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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1963
Page
8
The Tripoli Leader from Tripoli Iowa dated January 28 1963 presents the latest local items including community happenings, school notes, and brief updates across town. Senior events, weather glimpses, and civic notices are summarized in this compact paper flavor.
Town of Tripoli holds meeting with Mayor George Barnes presiding. Minutes read and approved. Council accepts bids to replace and install Mercury Vapor street lights and approves clerk and marshal appointments with salaries set. Oath of office given to new clerk.
The Town of Tripoli Iowa adopts salaries for city staff including water superintendent at 12.50 per day and street and sewer weed commissioner at 400 per month. Michael named mayor pro tem. New fire department officers are Clarence Boeckman chief Richard Buhr first assistant Robert Sievers second assistant. oath administered by Mayor Barnes. Depository bank named American Savings Bank Tripoli up to 75000. Health appointments made Dr C R Barry health physician and Ed Bang health officer. Engineering fee of 1500 paid to Bert B Hanson & Associates. Special meeting notes January 15 1963 with board decisions on 7th Street grade and right-of-way costs. Notice also of executrix appointment Hulda Gebert Bremer County Iowa and filing of claims.
Dana Lichty, a 17 year old Mason City honor student, will represent Iowa at the America's Junior Miss pageant in Mobile Alabama from March 9 to 16. Lichty is described as a pretty 5 foot 3 inch brunette with hazel eyes.
Fremont residents K H Hopper worth Vernon Wikner Gene Wood cock Esme Towne attended a Brotherhood banque at Grace Lutheran church Thursday night. Erhardt Lahmann and Ernest Quade visited Tuesday evening. R O Wikner stayed with her daughter Adella Peterson in Laverne Minnesota from Saturday to Tuesday. Dennis Miller spent Friday night with Junior Boeckmann. Leona Gaede of Sumner visited Lawrence Snelling Tuesday. Hopper worth and Snelling attended a Farm Bureau oyster supper Monday. Lawrence Snelling hosted Saturday supper for Don Koschmeder and Douglas Koschmeder in honor of Don’s birthday.
Community notices recount the silver anniversary of Mr and Mrs Randolph Drewis at Tripoli Town Hall and various Sunday and Friday visits including Mr and Mrs Herb Miller Mrs Diane Moeller and others. A political note reports Vera Shivvers winning a special Iowa state senate seat, the first woman to do so since 1947, following the death of her husband L C Shivvers.
Iowa total tax collections reach 297,342,325 in 1962, up from 282,891,898 in 1961. Income tax receipts total 47,517,400, sales tax near 70,568,914, and use tax 15,746,000, with increases across gasoline, inheritance, cigarette, beer, and other levies. Treasurer M. L. Abrahamson notes substantial gains in income, sales and use taxes.
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