Red Sox seek to halt four game skid at Janesville tilt
Tripoli's Red Sox ride a four game losing streak as they host Janesville at 2:15 p m Sunday after a 6 4 loss to Waverly and a 5 3 win at Sumner on June 3 Denver and Sumner lead league play at 6 1 Denver powered by a 22 hit attack including John Kurtt while Janesville beat Readlyn 17 1 and Readlyn challenged Sumner for 10 hits.
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Tripoli
Red Sox
Janesville
Sumner
Waverly
Leagu
Readyn
Denver
Soond
Morgan
Ioglekamp
Wilharm
Ypee
Ray Fink
Wagle
Bock
Iit
Moeller
Sassman
Poock
Holm
Sauerbrei
Accross
Larry Poock
Bob Sassman
Brandt
Helm
Olejniczak
Schmidt
Readlyn
John Kurtt
Kurtt
B. Matthias
Minders
Jennings
Rockwood
Anderson
Cross
Sumter
Jack Bruver
Meyerhoff
Four Fined In June Traffic Violations In Tripoli
In June four individuals were fined in Mayor Rudolph Pie Sors court for traffic violations. William Zekhoff of Tripoli faced a $5 fine and costs for losing vehicle control. Stanley Allen Dancer of Tripoli was fined $25 for reckless driving and $5 for destroying private property, plus costs. Charles Kuepker of Sumner paid a $1 fine for improper parking. John Robert Axon of Tripoli incurred $25 for deliberately pulling up a highway sign and misplacing it, plus costs.
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Rudolph Pie- Sors
William Zekhoff
Tripoli
Last Rites Tuesday For Ed Niemeyer 71
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Edward Niemeyer 71 who died Friday night at Sumner hospital after a short illness Burial took place at Grace Lutheran church cemetery with listed casket bearers The Rev Wm F Goetz led the service Niemeyer born January 2 1885 in DuPage County Illinois was a former contractor and later a Tripoli Public Schools custodian He is survived by his wife three daughters three sons nine grandchildren and three sisters
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Rettig Funeral Home
Grace Lutheran Church
Edward Niemeyer
Sumner Hospital
Church Cemetery
Peter Mahlstedt
John Sassmann
Edwin Tegtmeier
Fred C. Holm
Harry Buhr
Will Towne
Wm. F. Goetz
DuPage County
Ilinois
Friedrich
Sophia
Duensing) Niemeyer
Zion Lutheran Church
Addison
John Grafe
Trinity Lutheran Church
Deer Creek Township
Oklahoma
P. Schaller
Niemeyer
Clara Judas
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Readlyn
L. Lobeck
Tripoli
Howard
Helen) Norris
Waterloo
Walter
Leila) Garland
Iowa Falls
Ivadelle Niemeyer
Nelson Niemeyer
U. S. Army
Canary
Alaska
Gordon
Hollis Niemeyer
Henry
Amanda) Schroeder
Bertha Kuhrt
Frank
Sarah) Goodenbour
Will
Fort Dodge
Fred
Otto
Mary) Medske
Oelwein
Conrad
Sophia) Goodenbour
Free Pictures of Tripoli Children At Town Hall
Residents of Tripoli and vicinity may have free photographs of their children taken at the Town Hall from 10 a m to 5 p m. Pictures will be used in a future Leader series Citizens of Tomorrow printed by The Leader. Waltz Studios Des Moines handles photography. Call 14 W for sittings.
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Tripoli
Fridev
Citizens of Tomorrow
Leader
Waltz Studios
Des Moines
Brase Home Welcomes Propp Guests from Waverly
Sunday afternoon and evening visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brase included Mr. and Mrs. Will Propp of Waverly.
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Fred Brase
Will Propp
Waverly
ASC Elections to be completed by July 13
Ballots mailed to 2,900 Bremer county farm owners by July 3 with return envelopes and secrecy instructions. If eligible voters do not receive ballots, notify the county ASC office. Ballots list township candidates for three community committee seats and two alternates. Ballot counting is July 17 with results to follow. convention in Waverly July 28.
