Bremer County Extension Calendar of Events
Jan 16 Farm and home management meeting first session at Extension office Tripoli 9 45 a m Hog buyers clinic at Extension office Tripoli 7 9 30 p m Jan 17 Swine selection clinic Kuethe Livestock Horton 1 15 3 15 p m Jan 20 Waverly area Young Homemakers meeting First National Bank Waverly 7 30 p m Jan 21 4 H leaders home improvement training session Tripoli Town Hall 9 a m Leadership development series Trinity Lutheran Fellowship Hall New Hampton 7 30 p m 9 30 p m Jan 22 Denver area Young homemakers meeting St Peter Lutheran church Denver 1 30 p m Jan 23 Farm and home management meeting second session
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Tripoli
Kuethe Livestock
Horton
Waverly
First National Bank
Tripoli Town Hall
Trinity Lutheran Fellowship Hall
New Hampton
Denver
Soybean prices seen steady amid record U.S. harvests
Dale Shires County Extension Director notes 1968 soybean production hit a national record of 1,079.7 million bushels, with Iowa producing 178 million and a 32 bushel per acre state yield. Prices in central Iowa likely hover around 2.51 to 2.56 per bushel as loan support and exports shape demand.
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Iowa
Bob Wisner
Iowa State University
Fulton Named Interim Iowa Governor to Complete Hughes Term
Lieutenant Governor Robert Fulton was sworn in as Iowa's 37th governor to serve the remainder of Governor Harold Hughes term. Chief Justice T G Garfield administered the oath. Also sworn in were four Republican members of the state executive council and Attorney General Richard C Turner. Fulton will serve until January 16 when Governor elect Robert Ray is inaugurated.
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Robert Fulton
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Fulton
Iowa Supreme Court
T. G. Garfield
Garfield
State Executive Council
Richard C. Turner
Robert Ray
War service toll in United States wars
About 35 million persons served in U S Armed Forces during the nation s wars. Nearly one million gave their lives and additional millions were wounded.
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U. S
Community club meets with new members and activities
Regular meeting at Cindy Asmus home January 7 includes roll call and poetry readings. Kirsten Hildahl hosts a talk on beauty and nature with demonstrations on terrarium making. several new members initiated and bookmarkers awarded.
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Cindy Asmus
Kirsten Hildahl
DeAnn
Vallaiie
Carol Ellerman
Becky Sassman
Barbara Shires
Mary Warner
Sherry Hodges
Lynette Quass
Debra Sassman
Angela Lei
March Harnisch
Laura Anderson
Tripoli Community School Lunch Menu Highlights Week
Monday offers meat loaf with mashed potatoes green beans vanilla pudding bread and butter and milk. Tuesday includes baked beans carrot and celery sticks orange juice chocolate cake and cheese and peanut butter sandwiches. Thursday features chicken tetrazzini sunshine salad graham cracker dessert bread. Friday serves fish sticks creamed potatoes pineapple sauce butterscotch bar bread and butter and milk.
Pillow Talk and Tips for Buying Pillows This January
A shopper guidance note explains how to compare pillow resiliency and firmness by compressing on a flat surface and noting return speed. It contrasts fillings synthetic fibers feather down and foam-rubber, notes price and durability factors, and offers practical testing tips and fabric advice for best fit and performance.
Fire damages St John Lutheran Church worth $3000
An over heated furnace caused a $3000 fire loss to St John Lutheran Church Sunday morning. Also reported this week are deaths of Sophia Kuhrt and Henry Bierman from pneumonia, and Chas Leverence from flu and pneumonia. Community notes include local weddings, Red Cross leadership, gas service plans, burglaries, and a farm sale near Tripoli.
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St. John’s Lutheran
Sophia Kuhrt
Henry Bierman
Tripoli votes down $130000 bond in special election
Voters in the Tripoli Community School District rejected a $130,000 bond issue in a Tuesday special election, while Tripoli prepares to host an eight team wrestling tournament this Saturday and American Savings Bank won the library bonds for a new library project. About 140 people attended a football banquet at the Town Hall Monday night. Walter Kuker was stricken at his home and taken to a local hospital. Funeral services were held Monday at Siegel for Henry Korte, 99.
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Tripoli Community
Tripoli
American Savings Bank
Walter Kuker
Lew Hospital
Monat Siegel
Henry Korte
Soldier James L. Bagg Receives Bronze Star
Army Sp4 James L. Bagg of Brooklyn was awarded the Bronze Star at Fort Rijp Kan for heroism in action during ground operations against a hostile force in Vietnam on his last assignment.
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Army
James L. Bagg
Brooklyn
Ft. Rijp Kan
Vietnam
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Iowa Press Association
The
Tripoli Leader Association
Bremer County
Robert J. Sassman
Towa
Dale Shires County Extension
Hughes
Twinklers
State Bank
Vicki Mueller
Kris Ellison
Barb Bahlmann
Darlene Mueller
Kathy Rossel
Jo Bahlmann
Susan Juhl
Becky Bahlmann
Telephone Girls
Patti Winkelman
Linda Porter
Plainfield
Jeannette Miller
Shirley Benning
Donald Poehler
Ralph Juhl
Norma Nuss
Duane Holm
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Sinois
Tripoli Community School
Pearl E. Pardee
Home Economist
Larry Hanson
George Barnes
DIAL
Tripoli, Iowa
Chas. L. Leverence
Henderson Stock Co
Opera House
Gustav Buls
Walter Beisner
Graham-Paige
Detroit
Robert Sievers
Roy Bradfield
Baker
Dolores Sommer
Texas
Margaret Holm
Arlene Fink
Red Cross
Earl Kroblin
Sumner
Harry Slack
U. S. Marines
Omaha
Northern Natural Gas Co
Readlyn
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co
Farmers Co-op
Elmer Matthias
Frederika
Pvt
Clarence Huck
Fort Riley
Kan
Germany
Albert L. Prices
Naval Hospital
San Diego
Ted Olmstead
Verne Schildroth
Fred Bockhaus
Sumner Hospital
William Beisner
Kathryn Zander
Robert O’neill
Cicero
Werner Schlichting
Herman Krueger
Elda Everding
Tripoli Hardware
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