Annual Fish Fry by Sportsmen’s Club Aug 4
The Sportsmen’s club of Tripoli sponsors a large annual fish fry at the Tripoli ball park on August 4 marking the 16th year. Eight fryers operate from 5 to 8 p m with drawing for $500 indoor prizes starting at 8 p m. Main dish is genuine walleye pike fillets and a German band supplies entertainment. Tickets are $1 25 with children admitted free. proceeds aid local fish and hunting programs.
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Sportsmen's Club
Tripoli Ball Park
Pick & Klemp
Tripoli
Waltz Studio
Rebecca
Robert Sassman
Kimberly Ann
Kenneth Pierce
Ricky
Cletus Goodenbour
Janell
Gordon Niemeyer
Vincent Russel
Jodie Haydon
Randall
Hans Schulz
Mark Lynn
Loren Moeller
Christine Kay
Lester Faust
Denver
Deborah Kay
Lawrence Pipho
Waverly
Tax Increase Planned For Tripoli School Building Program
Tripoli Community School district plans a sharp tax increase next year to fund a new high school. A $291,400 budget, about $45,000 higher than last year, is proposed with a Monday August hearing at 8 p.m. in the high school. The general fund and transportation rise about 7,000 to 175,450, the special funds up 5,000 to 9,000, and a bond and interest levy adds 29,000 for debt service. Taxable valuation is about 4.44 million with an estimated tax rate of 38 per 1,000 assessed value.
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Tripoli
Board of Directors
Oneral Fund
General Ad Transportation
School Lunch Workshop Planned at Postville High
A workshop for school lunch programs is set for Thursday August 8 at Postville High School. The event targets staff from private, parochial, and public schools in Bremer County, plus superintendents and PTA members. Registration is 60 cents, covering local expenses including lunch. The Iowa Department of Public Education lunch staff will conduct the session with a nutritionist and lunch manager assisting.
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Postville High School
Bremer Unty
PTA
Iowapartment of Public Education
Holm Wins Irip to Texas for Insurance Volume
Duane F Holm local agent for late Farm Insurance Companies qualifies for an upcoming State center club meeting in Dallas July 29 31. He will join leading agents and district managers who qualified by strong performance over the past year and will travel to Dallas leaving July 28. Fellowship supper hosted by Women’s Guild of St Peters Evangelical and Reformed church July 18 at 5:30 with ham sandwiches baked beans and desserts.
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Duane F. Holm
Oenter Club
Dallas
Statler Lilton Hotel
Women’s Guild of
Recreation Schedule For Seventh Week Of Program Revealed
The upcoming seventh week of the summer recreation program features a dress-up parade for kindergarten to seven year olds at Town Park with a best costume prize from 9 to 11 30 a m. Older children swim. Tuesday includes kittenball and croquet tournaments with baseball at South Park. Wednesday offers crafts at Town Hall. Thursday continues crafts for young children 5c bring. Swimming for older group and square dancing in the Town Hall. Friday presents ball games croquet and an egg carrying contest. This week Charles Johnson won the funniest hat contest as children enjoyed the hat parade.
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Town Park
South Park
Townall
Charles Johnson
Treasure Chest Prize Here This Week to Be $25
Treasure Chest prize this week will be 25 dollars with 10 dollars to a consolation winner if the first prize does not go out. Minnie Meihost was present when the lucky names were announced at 9 p m Saturday and received 50 dollars in trade certificates. Other names drawn were H W Jahnke W J Nuss Roy Boeckmann and Mrs Art Meyer. All were present. Registration may be at any participating merchants. No purchase is necessary and there is no obligation but the person drawn must be present to win.
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Tripoli
Minnie Meihost
H. W Jahnke
W. J. Nuss
Roy Boeckmann
Art Meyer
Wilma O Connell and LeLand Timmerman Wedding
Attendees from the area gathered Sunday evening at the Frederika Methodist church for the marriage of Wilma O Connell and LeLand Timmerman. Guests included Raymond H. Bunger and family Lowell Goodenbour Otto Rieck Rev Victor Weidler Darold Pipho and several sixth grade classmates.
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Wilma O’connell
LeLand Timmerman
Methodist Church
Frederika
Raymond H. Bunger
Lowell |Goodenbour
Otto ‘Rieck
Victor Weidler
Darold Pipho
O’connell
Birthday visitors honor Janet Beck at home
Monday evening guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Erwin Beck included Mr and Mrs Arnold Stromer and Mr and Mrs John Henning to celebrate their daughter Janet's birthday.
