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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1968
Page
6
The piece notes many mail boxes remain in use and filled with letters and small parcels. It mentions reading biblical letters such as James, I and II Peter, Jude, I and II Timothy and others, suggesting readers will be glad to engage.
Grace Lutheran Church in Alton announces Sunday School at 9 a.m. Family worship at 10 a.m. Sermon What s a Church For at 1 p.m. Annual congregational meeting follows. Thursday choir at 7 p.m. Saturday confirmations and junior choir practice. Grace Lutheran Church Women meet Monday 7 30 p.m. in parsonage study.
The notice lists service times and activities for Faith United Church of Christ and several area churches. It includes worship, Sunday School, choir, youth fellowship, confirmation classes, and upcoming meetings with dates and hostesses named.
Monday offers beef and spaghetti with cabbage and carrot salad apple crisp cheese and peanut butter sandwiches and milk. Tuesday features creamed chicken mashed potatoes buttered green beans pumpkin pie orange juice bread and butter milk. Wednesday serves pizza buttered corn cake with strawberry topping bread and butter milk. Thursday includes beef and gravy potatoes fruit Jell-O white cookie bread and butter milk. Friday presents vegetable soup plain or toasted cheese sandwiches fruit cup brownie milk.
THS reports midseason progress with girls basketball 8-1 overall and 6-1 in Cedar-Wapsie, ranked 11th in state and tied for conference lead. Boys team 8-2 overall and 6-1 in conference, also tied for first. Wrestling 6-1 overall, no conference, led by coaches Samuelson and Harms with standout 180-pound Paul A. Zander and heavyweight Logen Harms. one loss to Plainfield.
A reflection on how darkness can mask wrongdoing yet also offer peace. The author contrasts nighttime crime and daytime temptations with the calm, quiet that night brings, urging readers to choose their perception of night and influence others.
A feature describes a dark green two door hardtop Pontiac with a black vinyl top and white interior. It notes a 350 cubic inch V8 engine with a two barrel carburetor producing about 260 horsepower and hints at more to come in the article.
Eight players received all conference and all state honors at the annual football banquet on January 8. Duane Josephson, catcher for the Chicago White Sox, spoke on baseball life and injuries. Tripoli seniors noted 25 to 7 record. awards listed for first and second teams and honorable mentions. The Wapsie Valley game film concluded the program.
The piece notes a cultural clash over music tastes across ages. Teens favor electric psychedelic sounds and bands like Strawberry Alarm Clock and The Who, while older listeners prefer subdued mood music from artists such as Andy Williams and Frank Sinatra, with polka and waltz nostalgia from Lawrence Welk.
High quality guitar strings use a nickel copper alloy that stays bright and clean, resisting tarnish and corrosion. The composition prevents staining and maintains tonal clarity for extended use.
The passage describes a Pontiac steered by two people, noting that is what you often see. It highlights Steve Ellison as the vehicle owner currently getting into the car.
THS students recount weekend antics and classroom pranks. Marvin L. and Eugene D. display autographed lunch room windows while Steve H. tunes his car for another sortie. A prank-filled week includes a chilly shop at 30 degrees and a chaotic football hallway game.
A roving reporter asks residents age eligible to vote whether they would back Johnson. Responses vary with some praising his wartime leadership and others awaiting alternatives. one interviewee argues Johnson faces unjust criticism while another suggests a younger candidate might run later.
The piece argues students should dress as they do on regular school days for all extra curricular events. It cites benefits such as presentable appearance for future employers and avoiding negative impressions from other schools. It also discusses cold weather attire and suggests practical warmth with boots, parkas, mittens.
Aug 14 1950 in Waterloo Allen Memorial Hospital an 8% lb baby boy Logen Marvin Harms born to Mr and Mrs Marvin William Harms Tripoli now 17 a football wrestler and student council member. He enjoys English but plans college yet unknown. The piece also touts a humorous Chickenman Larry Schuldt figure and Army Reserve service plans.
Tuesday January 9 junior high wrestlers defeated Shell Rock 30 to 13. The column mocks semester tests while recounting bored eighth graders and classroom antics in history English science and choral reading with students named Kent Harris Brian and Diane urged to finish work.
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