Red Sox Travel To Waterloo Sunday for Return Tussle
Tripoli's Red Sox visit Waterloo Giants for a Sunday rematch after a 14-10 home defeat in May. Waterloo seeks revenge as Sumner leads Cedar Valley with Waverly and Readlyn close behind. Tripoli, led by Bock and Sauerbrei, struck 11 hits but failed to combine them. Denver remains tied with Readlyn for second.
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Red Sox
Waterloo
Tripoli
Sumner
Aaa
Waterloo Giants
Giants
Denver
Readlyn
Waverly
Bock
Mohling
Hoppenworth
Sauerbrei
Mullen
Schmidt
Buhr
Stevens
Larry Poock
Anderson
John Heine
W. L. Pet. Sumner
Krause to Conduct Lutheran Ordination in Byron
Rev and Mrs A A Krause and family depart for Byron Nebraska where Pastor Krause will conduct an ordination service at St Peter s Lutheran church.
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A. A. Krause
Byron
Nebr
Krause
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Charlie's Standard Service to Open in Readlyn Saturday
Charlie Everding announces the grand opening of Charlie's Standard Service in Readlyn this Saturday after purchasing the business from his brother Bill Everding. Free coffee and doughnuts will be offered to all attendees.
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Charlie
Readlyn
Charlie Everding
Bill Everding
Everding
Funeral Services For Mrs Ida Ann Kuker Held Here Saturday
Mrs Ida Ann Kuker 66 died Wednesday morning at Sumner hospital from a stroke. Funeral services were held Saturday at Rettig funeral home and St Peter s Evangelical and Re formed church with Rev E F Puhlmann in charge. Interment in Fremont cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Wesley Bockhaus Tripoli two brothers Carl W Buls Cedar Rapids and Herman Buls Tripoli and a granddaughter Karen. She was born Sept 11 1887 in Douglas township and was married to Albert C Kuker in Tripoli in 1910.
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Ida Ann Kuker
Rettig Funeral Home
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
E. F. Puhlmann
Douglas Township
Fred Buls
Caroline Mummelbhie
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Siegel
Kleinicke
John Fischer
Albert C. Kuker
St. Peter's Church
Tripoli
St. Peter's Women’s Guild
American Legion Auxiliary
Wesley Bockhaus
Carl W. Buls
Cedar Rapids
Herman Buls
Karen
Rev Fuchs Patient at Allen Memorial Hospital
Rev Em Fuchs is a patient at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. He was admitted after entering the hospital on Tuesday.
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Readlyn Readlyn
Grace Engelbart
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Em. Fuchs
Picnic at Oelwein by junior choir group
The junior choir of Congregational Church held a picnic at Oelwein. Members gathered for a community outing, enjoying food and fellowship in a casual outdoor setting.
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Oelwein
Congregational Church
Grace Church Delegates Attend Iowa Lutheran Meeting
Delegates from Grace Lutheran Church Tripoli Elmer Haverkamp and R O Wikner attend the 24th annual Iowa District American Lutheran Church convention opening in Dubuque at Wartburg Seminary. Rev William F Goetz serves on the Merger committee as sessions run with Wartburg speakers and national Lutheran leaders. The Joint Union committee report on merging five Lutheran bodies is to be acted on. merger aims to unite over 20 million Lutherans in America. The convention closes Friday noon.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Tripoli
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Dubuque
Elmer Haverkamp
R. O. Wikner
William F. Goetz
Wartburg
Columbus
Ohio
Joint Union Committee
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lutheran Free Church
United Evangelical Lutheran Church
America
Marriage of Virginia Clark and Berkley Hall at Holy Trinity
Virginia Doro thy Clark and Berkley T. Hall were married Saturday June nineteen at seven p m in Holy Trinity English Evangelical church Minneapolis. Relatives attending included LeLand Bergmann Rueckert Bergmann Hirsch and their spouses from Waterloo Independence Waverly and other areas. The Bergmanns spent Sunday fishing on Lake Mille Lacs and visited relatives in northern Minnesota.