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ASC
Fri
Bremer County
Albert Brandt
Waverly
Dreier Reunion Held At Tripoli Park on Sunday Afternoon
Annual Dreier reunion gathered about 50 members from Waverly Janesville Waterloo Hawkeye Sumner and Tripoli at Tripoli Park. Herman Frahm presided as president with Otto Rieck Otto Wendt and Mrs George Pleggenkuhl elected as officers. Oldest member Henry Pleggenkuhl youngest Janice Elaine Frahm. Registration noted two weddings seven births and no deaths. The 1957 reunion is planned for Denver Park the first Sunday in July.
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Dreier
Tripoli Park
Waverly
Janesville
Waterloo
Hawkeye
Sumner
Tripoli
Herman Frahm
Otto Rieck
Otto Wendt
George Pleggenkuhl
George Pleggenkuhle
Walter Dreier
Father Is Ill Forces Rev Goetz to Bismarck
The Rev. William F. Goetz flew to Bismarck North Dakota to be with his father Gottfried Goetz who is critically ill at Bismarck hospital. The move was prompted by the father’s serious medical condition reported Wednesday morning.
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William F. Goetz
Gottfried Goetz
Bismarck Hospital
Bismarck, N. D
Picnic Attendees at Interstate Power Event in Oelwein
Mr and Mrs Alfred Bock Lois Lohmann Mr and Mrs Walter Steward and Mark attended the annual Interstate Power Co picnic held in Oelwein on Wednesday.
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Alfred Bock
Lois Lohmann
Walter Steward
Mark
Interstate Power Co
Oelwein
Tripoli Troop 32 Scouts Head To Camp Ingawanis
Eight Boy Scouts from Troop 32 Tripoli will attend Camp Inga wanis near Waverly from July 8 to 14. Scouts named are Duane Beevers Doug las Bell Terry Ambrose Frederick Lahmann Ronald Hills Richard Meyer Claire Duecker and Larry Bunger. Parents invited to guest night at the main lodge starting 7 p m on Wednesday July 11. Cub Scouts and others may visit to see the activities.
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Boy Scouts
Tripoli
Ingawanis
Waverly
Duane Beevers
Douglas Bell
Terry Ambrose
Frederick Lahmann
Ronald Hills
Richard Meyer
Claire Duecker
Larry Bunger
Services Monday for Mrs. Walther at Mt Vernon Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Walther, 76, were held Monday at Matthias Funeral Home and St. Pauls Evangelical church Mt Vernon township with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev John Steves officiated. Casket bearers included Alvin Walther Raymond Walther Donald Walther Louis Beener Floyd Bloeser and Waldo Meier. She died June 28 from age related complications. She was born Feb 13 1880 in Klinger the daughter of Carl Stoeffregen. She is survived by son Harold at home a brother Lewis Stoeffregen La Porte City and three sisters Mary Stoeffregen Bertha Heitmann and Mrs Martin Beener Waterloo. She was preceded in death by a brother Charles two sisters Emma and Lena and her husband.
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Denver
Henry Walthers
Matthias Funeral Home
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Mt. Vernon Township
John Steves
Alvin Walther
Raymond Walther
Donald Walther
Louis Beener
Floyd Bloeser
Waldo Meier
Walthers
Anna Stoeffregen
Klinger
Carl Stoeffregen
Harold
Lewis Stoeffregen
la Porte City
Mary Stoeffregen
Bertha Heitmann
Martin Beener
Waterloo
Charles
Emma
Lena
Belmond Lutheran rites for Mrs. Theodore Kemp
Funeral services were held in Belmond for Mrs. Theodore Kemp 64 mother of Mrs. Paul Voetmann of Tripoli. Mrs. Kemp died early Saturday at Belmond Community hospital after a long illness. Services were at the American Lutheran church. Survived by husband and two daughters Mrs. Voetmann and Mrs. Merlyn Norris of Eagle Grove.
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Belmond
Theodore Kemp
Paul Voetmann
Tripoli
Kemp
Belmond Community Hospital
American Lutheran Church
Voetmann
Merlyn Norris
Eagle Grove
Tractor Roadeo Featured At Poultry Egg Carnival
Preliminary plans for a Tractor Roadeo sponsored by the Tripoli F F A chapter for the Poultry and Egg Carnival on Friday August 17 were announced by sponsor Henry Hinton. Five events are planned including tractor wagon hookup belt lineup serpentine backing loaded wagon and gate clearance. Prizes awarded for each event and a grand champion will be crowned with separate competition classes for boys and adults. Location of the event has not been decided.
