Looking at Life as It Used to Be
A roundup of local happenings includes a new pastor joining the Congregational church Rev. and Mrs. R A Doss, a post office converting machine, upcoming Bremer county road bond vote, weddings and anniversaries, a bakery opening, dog bite incident, a large fire at Farmers Produce Co, and bridge work on the Wapsie river. Also notes on past markets and a political election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
R. A. Doss
Hale
Paul Kehle
Monroe
Wis
Wapsie River
Tripoli
Farmers Produce Co
Geo. LaBounty
Blairstown
Martin Matticoff
Ella Kaiser
Waverly
Tripoli area notes and anniversaries from 1962 item mix
The column lists local events from weeks around June including marriages such as Eileen Barrack and Roger Klingman and Chrystal Meyer with Everett Meier, weather and storm impacts, land additions to Tripoli Community School District, livestock losses by lightning, remodeling at Rettig Furniture, a dedication for Faith United Church of Christ, and various reunions and anniversaries spanning June 1962. The mix also notes teachers, civic actions, and a barn fire near Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen Barrack
Roger Klingman
Arlington
Tripoli
Chrystal Meyer
Everett Meier
Spring Fountain
Rettig Furniture
G. R. Rettig
Sharon Helm
Hubert Helm
Boulder
Colo
Warren Township
Tripoli Community
Bremer County
Esther Haverkamp
Mervyn
Local Socials and Visitations Across Area Towns
Pinhook residents visit Ada McConkey and Ed Kinz hosted Rosary Society events. Guests arrive from Waverly, Waterloo, Tripoli, Elma, Fredericksburg, and Fairbank. Attendees include the Kuethe, Kuethe Ray families, Leach family members with Decker and Rieck relatives, and others at diverse local homes and reunions. Mr Leach heads to Germany July 9. St Bridgets Altar and Rosary meet Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Sweeney
Alta Vista
Ada McConkey
Altar and Rosary Society
St. Bridgets Church
Ed Kinz
Carl Kuethe
Waverly
Ray Kuethe
Bruce Pals
Tripoli
Earl O’connell
Robert Stapleton
Pete Kelly
Elma
Emil Matthias
James Leach
Derwood Leach
Leach
Germany
Gary Phillips
Earl O'Connell
Margaret Benner
Freder
Tarantulas Show A Gentle Touch In Their Habitat
A compact note highlights tarantulas and their tactile senses within their natural settings. It describes how these spiders use sensory hairs to explore surroundings and respond to stimuli with precise movements.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amanda Wackerhahn
Henry Penning
Fred McBride
Viola Biermann
Otto Buls, Jr
Siegel
A. H. Panzer
Karen
Lawrence Buhr
Ervin Degelau
Viola Knudsen
Earl Berge
Frederika
Irene Heller
Berge
Geo. L. Lindsley
The
Green Colonial
Tripoli Plumbing
Tripoli, Iowa
Chapter
American Red Cross
Walt Sommer
Ragtime
Allison
Meier
Grace Lutheran Church
Marguerite Bloem
Donald Zimmerman
Bonnie Poock
Jerry Wittenburg
Marrage
Alvin Bergmann
Tripoli North Park
W. C. Fergemann
Faith United Church of Christ
Janice Brase
Donald Baum
Garner
Texas
Donna Brandt
David Kuethe
Denver
Stanley Bahlmann
Leonard Miller
Bremer
Butler
Franklin
Diane Moeller
Lois Peters
Cedar Falls
Southpark
Wm. Nicoll
Vernelle Haugen
Ridgeway
Wm. D. Heffernan
Judith Ann Bortner
Paul McNamee
U. S. Army
H. F. Petersen
Pinhook
Icksburg
Albert Rieck
Mike Decker
Steven Rieck
Dreier
Hawkeye
Will Prien
Marlys
Willard
Otto Rieck
Howard van Brocklin, Sr
Ernest Grahlman
Dale Grahlman
Ray Wilson
Lawler
Gladys Huck
Pape
Geo. Banwell
Sonia
John Donnelly
Fairbank
Chester Pals
Ted Ay
Charles City
Honor Iers
Clark Jones
Thing
Clark Jon
Chester Pate
Jones
Art Rj
Fyderman
Fontain
Dale Strice
Straw
Amy
Merril Volker Hampton
Bieck
James Ww
Richard Reynolds
Becky Strottman
Iowa City
C. E. Moodie
Chiropracio
Seventh Ave. SE
WAVER
Eion
Melon
Ambrose Auto Co
N. R. Ambrose Oil Co
American Savings Bank
A. A. Belknap
Buhr
Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Co
Colburn
E.&l. Sandries
Bergmann Hatchery
Biesterfelt Bros
the Farmers Store
Block’s Auto Service
Fred’s
Bockhaus & Sommer Barber Shop
Hasbrouck-Voetmann Lumber Co
Bolte
Hurmence
R. J. Bunger Barber Shop
D. F. Holm Insurance
International Minerals & Chemical Corp
Interstate Power Co
Kramer-Crittenden Produce & Hatchery
Michael’s
L. L. Moeller Construction Co
Peoples
Ray’s Clothiers & Cleaners
Tegtmeier Oil Co
Towne’s “66
Tripoli Grain & Feed
Tripoli Hardware
Tripoli Mercantile Co
Tripoli Plumbing & Heating
Tripoli Sales Co., Inc
Warner Electric
Wayside Inn
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