Final Arrangements Made for Sportsmen's Club Fish Fry
The Wapsie Sportsmen's Club annual fish fry is set for Sunday at Tripoli ball park with 4 to 8 pm serving. Walleye and pike fillets headline the menu. Indoor prizes totaling over 300 will be drawn at 8 pm, donated by Tripoli merchants. Top prize is a week long Bay View Resort trip plus 50 dollars. second and third prizes are 50 and 25 dollar bonds respectively. The Little German Band will provide music. Tickets can be turned in at Towne's Service Station. rain date is Sunday, Aug 9. Notice: Doris Beauty Salon, Tripoli, closes first week of August.
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The
Wapsie Sportsmen's Club
Tripoli Ball Park
Tripoli
Block & Klemp
Bay View Resort
Hackensack
Minn
U. S
Towne
Doris Beauty Salon
Barn on Herman Luber Farm Destroyed by Fire
A large barn and its contents, including baled hay and straw, were wiped out by a fire on the Herman Luber farm about six miles east of Tripoli on Monday. Several sows and about 10 pigs perished. Damage reached a smokehouse and machine shed. the house and other structures largely survived. Tripoli and Sumner fire departments responded.
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Herman Luber
Tripoli
al Fog
Sumner
Tripoli Development Plans Special Meeting on Purchase
Tripoli Development Corporation calls a special meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Tripoli Town Hall. Shareholders representing a majority of shares will decide on purchasing the Rock Island Produce building in Tripoli. Attendance by proxy encouraged for absent members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri- Poli Development Corporation
Maj
Tripoli
Rock Island
Bonorden Promoted to Yeoman Third Class in Navy
Mrs. Ina Bonorden, mother of Y Bonorden, reports her son has been promoted Yeoman Third Class in the U S Navy. Mail address listed as San Diego California.
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Ina Bonorden
Y Bonorden
Ofbo
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Cal
Savings Bonds Sales Beat Average in June Iowa
June savings bonds sales in Iowa totaled 8 051 967 dollars raising state year to date to 62 223 193 dollars or 55 percent of the annual quota. National average is 51 percent. Waverly volunteer county chair man Carl E. Hagemann reported county June sales at 71 984 dollars with six month total 395 718 dollars for 45 percent of 1964 goal. County tallies include Buchanan 352 744 dollars 52 percent Butler 475 579 dollars 54 percent Chickasaw 454 741 dollars 64 percent Fayette 769 901 dollars 65 percent.
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U. S
Iowa
Carl E. Hagemann
Waverly
Bremer County
Buchanan
Butler
Chickasaw
Fayette
Suchy Named Oelwein District Manager for Interstate Power
P B Suchy is appointed manager of the Oelwein district Interstate Power Co succeeding Keith Barker who becomes assistant manager of Mason City district. W A Schuster moves from Winnebago district to take Suchy’s former operating superintendent post. Barker began in 1945 at Wallace Idaho and has led civic efforts in Oelwein. Schuster and family will relocate to Oelwein after September 1.
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Suchy
Oelwein District Interstate Power Co
P. B. Suchy
Oelwein District of Interstate Power Co
M. L. Kapp
Keith Barker
Mason City
Kapp
W. A. Schuster
IPC
Winnebago
Oelwein
Interstate
Fulda
Minn
Dubuque
The
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Toastmasters Club
Phyllis
Fifth St. S
E. Barker
Wallace
Ida
Citizens’ Utility Co
Barker
United Fund
Industrial Fund Drive
Boy Scout Council
Schuster
Marjorie
Mrs. Augu sta Koene ke Dies In Waterloo Funeral
Funeral services were held for 87 year old Mrs. Augusta Koeneke at O Keefe and Towne Funeral Home in Waterloo. A former Tripoli area resident, her husband worked at Potters Siding Creamery. She belonged to Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo and was buried in Faith United Church of Christ Cemetery in Tripoli.
