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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1957
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is the official newspaper of Tripoli Iowa and Bremer County. It has published weekly since 1894 under publisher William A Buckley. Subscription rates are 3.00 per year in Iowa and 3.50 per year elsewhere.
An editorial argues that cutting armed forces appropriations risks harming national defense. It rebukes Congress for paradoxical reversals, notes past overcompensation to defense, and urges voters to back Eisenhower’s defense funding over politically motivated economy. It warns that underfunding could prove disastrous in a major conflict.
May meeting at Douglas No 9 school house included a better grooming contest won by senior Karlyn Klenzmann and junior Diane Drape. County contest June 1 at Pripoli Town Hall. mother daughter tea May 29. Rally day June 7 at Waverly. Karlyn Klenzmann a county office candidate. Karen Boeckmann usher. Lydia Brown campaign speaker. Reporter Wayne Lageschulte notes May meeting of Douglas Rockets and other club activities.
Bremer County extension notes United States pasture conditions on May 1 at 85 percent, up from 68 percent last year and above the 10-year average of 81. Improvements are strongest in the Great Plains and Southwest with no extreme drought areas. Cattle demand rises as pasture improves. spring prices jump. Winter wheat yields near last year despite reduced seedings, oats planting uncertain, and more grain sorghum may be planted due to April rains. Corn and soybean planting lag due to rain but could improve with drying weather.
Allen Casady Bremer County Farm Bureau president Henry Busch voting delegate and Tom Clay fieldman attended the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation mid summer conference in Des Moines on June 3 and 4 Discussion focused on improving Farm Bureau policy development procedures and boosting member participation.
Local column from June 6 1907 lists ill residents Peter Carstensen and Rev McCorkle and recovering Bertha Krueger. Walter Ladage seeks Fargo barber job after Waverly stint. Cement walk project from Meyer's shop to the corner north underway. Clem Bennett leaves for Oaks NC to pitch for a ball team. Frank J Sager takes over Nordorf lumber business. Local market prices shown for eggs chickens potatoes oats corn hogs veal calves.
A San Francisco style obituary note reports the death of Joe Countryman in a Los Angeles sanitarium. Tripoli businessman past and family milestones are recorded including a 78th birthday for Mrs. Wilhelmina Muhlenhaupt marked by a family reunion. Parks planning, market prices, a hospital accident, nuptials in Kansas City and local wedding notices are noted along with tornado damage visits and a Canadian fishing trip by locals.
State University of Iowa will award a Master of Arts at commencement in Iowa City on June 6. C E Arnemann, former partner of Wm Ambrose in the garage business, died Monday in Neenah Wisconsin. Dorothy Ruth Leisinger married Curtice Goodenbour at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Waverly on May 20. W C Moeller of Readlyn celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. Daphine Oltrogge wed Donald Lundt in Readlyn in a double ring ceremony at Zion Lutheran. Funeral services were held in Waterloo for James O Ranard, 91, father of Norbert J Ranard.
Denver and nearby towns showcase a day of visits and celebrations with multiple families traveling to Knoxville Des Moines and Dennison for reunions. Baptism and bridge club events mark a community weekend as relatives gather for anniversaries and a Sassmann family reunion near Denver with Herman Miller and Fritz Buss among officers.
Tommy Ray, son of Mr and Mrs Wilson Milius, was baptized Sunday at St Peters Lutheran by Rev Hafermann with sponsors Elmer Otto Readlyn Clarence Beisner Tripoli and Karen Milius. Dinner guests included Elmer Otto and Steve Beisner and families from Waverly, with further supper guests noted.
Sixty 4-H girls and their leaders depart Sunday for a four day State 4-H camp at Madrid. Attendees include Judy Traeger Nancy Treloar Carol Senft Sumner Stars Janice Zell Karen Schmidt Julene Schwabe Clover Teenerettes Janet Wittenburg Carolyn Waggett Do-B-Best Marlys Dancer Mary Worrell Biz-E-Bees Linda Barry Suzanne Towne Jacklyn Lobeck Tripoli Teen Timers Marilyn Racimann Judy O'Connell Carol Zwanziger Wapsie Whirlwinds Katherine Kaiainoff Peggy Herrmeyer Margaret Colburn Jefferson Jills Gwen Meyerhoff Karen Moeller Maxfield Merry Maids Sandra Michelson Bonnie Erhardt Franklin Starlettes Joan Becker Rebecca Hover Jolly Jacksons Karen Boeckmann Diane Drape Tens-N Teens Karla Kay Busse Marlys Stumme Judy Whitney Readlynettes Doneth Zipse Sue Sowers Leroy Gopherettes Patty Buhr Mary Monaghan Barbara Tietje
Mrs Ernestine Schmeling who died at Crese leaves a total of 78 descendants. The obituary notes the large familial reach and lists the surviving relatives.
Ongoing post office notices report Cli McCullough Jr retiring May 31 after four years of service. The time clock for the test sits at the Iowa Falls Post Office as part of the retirement update.
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