Poultry and Egg Days Open With Contests in Tripoli
Tripoli hosts its third annual Poultry and Egg Days this Friday and Saturday with nine contests cash drawings a public dance and a carnival. Friday features a 1 p m horseshoe contest at North Park with 16 and 10 dollar prizes plus six consolation prizes. junior egg candling at Town Hall at 2 p m. a 2:30 p m high school band concert near the American Savings bank corner and a queen presentation. A Friday cash drawing of ten 10 certificates occurs at Park Corner around 3 p m. Saturday adds a kiddies parade Main Street events a flower and bird show at Town Hall and a 9 p m dance at the Tri Poli Grain and Feed building with a two day carnival on First Avenue south of Hasbrouck Voetmann Lumber Co. and a rain plan for the queen.
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Tripoli
North Park
Town Hall
American Savings Bank
Biesterfelt Bros
Tractor Road Eo
Northtown Park
Clarence Kimbal
County Township Committees to Assume ASC Posts
Bremer County ASC elected for 1958 1959 and set to take office Friday. New five member county committee includes Albert Brandt as chairman and Vern Ressler as vice chairman with Eugene White and Neil L. Fox as alternates. Leo H. Orth steps aside after two years as regular member.
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Bremer County Agricultural Ad Stabilization Conservation Committee
ASC
Y County
Leo H. Orth
Kenneth White
Albert Brandt
Vern Ressler
Washington Township
Eugene White
Polk Township
Neil L. Fox
Sumner
Efferson
Last of swimming period ends in Waverly program
Red Cross swimming instruction ends as youngsters depart for Averly Pool at 9 a m. Bus will take them from Waverly in the morning.
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Red Cross
Waverly
Averly Pool
Chopped Hay Burns On Donald Zipse Farm Near Here
Firefighters from Tripoli Sumner and Frederika battled a barn blaze at the Donald Zipse farm six miles north of Tripoli yesterday morning. The fire started in chopped hay stored in the mow and was blamed on spontaneous combustion. Crews removed smoldering hay in the afternoon and early evening. The farm is owned by Leo Winks of Sumner.
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Tripoli
Frederika
Sumner
Donald Zipse
Frederika Fire Department
Leo Winks
Postage Rates Rise at Tripoli Post Office This Week
Tripoli post office announces new United States and international postage rates take effect at 5 30 p m tomorrow. Postmaster Ray H Fink notes customers can get rate details at the local office and that a temporary suspension of the ordinary post age due fee will run from Aug 1 to Oct 31 to help mailers adjust.
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United States
Tripoli
Ray H. Fink
Fink
Bremer Supervisors Appoint Tripoli Man To New County Board
Bremer County establishes a five member county conservation board with M. W. Bennett of Tripoli named to the new panel. Theo Stahlhut Readlyn A F Miller Sumner James Miller Plainfield and Robert Hickle Waverly fill terms from one to five years. The board will oversee parks recreation conservation and wildlife with a 9500 budget and a 025 to 1 mill tax levy. Board projects require Iowa Conservation commission approval following 1957 legislature authorization.
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Bremer
Tripoli
Bremer County
M. W. Bennett
Board of Supervisors
Bennett
Theo. Stahlhut
Readlyn
A. F. Miller
Sumner
James Miller
Plainfield
Robert Hickle
Waverly
Conservation Board
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa
Magnalls Attend Short Course in Ames after Chicago trip
Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Magnall and family returned Wednesday night from five days in Chicago. They attended ball games then traveled to Ames where Dr. Magnall took part in the annual short course for veterinarians.
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L. J. Magnall
Chicago
Ames
Bulls Return After Convalescing Visit
Mr and Mrs William Bull returned Tuesday after two weeks of convalescence at the home of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Erwin Kappmeyer.
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William Bull
Erwin Kappmeyer
Lawler patrol powers Tripoli street resurfacing project
Harold Lee of Lawler operates a 13 ton diesel patrol for the Tripoli resurfacing job. The crew scraped eight and a half blocks to lay four inches of rock and one and a half inches of asphalt. Bert Fox of Lawler supervises the work with rulers and shovels as Carl Wooldick loads dirt and asphalt.
