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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1956
Page
8
Bremer County exceeded its 1955 savings bond quota before November and finished with 1,672,338 dollars, achieving 127 percent of the annual goal. The county led among Iowa counties, with six others also beating their quotas, while state and national totals set decade records.
Denver Music Boosters will order awards for outstanding band and music department students marking a first. They also announce a chili and oyster supper on Sunday Jan 22 with tickets available through boosters. Various local clubs meet with officers and social events. 170 attend a Lutheran father and son banquet with Wartburg College speakers.
A high school exercise letter by Marvin Gatch son of Rev and Mrs L E Gatch was reprinted in the January 5 issue of Senior Scholastic a national magazine for high school classrooms Part of the letter appeared in Jam Session the section devoted to teen ideas on various subjects He describes the ideal teen age girl as a neat well groomed girl next door honest with him and not into smoking drinking or swearing
Readlyn Church of St. Paul Lutheran elected its officers at the Sunday afternoon meeting. E J Spier became deacon and John C Strumpel treasurer with Melvin Boehme as education board head and E G Handrich recording secretary. Other officers include Merle Teisinger trustee Vic Happel chairman Arnold Poock financial secretary Erwin Schneider Theodore Diercks and J H Matthias collectors for districts one two and three Rueben Wittenburg chief usher and Jim Klodt assistant. Ladies Aid met last Thursday naming W H Happel president Earl Rommel vice president Clarence Det erding secretary and Ervin Piehl treasurer. Numerous committees were listed for flowers altar sewing kitchen and other duties.
The Bremer County Board of Supervisors approves a condemnation of parts of the Woods property for secondary road use and awards damages to the Woods heirs. The resolution includes three parcels totaling about 5.88 acres and authorizes warrants to the owners. The board also notes bond approvals and beer permit actions while counting year end funds.
Saturday January 21 music event by Music Inc. Monday January 23 Cub Scouts meet. Tuesday January 24 Sportsmen group gathering. Wednesday January 25 Farm Bureau session.
Readlyn Savings Bank Readlyn Iowa shows total assets 1 216 523 67 with demand deposits 660 718 16 time deposits 265 915 28 total deposits 1 098 706 39 capital 25 000 surplus 67 817 18 undivided profits Frederika Savings Bank Frederika Iowa reports total assets 541 795 17 with demand deposits 169 698 14 time deposits 235 291 10 total deposits 491 378 08 capital 30 000 surplus 15 000
Undivided profits stand at 5417.09 dollars. Fred Rewoldt serves as president and F. D. Rewoldt as cashier of the Frederika bank.
Tripoli and nearby experienced a sudden cold snap and more than two inches of snow after two weeks of mild weather. Temperatures fell to 10 above then rose to three above, with a high of 42 degrees on Friday. Snow and slick patches affected travel but no major accidents were reported.
Officers elected at the annual church meeting Tuesday evening last week were installed at St. John Lutheran church Crane Creek Sunday by the pastor Dr Em Fuchs They included Lester Deterding reelected deacon Dale Steere Amos Zander and Elmer Sassmann as treasurer Also New Year s Day installations included Ladies Aid and Missionary Society Mrs Werner Schlichting
President Mrs V D Moeller and officers including vice president Mrs Archie Bar koff secretary Mrs Will Ess mann treasurer. Brotherhood leaders include Arnold Stromer Leo Schuidt Walter Lohmann and Elmer Sassmann with Moeller as treasurer chaplain. Luther League names Marian Blas berg Verdine Beevers Gary Stromer and Marlyn Ostrogge in officer roles.
Mr and Mrs Fred Boevers announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Dorothy to Lawrence Judisch son of Mr and Mrs Robert Judisch Sumner. The couple will wed at 7 30 p m February 12 at St Matthew s Lutheran church Readlyn. Miss Beevers works for Farmers Cooperative Co Readlyn. Mr Judisch is a farmer.
In the women's Sumner league last Thursday Kramer s Chicks beat Waskow s 3 1 as Margaret Fink rolled 195 high and 513 series. Line scores show Nerge 405 Ryan 383 Tonne 414 Selek 369 Fink 513 totals 686 712 701. In the men s Sumner league on Wednesday Kuhrt s Cleaners were swept by Cardinal Lanes 4 0 led by Kenneth Kuhrt s 458 series and 167 high game. Line scores Tegtmeier 37 Ryan 309 Tonne 395 Finka 453 Kuhrt 452 totals 678 682 715.
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