Lenox China Prize winners showcase in Tripoli contest
Judy Kirchhoff of Tripoli Community High wins second prize in the Nineteenth Annual Table Setting Contest. Lenox China pieces valued at six place each were awarded to Kirchhoff and Marilyn Schumacher of Tripoli Community College. The display featured an informal party setting using Innovation china and Lenox patterns with black and white decor and orange accents. Judges included home furnishings editors and retailers from Waterloo Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Kirchipoli
Hoff
Lenox China Crystal
Marilyn Schumacher
Schhoff
Tripoli Community Col
Lenox China
Kirchhoff
Innovation China
Lenox
Venture
Black
Vision
Sterling
Tonal
Faith church of Christ hosts small kitchen band party
A church gathering at Home Waverly featured a kitchen band from Faith church of Christ. Attendees celebrated with ice and cake served by church ladies.
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Faith Church of Christ
Arters
Waverly
Evan Church
Bloodmobile Visit Set For Tripoli July 24
Tripoli Chapter of the American Red Cross announces the annual blood mobile visit on Tuesday July 24. Robert Sassman, area program chairman, asks residents to donate as the goal is 125 pints and to call 882 4207 for an appointment between 1 30 p m and 5 30 p m.
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Tripoli
The
American Red Cross
Tripoli Area
Robert Sassman
Food and Nutrition Workshop in Frederika Tuesday
Bremer County 4-H members club leaders and mothers are invited to a Food and Nutrition Evaluation Workshop on Tuesday June 26 at St. John’s Lutheran Church Frederika. The event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Attendees may come and go.
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Bremer County
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Frederika
Ducker Reunion at Denver City Park Sunday
The Ducker family reunion is scheduled for Sunday June 24 at Denver city park. A noon pot luck dinner will be served.
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Ducker
Denver
Citizens of the Future photo session for children
The Leader invites parents to bring children to Town Hall on Wednesday June 27 between 10 AM and 5 PM for free color portraits in a Citizens of the Future feature. A professional photographer willshoot direct living color pictures. no subscriptions or purchases required. Call 882-4207 to book and avoid waits.
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Town Hall
Aunt Mary Wendt Dies in Amery Rest Home
Mrs. Clara Zabel received word of her aunt Mary Wendt's death at a Rest Home in Amery Wisconsin this Wednesday morning. Funeral services are planned for Friday. Wendt formerly lived in the Frederika area before moving to Wisconsin about 49 years ago.
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Clara Zabel
Mary Wendt
Amery
Wis
Frederika
Debel Returns Home After Nine-Day Hospital Stay
Theo Debel came home Monday from Allen Hospital Waterloo where he was a patient nine days including three in coronary care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo
Debel
Allen Hospital
Waterloo
Bremer Youths Attend State 4H Conference in Ames
Fourteen Bremer County senior 4H members joined the 1973 State 4H Conference in Ames June 12 to 15 with nine ACTION groups focused on family, community, youth relations, religion, values, recreation, elderly work, social inclusion, and development of the disabled. Governor Robert D. Ray welcomed attendees as new officers were elected. delegates listed include Kristi Dienst, Pam Walther, Nancy Arns, Jim Hill, Jim Gates, Carolyn Freeman, Glenda Nuss, Ed Huck, Connie OConnell, Mary Jo Burrow, Margaret Rewoldt, Lois Matthias, Linda Brase, Cindy Asmus, and others from Readlyn Sumner Frederika Tripoli and related towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Ames
Robert D. Ray
Waverly
Kristi Dienst
4-H Council
Pam Walther
Nancy Arns
Jim Hill
Jim Gates
Sumner
Carolyn Freeman
Glenda Nuss
Ed Huck
Frederika
Connie O’connell
Mary Jo Burrow
Margaret Rewoldt
Readlyn
Lois Matthias
Jonia
Linda Brase
Tripoli
Cindy Asmus
Friday Funeral Rites Set for L. W. Bockhaus, 63
Funeral services for Lawrence W. Bockhaus, 63, are planned for 2 p.m. Friday at St. John's Lutheran church in Frederika. He died Tuesday night of a heart attack and had worked in the gravel and excavating business. Survivors include wife Mildred, two daughters Rosella Hoffman of Waverly and Berth Ann Werderitsch of Sylvania Ohio, two sons LeRoy of Marion Ohio and James of Morton, six grandchildren and one brother and two sisters.
