Burning ceremonies at Grace Church Sunday
Grace Church Tripoli announces a mortgage burning ceremony on Sunday June 6 at 10:00 a.m. during worship. Rev Arnold Thalacker says the event marks 12 years of building work toward the church’s 1953 enlargement and retirement of nearly $100,000. Karl Schmidt of Ig College will speak. Wm Goetz served as pastor during the project and suffered a heart attack.
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Grace Church
Tripoli
Arnold Thalacker
Dedi
Karl Schmidt
Ig College
Schmidt
Grace
Wm. Goetz
Legion To Sponsor Free Car Safety Check June 12
The American Legion post will sponsor a free car safety check on Saturday June 12 from to 9 p m at the east side of City Park. Cars passing safety checks will receive safety stickers and owners may have needed repairs carried out at low cost. License numbers will be listed for a drawing of donated prizes from Denver firms. Volunteers are needed to assist. contact Bartling or any American Legion member.
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Acker- American Legion Post
Denver
Ioh Bartling
American Legion
Bremer County Savings Bond Sales Boost Iowa Totals
Hagemann of Waverly reports Bremer county sales in April of series E and H bonds reaching 59,523 dollars. National total for the first four months rises 621 thousand dollars, achieving 33 percent of the quota.
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Hagemann
Waverly
County Savings Bonds
Iowa
Bremer County
Winners named in Tripoli Merchants promotional event
Rain dampened turnout as five youngsters from Tripoli, Sumner, and surrounding areas lined up for three bicycles and two $25 U S bonds. Winners include Charles Heinemann Lori Boeckmann Wayne Kuhl David Bon Ricky Hann. Eligible entrants were 12 years old or younger.
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Tripoli
Charles Heinemann
Lawrence Heine
Mt. Tripoli
Lori Boeckmann
Roger MN
Wayne Kuhl
Har- Kuhlmann
Sumner
Ling
U. S
David Loh
Edwin Yt Tural Tripoli
Ricky Hann
Bahlmann
Waverly
Final Rites Tuesday For Harold Frese Former Resident Here
Harold Frese 53 a former Tripoli resident died May 29 of a heart attack at home in Martinsdale He was principal and band leader for nine years and superintendent the past school year in Martinsdale school system Previously he was a music instructor at Tripoli High School He was born July 14 1911 and attended Tripoli schools earning a music degree from Teachers College Cedar Falls Funeral services were held Tuesday in Martinsdale High School auditorium Rev Glen Lamb and Rev Harold Butts officiated Burial was in Menlo He is survived by his widow Alice two sons Jerry Mount Pleasant Joseph Santa Clara Cal a daughter Judy Woolsey Santa Clara three grandchildren and a sister
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Harold Frese
Tripoli
Martinsdale
Tripoli High School
Mr. Frese
Edward and
Emma (Meyer) Frese
H. J. Frese
Glen Lamb
Harold Butts
Methodist Church
Indianola
Menlo
Alice
Jerry
Mount Pleasant
Joseph
Judy Woolsey
Santa Clara
Cal
Gas rate cut set for Iowa by Peoples Natural Gas Division
Des Moines reports that starting July 1 Iowa communities served by Northern Natural Gas Company Peoples Division will see a 15 percent discount on gas bills for air conditioning from June through September. Total annual Iowa savings approximately 115000 dollars, with wider reductions planned in 43 communities. The move aligns with Commerce Commission efforts for uniform rates across Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Peoples Natural Gas
Northern Natural Gas Company
Iowa Commerce Commission
Gordon Severn
Omaha
Northern
Peoples Division
Commerce Commission
Peoples
Anamosa
Arlington
Arnolds Park
Calmar
Cresco
Edgewood
Elkader
Fayette
Fertile
Fostoria
Guttenberg
Hanlontown
Hawkeye
Hopkinton
Ionia
Lamont
Langworthy Maquoketa
Monona
Monticello
Ossian
Postville
St. Olaf
Strawberry Point
Sumner
Superior
Terris
Tripoli
Wallingford
Waukon
West Union
Iowa Commerce Commissions
Wapsie Valley Honor Roll List Sixth Six Weeks and Second Semester
Wapsie Valley High School released the sixth six weeks and second semester honor rolls. Names include seniors Beverly Bockholt through Sheryl Zars, juniors such as Sharon Blasberg and Mary Ann Platte, sophomores like Sharon Buhr and Linda Pleis, and freshmen including Ann Albrecht and Susan Buhr.
