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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1956
Page
4
Hind quarters priced at 40 cents per pound and quarters at 30 cents per pound. Locator note lists Elmer Towne three and a half miles south of Tripoli.
Mrs. Lorenz Strottmann and Mrs Clarence Strottmann head altar hangings and goodwill committees. service box to Carol Schweer. Annual meeting elected Lorenz Strottmann as chair and named deacon George Drewis, trustee George Drewis, and other officers. Brotherhood officers listed. Various neighbors hosted gatherings and birthday observances noted.
The Tripoli Leader from Tripoli Iowa notes January 25 1956 coverage including local happenings, with brief reports on residents and town affairs.
The Goodenbour family thanks friends and relatives for kindness, sympathy, memorials, and flowers during the illness and death of their wife and mother. Lee Goodenbour and Family.
Community notices express gratitude from Virginia Mueller Fred C Holm and Mrs Clarence Boeckman and Ricky Lee for cards letters gifts and visits during illness and hospital stays. The messages credit prayers and support from friends relatives neighbors and schoolmates.
A Bremer County Farm Bureau Women sponsored mental health training was staged at the Town hall with leaders from state health and education agencies. Workshops in the county are planned in coming weeks addressing community health centers child welfare and school emotional climate themes.
A Sunday dinner at the Stanley Bockhaus home celebrated the birthdays of their son Allen and Mrs. Biermann’s father F. A. Biermann. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Biermann, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Schwarze and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Drape and family. Read the want ads.
Members of the 1956 Grace Lutheran Brotherhood executive committee will be installed Sunday morning during the 10 30 worship service. Officers include Robert Kuhrt president Marwin Blasberg vice president Leo Sauerbrei secretary and Clarence Nerge treasurer.
The ALC Pastors Circle of this area met at the St. John Parish hall Sumner Monday noon with Rev and Mrs John Mohr and Theology student Phillip Kurtz as hosts. Present were numerous pastors and their spouses including Rev William Barrack Rev Richard Burrack Rev Erich Dornbusch Rev Elmer Jacobs Dr Em Fuchs Rev Hugo Beyer Rev William F Goetz Rev Chr Schreitmueller Rev Gerhard Brase and guests Mrs George Zeiling er St Louis Mo and Rev F H Kehren Monticello.
A group of ladies visited Mrs C Otterstetter to help observe her birthday on Thursday January 19. A buffet lunch was served by the hostess.
Mr and Mrs Henry Klemp hosted a family gathering Sunday to honor his eighty first birthday. Attendees included the couple’s children grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Saturday evening guests honored Dwane Schumacher on his 12th birthday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Schumacher. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Weidler and family attended the gathering.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Biermann entertained at dinner on Sunday in honor of Mr. Biermann birthdays. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harms of Oelwein Mrs. Caroline Griese and daughter Elda of Denver Mr. and Mrs. John Henning and Henry Korte.
The Chicks defeated Chuck's Agricultural Service 4 0 at Sumner last Thursday night. Margaret Fink led with 188 single game and 519 series while Nerge, Ryan, Tonne, Selek posted scores in the 100s to 156 range. Team totals reached 714 706 and 651 in the three games.
Wednesday evening visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Schumacher and family for Mr. Schumacher's birthday included Mr. and Mrs. Orville Schumacher and family Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schumacher Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Buss and Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Haskovee and families. Card games provided entertainment and lunch was served at the close.
At the Maurer home Tuesday evening a dinner was held to celebrate Stephen Maurer's birthday with guests Mrs. Kenneth Pierce of Waterloo Carol Meyer Mrs. Irene Kingsbury and Mrs. Harlan Estrem in attendance.
The Tripoli Band Mothers group will gather Wednesday evening February 1 at 8 p.m. in the home economics room of Tripoli High School. Hostesses are Mrs. Mandel Kramer Mrs. Oscar Kreis and Mrs. R F Klemp.
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