Red Sox Open Home League Schedule Against Waverly Nine
Tripoli’s Red Sox defeated Denver 4-1 last Sunday to move into third place and host Waverly, the league’s last place nine, as Readlyn beat Waverly 9 to 4. Poock pitched effectively for Tripoli while Fink led readin bats with three hits.
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Tripoli
Red Sox
Denver
Waverly
Sumner
Readlyn
AB R Holm Moeller
Ray Fink Mullen
R. Fink
Omens Sauerbrei
Hoppenworth
Biesterfelt Schmidt Poock
W. L. Pet. Sumner
June Dairy Month Promotion Boosts Local Dairy
Silver dollars offered in Tripoli as part of the June Dairy Month drive. Wm. Mueller, president of the Bremer County Dairy Council, says the promotion aims to increase dairy product use and farmer income. Local merchants advertise support and urge greater milk, butter, cheese, and ice cream consumption.
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Tripoli
Wm. Mueller
Bremer County
Office Closure Notice
Office will be closed for two weeks from June 6, 0 inclusive. Dr G C R Barry notes the closure period and will resume operations afterward.
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GC. R. Barry
Last Rites For Readlyn Businessman Herbert Pries
Last rites were held Monday for Herbert Pries a Readlyn businessman who died suddenly of a heart attack at his home Friday He was 61 Services were conducted at Matthias funeral home Denver and Zion Lutheran church Readlyn Burial was at the church cemetery Pries was born May 13 1893 in Bremer county He married Minnie Sell in 1916 and started a Buck Creek grocery later moving to Readlyn He retired in 1950 after 34 years in business He resumed operating the store earlier this year He is survived by his wife a son Clarence Cedar Falls two daughters Mildred Hagenow Readlyn and Jose Phine Neenah Wis a brother Louis Waverly and four grandchildren He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
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Herbert Pries
Readlyn
Matthias
Louis Pries
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Artesian
J. T. Dilges
E. T. Melcher
Minnie Sell
Melcher
Buck Creek
Pries
Clarence
Cedar Falls
Mildred
Henry Hagenow
Jose Phine
Neenah
Wis
Louis
Waverly
Walter Buls Improves After Severe Gall Attack
Walter Buls is slowly improving from a severe gall attack suffered Saturday morning. Saturday visitors at the Buls home included Mr and Mrs Clarence Bolte and Rosemary. Sunday evening callers were Mr and Mrs Fred Gade of Waverly and Mr and Mrs Arnold Brunscheon of Buck Creek.
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Walter Buls
Buls
Clarence Bolte
Rosemary
Fred Gade
Waverly
Arnold Brunscheon
Buck Creek
Pleasant early summer weather settles over Tripoli
The week brought sunny skies and warm temperatures with three light rain showers. High reached 82 on Tuesday, low 40 last Friday, with days mostly in the 70s and 80s and nights in the 40s and 50s. Rain totals were .61, .46, and .16 inches on three days, aiding farmers as corn and crops show strong growth and first cultivations underway. Daily readings end at 6 pm, June 2 through June 8, with 57/48 Wednesday to 82/54 Tuesday.
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Tripoli
Mercury
E. C. Biermann
Town of Readlyn Celebrates 50th Anniversary Weekend
Readlyn marks its 50th year with ceremonies and events Thursday through Saturday. A street carnival, an old settlers picnic, and a parade headline the program. Public invited to attend and join in the town observance.
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Readlyn
Piegers Return From Weeklong Wisconsin Trip
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Piegers came back Friday afternoon after a week’s vacation visiting Aiken Durwood and Duluth Minnesota then traveling home via the Wisconsin Dells.
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Rudolph Piegers
Aiken
Durwood
Duluth
Minn
Wisconsin Dells
Kid's Fish Day at Tot's Lake June 20 in Tripoli
Wapsie Sportsmen's Club announc es the annual event at Tot's Lake one and a half miles east of Tripoli. Over 5 000 bullheads will fill the pond for children ages up to 15 from across the county to fish from 2 to 4 p m. Participants may keep legal fish, with free refreshments and a two bottle pop ticket. Prizes include a rod and reel for the longest fish, plus prizes for marked, longest, and shortest in three age groups. Lapel buttons sale funds the event with Boy Scouts.
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Wapsie Sportsmen's Club
Tot's Lake
Tripoli
Statetion Commission
Boy Scouts
Rose Wilhelms Weds Wilbert Zabel At New Hampton
Rose Wilhelms and Wilbert Zabel married at St. Pauls Lutheran New Hampton at 2 p m on Saturday June 5 Rev Walter Fritschel officiating Ruth Zabel and Marcella Gaede served as maids of honor Glen Wilhelms was best man Glen Zabel and other members of the wedding party attended. The couple are the children of Alvin Wilhelms and Will Zabel and will reside on a Fredericksburg area farm.