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Virginia Dorothy Clark
Berkley T. Hall
Holy Trinity English Evangelical Church
Minneapolis
LeLand Bergmann
Merle Rueckert
Waterloo
Arlie Bergmann
Orlyn Bergmann
Independence
F. W. Bergmann
H. W. Bergmann
Fred Hirsch
Waverly
Shirley
Eleanor Hirsch
Lake Mille Lacs
Minnesota
St Peters Church Anniversary Service Planned for Sunday
St Peters church Tripoli hosts Evangelical and Reformed area churches for an 8 pm Sunday service marking the 20th anniversary of the Evangelical and Reformed Church. Rev Robert Jacobs Elkader to preach. mass choir directed by Clarence Kimbal performs Praise Ye the Lord and I Love Thy Kingdom Lord.
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St. Peter's Church
Tripoli
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Robert Jacobs
Elkader
Clarence Kimbal
Cleveland
Ohio
Reformed Church In the
United States
Evangelical Synod of North America
Reformed Church
Rhine
Europe
Seaboard
Pennsylvania
Board of Supervisors Canvasses Vote Lets Old Results Stand
Bremer county Board of Supervisors met June 15 to canvass the votes of the primary election held June 7. It made no changes in results previously announced. Complete list of candidates nominated for county and township offices is in a legal notice on page seven.
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Bremer County Board of Supervisors
Children’s Day Picnic At St John’s Lutheran
Pupils from Siegel and Frederika Vacation Bible schools led a 10 a m Children’s Day program at St John’s Lutheran. A potluck lunch and picnic followed, shared by members of both congregations.
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Siegel and Frederika
St. John’s Lutheran
Carstensen Reunion at Sommer's Park
The Carstensen reunion occurred Sunday at Sommer's park with Tripoli attendees including Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Carsten sen, Mrs. Beaky Piegers, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Piegers, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Heine, and E. A. Kleiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carstensen
Sommer’s Park
Tripoli
E. A. Carstensen
Beaky Piegers
Rudolph Piegers
Harry Heine
E. A. Kleiss
Readlyn man John Meier dies after long illness
Readlyn Iowa special report. John F Meier 79 died of a heart attack last Thursday at his Readlyn home and services held Monday at Matthias Funeral Home Denver and St Pauls Lutheran Readlyn with Rev J L Strelow in charge. Burial followed at the church cemetery. Survived by his wife Emma a daughter Esther three sons Walter Harvey Vern six sisters seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was active as a deacon at St Pauls and his life included a long paralysis stroke since five Aprs ago and a golden wedding anniversary last Feb. He was born May 27 1875 in Maxfield township Bremer county.
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Readlyn
John F. Meier
Matthias Funeral Home
Denver
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
J. L. Strelow
Church
Vernon Luther
Arthur Diercks
Lorenz E. Steege
Alvin Meier
Herbert Meier
Melvin Steege
John Meier
Engel Hesse
Meier
Maxfield
Bremer County
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Klinger
G. Horn
Emma Meier
Louis Knief
Oklahoma
Colorado
St. Paul’s Church
Esther
Herbert Britzman
Waterloo
Walter
Harvey
Vern
Herman Meier
Lockport
N. Y
Carl
Waverly
Mary Diercks
Amanda
Alma Meier
Fred Dorn
Wm. Steege
Wm. Luther
Elmer
John
Wedemeier Assigned to 24th Infantry in Korea
Army Private Roland J Wedemeier, son of Mr and Mrs John P Wedemeier of Denver Colorado, has been assigned to the 24th Infantry Division in Korea. He entered the army in October 1953, completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, and worked with his father at Wedemeier Electrical Service Co as a civilian.
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Army
Kansas City
Korea
Roland J. Wedemeier
John P. Wedemeier
Denver
24Th
Victory
Japan
Peninsula
Wedemeier
Fort Leonard Wood
Wedemeier Electrical Service Co
Annual Fish Fry for Wapsie Sportsmen’s Club Set
The Wapsie Sportsmen’s Club will hold its annual Fish Fry on Sunday, August 8 at Tripoli town hall. Committees will be chosen later by the board of directors. There will be no meetings in July or August. The next regular meeting is scheduled for September 28.
