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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1972
Page
5
Waverly and nearby communities celebrate Father’s Day with family dinners visits and weekend activities. Residents Joes Risse and families plan a home visit during a 30 day Navy leave while others attend birthday picnics and ordination anniversary services.
Herbert Niemeyer and Esther Schellhorn of Readlyn wed June 27, 1937. They live in Tripoli Indiana with three children and will mark the 35th anniversary with a VFW dance in Waverly on June 23, 1972. No cards will be sent. all are welcome.
Joyce Elaine Chalupsky of Cedar Rapids and Jeffrey Scott Hoppenworth of Tripoli exchanged vows on Saturday May 27 at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church Cedar Rapids. The couple, both UNI students, will reside in Cedar Rapids for the summer and Cedar Falls in the fall as they finish as UNI seniors.
Mrs and Mrs John Whitman of Havelock announce the engagement of their daughter Pamela Kay to Gayl Westendorf son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Westendorf of Tripoli. Pamela Kay Whitman a Drake University graduate taught at Kurtz Junior High in Des Moines. Westendorf a Iowa State University graduate will attend Stanford University Law School this fall with an August 19 wedding planned.
Sunday afternoon visitors at the Robert Rathbone home included Mrs. Bertha Wittenburg Mrs. Delbert Wittenburg Readlyn Mr. and Mrs. Rick Wittenburg Waverly Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wittenburg and family Jane Fink Alice Krueger Mr. and Mrs. Duane Judisch and Brent. Mrs. Clara Zabel returned home Monday after visiting since Wednesday with Mrs. Dorothy Rolfes at Charles City and other friends in Charles City and Rockford. On Thursday they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rolfes and family at Mankato Minn.
The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John Berlin was celebrated with an open house at Maple Hills country club. About 125 relatives and friends attended with guests from Elgin Illinois Grinnell Waverly Waterloo Sumner Readlyn and Manchester. Attendants Mrs. P. L. Crittenden and flower girl Mrs. Zatha Skeries participated. A family dinner followed at 6 p.m.
Miss Becker daughter of Warren and Mrs Becker Batavia Illinois and Mr and Mrs Ernest Nuss Frederika Iowa. She a 1970 graduate of Upper Iowa College Fayette and teaches physical education at Tripoli. Mr Nuss young veteran of two years in Vietnam and attends Upper Iowa College. They plan to make their home in Sumner.
Mr and Mrs Richard Schmidt and their family moved Wednesday to Davenport. Mrs Schmidt employed with Northwestern Bell Telephone Co was transferred there from Waterloo. Mrs Kathleen Sommer returned home Saturday after Oakdale stay and will recuperate at home with complete rest and limited visitors and calls.
Donald Bull, Robert Holm and Emil Redies won prizes in the Father’s Day drawing at Ray’s Clothiers and Cleaners. Fabian Robinson of Ocheyedan received a 21 year service certificate from the Iowa Driver Traffic and Safety Education Association at the annual recognition dinner.
The annual Northwest Iowa Field Day will be held Thursday June 29 from 9 30 to 11 30 a m nine miles south of Rock Rapids on U S Highway 75. ISU researchers Ken Ross Vivian Jennings Harvey Thompson and Dean Barnes will discuss 30 soybean herbicide treatments 40 corn herbicide treatments fertilizer rates and newer oat varieties plus other topics.
The Acker Matthi as American Legion Post and Auxiliary Unit of Denver elected new officers at the regular meeting. Warner B. Droste and Mrs Henry Abbas Jr will head the two organizations for the 1972 73 year. Auxiliary officers include Linda Milius Pauline Buss Clarice Griese Carol Klotz Helen Droste Teressa Bartling Pauline Buss Evelyn Koepke Marjorie Buhrow Hilda Kimm. Installations planned in July for Auxiliary and August for Legion at Readlyn farm home of Mr and Mrs John Thies.
The minister quips that God remains alive while the opposing side enjoys a temporary advantage. He frames this as a contest or game turning in cycles, urging faith and perseverance during current setbacks.
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