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Newspaper

Tripoli Leader

Location

Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1961

Page

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Summer Recreation sails revisions to week program

The Tripoli Community School plans minor changes to the Summer Recreation schedule for Thursday and Friday. Two centers will operate North Town Park led by Jean Ambrose and South Town Park led by Richard Opheim. Adjustments move crafts to Thursday, and activities include baseball and checkers. A revised three week schedule publishes details for swimming lessons at Waverly pool and daily youth recreation with age groups and supervisors. A 5 cent materials contribution is requested per child to offset costs.

Tripoli Seeder Peter North Town Rk Jean Ambrose South Town Park Richard Opheim Waverly Pool South Park Opheim North Park Amprose Ambrose

Cub Scout Family Picnic Planned at Town Hall

The Cub Scouts invite families to a potluck picnic Sunday June 25 at 12 30 in Southpark Town Hall. Frederika Cub Scouts will join the event. A ball game follows dinner with coffee and pop provided. In case of rain the picnic moves to Town Hall.

Southpark Frederika Town Hall

Sportsmen's Stag Sets June 27 at Sportsmen's Park

Planning committee for the annual Sportsmen's Club stag met Tuesday evening and set Tuesday, June 27 as the date. The event will be held at Sportsmen's Park, east of Tri Jol. All members are invited.

Sportsmen’s Club Stag Sportsmen's Park Tri- Jol

Ice Cream Social by VFW Auxiliary at North Park

The VFW Auxiliary hosts an ice cream social at North Park on June 27 with serving starting at 5:00. If rain, the event moves to the VFW home and features maidrites hot dogs potato salad chips baked beans cake and ice cream.

VFW North Park

Pre-4th Promotion Underway Picnic Drawing Details

Tripoli Commercial Club promotes a pre fourth of July drawing on Saturday July 1 at 9 pm near American Savings Bank corner. Tickets available at participating merchants with receptacles in stores. winners must be present to claim and can win only one prize per family. Eleven picnic items plus four lawn furniture prizes valued at 140 dollars displayed at Rettig Furniture Store.

Tripoli Commercial Club American Savings Bank Rettig Furniture

Drawing Winners in Ray's Clothiers and Cleaners Promo

Drawing winners in the Father’s Day promotion by Ray's Clothiers and Cleaners Tripoli were named Saturday with prizes awarded to Joe Miller and Lawrence Buss.

Ray’s Clothiers and Cleaners Tripoli Joe Miller Lawrence Buss

Home from Hospital Mrs Otto Buls Returns

Mrs Otto Buls returned Saturday from Scholtz Memorial hospital Waterloo where she had been a patient.

Otto Buls Scholtz Memorial Hospital Waterloo

Tripoli Softball Corner Week Schedule and Results

Tripoli softball roundup lists last week's results with Pushers beating Seniors 6 0 and Tripoli defeating Readlyn 12 10. Frederika topped Sumner 10 14, Ford Farmers defeated Sumner 13, and Fremont faces Readlyn June 21 with multiple upcoming matches including Tripoli vs Frederika June 23 and Fremont vs Tripoli June 26.

Grace Lutheran Congregational Tripoli Boosters Crane Creek Tripoli Readlyn Frederika Sumner Ford Farmers Fremont Vs Tripoli Vs Adult League Frederika Readlyn Sumner Fremont

Son of local couple dies in Shell Rock sewer cave-in

Arnold W. Boevers of Waverly was killed Monday afternoon when a ten foot sewer ditch in Shell Rock caved in burying him face down. He died before responders could help. Boevers, 50, worked for a Waterloo firm installing the system. Funeral set for Thursday at St. Pauls Lutheran in Waverly at 2 p.m. Burial in Harlington Cemetery. Survived by wife and son Larry, daughter Mrs. Amos Eckhoff of Charles City, parents Mr. and Mrs. Louis Boevers of Tripoli, two brothers Harold of Florida and Lorenz of Tripoli, two sisters Mrs. Harold Miller of Tripoli and Emelda Boevers of Oakland, California.

