Plans Shaping Up for Tripoli Poultry Egg Carnival Aug 17
Tripoli prepares for its first Poultry and Egg Carnival on Friday Aug 17 with a full day of events including Angel Food Cake Baking contest Egg Quality contest with judge Don Greenfield merchandise prizes in races and horseshoe contests a town hall display booths lunch stand and children's rides. Proceeds from cake and egg entries will fund carnival expenses with a $300 merchandise prize drawing by the Tripoli Commercial Club and an evening street dance.
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Tripoli
Proaam Committee
Angel
Doyle Gordon
Don Greenfield
Cc. J. Kimbal
A. H. Rieck
Im Crittenden
LeLand Bergann
Ben Cohen
Businss
Tripoli Commercial Club Promotion Committee
Tripoli Commercial Lab
Recreation Program Week Seven Schedule
Seventh week activities run Monday to Friday at Town Park. July 30 features crafts and storytelling with prizes. July 31 offers painting, decorating, and contests. August 1 includes boxes and trays crafts with prizes. August 2 hosts kindergarten events, hair and treasure prizes, and games. August 3 continues baseball, croquet, and horseshoe events at Town Park.
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Tripoli
Town Park
Ball Park
Wn Park
Katherine Lahmann Engaged to Marry Pvt Darrell Witt
Denver special announces the engagement of Katherine Lahmann daughter of Mr. and Mrs Theo Lahmann to Pvt Darrell Witt son of Mr and Mrs Russell Witt. Lahmann attends Washington State Teachers College Cedars Falls and Witt is stationed in Washington DC with a wedding date set.
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Katherine Lahmann
Pvt
Darrell Witt
Denver
Theo. Lahmann
Atherine
Darre Witt
Russell Witt
Iss Lahmann
Wa State Teachers College
Ced Palls
Pvt. Witt
Washington, D. C
Ing
County 4 H Girls Demonstration Day Held at Town Hall
Bremer County 4 H girls showcased demonstrations at Town Hall following planning for events at Waverly High School on July 18 and Tripoli July 19. Judges included Mrs S A Haug and Mrs Norval Mosher while groups from junior and senior divisions presented projects on cooking baking nutrition safety and home economics in blue red or white ratings.
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Tripoli Town Hall
Carol
Sharon Zwanziger
Wapsie Whirlwinds
Beverly O'Connell
Marie Bentley
Town Hall
Bremer County 4-H
Waverly High School
Paul Neale
County 4-H
Herbert Scharnhorst
S. J.jdubl
S. A. Haug
West Union
Norval Mosher
Allison
Tripoli
Linda Barry
Caroline Kehe
Roberta Harnisch
Joyce Minkel
Lois Schwerin
Carolyn Schwake
Carol Rohrssen
Lois Schneider
Mary Reiter
Suzanne Towne
Donna Riley
Eileen Riley
Mary Ann Rucker
Nancy Dickman
Lee Ann Schumacher
Kathy Meyerhoff
Verena Braun
Ronna Lucas
Audrey Kappmeyer
Shirley Mohling
Carol Senft
Janet Hildebrandt
Julene Schwake
Joann Hildebrandt
Karla Nicklaus
Beverly O’connell
Doris Heineman
Sharon Leistikow
Judy Cordes
Iris Oltrogge
Ruth Reiter
Julene Schellhorn
Lois Moeller
Mary Werner
Lawn Supper At St Peters Church Sponsored By Women
The Women's Guild of St Peters Reformed Church will sponsor a lawn supper on Thursday July 26 on the church lawn west of the church. Menu includes potato salad chips beans maidrites ham sandwiches ice cream cake coffee and chocolate milk. In rain the event moves to the church basement.
