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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1966
Page
6
Forty years ago on March 3 1926 Mr and Mrs John C Koch two miles southwest of Tripoli observed their 25th wedding anniversary at their home. The couple marked the milestone with relatives and local neighbors in a quiet family gathering.
A group of readers extend gratitude for cards gifts visits and flowers received during hospital stays and after returning home. Special thanks are given to Rev Puhlimann Rae feldt Koengeter Stumme Devine Heine Baker and to doctors nurses and staff for care and prayers.
At the northeastern Iowa district declamatory contest in Sumner group No. 14 Tripoli High School won first place in all classes, competing with Sumner Oran and Frederika. Readlyn reports several burglaries Friday night with small losses. Funeral services held for multiple locals including Wallace McKeown and Seth McGee. A Caribbean cruise and weddings are noted, along with anniversaries and upcoming sermons.
The annual Cub Scout blue and gold banquet gathered 120 people Sunday evening at Tripoli Town Hall. Also noted was the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Wm Breck near Tripoli celebrated Feb 17. A family dinner followed on Feb 21 at Plainfield in observance. Mrs C E Berry Hill aged 37 passed away with funeral services held at Matthias Abbas Readlyn and burial in Woodstock Minnesota. Kathleen Kay Beach and John Samuel Hathaway wed Feb 20 at Bethany Baptist Iowa City officiated by Rev Frank Doten.
Mr and Mrs Carl Wedemeier celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday at St Pauls Lutheran Readlyn. Allan Alcock of Tripoli receives Wartburg College high school honor scholarship for outstanding teaching and academic achievement.
Fifty one members of the Union township Mothers and Daughters club in Algona gathered to mark the 60th anniversary. Mame Winkel and Ady Hofius have been members for fifty years or more.
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