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Lawrence W. Bockhaus
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Frederika
Mr. Bockhaus
Mildred
Darwin
Rosella) Hoffman
Waverly
Thomas
Berth Ann) Werderitsch
Sylvania
Ohio
LeRoy
Marion
James
Morton
Bake Sale At Klemp Plumbing By St John’s Lutheran
St John’s Lutheran Church Spring Fountain hosts a bake sale on Saturday June 23 at 9 am at Klemp Plumbing and Heating. Funds support church activities. Community members encouraged to donate and attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Klemp
Sheriff outlines Readlyn law enforcement contract details
Bremer County Sheriff Bill Westendorf spoke at the Tripoli Commercial Club dinner about county control of smaller communities. Readlyn's one year, 9000 dollar contract covers 24 hour protection with a 7 PM to 3 AM officer, plus 3800 for Readlyn police gear, and coverage for a surrounding radius. Club notes a picnic is set for July 24 at Maple Hills Country Club.
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Tripoli Commercial Club
Ladies of Grace Lutheran Church
Bremer County
Bill Westendorf
Westendorf
Readlyn
Maple Hills Country Club
Funeral Services For Maria Thies Held in Readlyn
Readlyn services for 78 year old Maria Thies were conducted June 20 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev. Fred Meyer officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. She was born March 22 1895 in Schorndorf Germany and married John Thies in Readlyn in 1925. Survivors include her husband three sons a daughter four grandchildren two sisters and several relatives.
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Readlyn
Denver
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Maria Thies
Fred Meyer
Thies
Schorndorf
Germany
Gottlieb
Dorothea Knauss Schaal
America
John Thies
Iowa
Wilbert
Burton
Erwin
Waterloo
Harold Henning
Margaret
Shell Rock
Erwin Vogt
Chicago
Lisel Seyboth
Hartford
Michigan
St. Paul’s Lutheran Ladies Aid
Acker-Matthias American Legion Auxiliary
Mr and Mrs Keniston Hoppen Worth Silver Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Keniston Hoppen Worth celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with a Saturday dinner at the KenRose room in Tripoli. Thirty two guests from Tripoli and nearby towns attended. the couple married June 20 1948 at St John Lutheran Church Tripoli.
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Keniston Hoppenworth
KenRose Room
Tripoli
Parkersburg
Holland
Clarksville
Janesville
Sac City
Rochester
Hoppenworth
Marilyn Rieck
St. John Lutheran Church
E. A. Hanff
David
Nancy
Auto crash near Tripoli injures three and injures three
Three Tripoli area residents were hospitalized after a two car crash at a gravel road intersection three miles south and one mile west of Tripoli. Billy Eugene Ohrt 16 and Diane Renae Inman 14 were taken to Allen Memorial Hospital. Arnold Zander 57 was admitted to Waverly hospital with broken ribs and bruises. All cars were demolished.
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Tripoli Area
Tripoli
Allen Memorial Hospital
Billy Eugene Ohrt
Sumner
Diane Renae Inman
Ohrt
Arnold Zander
Zander
Waverly Hospital
Miss Inman
Kaiser Implement to Close Doors June 30
The Kaiser Implement Company at the junctions of highways 63 and 93 will quit business and close June 30. Closeout prices apply to all farm equipment inventory, office and misc equipment, plus 20 to 50 percent discounts on all other merchandise.
