Tripoli Fish Fry Plans Highlight 29th Annual Event
The Ismen's Club finalizes plans for the twenty ninth annual Tripoli fish fry on August 1 at uth park from 4 to 8 PM. The event seeks increased donations and lists prizes including two one week vacations for four and trips valued at 150 and 135 dollars. Volunteer help is urged and the Little German Band will perform for the longstanding fundraiser.
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Ismen’s Club
Uth Park
Birchwood
Leech Lake
Walker
Minnesota
Camp LaRue
Spicer
Bremer County Taxable Sales Report For 1973 Quarter
Bremer County posted taxable retail sales for the quarter ending December 31 1973 at 16 586 515 with total quarterly figures of 586 515 reported by the Iowa Department of Revenue. During October through December 1975 to be three months.
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Bremer County
Bremer
Jowat
Tripoli Post Office Hours and Bremer County Sales Update
The Tripoli Post Office hours shift with a Saturday morning window from 8 30 to 12 30 and Monday through Friday 8 30 to 12 30 and 1 30 to 5 00 with lobby lock box hours 7 00. Bremer County taxable sales rose by 855 695 in 1975 led by Waverly and Sumner while Tripoli and Readlyn declined. Jaycee-Ettes plan August 2 meeting at Becky Bremer’s home. Chapin reunion set for August 1 at Chapin Park Tripoli.
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Tripoli
Bremer County
Waverly
Sumner
Readlyn
Jaycee-Ettes
Becky Bremer
Denver
Janesville
Plainfield
Rural
Spec Clinics Aid Older Iowans With Free Health Outreach
Hawkeye Valley Area Agency of Aging notes clinics in Waterloo Tripoli Frederika Plainfield area offer free general medical care for seniors and others unable to pay. Waterloo hosts a Thursday 7 to 9 p.m. clinic at Antioch Baptist Church basement with volunteer doctors and a July 29 podiatrist visit. Names and contact numbers for Senior Information Service volunteers in Sumner Readlyn Tripoli and Glen Ciola’s return from Brazil.
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Hawkeye Valley
Waterloo
Antioch Baptist Church
Sumner
Tripoli-Frederika
Plainfield
Minnie Nuss
Kenneth Triplett
Mary Kane
Glen Ciola
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Leland Alcock
Dave
United States
Tripoli
Glin
Alcock
Bike-A-Thon For Diabetes Planned In Waverly
Plans outline the first diabetes bike-a-thon in Waverly on September 26 sponsored nationally in hundreds of communities. Local sponsor Bremer-Butler Area Diabetes Unit expects over 200000 dollars to be raised in Iowa from sponsors based on miles ridden. Recognition prizes donated by local merchants include bicycles and other gifts with Mrs Pat Keeran as chairperson assisted by Mr and Mrs Roland Brase.
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Waverly
Bremer-Butler Area
Diabetes Unit
State of
Iowa
Pat Keeran
Roland Brase
4-H Horse and Pony Show Winners Named at Silver Spur Arena
Bremer County 4-Hers led by Sue Kuchenberg Lynn Dayton Ken Kappmeyer Doug Stewart Mari Folkerds DeAnn Schumacher and Denise Dayton placed in yearling and under 54 inches classes and showmanship at halter. several classes served as Ak Sar Ben qualifiers with Folkerds Schumacher earning spots. Cathie Johnston completed an Iowa health department correspondence course in sanitation.
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Ms. Martin
Black Hawk County
Leon Borcherding
Sumner
Bremer County
Sue Kuchenberg
Tripoli
Lynn Dayton
Janesville
Ken Kappmeyer
Waverly
Doug Stewart
Mari Folkerds
DeAnn Schumacher
Denise Dayton
Keyhold
Ak-Sar-Ben
Martin
Cathie Johnston
Iowa
Iowa State Department of Health
Telephone Company Expands Underground Lines in Tripoli Area
The Butler Bremer Telephone Company continues burying cables in the Tripoli exchange during summer months as part of a three year plan to stormproof lines and offer private service. Completion aims for most north Tripoli residential lines this fall, with business districts remaining aerial for now.
