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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1968
Page
5
Local notices list visitors and callers in Sumner and nearby towns. Families from Waterloo Waverly Cedar Falls Denver and Grundy Center share weekend gatherings birthdays and anniversaries. Church events steady with hospital and nursing home visits noted.
Douglas Lee born May 2 arrives in Waverly to live with Darold and wife. David Allan Pipho weighs 7 lb 1 oz, born May 31 at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo to Mr and Mrs Larry Boerschell and Erwin Pipho. Teresa Ann Finder weighs 8 lb 6% oz, born June 4 at Mercy Hospital Waverly to Mr and Mrs Jerry Finder.
Mr and Mrs Fred Brase visited Rev and Mrs Virtus Stoffregen Burr Oak. Oliver Estrem Kenyon Minn came to spend days at S A Maurer home. Everett Prestien Fredericksburg visited H H Hopp enworth. Effie Alcock Frederika and Vicky Burrow Cedar Falls visited Miriam French. Fred Chester Phoenix called on Herman Gebert. Otto Buenger helped Lester Buenger Frederika celebrate 20th wedding anniversary. Walter Tarter Cedar Falls, Vernon Janssen Dike and Geraldine Dilley Fayette attended mother daughter tea at Faith UCC. Donald Mirs Dean Zabel and Clara Zabel visited Paul Mirs Waterloo for Joyce’s East High graduation news.
James Lahmann and Bill Ribbeck from Sumner return from a 12 day western states and Canada trip. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brase attend Western Douglas open house honoring Mr. and Mrs. Helmuth Prase on their silver anniversary. Numerous families from San Diego Denver and local towns visit Ina Bonarden and Lee Goodenbour. Several couples observe silver anniversaries and attend graduations at North Iowa Area Community College and East High School. Marilyn Schwartz enrolls at Youngs School of Beauty in Waterloo.
The Health Insurance Institute reports that 82 percent of the U.S. civilian population now has health care cost protection through health insurance. The finding highlights a broad rise in coverage across the country.
Mr and Mrs Arnold Poock of Readlyn represented Readlyn Telephone Co among 600 plus delegates from Iowa s 200 Independent Telephone Companies at the 73rd annual convention held June 4 in Davenport.
Richard Schmidt remains at St Francis hospital in Waterloo after his admission last Tuesday.
Residents at Tripoli Nursing Home entertained by vesper service and local visitors. Bible School groups from Grace Lutheran and Faith UCC sang and presented cups. Meier reunion set for June 16 at Denver City Park with potluck, rain site St John Lutheran. organizers include Paul Matthias Cedar Falls Melvin Diercks Denver and Arthur Kurtz Denver.
Information comes of the death of Mrs Marie Allpress 68 who died of cancer May 21 in a Monroe hospital. The former Marie Treweiler lived with her grandmother at Frederika after her parents died. She visited Tripoli two years ago and spent a month with cousin Mrs Clara Zabel.
Family attended the wedding of Sharon Frahm and William Mor an at the Little Brown Church with a reception following at Littleton.
Mr and Mrs Ray Bunger and Wende attended the Cedar Falls municipal band concert Thursday evening with Bruce Bunger as guest soloist.
Mr. and Mrs. James Schwartz and Craig of Rockville Maryland visited Friday for two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schwartz and Mrs. Martha O Connell of Frederika.
Fairbank announces plans for the July 21 wedding of Elaine Warneke daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis H Warneke to Claire Duecker son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Duecker of Tripoli. Elaine will teach at St Pauls Lutheran School Readlyn this fall and Claire works for Hawkeye Steel Products Waterloo.
Iowa farmers used a record 1 750 000 tons of fertilizer last year, a 150 percent jump from 1960, far outpacing the national 28 percent gain. About 90 percent of Iowa corn acres are now fertilized, up from 50 percent in 1959.
Pat Schnieders and Karen Jordan enrolled at Gates Business College Waterloo and began classes there Monday.
Carol A. Blume of St John Lutheran School Youth America Minnesota is among 55 participants selected from hundreds for a six week North Dakota Institute for advanced study in reading at the University of North Dakota Grand Forks. She is a 5 year staff member at St John’s and serves as librarian and organist.
Iowa ranks as the top livestock state based on January 1 1968 USDA on hand totals. It leads in pigs saved with 21.5 million, is second in cattle and calves and beef cattle, eighth in beef cows, sixth in milk cows, and eighth in sheep and lambs.
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