Tractor Roadeo tests in Tripoli feature farm events
Tripoli area farmers and youths will test tractor maneuvering and safety at a Roadeo day in North Park on Saturday Aug 2 with 11 events including pulling a fertilizer spreader and backing a wagon. Junior and adult divisions award prizes. entry is 25 cents. Bird and flower shows open Saturday morning with free entry and judging by local experts.
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Tripoli-area
Roadeo
Tripoli
North Park
Town Hall
Davey Smith
Smith
Future Farmers of America
Doyle Gordon
Bremer County
Funeral Held For Henry H. Buhr Former Tripoli Dealer
Local businesses closed for the funeral of Henry H. Buhr 78 a longtime Tripoli automobile dealer. Services were at Rettig Funeral Home and St Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church with burial in the church cemetery. He died Saturday after years of illness survived by wife a daughter a son a brother and two sisters. Buhr born 1879 in Dayton township started a Buick Chevrolet dealership in 1917 later passing ownership to his son. He served as town councilman and fireman and belonged to the Tripoli Commercial Club and St Peter's church.
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Henry H. Buhr
Tripoli
E. F. Puhlmann
Rettig Funeral Home
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
KE. H Stehn
H. J. Frese
Lorenz Bunger
P. J. Crittenden
R. F Klemp
John Poock
Buhr
William Warner
Harry
Herman
Hawkeye
Minnie Schwabe
Sumner
William
Mr. Buhr
Dayton Township
Elizabeth Gade Buhr
William Adix
St. John's Lutheran Church
Buck Creek
Buhk
Tripoli Commercial Club
St. Peter's Church
Centennial Week for Horton Church Begins on Sunday
Centennial events mark Horton Baptist Churchs centennial with a display of pictures relics and slides. Public is invited to all services. Speakers include Rev Robert Gardner former pastor and Rev Gordon Shipp among others across July 27 through Aug 3 with banquets basket dinners and church history program.
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Horton Baptist Church
A. T. Bollene
Robert Gardner
Camp Pictures
Gardner
Gordon Shipp
First Baptist Church
Farmington
Fred Molkenthin
Northwestern Bible College
Harold Nieman
Home Missionary
Spooner
Wis
Eugene Shipp
Baptist Bible Seminary
Johnson City
N. Y
Judson McClure
Winner
S. D
Bud Taylor
Brazil
S. A
Plainfield School
Church
H. C. Beldin
Baptist Bible Church
Warren
Ill
Francis A. Crown
Utica Baptist Church
Utica
Fred G. Crown
Third Street Baptist Church
East Moline
Emergency Operation for Paul Lahmann at Allen Memorial
Paul Lahmann of Waverly underwent an emergency appendectomy at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo on the night of July 14. He returned home Saturday night.
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Paul Lahmann
Waverly
Erhardt Lahmann
Tripoli
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Homecoming for Sgt Wendell Redies Returns from Hawaii
Sgt Wendell Redies returned three weeks ago from Hawaii and has been stationed at Camp Pendleton. After a visit here he will proceed to North Carolina.
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Wendell Redies
Hawaii
Camp Pendleton
North Carolina
Meier Listed Stationed in Straubing Germany
Word arrives that Private Everett Meier is stationed in Straubing Germany, reflecting ongoing postwar postings.
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Pvt
Everett Meier
Straubing
Germany
Bird Show Showcases Pink Parakeet and Canary Nest
Judge Mr Goetz announced a pink parakeet, a very unusual bird, and a clutch of young canaries will be on display at the upcoming show. The emphasis is on variety and novelty in the exhibition.
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Goetz
Denver Sauerkraut Days Opens With Rodeo And Contests
Free sauerkraut and cash prizes over 170 dollars will be awarded across 13 contests at Sauerkraut Days in Denver. The two day event, sponsored by the Denver Commercial Club, features an Iowa Championship Amateur Rodeo, pony show, parade, band music, baking and flower shows, horseshoes, musical chairs, and square dancing with activities Friday and Saturday including a car derby, tug of war, kiddies parade, and a Cedar Valley league game at Denver Ballpark.
