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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1969
Page
8
An aging lift bridge remains raised to let river vessels pass while the adjacent road remains damaged. The message urges personal healing through Christ and quotes Psalm 34:18 about the Lord near those with a broken heart.
Grace Lutheran and multiple churches list weekend services and events. Iowa District Convention at Luther College Decorah June 15 to 18. Junior Lutherans and choirs meet. Bible School open house Friday. Wartburg College hosts Iowa Conference UCC event. various Sunday School times and worship services noted.
Chickasaw County Extension sponsors a June 17 meeting at Gordon Mall farm for area beef cow producers. The program includes pasture management with Birdsfoot Trefoil Kentucky Bluegrass and Alfalfa, cow identification demos by freeze branding and ear tagging, and beef cattle insect control. Kay Connelly Eldon Hans present with question time for attendees.
Local newspaper from Tripoli Iowa reports community events and notices for the week of June 11 1969. Highlights include town happenings, school activities, and civic updates affecting residents.
Survey shows over half of supermarket shoppers are ages 30 to 49 and spend about 26 minutes amid 6,500 items. Dairy draws 93 of entering shoppers with 78 buying dairy products. dairy holds 8 to 11 percent of store sales. Shoppers average 2-3 visits weekly spending 8.21 dollars per trip across 13 items.
Regular meeting of the Tripoli Jaycee Ettes on June 2 at the V F W Club drew twelve members and twelve Denver guests. Plans include buying playground equipment for South Park as the year’s main project and committees were formed. A Ladies program is set for August 9 at the regional meeting.
The report shows 78.5 percent of purchases are cheese 54.8 percent fresh milk 74.5 percent other dairy. Biggest spenders are ages 25 to 40 with large families earning 10 000 to 15 000 shopping as a group. 94 percent drive to stores 32 percent travel over two miles. Women outnumber men four to one and spend about 3 dollars more.
Marilyn Kirchner notes spring buyers will see rust resistant finishes on wrought iron pieces with up to 10 year guarantees and an annual wax for color. Folding aluminum units include no tip devices for safety while heavier wrought aluminum resists wind. Some pieces combine aluminum with rattan or redwood, and vinyl upholstery resists fading. Outdoor furniture now mirrors indoor ranges and includes indoor‑outdoor hybrids for year round use.
Iowa lawmakers discuss college tuition increases with Bowen Maucker urging aid programs to ease impact. Maurice chair Messerly pushes an all-out effort to amend federal medical aid restrictions as ethics codes demand disclosure of incomes and gifts for legislators.
Documents and letters circulate to Iowa and other states urging medical assistance flexibility. Rumors say Donald E. Johnson of West Branch may head the Veterans Administration under Nixon. Johnson, 45, lost the GOP gubernatorial nomination to Gov. Ray. Johnson oversees VA operations with over 40,000 pay and about 175,000 staff nationwide.
Oscar Quade was admitted to Memorial Hospital on Tyg and assigned room 434.
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