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Butler-Bremer Telephone Company
Tripoli Exchange
Wayne Miller
The
Telephone Company
Frederika Exchange
Plainfield Exchange
Tripoli
Seventh Avenue SE
Main Street
Duane Rieckenberg
Allen Freerks
Readlyn Iowa Master Corn Grower Contest Opens Entry
The Jaycees sponsor the Iowa Master Corn Grower contest in Readlyn with farmers within seven miles eligible. Entry fee is 25 dollars and deadline is Thursday July 29. Register at Farmers Cooper Farm Center Readlyn. Circuits upgrades include nine underground between Tripoli and roderika and six between Plainfield and erika. Aerial section Plainfield to Fred erika will go underground next year. Used telephone poles are available from the Plainfield office.
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Readlyn
The
Jaycees
Iowa
Farmers Cooper Farm Center
EAS
Tripoli
Roderika
Plainfield
Tripoli Country School House Museum Announces Summer Hours
The museum will be open four days a week Tuesday Thursday Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. starting this Thursday July 29. It also accepts special appointments and lists working days at the museum. For information contact Helen Brase or Dorothy Kirchhoff by phone.
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Tripoli Country School House
Helen Brase
Dorothy Kirchhoff
Wee King Headlines County Fair Stage Show
Wee King headlines the Sunday night show at Bremer County Fair August 5 8 with Pat King his co writer and musician Redd Stewart from Hee Haw Roni Stoneman the Collins Sisters and the Pee Wee King band also Ed Barron hypnotist joins the lineup Saturday features an area talent show finale by escape artist Charles Myrick auditions July 28 at Trinity United Methodist Church 25 prize for winners plus audience judged awards details on page 3
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Unds
Pee Wee
Ed Barron
Te King
Waltz
Bonapart
Nual Bremer County
Pee Wee King
Redd
Stewart
Hee-Haw
Roni Stoneman
Collins Sisters
Pee Wee King Band
Barron
Hypnotism Institute of Chicago
University of Illinois Hospital
Charles Myrick
Houdini
Trinity United Methodist Church
Bremer County
Bremer County Fair
Clarence Bull
Gordon Card
Russell Walther
Denver Legion Collecting Old Flags
The Acker-Matthias American Legion Post in Denver collects worn flags for dignified destruction. A flag burning ceremony will follow collection. Bring flags to Ralph Bartling or any Legion member or leave at Cleveland Funeral Home in Denver.
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Denver
Acker-Matthias American
The
Legion
Cleveland
South State Street
August 5 Deadline for Tripoli School Board Nomination
The Tripoli Community School District posts an August 5 deadline at 5:00 p.m. for nominating papers. One three year director term in district 3 is up for election. Election day is Tuesday September 14. Incumbent Lloyd Moeller seeks a fourth term after nine years on the board.
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Tripoli Community
Lloyd Moeller
Lloyd
Extension Granted for Property Tax Rent Reimbursement Claims
The Iowa Department of Revenue extends the filing deadline for Disabled and Senior Citizen Property Tax and Rent Reimbursement claims from July 31 1976 to October 31 1976. Eligible persons may file for refunds with three extra months and department efforts to inform and assist claimants will run concurrently. Eligible Iowans 65 or surviving spouses 55 with income under 8000 are urged to apply before October 31 1976 for partial reimbursement of property tax or rent for the year ending June 30 1976.
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Iowa
Department of Revenue
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Klemp Plumbing & Heating
Little
Lavern Tegtmeier
Lorenz Meier
Window Eath
P.O
Chapin
Chapin Park
Sumner See
Denvers
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William W. Gronen
Silver Spur Arena
Hudson
Janet Martin
Miller
Wartburg
Wartburg College
Charlene Bruns
Virgil Bruns
Frederika
Sharon Hoffman
Robert Hoffman
Randy Barnes
Loyal Barnes
Daryl Soeder
Wayne Soeder
Wee King
County Fair
Country Music Hall of Fame
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Denver Legion
Robert Moeller Res
Maple Drive
Eureka
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