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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1958
Page
5
Local notes detail visits and meals across Sumner Waterloo Waverly Nashua and surrounding towns. Guests include the Snellings Kuhrts Haases Maxfields and Hurmences with many dinners and calls reported. Poultry and Egg Day Dance is set by Tripoli VFW for August 2 at the Grain and Feed building.
A long list of local social notices and events including visits from relatives, weddings, illnesses, deaths, and community happenings across Oelwein Tripoli and nearby towns. Notable items include marriages in Garfield Waverly and Tripoli, a fatal accident in Sumner area, post office staffing changes, new business ventures, and upcoming anniversaries and church activities. Families named include Hale, Krueger, Chapin, and Beisner, with locations Oelwein Waterloo and Waverly.
Word was received of the death of Mrs Ethel Faye Byers, wife of Jack Byers, Wednesday at Kent Washington. Funeral services were held Saturday at Columbus Montana, home of her parents Mr and Mrs Elza McClanahan. She is survived by her husband, a daughter Tonette, her parents, a brother and two sisters.
Mrs Wendall Kuethe hosted a bridal shower for Carolyn Rogge on Tuesday evening with guests from Waterloo and Tripoli. Entertainment included games and lunch. Miss Rogge will wed William C Riggle on August 23 at Grace Lutheran church here.
The Young Couples class of the Evangelical and Reformed church hosted its annual family picnic Sunday evening at South Park.
Tripoli Cub Scouts will conduct a paper drive here Saturday. Residents should place papers at the curb by 1 p.m. Cubs will meet at 1 p.m. at the lumber yard to start the collection, Cubmaster Ray Bunger said.
Tripoli Cub Scouts host Annual Dads and Lads Day at Camp Ingawanis near Waverly on Sunday September 7. Cubmaster Ray Bunger reminded parents this week.
Mr and Mrs William Schroe der celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary on Sunday with numerous relatives and friends from Tripoli Waterloo Cedar Falls Readlyn Fredericksburg Hawk Eye Sumner and beyond. A picnic dinner was enjoyed and Mrs Wilbert Huebner, their daughter, baked the anniversary cake.
Kay and Larry Ormston were in Iowa City last Wednesday for check ups with Kay returning Sunday evening for surgery Monday morning. Mrs Ormston stayed Sunday night at Mt Vernon to be there Monday morning while Mr Ormston will travel down Tuesday.
Friday night three birthdays were celebrated at a supper hosted by Rev. and Mrs. Victor Weidler. Relatives helped honor Brian Blasberg, Rev. C. J. Weidler, and Mrs. Marwin Blasberg.
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