Tripoli Club Seizes League Lead Over Denver Protest Fights
Tripoli Red Sox clipped the Denver ball club 6-5 to remain first in league play amid a protest over an ineligible player filed by Denver manager Swede Walter. Moses pitched for Tripoli with 10 strikeouts as Denver’s Poock homered late to close the gap, while Sumner beat Readlyn 14-2 in the night game. July 3 slate: Denver at Fredericksburg. Tripoli at Readlyn.
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Tripoli Red Sox
Denver
Walt Sommer
Tripoli
Walter
Ron Donn
Moeller
Duca
Henry Schare
Olejniczak
Mohling
Lampe
Poock
Red Sox
Henninger
Ol’ Mose
Kehoe
Duea
Moses
Sumner Ball Club
Readlyn Club
Sumner Diamond
Sumner
Readlyn
Fredericksburg
H Holm
Schare
Donn
Idt
Matthias
Ib ‘Gielau
P Walter
Merrill
C Schmidt
Recreation Program Third Week of Summer Schedule
Tripoli youths begin the third week of the summer recreation program on Tuesday July 5 with earlier swimming bus departures at 8 25 a m. The week features North park play for younger children, baseball at South park, bowling at Bowl In, and craft activities. July 4 is a no activity day and a makeup for July 9 is scheduled.
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Tripoli
North Park
South Park
Ave
Stores to Close on Independence Day
Tripoli retail stores will close all day Monday July 4 for Independence Day observance. American Savings Bank and the local liquor store will also be closed. there will be no postal service that day, according to Postmaster H. Fin.
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Tripoli
American Savings Bank
Loc
H. Fin
Leader to press day shifted by holiday
The Leader moves press day one day later due to Independence Day observance. Advertisers should submit copy by Tuesday morning instead of Monday, while Leader correspondents are urged to deliver in the office at the usual time.
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Leader
American Savings Bank Reports Growth in Deposits
A financial notice from the American Savings Bank of Tri poli shows the June 15 close of business totals: assets at 1,864,022.09 and total deposits rising to 1,678,948.97, up by 34,350.33 from the prior report. Capital accounts total 184,454.37 with undivided profits 66,954.37 and reserves 17,500.00. capital stock par value 50,000.00 and surplus 50,000.00.
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American Savings Bank of
Tripoli
Local youths head to junior state golf tournament
Tom and Mike Sexton and Doug Morgan from Sumner, sons of local families, along with T. A. Shriver, left Sunday for Iowa City to compete in the junior boys state golf tournament. They will spend a week there.
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Tom
Mike
Joe Sexton
Doug
Chuck Morgan
Sumner
T. A. Shriver
Iowa City
Flower Show Attended by Tripoli Women at Waverly Club
Among attendees at the Waverly Garden Club flower show Monday afternoon were Mrs. H. J. Frese Mrs. G. R. Rettig Mrs. Lorenz Bunger Mrs. A. C. Woodcock Mrs. L. J. Magnall Mrs. William Buckley and Ann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Waverly Garden Club
H. J. Frese
G. R. Rettig
Lorenz Bunger
A. C. Woodcock
L. J. Magnall
William Buckley
Ann
Bake Sale by St John’s Guild in Tripoli
The Women’s Guild of St John’s Evangelical and Reformed church in Siegel will hold a bake sale on Saturday July 2 at 2 pm in Bock’s Plumbing Shop Tripoli. Proceeds support church activities and community aid.
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Women’s Guild of St
Careful Handling of Throwbacks Urged for All Fishermen
Fishermen are urged to wet hands before handling any catch kept for release. Dry skin harms fish while slime protects against bacteria and fungus. Do not squeeze gills, cut lines for swallowed hooks, and if fatally injured, euthanize or bury the fish. It is illegal to return rough fish to water.
Olejniczak Earns Baseball Letter at ISTC
Town State Teachers college announced 76 spring athletic awards including 49 varsity letters and 27 freshmen numeral winners. Dennis Olejniczak of Tripoli earned a varsity letter in baseball among 17 other baseball letter winners and will enter his senior year this fall.
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Olejniczak
ISTC
Town State Teachers College
Dennis Olejniczak
Tripoli
Funeral Services Held Monday for Joseph Schneider 85
Denver special reports funeral services were held Monday at St. Pauls Evangelical and Reformed church for Joseph Schneider 85 who died Friday at his home. The Rev Duane A Meyer officiated with Matthias Funeral Home in charge. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery with casket bearers Floyd Schneider Donald Schumacher Arnold Schumacher James Ostrander Eldon Konarske Veron Konarske.
