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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1963
Page
6
Local item from Tripoli Iowa dated January 16 1963 reports community news and happenings within the town. Details mention residents, events, and civic notes characteristic of small town weekly papers.
Frederika church members gathered January 7 in the church basement for the annual meeting. L W Bockhaus was chosen deacon, William Hagedorn trustee, Truman Stahr recording secretary, and Keith Carroll financial secretary. All new officers were installed during the Sunday morning service.
Pinhook Mr and Mrs Ron Kuethe of San Juan Puerto Rico were Tuesday callers in the Albert Rieck and Ada McConkey homes and dined with Mr and Mrs Everett Mueller of Fredericksburg. They returned Wednesday after three weeks with his parents and relatives. Mrs Howard Van Brocklin Sr was a Friday caller of Mrs Albert Rieck. Mrs Leslie Huck is a patient at Scholtz Memorial hospital Waterloo. Siebel Sievers is doing chores at the Donald Sievers farm while Donald is hospitalized after surgery. Mr and Mrs Bill Buhr and children Red Wing Minnesota spent the weekend with their parents. Several others attended the Farm Bureau convention at Des Moines Friday. Mrs Ruby O'Rourke and daughter Waterloo were Monday guests of Mr and Mrs Earl O'Connell. Howard Van Brocklin Jr and family Cedar Falls were Sunday dinner guests in the Sr home. Albert Rieck received word of the death of their cousin James Young Hutchinson Minnesota, son of Mrs Alice Young and the late Lou Young. Leland Timmerman Tripoli was a Saturday caller in the Earl
Monday features chili and crackers with vegetables and apple crisp. Tuesday offers baked pork with sweet potato casserole and strawberry short cake. Wednesday serves Maidrites with potato chips and pickles. Thursday includes fried chicken with mashed potatoes and slaw and fruited Jell-O. Friday presents tuna and noodles with peas and cheese sandwiches, fruit cup, and milk.
The Starlettes TV club held its annual Christmas Party on December 19 at Janet Youngblut and Nancy Youngblut's home with the gift exchange and corsage duties assigned for officers. A Readlyn Elementary Readlynettes and Maxfield Merry Maids event followed at Readlyn school with games lunch and a gift exchange.
Saturday caller Harry Wilson of Sumner visited his aunt Mrs. da McConkey. Sunday supper guest Mrs. Elsie McDonough of Sumner joined Mr. and Mrs. Ray Auethe. Lucille Dilley spent Sunday as a guest in the Tom McCue home.
The Dayton Dodgers meeting was held on Christmas night at Elloha Pines with 12 members and 2 leaders. Plans were made to rent Town Hall, a food committee appointed, and a basketball party set for December 28. Harold Root joined as a new member and Marvin Peters spoke on The Kick That Counts while David Peters demonstrated Making Containers For Small Hardwares.
Readable fragments describe a 4-H club meeting with talks on outfits colors fabrics and sewing techniques. Demonstrations cover tying a 4-H tie and machine threading while girls checked inventory. February 4 meeting at Doneth Zipse’s noted. Also mentions F H Vahlsing Inc in Texas lower Rio Grande Valley as a leading vegetable grower and innovator.
Public notice from Bremer County Iowa that a will purported to be the last will of Wilhelm Gebert has been filed. The probate hearing is set for January 22, 1963 at 10 A M at the Bremer County Court House in Waverly. Lois Slater, Clerk, District Court. By Rubena Stufflebeam, Deputy. The word veto means I forbid.
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