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Erwin Beck
Janet
Arnold Stromer
John Henning
Funeral for Pearl Bell Noack at Waterloo
Funeral services were held in Waterloo for Mrs. Pearl Bell Noack 71 mother of L K Bell Tripoli. She died Saturday at St Francis hospital Waterloo of a heart condition. Burial was in Memorial Park. Born December 27 1845 in Sioux Falls South Carolina she married Eugene W Bell in 1903 in Waterloo who died in 1941. She married William H Noack in 1946 in Nashua. Survivors include three sons Wendell Bell Waterloo L K Bell Tripoli Eugene Bell Chicago two brothers Roy and Richard Keith St Paul Minnesota six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Waterloo
Pearl Bell Noack
L. K. Bell
Tripoli
Eugene W. Bell
William H. Noack
Nashua
Wendell Bell
Eugene Bell
Chicago
Roy
Richard Keith
St. Paul
Minn
Sister of Mrs Haverkamp Killed in Train Collision
Mrs. John Laverne McLaren, 23, sister of Mrs. Richard Haverkamp, was killed instantly when a car struck a train at a country road crossing near Independence. Funeral Thursday at 2 30 PM at Immanuel Lutheran Independence. Survived by husband, parents, two sons James and David, two sisters Loretta Hubbart and Helene Haverkamp, and brother John Muench Jr.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Independence
John Laverne McLaren
Richard Haverkamp
McLaren
Peoples Hospital
Lillian Muench
John Muench
Colfax
James
David
Richard Hubbart
Loretta
Des Moines
Helene
John Muench Jr
Injured in Fall at Home Hospitalized Mrs Biermann
Mrs. Fred A. Biermann was taken to Sumner Community hospital Monday after a fall at her home. She suffered a broken right arm in two places and a injured right knee. Condition reported satisfactory.
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Fred A. Biermann
Sumner Community Hospital
Here for Summer Residents Visit and Family Vacation
Mrs. C. E. Arnemann of Evanslton Illinois spends the summer with her sister Mrs. Malinda Fink. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Buckley and family return Saturday evening from a week long vacation in Minnesota.
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C. E. Arnemann
Evanslton, IL
Malinda Fink
William A. Buckley
Minnesota
Funeral today for Dunkerton resident Reichert at Waterloo church
Funeral services for Nathan M. Reichert 72 of Dunkerton were held at First Evangelical United Brethren Church Waterloo with Rev. Raymond Russell and Rev. J. A. Haehlen in charge. Burial was in Gresham Cemetery, Dunkerton, with six pallbearers. Reichert born Aug 28 1884 in Linwood Ontario Canada married Bertha Mether in 1909. They farmed in Bennington township for 48 years, lived in Waterloo 1947 1952 then returned to Dunkerton. He died Sunday at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo of a heart condition. Survived by wife a son Arthur Powell Wyoming two daughters Mrs C E Platz and Mrs Earl Gibson Waterloo six grandchildren a brother Verto Perry and two sisters Mrs Frank Holdiman Dunkerton and Beatrice Reichert Waterloo.
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Denver
Nathan M. Reichert
Dunkerton
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Waterloo
Raymond Russell
J. A. Haehlen
Gresham Cemeery
Harold Taylor
Theo, Schmidt Jr
Fred Strempke
Max Stender
Oscar Herman
Charles Mauser
Mr. Reichert
Linwood
Ontario
Can
Bertha Mether
Bennington Township
Allen Memorial Hospital
Arthur
Powell
Wyo
C. E., Platz
Earl Gibson
Verto
Perry
Frank Holdiman
Beatrice Reichert
Tripoli Cubs Attend Westward Ho Event at Camp Ingawanis
Pack 32 from Tripoli will join about 450 Cub Scouts and fathers for the Westward Ho event at Camp Ingawanis near Waverly on Sunday. Cowboys theme includes rodeo gold rush and Chisholm Trail, plus swimming boating field sports nature hike and outdoor games, with a campfire after supper. A meeting at Town Hall Friday 7 p.m. will plan participation. Cubmaster Ray Bunger asks for stunt ideas.
