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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1954
Page
5
The town of Tripoli will have water service off for about eight hours, likely late this week or early next. Mayor Rudolph Piegers urges residents to store water. Various local social notes mention visits, family events, and a wedding in Decorah with extended regional connections.
Local residents from New Hampton Tri Poli Marion and Cedar Falls hosted and visited family and friends over the weekend. Notable names include the Fink Kelsey Lauck Meyerhoff and Ambrose families with trips to Cedar Falls West Union Waterloo Ruthven and Sumner. The community notes also mention a University of Iowa band open air concert and a group dinner at Lake Mills.
The Bockhaus Bartels American Legion Auxiliary met June 7 to elect officers for the coming year. Officers include President H H Bull and vice presidents Edw Rosenthal and Kenneth Kuhrt, secretary C B Kelsey, treasurer W H Warner, chaplain Fred Holm, sergeant at arms Minnie Schumacher, assistant Mabel Kuhrt, and historian Janola Ann Eichmann. A report showed $80.42 spent on the rehabilitation program for veterans, donations to veterans' hospitals. The auxiliary will host an ice cream social at the June 22 band concert. rain would postpone.
Rev Puhlmann was guest speaker at the confirmation reunion at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed church Buck Creek Sunday evening. Attending from Tripoli were Mr and Mrs Henry Meswarth Mr and Mrs Willard Holm Mr and Mrs Rebern Holm Denver Mrs Fred Holm Mr and Mrs E A Kleiss Mr and Mrs Aug Krueger Mr and Mrs Will Towne and Mr and Mrs Henry Buhr. Mr and Mrs Harry Schmidt visited Waterloo Saturday to see their grandson Chuck Walker son of Mr and Mrs Paul Walker. Chuck is hospitalized at Scholtz Memorial hospital with rheumatic fever.
Mrs Lowell Goodenbour is attending summer school at Upper Iowa University in Fayette.
Colleen Kingsbury works at Dr W G Goebel’s dental office. Mr and Mrs J P Snelling attended the Sunday wedding of Donna Kratchmer of Waverly and Harold Willson of Shell Rock at the Methodist church with a reception. The bride is employed as a secretary in the Farm Bureau office. Mr and Mrs Virgil Weidler are parents of a son, Dale Virgil, born Monday June 7 at Mercy hospital in Waverly, weighing eight pounds two ounces. Weidlers visited Mrs Weidler Tuesday evening.
Three Bremer county men Leo James Wilharm Arlen Robert Buhr and Marvin Dale Cram have volunteered for three years in the Marine Corps. They were sent to San Diego California for basic training and await assignment to their first duty station.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kuhrt were in Chicago from Monday to Friday to attend the national convention of the Modern Woodmen Insurance Co.
Ernest Fink and Arlene were summoned to Mason City Sunday due to the serious illness of their daughter and sister Mrs. K. O. Schiek. She is a patient at a hospital there.
Mr and Mrs Lowell Goodenbour entertained Mr and Mrs Vernon Prestien of Sumner at supper Sunday evening in honor of the Goodenbour family third wedding anniversary.
Barbara Dreyer is enrolled at the American Institute of Business in Des Moines to pursue business studies and expand professional qualifications in the field.
Fourteen people attended the T N T 4 H club meeting on June 2 at Karlyn Klenzman’s home including 23 members one visitor and three leaders. Plans for Rally day were discussed and the club organized three age groups with workshop days. Demonstrations on sewing techniques and garment assembly were given by Jean Heffernan Helen Beam and Geneva Eick. Recess included listening numbers songs and yells. Lunch was served by the hostess Judy Garner hosts next meeting July 7.
Mr and Mrs Eldo Kehe and family attended the wedding of Donald Kehe and Kathryn Wendt at the Lutheran church in Nashua. Sammy Kehe served as ring bearer and Eldo Kehe acted as usher. Donald Kehe is the nephew of Eldo Kehe.
Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Barry along with Kay and Linda departed Sunday for a two weeks vacation trip through the south.
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