New Tripoli area school district trimmed after hearing
Bremer and Chickasaw county boards trimmed the proposed Tripoli Community School district removing several northeast Bremer lands and northern Chickasaw lands after objections. Boundary changes affect Bremer Fredericka and Leroy townships and Richland in Chickasaw. A 20 day objection window begins. if none, election could be set for late March with July 1 district formation. Directors will be four district representatives and one at large elected by all voters. Legal counsel represented objectors and supporters in Monday night hearing.
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Tripoli Community
Joint Boards of Education of
Bremer
Chickasaw Counties
Waverly
Bremer County
Chickasaw County
The
Leader
Fredérika
Leroy
Richland Township
Dorothy Henning Weds Duane Mueller in Jan ceremony
Dorothy Henning daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Henning wed Pfc. Duane Mueller son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mueller Sumner January 12 at Grace Lutheran Church. Rev. William F. Goetz officiated with organist Mrs. E. H. Reinhardt. The couple will reside near Fort Riley Kansas where Mueller is stationed.
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Dorothy Henning
Duane Mueller
H. W. Henning
Paul Mueller
Sumner
Grace Lutheran Church
William F. Goetz
E. H. Reinhardt
Doris Hildebrandt
Connie Mueller
Leroy Reuscher
Waverly
Lloyd Mueller
Virgil Henning
H. H. Hoppenworth
Fred Brase
Louis Gaede
Oscar Quade
Dorothy Tegtmeier
Gerald Bentley
Harvey Hildebrandt
Fred Biesterfelt Jr
Hans Schulz
Robert Lehmen
Jane Hoth
Lavonne Meiners
Beverly Bentley
Jean Sauerbrei
Carlys Buchholz
Janet Hoppenworth
Louise Hoppenworth
Tripoli High School
Panzer Produce
Mueller
Sumner High School
U. S. Army
Ft. Riley
Kan
Three Farm Auctions Planned Near Tripoli Next Week
Three area farmers announce auctions next week with cattle hogs and machinery. Gillen and Frank Bieneman sell Friday three miles east of Tripoli and 4 1/2 miles south with 21 cattle 20 hogs and various equipment. Hexom auctioneer and American Savings Bank clerk. Kenneth Drape lists Saturday at C W Waterman farm five miles north of Tripoli on Frederika road offering machinery including milking gear. Orville Naber Dumont to own sale and bank clerk. Henry Schwemm holds sale next Wednesday Jan 29 at 11 a m near junction of Highways 63 and 3 featuring 128 livestock including 53 Holsteins plus machinery and misc items. Arnold Hexom again auctioneer with American Savings Bank as clerk. All sellers quitting farming.
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Leader
Gillen
Frank Bieneman
Tripoli
Arnold Hexom
Waverly
American Savings Bank
Kenneth Drape
C. W. Waterman
Frederika Road
Orville Naber
Dumont
Henry Schwemm
Sportsmen's Club Annual Meeting at Town Hall
The Wapsie Sportsmen's Club holds its annual meeting at Town Hall next Tuesday night with a fish dinner at 7 o'clock. Dinner is free for members who pay 1958 dues. Tables at the entrance will speed dues payment. New members welcome. board elections and a speaker are planned.
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Sportsmen's Club
Wapsie Sportsmen's Club
Pres
Lavern Tegtmeier
Readlyn Sportsmen host first Sunday fox hunt
Readlyn Special reports the Readlyn Sportsmen's club held its first Sunday afternoon circle fox hunt with over 30 hunters participating. One fox was bagged and five more hunts are planned meeting at 1 p.m. at Sauerbrei's Cafe north of town.