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Tripoli
Wapsipinicon
Camp Ingawanis
Waverly
Chisholm Trail
Ray Bunger
Small-Fry Baseball Teams Split With Readlyn And Sumner
Tripoli small-fry teams played three games in two weeks. They split doubleheaders with Readlyn and Sumner last week, then swept Readlyn here Monday. Highlights: Pee Wees 8-2 at Readlyn, Midgets 5-3 at Sumner, Pee Wees 9-8 and Midgets 23-4 at home.
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Readlyn
Sumner
Tripoli
Pee Wees
Extension Council Proposes Budget for 1958
Bremer County Extension Council proposes a 1958 budget of 16,900 with public hearing set for 8 p m in August at the extension office. Expenditures compare to 16,737 this year, 12,860.29 in 1956, and a January 1 cash balance of 3,421.16.
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Extension Council
Bremer County
Kuhrt Hosts 10th Wedding Anniversary Visit
Sunday evening visitors at Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kuhrt marked their tenth wedding anniversary. Guests included Mr and Mrs Willard Buhr and family Lavera Pavelee Waterloo Mr and Mrs Reinhold Pavelee Steven and Larry Readlyn Mr and Mrs Ed Pavelee and Richard Spier.
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Kenneth Kuhrt
Willard Buhr
Lavera Pavelee
Waterloo
Reinhold Pavelee
Steven
Larry
Readlyn
Ed. Pave‘lee
Richard Spier
Infant Baptized in Sunday Ceremony
Robert Lee Struckman infant son of Mr and Mrs Robert Struckman was baptized Sunday evening by Rev William F Goetz with sponsors Ernest Rodemeyer and Austin Bockhaus.
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Robert Lee
Robert Struckman
William F. Goetz
Ernest Rodemeyer
Austin Bockhaus
Town to Let Bids Aug 6 on Curb-and-Gutter Project
Tripoli Town Council approves proceeding with the curb and gutter project after a public hearing. Bids will be sealed by Aug 6 with the chosen bidder to commence by Aug 19 and finish by Sept 19. About 50 taxpayers attended. two objections were raised. Engineer Starr explained the assessment formula based on proximity, area, and frontage in line with state law. Streets affected include Grant, Main to Washington. Franklin from Church to Westen. Westen from Franklin to Washington and Elm, Garfield from Oak to Main.
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Tripoli Town
Starr
Cedar Valley Engineering Co
Waverly
Grant Avenue
Main Street
Washington Street
Franklin Street
Church Avenue
Westen Avenue
Garfield Avenue
Oak Street
Elm Street
Frederika Town Taxes Fall for Next Fiscal Year
Frederika plans a lower tax levy next year despite a higher budget. The 1958 tax request totals 1203 dollars, down from 1693 last year, with 700 unencumbered balance and 1180 from other sources. Tax rate is projected at seven dollars per thousand, based on 1720150 assessed value including 7251 agricultural land and 42502 money and credits. Public hearing set for August 5 at 8 p.m. in council chambers.
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Frederika
Improv ing Nicely After Surgery at St Marys Tucson
Esther Brase who recently underwent surgery at St Marys hospital Tucson Arizona is improving nicely and expects to be released from the hospital soon. Her address is 725 East 5th Street Tucson Arizona.
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Esther Brase
St. Mary’s Hospital
Tucson
Ariz
East 5Th St
Canadian Fishing Trip Ends For Crittendens
Mr and Mrs P L Crittenden returned Saturday evening from a two weeks fishing trip to Canada.
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P. L. Crittenden
Canada
Funeral in Denver for Mrs H O Steege who died Monday
Funeral rites held for Mrs. H. O. Steege 81 at Matthias Funeral home and St. Pauls Evangelical church near Lyle Minnesota burial in Fairview cemetery. Survived by sons Herman Denver Orlin Waterloo and daughters Mrs Ewald Pipho Lyle Minnesota and Mrs Paul Weinrich Arlington Heights Illinois.
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Denver
H. O. Steege
Lyle, Minn
Fred Schnathorst
Aoe
Matthias Funeral Home
St. Paul's Evangelical Land
Steege
Herman
Orlin
Waterloo
Ewald Pipho
Paul Weinrich
Arlington Heights
Hinton resigns from Tripoli High to teach in California
Henry W. Hinton, Tripoli High School vocational agricultural instructor for two years, resigns this week to move with his family to California where he will teach. The resignation follows the death of his uncle in California who needed help settling the estate. A replacement search is underway with no applications yet received. Hinton hopes to be released by August 15 or earlier.
