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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1955
Page
5
Dozens of brief social items list visits, dinners, and conversations among residents of Waverly and surrounding towns. People include the Bergmanns, Kelsey family, Rieck, Prestien, Sauerbrei, Graves, Homan, Westendorf, Krueger, and many others, with multiple Sunday gatherings and anniversaries referenced.
Janet Frank daughter of K C Frank and Mrs F C Hildebrandt presented her senior honor voice recital at Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington on Tuesday. She is a soprano major with organ and piano minors and serves as president of Professional Panhellenic and member of Opera Theatre Collegiate Choir Masquers. She directs Sigma Alpha Iota activities and serves as choir director at St John s Lutheran Bloomington and soloist at the local synagogue.
Pvt Donald Bunger son of Mr and Mrs Otto Bunger arrived home on furlough from Fort Sam Houston Texas to attend the funeral of his grandmother Mrs Mary Bunger He returned to camp today Wednesday
C. H. Wild a 45 year old Allison attorney is sworn in as judge for the 12th Judicial district which includes Bremer county Gov Leo Hoegh administers the oath in Des Moines Wild succeeds M H Kepler who died February 7 at age 84 Wild was appointed on recommendation of the district bar association and will serve until the 1956 general election.
The Douglas No 5 school becomes the second in the county to finish dental work for every student and the teacher. The list of participants includes Theodore Oberlieu teacher Le Roy Stumme Gertrude Stumme Eunice Meier Darlyce Buhrow Roger Buchholz Jerry Biermann Elinor Stumme Kenneth Buhrow Bonnie Alcock Mark Buls Mary Ann Buchholz Ross Ager Allan Alcock Allen Mueller Helen Kreis Larry Buchholz Sharon Biermann Marcia Haverkamp Dennis Haverkamp
Grace Lutheran church Junior Mission Band met Saturday afternoon with Marie Kuhrt guiding the program Jesus Calls Me to Learn of Him. New members Jeanne and Mary Martin joined as stamps for Bethel Institute of Mercy in Germany were adopted as a project. Hostesses were Mrs. Lawrence Block Mrs. Paul Block and Mrs. Raymond Block.
Students who have returned dental cards showing all dental work completed include Grace Turner Frederick Wedemeier Donna Ball Judy Kay Hinrichs Betteann Gabe Avis Heine Alice Hennings Darrell Degelau Gary Niemann Gordon Niemann Bonnie Niemann Marlus Genow Linda Meyne Robertegelau Verna Ball James Wittenburg Darrell Hinrichs Kendall Wittenburg Herman Meyne Vicki Gersema.
Regular monthly meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held at the Town hall on Tuesday March 8 at 8 p m The regular business meeting will be conducted and Mrs Emma Kelsey will present a report on Community Service Hostesses will be Mrs Rose Kuhrt Mrs Blanche Debel and Mrs Ina Bonarden
Ralph Fink of Council Bluffs and his mother Mrs Malinda Fink plan travel from Wa verly to Evanston Illinois to visit relatives including sister in law and brother William H Meier who recently had major surgery. A Social Security representative will be at the Wa verly Court House on Friday March 11 from 10 am to noon to provide information to interested persons.
Caroline Sue Kehe celebrated her tenth birthday with a dessert and theater party Friday evening. She was joined by twelve girlfriends in an intimate, festive gathering hosted by her parents, Mr and Mrs Eldo Kehe.
Reverend L E Gatch attended the pastoral care and counseling conference in Iowa City on Monday and Tuesday.
Leslie Kelsey attends the first national Congregational Christian Laymen's convention in Chicago from Friday to Sunday evening. Mrs. Pete Mahlstedt confined to bed with mumps since Friday. Mrs. A C Sievers also confined to bed since Thursday with a virus infection.
Stephen Maurer was honored at a Sunday noon dinner by his parents Mr and Mrs S A Maurer. He recently returned home from Fort Sheridan after 19 months in a truck battalion at Mannheim Germany. Attendants included Mr and Mrs Wm Beach and family New Hampton Hazel Maurer and Ken Pierce Waterloo. The gathering also marked Steve s birthday from a month earlier.
There will be an Explorer Scout meeting at the VFW home tomorrow Thursday at 7 30 p m.
Pvt. Leonard H. Dettmer, US 55-491-475, 665th Trans. Co., Truck Lt. APO 317, c/o Post master, San Francisco, Calif. Pvt. Donald Dettmering, US 55-492-321. Barry. C., 58th A.A.A., AW. BN., Camp Chaffee, Ark.
Pvt and Mrs Donald Dettmer returned to Camp Chaffee Arkansas on Thursday after a furlough. He has a regular assignment at the camp and they will make their home there.
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