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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1962
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is a second class mail paper in Tripoli Iowa under the 1879 act. Published weekly since 1894 as the official paper of Tripoli and Bremer County. Publisher William A Buckley and Editor Robert J Sassman list subscription rates 3.50 yearly in Iowa 4.50 elsewhere.
A Weekly Garden column by Gene Vincent notes tomatoes as the top garden vegetable and easy to grow. Ben Vance of Iowa State University adds vine ripening for flavor. pests require regular sprays. Optimal night temps for set are 58 to 70 degrees. high heat and dry winds hurt fruit set. avoid heavy nitrogen until fruit clusters form.
The 4-H Mother-Daughter tea convened at St. Matthew's Lutheran in Readlyn with corsages for mothers and a program by Linda Rathe Matthias Oltrogge Huebner Strottman and guests Mrs Leistikow Dornbusch Oberman. Bunco featured by the game committee. The Jefferson Superiors met July 9 at the Foelske home with 13 members. plans for Holstein heifers and fair preparations were set for July 23 in Denver Town Hall. demos included hayrack loading and milking parlors. Tomato mulching guidance from Iowa State University covered materials, nitrogen needs, and fertilizer timing to prevent nitrogen loss while cautioning against 2,4-D weed killer.
Bremer County Extension Director notes key shifts influencing Iowa cattlemen and feeders. Marvin Skadberg of Iowa State University highlights high consumer incomes and beef demand, the cattle cycle causing delays before market, seasonal price effects, and shifting beef preferences across the year including summer steak and hamburger demand.
July 27 4 H Junior Boys demonstrations at Waverly Sales Barn eight pm July 31 4 H Senior Boys demonstrations at Tripoli Town Hall eight pm August 1 Council meeting at Tripoli County Extension office eight pm TM
Fifty five years past items record Ora Stagner and wife departing for Savannah Missouri for a canning job while others build new homes in Tripoli. Local weddings, anniversaries, and farm prices mix with travel notes and civic events including the Tripoli Commercial Club picnic with music by Jodie Haydon.
State Comptroller Marvin Selden Jr. projects a safe working balance of about $18 million for the current two year period after planned use of funds. The biennium began with $46 million, with fiscal decisions by the 1961 Legislature and a $32 million June balance. Governor Erbe reports revenue growth as a sign of economic strength. The year’s receipts total $177 million, up $8 million from the prior year. Waverly’s oldest resident William Hamm dies at 102, survived by family.
A farmer selects two different sprayers: one dedicated to 2,4-D applications and a separate unit reserved for pest control tasks, ensuring dedicated equipment for each chemical and reducing cross contamination risks.
Edward E Biermann and wife convey lots 4 and 4 block 53 Wilharm's addition Tripoli for $1 with revenue 7.20. Elsie Bieman to Leona Heath lot 4 block 4 Auditor's plat Clausing's addition Denver revenue 55c. Cad H Jaspers to Harold H Smith and Luella V Smith lot 8 subdivision part wy of nw% sw 1-94-14 revenue 7.15. Fern Schuldt to Henry C Schuldt and Fern Schuldt west 33 feet lot 25 Littell's addition Sumner. Anita A Knief to E G Knief part lot 9 subdivision NW 3-91-14 Waverly. Ewald Hoppenworth to L H Butchzlaff and John Roach tract nets of swi 27-92-14 revenue 2.20.
Mrs Velma Smith of Boone discovered the Nevada Representative among her late fathers possessions. The paper is slightly yellowed and printed in red white and blue to honor the centennial date line.
Bremer County district court records list new cases including Waterloo Sur Derwood R. and Cal Group v5 Maxine Leach. W. Palmer Memorial Hospital sues John J. and Veria Trusty. State of Iowa versus Ronald Ives. Desertion case noted with Hildebrandt estate versus Laurence C Moeller et al. Law.
A domestic quip shows a wife trying on hats while the husband weighs the price. The wife asks if a turned-down style looks right and the exchange ends with the price named as twenty-five dollars and the husband consenting to turn the hat down.
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