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The
Women’s Guild of
Funeral Today for Gottfried Goetz 76 Father of Rev Goetz
Funeral services for Gottfried Goetz 76 father of the Rev William F Goetz pastor of Grace Lutheran church were held at Peace Lutheran church Hazen North Dakota on Wednesday afternoon He had been hospitalized in Bismarck North Dakota since July 1 He is survived by five sons and four daughters Ella Mrs George Loeffelbein Zap Emma Mrs Sam Mittelsteadt Killdeer Frieda Mrs William Gutknecht Hazen Mrs Mary Chaney Doyle Calif the Rev William F Goetz Tripoli Leo Goetz Detroit Lakes Minn and Edwin Otto and Arthur Hazen Mr and Mrs Gottfried Goetz observed their golden wedding anniversary in June 1953 She preceded him in death in February 1954
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Gottfried Goetz
William F. Goetz
Grace Lutheran Church
Peace Lutheran Church
Hazen
N. D
Bismarck
Ella
George Loeffelbein
Zap
Emma
Sam Mittelsteadt
Killdeer
Frieda
William Gutknecht
Mary Chaney
Doyle
Calif
Tripoli
Leo Goetz
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Edwin
Otto
Arthur
Premium Catalogs For County Fair Mailed This Week
Premium catalogs for the 1956 Bremer county 4-H Fair were mailed from the County Extension Director Doyle Gordon office. The week includes a Waverly High reunion at Wartburg college, boat races on Cedar river, Centennial Dairy Day events, Golden Girl contest judging, parade, and a Centennial program with Jack Paar and other entertainers. If rain impacts, the evening program moves to Knights Gymnasium.
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Bremer County
County Extension
Doyle Gordon
The
Fair Association
Waverly High School
Wartburg College
Cedar River
Howard Pyle
Arizona
Jack Paar
Charlie Spivak
Professor Backwards
Knight’s
Waterloo Woman Improves After Surgery at Scholtz Memorial
Mrs. Everett Ambrose of Waterloo is recovering at Scholtz Memorial Hospital after a Monday operation. Her condition shows improvement.
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Everett Ambrose
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Funeral Here Monday For John Prestien Lifelong Resident
Funeral services were held Monday for John F. Prestien 76 longtime resident of Tripoli. He died Thursday at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo from a heart attack. The Rev Ewald Puhlmann officiated with burial in the church cemetery. Survivors include a wife a son a daughter 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by several siblings.
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Rettig Funeral Home
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
John F. Prestien
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Ewald F. Puhlmann
Walter Hunemuller
August Meier
Amos Zander
John A. Koch
Arthur Holm
Ewald Kleiss
Tripoli
Prestien
St. Peter's Church
Churchmen’s Brotherhood
Wapsie Sportsmen’s Club
Everett
Fredericksburg
H. H. Hoppenworth
Elmer Wilharm
Louise Stevenson
Minneapolis
Minn
Emma Ste
False rumor of escaped patient in Tripoli area debunked
Sheriff Harley Ehlert reported the claim a violent mental patient escaped from Independence hospital was false. The man was found elsewhere and returned to Waterloo after deputy Jim Leamon traced him wandering on a farm northwest of Tripoli.
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Independence Hospital
Tripoli
Harley Ehlert
Black Hawk County
Jim Leamon
Waterloo
Former Pastor Here Accepts Pastorate of Chicago Church
The Rev. Robert T. Fauth former pastor of St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church here has accepted the senior pastorate of Peace Memorial church in Chicago. He and his wife and daughters Marcia and Rebecca will move to Chicago September 1 from Detroit where he has led Bethel Evangelical church since June 1, 1948. They now stay in Dunkirk New York where he directs the Junior High Camp. Fauth previously led St. Peter's church from 1944 to 1948.
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Robert T. Fauth
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Peace Memorial Church
Chicago
Fauth
Marcia
Rebecca
Detroit
Mich
Bethel Evangelical Church
Dunkirk
N. Y
St. Peter’s Church
Cline Returns to Culver City California
M G Cline left Friday morning for his home in Culver City California Mrs Cline and Susan remained here to spend several weeks with relatives and friends.
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M. G. Cline
Culver City
Calif
Fire destroys barn on Hansen farm near Denver
Fire swept the Alfred Hansen farm barn located 444 miles south and three miles east of Denver on Monday afternoon, causing complete destruction of the structure.
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Denver
Alfred Hansen
Audit Confirms City School District Finances Before 1956 Merger
An independent audit covers the Tripoli Independent School District for July 1 1955 to June 30 1956, noting funds of 30692.75 general fund 17343.60 school house fund and 242.02 activity fund transferred to the new Tripoli Community School District. Total receipts were 111040.93 and disbursements 112459 with capital overruns.
