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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1964
Page
5
A flurry of Sunday and weekend visits across Cedar Falls Waverly Sumner Readlyn Des Moines and West Union features Mrs Anna Weires Mrs Lena Schumacher Mr Jim Edge Mr Paul Duncomb Mr and Mrs Leona Ladage Mrs Malinda Fink Mrs Mildred Flanscha the Meswarths Paul Mirs Ruth Woodcock and others. The notes list guests dinners suppers and hospital stays with multiple families and towns represented.
Mrs Margaret Schmidt was surprised on her birthday Sunday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Paul Bremer Sr and family, Mr and Mrs Lorenz Holm and family, Mr and Mrs Howard Holm and Bruce, Mr and Mrs Paul Bremer Jr and family, Mr and Mrs Vernie Holm and family, Sumner, Mr and Mrs Gerald Harken and family Shell Rock, Mr and Mrs Greg Schmidt and Eileen Busse Hampton, Mr and Mrs Harlan Bremer and family Osage, and Mr and Mrs George Kaiser Waverly.
Mrs. Duane Holm hosted Murray's seventh birthday with six playmates on Saturday afternoon. Sunday evening guests at the Holm residence included Ron Henninger Cedar Falls the Lavern Tegtmeier family Fred Holm and the Robert Selck family.
Sunday evening guests at the Otto Buls home in observance of his birthday were Mr. and Mrs. Wendall Mahlstedt, Nashua, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mahlstedt, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Heinemann and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Buls and family.
Town clerk salary previously reported as 75 cents monthly is corrected to 100 dollars per month according to last week's council note. The error concerns town employee pay figures and is now clarified.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bunger spent Sunday afternoon at the Walter Schwerin home in Frederika for Mrs. Schwerin's birthday. Wisconsin Territory was established and boundaries defined in 1836.
Fort Sill Oklahoma mid-December saw Second Lt. Melvin L. Buls 22 son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Buls of Rural Sumner complete an eight week officer orientation at the Army Artillery and Missile Center He is a 1959 Tripoli Community High School graduate and 1963 Iowa State University alum He belongs to Pi Tau Sigma and was formerly employed by Fisher Governor Co Marshalltown before enlistment.
Iowa State University extension figures Harold Van Horn and Vernon Meyer will speak at the Dairy Management short course starting January 23 in Tripoli. Gene Vincent notes topics include milking machine care, mastitis control, dairy nutrition, forage crops, and production records. Advance registration costs five dollars with Bremer County dairymen enrolling by January 18. Sessions run 9:45 a m to 3 p m at Tripoli Town Hall.
Guests at the Lawrence Snell ing home Sunday evening in honor of his birthday included Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schuldt and Danny Readlyn Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schuldt and Marcia Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Snelling Mrs. Clara Zabel Mr. and Mrs. Merlyn Heidemann and family and Mr. and Mrs. F B Schuldt.
Sunday supper guests honored Mrs. Quass on her birthday at the Wayne Quass home. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Quass of Randalia, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Clemmons and family, Fern, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wagner and family of Fairbank. The gathering was a surprise celebration.
Mr and Mrs Hans Schulz attended a Chamberlain Management Club dinner Saturday evening at a Waterloo hotel.
Regular meeting at the Post home with eight members present. Rochelle Kuethe initiated as new member. Reports covered membership Americanism civil defense youth activities national home rehabilitation and community service. Third District meeting in Waterloo Feb 1 urged. Fish Fry Jan 31 aided. Lois Moeller and Donna Sassman named co chairmen. Georgia Mast hosted.
Bremer county beef and dairy cattle producers are advised on official brucellosis vaccination requirements for calves. Veterinarians must vaccinate female cattle born after July 1, 1963 between 4 and 8 months old. There is no charge to the herd owner. Contact local veterinarians for questions and to arrange vaccination.
Two outside investigators Garrett Heyns and Myr E. Alexander reported inter departmental rivalry and factional back biting at Anamosa and Fort Madison. They blamed insufficient training and looming retirements for warden transitions. They urged higher pay uniforms and stronger personnel practices while Gov. Hughes pledged to move quickly on recommendations.
Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst and State Treasurer M L Abrahamson announce bids for re election on the Republican ticket. Synhorst seeks his ninth two year term and Abrahamson his eighth term.
Gov Harold Hughes led meetings with Iowa farm leaders on low livestock prices. He plans to relay the findings to national officials in Washington, D C.
December state report shows Bremer county public assistance totals 16671 serving 241 people across old age, dependent children, blind, and disabled programs. Old age grants 7682 nursing 4457 medical 1352. 150 recipients with 3 new cases 2 closed. ADC 2484 with 2 closures. blind 342 with 12 medical. 4 recipients average 85.50. Disabled grants 354 for 5 persons average 70.80. Statewide December expenditures 4159118, up 101666 from November. Old age 2647398, ADC 1298876, blind 125538, disabled 87306. Old age caseload rose for first time since Oct 1956. average cost per case 1.80. ADC caseload down 14 from November. per-case payments rose 4.96. grants up 1.56. medical costs up 3.40.
The Iowa Development Commission reports 1963 as a peak year for industrial growth with 6,109 new or expanding jobs across 186 manufacturing plants and $71 million in capital expenditures. Total combined production exceeded $9.5 billion, led by industrial output at $7 billion despite farm product values dipping to $2.5 billion from $2.6 billion.
Gov. Hughes says it looks unlikely Iowa has the facilities to qualify for about four million dollars yearly for three years from a Billie Congress funded program. The bill requires a state agency representing all higher education sectors to develop a plan and allocate the money. If a special session is called, lawmakers may discuss eligibility.
Ray Buls of Seattle arrived Monday as a houseguest of Mr and Mrs H H Buls and will visit other relatives in the city. Captain E F White made the first nonstop Chicago to New York flight in 1919 in 6 hours 50 minutes. Robert Owen began his community life experiment in New Harmony Indiana in 1825.
Iowa deer hunters with shot guns reported nearly 1 000 more deer than last year as preliminary data from the State Conservation Commission shows licensed gun hunters taking 5 194 deer at about a 50 percent success rate. Bow hunters lag with 499 kills from 2 858 licenses issued, while gun licenses rose from 10 000 to 12 000. Report cards must be returned to avoid license refusals in future seasons.
A redesigned Bell System coin telephone introduces a single coin slot for nickels dimes and quarters and relocates the handset to the center of the faceplate. It replaces gong signals with electronic tones and strengthens anti fraud dialing protections while allowing future touch tone conversion.
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee sets January 31 as the loan and purchase agreement deadline for 1963 crops, including oats and soybeans in Bremer county. It outlines eligibility, rates, and maturity dates for soybean, oat, and corn loans, plus storage requirements and the impact of crop quality on support.
State Representative George Paul a Brooklyn Republican and veteran lawmaker since 1947 has been named to the state board of parole by Gov Hughes. He will replace William Parker who resigned to become a municipal judge at Waterloo.
Sunday dinner guests in the Fred Brase home for a birthday included Lavern Brase and family Read lyn, Elmer Clausing and sons from Waverly, and Vernon Wikner and family. Insulin, discovered by Dr. F Banting, became generally available in 1923.
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