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Wapsie Valley High School
Beverly Bockholt
Marian Buhr
Colleen Corcoran
James Donnelly
Kathy Frame
Sandra Ganske
Janis Hartman
Dean Knight
Harvey Matthias
Ronald Moeller
David Ross
Joyce Schneider
Allen Seedorf
Dianna Stumme
Caraig Ve
Terri Minnaert
Beverly Myers
Barbara Wnlls
Jane Ostrogge
Cecelia Schroeder
Kathleen Short
Cheryl Tiedt
Myrna Westendorf
Larry Youngblut
Sheryl Zars
Sharry Brickman
Susan Matthias
Lois Poock
Maureen Ralston
Lavonne Reiter
Craig Venzke
Carol Wehling
Nancy Youngblut
Sharon Blasberg
Terry Brewer
Dorothy Buhr
Mike Burnett
Meredith Clark
Ervin Corcoran
Robert Fox
Melodie Langholz
Rande Lehmkuhl
Daniel Matthias
Susan Oltrogge
Mary Ann Platte
Dean Schumacher
Barbara Stahlhut
Marlene Strempke
Elizabeth Watts
Linda Brewer
Sharon Buhr
Mary Ann Gipper
Judy Heineman
Wilbur Leistikow
Barbara Myers
Stanley Otto
Ardit
Barbara Nus
Wayne Schneider
Ice Cream Social At Faith United Church
The Women's Fellowship of Faith United Church of Christ hosts a band concert Tuesday evening June 8 with serving starting at 7 00 PM. Desserts include cake pie ice cream and coffee.
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the Women’s Fellowship
Faith United Church of Christ
Readlyn Library Sponsors Summer Reading Club
Readlyn Community Library invites children from second through eighth grade to join a summer reading club running June 2 to August 14. A registration record is kept as each book is read and a library card is required. A story hour runs Saturdays from June 5 at 9 15 p.m. through August 14 for preschool to fourth grade students.
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Readlyn Library
Readlyn Community Library
Sacred concert planned in Denver Town Park on June 7
A special sacred concert is scheduled for 7 30 p m in the City park shelter house Denver Monday June 7 featuring Elsie and Gene Jaggers recording artists Elsie Jaggers hailed as today’s leading Hawaiian style steel guitar artist and former student of Sol Hoopii The program titled The Sound of Hawaii in Sacred Concert will be sponsored by a Christian Men’s Fellowship of Waterloo and will visit Evansdale Waterloo Jesup Hudson and Janesville with a June 19 stop in Janesville Town Hall vacant lots no admission charged invite extended to the public
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Denver
City Park Shelter House
Elsie
Gene Jaggers
Elsie Jaggers
Sol Hoopii
Christian Men's Fellowship of Waterloo
Waterloo
Evansdale
Jesup, Hudson
Janesville
Apprehend Youths For Shoplifting At Denver Store
Five Waterloo youths about 18 were apprehended after stealing three transistor radios and other merchandise from Wittenburg Hardware in Denver. Two bystanders noted the car license as the youths fled in a hurry. the theft was reported to the highway patrol after the store owner confirmed the loss.
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Denver
Waterloo
Wittenburg Hardware
Lavern Wittenburg
Highway Patrol
Honor Roll List From Denver High School Announced
Denver High School released the honor roll recognized by Superintendent Ra mon H Green and Principal Ronald G Knudson. Seniors Juniors Sophomores and Freshmen are listed with S or S9 indicating semester or fourth nine weeks status.
