Tripoli East Road to Receive Two-Stage Rock Treatment
Bremer county engineer Earl Welshons outlined a two stage plan to rock and calcium chloride 1.871 miles of Tripoli East Road plus nearby stretches near Sumner and Waverly. First stage includes sub grading and 3 inches rock with calcium chloride this year. second stage planned for 1965 adds another 3 inches rock and a seal coat. If funds delay, reshaping with calcium chloride could occur. total near 7400 dollars for Tripoli half mile.
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Tripoli
Earl Welshons
Bremer
Welshon
7Th Ave. SE
Welshons
Buck Creek
Horton
Tripoli Red Sox Wins 1-0 at Denver on Sunday
Tripoli’s town baseball club earned its first Cedar Valley League win, edging Denver 1-0. Leadoff Strumple drew a walk and scored on a fielder’s choice, with Boeckmann’s hit scoring the decisive run. Denver nearly tied in the ninth but was tagged out at the plate.
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Tripoli Red Sox
Denver
Tripoli
Basebal Club
Strumple
Klenzmann
Boeckmann
Dole
Simpson
Horsheshoe Tournament at Tripoli VFW Post July 4
Tripoli VFW Post will conduct a horseshoe tournament on Saturday July 4 from 2 to 5 p m at the post home. Anyone interested in pitching should contact the VFW home prior to 10 p m July 3. Competition will be in doubles and singles.
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Horshoe Tourney Tripoli
F.W. Post
Post
V.F.W
Family Potluck at VFW Home on Fourth of July
A family potluck will be held on July 4 at the VFW home starting at 12 noon. All members are invited to attend.
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VFW
Tonne's 66 Service Station Gets New Office Quarters
Moeller Construction Co began a renovation at Tonne's 66 Service Station in Tripoli. Crews removed the east end housing the office rest rooms and storage, poured footings for a larger building, and plan to double office space with tiled rest rooms and a glass wall overlooking the drive. Erwin and Leo Tonne own the station.
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Tonne
Tripoli
Moeller Construction Co
Erwin and
Leo Tonne
Frederika PT Club Promotes July 4th Fund Raising
Frederika residents are urged to attend a July 4 fundraiser organized by the Frederika Parent Teacher Club to finish payments on a community-built tennis and basketball court. The event, at Frederika Elementary, features softball games, concessions, and a 9:00 p.m. fireworks display funded by the Frederika Fire Department with a rain date of July 5.
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Frederika PT Club
Frederika
Frederika Fire Department
WWI Bremer County meeting at Waverly Bank
The Bremer County Barracks and Auxiliary will meet on July 8 at 8 p m at the State Bank in Waverly to conduct a scheduled gathering.
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Waverly
Bremer County Barracks and Auxiliary
State Bank
Commercial Club to Hold White Elephant Auction
Tripoli Commercial Club plans a white elephant auction Friday July 10 at 8 p m in the former Panzer Produce building to raise funds for a proposed community tennis court. The committee aims for a $500 net, with all proceeds donated to the club’s project. Residents are urged to donate items, large items may have reserve values, and donations will be logged. Clarence O Meyer will auctioneer and donates his services.
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Commercial Club
Tripoli Commercial Club Committee
Panzer Produce
Tripoli Commercial Club
Clarence O. Meyer
Stores in Tripoli Open Friday Eve for Holiday
Tripoli stores will open Friday evening instead of Saturday due to the Fourth of July holiday. All day Saturday closures apply except service stations. No window service or rural delivery on July 4, but morning star route operates and mail will be placed in boxes. no outgoing mail.
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Tripoli
Ray H. Fink
Fink
Morning Star
Annual Picnic Friday at Wapsie Club
The Wapsie Sportsmen's Club will hold its annual stag picnic in Sportsmen's Park east of Tripoli on Friday July 3. A meal of baked ham potatoes beans and extras will be served starting at 7 2 in.
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Wapsie Sportsmen's Club
Sportsmen's Park
Tripoli
Bremer County 4-Hers Attend State Camp at Madrid
Fifty-one Bremer county 4-H youths spent June 24 to 27 at the Iowa State 4-H camp near Madrid. They engaged in astronomy meteorology entomology plant id and photography while enjoying trails swimming archery volleyball trampoline and campfire gatherings. Leaders included Mrs. Lyle Ormston Mrs. Clarence Bull and junior leaders Sara Thoms Karen Pothast Mary Lechtenberg Susan Werner Diane Milius Allan Alcock Dwane Carolus. Extension staff were Gene Vincent and Kermit Hildahl.
