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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1932
Page
2
Bremer County Farm Bureau races toward a 1982 membership target of 500 farmers. The statewide drive began February as Pep talks outlined cooperative marketing, state and national farm bureau strength, and county gains.
Bremer county creamerymen plan to attend the 11th annual Land O Lakes convention in Minneapolis on March 10 and 11. Seven have definite plans to go by February, with a chartered bus possible if more than twenty join. The Land O Lakes News estimates about 8,000 attendees, with James C. Stone among the speakers.
Farmers equity at Readlyn reports brisk demand for alfalfa hay imported from Nebraska. Seven carloads were ordered in two weeks, with shipments to various county points. The farm bureau office coordinated purchases amid concerns over quality.
A limestone rock south of Waverly tested 88 percent calcium carbonate at Iowa State College soils department. Plans are set to quarry and grind the rock to supply farmers in the community.
A. F. B. film Deadline features a country weekly girl reporter aiding Bremer county farmers against city promoters seeking road expenditures. The movie blends comedy with a case for better secondary roads, and debuts at the West Lafayette township meeting at the Eichhorn home on March 2.
Mrs. Mary Gregg of the extension service will visit Bremer county Tuesday March 5 to meet township project leaders. They will discuss plans for the Bremer county fair and possible exhibit at the dairy cattle congress in October to ensure leaders are informed about expected activities for the achievement day.
A weekly Bible quiz lists ten questions on topics from the Last Supper to prophets and kings. It includes a provided answer key from Rev. E. F. Byers of the Congregational church, titled The church with a welcome.
A long list of Sumner residents and visitors details travels, moves, and social events. Miss Virginia Cass returns from Charles City. H L Cory visits from Omaha. Frank Kerr attends Minnie Krueger funeral in Tripoli. families move between Jackson Mississippi and Sumner. several farm and business moves. Community notes include school program by fifth and sixth graders, charity proceeds from basketball games, contracts offered by Wa terloo Hawks, and visits to Waterloo Waverly Rochester and West Union.
Dr Ottar Rygh and his wife at the University of Upsala Sweden report the isolation and laboratory reproduction of vitamin C. They note the vitamin occurs chiefly in plants and fruits.
The article envisions a future where Marconi predicts light heat and power delivered by radio waves. It discusses a coming day when wireless transmission supplies energy, signaling a radical shift in how we obtain essential utilities.
Dr Frank A Hartman of the University of Buffalo touts evoti as a new adrenal derived drug. It allegedly increases a sick person’s vitality by 28 times, sharpens wit, reduces fatigue, boosts strength, and imparts happiness. A single dose reportedly needs extracts from 25 to 100 cattle.
Attendees at the funeral of Minnie Krueger in Tripoli include John and Lawrence Heine and many Heine family members. Feb 23 birthday celebration for August Fredericks hosted by Lohmanns drew relatives from Bettendorf, West Union and Tripoli. Shifts of help for hay moving, birthday parties, shopper visits, and attendance at local sales and funerals are noted among area residents.
Mr and Mrs Conrad Meyer and Mrs Arthur Meyer hosted Tuesday afternoon at the Schwein home. Ernest Hoppenworth’s birthday was celebrated at the Hoppenworth residence. Arthur Hooper’s family welcomed a daughter born February 23. Mrs Louis Meyer returned from Wa verly after goitre operation. Arnold Lohman left for Toluca Illinois to work with Henkell Construction Co. Miss Margaret Schwemm visited Chickasaw county. J Wachtel of Cedar Rapids visited Schwem family. Mrs Fred Oehlschlager and children spent Sunday with her sister Mrs Herman Boeckmann. Mrs Wm Green dies at son Robert Green’s home after illness. Mr and Mrs Wm Meyer moved to new Artesian farm. Henry Schwem and family went to Verily to trans act business. Mr and Mrs Herman Pries moved from Readlyn to Mrs Henry Sehelihorn Sr farm. Melvin Schnurstein works at Augusta Hooper farm. Henry Schwein began work on Strottman farm near Knit tel March 1.
A brief humorous note compares Brazil nuts to American nuts, joking that both contain or imply oiliness like gasoline. The playful line contrasts nut oil with fuel, offering a light editorial aside rather than a factual report.
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