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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1966
Page
1
The 1967 proposed county budget is 1 481 006 dollars, up 30 375 from 1966. Total tax levy climbs to 798 506 dollars, an increase of 45 968, funded largely by higher county valuations. A Jan 1 1967 unencumbered balance of 176 500 is planned, down from 266 093 a year earlier. Public hearing set for Aug 15 at 10 00 a m in the Court House at Waverly.
The 1964 census from the United States Bureau shows Bremer County farm numbers fell from 174 707 in 1959 to 162 in 1964 while average farm size rose from 144.5 to 8.2 acres and sales per farm increased for the state. Bremer county had 29 percent of farmers working off the farm 100 days or more in 1964, with neighboring counties showing mixed changes.
SSED FROM HOSPITAL ary, son of the Robert Moel returned home last week after a hospitalization at Allen orial hospital following an incident at his home.
Schlatter was taken to Memorial hospital water Sunday for observation and treatment.
U S Senator George L Murphy of California will headline a $100 plate Republican fund raising dinner at Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines on September 17. Republican State Chairman Robert D Ray said proceeds will help elect Iowa Republicans in November. Murphy, 64, former Broadway star, won a 1964 Senate seat defeating Pierre Salinger.
Names announced at Tripoli Harvest booth include Mrs Brase Mrs Melvin Sch Arlene Vincent Alice Dooley Ray Dirk and Lucille Dilley with Clar ue listed among honorees in a local community event.
A Social Security Administration district representative will visit Waverly at the Court House on August 8 and 22 from 9 to 11 a.m. and Sumner at City Hall on August 16 from 9 to 11 a.m. People may also call at Waterloo district office room 702 Black Hawk Building West Fourth and Commercial Streets.
Harry Heine remains hospitalized at Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo.
Esther Wittenburg will conduct a household goods sale at 700 South Main Street Tripoli on Saturday July 30 starting at 1 00 p m. Items include reeders writing desk davenport and chair dining table and five chairs full line of dishes pots and pans and various miscellaneous articles plus antiques. Cash is required. R L Bob Muench will be the auctioneer. A full listing appears elsewhere in this issue.
Doyle O. Carpenter says fourteen of sixteen area community colleges and vocational schools will open for classes this fall. State boards set minimum certification standards for new area colleges under a 1965 legislative act.
Mrs. Mary Niemeyer age 79 died Tuesday evening at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo after a lengthy admission. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 00 p m in St John s Lutheran church Crane Creek with Rev Geo J Gundel officiating. Body to be taken to church at 1230 Rettig Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Leo Towne is a patient at Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo after being admitted on Tuesday for observation.
Tripoli Red Sox join El ma Festina Osage Ft Atkinson Newhall Ossian Tri poli Stacyville Waterloo Robins in a 10 team invitational at New Hampton with games Aug 1 2 4 7 9 two per session. Tickets 1.00 advance save half local club receipts plus 10.00 per appearance. Prizes 250 door drawings include Twins tickets cash 100 50. Sessions 6:30 and 8:15 p m.
Fourteen Bremer county dairymen receive Dairy Herd Improvement Association certificates for herds averaging over 450 pounds of butterfat per cow for May 1 1965 to April 30 1966. Bremer county totals include 29 herds and 1 042 cows averaging 11 285 pounds of milk and 437 pounds of fat.
Mrs. Kurt Meswarth had the cast removed from her leg after a month with an ankle fracture.
Pfc Roger Bonarden returns to Ft. Lewis Washington after spending two weeks with his wife and Mr and Mrs Clarence Boeckman.
Ernst Drewis is a patient at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, admitted Saturday.
Funeral services were held Friday at the Frederika Methodist church for Arthur W. French 73 who died July 19 at the Tripoli Nursing Home after strokes. Rev. Crowell of Cedar Falls and burial at Alcock Cemetery reflected a long local life, with survivors including Minnie McGowan French of Denver and children Phyllis Sassmann Denver Dorothy Mueller Waverly Raymond near Frederika.
Tripoli High School hosts the final summer band concert Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the school gym The Junior band comprising younger instrumental students will perform and Gary Moline from La Porte City a senior at State College of Iowa Cedar Falls will play a tuba solo.
Mrs. B. F. Morf of Cedar Falls spent Wednesday with Mrs. Nora Peacock. Former Tripoli residents, the Morfs left Tuesday for Laguna Hills California where they plan to make their home.
Kenneth Baclmann of Frederika will receive the state's lifesaving award for saving Rodney Brase, 4, who fell into the river near the Frederika dam. The ceremony is set for Saturday evening, July 30, in Clear Lake. Rodney is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Gustav Brase of Waverly.
Grace Lutheran Church women sponsor an ice cream social on Tuesday August 2 serving at 5 30 p m at Tripoli South Park with maidrites ham sandwiches salads beans pie cake ice cream coffee and Kool Aid In case of rain the event moves to the Parish Hall.
Jo Ann's House of Beauty will be closed for vacation from August 1 to August 10. The notice specifies dates and the business name without additional details.
The Unified Dairy Herd Improvement Co op held its picnic and judging contest July 17 at the Lutheran Home farm in Waverly operated by Romaine Orth. About 100 attended from 26 families and 50 participated in judging three Holstein classes and one Guernsey class.
Readlyn plans a 90 160 expenditure budget for 1967 with 22 460 to be raised by tax. The tax hike aims for about two and a half mills to cover 2 390 more than 1966. Public hearing for taxpayers set Aug 8 at 7 30 p m in Town Hall. Taxable valuation 868 822 with 17 350 increase. Monies and credits 3973 129 up 136 818. Full budget on page seven.
The women of the Methodist church in Frederika announce their annual supper to be held on Wednesday September 14. Proceeds will aid church functions and community assistance programs.
Tripoli Red Sox defeated New Hampton 10 to 3 to hand the visitors their first league defeat of the season. Jim Kuhrt earned the win allowing four hits and three runs while Al Alcock and Kuhrt went four for four at the plate. Elma beat Ossian 10-9 and Ft. Atkinson blanked Festina 10-0. Upcoming games list Ft. Atkinson at Ossian and Festina at New Hampton.
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled studded tires illegal in Iowa on a hot day. State Senator Warren Kruck, Boone Democrat, who filed the suit, said he will seek a rehearing on the controversial case.
Linda Diane Schwarze of Tripoli finished an IBM key punch training resident course at Lee Automation Schools in Norridge Illinois. Her instructor praised her as a diligent, friendly student who earned a perfect final written test grade of 100 percent. Lee Automation placed her in the IBM department at Sun Electric Co. in Chicago.
Cass County District Court Judge R Kent Martin rules state law allowing marking yellow no passing zones by the highway commission unconstitutional. The ruling says the law delegates legislative power without guidelines for establishing and marking zones and could lead to an appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court.
Gov Harold Hughes cancels remaining penalties in the Amish school dispute at Oelwein. Attorney William Sindlinger of Cedar Falls had urged clemency. About $4,000 in fines plus $3,475 already paid are addressed. pending fines totaling roughly $7,325 are remitted.
Bremer County Board of Education reports a 1967 budget proposal of 138 910 dollars, up from 103 990 dollars in 1966. The tax raise is 120 960 dollars, with a 2.2 mill levy based on 55 500 000 dollars in assessed valuation. Taxpayers may speak on August 9 at 8 p.m. in the superintendent's office in Waverly.
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