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A. Koeneke
Augusta Koeneke
O’keefe & Towne Funeral Home
Waterloo
Tripoli Area
Potters Siding
Tri Poli School District 1964 65 Budget And Tax Plan
The Tri Poli School District proposes a 1964 65 budget with no millage increase. Budget shows balances in the general fund and school house fund, taxable valuation and estimated tax of 53.00 per 1000, with 972 school age children in Bremer and six in Chickasaw counties. Hearing on the proposed expenditures is Aug 10 at 8 p m in Tri Poli High School.
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Poli
Bremer County
Chickasaw County
Tripoli High School
Thissite
Fire destroys Kurt Meswarb Farm barn and contents
A Thursday morning blaze completely destroyed a 38 by 64 foot barn at the Kurt Meswarb farm five miles southeast of Tripoli. About 2000 bales hay, 1000 bales straw, and 100 bushels were lost. one heifer died, six others were saved. A hollow tile foundation was scorched and must be replaced. Tripoli and Sumner fire departments saved adjacent buildings with several thousand gallons of water. The barn and contents were partially insured and rebuilding will start at once. Mr and Mrs Marvin Nichols were tenants on the farm.
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Kurt Meswarl
Tripoli
Sumner
Meswarth
Marvin Nichols
Bowling Notice for Tri PolI Men’s Association Meeting
The Tri Poli Men’s Bowling association announces its annual meeting Friday August 14 at 8 PM in Tripoli Town Hall. League bowling will begin on August 31.
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Tripoli Men’s Bowling Association
Tripoli
Elizabeth Hofmann Visits From Germany with Relatives
Elizabeth Hofmann arrived July 19 at the Waverly home of cousin Oliver J. Reeve. The West Berlin native flew in on the first commercial jet from West Berlin and plans a U.S. tour visiting former students. She taught English and German 28 years in a West Berlin high school and will sail home by boat, leaving New York September 1.
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Elizabeth Hofmann
Oliver J. Reeve
Waverly
United States
West Berlin
Anna Reeve
Berlin
New York
Ruth Prestien of Fredericksburg in Accidental Death
Ruth Prestien a 15 year old Fredericksburg girl died Tuesday when her horse bolted into a truck loaded with shell corn. Her friend Sherri Crabtree escaped unharmed. Kenneth Staff 23 of Elgin driver of the truck overturned but unhurt. Funeral Friday at 2 p m United Church of Christ Fredericksburg. The Prestien family formerly lived near Tripoli.
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Ruth Prestien
Fredericksburg
Ruth
Everett Prestien
Prestien
Sherri Crabtree
Crabtree
Kenneth M. Staff
Elgin
United Church of Christ
Prestiens
Tripoli
Mrs Minnie Kroblin Services Held at Waterloo
Funeral services for 88 year old Mrs Minnie Kroblin were held today at O'Keefe & Towne Funeral home in Waterloo. She died Sunday at Allen Convalescent home. Born June 18 1876 in Bremer county, she was the daughter of Henry and Minnie Wackerhahn. She married Fred Kroblin who preceded her in 1954. Survivors include one daughter Mrs Wilbur Meathow of Jesup, two sons John J of Waterloo and Alfred of Ft Dodge, six grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and five sisters including Mrs Dora Henning and Mrs Louise Harms of Tripoli.
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Minnie Kroblin
O’keefe & Towne Funeral
Waterloo
John J
Alfred
Ft. Dodge
Dora Henning
Louise Harms
Tripoli
Funeral Services Held for Mrs. Dora Kulow
Mrs. Dora E. Kulow 61 died Saturday at Osteopathic Hospital Kirksville after a cerebral hemorrhage. Born Providence Rhode Island July 20 1903 she earned a BA from Brown and did graduate work at Michigan State and Iowa Universities. Survived by son Irvin Lansing Michigan two sisters Taunton Massachusetts. husband and triplet sisters preceded her. Funeral 9:00 a m Tuesday Faith United Church of Christ Tripoli with Rev E F Puhlmann officiating. interment Hillside Cemetery Whitewater Wisconsin. Casket bearers were Arthur Arnold Clarence Bucholz Verne Schildroth Leland Alcock Lorenz Bunger Ervin C Heinemann.
