Donkey Ball Benefit Promotes Heart Lung Machine Fund
The Jaycees sponsor a Donkey ball game at Tripoli High School gym on Friday March 5 at 7 30 p m with proceeds to the heart lung machine fund. Contests include cheerleaders vs Commercial Club and Tripoli School faculty vs Jaycees. Advance tickets at American Savings Bank and The Hub 1 00. door 1 25 adults 1 00 students.
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Jaycees
Tripoli High School
Commercial Club
Tripoli School
American Savings Bank
Hub
Grain Program meetings set across several towns
The Bremer ASCS Committee announces meeting dates in Polk Plainview Douglas LeRoy Sumner and Jackson Washington to explain the grain program. Sessions run 9:30 am and 4:00 pm at each location with signup available, and the new program includes a slightly higher county target and plantings options.
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Bremermmittee
ASCS
ASC Eee
Wartburg Senior Begins Student Teaching at Columbus High
Dave Buchholz son of Mr and Mrs Ray W Buchholz has started eight weeks of practice student teaching at Columbus High School Waterloo. He serves as assistant track coach and is a Wartburg College senior majoring in physical education set to receive a BA degree May 30.
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Dave Buchholz
Ray W. Buchholz
Columbus High School
Waterloo
Dave
Wartburg
Waverly
Two Local Teens Enroll at Hamilton College of Business
Becky Bockhaus and Caro Specht, daughters of Elmer and Mrs. Bockhaus and Alfred and Mrs. Specht, moved to Mason City to attend Hamilton College of Business. They began classes on March 1.
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Becky
Elmer Bockhaus
Carolee
Alfred Specht
Mason City
Hamilton College of Business
Funeral Rites for Fred Holm Held in Tripoli
Funeral rites were held for Fred Holm 84 Monday at Faith United Church of Christ with Rev. Keith Selberg officiating. Holm died Friday at Allen hospital Waterloo of complications of old age. Survived by five children, fifteen grandchildren, eight great grandchildren. preceded by wife Sarah, a son Willard, and two grandchildren.
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Fred Holm
World Day of Prayer Friday at Grace Lutheran Church
Community invites all to join millions worldwide in a World Day of Prayer service Friday March 5 at 8:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church. Faith United Church of Christ and Grace Lutheran plan the event with participants from both congregations and a post service coffee hour.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Faith United Church of Christ and
Grace Lutheran
VFW Post 4013 Plans Regular Meeting Tonight
Tripoli VFW Post 4013 will hold its regular meeting this Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. at the post home.
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VFW
Tripoli V.F.W. Post 4013
Post
Funeral Services Held Monday for Henry Redies 67
Henry F. Redies 67 died Thursday evening February 25 at St Josephs Mercy Hospital Waverly of an apparent heart attack. He was born February 1 1904 in Warren Twp Bremer Co Iowa and married Minnie Wendt December 16 1926. The couple farmed northeast of Bremer and he was active in Trinity Lutheran Church and community affairs until a 14 year old operation. Survived by wife two sons Marvin James five sisters and five grandchildren. Funeral March 1 at Trinity Lutheran Bremer with Rev Leon Hodges officiating. Burial in Harlington Cemetery Waverly. Kaiser Carson Funeral Home Waverly in charge.
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Henry F. Redies
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Warren Twp
Bremer Co
Iowa
Ernest and
Anna (Kuker) Redies
Minnie Wendt
Chickasaw County
Bremer
Redies
Trinity Lutheran Church
Minnie
Marvin
James
Fred
Cedar Rapids
Art
Tripoli
Emil
Alma Goodenbour
Jesup
Harold Nolting
Waterloo
August Wille
Denver
Leo Wittenburg
Readlyn
Herb Biesterfelt
Gustav
Trinity Lutheran
Knecker Takes Third in State Wrestling at Ames
Tripoli High School sent two wrestlers to the class A state tournament in Ames. Lowell Knecker finished third at 185 pounds after a 2-0 first round win and a narrow 1-0 semifinal loss, then pinned Charles Frisk in 2:12 in the consolation match. Richard Gienau lost in the first round while Knecker’s finish earned Tri Poli six team points.
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Lowell Knecker
Ames
Tripoli
ISU Armory
The
Panthers
Richard Gienau
Lowell Kuecker
Kuecker
Panther
Cleghorn
Lowell
Charles Frisk
Ackley-Geneva
Knecker
Frisk
Denny Finken
Tri-Center
Students begin nine week teaching across 20 centers
About 371 of 1525 UNI students start nine week student teaching for 1970-71 in 20 teaching sites statewide. Steve Schwemm from Tripoli teaches at Charles City High School. Victor Heyer of Sumner teaches at Price Lab School Cedar Falls. Diane Schumacher of Denver teaches at Central Junior Newton.
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University of Northern Iowa
Steve Schwemm
Tripoli
Charles City
Victor Heyer
Sumner
Price Lab
Cedar Falls
Diane Schumacher
Denver
Central Junior
Newton
Jaycee Ettes Start Blue Star Program in Tripoli
Jaycee Ette Club votes March to launch Blue Star House Program with school cooperation. Homes will display Blue Star posters to aid child safety and distress signaling during school hours. April 1 deadline set for program rollout.