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Tripoli Independent School District
New
Tripoli Community School District
Carney, Alexander, Marold & Co
Certified Public Accountants of Waterloo
Denver Readlyn to meet Sunday in cedar valley title showdown
Denver leads Sumner by one win with a 5 2 victory over Sumner as Readlyn and Denver prepare for a Sunday clash that could decide the Cedar Valley league title. A Readlyn win forces a shared title. a Denver win gives outright supremacy.
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Denver
Sumner
Readlyn
John Kurtt
Bob Boderman
Chuck Anderson
Waverly
Red Sox to Meet West Waterloo Here Next Sunday
Tripoli's Red Sox, Cedar Valley league standouts, host West Side Billiards of Waterloo in a 2:15 p m Sunday clash. West Side features Waterloo East alums and Lloyd Wilbrandt as pitcher. Readlyn previously edged Tripoli 2 1 in a 10 inning tilt.
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Red Sox
West Waterloo
Tripoli
West Side Billiards of
Waterloo
West Side
Waterloo East
Lloyd Wilbrandt
Readlyn
Flower Show Set With Gladioli Theme In Tripoli
Progress on a Flower Show tied to the Poultry and Egg Carnival in Tripoli Town hall on Friday August 17. Gladioli growers will compete in basket vase and spike classes with Mrs Chas Fry of Cedar Heights as judge. Entry details available from LeLand Bergmann and C J Kimbal.
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Tripoli
Chas. Fry
Cedar Heights
Iowa
LeLand Bergmann
C. J. Kimbal
Merry Go Round Free Rides Sponsored This Saturday
The Tri Poli Mercantile Co and the Carnation Milk Co sponsor a free merry-go-round ride for all children in the vicinity this Saturday. Details are in the page 6 advertisement.
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Tripoli Mercantile Co
Carnation Milk Co
Morrill Visit to California Couple in Ed Jahnke Home
Mr and Mrs Ray Morrill of California visit Mrs Augusta Kuhrt in the Ed Jahnke home and see other relatives in the area. Mrs Kuhrt has been quite ill the past week.
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Ray Morrill
California
Augusta Kuhrt
Ed Jahnke
Mrs Lulu Bortz Visited Waverly Sunday Evening
Mrs Lulu Bortz of Waverly visited Sunday evening with Mrs John Prestien.
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Lulu Bortz
Waverly
John Prestien
Rain Breaks Heat Hail Damages Crops Across Area
A heavy rainstorm ended a warm spell in Tripoli while hail damaged crops along a mile wide Wapsie river strip. Golf ball sized hail stripped corn and beans. oats harvest delayed though yields run around 50 bushels per acre. Temperatures peaked at 87 with night temps near 60.
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Tripoli
Wapsie
C. W. Ryan
Mrs Floyd Sauerbrei Returns Home From Hospital
Mrs Floyd Sauerbrei is back home from St Francis hospital last Wednesday after treatment.
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Floyd Sauerbrei
St. Francis Hospital
Butler-Bremer Buys Residence Property for Office Farm
Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Co has purchased a residence property housing its switchboard and office in Plainfield. Floyd Hobbs announced the house and lot were bought from Herman Tegtmeyer for an undisclosed sum and possession was taken July 1. Re modeling, including rewiring, will occur mainly on the back of the building. The tele phone company also owns all its exchange office buildings in Plainfield Frederika and Tripoli.
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Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Co
Mer
Floyd Hobbs
Herman Tegtmeier
Hobbs
Telephone Company
Butler-Bremer
Plainfield
Frederika
Tripoli
Front of Building Razed in Downtown Tri Poli
Work on razing an old downtown Tri Poli building between the Standard Oil station and Kra mer Produce was completed. The front collapsed into the street, damaging a parked car owned by Ben Cohen of Kramer Produce. no replacement plans were announced by Mrs. Kramer.
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Tripoli
Standard Oil Station
Kramer Produce
Sommer & Bockhaus
Mandel Kramer
Ben Cohen
Kramer
Karen Brase Visits Waverly With Ernest Brase Family
Karen Brase spent last week in Waverly visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brase and other relatives.
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Karen Brase
Waverly
Mrs
Ernest Brase
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Gordon Niemeyer
Poultry & Egg Carnival
Rev. Goetz
County Fair
Waterloo Hospital
Chicago Church
Cedar Valley
Waterloo Courier
A.B.C
Janesville
Cubs
Bill Willard
Holm
Ralph
Ray Fink
Ralph Fink
Schmidt
Bock
Merry
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