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Readlyn
Readlyn Sportsmen’s Club
Sauerbrei’s
Annual Meeting of Congregational Church Jan. 12
Lowell Goodenbour was elected moderator of the Congregational church here at its annual meeting Jan. 12. Other officers elected were J. P. Snelling and Erwin Kirchhoff, deacons, Lawrence Snelling, Robert Rathbone and William Warner, trustees, Mervyn Ormston, Sunday school superintendent, Les Kelsey, assistant superintendent, Mrs. Eldon Shriver, board of Christian education, Robert Ambrose, Lowell Goodenbour and Robert Rathbone, finance committee, M. W. Bennett, treasurer, Mrs. E. W. Kirchhoff, clerk, Vernon Kirchhoff, treasurer of memorial fund, and Doyle Gordon, financial secretary.
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Lowell Goodenbour
Congregational Church
J. P. Snelling
Erwin Kirchhoff
Lawrence Snelling
Robert Rathbone
William Warner
Mervyn Ormston
Les Kelsey
Vernon Kirchhoff
Memorial Fund
Doyle Gorden
Crane Creek Church Council Installed at Sunday Service
The church council of St. John Lutheran Church Crane Creek was installed during morning worship. Deacons Merlyn Heidemann Donald Dettm ering and Burton Beevers trustees Archie Barkhoff Clarence Buchholz and Arnold Zander secretary Alfred Blasberg and treasurer Elmer Sassmann were inducted.
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Church Council of
St. John Lutheran Church
Crane Creek
Merlyn Heidemann
Donald Dettmering
Burton Beevers
Archie Barkhoff
Clarence Buchholz
Arnold Zander
Alfred Blasberg
Elmer Sassmann
Funeral Tomorrow for Raymond Guhlow Heart Failure Victim
Funeral services for Raymond A. Guhlow 48 who died at Mercy hospital Waverly will be tomorrow at Rettig Funeral Home and at Grace Lutheran Church. Burial in church cemetery with VFW military rites. Tripoli businesses close 1:30 to 3 p.m. in respect. Survived by wife Irene two children David and Marjean three siblings and several relatives. Born March 27 1909 in Fremont township Bremer County. Served in World War II wounded at St Lo. Member of Grace Lutheran Church VFW Tripoli Club.
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Raymond A. Guhlow
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Rettig Funeral Home
Grace Lutheran Church
Wm. F. Goetz
Brandenburg-Krueger Post
Guhlow
Raymond Adolph Guhlow
Fremont Township
Bremer County
August
Augusta (Buhrow) Guhlow
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Tripoli
Martin Kleinan
Emil Stech
Irene Schlichting
Grace Lutheran
St. Lo
France
Veterans Hospital
Galesburg
Brotherhood
V.F.W
Commercial Club to Sell House Numbers for Tripoli Streets
The Commercial Club resumed meetings and discussed selling house numbers to households to fund street marking at town intersections. Proceeds will go to Tripoli Woman's Club to support the project. Twenty five members attended with dinner by Congregational Women's Fellowship. New officers to be elected next month.
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Tripoli
Commercial Club
Tripoli Woman’s Club
Congregational Women's Fellowship
Lorenz Bunger
G. R. Rettig
Robert H. Kuhrt
Doyle Gordon
Iowa
Kwwl-Tvv
L. H. Fink
Elmer Matthias Purchases Frederika Locker from Camps
Mr and Mrs Elmer Matthias farmers southeast of Sumner have bought the Frederika Locker and Grocery from Mr and Mrs Robert Camp and took possession Jan 20. The Camps also bought the Matthias farm and moved Monday. The Matthiases bought Mrs Hazel Ager home in the north part of town and moved Saturday, as Mrs Ager moved to her east town home vacated last fall by Mr and Mrs Virgil Lampe and daughter.
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Frederika
Elmer Matthias
Sumner
Robert Camp
Matthias
Hazel Ager
Ager
Virgil Lampe
Winter Field Day To Be Sponsored Here on Feb. 2
Wapsie Sportsmen's club will sponsor its second annual Winter Field Day an ice fishing derby at Tot's Lake east of Tripoli on Sunday Feb. 2. Sportsmen from surrounding territory are invited to participate. Prizes will be offered including a grand prize and first prizes in three divisions. A small entry fee will defray prize costs. Details will be announced in next week's Lead.
