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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
5
Weekend visits and dinners marked the social scene with numerous pairs of friends and relatives from Des Moines Cedar Lake Mills Sumner and Waterloo gathering in homes across the region. Guests included the Schmidts the Ruehs the Bevers and the Minkel household with several other local hosts hosting Sunday dinners and weekday visits.
Mr and Mrs Dean Butterfield Quasqueton welcomed a 6 lb 8 oz son Randy Lee born June 19 at Peoples Memorial hospital Independence. Mrs Butterfield is former Mary Rathbone. Mr and Mrs Charles Struck born June 22 Mercy hospital Waverly a 5 lb 11% oz son Charles Jr. Mr and Mrs Alan Weidler Waverly welcomed a 7 lb 2 oz girl born June 24 at Mercy hospital Waverly.
Mrs Raymond French Frederika and Miriam French visited Tuesday with Mrs Jerry Finders. H W Krueger and Alice visited Herman Brownie Krueger at Clarion hospital Sunday. They also visited Don Smith home. Mr and Mrs Arthur Bunger attended the open house for the silver anniversary of Mr and Mrs Edgar Traetow of Waverly Sunday. They called on Ted Koelling Waterloo patient in Allen Memorial hospital.
Anne Marie Platte and William D. Kuker exchanged marriage vows Sunday June 16 at Faith United Church of Christ. Rev. Keith Selberg officiated a 2 pm ceremony. Guests included families, friends, and 225 attendees at a Town Hall reception.
Doris Schweer and Vicki Zan der represent St. John's Lutheran Church Crane Creek and will join leadership-encounter training at Riverview Park Cedar Falls from July 8 to 13.
Mr and Mrs George Hagen and Steven Verder were dinner guests in the Gary Heineman home LeGrand Sunday. In the afternoon the group drove to Montour where Steven will spend the week at Pilgrim Heights Bible camp.
Mr and Mrs Duane Holm attended a State Farm Insurance banquet at Waterloo Airport on Tuesday.
Kathy Koepke daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Koepke Denver became the bride of Richard Ackerman son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Ackerman Waterloo June 15 in St Marys Catholic church Waterloo The groom works at John Deere Waterloo and the couple will live at 620 Hammond Ave Waterloo
Diana Feuchtwanger daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Feuchtwanger appears on the spring 1968 dean's list at UNI Cedar Falls She majors in junior high home economics and will be a senior this fall. Mr and Mrs Wendell Rettig attended a 10 year class reunion of her East High Waterloo class Saturday at the Clayton House with over 200 attendees.
Mrs. Marlene Boeckmann and Mrs. David West attended the wedding Sunday evening in Peoria Illinois for Janni Harris and Mitchell Favus.
Mr and Mrs Lavern Hunemuler and family visited Des Moines for a weekend hosted by Sylvania Corp at the Holiday Inn. The event ran Sunday and Monday with hospitality extended by the company.
Mr and Mrs Virgil Weidler entertained at a luncheon Saturday evening after the rehearsal for the Weidler Graeser wedding, sharing a quiet family gathering.
The Tripoli Leader reports on community events in Tripoli Iowa during late June 1968. Local officials and residents engage in civic matters at town meetings and public gatherings. Officials urge attention to upcoming summer activities and municipal updates.
Mrs. Herman Mueller hosted visitors from the August Bergmanns Monday evening. Detailing guests include Mr. and Mrs. Wa Hartman of Dubuque, Louie Bull, and several other families from Des Moines Oelwein Waterloo Dunkerton Bond and Orlando.
The state executive council allocated $33,900 to join a national crime information center run by the FBI. The center stores crime data on computer tape and is accessible to participating states.
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