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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1957
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is the official newspaper of Tripoli Iowa and Bremer County. It is published weekly on Wednesdays, established in 1894, with subscription rates of 3.00 per year in Iowa and 3.50 elsewhere. William A Buckley is the publisher.
Editorial urges taxpayers to attend hearings on local budgets to voice concerns before tax bills are set. It argues participation matters, notes few dissident voices historically, and urges speaking up now rather than waiting until March. It acknowledges local spending may be prudent, but stresses public input is essential.
Tripoli 4-H clubs report July events with Achievement show and style revue set for Town Hall July 24 and 30. Dayton Dodgers meeting July 8 at Eugene Judisch home chaired by Roger Volker. Seventeen attendees plus families. reports on Ames Short Course. junior and senior demonstration teams named. barn decorations committee formed. dairy judging exercise led by Gene Frank. Areas covered include Maxfield groups, tours, health papers, and July 31 gatherings.
Robert Beaver of Janesville and Ruth Reiter of Fairbank will represent Bremer county at the 19th annual Conservation camp in Madrid from July 29 to Aug 3. About 100 youths from northern and west central Iowa join to study conservation and natural resources. Delegates are chosen for interest in conservation and club work. HOLE-IN-ONE John Papich of Albia scored a long hole in one at Albia, a 225 yard shot.
Frederika V Lampe was baptized at St John Lutheran Church with Rev Cyril Jandrey officiating. Sponsors were Mrs William Schlichting Tripoli and Mrs Clarence Lampe. Family and friends shared a Sunday dinner at the Lampe home with numerous relatives visiting, including gatherings from Cedar Falls Waterloo Oelwein and Spring Valley Minn plus a Diana Benz birthday party at New Hampton Park.
Henry W. Hinton answers questions from Tripoli Community School on keeping projects separate from the herd when possible and outlines acceptable dairy arrangements. He stresses accurate neat up-to-date records and real life standards for student projects and recordkeeping.
James Wolf son of Mr and Mrs Werner Wolf of Tripoli earns recognition as Boy of Week. The sophomore in the 57 58 year will show the steer at the county fair. He has added a sow and eight pigs to the Vocational Agriculture program and plans more dairy cattle while serving on FFA committees.
In classroom taught project work a boy must own or co own his project and have a financial stake. Using the same project for both FFA and 4 H is unethical and unfair, as it would duplicate supervision and draw funds for two jobs.
Rev. and Mrs. Elmer Jacobs and Rev. and Mrs. Erich Dornbusch returned from a Washington trip visiting Marvin Jacobs and Eric in D C and toured landmarks such as the Capitol Lincoln Memorial Pentagon and White House. On the way they visited Wyndette Michigan and Clinton and reconnected with relatives including Richard Dornbusch. Clarence Geneke and Carol Wehling also featured in Sunday visits with Arnold Platte Herman Wehling and family.
Mary Adams and Mr and Mrs Herman Wehl ing of Denver spent Friday visiting in the home of y and we Clarence Wehling.
Notice is hereby given that on the 8th day of July 1957 the undersigned were appointed executors of the estate of Henry Schuchting deceased late of Bremer County Iowa. All persons indebted to said estate will make payment to the undersigned and those having claims against the same will present them legally authenticated to the court for allowance. Dated this 8th day of July 1957 William C. Schlichting and Irene Schlichting Gudlow Tripoli Iowa Leslie and Leslie Attorneys Waverly Iowa.
Robert Woellert 18 Waterly and Lawana Luloff 18 Waterloo. Leland L Timmerman 9 Strawberry Point and Wilma Connell 21 Fredericksburg. The Cullinan diamond, found in 1905, weighed 3106 carats in the rough.
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