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Newspaper

Tripoli Leader

Location

Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1952

Page

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Republicans in Washington Convene for Des Moines Delegates

The county Republican convention at Waverly selected Arden L. Young as chairman and Oliver Reeve as secretary. Delegates to the state convention in Des Moines were named, including J. F. Burp Ruth Frid ey Virginia Whitmire Kenneth Werner Sumner Ernest Bull L. J. Carver Amos Colburn Fred Grwe J. D. Hemingway plus others from Waverly Tripoli Readlyn and Denver. The convention adopted a resolution pledging support for Republicans, condemning Democratic corruption, and backing preparedness and anti communism.

Waverly Arden L. Young Oliver Reeve Des Moines Capitol J. F. Burp Ruth Fridey Virginia Whitmire Kenneth Werner Sumner Ernest Bull L. J. Carver Amos Colburn Fred Grwe J. D. Hemingway A. P. Jul W. S. Lynes Eleanorooney Lyle Ormston Oliver J. Reeve Burton E. Sweet Geneveve Shephard Ray Rathbone Fredericksburg Uister Paul Clements Janesville James W. Coddington W. H. Engelbrecht Carl Hagemann Richard Hemingway Oscar Luloff R. Eldon Laird Robert B. Love William B. Mooney Edwin Zelle J. P. Snelling Tripoli Fred Matthias Readlyn Loren Ams Howard Burman Clarence Bryan Clarence Christopher William H. Engelbrecht Glen Immer Seth Koch George Lane Paul Moeller Walter Voecks Fred Schnadhorst P. H. Matthias Denver Henry Buhr E. J. Ludwig J. P. Murphy P. M. Sorg Rodger Jennings Lucy Vosseller Plainfield America Iowa

Alaskan Missionary Speaks at St. Peter's Church

B H Hamilton missionary of Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of Yokletat Alaska visited Tripoli after car trouble on highway 63. He spoke at St. Peter's church, had dinner with Rev Theo Blaufuss, then continued to Minneapolis by bus. Alaska's hottest day reached 72 degrees.

B. H. Hamilton Evangelical Mission Covenant Church Yokletat Alaska Tripoli Hamilton Gary Ind Minneapolis Highway 63 St. Peter's Church Theo, Blaufuss

Ice Cream Social At St John's Parish On July 10

An ice cream social is planned on the church lawn at St John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Siegel. Sponsored by the Youth Fellowship, the event starts serving at 5:30 PM on Thursday July 10, with homemade ice cream wiener sandwiches pies cake and coffee. If it rains the gathering moves to the church basement.

St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Siegel Youth Fellowship

Cedar Valley league baseball Sunday results and Sunday games

Tripoli topped Readlyn 9-8 in a ninth inning rally led by Leo Sauerbrei with a clutch double. Sumner crushed Shell Rock 14-0 as Chuck Anderson spun a five hit shutout. Waverly beat Fredericksburg 4-2 lifting to 4-3. Fairbank defeated Denver 10-6 to seize first place. County Finance chairman G O VanDerveer to assist campaign fundraising.

Fairbank Waverly Tripoli Sumner Denver Shell Rock Fredericksburg Readlyn Leo Sauerbrei Chuck Anderson R. H.E C. Cain Jacobs Mullens Savage Anderson Siegfried Gee, Schmudlach Reasland, Olson and Jaschen Klietch Bob Walter Holm Gielau W. Matthias Wooldrick G. O. VanDerveer W. L

The Fourth of July Will Be a Quiet Day in the Old Town

Tripoli residents expect a subdued Fourth of July with many businesses closed or half day. Families plan picnics along Wapsie and Cedar rivers, trips to Minnesota or Wisconsin lakes, and visits to Cedar Falls for Kefauver campaign remarks. Some will golf, swim, or stay home to avoid congestion and insects, hoping for a safe, relaxed holiday.

Old Town Tripoli Iowa Wapsie Cedar Rivers Minnesota Wisconsin Cedar Falls Kefauver

Sauerbrei birthday gathering and wedding trip noted

Relatives and friends gathered at the George Sauerbrei home Sunday June 29 to celebrate Mrs. Sauerbrei's birthday with many attendees from Tri Poli Hawkeye Sumner Readlyn West Union Hampton and Readlyn. Mr and Mrs Herman Tegtmeier and Mr and Mrs August Jonne also attended a wedding in Clear Lake Saturday for Marion Haase and Ronald Holt.

George Sauerbrei Lois Ann Hawkeye Allan Bodeker Sumner Alvin Huegli Anna Huegli Sifka West Union David Harken Hampton Andrew Nicklaus Floyd Sauerbrei Leo Jean Sauerbrei Tripoli Herman Tegtmeier August Jonne Clear Lake Marion Haase Henry Haase Ronald Holt

Mrs Augusta Meier Fractures Hip in Bathtub Fall

Mrs Augusta Meier 83 suffered a fracture of her right hip from a fall in the bathtub at her home Saturday evening. She is a patient at Sumner Community Hospital and is getting along satisfactorily at this writing.

Augusta Meier Sumner Community Hospital

Convention Deadlock May Lift Nicholas To Lieutenant Governor

Nicholas may be persuaded to accept the lieutenant governorship for two years if the Republican state convention deadlocks on choosing a candidate. Four GOP contenders remain in the race after Doud led Elthon in the primary but fell short of the 35 percent needed. Former Lt. Gov. Evans says he is not interested. Gertrude Wilharm of Sumner was named chair of a state women’s finance committee by Thomas Murphy aiming for block-to-block canvassing. Rider re-elected president of Iowa state board of education for two years. Vincent Browner installed as head of the National Association of Retail Grocers at the Miami convention.