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Henry W. Hinton
Tripoli High School
Hinton
California
Supt
E. R. Shriver
Board of Education
F.F.A
Last Rites Saturday For Carl Schneider
Carl Schneider 81 of Readlyn died Wednesday. Funeral services held Saturday at Matthias Funeral Home Denver and St Pauls Lutheran Readlyn with Rev W A Avellalemant in charge. Burial at church cemetery. Survived by wife Clara two sons Herbert Fairbank and Erwin Readlyn three daughters Emma Bonn Poock Elnora Stumme Dunkerton and Florence Anderson Guam 17 grandchildren one great grandchild a brother Henry Waterloo and sister Sophie Schmidt Denver.
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Marie Alfehld Schneider
St. John’s Evangelical
Maxfield
St. John’s Church
Dayton Township
Clara Diercks
Franklin Township
Herbert
Fairbank
Erwin
Readlyn
Emma
Herbert Poock
Elnora
Elmer Stumme
Dunkerton
Florence
Richard Anderson
Guam
Henry
Waterloo
Sophie Schmidt
Denver
McMullens Arrive in San Diego for Month with Dreyer Family
Mr and Mrs James McMullen and Joel arrived in San Diego California on Saturday to spend a month with her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Dreyer and other relatives and friends.
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James McMullen
Joel
San Diego
Calif
Robert Dreyer
Victor Kelsey Released From Allen Memorial Hospital
Victor Kelsey was discharged from Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo on Friday. His condition is improved.
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Victor Kelsey
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Red Sox Rise to Cedar Valley Tie in Tripoli Clash
Tripoli’s resurgent Red Sox aim to lift into second place as they host Janesville in Cedar Valley league action on Sunday. The teams seek a win to boost standings and momentum in a tight race.
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Red Sox
Cedar Valley
Tripoli
Janesville
Denver
Readlyn
Plainfield
Tripoli Red Sox to Meet Fredericksburg Thursday Night
The Tripoli Red Sox will face Fredericksburg tomorrow night at Summer Ball Park, with first pitch at 8 o clock.
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Tripoli Red Sox
Fredericksburg
Sumner Ball Park
Sox Upset Readlyn To Move Toward Second Place
Readlyn fell 3-2 to the Sox as Ralph Fink pitched seven strong innings in a three run Tripoli front. Dallas Pearson’s late rally fell short as Readlyn’s Meyerhoff Heineman and Buhr connected. Tripoli’s Sassman led a 11hit attack with two runs, while Denver Sumner lingered atop the standings at 5-0 after a 4-1 loss to Sumner.
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Denver
Sumner
Readlyn
Red Sox
Ralph Fink
Tripoli
Meyerhoff
Heineman
Buhr
Fink
Bob Moeller
Larry Poock
Du‘ane Holm
Bob Sass
Leo Sauerbrei
Sass
Sassma
RH Olejniczak
Moeller
Ae Poock
Holm
Sassman
Sa Sauerbrei
Henninger
Bock
Duea
Oberheu
Sumner Chuckler
Mary Ann Werner Named 1957 Dairy Princess
Mary Ann Werner daughter of Mr and Mrs K R Werner of Sumner was crowned Bremer County 1957 Dairy Princess at the annual contest in Sumner Monday night She will represent the county in the state contest next month Contestants included Janet Chapin Pat Jennings Marilyn Meier Sharon Ann Thomas and Marilyn Walther A summer reunion will be held Sunday at Summer Park at the junction of highways 3 and 63.
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Mary Ann Werner
K. R. Werner
Sumner
Bremer County
Miss Werner
Janet Chapin
Lyman Chapin
Tripoli
Pat Jennings
Roger Jennings
Janesville
Marilyn Meier
Harold Meier
Denver
Sharon Ann Thomas
Wm. Thomas
Marilyn Walther
Herbert Walther
Waverly
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Atorkshop
Ostville
Duane Holm
Irip
Texas
The
Laverne K. Bell
Waterloo Church
Tripoli Cubs
Carl Schneider
Leader
Mary
Jane
Kay
Robert Rathbone
Teresa
Robert Lohmann
Sox
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