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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1968
Page
2
Public notice lists the Tripoli Leader as a second class mail publication in Tripoli Iowa with post date under the 1879 act. It states weekly Wednesday publication, established 1894, official for Tripoli and Bremer County, publisher Robert J. Sassman, and subscription rates four dollars in Iowa five dollars elsewhere.
Bremer County Extension calendar lists events from Jan 11 to Jan 16. Activities include a swine production clinic in Tripoli Town Hall, 1 to 3 30 p m, a 4-H leaders plant science training at the Tripoli Extension office, a Bremer Butler 4-H Band event at State Bank in Waverly at 8 p m, a dairy herd management meeting with Ray Whitmore at Tripoli Town Hall at 1 p m, and a farm and home management session at the Tripoli Extension office from 9 30 a m to 3 p m.
A 1928 column recalls 30th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Herman Pries and local school orchestral organization. It notes a county Legion meeting in Tri Poli Jan 16 for county-level organization, plus 1928 market prices for eggs, hens, hogs, veal. Other items mention a New Guinea greeting, canaries show in Des Moines, a pastor’s move to Cresco, and butter rations.
Funeral services for Herman Baumann 86 lifelong Denver resident were held at the Cleveland Chapel Denver with burial at Fairview cemetery. He was born June 21 1882 and died January 3 at Bremer County Home from a heart attack. He was survived by two nieces Mrs Roy Duke Waterloo and Mrs Harold Thompson Jesup.
Plans for a June 1 wedding in Dalton Georgia unite James Eugene Bethel son of Mr and Mrs Wilber Bethel Rome Georgia and Patricia Dutton Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas R Jones Dalton Georgia Miss Jones earned a BA in elementary education from Auburn University Dec 15 Bethel a 1967 Duke graduate now studies at Emory and will enter navy officer candidate school at Newport RI also noted are local engagements and society notices from Sumner Iowa including club events and visits by residents.
Rev. and Mrs. Dorn Busche and Mrs. Ober man attended the Pastors Circle at Rev. Gundel home in Crane Creek. The event also served as a farewell for Rev. and Mrs. Barrack of St. John's Lutheran church Maxfield. Several local families hosted dinner and guests across Clarksville and Maxfield communities.
Monday features chili and crackers with carrot and celery sticks peaches coffee cake bread and butter and milk. Tuesday serves hot beef sandwiches mashed potatoes slaw cookies bread and butter and milk. Wednesday offers Maidrites buttered corn cherry tart. Thursday includes pork and gravy mashed potatoes green beans fruited Jell O orange juice bread and butter milk. Friday no school.
Weekend guests were in the Erwin Brase home in Tripoli. The Treloars and Taylors returned from Phoenix. Ali Michael, son of the former, is stationed in San Diego. Evelyn Waskow is home from the local hospital and Mrs J R Thompson returns from Mercy hospital in Waverly. Funeral services for Reinhart Schultz were held in Chippewa Falls, Wis. Attendees included Alvin Gruenberg, Roy Pleggenkuhle, Dan Shedd, and Allen Plegenkuhle. Callers Wednesday in Ralph’s.
Pleggenkuhle home lists Mr. and Mrs. William Wenthe Hawkeye and Mrs. Wayne Wenthe Oregon TJ. Clifford Douglas weekend in Minneapolis. Mrs. Thomas Reay returned after a week in Fredericksburg with granddaughter. Mr. and Mrs. Rome Stenic Chicago later returned home. Henry Buhr guest for dinner with Herbert Buhr. Floyd Robertson hosted Progressive Club January 9 with program by Mrs. William Bradford. Irma Hur mend ness WCTU host January 9 with lesson by Ed O'Brien. Rev Virtus Stoffregen and family returned to Warner South Carolina after two weeks with the Stoffregen home. Stoffregen assisted in marriage of his nephew.
Dr and Mrs Richard Smith announce a girl born January 4. She is Sumner hospital’s first 1968 baby and will receive over 100 in cash gifts and certificates from Sumner merchants. The item notes local family ties and community events including Dec 29 church ceremony in Waterloo.
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