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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1965
Page
6
Senior 1969 graduate Allen Eugene Blasberg known as Al, son of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Blasberg, admires history teacher Mr. Larson. He would work harder if given another chance and plans to study at the Gale Institute of Minneapolis this fall.
The 1964 65 school year covered August through April with football posting seven wins and two losses and a second place conference finish. Homecoming against Janesville featured a parade queen and a burning of a Janesville player symbol. Basketball seasons for boys and girls began with a win over Fay ette on November 13 and included a December 22 Christmas party with a Columbus High band. The year saw speech contests February 26 27 a vocal festival February 6 and a spring carnival March 26. Susan Lohmann was crowned queen and swing show practices culminated in a successful April performance by the SCI Varsity Boys Glee. Baseball began mid April with modest success.
The Tripoli Panthers end the year 2-6 yet crown themselves conference champions in track. Senior English classes toured Minneapolis April 28 while April 23 saw cheerleader and student council elections. May events included prom on May 8 and commencement on May 18.
The Fredrika Bible School began Monday May 31 at the Methodist church for one week with teachers listed for grades 1-2 Audrey Quass helper, 3-4 Vicky Burrow helper, 5-6 Karen Heffernan helper. Rev. Robert Truitt leads the 5-6 class. Many local families hosted and attended gatherings and graduations across Oelwein and nearby towns.
A large guest list attends the 25th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Buhrow held at their daughter’s home. Family from Tripoli Waterloo and Cedar Falls mingle as relatives bring greetings and a miscellaneous shower for Betty Ann Fagenbaum. Kenneth Nuss, college student in Ames, visits home for the weekend.
A sequence of community social items lists activities around Tripoli and Sumner. Mrs Leo Meyerhoff, Mrs Nell Boevers, and others attended the Chris Petersen Prizes in 500 won by three women. Family visits and cookouts are noted among neighbors and relatives including Dennis Hartness leaving for Idaho forestry work. Barbara Ulm visits her grandparents Herman Meihost. several Platte and Petersen family gatherings documented.
The itemized look back covers events around Waterloo and Tripoli including a 25th wedding anniversary for Frank Eichmann and his wife, county Democratic chair selection in Bremer County, and Tripoli's population milestone. It notes local marriages, funerals, school additions, business sales, and community gatherings such as teas, anniversaries, and bowling banquets.
The UL initials stand for Underwriters Laboratories and mark products that pass safety tests for normal home use. The UL emblem is earned by manufacturers after rigorous testing to prevent fire or electric shock hazards, but it does not guarantee quality or performance.
The library announces a summer reading program starting June 7 with a space themed trip to the moon. Students from Fredrika will visit weekly at noon and may select books, while the library expands its collection with an anticipated $500 in non fiction adult titles and $150 in children’s books from a cooperative grant. Staff plan a Cedar Falls visit on June 7 to choose more titles and welcome reader requests.
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