Arnold W. Boevers Waverly Shell Rock Boevers Beevers Waterloo St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Harlington Cleveland Chapel Larry Amos Eckhoff Charles City Louis Boevers Tripoli Harold Florida Lorenz Lenora) Miller Emelda Boevers Oakland Cal

Weather Week Summary Shows Normal Highs and Lows

Weather data for the past week shows a 39 degree span from 83 high on Sunday to 44 low on Friday with only trace moisture of .03 inch on Monday. Western and southern Iowa saw more rain, Tripoli reports favorable planting and corn knee high by July 4, and haymaking conditions were good for the first cut. Volunteer observer J. M. Haydon collected daily temps through 6 p.m. all week.

Iowa Tripoli J. M. Haydon

Scout Camp Attendance Near Ingananis This Week

Richard Magnall Ronnie Kesey Michael and Barry Fink Dennis Juel and Danny Johnson attend Scout camp at Ingawanis this week in Iowa.

Richard Magnall Ronnie Kelsey Michael and Barry Fink Dennis Juel Danny Johnson Ingawanis

Voetmanns Attend Hammer School Dedication Open House

Mr and Mrs Paul Voetmann spent the weekend in Minneapolis to attend the dedication and open house of an addition to the Hammer school where their son Paul Gary is enrolled.

Paul Voetmann Minneapolis Hammer School Paul Gary

License Examiners Report Serving 71 Patrons at Town Hall

The license examining team at Tri poli Town Hall served 71 patrons during the morning session. Eleven new operator licenses were issued, 35 renewals granted, 12 chauffeur renewals, and five instruction permits issued. Five failed the written exam, with two driving failures and one vehicle failure. The crew will return Saturday, July 15.

Town Highway Patrol Tripoli Town Hall

Fredericksburg Clouts Tripoli as Sox Lose Another

The Fredericksburg club defeated the Depression Sox 13 to 9, handing Denver a loss and extending their season. Fredericksburg plated five runs in the first and added multiple innings of hits to seize the win. Other Sunday scores included Denver beating Readlyn 14 to 5 and Sumner outlasting Waverly in 12 innings. Funeral services were held in Elma for Henry Bodermann, 87, with numerous relatives in attendance.

Tripoli Red Sox Denver Sox Fredericksburg Readlyn

Local 4-H Club Travel Group Heads to Madrid Camp

Ten youths and adults departed Sunday for a Madrid 4-H camp. The travelers include Sheryl Magnall Kay Ormston Eileen Sievers Joel Wikner Marjorie Blume David Gienau Allen Alcock Clinton Buhrow Larry Lageschulte and Janis Davison. They are expected to return Wednesday.

Madrid Sheryl Magnall Kay Ormston Eileen Sievers Joel Wikner Marjorie Blume David Gienau Allen Alcock Clinton Buhrow Larry Lageschulte Janis Davison

Bremer County Road Funds For 1962 Estimated Drop

Bremer county supervisors heard 1962 Road Use Tax estimates at Mason City. Secondary roads would total about 265 165 with 6 277 for 1962, farm to market about 85 016 down 8 378 from 1960. Combined rural funds compare well with other counties despite possible 5 to 10 percent error.

Bremer County District School of Instruction Mason City Iowa

Science and Math Workshops At ISTC Seminar

Junior high students with science and math talent enroll in a fourteenth annual non credit summer seminar at Price Laboratory School Iowa State Teachers College. About 60 students will study eight weeks in biology chemistry physics geology astronomy meteorology and math topics including logarithms slide rule linear programming probability statistics logic set theory and trig functions. E Marshall Wilharm of Tripoli attends the workshop.

Price Laboratory Iowa State Teachers College Tripoli E. Marshall Wilharm

Vaughns Move to Waterloo

Mr and Mrs B Joe Vaughn along with Bradley and Kathleen moved Sunday to Waterloo He is employed at Clay Equipment Co Cedar Falls The notice confirms a family relocation and ongoing employment.

B. Joe Vaughn Bradley Kathleen Waterloo Clay Equipment Co Cedar Falls

Everett Meier Attends Summer School at ISU Cedar Falls

Everett Meier of West Union attends summer school at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls to study for his master's degree.

