds of butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Pilgrim
Calmar
Northeast Iowa Farm Business Association
Butler-Bremer Dairy Herd Improvement Co-op
State Bank
Waverly
Pilgrim
Bremer
Butler
Gene Vincent
Funeral Services For Anna Griese Held at Readlyn
Mrs. Anna Griese 83 died after complications of old age. Funeral held at St Pauls Lutheran Readlyn with burial in church cemetery. Survivors include son Werner of Sheboygan Falls Wisconsin and daughters Mrs Arnold Poock Readlyn and Mrs Elsa Venter Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Griese
Readlyn
Denver
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
James Buckman
H. H. Richmann
Gerhardt Steege
Edwin Schroeder
Ernest Griese
Elmer Griese
Wernold Schmidt
Werner
Sheboygan Falls
Wis
Arnold Poock
Elsa Venter
Waterloo
Dewey Tegtmeier Farm Equipment Sale Friday
Closing out sale of farming equipment will be held at the Roland Dewey farm near the junction of Highways 63 and 3, four miles north, three miles west, and one mile south with a final westward leg. It begins Friday at 12 30 p m and features equipment from Roland L. Dewey and Herman H. Tegtmeier combined into one sale. Arnold Hexom is auctioneer and Walt Kemp clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Dewey
Roland L. Dewey
Herman H. Tegtmeier
Arnold Hexom
Walt Kemp
Cedar-Wapsie Band Festival Scheduled in Tripoli
Eugene Shouts, director of instrumental music at Tripoli Community schools, says the Cedar-Wapsie band festival, postponed from December 9 due to heavy snow, will be held in Tripoli on Saturday January 13. Eight area bands will participate forming two massed bands of 150 players each, rehearsing 1 to 5 pm, with a 7:30 pm concert at Tripoli High School auditorium and a free will collection to offset expenses. Public welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Shouts
Tripoli
Fredericksburg
Turkey Valley
Plainfield
Wapsie Valley
Janesville
Dunkerton
Denver
Tripoli High School
Readlyn Telephone Co to Meet on Dial Conversion
Readlyn Telephone Co will hold its annual stockholders meeting Saturday January 20 at 1 00 p m in the V F W Hall Readlyn secretary William Maurer says the main item on the agenda is the conversion of the telephone system to dial operation Other business may come before the meeting Postal notices have been mailed to stockholders to notify them of the annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn Telephone Co
V.F.W. Hall
Readlyn
William Maurer
Assessor William J. Kelling Visits Tri Poli Town Hall
County assessor Wm J Kelling is in town this week at Tri Poli Town Hall. Cards have been mailed to property owners and residents are urged to check their cards for appointment times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. Kelling
Tripoli Town Hall
Ray Bunger Attends Iowa Retail Clothiers Convention
Ray Bunger attended the Iowa Retail Clothiers convention in Des Moines on Sunday and Monday, joining industry leaders and merchants for meetings and discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bunger
Iowa Retail Clothiers
Des Moines
Denver Businessman Becomes Hartley Funeral Director
A. E. Matthias and spouse moved from Denver to Hartley on Wednesday as Matthias took employment as a funeral director. He has long operated a furniture and funeral home business in Denver. The Readlyn and Denver businesses are now run by George Abbas, with Harvey Abbas joining and moving to Readlyn with his wife this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Matthias
Denver
Hartley
Matthias
Readlyn
George Abbas
Harvey Abbas
George
Boy Scouts Finish Log Cabin Project East of Town
The Tripoli Boy Scouts completed a log cabin project started by Scout Master Ted Olmstead during Thanksgiving weekend. Donors included Les Lauck Bert Bock H W Krueger Paul Voetmann Paul Kuethe Wm Kuker G R Rettig and Clinton Decker along with the Wapsie Sportsmen's Club. Despite near zero temperatures the group enjoyed their first outing sleeping in the cabin with Ted Olmstead Verne Schildroth and scouts Junior Boeckmann Dick Magnall LeRoy Beevers Karl Krumm David Fink Richard Juel Jim Boeckmann Barry Fink Mike Fink and Marshall Wilharm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Ted Olmstead
Les Lauck
Bert Bock
H. W. Krueger
Paul Voetmann
Paul Kuethe
Wm. Kuker
G. R. Rettig
Clinton Decker
The
Wapsie Sportsmen’s Club
Verne Schildroth
Junior Boeckmann
Dick Magnall
LeRoy Beevers
Karl Krumm
David Fink
Richard Juel
Jim Boeckmann
Barry Fink
Mike Fink
Marshall Wilharm
Movers from Trenton to Tripoli Occupy Local Apartment
Mr and Mrs Linsley Baldwin and daughter Debra relocate from Trenton Ili to Tripoli and reside above the Tripoli Mercantile Co Baldwin works at Buhr Chevrolet Co Mrs Baldwin is sister of Mrs Lavern Hunemuller Attendees at John Hildebrandt funeral Saturday at Cleveland Funeral Chapel Waverly included Mr and Mrs C C Eichmann Mr and Mrs L H Fink and Mr and Mrs Herb Boderman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linsley Baldwin
Debra
Trenton
Ili
Tripoli
Tripoli Mercantile Co
Baldwin
Buhr Chevrolet Co
Lavern Hunemuller
Cleveland Funeral Chapel
Waverly
John Hildebrandt
Cc. C. Eichmann
L. H. Fink
Herb Boderman
All Eyes on Iowa Week Proclaims Growth in Industry
Gov. Norman Erbe proclaims January 13 to 17 as All Eyes on Iowa Week to educate Iowans about industrial development. The Iowa Development Commission reports over 1100 new industries since 1945, adding about 30,000 jobs and more than one billion dollars in taxable wealth. It notes 245 communities have organized development groups and outlines competitive incentives offered by other states. Editor notes Tripoli’s three progressive industries Rock Island Produce Co Inter national Minerals and Chemical Corp Peoples Natural Gas under local management, with a city Development Corporation backing growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Norman Erbe