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Rose Wilhelms
Wilbert Zabel
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
New Hampton
Walter Fritschel
Charles City
Ruth Zabel
Tripoli
Marcella Gaede
Glen Wilhelms
Glen Zabel
Fredericksburg
Home from Hospital Paul Martin Returns After Seven Weeks
Paul Martin left Allen Memorial hospital Monday evening after seven weeks with heart attacks suffered at work. He was hospitalized since the incidents and is now at home recovering.
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Paul Martin
Mr. Martin
Allen Memorial Hospital
Summer School Trip Sends Yoshinaga and Haverkamp to Denver
Mitsic Yoshinaga and Esther Haverkamp departed for Denver Colorado to attend summer school. The pair will study there this season, pursuing educational opportunities away from home.
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Mitsic Yoshinaga
Esther Haverkamp
Denver
Colo
Two Citizens Fined in May Mayor's Court Traffic
Mayor Rudolph Piegers fined two individuals in May. Leslie Clyde Jordan of Frederika received an $8.50 fine plus $1.50 costs for careless driving. William Buckley of Tripoli was fined $2 with $1 costs for parking too close to a fire hydrant.
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Rudolph Piegers
Leslie Clyde Jordan
Frederika
Wm. Buckley
Tripoli
Confirmation Services Held for Eight in Frederika and Siegel
Confirmation services were conducted last Sunday at St. John's Lutheran in Frederika and St. Paul’s Lutheran in Siegel led by Rev. A A Krause. Eight confirmands participated, four from each church including William Zwanziger Ruth Pleggenkuhle Joyce Wiltse Parthia Abbas James Lahmann Jay Ranard Merle Hoppenworth Barbara Schwarze. A Luther League banquet followed Monday evening with Prof F E Glaser Wartburg College speaking on Serve the Lord with Gladness.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Frederika
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Siegel
A. A. Krause
William Zwanziger
Ruth Pleggenkuhle
Joyce Wiltse
Parthia Abbas
St. John's
James Lahmann
Jay Ranard
Merle Hoppenworth
Barbara Schwarze
St. Paul's
Indian Missionary to Speak Sunday at St. Peter's Church
The Rev. Theodore Essebaggers, furloughed missionary from Rai pur Madgha Pradesh India, will be guest speaker at St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church Sunday June 13 at 10. Rev. Essebaggers lauds India's liberty since August 15 1947 under Prime Minister Nehru and notes progress in economic social and political life as shown by the latest Five Year plan launch.
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Theodore Essebaggers
Raipur
Madgha Pradesh
India
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
E. F. Puhlmann
Essebaggers
Jenarahalal Nehru
Malinda Fink Critical After Sunday Accident
Malinda Fink three year old daughter of Postmaster and Mrs Ray Fink remains in critical condition in Mercy hospital Waverly after being run over by an automobile Sunday evening The accident happened at the John Mullen home west of Tri poli theatre where Malinda and her mother were visiting She had climbed into the Mullen car parked in front and apparently released the gears When the car rolled backward she jumped out and was run over She was taken to Waverly for X rays and blood transfusions Monday she underwent surgery for a lacerated and dislocated liver.
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Malinda Fink
Ray Fink
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
John Mullen
Tripoli
Malinda
Mullen
Mark Wilharm Attends Hawkeye Boys State at Camp Dodge
Mark E. Wilharm is attending Hawkeye Boys State at Camp Dodge in Des Moines this week. He arrived Sunday and will remain in Des Moines until June 13, with sponsorship from the Bockhaus Bartels Post 356 American Legion.
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Mark Wilharm
Hawkeye Boys’ State
Des Moines
Mark E. Wilharm
Camp Dodge
Mark
Bockhaus- Bartels Post 356
American Legion
Missionaries in India Highlight Hope at Muskegon Meeting
Plan aided by Point Four shows good start as Essebaggers share optimism for Christian missions in India six years into independence. They recount mission spirit as key to development while outlining travels from Hope College to Biblical Seminary and Basra. Evening service at 8 p.m. features missionary visuals and choir performances.
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Point Four
Essebaggers
India
Hope College
Holland
Mich
Biblical Seminary
New York City
Basra
Iraq
Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church
Muskegon
Church In
Funeral Monday For Conrad Goodenbour, Long-Time Resident
Funeral services were held at Rettig funeral home and Congregational church for Conrad Goodenbour 68 who died Saturday in Christie Convalescent home Cedar Falls He had been ill over a year with cancer Officiating was Dr Herbert Dierenfeld Interment at Fremont cemetery with casket bearers Nick Schumacher Floyd Primus Leo Goodenbour Lowell Goodenbour Elmer Goodenbour Born April 29 1886 in Bremer county east of Tripoli He lived in Tripoli employed at Kramer Produce until August 1953 when he moved to Waterloo to live with his son and daughter in law Clarence Goodenbour Survived by two other sons Lavern Jesup and Curtis Waterloo two sisters Mrs Mary Schufelt Frederika and Mrs Annie Primus Sumner two brothers Frank Waterloo and Lee Tripoli and two grandchildren his wife and an infant son.
