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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1960
Page
2
The newspaper is the official weekly publication of Tripoli Iowa Bremer County. It shows second class mail entry, publication each Wednesday, and establishment since 1894. Publisher William A Buckley. Subscription rates 3.50 yearly in Iowa 4.00 elsewhere.
The Tripoli Commercial Club announced plans for Poultry and Egg Days with free vaudeville attractions prize drawing and a flower show among events. The committee aims to attract visitors over the two evenings and urges broad community cooperation to ensure a successful promotion.
Remer County Extension CALENDAR OF EVENTS lists July events including Senior Boys 4-H demonstration at Tripoli Town Hall at 8 p m on July 21. July 26 features 4-H Boys crop judging at Extension office at 8 p m. July 27 has 4-H Girls Demonstration at Tripoli High School, and July 28 Junior Boys 4-H Demonstration at Waverly Sales Barn.
Readlyn residents hosted celebrations over a series of days. A Sunday dinner honored Mrs Anna Griese on her 82nd birthday with 23 guests from Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Readlyn and nearby areas. Mothers of the Readlynettes 4 H club held a mother daughter tea with corsages and a club program. Scout troop 101 returned from Camp Ingawanis after a week away. Various neighbors and relatives from Readlyn and surrounding towns attended, including families from Sheboygan Falls, Cedar Falls, and Tripoli.
Yeoman Lowen Poock of Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Chicago spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Herbert Poock. Local hosts Mr and Mrs J W Judas and Mr and Mrs Erwin Schroder and family welcomed dinner guests Barbara Dennis Maynard Leon Heinemann of Readlyn. Shirley Hennings visited Alvin Schwerin in Summer. Seven Boy Scouts from troop 101 Readlyn will attend the 1960 Jubilee Camporee at Waterloo Municipal Airport featuring awards camping and an air show. The Navy and
Tripoli residents report a National Guard on hand display for a local event. Social greetings include Mr and Mrs Stanley Gehrke visiting Mrs Marcella Ferry in Des Moines, Sandy Gehrke returning home with them, and birthday and dinner gatherings in Sumner and New Hampton. Mrs Sarah Heuser is hospitalized after a leg fracture at home. Melvin Boehme and Rollis Kappmeyer attended a Nashua Boy Scout meeting and supper.
Pinhook George Banwell Sr. of Ionia visited Sunday supper with Herman Schwan and Mrs Ethel Griffin. Mrs Albert Borcherding and Brenda were Thursday afternoon visitors of Ada McConkey. Mr and Mrs George Wilson of Sumner and Ada McConkey spent Sunday with Harry McConkey at New Hampton. Lyden O Day returned to Washington DC after a Iowa vacation with relatives. Mr and Mrs Howard Van Brocklin Sr attended the Don Van Brocklin sale in Alpha Saturday. Mrs Zoa Hudnall and two daughters of California visited brother John Fay Thursday and Friday. Daryl Pals returned from Methodist camp at Clear Lake Saturday. Mrs Robert Ball learned last week her father Ray Barker
A list of local residents and guests recounts illnesses and recoveries including Herman Schwan with a fractured rib after a fall. It notes travel between Sumner Wa verly Tripoli Denver and Janesville, with multiple family visits to the Arnold Rieck and Rieck homes. Several bereavement notices connect to Mrs. Millie Buss of Denver.
By order of the Bremer County District Court sheriff announces a sale of the defendants Donald Oster and Donna Oster rights in land Wil place to satisfy a judgment of Murl A. Lockard for 1623.66 plus costs. The parcel includes SW quarter of section 17 and NW quarter of section 20 township 91 north range 11 west. An unpaid balance of 14277.51 remains on a real estate contract dated February 5 1953 assigned to the defendants on May 15 1954. Sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash on July 29 1960 at 10 a.m. in front of the courthouse Waverly Iowa. Dated June 28 1960. H E Ehlert Sheriff.
Notice is given that on July 11 1960 the District Court of Bremer County Iowa appointed Carl Vollbrecht of Waverly as executor of the estate of Emma Suddl Lehmkuhl deceased. Creditors must file claims authenticated with the court. debtors to pay the undersigned. Dated July 11 1960. Attorneys Hagemann and Hagemann, Waverly Iowa.
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