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Denver
Denver Commercial Club
Iowa
Fredericksburg
Local Groups Aid Veterans In Korean War Bonus Claims
Tripoli and Readlyn area veterans can get help with Korean war bonus applications at their VFW posts during evenings July 30 and August 5. E G Michael, Herman Westing, Earl Rommel, and Harold Schroeder lead. Bring certified or photostatic separation papers. apply early with county recorder.
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Tripoli
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bremer County
Legion
VFW
Readlyn-area
Readlyn
Tripoli Swimmers To Make Up Period Of Instruction Men
Tripoli youngsters enrolled in Red Cross swimming program will swim in Waverly pool Monday, making up for an unused period of instruction earlier in program. Bus will leave for Waverly at regular time, 9 a.m.
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Tripoli
Red Cross
Waverly
Private Dohrmann Deploys to Jacksonville Marine Station
Pvt. Paul F. Dohrmann departed Friday for Jacksonville Florida to join the Marines and be stationed there for duty.
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Pvt
Paul F. Dohrmann
Jacksonville, Fla
Marines
John R. Nield 82 Dies in Waverly Funeral Tomorrow
John R. Nield 82 died Sunday in a Waverly convalescent home after a lingering illness. He will be buried Thursday in Hillside Cemetery Cedar Falls. Services at 2 p m at Matthias Funeral home with burial at the cemetery. He was born August 9 1876 in Rohrsville Maryland and later lived with his son in Readlyn. He is survived by a son Albert Milwaukee Oregon a brother and sister in Maryland four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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John R. Nield
Waverly
Readlyn
Hillside Cemetery
Cedar Fall
Erich J. Dornbusch
Matthias Funeral Home
Clarence Deterding
Herman Kimball
Clarence Ganske
Wilbert Gruber
Loren Jacobsen
Lorenz Schuldt
Mr. Nield
Rohrsville
Albert Ganske
Ganske
Albert
Milwaukee
Ore
Maryland
Tripoli School District proposes $380000 budget for year
The Tripoli area school district plans a 1959 budget of 380290 dollars in expenses, with 276190 dollars to be raised by taxation after current funds and other income. Taxpayers can speak at a hearing scheduled for Monday August 4 at 8 p m at Tripoli High School. General fund costs rise to about 307000 dollars, transportation up 13100, and special courses total 9100 as the district expands. The bond service for the high school will require 29700 in the school house fund.
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Tripoli Community
Tripoli High School
Warner family returns to Tripoli from Newark
Mr and Mrs Ronald Warner and daughter Mary Em return to Tripoli Tuesday from Newark New Jersey where they have lived since the first of the year Ronald completed an electronics course in New York City.
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Ronald Warner
Mary Em
Tripoli
Newark
N. J
Ronald
New York City
Women’s Air Corps trainees depart Waterloo for Lackland
Karen and Karla Lobeck will leave Waterloo on August 11 to report to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas. They will begin training in the Women’s Army Corps.
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Karen
Karla Lobeck
Waterloo
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Air Corps
Tripoli budget shows higher taxes and limited overall spending
Tripoli's 1959 budget projects a $4,000 tax increase next year while total expenditures rise by only $1,000 from 1958 estimates. Expenses in municipal enterprise and debt service grow, public safety climbs to about $5,900, and street and general funds show declines. Town hall meeting set for August 4 at 7:30 p.m. to hear taxpayers.
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Tripoli
Municipal Enterprise, Debt Service and Public Safety
Municipal Enterprise Fund
Public Safety Fund
Tripoli Enjoying Comfortable Summer with Rainfall Relief
Tripoli enjoys a mild July with temperatures mostly in the seventies and a high of 80 on Tuesday. Night readings stay in the fifties and rainfall remains light at under .2 inches, delivering needed relief from prior deficits.
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Tripoli
Marine Sgt Lloyd Boevers Arrives in Okinawa
Sgt Lloyd Boevers, son of Mr and Mrs Lorenz Boevers, arrived in Okinawa where he is stationed with the Marines. His wife former Darlys Buls stays with her parents Mr and Mrs Otto Buls. His address is Sgt Lloyd Boevers 1-519-144 A Co 3rd Medical Bn 3rd Marine Div FMLF c/o FPO San Francisco Calif.