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Faith United Church of Christ
Tripoli
E. F. Puhlmann
Hillside Cemetery
Whitewater
Wis
Arthur Arnold
Clarence Bucholz
Verne Schildroth
Leland Alcock
Lorenz Bunger
Ervin C. Heinemann
Dora E. Kulow
Providence
R. 1
Kleuber
Anna (Harris) Edwards
Kulow
Brown University
R. I
Michigan State
Iowa
Michigan
Arthur Kulow
Riceville
Irvin
Lansing
Mich
Winifred Hathaway
Ruth Babbitt
Taunton
Mass
Barbecue Dinner at VFW Post Home This Wednesday
Barbecue at the VFW Post Home will feature barbecued chicken and fresh corn on the cob. Admission is $1.25 and 5 cents. Public is welcome.
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VFW Post Home
Bremer County Young Republicans Plan Meeting
The Bremer County Young Republicans will hold an organizational meeting at Carver's Restaurant in Waverly on Tuesday evening August 4. Dinner starts at 7:00 with a business meeting and officer elections at 8:00. Ike Ackerman says all citizens are invited. Speaker Wm. Stuart Charlton, Manchester state chairman and San Francisco convention delegate, will address at about 8:00 for those arriving for the meeting.
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Bremer County
Young Republicans
Carver's
Waverly
Ike Ackerman
Stuart Charlton
Manchester
Iowa Young Republicans
San Francisco
Bremer County Board Sets Hearing on Aug 4 Budget
The Bremer County Board of Education sets a hearing for August 4 at 8 p.m. in the county superintendent’s office in Waverly. The proposed tax levy is 79,447 dollars, up 16,929 from last year due to more teachers and housing rentals for a central Tripoli location. A new emotionally disturbed program will be run by the county board, previously housed at the Children’s Home in Waverly, and funded by the state with no taxpayer cost.
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Bremer County
Waverly
Tripoli
County Board of Education
Mrs Dale Krueger Opens Beauty Parlor In Tripoli
Mrs Dale Krueger will open Ann's House of Beauty next Tuesday at her home 404 1st St SE Tripoli. Appointments for day or evening. Grand opening to be announced later. Also note surgery: Mrs Robert Fink underwent surgery Friday at Scholtz Memorial Hospital Waterloo.
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Dale Krueger
Ann
House of Beauty
1St St. S.E
Tripoli
Robert Fink
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Snelling Wins 70+ Wing of Waverly Senior Golf Tourney
Local golfer J. P. Snelling, age 77, topped the 70 and over division of the Waverly Invitational Senior Men's golf tournament on Saturday with an 82. His closest rival was A. H. Niewehner of Waverly, making Snelling the eldest participant registered.
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J. P. Snelling
Waverly
Joe
A. H. Niewehner
Mr. Snelling
Leaves for Vietnam Air Defense unit deployment
Sp 5 Morris L. Ratliff spent three weeks with Mr and Mrs Victor Rucker and other relatives. He left by jet from Denver Monday for Saigon Viet Nam where he will be stationed for a year. He had previously been stationed with the USA Army Air Defense Command Headquarters at Colorado Springs Colo.
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Viet Nam
Morris L. Ratliff
Victor Rucker
Denver
Colo
Saigon
USA Army Air Defense Command
Colorado Springs
Fredericksburg Beats Tripoli 7 to 2 in Sunday Ballgame
Fredericksburg defeated the Tripoli Red Sox 7 to 2 in a Sunday game at Fredericksburg. Janesville topped Denver 11 to 6 in Cedar Valley action, with Dennis Olejniczak driving home a homer and two triples for Janesville. Upcoming games list Denver at Tripoli and Janesville at Allison on Aug 2, with other pairings noted. Julie Steward, seven, returns home after hospitalization at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein. The American Legion group will meet Friday night at 8 in Tripoli Town Hall.
