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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1933
Page
8
Community members from Spring Fountain gather at multiple homes across Waverly Cedar Heights and Cedar Falls. Guests include the Laube Volker Meyer Sommer Bruns and Reich families with extended stops in Clarion New Hampton and Latimar. A birthday surprise and 500 game mark the evening.
A Toronto Globe item records a magistrate asking for a burglar’s statement before sentencing. The prisoner replies with a dig at being identified by a man who never kept his head hidden, delivering a blunt, humorous line in the exchange.
Denver community items recount visits and travels of residents Mrs Clara Melton Harold and others to Raymond to celebrate a birthday Mrs Reinhart. Local events include meetings at Knittle creamery and a buttermaker gathering. Basketball results feature our girls defeating Oran 13 8 and upcoming games scheduled at Shell Rock and other local sites.
Artesian residents Mr and Mrs Lorenz Buhr Mr and Mrs Kimball Mrs H F Krueger motored to Marshalltown Sunday to visit F Barbknecht at his home where he is ill Delores Schaefer spends a week with her grandparents Mr and Mrs F F Moeller and Mr and Mrs F F Klenzman and family of Waterloo Leota Meier and Wilbert Herrs visited Sunday afternoon at the C J Meier home Fred Schwartzenstein and wife went to Lowell Town Friday for the funeral of their aunt Mrs Fred Labs Delores Schaefer visited at the Wm Luehring home Sunday Wilbert Herrs returned from Iowa City where he had been a patient the past week daughter Leona Delores and Milton Schaefer visited RE Schroeder home Monday evening for his birthday
Crane Creek residents report Sunday visitors from Art Bunger family and Eldo Scharnhorst household. Ruth Michael returns from Cedar Falls while Agnes Bunger visits Lucille Lohman. Will Droste family and Clarence Beisner call on R A Michael. Threshing begins with good oats reported. Agnes and Erna Bunger travel to Waverly Saturday evening.
Mr and Mrs Chris Heiligman of southeast of Tripoli were injured when his northbound car collided head on with a truck driven by Earl Lindfield of Frederika on Primary 93 about a mile and a half north of Tripoli Saturday. Heiligman tried to pass a southbound grader and did not see the truck. Both vehicles suffered front-end damage. the truck carried shelled corn and a large quantity spilled on the road. Mrs Heiligman was thrown from the car suffering back injuries.
Mr and Mrs Herman Schumacher and several Lohmann families of Waverly gather for a Wednesday visit. threshing meetings, shop visits, and Sunday meals populate the week. Residents including Kirchhoff Redies Struck and Lohmanns frequent the Fred Lohmann home as guests and callers across Thursday through Sunday with threshing crews and trips to Cedar Rapids for medical care.
George Carstensen and Florence Sherk from Cedar Falls visited Andrew Carstensen Wednesday to Thursday and called on Geo H Heideman Thursday. Henry Niemeier and son Fred dropped by Will Bergman Friday. Multiple visits to Mercy hospital and Waverly noted. The Old Tripoli threshing ring met at John Boeckman Monday as Alfred Bergman helps at August Bergman in Douglas since Friday.
Wallace Warneke aged 12 son of Mr and Mrs Werneke was taken back to the local hospital Monday after a broken arm developed an infection. He underwent surgery and his condition is described as quite serious while staying at his parents home.
Kermit Becker of Stout Iowa is named manager of Spahn and Rose Lumber Company arriving last Thursday to take over from longtime manager William Judas. Becker plans to move his family to the area soon.
The Royal Neighbor lodge holds its regular August meeting on Tuesday evening August 1st at 8 30. A good attendance is anticipated.
Mrs H G Turner spent days in Chicago visiting daughter Virginia and at a progress fair. The Turners hosted Geraldine Trower who stayed two weeks. Guests from Fairbank included F W Goldsberry Burnett Trower. Others visited in Waterloo Hubbard near Waverly and Shell Rock areas including Arns Leitha Dornbush families. Marjorie Arns turned six with a birthday party for neighborhood girls.
Buck Creek activities include visits from Harry Weltzein of Denver and Ernest Kuhlman of Chicago. Several Sunday gatherings at the Sell and Seehase homes. Lorna’s birthday program for local children and a Luther league picnic at St. John’s Buck Creek. Norma Jean Wilharm christened with local sponsors. Is your subscription due.
A collision north of Leroy involved a car driven by Mrs R and a man named Weideman. The impact sent the vehicle into a ditch, causing extensive front-end damage and breaking glass. Passengers were shaken and some injured, with one car needing a new front wheel and fender. the auto was taken to a repair shop.
Readlyn semi pro baseball squad departs Wednesday for a Des Moines tournament entry. About 15 players travel, with newcomers Buly Fort Atkinson Mantz Up Iowa D Chandler Nash Anderson Leitich Woods joining. Readlyn is set to face Dianola Thursday at 10.
A Buffalo Courier-Express brief repeats a witty anniversary exchange. A wife asks how long it took her husband to learn to drive and he answers with a playful line about August. The couple's banter then turns to their son’s piano talent with a joke about Paderewski using both hands.
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