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Wapsie Sportsmen's Club
Tot’s Lake
Tripoli
Challenge to Iowa Education Program Opens in Bremer County
Bremer county residents can join the state wide Challenge to Iowa educational program starting February 1 and 2. Extension Director Doyle N. Gordon says six week sessions will cover topics on change in Iowa and the world and invite local discussion groups. Fact sheets and TV programs will accompany weekly discussions, with results summarized and made public.
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Iowa
Bremer County
Doyle N. Gordon
Tripoli
Gordon
Kwwl-Tv
Waterloo
Wmt-Tv
Cedar Rapids
Gorden
Cooperative Extension Service
Iowa State College
Annual meeting of Potter Siding Creamery Co
The Potter Siding Creamery Co holds its annual meeting at the creamery on Tuesday evening February 4 at 7 30. W H Kallenbach serves as Secretary.
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Potter Siding Creamery Co
Creamery
W. H. Kallenbach
Funeral Held Today At Frederika For Charles L. Ager
Funeral services for Charles L. Ager were conducted in Frederika at Rettig Funeral Home and Methodist church with Rev. D. L. Carver presiding. Burial followed in Alcock cemetery beside pallbearers Lyle Bowers John Johnson Harold Mowatt Harold Ager Lee Holm and Nate Tibbetts. Ager born January 4 1886 is survived by wife four sons Kenneth Fredericksburg Charles William Sterling Frederick Waterloo and Robert Cedar Rapids a daughter Mrs Gary Gray and brother Ralph Fredericksburg.
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Charles L. Ager
Frederika
St. Joseph Hospital
New Hampton
Rettig Funeral Home
Methodist Church
D. L. Carver
Alcock Cemetery
Lyle Bowers
John Johnson
Harold Mowatt
Harold Ager
Lee Holm
Nate Tibbetts
Mr. Ager
Kenneth
Fredericksburg
Charles William
Sterling, Ill
Frederick
Waterloo
Robert
Cedar Rapids
Gary Gray
Ralph
Funeral Friday for Herman Albrecht in Readlyn Church
Funeral services for Herman C. Albrecht 78 will be Friday at 130 pm in Matthias Funeral home Denver and at 2 pm in St Pauls Lutheran church Readlyn with Rev W A Ave Lallemant officiating Burial will be in the church cemetery He died Tuesday morning at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo of lung cancer He was born July 15 1879 in Bremer county son of William and Louisa Albrecht He married Dorothea Bodecker November 25 1909 They farmed near Readlyn then retired to Readlyn Survived by two daughters Mrs Alfred Kehe Dunkerton and Mrs Paul Meyerhoff Readlyn four sons Vincent Bloomington Floyd Waterloo Frederick and Arthur Readlyn two brothers William Readlyn and John Frederika two sisters Mrs Emma Strotmann Waverly and Mrs Clara Fratzke Waterloo and 10 grandchildren Preceded by wife parents two sisters a brother and a grandson.
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Readlyn
Herman C. Albrecht
Matthias Funeral Home
Denver
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
W. A. Ave Lallemant
Church
Mr. Albrecht
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Bremer County
William
Louisa Katz Albrecht
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Klinger
Dorothea Bodecker
Alfred Kehe
Dunkerton
Paul Meyerhoff
Vincent
Bloomington
Minn
Floyd
Frederick
Arthur
John
Frederika
Emma Strottmann
Waverly
Clara Fratzke
Sands Pled Guilty To Hit Run Charge Sentence Suspended
Ronald Sands, a Tripoli farm youth, pleaded guilty in district court at Waverly to leaving the scene of a fatal accident. Judge Tom Boynton gave a suspended nine month term in Bremer County jail and costs, with parole to Rev. L. E. Gatch. The Oct. 11 Sumner accident left a three year old girl fatally injured. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Platte visited Mrs. Frieda Mummelthie in Waverly.
