Kids Fish Day at Tot's Lake draws large crowd
About 300 people attended Tot's Lake Kid's Fish Day east of Tripoli where contest anglers hauled notable catches. Jane Bennett of La Porte City won the grand prize for the largest fish, an eight and three quarters inch bullhead, earning a rod and reel. Prizes went to various ages for longest and shortest fish, most fish, and special honors for family size and freckles, with the State Conservation Commission displaying wildlife samples on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tot’s Lake
Tripoli
Jane Bennett
la Porte City
Patty Schmidt
Dennis Youngblut
Larry Hullman
Linda Mabin
Barbara Streyer
Barbara Schmidt
Dennis Bock
Kathy Aubrey
Jery Dorn
Sherwin Bull
Sumner
Ray Buchholz
Ronnie Kelsey
State Conservation Commission
Iowa
Seek Entries for Dairy Princess Contest June 27
Waverly Jaycees seek entries from Bremer County for the Dairy Princess contest to be held in Waverly on Friday June 27. The event, part of a Dairy Day program with a parade, street dance, milking and ice cream eating contests, is sponsored with the Bremer County Dairy Promotion committee. The winner will represent the county at the State Dairy Princess contest in August at the Butler County Fair in Allison. Marilyn Drake, Iowa Dairy Princess for the past year, is expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Waverly Jaycees
Bremer County
Jaycees
Jaycee
Dennis Orvis
Butler County
Allison
Iowa Dairy Princess
Marilyn Drake
Driver License Examiners Hear Saturday Morning Tripoli
Iowa State Drivers License Examiners will be in Tripoli at the Town Hall Saturday morning from 8 30 until noon. Persons renewing licenses or seeking first time licenses should use this special service to avoid another trip later.
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Iowa
Tripoli
Change Time for Swimmers Going to Pool at Waverly
Tripoli and Frederika youths join summer swimming at Waverly with a bus departure at 9:00 a.m. from the two towns. Tripoli totals 86 enrolled and Frederika 8, combining for 94 potential participants. Swimming periods run 9:35 to 10:25 a.m. on designated days, with schedule repeats on Mondays and Thursdays as arranged.
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Waverly
Tripoli
Wavery
Tederika
Frederika
Readlyn Nuptials Bind Lou Ann Everding to Harold Laube
Lou Ann Everding daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard Everding and Harold Laube son of Mr and Mrs H Laube wed Sunday at St Matthew s Lutheran Readlyn with Rev Eric J Dornbusch officiating A 250 guest reception followed at the church Mary Werner Sumner provided organ music and Gerald Jondahl Hampton sang three songs The bride wore a floor length chantilly lace gown and carried red roses Bridesmaids wore light blue gowns and white carnations The couple will reside in Tripoli after June 24 with Lou Ann planning to teach in Tripoli and Harold employed by Arthur V Hansen Construction Co Cedar Falls. Guests came from Minnesota Ft Lauderdale Denver Waterloo Charles City Waverly Plainfield Janesville Stanley Preston Tripoli Fairbank Cedar Falls West Union and other areas.
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Lou Ann Everding
Bernard Everding
Harold Laube
H. Laube
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Readlyn
Eric J. Dornbusch
Mary Werner
Sumner
Gerald Jondahl
Hampton
Shirley Balsley
Plainfield
Shirley Laube
Sandra Gabelmann
Charles City
Waverly
Darlyl Poock
Fairbank
Mary Ann Steege
Frank Peyton
Elmer Everding
Emil Towne
Dale Meyer
Victor Peters
George Drewis
Bernard Nordstrom
Kathleen Bemiss
West Union
Jane Zwanziger
Mary Anne Schmitz
Urbana
Eleanor Balsley
Mary Kries
Kathryn Rieck
Carol Kuhlmann
Doris Oltrogge
Doris Poock
Leonard Flynn
Wallace Laube
Tripoli
Tripoli High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Arthur V. Hansen Construction Co
Cedar Falls
Minnesota
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Denver
Waterloo
Janesville
Stanley
Preston
Harold Kuethe Transferred Between Hospitals
Harold Kuethe was moved from St. Mary's hospital Rochester to Mercy hospital Waverly Saturday. His condition is much improved.
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Harold Kuethe
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
104 Register for Summer Recreation Program Saturday
The summer recreation program for Tripoli children started Monday after registration Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Leslie Kelsey and Dennis Olejniczak lead. A total of 104 youngsters registered Saturday with more expected as the week’s activities begin. Activities include swimming, baseball, kittenball, croquet, crafts, handiwork, and square dancing from June 23 to 27 at town park and ball park with small fees.
