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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1958
Page
1
Denver voters approved a 35000 bond issue to finance an addition to city hall. One hundred eleven votes for and thirty four against with three spoiled ballots. The plan uses space for a library by remodeling space now housing fire trucks. the town currently has no library.
First square dance for community youths held at Town Hall. Chaperones included the Hurmenees Wikners and Latters. Sponsored by Tripoli recreation board open to all youths in or out of the program. Younger children 7:30 to 8:30, older 9:30 to 10:30. Refreshments served. Next dance Friday with Buckley Shriver Magnall as chaperones and Lloyd Frazee Bassett as caller.
Charles W. Smith 75, of Waterloo, longtime YMCA official, died after a fall and illness. Funeral services were at Matthi as Funeral Home in Denver with Dr H E Dverfield officiating. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery Denver. Survivors include sons Delbert in Denver and Ronald in California.
Leslie E. Kelsey custodian of Tripoli High School attended a custodian engineer and housekeeping training program at Iowa State College Ames last week. Among 300 Iowans registered for the twenty third annual session Kelsey trained in shop math and science basic and applied electricity boiler design boiler room controls boiler water conditioning fuels and combustion and in floor maintenance procedures materials and equipment. Training is sponsored by the college Custodian Training Program of Engineering Extension.
Mr and Mrs Erwin Bahlmann Huntington Park California and Mr and Mrs Gerald Chambers Kathy and Becky Downey California left Friday for their homes after spending several days with their Parents Mr and Mrs Carl Bahlmann and other relatives and friends including their brother Eldon Bahlmann a patient at University hospital Iowa City
Don Bahlmann remains in a collapsed condition at University Hospital in Iowa City. The report notes the seriousness of his illness and his admittance to the hospital for intensive care.
Dan Mast was discharged from Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo last week Tuesday.
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Richard W Rettig 80 a long time Tripoli resident who died Saturday at Sumner hospital after hospitalization for an asthmatic condition. The Rev E F Puhlmann conducted services at Rettig Funeral Home and St Peter s Evangelical and Reformed church with burial in the church cemetery. He was born in Redinkendorf Germany April 7 1878 and came to America with his family in 1882. He married Louise Panzer in 1897 and later moved to Tripoli where he worked at Tripoli Mercantile Co. and later became a licensed funeral director purchasing Tripoli s funeral and furniture established in 1919. He served as town councilman and was active in church work. He is survived by his wife a son Gerhardt two half-brothers a half-sister and two grandchildren.
Ed Mense of Chicago, uncle of K. J. Pierce, died Tuesday morning. Mrs. Eleanor Pierce of Waterloo and Mr. and Mrs. K. J. Pierce left for Chicago to attend funeral services Thursday.
Sgt. Darrell Bahlmann returned from Rio de Janeiro Brazil to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bahlmann and other relatives. He also planned to visit his brother Eldon Bahlmann during the trip.
Private David L. Kalkbrenner departed Tuesday for McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey and will fly Wednesday to Germany to join the 40th Field Artillery Missile Group for station.
Mark Richard Burrack day old son of the Rev and Mrs Richard E Burrack died last Thursday at University hospital Iowa City Funeral services were Friday at St John s Lutheran church Western Douglas Burial was in the church cemetery He was born Wednesday at Charles City His parents and a sister Ruth Ann survive.
Tri pol i children join a summer recreation week with hiking craft work swimming and baseball. Schedule runs June 30 to July 4 with activities at Town park ball park and town hall. Younger and older groups alternate hikes, swimming and games including croquet softball and crafts. Friday is a holiday with no square dance.
Rainfall reached nearly two inches from Sunday to Wednesday with .57, .1, .63 and .58 inches on consecutive days. Temperature highs and lows ranged from 81 to 45 as records show daily figures through June 24 in the local area.
Funeral services were held in Wenatchee Washington Monday for LaVerne I. Klenzman 39 brother of Ferdinand Klenzman Tripoli. He died of carcinoma the morning of June 19 at Wenatchee. A former Waterloo resident he moved six years ago to Wenatchee where he ran a dry cleaning business. Born at Fairbank he was a son of Mr and Mrs F F Klenzman later moved to Waterloo. He graduated from East High School about 15 years ago he married Maxine Mullan in Waterloo. His wife parents twin daughters Kay and Kathy a son Kenneth and two brothers Marvin Waterloo and Ferdinand survive.
Fremont Cemetery Association will serve supper at the Town park on Tuesday July 1. Serving begins at 5 o clock. Menu includes Maid rites baked beans chicken noodles potato salad ice cream and cake. If rain occurs the supper will be moved to the Congregational church basement.
Charles Pinch has returned to Ft. Bragg North Carolina after spending his leave in the local vicinity with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Raymond Dohrmann entered Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo on Monday for treatment.
The Red Sox travel to Janesville this Sunday to play Cedar Valley league baseball for the first time in two weeks. All league games, including Tripoli versus Oelwein, were canceled last Sunday due to rain. Nashua at Sumner, Fredericksburg at Oelwein, and Readlyn at Denver are on the schedule.