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Harold Lee
Lawler
Tripoli
New Hampton
Lee
Bert Fox
Fox
Contractors Begin Permanent Surfacing Of Tripoli Streets
Tripoli undertakes a $12 000 resurfacing project to cover eight and one half blocks last week. Road funds fund the work with state contributions. A C Strottman Co Denver removes old surface and Highway Surfacers New Hampton lays new asphalt. Project aims for completion by mid next week subject to weather.
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Tripoli
Roger D. Hanson
Bert B. Hanson
West Union
George V. Barnes
A. C. Strottman Co
Denver
Hanson
New High School
Strottman Company
New Hampton
New Hampton Company
Knittel Road
Henning and Harris Family Fishing Trip in Wisconsin
Mr and Mrs John Henning and Mr and Mrs Henry Harris left Thursday and returned Saturday after a fishing trip in Wisconsin.
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John Henning
Henry Harris
Wisconsin
Missouri Woman Visits Springfield Cousins
Mrs. Francs Woods of Springfield Missouri is visiting her cousins Mr. and Mrs. R J Bunger. She arrived last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Bunger
Francs Woods
Springfield
Mrs Frese Returns Home After Rochester Treatments
Mrs H J Frese came home Saturday evening from Rochester where she had undergone medical treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Frese
Rochester
Country rural school buildings to be auctioned August ninth
Tripoli Community School district will auction three country school buildings and equipment on Saturday August 9 beginning at 1 p m at Frederika No 4 north of Tripoli then Douglas No 5 and finally Douglas No 1 auctions follow. The Frederika No 4 building is northwest of Tripoli and the Douglas sites lie along Highway 63 and nearby roads. Several rural schools joined the Tripoli district recently and the district has already auctioned three rural schools earlier in the month.
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Tripoli Community
Robert H. Kuhrt
Tripoli
C. F. Heideman
Frederika No. 4
Douglas No
The
Leader
Douglas No. 5
Highway 63
Douglas No. 1
Frederika
Douglas
Ormston Elected to Bremer FHA Committee in Iowa
Lyle V. Ormston of Waverly won a seat on the Bremer County Farmers Home Administration committee joining Allen Casady and Richard Crea ger. Casady was chosen chairman. Epley’s three year term ended this year. The panel helps set loan policies and assess farm values for FHA loans.
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Lyle V. Ormston
FHA
Waverly
Bremer County
Farmers Home Administration Committee
Kermit M. Teig
Allen FE. Casady
Richard D. Creager
Ormston
Ivan G. Epley
Iowa
Farmers Home Administration
Casady
Plainfield
Bremer County Farm Bureau
Convalescing Superintendent Returns Home
Eldon Shriver, superintendent, has been discharged from Scholtz Memorial Hospital and is convalescing at home after Friday release.
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Eldon Shriver
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Tripoli Club cash drawings offer $200 total prizes
This Friday and Saturday features weekly drawings with $200 in cash prizes. The first prize hits $100 for the second time since last May. A Friday Poultry and Egg Days drawing adds ten $10 certificates at 3 p.m. at Main Street and First Ave. S.W. Lorenz Bunger chairs the event. Registration opens to 16 and older at 54 Tripoli merchants. families are ineligible. Winners from last week include Mrs. Walter H. Schultz and Dale Vander Poe. other consolation prizes went to Clarence Beisner, Mrs. Arnold Zander, and John Ohendorf.
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Tripoli Commercial Club
Main Street
First Ave. S.W
Lorenz Bunger
Tripoli
Walter H. Schultz
Dale Vander Poe
Clarence Beisner
Arnold Zander
John Ohlendorf
Janet Chapin Wed To Clifford Joens In Nashua
Mr and Mrs Lyman Chapin announce the marriage of their daughter Janet to Clifford Joens son of Mrs Esther Joens Waverly. The couple wed Saturday morning at the Little Brown church Nashua with Jean Chapin maid of honor and Howard Joens as best man.
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Lyman Chapin
Janet
Clifford Joens
Esther Joens
Waverly
Little Brown Church
Nashua
Jean Chapin
Howard Joens
Picnic tables sought for Wapsie Fish Fry
Wapsie Sportsmen's club seeks loan of several picnic tables for the annual Fish Fry on August 10. Those able to lend a table should contact K. J. Kuhrt at phone 65.
