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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1972
Page
4
Weekend and weekday visits light up area households as relatives and friends travel between Waterloo Waverly Tripoli Des Moines and other towns. Birthdays and anniversaries share the spotlight with family dinners and guests from Colorado Springs Parsons College and Rochester.
Sunday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Otto Jager of Readlyn and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. McKeown of Tripoli at Mrs. Martha O Connell's home in St Paul Minnesota. Other gatherings featured the Abbas and Kocher families in Tripoli and Fredericksburg, and multiple local families hosting relatives from Colorado Springs LaCrosse New Hampton Waterloo and Sumner.
Expressions of gratitude from several individuals for cards flowers visits and memorials following hospitalization and the death of a wife and mother. Recipients include medical staff Rev Dornbusch Pastor Kappelmann Rev Maes and neighbors and friends.
In loving memory of the Reverend William F Goetz who died January 26 1964 and our son William who died January 24 1966 Thy face Lord will I seek Psalm 27 7 Sadly missed by Mrs William F Goetz and Mary Goetz Jorgensen 11
The state bird of Oklahoma appeared in a rural Boyden garage in Iowa. After capture the Scissor tailed Flycatcher lived briefly, described as gray with black orange and yellow accents and a long tail. The bird measured 13 inches overall with a 9 inch tail. Birds can migrate far from their usual range.
Mr and Mrs Calvin Meihost of Waterloo hosted Sunday visitors for Mrs Meihosts birthday including Jeffrey Corrine and Clark. Other guests came from Waverly Osage and nearby towns for meals and afternoon calls. Additional visits were shared among Sassman Deterding Petersen Westendorf Platte Buenger Ganske Thurm households.
The FDA took effect on December 31 1971 requiring new eyeglasses and sunglasses to use heat tempered laminated or impact resistant lenses. Exemptions include contact lenses and physician ordered lenses. The goal is to reduce eye injuries though perfect shatterproof lenses are not promised.
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