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Kaiser Implement Company
No. 93
Public Auction Set Wednesday For Buls Estate
Household auction to settle the Louie Buls estate on the farm 4 miles west of Tripoli on highway 93 at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday June 27. Items include numerous antique pieces and household goods. Auctioneers Arnold Hexom and Bill Dean of Waverly. Farmers Savings Bank of Fredrika will clerk.
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Louie Buls
Tripoli
Arnold Hexom
Bill Dean
Waverly
Farmers Savings Bank of
Frederika
100 Compete in 1st Ladies Inc Golf Tourney Here
The first ladies invitational golf tournament was held at Maple Hills Country Club on Tuesday June 19 with 100 entrants. Flight results show visiting players winning top prizes in each division across 18 and 9 hole categories.
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Ladies Inc
Maple Hills Country Club
Meier and Evers Family Back From Two Week Drive
Mr and Mrs Leslie Meier and Mr and Mrs Treno Evers with family returned home Thursday evening from a two week vacation spanning twelve states. Highlights included the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville the U S battleship in Mobile and the LBJ Ranch in Texas. They visited Mr and Mrs James Bermann and family in Monroe Georgia.
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Leslie Meier
Treno Evers
Nashville
Tennessee
U.S.A
Mobile
Alabama
LBJ Ranch
Texas
James Bearmann
Monroe
Georgia
Mortgage Burning Ceremony Planned at Faith Church
A mortgage burning service is scheduled for Sunday June 24 at Faith United Church of Christ Tripoli to mark the payoff of the education building debt. The 10:00 a.m. service will feature Rev E F Puhlmann delivering the morning message. no Sunday School.
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Faith Church
Faith United Church of Christ
Tripoli
E. F. Puhlmann
Puhlmann
Faith Congregation
Keith Selberg
Evangelical and Reformed Churches
Panthers record baseball wins over Denver and Turkey Valley
Tripoli high baseball team edged Denver 10 to 3 in nine innings and routed Turkey Valley 10 to 4. Paul Miller and Jim Fink sparked the wins with key hits and pitching, while coach Dave Ray praised aggressive play and solid defense. Remaining schedule listed through July with key dates and venues.
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Panthers
Denver
Turkey
Tripoli
Turkey Valley
Dave Ray
Spencer Holm
Tony Magnall
Jim Fink
Ray
RHO
Tripoli Battery
S. Holm and
Fink
Tom Smalley
Tom
RBI
Paul Miller
Spencer
Panther
F'burg
South Winn
Dunkerton
Jesup
Stormont
New Hampton
Wapsie Valley
F’burg
Here
Sumner
Centennial at Oelwein Set This Weekend
The City of Oelwein celebrates its first 100 years with events on June 21 22 23 and 24 A New Christy Minstrels appearance a tractor pull a three hour parade and an English double decker bus ferrying guests from Orville Christopher Appreciation Park to the scale model steam railroad site mark the weekend activities.
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Oelwein
New Christy Minstrels
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Ce Magazine
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Frederika Tues
Bremer
L. W. Bockhaus
Kaiser Implement
Buls Estate
Jean Ganske
Allison
Fern Stuntz
Greene
Lois Gebhardt
Gussie Grafton
Fayette
Glenda Nicholson
Nashua
Rose Kuenne
South Winneshiek
Idell Tessmer
Fredericksburg
Carole Shultz
la Cline
Charles City
Sharon Schrage
Doris Halstead
Bobbie Hild
Lois Rich
Bette Bonzer
Clara Koopman
Delores Meyer
Margaret Christensen
Dike
Hannah van Norstrand
West Union
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Plainfield
Janice Metz
Pat Strong
Judy Haar
Dorothy Jordan
Norma Tiedt
Hee’s
Marlys Krueger
Jeanne Brown
Reinbeck
Dorothy Bloom
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Raymond
Jo Pirillo
Dorothy Fink
Iva Fenner
Janet Brown
Connie Melvin
Helen Schumacher
Hilda Kimm
Joyce Teeling
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