Everett Meier West Union Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls

Bunger Joins Evangelical Caravan From Waterloo

Larry Bunger son of Mr and Mrs Lorenz H Bunger left Waterloo by bus Monday evening for Potstown Pennsylvania to join the Evangelical and Reformed church youth caravan sponsored by the Board of Christian Education. He will spend ten days in Potstown for a briefing before being sent to various churches for teaching and promotional work. He returns home August 6 after serving at churches along the way.

Larry Bunger Lorenz H. Bunger Waterloo Potstown Evangelical and Reformed Church Board of Christian Education

County IFYE Youth Starts Journey to Tehran Iran Saf

Wm. D. Heffernan of Ionia begins a four to six month IFYE stay in Tehran, Iran, after a week in Washington. He travels by ship to Italy then flight to Tehran, returning by Dec 15 with brief sightseeing en route. The program promotes cross national farm work to foster world peace with 45 countries in 1961.

IFYE Tehran Iran Saf Wm. D. Heffernan W. H. Heffernan Ionia International Farm Youth Exchange Washington, D. C Italy International Farm United States Africa Asia Europe Latin America Pacific Heffernan Arthur J. Lewis Ford Foundation P.O. Box

Frohling Family Relocates for Summer Work

Mr and Mrs Verlyn Frohling and their daughter relocate to Belmont for the summer where he will work. In the fall they plan to move to Conrad for a teaching position he has accepted.

Verlyn Frohling Belmond Conrad

Return to Base after visit for Karen Lobeck and Jane Brown

Karen Lobeck and Jane Brown of Lockport New York returned to Ent Air Force Base Colorado after spending a week with Mr and Mrs Carl Lobeck.

Karen Lobeck Jane Brown Lockport N. Y Ent Air Force Base Colo Carl Lobeck

Commercial Club Plans P and E Days in July

Tri poli Commercial Club meets in Town Hall and unveils P and E Days set for July 24 and 25 with an egg show added. Lorenz Bunger outlines event details and funds needed, with Pearl Pardee coordinating activities. New flower divisions include two rose classes and a junior gladioli section. Queen candidate entry opens in early July with sponsor forms and photos due to the Tripoli Leader. A Roy United Shows revival is planned as another attraction.

Tripoli Lorenz Bunger Pearl Pardee Bremer County Extension Office Bunger Bremer County

Peoples Natural Gas hires Lois Pride as Dubuque home economist

Lois Jean Pride, a University of Wisconsin trained home economist, begins work June 19 in Dubuque as Peoples Natural Gas district home economist. She will visit households, present school demonstrations, work with 4 H and youth groups, demonstrate appliance use in showrooms, and distribute recipes. Pride, from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, earned a BS in home economics this month and will live at 605 West 11th Street, with an office at 356 Main Street Dubuque.

Omaha Peoples Dubuque Lois Jean Pride University of Wisconsin Miss Pride First Peoples Natural Dubuque Peoples District Girl Scouts Camp Fire Lois Oshkosh Wis Wisconsin Key American Home Economics Society Blue Shield Charles A. Pride West 11Th St Peoples Natural Gas Main St

Edward Jahnke Farm Sold Near Tripoli to Adelmunds

The Edward Jahnke farm located one mile south and one mile east of Tripoli was sold to Abbie Adelmund. Final transaction occurred last week. Mr and Mrs Edward Jahnke moved to their new residence Wednesday. The Adelmunds will move from his father's farm to the newly purchased farm home and the Joe Adelmunds will move from Tripoli to their farm home south of Tripoli.

Edward Jahnke Tripoli Abbie Adelmund Conrad Heideman Joe Adelmund

Magnalls Attend Short Course at Iowa State

Dr. L. J. Magnall and family will be in Ames Tuesday and Wednesday as he attends a short course at Iowa State University accompanied by Mrs. Magnall Paul and Tony.

Iowa State Highway Commission L. J. Magnall Paul Tony Ames Magnall Iowa State University

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