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Bremer County
Madrid
4-H
Des Moines
Lyle Ormston
Clarence Bull
Sara Thoms
Karen Pothast
Mary Lechtenberg
Susan Werner
Diane Milius
Allan Alcock
Duane Carolus
Gene Vincent
Kermit Hildahl
County Assessor Publishes 1965 Budget Estimate
Bremer county assessor publishes 1965 budget figures with a levy of 24350 to fund the assessor’s office. Hearing on the estimate set for July 20 at 7 30 p m in the court house at Waverly will hear taxpayers for or against the expenditures. The 1965 taxable valuation rises to 41621914 from 41141301 in 1964, an increase of 480613. An unencumbered balance of 2750 and other income of 250 leave the levy need at 24350.
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Bremer
County Conference Board
Court House
Waverly
Grace Lutheran Women Ice Cream Social Tuesday July 7
The Grace Lutheran Church Women will host an ice cream social in conjunction with a band concert in front of the high school building on Tuesday July 7. If it rains, the event moves to Town Hall. Serving starts at 5 30 with maid rite hamburgers ham sandwiches potato salad chips cabbage salad pie cake ice cream coffee and Kool Aid.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Third Band Concert At Tripoli High School
The third band concert of the season will be held Tuesday evening at 8 o clock at the main entrance of Tripoli High School. Grace Lutheran Church Women will serve ice cream social and supper starting at 5 30 p m. The remaining concert date is July 21.
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Tripoli High School
Grace Lutheran Church
Recreation Schedule Fourth Week July 6 Holiday
Recreation schedule outlines activities from July 6 to July 10 with no events on the holiday. July 7 includes morning craft stick project finishing and afternoon baseball and basketball relay. July 8 features mosaic tile coasters in the morning and baseball and free games in the afternoon. July 9 plans tile work in the morning and baseball and badminton in the afternoon. July 10 continues tile work in the morning and baseball and croquet in the afternoon.
Final Rites for Fred Biesterfelt Held Thursday
Services were held at Faith United Church of Christ for Fred Biesterfelt 79 who died last Monday at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo after heart attack. Rev E F Puhlmann led with burial in Fremont cemetery. Casket bearers were Lawrence Bisterfelt Raymond Kuethe Melvin Welter Arthur Huegli Elmer Huegli Willard Meier. Frederick Wilhelm Biesterfelt born October 1 1884 Denver married Martha Kreger April 5 1910. He farmed in Bremer and Butler counties then moved to Tripoli in 1942. Survived by three sons Edward Cedar Falls Fred Jr and Herbert Tripoli three grandchildren and one sister Mrs Johanna Dietrich Waverly. Preceded by wife one daughter Alice two brothers William and John and two sisters Sophia and Minnie. Rettig Funeral home handled arrangements.
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Faith United Church of Christ
Fred Biesterfelt
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
E. F. Puhlmann
Fremont Cemetery
Lawrence Bisterfelt
Raymond Kuethe
Melvin Welter
Arthur Huegli
Elmer Huegli
Willard Meier
Frederick Wilhelm Biesterfelt
Denver
Martha Kreger
Waverly
Edward
Cedar Falls
Fred, Jr
Herbert
Tripoli
Johanna Dietrich
Alice
William
John
Sophia
Minnie
Clarence Boltes Purchase Local Drive-in Business
Mr and Mrs Clarence Bolte from Al Waverly purchased the Agers Tastie Creme in Tripoli from Mr and Mrs Harold Ager in a Tuesday transfer. Boltes took possession Wednesday morning and will keep staff, rename to Boltes Tastie Creme, and continue farming alongside the business.
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Clarence Boltes
Clarence Bolte
al. Waverly
Ager
Trpoli
Harold Ager
Boltes
Agers
Denver
Tripoli
Lynn Wilson
Tastie Creme
Bolte
Tripoli Picnic Date Shifted for Poultry Days
The Tripoli Commercial Club rescheduled its annual Co. C picnic from the third Monday in July to one week earlier due to Tripoli’s Poultry and Egg days celebration. July 13 is the new date, per club secretary Ray Bunger.
150 Children Register For Swimming
One hundred fifty children have registered for the Tripoli Red Cross swimming program for the summer. Swimming lessons run July 27 to August 7 with five consecutive swimming days each week. Children are split into three groups by location and time: rural and Frederika 10 to 11, town 11 to 12, and town 1 to 2. Call Mrs. L. J. Magnall at 83 if not registered. a $2 transportation fee is due on the first day.