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Lloyd Boevers
Lorenz Boevers
Okinawa
Marines
Darlys Buls
Otto Buls
3Rd Medical Bn
3Rd Marine Div
F.m.lf
c/o F.P.O
San Francisco
Calif
Cub Scouts Collect 7020 Pounds of Paper Saturday
Seven thousand twenty pounds of paper were collected in a Cub Scout drive last Saturday afternoon, Cubmaster Ray Bunger said Tuesday. Cub Scouts Glenn Slack, Steve Tegtmeier, Allan Schumacher, Glenn Ladage, Bruce Bunger, Junior Boeckmann, Barry Fink and Boy Scouts Dixon Bunger, Ronald Rieck and Mike Fink collected the papers carried in a truck from Has brouck Voetmann Lumber Co. Twenty one dollars from the sale of papers went into the Cub Scout treasury.
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Ray Bunger
Glenn Slack
Steve Tegtmeier
Allan Schumacher
Glenn Ladage
Bruce Bunger
Junior Boeckmann
Barry Fink
Dixon Bunger
Ronald Rieck
Mike Fink
Hasbrouck-Voetmann Lumber Co
Cub Scout Treasury
Readlyn Budget Forecast For 1959 Tax Levy Set At 9300
Readlyn plans to raise 9300 in taxes for the 1959 year with total expenses of 52600. About 43300 of next year’s spending will be covered by a 4000 balance on January 1 1959 and estimated non tax income of 39300. Utility fund costs drop to 40000 a 1000 reduction from 1958. Street fund stays at 3000. Public safety fund rises to 3500. Sanitation fund remains 400. General fund increases to 2500. Recreation fund unchanged at 900.
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Readlyn
Final Square Dance for Two Age Groups This Friday
Youths in seventh grade or younger dance 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Town Hall. Older youths in grades above seventh dance after 9 p.m. Admission is 15 cents for the younger group and 25 cents for the older group. Chairmen are Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Wilson assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Ed McNamee and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bunger.
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Town Hall
Lynn Wilson
Ed McNamee
Ray Bunger
Tripoli
Diane Buhr
Jolane Tegtmeier
Kaye Holm
Verdine Beevers
Shirley Rose Mohling
Miss Buhr
Ernest Buhr
Readlyn
Moeller Construction Co
Rettig Furniture
Howard Tegtmeier
Miss Holm
Willard Holm
Duane Holm
State Farm
Kramer-Crittenden Produce & Hatchery
Miss Boevers
Ewald Boevers
Miss Mohling
Hasbrouck-Voetmann Lumber Co
Carl Mohling
Marlene Jean Drewis
Randolph Drewis
Sumner
Sandra Bany
Ed Bany
Geraldine Lehmann
Walter Lehmann
Red Sox Renew Sumner Rivalry Sunday in Cedar Valley
Tripoli's Red Sox travel to Sumner Sunday to renew an old regional rivalry and climb in Cedar Valley league standings. Fredericksburg shaded the Sox 3-1 as Poock held Tripoli to eight hits while Schmudlach and Bose tamed the visitors with early offense.
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Red Sox
Sumner
Tripoli
Sox
Fredericksburg
Janesville
Readlyn Trip Nashua
Denver
Oelwein
Roger Schmudlach
Charles Boie
Larry Poock
Mohling
Henninger
Moeller
Poock
Schmudlach
Bose
Prize Unclaimed Keeps Treasure Chest Rising to Seventy Five
The Treasure Chest first prize climbs to 75 dollars as no winner has claimed top honors in the last two weekly drawings. A $10 consolation prize went to Bob Moeller after Ruby Menke failed to claim it, with Erwin O'Connell noted as would be winner had he attended. Alternates Melvin Bergmann and Arnold Pries were drawn for consolation. Each unclaimed week adds 25 dollars to the top prize.
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Bob Moeller
Ruby Menke
Melvin Bergmann
Arnold Pries
Grace Lutheran Social Ice Cream Social Tuesday July 29
Grace Lutheran Missionary Society sponsors an ice cream social and supper with a band concert Tuesday evening July 29. Car service provided and blink lights for service. Serving starts 5:30. Menu includes potato salad baked beans hot dogs cake ice cream coffee. If rain, moved to Grace Lutheran Parish hall.
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Grace Lutheran Missionary Society
Grace Lutheran Parish Hall
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WMT Television
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Supt
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Scholtz Memorial Hospital
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Hoppenworth
Laube
Schmidt
Reedlyn
Erwin O'Connell
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