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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1968
Page
2
The Raymond Wehling home July 8 hosted a club meeting focused on demonstrations for county presentation day. Members performed topics from packing to clothing care and discussed tickets, campouts, and Achievement Day set for August 3 at Frederika school.
Dale Shires County Extension Director reports from Iowa State University economist Gene Futrell that egg prices should rise through the year. Producers may see a four to five cent per dozen increase in coming months, with 8 to 10 cent gains possible late in 1968 if laying flocks shrink and production falls. The June 1 national flock was slightly smaller than the prior year due to reduced replacements and higher culling.
LOOKING AT LIFE AS IT USED TO BE FORTY YEARS AGO July 11 1928 The new brick home of Ed Johnson one block east of Main Street was started last Monday. Only slight damage was the result of chimney fire at the Carl Kowalsky residence Wednesday afternoon. Wm Matthiesen employed at John Deere has been laid up after stepping on a nail. Highway No 59 through Denver has been closed and the paving of it is well underway. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO July 14 1943 Rev Martin Kleinan 89 died at his home in Tripoli Sunday evening of a heart ailment and complications. Mercede Hesse and Robert House were married July 3 in St Louis. Mr and Mrs William Schroeder were honored on their 10th wedding anniversary at their home north of Tripoli. A C Jack Frese who has been receiving pre flight training at Randolph Field Tex has been classified for pilot training. The Woman s Club door to door sale of house numbers has been completed and was very successful according to Mrs William Buckley club president. The Rev Erwin Moldenhauer 28 formerly of Berlin Wis was installed as pastor of Immanuel Lutheran church Klinger Sunday. An Oelwein Waverly star mail route serving Frederika twice daily has replaced the Sumner mail route which formerly served the local post office once a day. Ten members of Tripoli s Boy Scout Troop 32 are spending this week at Camp Ingawanis Waverly. Mrs Leo Westendorf Sumner received a broken back in a farm accident while haying June 29.
Gardening guidance from Dale Shires and Ben Vance covering cucumbers squash pest control harvest cadence and late season planting. Also includes 1967 Iowa egg price trends from April to May and mid summer production forecasts with a Five Years Ago column noting local community events and obituaries.
Extension director Dale Shires notes observers misidentify larvae of fungus and sap beetles as rootworms. Fungus and sap beetle larvae live around buried ears and volunteer corn, while rootworms cluster around corn roots and stalk bases. Rainy cool weather reduced rootworm activity with limited damage expected except in isolated or late planted fields.
Extension guidance stresses checking accuracy of pressure canner gauges for corn beans or peas. Do trial runs before canning date and use dry pot holders not to burn. For more, request the free bulletin Pressure Canners Use and Care from Iowa State University Publications Distribution Center Ames Iowa.
Knittel h sustains a broken ankle Friday evening and is hospitalized at Allen Memorial after initial treatment at Mercy hospital. Many local residents stopped by homes in Waterloo Waverly Hinsdale Sumner and Tripoli Saturday and Sunday for visits and casual calls.
Waterloo guests include Mr and Mrs Clarence Ganske Tuesday supper. Mr and Mrs Richard Bast visit Wednesday evening. Verlin Kimball family gatherings at Chris Petersen home. Joe Saunders age 73 at Evangelical Free Church Home Boone acquires a full size tri cycle with a three speed gear to ride near the home.
Veterans can complete their high school education using the GI Bill and access GI Bill support for college.
Tran Hoai Ngoc, a foreign student from Viet Nam, finishes a year at Winterset Community High School. He will tour the United States by bus then depart for Bangkok, Thailand, and is scheduled to arrive in Saigon in August.
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