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Sands
Ronald Sands
Tripoli Farm
Waverly
Tom Boynton
Bremer County
L. E. Gatch
Tripoli Congregational Church
Sumner
Mrs. Louis Platte
Frieda Mummelthie
Tripoli junior high teams overpower Plainfield in doubleheader
Tripoli junior high boys defeated Plainfield in both games on Saturday. Seventh-eighth graders won 32 26 with Schmidt scoring 10 points and Bonorden siblings contributing. Ninth graders dominated 59 31 led by Kehe with 14 points while Plainfield’s Kelly tallied 16.
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Tripoli
Plainfield
Schmidt
L. Bonorden
Schumacher
L. Bunger
D. Bunger
R. Bonorden
Faber
Kehe
Kelly
Shriver
Bierman
Lageschulte
Meyer
Duecker
Bremer
Hildebrandt
Dohrmann
Snyder
Hills
Kuker
Finks Visit Frank Then Taken to Iowa City Hospital
Mr and Mrs L H Fink visited K C Frank at Sumner Community hospital Tuesday evening He was taken to University hospital Iowa City today Wednesday The Frank couple accompanied by his wife provides movement details of the case
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L. H. Fink
K. C. Frank
Sumner Community Hospital
University Hospital
Iowa City
Mr. Frank
Eldo Kehe Family Visits Mrs Will Kehe in Denver
Mr and Mrs Eldo Kehe and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs Will Kehe in Denver, sharing time and conversation during a weekend gathering.
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Eldo Kehe
Will Kehe
Denver
Tripoli Boys Reach Bremer County Semifinals After Waverly Win
Tripoli's boys defeat Waverly 44 to 36 at Janesville to advance to the Bremer County semifinals where they will face Readlyn after Readlyn upset Plainfield. Ron Henninger scored 19 for Tripoli while Rowray led Waverly with 15. finals set for Saturday night.
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Tripoli
Bremer County
Waverly
Janesville
Panthers
Readlyn
Plainfield
Sumner
Denver
Frederika
Ron Henninger
Rowray
Heideman
Snyder
Henninger
Busse
Heinemann
Bell
Stromer
Joens
Bockhaus
Meeting Of Wapsipinicon Area Boy Scout Council
About 50 members of the executive board of the Wapsipinicon Area Council Boy Scouts of America attended a dinner meeting at Grace Lutheran church. President Craig Mosier of Waterloo led a program of committee reports. An application for a new area charter was prepared and approved with Elmer Wilharm of Tripoli and Fred Infelt of Waverly as hosts.
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Wapsipinicon
Boy Scouts of America
Grace Lutheran Church
Craig Mosier
Waterloo
Elmer Wilharm
Tripoli
Fred Infelt
Waverly
Church Ladies’ Aid
Tripoli Panthers swept by Denver in basketball doubleheader
Tripoli boys lost 36-31 to Denver as Eldon Heideman and Doug Bell led with nine points each. In the girls game Denver won 38-21 with S Matthias scoring 19 top, Hoppenworth 14 for Tripoli. Both teams head to next league action against Plainfield a week from Friday.
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Tripoli
Denver
Panthers
Plainfield
Eldon Heideman
Doug Bell
R. Matthias
Heideman
Snyder
Joens
Busse
Heinemann
Bell
Hoppenworth
Pantherette
S. Matthias
Nerge
Hagen
Bremer
Pipho
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Marlys Mueller, Sumner
Carol Westendorf
Lavonne Mueller
Pfc
FOX Hunt
Raymond Guhlow
Frederika Locker
Sportsmen’s Club
Herman Albrecht
Readlyn Church
Herbert C. Engelbrecht
Engelbrecht
Iowa District Brotherhoods
C. H. Becker
Wartburg College
National Lutheran Council
American Lutheran Church
Mid-West
U. S. Navy
New Denver
Jackie Nerge
Sonja Matthias
Ambrose
Drewis
Wagner
Buchholz
Area Boy Scout Council
Den
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