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Denver High School
Ramon H. Green
Ronald G. Knudson
Collision North of Waterloo Hospitalizes Two
In a two car crash north of Waterloo on Highway 63 Gregory Steege of Denver escaped injury while H A Buhman 82 and his passenger Mrs Maggie B Wheeler 82 of Waterloo were hospitalized. Both vehicles were totaled.
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Denver
Gregory Steege
Waterloo
Highway
Highway Patrol
H. A. Bucman
Steege
Buhman
Tory
Maggie B. Wheeler
Tripoli Summer Recreation Program Starts June 15
Tripoli announces a summer recreation program for arts and crafts for first through eighth graders. Sessions run Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 15 through August 3 with morning 9:00 to 11:30 at West elementary and afternoon 1:00 to 3:00 at South Park. Mary Anderson leads, assisted by Cal Schnieders and Jan Davidson. Registration is 25 cents per child due on the first day.
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Tripoli
South Park
Mary Anderson
Cal Schnieders
Jan Davidson
Miss Anderson
Benefit Softball Game in Tripoli Set for June 25
Tripoli fire department personnel will play the Tripoli Commercial Club members in a benefit softball game on June 25. Richard Buhr, fire chief, says proceeds will buy needed firefighting equipment. Advance ticket sales will begin soon.
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Tripoli Fire Department
Tripoli Commercial Club
Richard Buhr
Selected Service in County Grossed 2.3 Million in 1963
Bremer county reported 141 service establishments with receipts of 2.3 million dollars in 1963, up 96 percent from 1958. The county employed 114 workers with a 408 thousand dollar payroll. The Iowa state total included 17,357 establishments and 403.5 million in receipts.
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Bremer County
Bureau of the Census
U. S. Department of Commerce
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Five Area Persons Receive Degrees At Wartburg College
Wartburg College in Waverly conferred 261 degrees at commencement Friday morning. Local graduates include Grace A. Hemingson of Clarksville with a bachelor of music education and plans to teach in Illinois. Tripoli residents James E. Miller Leroy W. Stumme and John Arnold Thalacker earned bachelor of arts degrees and will teach math or pursue teaching posts. Delbert D. Hennings of Readlyn received a bachelor of arts degree and will teach chemistry in Afton.
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Wartburg College
Waverly
Grace A. Hemingson
Clarksville
Miss Hemingson
Tripoli
Midlothian
Ill
James E. Miller
Miller
Elkader
Leroy W. Stumme
Monticello
John Arnold Thalacker
Arnold Thalacker
Delbert D. Hennings
Readlyn
Mr. Hennings
Afton
First Band Concert Set for Tuesday at High School
The first band concert of the summer season will be held on Tuesday June 8 at 8 00 p m at the High School main entrance under James Tjaden. The Women's Fellowship will serve an ice cream social at 7 00 p m. Other concert dates are June 22 July 6 and July 20. The final concert will be tied to Poultry and Egg days.
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James Tjaden
Faith United Church of Christ Women's Fellowship
Summer band lessons begin at Denver school June 7
Denver officials announce eight week summer band lessons starting the week of June 7 on Mondays and Tuesdays for all current band members and 5th to 7th graders. Contact Vernon Hackett at 984-5250 to sign up. Junior band meets Tuesdays 7:30 pm and senior band at 8:30 pm starting June 8. Former alumni may join.
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Denver
Vernon Hackett
Two Bremer 4-Hers to Attend State Camps This Month
Marilyn Borcherding of Sumner will join 99 Iowa 4-H members at the State 4-H conservation workshop near Madrid July will learn soil water and wildlife principles and leadership. David Foster of Waverly attends Health Camp at Hickory Village with theme Personal Public and Community Health. Both were chosen by the county 4-H awards and selection committee for educational trips through 4-H club work.