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Denver
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Joseph Schneider
Duane A. Meyer
Matthias Funeral Home
Fairview Cemetery
Floyd Schneider
Donald Schumacher
Arnold Schumacher
James Ostrander
Eldon Konarske
Veron Konarske
Bremer County Plans Fall CROP Appeal Effort
Bremer county drafts for fall CROP appeal led by Rev. Richard Banzhof Somner. The drive canvasses farms to raise commodities and cash for international relief via Church World Service and CROP partners. Since 1947, over 500 million pounds of food have aided overseas relief, with Chilean disaster relief highlighting ongoing shipments and gifts from the community.
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Bremer
Richard Banzhof
Sumner
Chile
Bremer County
Ruth Weidler Guest of Honor at Grocery Shower
Ruth Weidler was guest of honor at a grocery shower held Wednesday evening at St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church parlors in Siegel. Hostesses were Mrs. Clarence Westendorf, Mrs. Erwin Bock, and Mrs. Leo Buls.
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Ruth Weidler
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Siegel
Clarence Westendorf
Erwin Bock
Leo Buls
August Wedding Planned for Barbara Jean Thoms
Readlyn announces the engagement of Barbara Jean Thoms to Robert Meyer. The couple plan to wed August 28 at 2 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Klinger. Barbara Jean is a 1960 Wapsie Valley graduate. Robert Meyer is a 1957 Sumner High School graduate who works for Nieman Construction in Sumner.
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Readlyn
Raymond Thoms
Barbara Jean
Robert Meyer
Willie Meyer
Sumner
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Klinger
Miss Thoms
Wapsie Valley High School
Meyer
Sumner High School
Nieman Construction
Recommend Jene Kirchhoff as New Rural Mail Carrier
Jene Kirchhoff was recommended this Wednesday morning by Republican county chairman Robert Hickle of Waverly for the Tripoli post office rural carrier position. Hickle filed a recommendation with Congressman H R Gross, who will submit Kirchhoff's name to the post office department for final approval. Kirchhoff scored highest in the civil service exam among three top nominees. The Tripoli vacancy arose July 1 after Kenneth A Chapin retired after 31 years. regular substitute Edward Brocka has served since.
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Jene Kirchhoff
Republican County
Robert Hickle
Waverly
Tripoli Post Office
Hickle
H. R. Gross
Washington
Kirchhoff
Post Office Department
Kenneth A. Chapin
Tripoli
Chapin
Edward Brocka
Tripoli Sees Warm Week as Temps Hit 87
Tripoli posted its hottest reading of the week at 87 degrees on Monday with nightly temperatures ranging from 51 to 68. A mild weekly moisture total of .28 inches was recorded Tuesday last week, plus a trace Tuesday this week, and rain hindered haying. J. M. Haydon, the local weather observer, logged daily highs and lows through the week.
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Tripoli
J. M. Haydon
Farmers Savings Bank Frederika Assets Declared
The Farmers Savings Bank of Frederika reports total assets of 687,102.55 at June 15. Deposits total 621,359.50. Capital 30,000.00, surplus 15,000.00, undivided profits 20,743.05, total capital accounts 65,743.05. President Fred Rewoldt, cashier F D Rewoldt, directors M B Rewoldt Carl Neuendorf and Robert Connor.
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Farmers Savings Bank of
Frederika
Frederika Bank
Fred Rewoldt
F. D. Rewoldt
M .B. Rewoldt
Carl Neuendorf
Robert Connor
Bowling center owner attends proprietors training
Lavern Tegtmeier owner of Tripoli Bowl In attended a proprietors training at Lake Okoboji last week. The course, sponsored by American Machine and Foundry Pinspotters Inc, covered how to manage operate and promote a bowling center with guidance from leading national specialists.
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Lavern Tegtmeier
Tripoli Bowl-In
Lake Okoboji
American Machine and Foundry Pinspotters, Inc
Banys mark silver wedding anniversary at Tripoli home
Mr and Mrs Oscar Bany celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at their Tripoli residence. They wed June 26 1935 at the Little Brown Church. A daughter Barbara joins their family. Attendants included Johnsons and various relatives from Waterloo Waterloo Fayette Manchester and other nearby towns.
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Oscar Bany
Tripoli
June Johnson
Little Brown
L. B. Hanscom
Barbara
C. F. Nichols
Waterloo
Eugene Johnson
Ina Johnson
Harold Johnson
Howard Johnson
Harriet
Fayette
Barbara Bang
S. A. Werk
Charles City
Harvey Obrecht
Glen
Thor
Eugene S. Johnson
Kathy
Jack la Porte City
Warren Johnson
Brad
Conroy
Lillian Rogers
Fairfax
Forrest E. Darey
Skip
Stan
Donna
Manchester
Horton Bridge Project Awarded to Kehe Coast
Bremer county engineer Earl Welshons announced that Horton bridge project SN 1494 was let to Kehe Construction Co. of Waverly for 20103.45 with work starting July 11 and a completion date of October 22, 1960. Other bids were Taylor and Eisenhower 20134.76 and Cohns Construction 21900.49.
