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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1968
Page
3
Mrs. August Pleggen and husband celebrate 58 years of marriage at their Sumner home on January 13. The couple, longtime area farmers, have retired and are parents of two: Loyd Sumner and Ruth Burke of Anaheim. They have seven grandchildren and hosted dinner with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Mildred Kurtz announces new children's titles donated by Mr. and Mrs. O M Stubbs and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Parsons in memory of Diane Parsons. Adult titles include Confessions of Nat Turner and To My Daughters with Love. Co op deliveries add more volumes. 1967 circulation reached 38 510 with 161 new cards bringing total to 1 467. Construction for new shelving begins next week. Weather notes and community updates follow.
A Tripoli Iowa report details a cold overnight with scouts and leaders at the Legion Hall after a chili supper. Attendees include Speder, Bock, Peters, Lindaman, Abbas, Petersen, Abbas, Peterson, Buhrow, Scout master Huntley, Richardson, and assistant Lindaman. Legion Auxiliary meetings cover a patriotic tea and a firemen’s fish fry. Bremer County American Legion convenes January 18 at 8 p.m. in Waverly with Commander Lewis Been blossom presiding.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Geweke of Waverly were supper guests in the Arnold Platte home Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Hagenow spent Thursday evening with Mr and Mrs Chris Petersen. Mr and Mrs Clarence Ganske visited Kenneth Westendorf in Oran Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Fred C Holm of Tripoli called on Mrs Herman Niedert Sunday afternoon. They were Sunday dinner guests in the Adella Buhrow home. Mr and Mrs Arnold Platte and Otto Platte dined with Mr and Mrs LeRoy Platte Sunday.
Gertrude Vaughn of Logan recently showcased a red amaryllis with nine blossoms, each as large as a plate and measuring 7% inches in diameter. The rare flower, grown from bulbs, is usually found in Africa south of the equator.
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