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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1953
Page
10
A dense jumble notes Janesville Monday county tourney results with Tripoli Pantherettes and local chatter on sports, humor, taxes and periodic quips. It highlights Janesville girls earning praise as lookers, memories of horses and horseless carriages, and a mix of light non-news items and trivia reflecting small town life.
The Tripoli independent basketball team, Greene Independents, won two games last week. They beat Bill's Body Shop 62 to 47 in the National Basketball League at the YMCA in Waterloo with Holm leading at 18 points. In a non-league game at Greene they defeated Greene Independents 48 to 43 as Waterman scored 15. Ralph Fink and Sauerbrei offered strong floor play.
The American Legion Auxiliary met at town hall Tuesday evening January 13 with 11 members and one guest. Sunshine committee sent two boxes of cookies and other articles to veterans Ernest Tegtmeier and Melvin Kohagen in Knoxville for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Candy committee sent two boxes of candy to Knoxville veterans. Christmas committee cheered 32 aged and shut-ins. Rehabilitation chairman sent gifts to Veterans Hospital for Christmas. Acknowledgments of Christmas cheer were read. Members urged to bring Valentine dollars to February meeting. January being legislation month, Bulletin No. 1 of the 83rd Congress and other legislation were discussed. Joint county meeting with American Legions and Auxiliaries set for Sumner Thursday evening Jan 15. big attendance urged.
A garbled mix of quips and figures, noting alfalfa production in 1952 and jokes about conventions and marriages. The text includes a sun riddle, a pun about chlorophyll, and casual reflections on lifestyle, leaving a loose, humorous summary of the week’s writable notes.
Area 4 brotherhoods from Grace Lutheran Tripoli St John Lutheran Buck Creek Hope Lutheran Westgate St Peter Grove Hill St Matthew Zion Readlyn Crane Creek will hold their annual meeting at Crane Creek church Monday evening in charge of business by Herbert Hoppenworth of Tripoli. Architect Ernest Schmidt of Mankato Minn will be main speaker on cross styles and symbols with demonstrations of carved masterpieces master carver Schmidt will display. All members urged to attend and the public is invited.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Clausing and family along with Mr and Mrs Vernon Wikner and kin joined Sunday dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Brase to honor Mrs Brase on her upcoming birthday Monday.
E J Henning writes from 14 Los Higos Alhambra California greeting Lee in Tripoli Iowa. He notes a nice Christmas and New Year, mentions Eunice's card, Mary Jean and husband visiting, and invites a future Iowa visit. Weather is cool with some rain as winter continues while they stay busy building plans.
The Tripoli Woman's Club will meet Wednesday evening January 21 at 8 o'clock. Dorothy Kirchhoff will lead the program titled Safety For Our Youth. Hostess for the meeting is Edna Meier.
Nashua defeats Tri poli High 54 to 45 Tuesday night after a tight battle with six lead changes and a 39 39 tie early in the final period. Tripoli reserves lose 37 16 but play in the prelim.
Sunday dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Lee Goodenbour honored Mr Goodenbour on his birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Stanley Koch and family from Waterloo, Mr and Mrs Lloyd Wixcel and daughter, Mr and Mrs Everett Mueller and son from Fredericksburg, Mr and Mrs Leo Goodenbour, Lloyd and Mrs Lowell Goodenbour.
Wm. Ambrose is confined to his home with a heart ailment and is expected to take it easy for a while.
Mr and Mrs Carl Schwemr Mr and Mrs Ben Meyer and Mr and Mrs LeLand Bergman were Des Moines business callers Saturday In the evening they attended the Iowa Barn Dance frolic sponsored by radio station WHO Rev A C Woodcock returned from Sartori hospital Cedar Falls New Years day and is getting along as well as can be expected but is still confined to his home He welcomes short visits of any one.
Mrs. Robert Kuhrt began teaching third grade at the Tripoli public school replacing Mrs. Duane Holm who has resigned.
Classified notice from Tripoli Leader offering adding machine paper and typing paper for sale at the office. No contact details provided.
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