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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1931
Page
5
Local social items from Tripoli and nearby towns noting visits, illnesses, travel, and gatherings. Families from Waterloo, Waverly, Sumner and Readlyn are mentioned along with alumni plans, hospital visits, and weekend trips. Several birthday acknowledgments and a carnival visit are recorded, plus garden and shopping notices.
Information filed by August Schumacher led to the arrest of Mrs Clarence Schumacher of Waterloo after an alleged theft of about $50 at carnival grounds. She was released on $500 bail with a hearing postponed to June 16 due to the county attorney’s absence.
Horton Town Harley Dietz is being treated for serious head injuries after a horse kick. He collapsed near his home and was unconscious for hours. Dietz was walking toward his house when his wife found him already slipping into unconsciousness. His face shows severe bruising and several lower teeth are loose, with doctors fearing jawbone damage. His brother-in-law John Dornbusch, from Shell Rock, was summoned.
Tripoli Iowa council meeting led by Mayor McCumber with all members present. Bills approved include salaries for Schlichting Debel Buechele and Debel Bros and supplies from St Paul Stamp Works Central States Power and Light and Buechele Lumber. Meeting adjourned after routine business.
Sunday school at 10:00 a m morning worship at 11:00 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m and choir practice Thursday at 8 00 p m.
Representative W. A. Koch of Waverly says he will not file his 343.15 expense account with the state, arguing it is unfair to accept the funds. He notes he voted for repealing the bill and for striking the appropriation that funded expense accounts.
St John’s Lutheran holds Sunday school at 9 00 a m and divine service at 10 00 a m in English at 7 30. Ladies Aid plans an ice cream social on the lawn of Mrs Jungblut Wednesday evening.
Duplicate salesbooks may be obtained for 15 dollars per 500 at the Tri poli Leader. Readers are advised to consult the Business Bringers column for their needs.
Willie Westinghouse works on pistol pockets for bridge gowns and patents a portable mini golf course for Austin. He aims to create detour signs that stick in clouds and experiments with feeding splinters to steers for plank steaks. He types a machine that makes non-committal wiggles for spelling, and designs an automatic speak easy that ejects a customer when frightened.
The copperhead is not a rattlesnake and has no rattle. It vibrates its tail to mimic a rattle, reaches up to three or four feet, and often does not strike from a regular coil. The hoop snake tale of a tail-to-mouth roll is a myth. The rattlesnake typically coils before striking.
In Atlanta Norman Long, driving a truck, collided with another truck driven by Will Short. The incident occurred on the city street during daytime traffic with minor injuries reported and authorities responding to the scene.
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