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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1933
Page
5
Louis Meyer drives the Tudor Special to victory in the 21st International Sweep Stakes at Indianapolis on May 30, setting a 14.162 mph average over 500 miles. The win matches Tommy Milton as a two time champion, with Meyer praising Firestone tires that powered the car through extreme speeds and punishing brick-track conditions.
Recap of local happenings with visits and relatives from Creighton Chicago and Waterloo. Synod conference attendees travel to Schleswig Iowa. Farmers hosted barn raisings and anniversaries. Market price comparisons from years past and area youths departing for Cedar Falls summer school.
The Hotel Tripoli receives interior improvements. Clarence Miner visits from Elkport to see his parents. Charles Smith builds a modern dairy barn. Measles epidemic affects many children. Polly Whipp of Nashua visits. Lawrence Schultz graduates from Georgetown and sails to Seville to study commerce. Emma Buhr ill with measles. Mrs Mary Bockhaus travels to Bellevue Iowa to visit daughter. Michael and Hidder firm dissolves. Ed Hidder retires. BR Michael continues the business.
A fragmented note recalls an earlier June 6 1928 rural incident involving Mr and Mrs Ernest Ladage and other residents on Carl Matthtesen s farm. Details are incomplete but reference a surprise Sunday event on the property.
Denver briefs record Miss Bertha Thicking and Mrs John Perkins planning Texas and Mexico trip to visit Dr W W Brandis in Dallas return July 1. A park picnic honors nurse Louise Town visiting from Minneapolis. Ed Schroeder marks tenth anniversary. Various locals travel, vacations, and weekly visits listed.
Old Tripoli notes list residents and guests visiting from nearby towns and Davenport. Ruth Husband and family called on Will Bergman. Henry Heideman and Mattie Drewis visited Tripoli. Andrew Carstensen, Herman Plagens, Otto Drewis, Walter Schultz, and others stopped by homes around Tripoli. Families and locals shared Sunday dinners and afternoon visits over the week.
A string of social calls and birthday celebrations fills the region as families host relatives and friends. Guests include the Bierman, Kuecker, Zander, and Meyer households, with notable visits by Rodemeyer, Hoppenworth, and Lahman families, plus travel from San Francisco and Dubuque for events and university commencements.
J F Brayton a local garage owner was fined ten dollars and costs in the mayor s court Friday afternoon on a speeding charge. The case was appealed by Brayton through attorney J P Murphy. City witnesses said Brayton traveled Main to Second streets at about 35 mph while Brayton claimed he was delivering a new car and had gear trouble, not racing.
Six team members earned letters this year Howard Schug in high jump Philip Leyh in dashes Eldon Schoephoerster in mile Robert Haag in half mile Clarence Fiester in 440 and pole vault Marion Hill in mile Schug elected honorary captain and Leslie Lam precht won student manager award.
In Grennell home district social notices list visits and guests from Waterloo Oelwein Decorah and Waverly. Leaders Miss Lucinda Wolff and instructors from Sumner and Corwith appear among families hosting weekend and weekday guests including Mr and Mrs L L Wilharm, Prof A W Swenson and others. Local moves include R W Meyer purchasing Will Parrott residence and Norma certificates earned in Fayette.
A long list of Sunday and weekend visits across local households. Henry and Lucinda Schellhorn families and neighbors including Zander, Kammeyer, Dohrman, Tegtmeier, Niemeyer, Westendorf, Hunnemuller, and others visited or hosted at various homes such as the Kammeyer and Schellhorn residences. Several relatives from Waterloo and nearby towns were mentioned. Continuous family gatherings marked the weekend.
Herman Henry Zander died May 26 in Tripoli after a brief illness from a stroke. Born July 26, 1874 at Crane Creek, he worked on farms before moving to Tripoli in 1902. He later worked at Coddington and Laird, rebuilt his home, and was a member of St Peter's Evangelical church. He leaves a widow, two brothers, two aunts, a mother-in-law, and many relatives. Funeral May 31, burial Fremont cemetery.
A citizen thanks neighbors and friends for help and sympathy extended during a difficult time. The note values the support shown and recalls acts of kindness that aided the family. No specific names or dates are provided in the readable fragments.
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