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Rettig Funeral Home
Congregational
Conrad Goodenbour
Christie
Cedar Falls
Herbert Dierenfeld
Waterloo
Fremont Cemetery
Nick Schumacher
Floyd Primus
Leo Goodenbour
Lowell Goodenbour
Elmer Goodenbour
Mr. Goodenbour
Bremer County
Tripoli
Kramer Produce
Clarence Goodenbour
Lavern
Jesup
Curtis
Mary Schufelt
Frederika
Annie Primus
Sumner
Elmer Ritz Services At Frederika
Funeral services for Elmer Ritz held Wednesday afternoon at Methodist church with Rev. Carl Carlsen officiating. World War I veteran died Sunday in Veterans hospital, Iowa City. Burial in Alcock cemetery.
Goebels Plan Two-Week Minnesota Visit
Dr and Mrs V G Goebel and family will leave Thursday for a two week stay with Mrs Cynthia Bishop mother at Babe s Resort in Perham Minnesota They also plan a week visiting Dr Goebels parents.
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V. G. Goebel
Soldier Buhr leaves for Fort Riley duty
Sgt Richard Buhr departed Saturday to report for duty at Fort Riley Kansas after a 30 day leave spent with his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Buhr and Carolyn.
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Fort Riley
Richard Buhr
Kans
Buhr
Harry Buhr
Carolyn
Readlyn Bank Celebrates 50th Anniversary Open House
Readlyn Savings Bank marks its 50th anniversary with an open house on Monday June 14 from 9 30 a m to 5 30 p m. Aug F Meyerhoff president invites public to attend noting the bank opened June 14 1904 and has grown deposits from 35608 36 in 1905 to 1148784 13 as of January 1 1954.
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Readlyn Savings Bank
Aug. F. Meyerhoff
H. Wm. Meyerhoff
Fremont Cemetery Association meeting notice
Fremont Cemetery Association members will meet Friday June 11 at 1 o'clock in the cemetery chapel for a business meeting. All able members are asked to bring a paint brush and be prepared to paint. Mrs. R. O. Wikner, secretary.
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Cemetery Association
Fremont Cemetery Association
R. O. Wikner
Close Contest For GOP Sheriff Post In Bremer County
A tight Republican primary in Bremer county saw R L Schmidtke narrowly edge Arthur Sassmann by two votes for sheriff. Incumbent H E Ehlert faces the general election after unopposed Democratic nomination. Other races include James W Coddington defeating Robert Love for county attorney, and Conrad F Heideman winning the Democratic supervisor nomination in the second district. Incumbents Helms and Schnadt lead in district contests. governor hopeful Lynes tops Bremer opinions though Hoegh wins district race. Multiple nominations were uncontested.
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R. L. Schmidtke
Sumner
Arthur Sassmann
Denver
Bremer County
Board of Supervisors
Schmidtke
H. E. Ehlert
Robert Love
James W. Coddington
Heideman
Conrad F. Heideman
H. C. Bolte
B. H. Schnadt
W. H. Ganske
Schnadt
W. A. Notbohm
R. W. Schwake
Ganske
H. C. Leistikow
Lynes
Ernest C. Palmer
Fort Madison
Ben Ellsworth
Ottumwa
Congress
H. R. Gross
James Conroy
Mason City
Ernest Seeman
Waterloo
Gross
Conroy
Clarence Christopher
Waverly
Edward S. Knott
Harold McClure
O. L. Davis
Mary Cretzmeyer Loucks
John Sperry
F. L. McAlpine
H. H. Cleveland
Joint Service For Children's Day Held Sunday
A joint children's day program by St. Paul's Lutheran Church Siegel and St. John's Lutheran Church Fred erika will start at 10 a m Sunday at St. John's. Pastor A A Krause announced the theme Onward Christian Soldiers with children from both churches taking part. A planning committee for a joint parish picnic after the service includes Randy Schwarze Ewald Miller Dean Wiltse and L W Bockhaus.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Siegel
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Frederika
A. A. Krause
Randy Schwarze
Ewald Miller
Dean Wiltse
L. W. Bockhaus
Holm family hosts after surgery at Waterloo hospital
Mr. and Mrs. ReVern Holm and Jerry of Denver were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Holm. Randy Holm, visiting his grandparents, stays another week. His mother, Mrs. ReVern Holm, underwent surgery at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo on Monday morning.
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ReVern Holm
Jerry
Denver
Fred Holm
Randy Holm
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
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Herb Meyer
Aes
Board of Education
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Fred Smith
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Wadena
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Ralph E. Goodnow, Jr. Ames
Richard Semler
Dunkerton
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R. Church
REV. Theo
Elmer Ritz
Readlyn Bank
Mr. Meyerhoff
Carl Bruns
J. W. Haugh
Mr. Bruns
Alfred Hanson
Haugh
Meyerhoff
Aug. H. Moeller
J. J. Schumacher
Aug. W. Wittenburg
Lorenz Matthias
Burton C. Stumme
W. F. Herman
Wm. Huebner
Fred Kuhlman
H. H. Matthias
Mr. Stumme
GOP
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Warren
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