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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1971
Page
5
Residents from Cedar Falls Waterloo Ankeny Sumner and nearby towns attended family dinners picnics and birthday observances. The notes name numerous households hosting meals and visiting friends with several references to hospital stays travel and weddings. Attendees include Erich Dornbusch Carol Seedorff Kathy Jack Johnson and Dick Rathbone among others.
Mr and Mrs Vern Bockhaus welcome a son born Sunday June 6 at Allen hospital Waterloo named Timothy Robert. Mr and Mrs WM Kuker announce a boy born June 5 at Mercy hospital Waverly weighing 8 lb 8 oz. Both families reside in the region.
Mrs T Reuscher of Western Douglas and others visited the H H Hoppenworth home on Monday. Dettmer family members traveled to Owatonna Minnesota for their nephew Michael Dettmer's graduation among 294 graduates. Bonnie Mahlstedt was confirmed at the Lutheran church New Hampton and festivities followed at the Willis Mahlstedt home with several relatives.
Mr and Mrs Dean Harris of Waterloo mark their 25th anniversary with an open house June 13 from 2 to 5 p.m. at 1146 Wisner Drive. They wed June 9 1946 at the Little Brown Church Nashua and both work at Raiths Packing in Waterloo.
The Tripoli Jaycee Ettes thank Chuck Davis for a film on mari juana presented at the June 6 meeting and discuss harvest festival plans. Donna Kuethe hosted. Next meeting set for July 6 at the VFW home. Local confirmations and showers are listed with family and guests attending church and homes in Marion Bettendorf Waverly Lawler Oelwein and West Union.
David Schwarze son of Mr and Mrs Ray Schwarze Tripoli and Debra Stufflebeam daughter of Mr and Mrs Ercell Stufflebeam Tripoli were married at the City Missionary Church Lawton Oklahoma by Pastor Williams May 29 at 3 p.m. Attendants were Bruce Banlaningham and John Culpepper army friends of the groom. Pvt Schwarze is stationed with the army at Ft Sill Oklahoma.
Lt Kenneth C Nuss has informed his parents he will be stationed in Thailand until mid August. He left Grissom Air Force Base Indiana on Monday May 31 and will be stationed at APO San Francisco California 96330 under Crew Control 480 54 6259.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Nuss celebrate forty years since their June 10 1931 wedding at St John Lutheran Buck Creek. An open house Sunday June 13 in Frederika’s St John Lutheran Parlor from 2 to 5 PM and 7 to 9 PM, with a noon family dinner at home. They farmed Buck Creek and Frederika before moving to Frederika in 1960. They have seven children Kenneth Brown Dysart Arlan Tulsa Lavern Hooper Waverly Elroy Madeira Minnesota Lt Kenneth Thailand Michael Sumner SP4 Merlin Ft Bragg NC. No invitations sent. all friends and relatives invited.
A list of dancers from Fredericksburg attended a tap dance recital on Saturday evening including Teresa Kuhrt and many others. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Moeller visited relatives in Cedar Rapids Thursday and Friday. A Tripoli Park family reunion gathered relatives from multiple states for a picnic and evening gathering at the Rathbone home in Sumner Cedar Falls and Parkersburg were among the places mentioned.
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