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Newspaper

Tripoli Leader

Location

Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1955

Page

3

Sumner Wed Here Saturday Bride in St John Lutheran

The wedding of Gail Marie Hartwig to Second Lieutenant Richard T. Suttle took place at St John American Lutheran church with a double ring ceremony. The groom is from Clarksville Georgia and the couple will reside in San Diego after June 13.

St. John American Lutheran Church Gail Marie Hartwig Julius Hartwig Richard T. Suttle Frank Suttle Clarksville John Mohr Joyce Niewoehmner Minneapolis Connie May Philip Suttle St. Paul Minn Bill Potterton Forbes Purkis Cedar Rapids Sumner High School St. Luke's School of Nursing St. Suttle New Trier High School Wilmette Coe College Air Force Hondo Tex Roxana Lee Loomis Charles H. Loomis Sumner Robert H. Meier Harvey Meier Denver St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Fred Schnathorst Albert Dienst Charles Harms Donald Price Waterloo Jerry Meier George Kuepker Kansas City Kan Rosena Marie Jack B. Kiams Glenn Kiams Immanuel Lutheran Church

Buena Vista College Opens $300,000 Men’s Dormitory

Storm Lake Buena Vista college president John Fisher helped dig the first spadeful of dirt marking the start of construction on a new $300,000 men's dormitory. It was his first day as college president.

Storm Lake Buena Vista College John Fisher

Martello Senior Class Hopes for Weideman Return

At Martello the senior class hopes for John Weideman to return in time for the graduation play after he disappeared following play practice on May 2.

Martello John Weideman

Village Social Pages Chronicle Dense with Visits

The notes list numerous local visits and gatherings across Waterloo Cedar Falls New Hampton Readlyn Sumner and surrounding towns. Names include Sassmann Mueller French Bergmann O Day Lindermann Harnisch Albrecht Gillett Carroll Weber Ager McGee Richards and many more with extended families and friends visiting for weekends and holidays.

W. H. Sassmann Denver Harold Mueller Waverly Raymond French Connie New Hampton A. W. French Clarence Bergmann Ed Bearbower Independence G. F. O'Day Pearl Lindermann Ernest Harnisch Fredericksburg C. C. Clary Lew Rose Donald Hawkeye Frank Loffredo Linda Waterloo James Loffredo Dunkerton Guy Steadman Evansdale John Albrecht Cornelius Weber Northwood C. E. Carroll

Local families share weekend visits across nearby towns

Herbert Miller of Tripoli visited the L. W. Bockhaus family on Sunday. Numerous guests from Waterloo Cedar Falls Waverly Nashua and Leroy township joined Mrs Carol Sherman Irene Sherman Mollie Thompson and others for weekend and Monday gatherings at various homes including the Bockhaus Duenow Carroll Jordan Hansen and Zwanziger households.

Lloyd Jordan Lillie Rathbone Waterloo G. A. Rowe Fredericksburg Zona Jordan J. E. Duffy Omaha Nebr C. E. Carroll Cornelius Weber Carroll Home Herbert Miller Tripoli L. W. Bockhaus Carol Irene Sherman Mollie Thompson Paul Smith Roger Smith Muriel Smith Nellie Smith Fred Howard Cedar Falls Wm. Duenow Roy Steege Wm. Buss Denver Stanley Bockhaus Herman Bockhaus Jerry Reed Roy Waverly Theron Carroll Joe Truax Don Baker Charles Hansen Ramona Rae Andrew Hansen Shirley Leroy Township Clyde Jordan Harold Zwanziger Mike Zwanziger Nashua

Merlin Chapin Named Sales Engineer at Habco in Columbus

Merlin Chapin son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Chapin of Tripoli has accepted a sales engineer post with Habco Manufacturing Co in Columbus Nebraska. A 1950 Iowa State College agricultural engineering graduate he served two years in the army and was with Clay Equipment Corp Cedar Falls before Habco. His wife and son will join him in Columbus once housing is found.

Henry S. Shales John Laura (Stewart) Shales West Union Hawkeye Upper Iowa University School of Pharmacy Des Moines Burt Shales Sam Sumner Hawkeye Cemetery American Legion V.F.W. Posts Howard Schug Long Beach Calif San Bernadino Merlin Chapin Kenneth Chapin Tripoli Habco Manufacturing Co Columbus Neb Iowa State College Ames Chapin Clay Equipment Corp Cedar Falls Habco Company

Readlyn High School sees two resignations and one replacement

Readlyn High School announces two teachers resigning and one replacement for next school year. Marshall Becker will move to Fort Dodge to teach English and coach junior high wrestling while pursuing a master’s at the State University of Iowa. Darrell Grinnell heads to Orange Township to lead social studies and teach, with his wife teaching commercial subjects. Carl Balvant from Orchard will replace Grinnell, moving his family here. Balvant’s wife and three sons will join late summer. Balvant, Becker, and Grinnell plan summer studies at area colleges. Gundacker and Johnson will also attend graduate programs locally.

John Albrecht New Hampton Carolyn Albrecht Gladys Nay Bernard Bishop Waterloo Lena Gillett Gloria Alcock Tama Drake University Des Moines Irene Sherman Haz Marshall Becker Fort Dodge State University of Iowa Iowa City Darrell Grinnell Orange Township Grinnell Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Carl Balvant Orchard Mr. Grinnell George Gundacker Walter Johnson University of Iowa

Local Teen Receives First Haircut In Long Style Change

Janet Sunderman a 15 year old Clarinda girl underwent her first haircut which took over four hours to transform her 44 inch hair into a short modern style marking a notable personal change in the community.

Janet Sunderman Clarinda

Frederika Methodist Elects New Officers

Frederika Special reports the Frederika Methodist Church congregation elected new officers including treasurer Mrs Harold Mowatt financial secretary Mrs Howard Heffernan lay leader William Burrow church school superintendent Leland Alcock and multiple stewards trustees and honorary stewards.

Ray Dirksen William Duenow Harlan Duenow Howard Heffernan James Kerr Robert Kerr Harold Mowatt Art Lau Earl O’connell Seth McGee William Burrow Earl O'Connell Robert

Waterloo man robbed and pistol whipped by teens

After offering two teenage youths a ride in his car Edmund Hetherton of Waterloo was assaulted robbed and pistol whipped by the youths who then threw him from the automobile.

Edmund Hetherton Waterloo

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