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Horton
Kehe
Earl Welshons
Bremer County
Kehe Construction Co
Waverly
Taylor and Eisenhower
Cohn
Construction Co
Kehe Constuction
Wartburg College Honor Roll Names Sixty-One Students
James Lahmann of Tripoli and William Goetz of Dubuque are among sixty-one Wartburg college students named to the 1959-1960 second semester honor roll. Honors require a 3.5 GPA or better. nine students earned a perfect 4.0, with Goetz among them.
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Wartburg College
James Lahmann
Tripoli
Erhardt Lahmann
William Goetz
William F. Goetz
Dubuque
Grace Lutheran Church of
Mrs Walter Gaede Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
Mrs Walter Gaede underwent an emergency appendectomy at Sumner hospital Friday evening.
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Walter Gaede
Sumner Hospital
Morris Ratliff Enlists for Army Three Years
Morris Ratliff enlisted in the Army for three years and left Tuesday for Des Moines and Fort Carson Colorado to begin basic training. He is a Tripoli Community Schools graduate and the son of Mrs. Victor Kueker.
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Morris Ratliff
Des Moines
Fort Carson
Colo
Tripoli
Victor Kueker
Supt. Shriver Hosts Visitors From Monona and Waterloo
Mrs. R L Grover of Monona and Mr and Mrs C D Taylor of Waterloo were Wednesday evening guests of Supt and Mrs Eldon Shriver. Mrs Grover spent the night. The visitors had been visiting Mr Trusty in New Hampton hospital where his condition was reported as poor. Supt and Mrs Shriver also visited him Sunday.
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R. L. Grover
Monona
Library boards standoff over rural tax share plan
Tripoli Sumner Denver and Waverly libraries faced a dispute at a special meeting over a proposed county levy of up to one mill for rural library funding. County officials outlined a division by local tax receipts, which would give Tripoli about 546 dollars and Waverly around 5600, leading the board to reject the plan. A 1/3 mill levy could raise about 7800 dollars.
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Tripoli
County Board of Supervisors
Our
Sumner
Denver
Waverly
Mervin J. Flander
Bremer County
Summer Softball Leagues Reveal Week's Winners
Readlyn beat Ford Farmers 10 3 Tripoli defeated VFW 23 21 and Frederika won 32 4 in the Adult league. Upcoming games include June 29 Fremont vs Ford Farmers and July 1 Frederika vs Tripoli with 7 30 p m and 9 p m starts respectively.
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Readlyn
Ford Farmers
Tripoli
V.F.W
Frederika
Fremont
Grace Lutheran No. 1
Grace Lutheran No
Crane Creek
F.F.A. Boys
E. & R. Church
Grace Lutheran
Tripoli Boosters
Douglas Congregational
Readlyn Ford Farmers
Frederika Ae Fremontames
V.f.w. Tert
SUI appoints new athletic director and staff shakeup
The State University of Iowa names Forrest Evashevski as athletic director replacing Paul Brechler who resigns August 15 to become Skyline Conference commissioner. Evashevski will coach the 1960 Iowa football team at $20,000 salary, with Louis Alley to head the physical education department. Other notes include a political bid by Jack Miller for U S Senator, a resignation of Lyle Kelley as state juvenile home superintendent, and federal funding ceilings for Iowa highway projects. Iowa organist Bill McMains, 33, will play at the Republican national convention in Chicago after previously performing at the 1952 and 1956 conventions.
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The
State University of Iowa
SUI
Forrest Evashevski
Evy
Paul Brechler
Iowa
Evashevski
Louis Alley
Brechler
Eighth Congressional District
Jack Miller
Sioux City
U. S
Des Moines
Miller
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Iowa Highway Commission
Bill McMains
Oskaloosa
Chicago
MacMains
Los Angeles
McManns
Organ
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Kenneth Werner
Larry Poock
Denver Ball Club
Bob Moeller
Tripoli Sumner Denver
Wheatland
Clinton County
John
Katherine Keller Schneider
Martha Konarske
Schneider
Lawrence of
Independence
Erwin
Clifton
Meryl) Baird
Henry
Rudolph
Emil
Nettie
Church World Service
Christian Concern
British Council of Churches
Barbara Jean Thoms
Farmers Savings Bank
O. Bany
Senate
Kelley
Lyle E. Kelley
Toledo
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