Free Entertainment for Annual Harvest Festival Revealed
The Commercial Club announced a free two day Harvest Festival with Royal United Shows providing acts. Tom and Tiny Twist with Tarzanna perform high level acrobatics, while McMahon mayhem features bag punching and Adelaide with contortion. Rio and Rogers create music from ordinary objects. Jackie Swift handles ceremonies and Lee Powers plays the Hammond organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio
Rogers Jackie Swift
Lee Powers
Frederika Man Admitted At Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Elmer Drape of Frederika is hospitalized at Scholtz Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Drape
Frederika
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Denver Man Charged With Drunken Driving at Waterloo
Denver man Car F. Coontz, 41, released on $500 bond after being charged with drunken driving in municipal court Saturday. His car collided with a vehicle driven by Milton D. Hamby in Waterloo. neither driver was injured.
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Waterloo
F. Coontz
Denver
Coontz
Milton D. Hamby
Baptism of Daniel Lyle Kalkbrenner at Grace Lutheran
Daniel Lyle Kalkbrenner, infant son of Mr and Mrs Lester Kalkbrenner, was baptized during morning services at Grace Lutheran church on Sunday. Sponsors named were Betty Jane Kalkbrenner, David Kalkbrenner, and Henry Mack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Lyle
Lester Kalkbrenner
Grace Lutheran Church
Betty Jane
David Kalkbrenner
Henry Mack
One Person Fined In Mayor's Court In June Here
In June Mayor Rudolph Piegers fined Leslie Jordan of Frederica who appeared on information filed by Citizen Erich Poock. He pleaded guilty to driving on the dike in Sweet's Marsh east of Tripoli contrary to state laws and was fined ten dollars plus one dollar fifty costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Piegers
Leslie Jordan
Frederica
Erich Poock
Sweet's Marsh
Tripoli
Denver to Resurface 50 60 Blocks of Streets
Denver launches a major summer improvement program by the Iowa Road Building Co to resurface roughly 50 to 60 blocks. The project includes two new street blocks in the Southeast area, extensive curb and gutter installations, and seven homes under construction in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Iowa Road Building Co
Grace Lutheran Ladies' Aid to serve at concert
Grace Lutheran Ladies' Aid will serve cake pie ice cream beer burgers and coffee at the Tuesday July 20 band concert. In case of rain the event moves to Grace Lutheran parish hall.
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Grace Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
Tnd
Grace Lutheran Parish
Last Rites Thursday For Malinda Gange Formerly Of Readlyn
Malinda Gange Divina Calif died Friday from kidney ailment. Funeral Thursday 2 p m at Kearns-Dykeman Waterloo with Rev W D Oetting officiating. Burial in Midwest Garden of Memories. She is survived by husband Robert, two daughters, her parents, a sister Mrs Herman Hesse, and brothers Walter Waterloo and Ernst Cedar Falls. Formerly of Readlyn.
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Robert Gange
Herman Hesse
Walter
Waterloo
Ernst
Cedar Falls
Gange
Readlyn
Farewell Party Honors Bathke Family in Alameda
Relatives and friends gathered at the Chris Bathke home Wednesday evening for a farewell party honoring Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Bathke, Anne and Gail, Alameda, California. The group included Del Finder and family, Warner and Cole households, Hunemuller and Gentry families, and many others. The Bathkes and their children departed California Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Bathke
Laverne Bathke
Anne
Gail
Alameda
Calif
del Finder
Jerry
Jack
Readlyn
W. H. Warner
Everett Cole
Jim
Jeannine
Donald Hunemuller
Rose
Carolyn
Clyde Gentry
Marcia
Brotherhood meeting of Area No. 4 Iowa District
Brotherhoods of Area No 4 in the Iowa District of the American Lutheran Church will meet at Grace Lutheran Church on the evening of Wednesday July 28, starting at 8 o'clock.
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Brotherhoods of Area No
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Readlyn Scout Roger Wolff Heads to Philmont Encampment
Readlyn Explorer Scout Roger E. Wolff is among 41 youths selected to attend a two week Philmont Ranch encampment starting July 23. The trip covers 127000 acres in the Rocky Mountains and includes hiking over 100 miles with overnight stops at Olathe Naval Air Base and Smoky Hill Air Base near Salina Kansas.
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Smoky Hill Air Base
Salina
Kan
Sommer Reunion Near Highway 363 Junction
The Sommer reunion will be held Sunday July 18 at the Alvin Sommer Park near the Highway 363 junction.
Mrs Bernard Nolte Dies at 38 in Sumner Hospital
Sumner Special report says Mrs Bernard Nolte aged 38 died Monday at Sumner Community hospital from encephalitis after a week of hospitalization. She is survived by her husband and two daughters Mrs Richard Fink and Mrs Wayne Stufflebeam of Sumner.
