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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1952
Page
7
An Iowa State College expert urges fathers to model affection guidance and responsibility. The piece notes a father's intimate role shapes a child's emotional and rational development from infancy onward, from soothing tears to teaching sportsmanship and security. It highlights sons and daughters learn by example, imitate behavior, and gain confidence through paternal approval.
In Adams County a recount shows Cliff Houck did not win the supervisor seat. Charles Tindall edged ahead by 141 to 140, overturning the earlier result where Houck was declared winner by the same 141 to 140 margin after the primary count.
Members of St. Peter's Evangelical Church held a Sunday evening farewell for Rev and Mrs Koehler and their family who are moving to Fon du Lac Wisconsin. John L Schnurstein retired from rural mail delivery after 28 years on route one out of Tripoli. Henry Matthiesen moved his Denver pool hall business after trading with W H Tegtmeyer. William Schumacher a 51 year old farmer and World War I veteran died at Veterans Hospital Des Moines after a long illness. Mrs Wilhelmine Wackerhahn 47 died at daughter Amanda Penning's home in Waterloo. Bremer county sent 41 men for draft tests. Ford Meyer suffered a rattlesnake bite while plowing near Plum Creek and was treated in Sumner and Decorah. Mrs Walter Lenius returned home from Deaconess Hospital Marshalltown after cataract surgery.
Notes from Sumner Iowa dated July 9 1947 cover weddings at St Johns American Lutheran church in Sumner including Miss Margaret Siegfried and Miss Beverly Copp and Pvt Duane Poock, new Wayside Lunch opening July 7, and local business developments. Also reported are John Moeller’s 93rd birthday, construction on Tegtmeier Oil Co building, Juel Briardale store progress, W E Dilley hired as buttermaker at Tripoli Cooperative Creamery, Mrs Will Behrend’s sudden death, Sumner hotel fire displacing 15, pay increases for Bremer County officials, Youth Leadership delegates from Grace Lutheran, a film plot featuring Dean, Jerry and Corinne Calvet, an insulated pumphouse project for drinking water, Montgomery Alabama as first capital of the Confederacy.
Martin and Lewis bring their Navy spoof to the Tripoli Theatre Sunday and Monday July 13 14 with Corinne Calvet and Marion Marshall in a fast funny tour of two recruits and a submarine escapade from San Diego to Honolulu.
Truck driver Thom as Rentel approached a railroad crossing in Storm Lake and swerved as a train neared, turning over the cab area while the caboose ripped away part of the vehicle. He was uninjured.
At the Osceola sale barn two truck drivers backed toward the same loading chute. Cassel Roberts opened his truck door to check clearance when the other vehicle backed in, slamming the door into his face and breaking his jaw.
At Irvington an unknown person or persons stole about 25 dollars from the Presbyterian church. The incident was reported recently and police are investigating the church loss.
The Board of Rectare of Tripoli Independent School District Fremont Township Bremer County Iowa will meet July 22 1962 at 730 PM at high school. Taxpayers may speak for or against the expenditure estimate for the year starting July 1 1962 and ending June 30 1964. A detailed statement of receipts and disbursements will be available at the hearing. Robert H Kuhrt District Secretary.
The Bremer County Iowa Conference Board will convene on August 1 1964 at 7 30 P M in the Court House Waverly to discuss the feral year beginning January 1 195%.
Proceedings of the Tripoli Fremont Bremer district outline the quarterly disbursements for the General Fund totaling 6663.40 and expenses for the superintendent and various departments. The affidavit confirms the secretary’s true and correct report for the quarter ending June 30, 1952, sworn July 1, 1952.
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