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Tripoli
Rewoldts Return To Frederika From Long European Trip
Mr and Mrs Fred Rewoldt and Robert return to Frederika after a three and a half month journey through Europe They sailed from New York City via the Mediterranean to Naples Rome and traveled by car through Italy Switzerland Austria and Germany They visited Mr Rewoldts uncle Henry Nolte and Frederika men Arlan and Joel Carroll in Germany before continuing through Holland Belgium England and finally back to Grant Park Illinois then Frederika to conclude the trip.
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Frederika
Fred Rewoldt
Robert
Europe
New York City
Mediterranean Sea
Naples
Italy
Rome
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Mr. Rewoldt
Henry Nolte
Arlan
Joel Carroll
Holland
Belgium
Rewoldts
England
United States
Grant Park
Ill
Arnold Bohl
Ice Cream Social Planned by Grace Lutheran Church
The Women's Missionary Society of Grace Lutheran will sponsor an ice cream social on Tuesday evening July 10 at Town park. If rain occurs the event moves to Grace Parish hall. Maidrites cake ice cream and coffee on the menu.
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Women’s Missionary Society of Grace Lutheran Church
Grace Parish Hall
Mrs Randolph Schwarze Improves at Scholtz Memorial
Mrs Randolph Schwarze remains a patient at Scholtz Memorial Hospital in Waterloo with improving condition as of the latest bulletin.
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Randolph Schwarze
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Co-Pilot Killed In Worst Crash Known In Tripoli
James Henry Ritner co-pilot of a Trans World Airlines jet in the Grand Canyon collision. A 1943 West High School graduate from Waterloo he was married to Audrey Ranard and lived in Kansas City. The crash killed 128 aboard two planes. Ritner was a World War II bomber pilot.
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Tripoli
Grand Canyon
Arizona
James Henry Ritner
Ritner
West High School
Waterloo
Audrey Ranard
Ernest Ranard
Los Angeles
Ernest
Norbert Ranard
Tripoli Locker
Ritners
United Airlines
Meeting on Soil Bank and Gas Tax Refund Tuesday
A Bremer County Farm Bureau sponsored meeting will discuss the soil bank law and federal gas tax refunds for farmers. Kenneth White and Doyle Gordon will present information at Tri poli Town Hall next Tuesday night at 8 15 p m. The event is open to the public.
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Tripoli Town Hall
Bremer County Farm Bureau
Kenneth White
ASC
Soil Bank
Doyle Gordon
Heise-Tegtmeier Families Meet for Annual Reunion
The 27th Heise-Tegtmeier kin reunion gathered 79 members at Wildwood park Charles City on Sunday July 1. August Bunger 78 of Tripoli and Linda Sue six months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ronald Holt Mason City were among the youngest. Out of state attendees included Mrs Ella Ebert her son Paul and Mr and Mrs Nordean Peter from Austin Minnesota. Attendees came from Charles City Clarksville Clear Lake Mason City Nashua Rockwell Shell Rock Tripoli Waterloo and Waverly. The 1957 arrangement committee is August Bunger Tripoli and Carl Heise Waverly. The next reunion will be at Tripoli ball park on Sunday June 23 1957.
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Wildwood Park
Charles City
August Bunger
Tripoli
Ronald Holt
Linda Sue
Mason City
Ella Ebert
Paul
Nordean Peterson
Austin
Clarksville
Clear Lake
Nashua
Rockwell
Shell Rock
Waterloo
Waverly
Carl Heise
Tripoli Ball Park
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Notice in Tripoli Town Hall
The American Legion auxiliary will meet Tuesday July 10 at 8 p m at the Tripoli Town hall. Hostesses will be Elsie Volker Anna Slack and Lavera Fink.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Tripoli Town Hall
Elsie Volker
Anna Slack
Lavera Fink
Funeral services for John J. Neuendorf lifetime resident
Funeral rites for John J. Neuendorf 65 who died after months of illness were held Tuesday at Rettig Funeral Home and St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church. The son of Louis and Mary Neuendorf was born December 12, 1890, near Tripoli. Survivors include his wife Ida, two daughters Erna Meihost and Erdena Pavelec, six sons Ernest Ervin Alvin Earl Evert Elston, 24 grandchildren, two great grandchildren, a sister and a brother. A son Elmer preceded him in death in 1937.