William H. Nicholas Mason City Nicholas Alden Doud Leo Elthan R. J. Oltman Ralph B. Slippy Waterloo Doud Elthon Kenneth A. Evans Emerson Evans Gertrude Wilharm Sumner Republican State Central Committee Thomas C. Murphy Red Oak GOP Murphy Iowa Rider Dwight G. Rider Dodge Iowa State Board of Education Des Moines Vincent L. Browner National Association of Retail Grocers Miami Fla Browner Iowa District of Price Stabilization OPS Polk County Congress Preside Europe America Florence Nightingale Jane Adams

Colleen Schmidt Weds Lloyd Claypool in Tripoli Church

Colleen J Schmidt daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry F Schmidt and Lloyd L Claypool son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Claypool Sheffield were married Sunday at 3 00 p m in the First Congregational church Tripoli in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev A C Woodcock The service featured traditional wedding music and a reception for 150 guests in the church parlors The couple will reside in Waterloo after a week long wedding trip to Wisconsin.

First Congregational Church Tripoli Colleen J. Schmidt Harry F. Schmidt Lloyd L. Claypool Clarence Claypool Sheffield A. C. Woodcock W. H. Warner Schubert Grunfeld Chopin Ss. A. Maurer Joe Adelmund Carl W. Ryan Harry Meyer Sumner Wayne Lynch Grundy Center Paul Hamilton Ray Waschkat Wesley Mahlstedt Marcella Cram Waterloo Leslie Hunemuller Marjorie Morris Oelwein Chicago Manchester Tripoli High School Rath Packing Co Chicago Great Western Signal Wisconsin

Heat and humidity push corn and oats in weekly report

High heat and humidity boosted corn growth during the past week with many fields ready for harvest. Oats are progressing well, though cooler weather would help. Readings averaged in the high eighties to nineties, with an inch of rain. The week peaked Saturday June 28 at 93 degrees, dropping to 60 by evening.

E. C. Biermann

Farewell Picnic For Dilleys Welcomes Wilsons At Fremont Creamery

Patrons and board members of the Fremont Creamery gathered Sunday at the Everett Engle farm for a picnic and ballgame. The Dilleys, now on a Randalia area farm, and the Wilsons at Fremont, were honored as parting and arrival courtesy.

Ray Dilley Gene Wilson Fremont Creamery Co Everett Engle Farm Dilley Randalia Wilson Fremont

Family gathering honors Pvt Meier from Ft Riley

Mr and Mrs Robert Kuhrt attended a family gathering at Waverly Park Sunday to honor Pvt Orville Meier of Fort Riley Kansas home on furlough He will report back to duty at Seattle Washington.

Robert Kuhrt Waverly Park Pvt Orville Meier Ft. Riley Kan Seattle Wash

Band Concert Program For July Eighth Evening

A band concert is listed for Tuesday July 8 featuring Our Director Cossack Dance National Emblem March My Hero Joyce s Tist Regiment Pavanne Under the Double Eagle The Prune Song Headliner March and National Anthem.

Tist Regiment

Cycles and Futures of Women’s Equal Roles

Babson Park Mass analysis argues women’s rise mirrors cycles in work and style. Past eras swung between freedom and subservience, wartime gains fade without education, while modern women balance business and homemaking. Future depends on continuous adaptation and education.

Babson Park Mass Greece

Democrats Favor Present Form of Reapportionment

Democrats of Bremer county met at the court house in Waverly and elected G. E. Farnum as chairman and Mary Cretzmeyer secretary. They opposed changing the current method of appointing Iowa senators and representatives. Delegates and alternates to the state and judicial conventions were named, with numerous residents listed for both districts and jurisdictions.

Bremer County Court House Waverly G. E. Farnum Mary Cretzmeyer Iowa Des Moines Louis Hochberger W. O. Creager Jim Heyer Sumner F. L. McAlpine Harold Brandenburg Gordon Shipman Margaret Cretzmeyer Wm. Chandler L. J. Condon Plainfield Paul Strottman Readlyn R. K. Loveland Janesville Marie Buss Richard Jaschen Denver H. E. Ehlert Albert Moehling Carl Traetow Coy Zehie Ralph Small Elna Hirsch A. J. Loveland Russell Miles John Sperry August Krueger Wm. F. Krueger Tripoli Burr Boyd Florence Creager Hilda Kimm Harry Hagemann H. L. Leslie R. A

Bake sale by St John's Guild in Siegel on July 3

The Women’s Guild of St John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Siegel will host a bake sale at Krueger Plumbing and Heating Shop on Thursday July 3 starting at 2:00 PM.

Women’s Guild of St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Siegel Krueger Plumbing and

American Legion Auxiliary Meeting Notice

The American Legion Auxiliary will meet in the town hall on Tuesday evening July 8 at 8 00. Installation of officers will occur and all officers are urged to attend.

American Legion Auxiliary

Also Mentioned on This Page

Washington Elmore J. Moone Y Alice Krueger J. Kendall Lynes Buron Sweet J. T. Bump B. B. Shores Tanesville H. G. Moeller Reade St. Peter’s Church R. Tripoli Wolf, Kuethe Koschmeder Fink Biesterfelt New Post L. Claypool Congregational Church Rosie Adelmund Sharon Blasberg Charles Walker Richard Schmidt Robert Schmidt Britt W. J. Madole Capitol News Roger Babson Roger W. Babson Bake Sale
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