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Tripoli
Leslie Kelsey
Dennis Olejniczak
Town Park
Ball Park
Town Hall
District Lutheran Convention Hosts in Waverly
The Iowa District American Lutheran church convenes at St Pauls Lutheran and Wartburg College Waverly with Rev William Goetz and Rev Emmanuel Fuchs as delegates. Dr Frank Laubach headlines lectures at a Wednesday 7 30 p m mass meeting in Knights Gym on World Wide Mission of the Christian Church. Public invited to attend through June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Convention Lutheran Church
Waverly
Grace Lutheran Church
Tripoli
William Goetz
St. John's Lutheran Church
Crane Creek
Emmanuel Fuchs
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Wartburg College
H. W. Siefkes
Waterloo
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Frank Laubach
Knight's Gym
The
Christian Church
Alfred Koch Wins $25 Prize In Saturday Drawing
Alfred Koch of Tripoli claimed the $25 cash prize in a weekly drawing held Saturday night by Tripoli merchants. Other drawn winners included Mervyn Ormston Elizabeth Maghy Esther Harmening and Mary Jean Johnson. Winners are announced at 9 pm in participating stores after the town siren sounds. Three minutes are given to report to The Farmers Store by phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Koch Gels
Alfred Koch
Tripoli
Mervyn Ormston
Elizabeth Maghy
Esther Harmening
Mary Jean Johnson
County 4 H Boys Hold Judging Workout This Saturday
Ronald Johnson new county extension youth assistant announced a judging workout for county 4 H boys this Saturday at 615 p m at the Einest Knop leh farm six miles east and a mile and half south of Tripoli or two miles west and four miles south of Sumner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Johnson
County Extension
Einest Knopleh
Tripoli
Sumner
Carol Lynn Soldwisch Weds Eugene Bruns in Denver Ceremony
Carol Lynn Soldwisch and Eugene Bruns married at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed church in Denver in a 7 30 p m ceremony on June 14. Rev Fred Schnathorst officiated with a large wedding party and about 200 guests attending the reception in the church parlors before the couple planned to reside in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Lynn Soldwisch
Eugene Bruns
Denver
Seven Hurt in Rural Waverly Two Car Crash
Seven persons were hospitalized after a two car collision about a mile east and north of Waverly at 9 45 a m Sunday. The most seriously injured were Wendell Lageschulte 40 and Edward Gors 75 both of Waverly, with internal injuries and fractured ribs. A passenger Janice Lageschulte and four of Gors grandchildren Billie 11 Margaret Ann 9 Patricia 7 and Charles 3 sustained minor injuries and were treated and released. Both cars were heavily damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Wendell Lageschulte
Edward Gors
Lageschulte
Gors
Janice
Cool Weather Helps Tripoli Crops After Rains
Weather notes from Tripoli report 61 inches of rain from June 11 to 17 with even splits on June 13 and 15. Nights stay cool while days are pleasant. haymaking for oats approaches with prospects for bumper crops. Corn advances well but will need hotter weather soon, according to local observer C. W. Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
C. W. Ryan
Work Begins Soon On New Wapsie Valley High School
The Wapsie Valley School Board plans a fall 1959 occupancy for the four miles southwest of Oran high school building, with total cost around 530000. Contracts total 443791. Dohrmann and Crandall win the general bid, Young Heating Co. handles plumbing, Freeman Electric handles the electrical work. About 225 students expected, the facility built for over 300, and the district forms from Fairbank, Oran and Readlyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsie Valley High School
Oran
James Alexander
Dohrmann and Crandall
Eldora
Young Heating Co
Waterloo
Freeman Electric
Independence
Alexander
Dan Mast Narrowly Escapes Injury in Ladder Fall
Dan Mast, manager of Tri poli Feed and Grain Co., slipped from a ladder placed on bricks while working Friday. He fell to the ground but suffered no broken bones, though he was greatly shaken and stayed in Allen Memorial hospital, Waterloo over the weekend. The firm held an open house on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Mast
Tripoli Feed and Grain Co
Dan
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
County World War One Veterans Meet Called in Bremer County
Arthur Sassmann commander of Bremer County World War I veterans issues a call for a county wide meeting in the American Legion hall Waverly Friday night at 8 o'clock. The gathering will discuss benefits and urgent legislation in veterans' interest and is urged for all World War I veterans. Thomas Moore State Commander has called for similar meetings statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sassmann
Bremer County
Denver
American Legion Hall
Waverly
Thomas Moore
Iowa
Rose Howrey Heads to San Diego amid Family News
Rose Howrey departed for San Diego last Monday to visit her sister and brother in law, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Pries. Pries has been in the Navy hospital for six weeks and is awaiting major surgery this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Rose Howrey
San Diego
A. L. Pries
Left Sunday for San Francisco Naval Base
Veryl Kelsey and David Block departed Sunday morning headed to the San Francisco Naval Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veryl Kelsey
David Block
San Francisco Naval Base
Henry Otto Marks 25th Wedding Day At Klinger Church
Readlyn notes Henry Otto and his wife observed their 25th wedding anniversary June 8 at Immanuel Lutheran church parlors in Klinger with open house. Attendants from their wedding attended, guests from Waterloo to Readlyn attended, and the couple have four children including Marva Jean at home.
