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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1952
Page
7
Local residents share hospitality across multiple towns. Mr. and Mrs. E R Shriver host in Siegel. Ward, Gunsalus, Lindfield, and other families entertain or visit kin from Waterloo, Sumner, New Hampton, and Readlyn. Births, engagements, and a surgical hand amputation are noted alongside church group and social club activities.
Sunday school and worship times listed for multiple churches with details on sermons, installations, choirs, fellowships, and upcoming events. Highlights include Grace Lutheran installing new council members, youth and women’s activities, and a published life of John Eliot for Junior Mission Band.
Denver couple Mr. and Mrs. William Poock celebrated their 45th anniversary with a 6 p.m. dinner at the Legion hall attended by 65 relatives. Reverend W Burrack spoke, Marilyn Bur rack sang two selections, and 150 people later attended an open house. Relatives served and hosted the event, with decorations in yellow and white and a three tier cake.
St John's Evangelical and Reformed notes 9 30 a m church school hour 10 30 a m Divine worship service 9 00 a m Saturday instruction classes St Pauls Ev Lutheran Waverly Artesian Pastor Fred Boelter English service 9 00 a m Sunday school and Bible classes 10 00 a m German service 10 30 a m Sunday school teachers meeting Monday evening Jan 28
A group of ladies surprised Mrs. Conrad Otterstetter Friday at her home to celebrate her upcoming birthday on Saturday January 19. Cards and mementos were exchanged and visiting provided the afternoon’s entertainment, with a two course buffet luncheon served by the hostess.
Louise E. Fink born February 28 1869 in Leroy township Bremer county daughter of Henry C Reding and Wilhelmina Hagen confirmed 1884 at St John Spring Fountain married Henry C Fink March 25 1892 resided in Old Tripoli then Tripoli member of St Peter s Evangelical and Reformed Church sole surviving charter member of its Women s Guild died January 15 after cerebral hemorrhage aged 82 years 10 months 18 days survived by sons Louis H Fred C Tripoli and Edwin H Alameda Cal brother Herman A Reding Tripoli three grandchildren preceded by husband six brothers and one sister funeral January 18 at St Peter s with Rev Theo Blaufuss burial in church cemetery bearers Robert Fink Edwald J Fink Charles Burkhart Aug Wolfgram Walter Keding Ernest Haase.
Mr and Mrs Eldo Kehe and children joined relatives Sunday at Lavern Kehe home Denver to mark Lavern and Lavern Kehe's twentieth wedding anniversary. A basket meal followed by six o'clock and social conversation capped the evening.
Mr and Mrs Henry Buhrow hosted a seven o’clock dinner Tuesday evening for the birthday of their granddaughter Shirley Buchholz. Guests included Mr and Mrs George Buhrow and family Mr and Mrs Stanley Buhrow and family and Mr and Mrs Leo Buchholz and family.
Rev E F Byers former Cresco Congregational pastor resigns and accepts call to First Congregational in Aberdeen Washington. Aberdeen, population about 35 000, lies 45 miles west of Olympia at Gray's Harbor east end. Byers family details and Cresco church gains noted. departure planned April 1 with Cresco church having 150 new members and around 40000 in improvements during tenure.
On a trip through Dallas and Houston Texas New Orleans and Florida H C Rogge travels with his brother in law Ray Downing of Waverly. They expect to be gone two or three weeks and return by a more eastern route.
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