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Bernard Nolte
Sumner Hospital
Sumner
Sumner Community Hospital
Richard Fink
Wayne Stufflebeam
Bergmanns' Son Admitted To Allen Memorial Hospital
Kenny Bergmann of Frederika was admitted to Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo on Sunday as a patient.
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Kenny
Clarence Bergmann
Frederika
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Budget Estimates For School Town County Published
Three budget estimates for the Tripoli Independent school district the Town of Tripoli and Bremer county are printed. School district expenditures rise to 115 439 with 54 109 from taxes and 61 330 from other sources. Town of Tripoli budget up to 37 035 with 28 935 from taxes. Bremer county 1955 budget 907 794 down from 1953 with 497 493 from taxes. Board meetings scheduled for August to hear taxpayers.
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Tripoli Independent
Tripoli
Bremer County
II of
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Oklahoma Visitors Bring Local Families Together
Lt and Mrs Nelson Niemeyer of Fort Sill Oklahoma visit with Mrs Ed Niemeyer Mr and Mrs Everett Ambrose N R Ambrose and other relatives here in Lawton Oklahoma and surrounding area during the stay.
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Nelson Niemeyer
Fort Sill
Okla
Lowell Ambrose
Lawton
Ed Niemeyer
Everett Ambrose
N. R. Ambrose
Tripoli Area Endures Yet Another Heat Wave
Tripoli sweltered through another week of high heat with 90s to 112 degrees across the region. Clear skies and light breezes kept conditions oppressive, while crops such as corn and oats benefited from the heat. Rainfall was minimal, totaling 0.16 inch last Wednesday and a trace on Thursday, as daily highs and nightly lows are recorded by local observer E C Biermann from July 7 to July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Council Bluffs
Columbia
E. C. Biermann
Sixteenth annual pastor's institute opens at Wartburg in Dubuque
The sixteenth annual pastor's institute began on Wartburg Theological Seminary campus in Dubuque and will run through noon Thursday July 22 with fourteen lectures planned for two weeks. Attendees include Rev. Alfred A. Krause Rev. Hugo Beyer Rev. Elmer Jacobs Rev. William F. Goetz and Rev. Erich Dornbusch. Lecturers include Prof. George W. Forell Rev. Dwight H. Shelhart A. H. Reu Dr. Frederic M. Norstad and Dr. R. R. Berter. Mrs. Bertha Hankner traveled to Chicago to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Alfred A. Krause
Siegel-Frederika
Hugo Beyer
St. John Lutheran Church
Buck Creek
Elmer Jacobs
Zion Lutheran Church
Readlyn
William F. Goetz
Grace Lutheran Church
Tripoli
Erich Do
Engle Studio to Open in Tripoli This Thursday
Tri poli's newest business enterprise Engle Photographic Studio will open Thursday July 15. Owner Leroy Engle announced the opening in an issue ad. The studio sits upstairs in the Tripoli Mercantile building and offers an 8x10 portrait free to the first five customers. Regular hours apply with evening or Sunday sittings by appointment.
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Engle
Tripoli
Leroy Engle
Tripoli Mercantile
Readlyn Scouts Attend Encampment at Waverly
Four Readlyn teen scouts attended Camp Ingawanis near Waverly last week. Participants included Robi Meyerhoff Russell Muhlenhaupt Francis Merrill Johnnie Schumacher David Dornbusch Jerry Gehrke Gary Albrecht Richard Thran and Larry Moeller. Meyerhoff Muhlenhaupt and Moeller earned the Arrow. others assisted during the week with troop supervision. Parents night featured demonstrations and a camp fire program.
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Readlyn
Camp Ingawanis
Waverly
Robi. Meyerhoff
Russell Muhlenhaupt
Francis Merrill
Johnnie Schumacher
David Dornbusch
Jerry Gehrke
Gary Albrecht
Richard Thran
Larry Moeller
Robert Meyerhoff
Order of the Arrow
Erich Dornbusch
Stanley Gehrke
Clarence Schumacher
Erich Dornbusch, Jr
James Meyerhoff
Robert Merrill
Bazaar and bake sale by Congregational Women’s Fellowship
The Congregational Women's Fellowship will host a bazaar and bake sale on Saturday July 17 at 4 15 p m at Bock's Plumbing and Heating.
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Congregational Women’s Fellowship
Bock’s
Sunday visit by Tegtmeier and Klenzmann families
Mr and Mrs John Tegtmeier of Waterloo and Mrs Emma Klenzmann spent Sunday afternoon and evening with Mr and Mrs Edwin Tegtmeier, sharing time at their home.