Marlene Richmann of Fairbank and Lavern Kuker of Tripoli married Sunday at Immanuel Lutheran church Klinger in a double ring ceremony before 250 guests. Rev W A Ave-Lallemant officiated. Bride wore a silk gown with chantilly lace details and a fingertip veil. Attendants included Mrs. Robert Wedemeier as matron of honor and bridesmaids Pauline Kuker Joyce Piehl and Betty Richmann. Best man Lloyd Kuker. groomsman Marvin Wente. Dinner for 250 followed. Guests from multiple Iowa towns attended.
Funeral services for Mrs Elmer McKeown 62 will be held tomorrow at St Johns Lutheran Sumner. She died Tuesday at Sumner hospital after a week long pneumonia illness. Burial in church cemetery. Born near Sumner September 20 1895 she was married March 22 1916. Survived by husband a son Robert Phoenix Arizona a daughter Mrs Tommy Meyer Sumner six grandchildren and four brothers Henry Will Charles Tietje Sumner Louis Waverly. A son Wallace preceded in death.
The Women’s Guild of St John’s Evangelical and Reformed church in Siegel will sponsor a bake sale on July 3 starting at 2 p m at Bock’s Plumbing and Heating. Proceeds support church activities.
Examinations and renewals can be made at the Tripoli Town Hall during the mornings of July 19, August 16, September 20, and October 18. Examinations and renewals are usually held in Tripoli on the third Saturday of each month.
Sumner reports the engagement of Donna Nuss to Lavern Hoeper. The wedding is set for September 7 at 7 30 p m in St John Lutheran Church Frederika. Miss Nuss works in Bath Packing Co Waterloo. Hoeper farms.
Frede rika Special report announcing the marriage of Jim Jordan to Della Plummer. The ceremony occurred June 12 at Grace Methodist parsonage Waterloo, conducted by Rev Deanne Chapman. The couple resides in Waterloo and Jim works for Potter Ice Cream Co.
Weekly drawing raises first prize to $50 after unclaimed last week. Tripoli merchants awarded a $10 consolation prize to Mrs. Rudolph Ludwig. Names drawn include Leone Biermann, Virgil D Moeller, Reinhardt Ku ker, and Mrs. Carl Struck. Winners announced at 9 p m after town siren. Three minutes to report to Farmers Store, phone 3.
Mr and Mrs Wilbert Lobeck announce the engagement of their daughter Carol Rae to Larry L Strottmann son of Mr and Mrs Lorenz Strottmann Miss Lobeck is a 1958 Readlyn High School graduate Mr Strottmann farms with his father No wedding date has been set.
The Biz-E-Bees 4-H club plans a bake sale at Bock's Plumbing and Heating on Saturday June 28 starting at 7 30 p m Local residents are invited to support the youth group with homemade treats and proceeds benefiting club activities.
Funeral services were held Saturday for 15 year old Dale J. Rieck of Tripoli who died from a two car crash near the Highways 63 and 93 junction. He died of a broken neck and was a student at Tripoli High School. The crash injured four other Tripoli youths including James Martin and David Bennett. The accident prompted a 24 hour patrol boost by four highway patrolmen in the Tripoli area.
Mrs Eldon R Shriver and Mrs Robert Ambrose attended the women s invitational golf tournament at Washington Park Country Club Cedar Falls Wednesday.
The condition of Mrs. Alvina Bergmann is listed as serious while she remains a patient at Mercy Hospital in Waverly. Hospital officials say she is under care and monitored closely.
Tripoli's new bowling alley will observe its grand opening this Friday 7 to 11 pm and Saturday 2 to 11 pm according to owner Lavern Textmeter. Regular hours are 7 to 11 pm on weekdays and 2 to 11 pm on weekends. A manufacturer's rep may measure bowlers for custom balls and shoes. Adults bowl 25 cents per line, youths 20 cents. No rental charges or shoes during opening. Free coffee and doughnuts for attendees.
More than one hundred people attended the open house at the Magnall home this Sunday. Visitors came from Cedar Falls Dubuque Sumner Waverly Boone Utica and Peru Illinois to tour Dr and Mrs L J Magnall’s new veterinary facilities and a second informal event was planned for Sunday July 6 for those unable to attend last week.
Joyce Ann Meyer and Lyle J. Kammeyer were married Saturday evening at St. John's Lutheran Church Spring Fountain in a double ring ceremony performed by Rev J D Wangerin. The couple, from Sumner and Tripoli, will reside with the bride's parents. The bride, a Sumner High School graduate, is employed at First National Bank of Sumner. The groom, a Tripoli High School graduate, farms with his father.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Nevermann are Mr. and Mrs. Homer Nevermann and family of Seattle who arrived Thursday from Wakonda South Carolina. They departed Tuesday from Prairie du Chien for their home.
Reinhardt Rucker is listed as a patient at McCleary-Thornton Minor Hospital in Excelsior Springs Missouri. His address is Annex A Room 205A.
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