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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1931
Page
8
Fremont A D Chapin visited Waverly on Friday afternoon. Numerous neighbors and relatives hosted and attended gatherings with spouses and children at homes in Buck Creek Sumner Tripoli Nashua Fredericksburg Readlyn and Plainfield. Roller skating is planned weekly at the Tripoli Opera House with good skates and floor.
Readlyn reports a boy born Sunday January 25 to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wente. Mrs. Rev. C. Meyer, recently ill, thanks friends for birthday cards. Local people attended gatherings, visited relatives, and hosted 500 card games at multiple homes. Several guests traveled from Waterloo, Oelwein, Denver, Sumner, Waverly, and Keystone for events and meals. Mrs. Buhr observed her 80th birthday with relatives. The Ladies’ Aid of St. Paul’s church plans a Thursday meeting.
Geo Heideman and Randy Matthiesen were Tripoli callers Saturday afternoon. Alberta Bergman Mildred Bergman and Reuben Plagens are ill with colds. Mr. and Mrs Henry Heideman and George Drewis visited Geo Heideman Saturday afternoon. Walter Schultz and son Vernise visited Herman Plagens Sunday evening. E A Carstensen visited Geo Heideman Sunday morning. Roller skating every Thursday night at the Tripoli Opera House.
A sequence of social calls and gatherings in Tripoli and surrounding towns includes visits by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Quade, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lahman, and other families to Homes of Westendorf, Hoppenworth, Bieman, Behrends, and Bahlman. The piece also notes a birthday celebration, business trips to Waverly, and a local sale listing Pabst Malt Syrup at 39c and Thursday roller skating at the Tripoli Opera House with a mention of a broad storewide discount for ten days including jewelry and guns.
Relatives and friends visited homes across Artesian on weekdays and weekends to celebrate birthdays. Mrs. Kohagen and Mrs. Moeller observed anniversaries in Denver and Artesian with numerous attendees. Several families including the Traetows Schaefers Meier Kruegers and Moellers hosted or visited birthday or family events throughout the area.
Mr and Mrs Henry Specht and family and other couples visited multiple neighbors Friday and Sunday in a series of call events at the Henry Lechase Bert Schnadt Henry Specht and Sumner homes. Lester Rieck helped Tuesday with work at the Ervin Volker home.
Mr and Mrs Robert Judisch are the parents of a baby girl born January 20 at the Buck Creek area. The note lists visitors and health updates including Mrs Herbert Wilharm’s operation at Waverly hospital and various callings by local residents such as Mr and Mrs Gottlieb Judisch and others from Sumner Waverly and surrounding homes.
Daughters Minnie and Lotta and son Ernest with Mr and Mrs Herman Rose and family visited at the John Sell home Sunday afternoon. George Kuepker and family called on the G F Kuepker home Sunday evening. August A Buhr and family with Mrs Louie Buhr Jr visited H Westendorf Sunday afternoon. Fred Elsamiller and family joined Ernest Nuss Sr for Sunday dinner. Fred Wilharm and Mary Wilharm of Sumner were guests at Chas Krueger home Sunday evening. John Lamprecht and daughter called on John Sell Sunday. Lorenz and Arnold Rieck visited Wm Rieck Sunday. Pabst Blue Label Malt Syrup 2 pound can 39e. The Farmers Store Tripoli Iowa.
A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Arnold Wente in Waterloo on Saturday at 2 00 p m Mrs Wente is formerly Miss Martha Groening of Denver. John Segebarth and wife moved into Hunemueller house and he operates a portable mill. Mrs G H Krueger to entertain Mission Society February 4. Mrs Del Gleason of Mason City visiting at son George’s bedside who is ill. Denver high school defeated Sumner 33 to 16 on Friday. postgame party noted. Frieda Blaufuss of Cedar Falls spent Sunday with H H Moehling and Otto Krueger families at the R W Meyer home in Sumner.
Warren Township assessor Rudolph Kohagen has been busy with duties in the municipal office, tracking property values and coordinating tax records while serving the local community.
In township notes, Mr and Mrs Henry Hennings hosted at Hagenow home while Helena Hennings visited Waterloo. Fred Bortz visited August Flege and Theo Krueger households. Tripoli high school plans a return game against Plainfield Friday January 30 hoping to boost the team with a win.
Mr and Mrs Christ Brockmag express heartfelt thanks to relatives neighbors and friends for their help and kindness on their 48th wedding anniversary a day they will cherish and remember.
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