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Wapsie Sportsmen’s Club
Tripoli Town Hall
Kids Fish Day draws near five hundred fun seekers
Almost 500 youngsters took part in the annual Kids Fish Day at Tot's Lake sponsored by Wapsie Sportsmen's Club. Prizes totaled nearly 70 with grand prize a rod and reel won by David Block for a 22 1/2 inch northern pike. Winners included top fishers in age groups and various prize categories. Masters of ceremonies were Elmer Wilharm, Jack McSweeney and C J Kimbal.
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Tot’s Lake
Here
Wapsie Sportsmen’s Club
David Block
Danny Klemp
Bobby Walker
Connie Brancheon
Larry Shannon
Johnny Schiller
Dixon Bunger
Gordon Cooney
Paul Bremer
Lawrence Bull
Lowell Freudenberg
Parker's Prairie
Ken Rieck
Craig Klenzman
Gerald Thurm
Mark Teidge
Bob Wright
Diane Buchholz
Julie Bremer
Susie Schultz
James Kuhrt
Northern
Ken Joens
Elmer Wilharm
Jack McSweeney
C. J. Kimbal
Hail Storm South Of Here Damages Crops
The year's first hail storm caused crop damage south of Tripoli Monday as heavy rains and sultry heat persisted through the week. Hailstones larger than marbles fell after noon, with several fields declared total losses south of town. Total daily precipitation reached 2.00 inches, weekly 2.73 inches, as temperatures topped 80s and nights stayed near 60s. A wind storm passed south of town early Monday, causing property damage in Waverly and Readlyn but little here. Weather data for June 16 to 22 show varied highs and lows recorded by observer E. C. Biermann.
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Tripoli
Waverly
Readlyn
E. C. Biermann
Interstate Power Co dinner meeting in Oelwein
The Interstate Power Co entertained its dealers and employees at a dinner meeting on Wednesday evening at Hotel Mealey in Oelwein. Attendees from the area included Mr. and Mrs. Les Lauck, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Block, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Warner, Arlene Fink, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bock, E. H. Stehn, and Mr. and Mrs. Art Jahnke of Frederika.
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Interstate Power Co
Hotel Mealey
Fremont Contributes 101 To Cancer Fund Drive
Fremont township donated 101 dollars to the cancer fund drive this spring. Campaign chairman Mrs. H. H. Hoppenworth announced the contribution. Several workers assisted in the drive including Mrs. Henry W. Hen ning and other volunteers.
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Fremont
Cancer Fund
Fremont Township
H. H. Hoppenworth
Henry W. Henning
Lawrence Snelling
Vernon Wikner
R. O. Wikner
Virgil Moeller
Arnold Stromer
Erhardt Lohmann
Leslie Lohmann
Vacationing Couples Stay At Ball Club Lodge
Vacationing Mr and Mrs Paul Voetmann and Mr and Mrs Erwin Towne are spending this week at Ball Club Lodge in Ball Club Minnesota.
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Paul Voetmann
Erwin Towne
Ball Club
Ball Club, Minn
Ducker Reunion Set for June 27 at Waverly Park
The annual Ducker reunion will convene Sunday June 27 at the Waverly Tourist park, gathering former residents and friends for a day of memory sharing and community.
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Ducker
Waverly
Farewell Party Honors Lorenz Couple at Home
Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Sell and Kaye were honored at a farewell party Friday evening at their home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Nacke and Carol Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Nacke, Diane and Sharon, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schwake and Linda of Sumner, and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Heideman. The evening featured card games and a lunch contributed by guests.
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Lorenz Sell
Kaye
Lavern Nacke
Carol Ann
Victor Nacke
Diane
Sharon
Paul Schwake
Linda
Sumner
Lawrence Heideman
Carolyn Buhr Returns From Hawkeye Girls State Encampment
Carolyn Buhr came back Sunday from Cedar Falls where 300 Iowa girls joined Hawkeye Girls State. She represented Tripoli, belonged to the National party, and was elected a city councilman. The encampment offered hands on government work with model elections and the festival culminated in the installation of state officials.