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John Tegtmeier
Waterloo
Emma Klenzmann
Edwin Tegtmeier
Last Rites Thursday For Marvin Wintz 17 Tripoli Graduate
Funeral services for Marvin K. Wintz 17 who died Monday night at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo will be held Thursday at 2 30 p m from Kais er funeral home Waverly Burial will be in Harlington cemetery He was ill with Brights disease since just before school let out this spring and had graduated from Tripoli High School He was born Oct 16 1936 the son of Llewellyn and Muriel Ritze Wintz and lived on a farm near here.
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Marvin K. Wintz
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Kaiser Funeral Home
Waverly
Harlington
Marvin
Bright
Tripoli High School
Llewellyn and
Muriel (Ritze) Wintz
Here
Tripoli Red Cross Chapter to Hold Annual Meeting
The Tripoli chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting on Thursday evening July 22 at 8 o clock in the town hall. All contributors are urged to attend as officers will be elected. Miss Elizabeth Gernes will attend as area representative to answer questions about the Red Cross work.
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Tripoli
Red Cross Chapter
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Elizabeth Gernes
Messengers
Congregational
Aplington
Iowa
Women’s Fellowship
Siegel Church Plans 80th Anniversary Celebration
The St. John's Ev angelical and Reformed Church in Siegel marks its 80th founding anniversary with a mission festival service this Sunday. Guest speaker Rev. Helmuth Kehle of Zwingli Iowa will deliver the address. Congregation and friends are invited. details appear in the church notices on page six.
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St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Siegel
Helmuth Kehle
Zwingli
Iowa
Friends of
Hoppenworth Reunion at Denver City Park
The Hoppenworth family reunion is set for Sunday July 18 in Denver city park with a noon picnic. Committee in charge includes Pete Hoppenworth Waverly Alfred Buls Frederika Carl Neuendorf and Sonia.
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Hoppenworth
Denver
Pete Hoppenworth
Waverly
Alfred Buls
Frederika
Carl Neuendorf
Sonia
Fremont Two District Financial Record Report
The annual financial statement for Fremont township school district shows total receipts of 46 842 88 dollars for the year ending June 30 with disbursements of 30 018 53 dollars. The year end balance was 27 171 53 dollars up from 10 347 18 dollars a year earlier. A detailed list of disbursements is included in the report.
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Fremont Township
Red Sox To Play Denver Nine Here Sunday Afternoon
Tripoli's Red Sox, tied for second, host Denver Sunday to improve to .500 in six Cedar Valley games. Readlyn beat Tripoli 9-1 last Sunday as Poock pitched four hitless innings. Mullen led Tripoli with three hits. Sumner clinched the league title with a 16-5 win over Denver, Don Buhr and Jim Anderson homered for Sumner.
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Red Sox
Denver
Tripoli
Waverly
Readlyn
Larry Poock
Poock
W. Kuethe
Fortsch
Sauerbrei
Ray Fink
Bock
Schmidt
Helm
John Mullen
Mullen
Fink
Buhr
Freitag
Sumner
Don Buhr
Jim Anderson
Abrh Wolff Moeller
Koschmeder Lehmkuhl
D. Kuethe
Matthias Buhr
Moeller
Abrh Holm Moeller Fink Mullen Sauerbrei
Hoppenworth
Bock Schmidt
Cena Nee
W. L. Pet
Donkey Ball Game Sponsored By VFW at Local Park
A donkey ball contest will be sponsored by the Tripoli VFW post at the local ball park Monday July 26 as part of the harvest festival. Les Lohmanns Country Cousins face Merle Bennetts City Slickers with Dale Schmidt leading Bennetts side. The game starts at 1 30 p m and lasts about 90 minutes. Admission is 50c for adults and 25c for children. Trained donkeys will be provided and a loud speaker will broadcast play by play.
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Tripoli V.F.W. Post
Les Lohmann
Merle Bennett
Bennett
Iowa
Dale Schmidt
Lohmann
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Jli
Ed Ao Commercial Club
Royal United Shows
Midwest
Tom and
Tiny Twist
Tarzanna
America
Malinda Gange
Oklahoma
Leader
Danny
Karen
Chuckie
Harlan Johnson
Becky
Marsha
May Lynne
Fred Ambrose
Issu
Area
Pastor's Institute
Bertha Hankner
Chicago
New Tripoli
Marvin Wintz
Siegel Church
Hoppenworth Reunion
Fremont Two
The
Messengers” Quartet
Rhe Sumner
Anderson
Siegfried
Holm
Gielau
VFW
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