Mr. Storey
Iowa Development Commission
Commission
Storey
Tripoli
Rock Island Produce Co
Alfred Rieck
International Minerals and Chemical Corp
Kenneth Freholtz
Peoples Natural Gas
Larry Hanson
Heffernan Reports IFYE Iran Experience Interviewed by Bill
Wm D Heffernan son of Mr and Mrs W H Heffernan Sonia returns from six month IFYE exchange in Iran. He describes warm reception and compares living standards noting Iranian farmers rear about three cattle versus 30 in the United States. He cites primitive farming methods, limited film access shaping views, and limited parts and maintenance for modern machinery. He plans to share color slides and experiences with groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. D. Heffernan
W. H. Heffernan
Sonia
Farm Youth Exchange
IFYE
Iran
Bill
United States
Former Leader Publisher Dies In California
Harold Hoeger longtime resident and former co owner of the Tripoli Leader has died in West Covina California He sold his stake in 1924 and moved west Survivors include his daughter Mrs A C Warren of West Covina and a son Roger of Salt Lake City Utah
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hoeger
Tripoli Leader
West Covina
Cal
The
Leader
California
A. C. Warren
Roger
Salt Lake City
Utah
Commercial Club To Hold Monthly Meeting on Monday
Tripoli Commercial Club will meet Monday evening January 15 at Tripoli Town Hall. Dinner by St. Peter's United Church of Christ starts 7 p.m. followed by business at 8 p.m. Reports by committees will be presented. New officers take office, and a reservations policy for dinners begins this month with telephone or in person confirmation. A standing committee will handle contact and eight members per group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Tripoli
Mr and Mrs Clarence Meier Move to New Home on South Main
Mr and Mrs Clarence Meier and Judy have moved into a newly constructed residence on South Main Street. The arrival marks a fresh start for the family in their updated dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Meier
Judy
South Main St
Musk Rat Trapping Season Reopened by Iowa Officials
The State Conservation Commission announced a second musk rat trapping season from January 15 to February 28, 1962, due to a harvestable surplus. Furs from the second season are expected to be higher quality and fetch better prices. Some areas remain closed. permits are required on all game management areas and locals should verify open zones with a conservation officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
Iowa
Denver Savings Bank 60th Anniversary Observed
The Denver Savings Bank marked its 60th anniversary on January 2, 1962, tracing back to its 1902 opening with $15,000 capital stock. It lists early assets and deposits, notes growth to 142 million in 1962, and names current officers J. W. Stumme president, C. H. Kehe VP, S. C. Kimm cashier, with a board including P. G. Bloeser and J. W. Stumme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Savings Bank
J. W. Stumme
C. H. Kehe
S. C. Kimm
Henry Abbas, Jr
Edna Steitler
Sandra S. Eick
P. G. Bloeser
Harold Kehe
E. H. Stumme
Tripoli Panthers Bow To Denver In B B Action Friday
Tripoli boys and girls basketball teams lost to Denver. Girls 38 29 in a low scoring affair after leading 15 12 at halftime. Denver boys beat Tripoli 68 40. Coach Donn rests bench as rebuilding continues for Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Panthers
Denver
Heye
Tripoli
Denver Boys
Ron Donn
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Boys
County Schools Receive Transportation Aid Warrants
Transportation aid warrants totaling 70 469 59 dollars have been issued by Bremer County to 806 eligible school districts for the 1960 61 year. The total claims reached 6 384 534 84 with a 4 000 000 appropriation and a pro rata 62 6513927 per cent. Denver Community 5917 92 Janesville Consolidated 6531 90 Plainfield Community 7265 44 Sumner Community 14653 19 Tripoli Community 10604 22 Wapsie Valley Community 8795 70 Waverly Shell Rock Community 16701 22 total 70469 59.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
K. R. Rowley
Denver
Janesville Consolidated
Plainfield
Sumner
Tripoli
Wapsie Valley
Waverly Shell Rock
Salvation Army Pickup in Tripoli Jan 18
The Red Shield Truck will visit Tripoli on January 18 to collect discarded paper magazines clothing rags furniture pots pans dishes knick knacks and more. Proceeds support the Salvation Army Men's Social Service Center rehabilitation program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Shield
Salvation Army
Tripoli
Salvation Army Men's Social Service Center
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bremer County Extension Service
Tripoli Town
County Supervisors
Engineering Dept
Pvt. L. Mac Snyder
Bremer Extension Council
Henry A. Griese
St. Paul’s
Allen Memorial Hospital
Allen Memorial Home
Dewey-Tegtmeier
Boy Scouts
Development Commission
Ing
Ed B. Storey
Wm. Heffernan
United Staes
Cludes
Muskrats
H. C. Wente
H. Groening
John Hominghaus
William Milius
C. W. Wente
Joe Kelling
John Bruns
H. C. Matthias
J. F. Cass
Jean Drewelow
Darlyl Lampe
Pantherettes
Judy O'Connell
Lawler
Tripoli Boys
Are Lampe
Alcock
Magnall
O'Connell
Bock
Lampe —— A
PFT
Schumacher Moeller Bunger Bergmann Schmidt Alcock
Everding
Klenzmann
Wilharm Kuethe
D. Lampe
Kehe
J. O'Connell
Stumme
Lampe
Gaede
Lf Bockhaus
FG Ae Pft Klenzmann
Bunger Boeckmann
Rausch Schumacher Bergmann
Moeller
Schmidt
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