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Bremer County
Marilyn Borcherding
David Foster
Sumner
Maple Village
Madrid
Iowa
Waverly
Hickory Village
State
Marilyn
David
Douglas Hale Named New Manager for Peoples Gas Tripoli
Douglas Hale age 22 named local manager for Peoples Natural Gas in Tripoli effective June 1. He transfers from Guttenberg after 18 months with the company and will relocate his wife Denise and six month old Jason once housing is secured. Former manager Dale Trent moves to a storekeeper role in Dubuque.
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Douglas Hale
Peoples Gas
Peoples Natural Gas Company
Tripoli
Com
Douglas
Denise
Jason
Ray Banger
Dale Trent
Dubuque
Tripoli Red Sox Open NE Iowa League Play Sunday
Tripoli Red Sox prepare to join a six team NE Iowa Baseball League with games set to begin Sunday June 6 at Lawler. The schedule lists matchups including Fayette Festina Ft Atkinson New Hampton Lawler and Tripoli across June to August. Umpires named are Carl Hagemann Alvin Johnson and Conrad Kuennen.
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Tripoli Red Sox
Lawler
Tripoli
Ft. Atkinson
Iowa Baseball League
Carl Hagemann
Denver
Alvin Johnson
New Hampton
Conrad Kuennen
Waucoma
Festina
Fayette
Vacation Bible Classes Underway at Local Churches
Daily two week Bible school sessions begin at Faith United Church of Christ and Grace Lutheran. Faith welcomes 155 children Tuesday with theme My Saviour Teaches Me. 1965 confirmation studies symbols. Grace Lutheran plans closing program June 11 with children’s project displays. Teachers for both churches are listed by department.
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Faith United Church of Christ
Grace Lutheran Church
Paith United Church
Charles Struck
Kenneth Kuhrt
William Bravener
Reinhold Pavelec
Alice Marthoff
Helen Kreis
Robert Fink
Wm. Brandhorst
Wendell Jordan
Carma Fink
Marilyn Schwartz
Karen Jordan
Janice Heidt
Lori Bunger
Leroy Decker
Laverne Schumacher
Susan Peters
Audrey Hildebrandt
Laverne Tegtmeier
Donald McKeown
Ray Bloom
Linda Haase
Marlene McElvenny
Sandra Milius
Ray Schwarze
Elroy Leistikow
Kristi Colburn
Duane Holm
Orlyn Milius
Phyllis Schaurstein
Phyllis Buchholz
Jene Kirchhoff
Harmon Hildebrandt
Gene Vincent
Grace Lutheran Bible School
Dianne Lahmann
Mary Westendorf
C. Goodenbour
L. H. Gienau
Kathy Berger
James Nuss
A. Thalacker
Arlie Bergmann
Paul Deyo
Loren Moeller
Diane Nacke
Hans Schulz
Roger Boeckimann
Wilbur Mahlstedt
Erwin Kuecker
Howard Holm
Duane Judisch
Hollis Niemeyer
Cheryl Blasberg
Leo Towne
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Emonies
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Bremer
L Merchants
Troug
Aydon
Teachers College In
Cedar Falls
Wapsie Valley
Meier
Mrs. Club
Denver Town Park
Joyce Bloser
Larry Hennings
Virginia Kalainoff
Gary Konarske
Ruth Kruger
Terry Luloff
Myrna Moehling
Barbara Peters
Susan Steege
Katherine Tribon
David Trunnell
Judith Walther
Larry Walther
Dennis Woodall
Patricia Abben
Darrel Bartling
Linda Clark
JoAnn DeVries
Marilynn Foelske
Carolyn Griese
Mark Guenther
Allan
Eugene Leonhart
Diane Schumacher
Craig Steege
Cynthia Weltge
John Andrews
Kathryn Buss
Janet Clark
Diane Diercks
Vicky Gielau
Robert Haight
Allan Schneer
David Steege
Neal Witt
Denver Sch
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