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John J. Neuendorf
Rettig Funeral Home
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
E. F. Puhlmann
Church
Milton Neuendorf
Earl Neuendorf Jr
Rudy Pavelec Jr
Paul Meihost
Vern Meihost
Raymond Meihost
Mr. Neuendorf
Louis
Mary Lucbs Neuendorf
Fremont Township
Tripoli
Lavern Schmidt
St. Peter’s Church
A. Schlueter
Ida Hagen
J. Winkler
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Leroy Township
Neuendorf
Tripoli Canning Co
Rochester
Minn
Erna Meihost
Waterloo
Erdena Pavelec
Vicinity Sees Relief From Sticky Weather
Tripoli and vicinity experienced relief as cool breezes dampened the heat after two muggy weeks. A tornado edge from northwest Iowa brought a brief shower of .15 inch rain and cleared skies. Temperatures later ranged from the high 70s to low 80s with nights in the 50s, a week peaking at 91 and dipping to 50.
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Tripoli
Iowa
C. W. Ryan
Local Weather Observer
The Tripoli Leader Office Closed Saturday
The Tripoli Leader announces a no work day Saturday in observance of a late Fourth of July holiday. Employees receive the day off after publishing this issue. the office normally closes Saturday afternoons.
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Tripoli
Leader
Charles Gebhard to Edit Leader Next Week
Charles Gebhard veteran Waverly editor will run the Leader for the coming week substituting publisher W A Buckley who spends the week in northern Wisconsin with his family Gebhard is long time editor of Waverly papers and has filled in as Leader editor during vacations and illness He will oversee both editorial and advertising for the next issue.
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Charles Gebhard
Waverly
The
Leader
W. A. Buckley
Wisconsin
Charlie
Walter Lohmann Leads New Tripoli School Board
Walter Lohmann of Fremont township was elected first president of the Tripoli Community School district board to begin July 1. John M. Snyder was named vice president with Lawrence Snelling Victor Nacke and Wesley H. Bockhaus as members. Robert H. Kuhrt elected secretary for a one year term and Robert Ambrose named treasurer. The board schedules a July 11 meeting with district representatives to divide assets and liabilities.
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Walter Lohmann
Fremont Township
Tripoli Community
John M. Snyder
Tripoli
Lawrence Snelling
Victor Nacke
Leroy Township
Wesley H. Bockhaus
Robert H. Kuhrt
Tripoli Independent
Robert Ambrose
Readlyn Votes on New Bus Garage Aug 2
Readlyn voters will decide Thursday August 2 on issuing 8500 in bonds to build a bus garage for Readlyn Public School. With 6500 in the building fund the project would acquire a site and erect the garage at Readlyn Town Hall from noon to seven p.m. The structure will temporarily provide classroom space and later garage space for school buses.
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Readlyn
Readlyn Public School
Readlyn Town Hall
Summer recreation program for Tripoli week four announced
Mrs. Les Kelsey announced the fourth week schedule starting Monday July 9. Activities include crafts and storytelling for younger children, swimming for older kids, baseball at the ball park, croquet, Chinese checkers, gimp work, horseshoes, a pet show with pictures, games, contests and stunts at Town park and ball park events throughout the week.
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Tripoli
Les Kelsey
Ball Park
Town Park
Rev Goetz to Speak At Festival Service In Waverly
Tripoli community invites readers to the annual Lutheran festival at Lutheran Children's Home in Waverly on Sunday. The German Festival Service begins at 10 with Rev William F Goetz of Grace Lutheran as guest speaker. Radio broadcasts follow at 10 45 on WMT Cedar Rapids and WNAX Yankton S C. Rev Erich A Biedermann of St James Lutheran Mason City delivers the festival address.
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Tripoli
Waverly
William F. Goetz
Grace Lutheran Church
WMT
Cedar Rapids
WNAX
Yankton
S. C
Erich A. Biedermann
St. James Lutheran Church
Mason City
July Meeting Postponed for Tripoli FFA Chapter
The July meeting of the Tripoli Chapter FFA is postponed to 8 p.m. Friday July 13. Members should note the new time and date for the gathering.
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Tripoli
FFA
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