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Wapsie Sportsmen's Club
K. J. Kuhrt
June ISC Graduate Named Bremer County Fieldman
Norman Vogel, recent Iowa State graduate in dairy husbandry, will serve as Bremer County Farm Bureau fieldman starting August 15, replacing Thomas M. Clay who has held the post since 1952. Vogel completes training August 14 after beginning in June and will start Bremer county training this Friday with Clay. Clay will move to Marshall county fieldman on August 15.
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Norman Vogel
Iowa State College
Bremer County
Farm Bureau
Thomas M. Clay
Vogel
Clay
Marshall County
Weather Summary Shows Week of Higher Temperatures and Rain
Readings show higher highs and lows than the prior week with temps peaking at 84 degrees on Friday and Monday. Low reached 55 degrees on Wednesday and Saturday, while last week’s low was 49. Rain totaled just over an inch, with 0.4 inch on Thursday and Tuesday and 0.25 inch on Sunday, per C. W. Ryan, for each 24 hour period ending at 2 TH.
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C. W. Ryan
Supervisors Approve Four Bremer Road Bids Total $108,493
The Bremer county board accepted four road work bids totaling 108,493 dollars for two projects. Buck Creek road north of Highway 3 will be straightened and a one mile section along Road G from Bremer-Westgate to Highway 188 will be graded and surfaced. Low bids: Buck Creek straightening 58,412 dollars by Humboldt and Fort Atkinson firms. bridge and culverts 51,563 by Montgomery and Herberger. grading 6,849 by Myers Bros. Inc. Completion targets: culvert by Oct. 4 grading by Oct. 18 bridge by Dec. 20. Five miles of Road G grading bid 50,081 by Kingsley Construction Co. Surfacing material 11,734 by Bell & Sons Co. Completion for grading Oct. 18 surfacing by Nov. 8.
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Bremer County
Board of Supervisors
Martin H. Noonan
Buck Creek
Bremer-Westgate Road
Bremer - Westgate Road
Humboldt
Fort Atkinson
Montgomery and Herberger
Myers Bros., Inc
Tripoli
Kingsley Construction Co
Waverly
Bell & Sons Co
Grundy Center
Red Sox to Meet Undefeated Denver Here This Sunday
Tripoli's Red Sox prepare for a 2 15 p m Sunday game against league leading Denver after rainouts across the week. Denver carries eight straight wins in league play and features strong pitching with Ray on the mound supporting a 12 hit attack.
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Red Sox
Denver
Sumner
Tripoli
Denver - Fredericksburg
Oelwein
Nashua
Janesville
Readlyn
Fredericksburg
Sportsmen Set Annual Fried Pike Fish Fry at Tripoli Ball Park
Wapsie Sportsmen's club plans its 11th annual fish fry at Tripoli Ball Park on August 10 serving about 800 pounds of fried pike fillets to an estimated 1,100 to 1,500 people from 5 to 8 p.m. Kenneth Kuhrt says tickets are available at the event. Prizes totaling over 500 dollars include fishing gear, paddles, life preservers, jackets, and cash. prizes are on display at Block and Klemp Plumbing. About 30 club members will help serve a menu of pike fillet, cole slaw, chips, coffee and relishes while a Little German band performs.
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Wapsie Sportsmen's Club
Tripoli Ballpark
Kenneth Kuhrt
Block and Klemp Plumbing
Tripoli
Local Male Bowlers to Elect Officers at League Meeting
Local bowling officials plan to elect officers tomorrow at 7 p m at the Bowl-In Alleys in Tripoli. Lavern Tegtmeier owner of Bowl-In says alleys will be closed that evening. An American Bowling Congress representative will discuss the ABC and certify lanes.
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Tripoli Bowl- In
Lavern Tegtmeier
American Bowling Congress
ABC
Promotion for Lowell H. Fink in Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Lowell H. Fink of Tripoli was promoted in the engineering division of Wisconsin Electric Power Co Milwaukee after a competitive exam among four applicants. He is a Iowa State College graduate with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering.
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Lowell H. Fink
L. H. Fink
Tripoli
Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Milwaukee
Iowa State College
Ames
Mrs Kenneth Morgensen Returns To Florida After Funeral
Mrs Kenneth Morgensen returned to Ft Lauderdale Florida Saturday morning after attending the funeral of her grandfather H H Buhr in this city.
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Florida
Kenneth Morgensen
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
H. H. Buhr
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Wooldick
Paul Kuethe
R. A. McKeown
Frank Kimbal
McKeown
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Janet Chapin
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Burgers
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