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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1971
Page
5
Local residents hosted and visited friends and relatives over weekends and holidays. Visitors came from New Hampton Sumner Cedar Falls and Nashua while Wartburg College events drew families from Tripoli Addison and West Union for graduation and receptions.
Mrs. and Mrs. James Dettmer welcomed a daughter Lori Linn born May 28 with grandparents listed in rural Sonia and Waverly. Several relatives traveled to Wartburg Waverly for commencement, Memorial Day greetings, and family visits span Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Sumner, Tripoli, and Chicago with gatherings in Waverly and Shell Rock including a May 30 reception for Mrs David Buchholz’s family.
American Legion Auxiliary ladies will meet Tuesday evening June 8 at 7 30 at the Town Hall. Kay Osborn will report on Community Service and Darlene Holm on Pan Americanism. Hostesses are Gladys Rettig Geneva Selck and Elsie Volker.
A list of church services and church group events for multiple denominations in Western Douglas area. Includes Sunday worship times, Sunday School, Vacation Bible School dates, and midweek meetings at St John s Lutheran Trinity Lutheran Grace United Church of Christ and Faith United Church of Christ with dates and speaker names where given.
Rich Hoppenworth son of Mr and Mrs Fred Biesterfelt Tripoli and Elizabeth Jane Berry daughter of Mrs Audrey Berry Albia were united in marriage Friday evening May 28 at 7 pm in the First Congregational Church of Christ Ames. They were attended by Gayl Westendorf Tripoli and June St Perrin Des Moines. Both the bride and groom and their attendants are ISU students in Ames.
Sixteen members attended the Fremont Township Farm Bureau ladies dinner at Ruth Woodcock’s home. Elmer Towne reported on pollution control. a skit by Chapin, Towne, Lahmann, and Kappmeyer followed. Residents at Tripoli Nursing Home were visited after. The next meeting is the September Tea at H. H. Hoppenworth’s home.
Susan Leech of Sumner spoke on her trip to Europe England and Denmark at the Tripoli Woman's Club meeting. Mrs. Dale Shires reported on the county meeting and IFWC convention. A $25 heart lung fund donation was approved. New officers installed included President Mrs. Shires and officers Kirchhoff Bunger Woodcock, with retiring president Lahmann officiating. Hostesses were Weeber and Woodcock.
Joyce Mirs daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Mirs Waterloo wed Louis Brotherton of Keokuk in Waterloo at the Lutheran church. The ceremony followed by a reception Saturday afternoon. The couple will reside in Des Moines.
Mr and Mrs Fred Biesterfelt and Jim attended the wedding of their son Richard to June S Perrin in Ames on Friday evening. Also present were Gary Hoppenworth and family from Belvidere Illinois and Duane Krueger and family from Oelwein.
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