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Carolyn Buhr
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Hawkeye
American Legion
Carolyn
Tripoli
National Party
Girls State
Tripoli Amercian Legion Auxiliary
Tripoli Hardware Co Receives National Promotion Citation
Tripoli Hardware Co in Tripoli Iowa earns a National Retail Hardware Association citation for outstanding promotion during National Hardware Week. One of 150 stores nationwide and six in Iowa named to an honor roll to be printed in Hardware Retailer. Russ Mueller, NRHA managing director, approves the award. owned by Les Lauck.
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Tripoli Hardware
National Retail Hardware Association
United States
Iowa
Hardware Retailer Magazine
IRHA
Tripoli Hardware Co
Russell R. Mueller
NRHA
Les Lauck
Ice Cream Social at St. Peter's Band Concert
The Women's Guild of St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church will serve cake pie and ice cream after the band concert on Tuesday June 29. If rain occurs serving moves to the church basement.
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Women’s Guild of
St. Peter’s Evangelical
Large summer swim program draws 150 children
About 150 children from Frederika and Tripoli enroll in a yearly Red Cross summer swimming program. Frederika supplies 46 children and Tripoli 104. To manage the turnout the Tripoli chapter splits groups into two buses and days with adjusted hours, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., plus instruction and free swimming time.
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Frederika
Tripoli
American Red Cross
George Lindsley
Silver Reunion Of Heise Tegtmeier Kin Held At Waverly
The twenty fifth annual Heise Tegtmeier Kin reunion was at Waverly Tourist park on Sunday June 20 with 79 members and one visitor. Oldest member August Bunger 76 Tripoli youngest Kevin Robert five months Waterloo to Harlan Heise family. Anita Renning Shell Rock attended as visitor. Members came from multiple Iowa towns. 1955 planning by Clarksville Tripoli groups.
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Heise-Tegtmeier
Waverly
August Bunger
Tripoli
Kevin Robert
Harlan Heise
Waterloo
Anita Renning
Shell Rock
Frank Ebert
Austin
Minn
Lutheran convention attendees gather in Dubuque
Carl Heppenworth Frederika Leslie Peters Siegel and Rev A A Krause attend the Iowa District American Lutheran Church convention in Dubuque.
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Carl Heppenworth
Frederika
Leslie Peters
Siegel
Rev
A. A. Krause
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Dubuque
Barry Family Returns From Florida Vacation Tour
Dr and Mrs C R Barry along with Kay and Linda came back Sunday evening from a two week trip that included Pensacola and Daytona Beach Florida and New Orleans Louisiana among other stops.
Harmening and Leaphart Attend Elma Nuptials in Tripoli
Mrs Emma Harmening and Mrs Louise Leaphart accompany Otto Bodermann of Elma to Elma Saturday for the wedding of Bodermann’s daughter Irma to Robert M Jensen at St Peters Lutheran church. Monday they joined Mr and Mrs Arnold Rabenberg of Aurora Illinois en route to Aurora after attending the wedding. Mrs Rabenberg is the bride’s sister.
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Emma Harmening
Louise Leaphart
Otto Bodermann
Elma
Mr. Bodermann
Irma
Robert M. Jensen
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Arnold Rabenberg
Aurora
Tripoli
Rabenberg
Frederika Church Sealed Parsonage Bid Sale
Frederika Methodist church invites sealed bids for its parsonage. Bids due by 8 p m Saturday July 10, submitted to Leigh Alcock Frederika. The board may reject any or all bids and the building must be removed by December 31 1954.
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Frederika
Leigh Alcock
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Clarion
Aye
Mr. Sell
Farmers Produce Co
Grace Church
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Midwest School of Theology of the Church
Evangelical Synod of North
Evangelical Church
Boston
Golden Gate
Canada
Board of Supervisors
Rol. Wedemeier
24Th Infantry Division
Sportsmen's Club
Ducker Reunion
Frederika Church
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