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Fredericksburg
Tripoli Red Sox
Cedar Valley
Janesville
Denver
Dennis Olejniczak
Tripoli
Allison
Julie
Walter Steward
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
American Legion
Natural Gas Rates Lowered in 46 Iowa Towns by Peoples
The Iowa Commerce Commission received and filed a proposal lowering gas rates in 46 Peoples Natural Gas Division towns effective Sept 1, reflecting lower pipeline gas costs and tax cuts. Residential users save about 3.00 per year. commercial and industrial customers with interruptible service may save from a few dollars to several hundred. Cities include Ackley Anamosa Arlington Arnolds Park Calmar Cresco Delhi Denison Dike Dyersville Edgewood Elkader Epworth Earlville Fayette Fertile Forestoria Farley Guttenberg Hanlontown Hawkeye Hopkinton Ionia Kellogg La Porte City Lamont Langworthy Manchester Maquoketa Monona Monticello Ossian Postville Strawberry Point Superior Sumner Terris Tripoli Wallingford Waukon West Union and others. Decorah New Hampton see firm rate cuts. Grundy Center Rockford Story City receive interruptible reductions.
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Iowa
Peoples
Dale TeKolste
Omaha
Peoples Division
TeKolste
Iowa Commerce Commission
Ackley
Anamosa
Arlington
Arnolds Park
Calmar
Cresco
Delhi
Denison
Dike
Dyersville
Edgewood
Elkader
Epworth
Earlville
Fayette
Fertile
Fostoria
Farley
Guttenberg
Hanlontown
Hawkeye
Hopkinton
Ionia
Kellogg
la Porte City
Lamont
Langworthy
Manchester
Maquoketa
Monona
Monticello
Ossian
Postville
Strawberry Point
Superior
Sumner
Terris
Tripoli
Wallingford
Waukon
West Union
Decorah
New Hampton
Otter
Grundy Center
Rockford
Story City
Funeral services in Readlyn for Marie Richmann
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Readlyn Lutheran Church for Marie Richmann 93 who died Saturday. Rev. Fred W. Meyer officiated and interment followed in the church cemetery. Casket bearers were Melvin Richmann Norman Richmann Orlyn Richmann Eldon Richmann Rueben Widdel Wilbert Tiedt. Survived by four sons Otto John Ernest Hardwig one daughter Marie Tiedt and sister Clara Seeger all of Readlyn. Matthias Abbas Readlyn in charge of arrangements.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Readlyn
Marie Richmann
Fred W. Meyer
Melvin Richmann
Norman Richmann
Orlyn Richmann
Eldon Richmann
Rueben Widdel
Wilbert Tiedt
Otto
John
Ernest
Hardwig
Marie Tiedt
Clara Seeger
Read
New St. Josephs Hospital Opens in Waverly
The new St. Josephs Hospital in Waverly opened officially Saturday. All patients were moved from the old building by ambulance and the facility is fully air conditioned. A dedication date of September 13 may be delayed by delays in clearing the old building.
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
Waverly
Public Meeting Aims TenStep Toward Tripoli Nursing Home
A public meeting is set for Monday at 8:00 PM in Tripoli Town Hall to discuss a potential nursing home in Tripoli. Hosts Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Thompson of Readlyn will attend to explain building requirements. Local residents are urged to attend.
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Tripoli
Jesse Thompson
Thompson Nursing Home
Readlyn
Thompsons
SSA Representative to Visit Waverly and Sumner in August
Social Security Administration staff will visit Waterloo court house on August 10 and 24 from 9 to 11 a.m. and Sumner City Hall on August 11 from 9 to 11 a.m. Residents may also contact the Waterloo district office in room 702 of the Black Hawk Building at West 4th and Commercial Streets or call 234-1554.
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Social Security Administration
Waterloo
Waverly
Court House
Sumner
City Hall
Black Hawk Building
West 4Th
Commercial Streets
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Sportsmen's Club
Sportsmen’s Club
Tripoli Development
Orp
Dis- Tripoli
Emer
Chick
Asaw County
Sweet's Marsh and Bremer County
Kurt Meswarb Farm
Germany
J. M. Haydon
Dora Kulow
Osteopathic Hospital
Kirksville
Teachers’ College
Warrensburg
Bremer Cty
Warren M. Snyder
John M. Snyder
Standard Oil
American Oil Co
J. H. Mertens
Des Moines
Snyder
Standard
Wartburg College
Amy Jo
South
Jackson
Osceola
People Natural Gas Division
Northern Natural Gas Co
Iowa General Assembly
Robert L. Schwartz
Mitchell Dean
Eldean Mueller
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