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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1969
Page
1
Tripoli merchants donated 120.00 in merchandise and crowds witnessed the 14th annual harvest celebration on a hot sunny day. Cooperation from local businesses helped the event succeed. organizers praised public participation and community support.
The TriPoli Harvest Festival featured an antique show and sale with Hazel Kirchhoff and Elinor Block leading the event. Prize winners included Danny Bull, Ruben Drape, Henry Harm, and others in the merchandise drawings.Chuckwagon meal drew about 1400 attendees at 50 cents, with prize drawings every 15 minutes. Mark Nuss won the 26 inch bicycle at kiddie registration, and 16 kiddie parade winners earned cash prizes across four divisions.
Frederika United Methodist Church will hold its annual flower show on Thursday July 24 starting at 2 p.m. divisions include gladiolus specimens and arrangements, roses, zinnias, dahlias, yellow and mixed arrangements, house plants, and wildflowers. Children’s division offers prizes for arrangements and other entries.
Wet fields and flooding delay clipping of cover crops sown on diverted acres in the 1969 Feed Grain Program. Bremer County ASC extends clipping time but requires oats on diverted acres to be clipped when weather allows. Farmers must keep weed control and file ASCS 580 final certification after clipping with Bremer County ASCS Office.
Gy/Sgt J L Martin came back last Wednesday after a year in Vietnam with the Marines. He will be stationed at Fort Holabird Maryland near Baltimore after his leave. The family plans to move to Maryland on July 28. Mrs Martin and the children have been staying with her mother Mrs Edna Kuethe for the past year.
Becky Leistikow of Wapsie Valley High School and Debra Minnaert of Readlyn are the initial entries in the Bremer County Queen Contest tied to the Bremer County Fair. Leistikow, active in music, speech, athletics, 4 H and church work, carries a 3.87 GPA and has earned state fair demonstration honors. Minnaert, a Readlyn student with strong music and 4-H involvement, earned several office ribbons in fairs and attended NEIBA and Dorian events. Leistikow is sponsored by First National Bank of Waverly. Minnaert by Readlyn Savings Bank.
Annual supper at St John s Evangelical and Reformed Church Siegel to be held Wednesday September 3 with parish community gathering and meal.
Bremer County Extension Service proposes a 1970 budget of 24485 dollars by taxation to run programs. The figure drops 475 from 1969 and covers salaries, office costs, travel, and materials. Public hearing on July 30 at 9:00 PM at the Extension office in Tripoli.
The Tripoli Commercial Club annual gathering is scheduled for Monday July 21 at 6:00 p.m. in Southpark. Committee in charge includes Everett Ambrose Robert Selck Wm Kuker Robert Sievers Walt Steward and Richard Traog. Members reminded to contact Ray Bunger by Friday evening for reservations.
John Poock of Route 3 Sumner will sell household goods at public auction at the farm site five miles north of Tripoli on the Frederika blacktop Thursday July 24 starting at 5 pm. Farmers Savings Bank will clerk the sale and auctioneer will be R L Bob Muench.
James Lahmann and Greg Pi pho returned Friday from a vacation trip to Mexico.
Tripoli girls will compete in the Readlyn tourney on July 21 22 23. On July 21 Tripoli meets Jesup at 7 00 p m and Wapsie Valley faces Nashua at 8 30 p m. July 22 winners meet at 7 00 p m and 8 30 p m. The July 23 finals determine district action.
Iowa Highway Patrol driver license examining team will be at the town hall Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to noon. Renewals issued until noon, written and driving tests through 11 a.m. Then the team will not return to Tripoli until August 16.
Funeral services for Lawrence Schortau 51 were held Friday at St. John's Lutheran Frederika with burial in the churchyard. Rev. Harry Feistner officiated. Military graveside rites were by American Legion Post Sumner. Schortau died Tuesday July 8 in New Hampton hospital after eleven days as a surgical patient. He served in WWII from 1941 to 1945. He married Marion Brase December 6 1952. survivors include his widow and two sons Larry and Gary.
The Farmers Savings Bank Frederika reports its condition at close of business June 30 with total assets of 1 644 379 93 and deposits of 1 527 026 95. The bank shows common stock 30000 surplus 55000 and undivided profits 32352 98. Fred Rewoldt serves as president and F D Rewoldt as cashier.
Tripoli girls softball team, coached by Dave Van Ahn, lost two close games this week. They fell 7 6 to Fayette on Thursday and 6 5 to Stormont on Friday.
Readings taken at 6 p m daily except Tuesday and at 12 noon summarize daily weather conditions and temperature trends recorded by J M Haydon as the observer.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Harmening age 84 were held Tuesday at Faith United Church of Christ with Rev. W. D. Weidler officiating. Interment followed at Faith cemetery. She died Saturday at Allen Memorial hospital from complications of advanced age after illness since April. Born September 11, 1884 in Bremer County near Bremer, she married William Harmening and they retired to Tripoli in 1933. Surviving are three sons Wilbert Sumner LaVerne Long Beach California Louis Great Falls Montana Henry Tripoli. four daughters Jim Thomas Anaheim Wilma Allen Long Beach Keith Hollis New Hampton and Everett Ambrose Tripoli. Preceded in death by her husband and two sons Raymond and William.
The Den ver Lions Club and Denver Jaycees sponsor Denver Days on August 15 and 16 with events including a Pee Wee All Star game a men s softball game horseshoe contest concessions tractor pulls carnivals parades and chicken barbecue Proceeds fund a shelter house in Preston Park.
Army Private Mark J. Buls son of Mr and Mrs Arlen W Buls Route 1 Tripoli Iowa was assigned to the 45th Engineer group near Phu Bai Vietnam May 20 as a personnel specialist.
Families pledging membership at Maple Hills Country Club must pay the remaining 90 dollars of a 100 dollar capital stock commitment by July 18, per TARI board. Bids for golf course and clubhouse construction will be opened July 29 in Tripoli town hall with documents available for 20 dollars per set.
Rain Sunday afternoon stopped the Tripoli Red Sox game with the league leading Ft. Atkinson after two innings with Ft. Atkinson leading 4 0. The game will be replayed later. Postville and Spillville postponed. Elmo beat Fredericksburg 13 8 in nine innings. Standings show Ft. Atkinson 5 0, Decorah 3 3, Tripoli 3 4, Fredericksburg 4, Spillville 3.
Fred Rathe returned home Tuesday afternoon from Allen Hospital in Waterloo.
Bremer County Board of Education proposes expenditures of 201425 for 1970 with 176425 to be raised by taxation after 25000 in non tax receipts. The 1969 to 1970 comparison shows a 30530 increase led by instruction and capital outlay, taxed valuation up by 9279516. Public hearing set for August 12 at 8 p.m. in the county superintendent’s office.
Mrs James Schwartz and Craig of Greenbelt Maryland visited last Wednesday with Mrs Martha O Connell in Frederika and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Schwartz, staying with the host family.
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