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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1960
Page
5
Local news notes a string of weekend visits and guests across towns including Omaha Fredericksburg Rockford Waterloo Sumner Readlyn Postville Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids New Hampton Oelwein and other communities. Several families welcomed relatives and friends from St. Louis Minneapolis Chicago and Iowa City with visits and picnics. A birth at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo is mentioned among family updates.
Wed visitors included Mr and Mrs H H Nevermann of Fredericksburg calling on Mrs Minnie Hubbard then visiting Mr and Mrs Harrison Zacharias in Oelwein. Mrs C Otterstetter returned from a five week vacation with sister Mrs A T Roberson, visiting friends in Louisville English and New Albany Ind Fred Roberson accompanied her home. John Koschmeder and wife attended a Readlyn reunion for Gladys Dilley with relatives from Clarksville Waverly Waterloo Sumner Tripoli Readlyn and Peoria Ill Mrs Dilley a Koschmeder niece. A Social Security rep will be in Waverly courthouse on Thursday July 14 from 10 am to 12 noon to aid filings for federal old age survivors and disability benefits and related paperwork.
Wedding held Sunday evening at Grace Lutheran church unites Jacqueline Fern Nerge of Waverly and Raymond Milton Davis of Waterloo in a double ring ceremony attended by about 250 guests. The bride wore a Chantilly lace gown with tiered lace and tulle, bouquet of red roses, and her gown and veil were made by her mother. The couple plans a July 10 home in Waterloo after a honeymoon.
Frederika bride Valera Mae Bockhaus wed Earl A. Schneider in St. Paul's Lutheran church Siegel. The double ring ceremony featured organist James Lahmann and solos by Kenneth Stumme. The couple and families hosted a 200 guest reception. future home near New Hampton.
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet in Town Hall on Tuesday July 12 at 8 pm. Hostesses will be Mrs. Kenneth Kuhrt Mrs. Emma Selck and Mrs. La Verne Platte.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Judisch were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Westendorf in Buck Creek. They celebrated Mrs. Westendorf birthday with the visit and social.
Mr and Mrs Ruben Drape entertained a group of friends Friday evening honoring Mr and Mrs Eugene Drape.
Observes birthday as mer and family visit Lloyd Warneke Fredericksburg last Tuesday evening the occasion being Mr Warneke birthday. Attendees from here at the DeBerg Olejniczak wedding in Waterloo Saturday include Ed Olejniczak Hans Schulz William Seelhammer Oscar Bang Ed Weihe Barbara and several of Mr Olejniczak former schoolmates.
Sunday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Iver Heidt honored birthday celebrations for Mrs. Heidt and Mrs. Nansen. Mrs. Nansen traveled with her husband, Rev. John Nansen, to join the occasion.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Heine celebrated the holiday and Carol Heine’s second birthday. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Blasberg and family, Mr. and Mrs. Marwin Blasberg and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Quade and family, Waverly, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Vogt, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blasberg, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Dettmer, Waverly, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bast, Readlyn, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bast and daughter, Waterloo.
Several Tripoli families traveled to Cedar Rapids Sunday to celebrate the 30th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Redies. Attendees included Jene Kirchhoff with family Hollis Niemeyer and family Wendell Redies and Steve Gust Redies Herb Biesterfelt and Dan Art Redies and Esther Redies.
Mr and Mrs Herman Wanzenried John Kathy and Lily Syracuse NY Mr and Mrs Vernon Grey Verna Rhonda Pete Wanzenried Lincoln CA spent a week at the Ruben Drape home and attended the wedding on June 26.
Mardell Niemeyer and Roger Zekoff were married Sunday evening at St Matthew's Lutheran church Readlyn in a double ring ceremony. Rev Erich Dornbusch officiated with Merna Kay Niemeyer as maid of honor and Sylvia Zekoff as bridesmaid. The couple honeymooned in the Black Hills after a reception for 250 guests at the church parlor.
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