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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1956
Page
8
Pinhook and nearby communities note visits from relatives and friends including the Ranes of Waverly to Don Sievers and Clyde McConkey, and multiple outings to Alta Vista Cedar Rapids and Delwein. Summers, weddings and picnics mark July events with extended family gatherings and farm help noted.
Two men paid fines under Sheriff Parrott while another settles the amount. A barn raising at Chas Piegers’ farm and a social dance followed. A new walk was laid before Leverenz saloon. Little Valley Creamery added a Dis Brow churn with 1500 pounds butter capacity. Three men tied to the Parrott dog incident were arrested, fined 25 dollars plus costs. Levi Nolting sold a 120 acre farm to John Schmidt Fred Everding and wife observed a silver wedding with about 75 guests. Louisa Beckmann Heath, 87, died in Waterloo while visiting her daughter. Local residents sent a band to a West Union concert. Eggs, hens, geese, ducks, hogs, sows, veal calves prices listed.
Mr and Mrs Howard Van Brocklin and others attended Wednesday evening at the Albert Rieck home. Mrs Robert Fagenbaum and her son returned home Saturday from Sumner hospital. Mr and Mrs Luke Hannaman and Will Flanscha were also noted in residence at their home.
Norma Warnke underwent a tonsil removal operation at Mercy hospital in Waverly last week Tuesday. The Kimbal relatives held their annual picnic and reunion on Sunday July 12. Mrs. Wm. Bockhaus, aged 95, died at 5 o'clock this morning at her son's home.
William Schlitching returned from Rochester after medical treatment and is greatly improved. Mr and Mrs Wil Krueger took their daughter Jacke to Mayo hospital in Rochester for treatment. Mrs E M Guiney 63 longtime Potter Siding resident died at Mercy hospital after a lingering illness. Tripoli Red Sox seized sole Cedar Valley lead by beating Sumner 4 3 at Tripoli ball park on Sunday afternoon.
A memorial notice reports infant Joseph A. Mowatt of Frederika died June 26 at St. Francis hospital Waterloo. Norma Poock of Klinger wed Wilbert Bergmann in Immanuel Lutheran Klinger. Harvey Carl Pries 62 died of a heart attack with funeral at St Peter’s Evangelical Reformed. Plane crash near Waterloo injured Jerry LeMasters. Joseph E. Wynn killed. David M Dunahoo married Barbara Striley in Toledo St John’s Lutheran Spring Fountain. Donna Kasemeier wed Donald D Mirs at home. Janette Burman wed James J Mehmen in Waverly First Baptist.
Robert Charles Brase SR 9-735-142, Co. 395 Batt. 143th Reg. 14th, Recruit Training Command, US NTC, Great Lakes, II. Read the Leader Want Ads.
July events include Woman's Club on Wednesday July 11 Extension Service. Music, Inc. on Saturday July 14. Commercial Club on Monday July 16. The listings show local civic and social meetings with organizational names and dates.
Waverly taxes its centennial week with a multi event program starting August 5 featuring a grand show billed the Show of the Century. Jack Parr Shirley Jones Eddie Peabody and others headline with Howard Pyle and the Iowa Golden Girl contest finals in a giant Thursday lineup. The week includes a centennial parade 4 H fair archery tournament kid's parade and boat races with $500 scholarship for Iowa Golden Girl.
The American Legion Auxiliary met at Town hall Tuesday evening. Officers installed include President Edw Rosenthal and first vice-president Robert Selck, secretary Lavern Platte, treasurer W H Warner, chaplain Fred Holm, historian E A Selck, sergeant at arms Minnie Schumacher, and executive committee members H H Bull Willard Holm and Robert Selck. Emma Kelsey served as installing officer. A history report by Mrs. A F Eichmann and a Girls State report by Jean Biermann were presented.
Fragment mentions hosts Mrs Ly and Mrs E A Selck and a social scene at Iowa State College Cedar Falls with incomplete details and garbled names.
George Farris and Glenn Farris of Ames earn Deans' List for the Spring quarter at Iowa State College. Student maintains a 3.5 average for the quarter to merit the honor.
A 16 by 40 foot all cement silo is nearly finished near W nut in the James Osborn area. VO days.
The earliest American paper was erected at Germantown in 1690, the same year that the first American newspaper was ceased.
Two of three children were born at home rather than in hospitals according to early census observations. The note highlights a strong preference for home birth in the community and implications for public health records.
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