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Henry Otto
Mark
Klinger Church
Readlyn
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Klinger
W. A. Ave- Lallemant
Edgar Albrecht
Wilbert Warnekee
Jack Steidler
Arnold Otto
Mrs. Otto
Larry
Denver
Darwin
Henry Jr
Marva Jean
Wings Burglar in Tuesday Morning Gun Battle at Sumner
Sumner Marshal Woody Woods exchanged fire with two burglars at the Hoth leather goods store around 3:45 am. He wounded one assailant before the pair escaped toward Fayette, as a statewide manhunt intensified and other burglaries in the region were being linked to the same suspects. The Hoth store loss was $25. Police pursued the getaway car and followed roadblocks set up by the Fayette county sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Woody Woods
Woods
Charles Artmann
Hoth Leather Goods
Artmann
Fayette
Fayette County
Hoth
Bremer County group to meet at Tripoli Grade school
The Bremer County Association for Retarded Children will meet Monday evening at 8:30 in the Tripoli Grade School building. All interested people are welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County Association For Retarded
Tripoli
Dean's Honor Roll Honors Mrs Dreyer at Univ of Colorado
Mrs Robert H Dreyer formerly of Tripoli was placed on the dean's honor roll at the University of Colorado for the past quarter. She earned straight A's in the five courses she carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Dreyer
Tripoli
University of Colorado
Nora Springs Hires Vocal Instructor From Wartburg College
Ruth Weidler daughter of Rev and Mrs V D Weidler has earned a Magna Cum Laude degree from Wartburg College and has accepted the vocal instructor post in the Nora Springs public schools system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Weidler
V. D. Weidler
Wartburg College
Waverly
Nora Springs
Red Sox Lose to Denver by Narrow Margin in Ninth
Denver edged Tripoli 3 2 in a pitchers duel as Duea’s single scored W Matthias in the bottom of the ninth to break a 2 2 tie. Pay of Denver and Poock of Tripoli matched zeros until late inning drama. Next: Delveit at Tripoli. Janesville at Nashua. Sumner at Readlyn. Denver at Fredericksburg.
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Red Sox
Denver
Tripoli
Duea
W. Matthias
Pay
Larry Poock
Poock
Janesville
Nashua
Sumner
Readlyn
Fredericksburg
Oelwein
Matthias
Heinemann
Readlyn Battery
Chapin
Koepke
Kuehner
Wilburg
Sumner Battery
Hoss
Ross
Darwin Fritz
Willard
D. Matthias
Moeller
Schmidt
Denny Olejniczak
Mohling
C Kehoe
Bruns
Ott
Harwell Gielau
Ray
Duca
Awe
D. Holm
Ss Poock
Spier
Ib Olejniczak
Cf Mohling
le Pet
Gertrude Stockdale Seeks Third District GOP Post
Mrs Glenn Gertrude Stockdale of Aplington announces her candidacy for the Third District GOP committeewoman post. A longtime Republican activist, she has twice served as a national convention delegate and is known in Iowa for Farm Bureau and 4 H work. The Stockdales live on a farm west of Aplington with three sons, two Annapolis Naval Academy graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
Gertrude) Stockdale
Aplington
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Oscar L. Kreis, Jr
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Paris Academy of Beauty Culture
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Wright County
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Ervin Bruns
St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Fred Schnathorst
Margaret Bruns
Maxine Lahmann
Shirley Bruns
Nancy Soldwisch
Chicago
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Ronald Armegard
Roger Brettmann
Lyle Soldwisch
Jerald Brettmann
Lynette Scarpelli
Sharon Leonhart
Kinderton
Lorenz H. Steege
William Buss
Lorner Doepke
Elmer Steege
Dolores Shipley
Griswold
Rosemary Hackerson
Des Moines
Ann Besh
Eldon Angelow
William Diercks
Harvey Miller
Punch Bowl
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Darlene Stief
Helen Jepsen
Clarion Public Schools
Valparaiso University
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Wapsie
Larry Otto
Beverly Bruns
Robert Minneart
Burton Beevers
Karen Sundermeyer
Jacquline
Mary Steidler
Judy Moeller
Barbara Thoms
Elmer Otto
Walter Huebner
Arlin Oltrogge
Lorenz Zumack
Arlin Moeller
Emil Spier
Ernest Oltrogge
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Gertrude Stockdale
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