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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1955
Page
3
Local notes reveal numerous visits and gatherings across Waverly Waterloo Cedar Falls and nearby towns. Relatives including Clara Ireland Adele Leach and family members from Des Moines Ames and Elk Grove attend church outings picnics and Sunday visits. Father’s Day celebrations accompany extended family connections and military discharge news.
Pvt. Don Dettmering 27 son of Mr and Mrs H A Dettmering Tri poli completed a 12 week radio school course at Camp Chaffee Arkansas He entered the army in 1954 and now serves at Fort Belvoir Virginia with the 87th Engineer Battalion He will be issued a radio equipped jeep and is joined by his wife at 320 Collard Street Alexandria Virginia The couple read Leader and letters from home and recently hosted Pvt Randall Niedert and Pvt Paul Lahmann at Fort Belvoir
The Brase home in Douglas township hosts guests including Mr and Mrs Leo Philip and other guests from Waterloo Williamstown and Charles City as families visit over Sunday and Monday. Among those visiting are Mr and Mrs Howard Richmond and sons of Osage Mr and Mrs Theron Carroll and Jerry Reed and Roy of Waverly and Mr and Mrs Elmer Johnson with Diane Martin.
Sumner residents Mr. and Mrs. N. Treloar hosted a Sunday picnic with guests from Waterloo Fredericksburg and Sumner. Aaron Moyer dies in Portage Wisconsin burial at Oelwein Brandt funeral home. Survivors include son Harvey and daughters Mrs. Lyle McDuffy of Dalton Wisconsin and Mrs. R A Stolz of New Hampton. Inez Smith marks birthday with relatives at her home.
Readlyn residents share in weddings and family visits as Mildred Brocker and Dwight Sickles wed in Plymouth. Joan Meyerhoff returns from River Forest after teaching training and plans to teach in Corpus Christi Lutheran school. Ervin Koschmeder becomes parent of Mary Jo at Mercy hospital Waverly. Kathy Herman sustains a broken left arm. Will Kuhlmann remains hospitalized at Sumner Community hospital.
The report lists multiple visits and celebrations in Waverly, Sumner, Arlington Heights and nearby communities. Notable items include a Henkle family reunion at Winton, births in Klinger, and moves as the Jensens relocate to Denver while the Mathiases plan to occupy the Miller residence.
Sub editor thanks merchants and readers in Waverly after filling in for Bill Buckley at the Leader. He praises cooperation from staff and the community during Buckley’s vacation and looks forward to Buckley’s return with his team.
A concise note highlights the longstanding position of a local leader atop Iowa's weekly publications, underscoring consistent editorial direction and community reach in small towns.
The 26th annual Heise Tegtmeier Kin gathering took place in Tripoli on Sunday June 19 with 89 members and three visitors. The oldest attendee was Adolph Koch 88 and the youngest was Frederick Heise 11 months. Visitors included Marlys Schwartz Margaret Joan Kruse and Clarence Stephenson. Members came from Bristow Cedar Falls Charles City Clarion Clear Lake Clarksville Mason City Nashua Rockwell Shell Rock Waverly and others.
Kenneth Troge of Bristow and Mrs Cato Lundt of Rockwell join Mrs Oscar Kreis and Mrs Erhardt Lahmann as hosts for a 1956 reunion to be held at Wildwood Park in Charles City on the second to last Sunday in June, June 17.
Bremer county motorists are reminded that the driver license examiner will be at the Waverly court house every Wednesday. Examiner Mel Allen and his crew come weekly from Hampton and stay all day in the room adjoining the sheriff's office.
The next visit of the Social Security representative to the county courthouse is scheduled for Friday July 15 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Robert Cummings, born in Mills County Iowa in 1856, dies at 98 marking Whiting’s oldest resident. Want ads read by the community for notices and opportunities.
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