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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1956
Page
5
Many households list Sunday dinners and weekend visitors. Names include Mrs. Amanda Franklin, Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Woodcock, Carolyn Rogge, Avona Arends, Kenneth Pierce, Gary Voetmann, Barbara Dreyer, and Hertha Nolte funeral attendees. Frequent hosts and guests span Waterloo, Readlyn, Waverly, Des Moines, and Cedar Rapids communities.
Northeast Iowa sub-district Vocational Agriculture instructors met at Tri Poli High School for a potluck. They planned the spring FFA contest at New Hampton on March 13 and the district contest at Sumner on March 24, with the state convention slated for Waterloo April 19 to 21. Attendees included Supt E R Shriver and others, plus a surprise visit by Mark Hendren from Des Moines.
Guests gathered at the Weltzin home for a birthday event including Mrs. Henry Nolt ing and Mr. and Mrs. John Seehase with several other couples from Waterloo Grundy Center Denver and Frederika. Saturday evening attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Louie Meihost and Ernest Hankner from Waterloo.
Tuesday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Wikner and family in honor of their daughter Jane's first birthday included Lavern Brase and family from Westgate Elmer Clausing and family from Waverly R O Wikner with Mark and Mary and Fred Brase
Tripoli's Pack 32 Cub Scouts joined 325 organizations and individuals from 150 communities in sending gifts to State University of Iowa hospitals during Christmas. The Cubs made scrapbooks for Children's hospital and distributed them on Christmas Eve. The pack received a letter of thanks from the hospital.
The V F W Auxiliary will meet Feb 21 at the regular time instead of Feb 14, and the talent show will move to March due to school conflicts. Readers note multiple social visits and a birth announced as Arlen Lahmann and wife welcome Rodney Dean born Jan 19 at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo weighing 9 pounds 13 ounces.
About 70 members from area Lutheran churches gathered at Zion Lutheran Readlyn for the 1956 Brotherhood rally. Dr Edwin Sandberg Wartburg College spoke on the eternal struggle between right and wrong democracy and communism urging physical skill development mental discipline and spiritual reevaluation. Ernest Nuss Frederika was elected president for two years Fred Hartmann Readlyn elected treasurer Les Borcherding Sumner continues as vice president Herbert Meyer Westgate as secretary and Dr Em Fuchs Crane Creek as pastoral adviser.
Virgil and Mrs. Schwake were celebrated at a surprise party at their home for their fifth anniversary on Jan 21. Nine neighboring families attended with card games and lunch. Sunday visitors included many Schwake relatives and friends from Readlyn Sumner and Ganske households.
Old Man Winter lashed Tripoli with another inch of snow and temperatures dipping below zero on four nights. The week opened with snow on Wednesday and ended with frigid mornings from Friday to Monday, with a brief thaw Tuesday reaching 27 degrees. A calm wind helped keep roads passable while residents await a February break toward spring.
Wednesday evening visitors of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kuhrt and James were Mr and Mrs Rein hold Pavelec and Larry Readlyr.
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