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Tripoli
Frederika
L. J. Magnall
Pals Ordained as Methodist Deacon at Cedar Rapids
Daryl W. Pals of Sumner was ordained a deacon in the North Iowa conference of the Methodist Church at Cedar Rapids. He and his family have returned to Madison New Jersey where he will enter Drew University theology school this fall and serves as assistant pastor at Mt View Church Wayne New Jersey.
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Daryl W. Pals
Sumner
Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
North Iowa
The
Daryl
Madison
N. J
Drew University Theology School
Mt. View
Wayne
Elder brothers visit grandmother in town from New Orleans
Steven and Jim Elder arrived Monday from New Orleans to spend time with their grandmother, Mrs. Renetta Krueger, during their visit.
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New Orleans
Steven
Jim Elder
Renetta Krueger
Public Hearing on Bremer County Zoning Plan July 14
Bremer County Board of Supervisors sets a public hearing at the county courthouse in Waverly on Tuesday July 14 to adopt a comprehensive plan along with subdivision and zoning ordinances. Hearings begin at 8:00 pm for the plan and 9:00 pm for the subdivision and zoning proposals with county zoning board members named. Copies of the proposals are on file at the county engineer’s office and at the Tripoli Leader for inspection.
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Court House
Bremer County
Tripoli
Funeral Services at Waterloo For Mrs Schellhorn
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran church in Waterloo for Mrs Sophie Schellhorn 80 of Cedar Falls who died Friday in Sartori Memorial hospital Cedar Falls Burial was in Grace Lutheran cemetery Tripoli She was born July 11 1883 in Tripoli daughter of John and Sophie Zander She married August Schellhorn April 23 1908 at Crane Creek They farmed near Potters Siding Tripoli and later moved to Tripoli Survived by daughter Mrs Alfred Buhrow Cedar Falls one granddaughter a brother William Zander and a sister Mrs Mary Hankner Tripoli Preceded by husband infant daughter two brothers and two sisters
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Trinity Lutheran
Alfred Buhrow
Cedar Falls
William Zander
Mary Hankner
Tripoli
Arthur Belknap Hospitalized After Auto Mishap
Arthur A Belknap remains a patient at Memorial hospital in Prairie Du Lac Wisconsin after an automobile crash June 22. He struck a bridge abutment in a severe rainstorm. Two passengers were treated and released. Belknap suffered a fractured right arm multiple broken ribs and cuts. He is a longtime resident of Tripoli and former Tripoli school superintendent.
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Arthur A. Belknap
Memorial Hospital
Prairie du Lac
Wis
Belknap
Tripoli
Waterloo SSA Office Closed Friday For Independence Day
The Waterloo Social Security Administration district office in the Black Hawk building will be closed Friday in observance of Independence Day. When a national holiday falls on a Saturday, it is observed on the preceding Friday. if on Sunday, observed on the following Monday.
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Waterloo
Twelve-year-old undergoes leg-bone transplant
Curtis Neuendorf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Neuendorf, had a leg-bone transplant Saturday at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. He will stay ten days in the hospital and remain immobile at home for several weeks while convalescing satisfactorily.
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Curtis
Darrell Neuendorf
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Tripoli P&E Days Sets Tentative Ninth Annual Program
Planning committee for Tripoli's ninth annual Poultry and Egg days has drafted a two day program for July 2021. The event will feature Royal United Shows with free acts Monday and Tuesday, an hour of music before the acts, and a high school band concert Tuesday evening. A kiddie parade with four divisions and a flower show with expanded divisions are planned. A $140 in trade certificates promotion and a 26 inch bicycle prize are included, with a teen hop tentatively planned for Tuesday night.
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Tripoli
Royal United
Tripoli High School
State Highway Commission
Main Street
Lorenz Bunger
Postmasters School Ray Fink Attended in Ames
Ray Fink attended a postmasters school in Ames on Monday.
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Ray Fink
Ames
Salvation Army Drive to Begin in Readlyn
Readlyn readies annual Salvation Army drive led by Arthur H. Miller with letters to supporters. The effort emphasizes daily assistance and community support with local committee members Burton C. Stumme Virgil Peters and Dr. C. E. Berryhill rounding out the team.
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Readlyn
Salvation Army
Arthur H. Miller
Burton C. Stumme
Virgil Peters
C. E. Berryhill
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Red Sox
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Adolph Steinbronn
AB Strumple
Ss Klenzmann
Takey Xeep
Haydon
Wweather Observer
L. J Magnall
Robert Kuhrt
Fred Smith
Melvin Krumm
Rettig Funeral Home
County Zoning Board
Schellhorn
Arthur Belknap
Mr. Belknap
Karl W. Hanke
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Artesian
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hanke
St. Paul's Church
P&e Days
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