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Jaycee Ettes
Tripoli
Jaycee Ette Committee
Brase and Biermann Celebrate 55th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Ernest Brase observed their 55th anniversary with a pot luck dinner at home on Sunday Feb 28. They were married Feb 24 1916 at St John Evangelical church Siegel. The couple have two children Raymond and Leola Mrs Dale Steere both of Tripoli, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Ernest Brase
Brase
Ida Biermann
St. John Evangelical Church
Siegel
Raymond
Leola
Dale Steere
Tripoli
Oyster and Maid Rite Supper at St John’s Frederika
The Wapsie Whirl Winds 4-H club sponsors an oyster and maid rite supper on Saturday March 6. Serving starts at 4 30 pm in the basement of St John’s Lutheran church Frederika. Adults pay 1.00 and children 75 cents.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Frederika
Wapsie Whirl Winds
Tax Guides for 1971 Incomes Now Available
The government releases 1971 tax guides for individuals and small businesses Your Federal Income Tax and Tax Guide for Small Business priced at seventy five cents each Readers can obtain the booklets from government book stores or by writing the Superintendent of Documents Government Printing Office Washington D C 20402 Include payment by check or money order with orders These guides supplement the standard IRS pamphlets mailed in January to taxpayers to assist in completing returns accurately and quickly
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Superintendent of Documents
Internal Revenue Service
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Tripoli Boys Win Sectional Basketball Tourney Title
Tripoli defeated Wapsie Valley 78 to 69 in the sectional final to advance to district action Thursday. Aplington beat Denver 71 to 61 at the Denver site to win its sectional and advance. District games are set for March 4 and 6 at Upper Iowa College in Fayette. Tripoli will face Aplington in the district.
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Tripoli Boys
Wapsie Valley
Denver
Aplington
Upper Iowa College
Fayette
Tripoli
Apling
Golden Eagle Passport sales begin Iowa Conservation Commission
The Iowa Conservation Commission announces Golden Eagle Passports for federal recreation areas. The $10 annual permit covers entry for the permittee and occupants of the private car to Forest Service, National Park Service, FWS, and BLM sites. Obtainable in Des Moines or by mail to Iowa Commission or B.O.R. in Ann Arbor. funds go to the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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Iowa Conservation Commission
Fred A. Priewert
Commission
U. S. Forest Service
National Park Service
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Bureau of Land Management
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
The
Conservation Commission
4Th Street
Des Moines
U. S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
B.O.R
Research Park Drive
Ann Arbor
Michigan
For bergs Celebrate 35th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Clarence For berg entertained at a family dinner Friday evening at the Sweden House in Waterloo to observe their 35th wedding anniversary Pastor and Mrs Glen Kappelmann were guests On Sunday relatives and friends gathered at their home to help observe the occasion.
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Clarence Forberg
Sweden House
Waterloo
Glen Kappelmann
TO VETS HOSPITAL Will Block was taken by ambulance
A person named Block was transported to the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City on Friday after an ambulance was called. The report provides few additional details about the incident or condition.
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Vets Hospital
Will Block
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Wedemeier Funeral Services Set for Mrs Lulu Wedemeier
Funeral services for 73 year old Mrs Lulu Louise Wedemeier will be Friday at 2 pm at St Pauls Lutheran Readlyn with Rev Fred Meyers officiating Burial will be in Grace Lutheran cemetery Tri Poli Rettig Funeral Home in charge Pallbearers are Robert Wedemeier Larry Wedemeier Dwight Wedemeier Duane Wedemeier Gary Mulford and Lowell Heinemann She died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday at Milvern Nursing Home Waterloo where she lived the past year Born July 19 1897 to Levi Nolting and Anna Schnurstein Nolting of Tripoli Married Carl Wedemeier March 4 1915 and lived at Readlyn Survived by five sons and three daughters Wilbert Alexandria Minn Mrs Harry Staack Tripoli Floyd Cedar Rapids Howard Sumner Donald Waterloo Darleth Tripoli Virgil Oran Mrs Dale Mulford Grundy Center Also 31 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Four brothers Albert Nolting Waterloo Henry Nolting Washburn Ervin Nolting Minneapolis Fred Nolting Waterloo one half brother Ray Biermann Moline Ill Preceded in death by husband Carl in 1966 son Ralph in 1964 a son Duane and daughter Florence in infancy
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Fred Holm
Faith United Church of Christ
Church
Keith Selberg
Mr. Holm
Allen Hospital
Waterloo
Robert Holm
Jerry Holm
Spencer Holm
Brian Selck
Sidney Tegtmeier
Robert Osborn
Johann and
Sophie Piersdorf Holm
Bremer County
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Waverly
F. Zimmermann
Sarah Becker
Tripoli
ReVern
Denver
Leona
Donald James
Geneva
Robert Selek
Yvonne
LaVern Tegtmeier
Duane
Sarah
Willard
Lulu Louise Wedemeier
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Readlyn
Fred Meyer
Grace Lutheran Cemetery
Rettig
Robert Wedemeier
Larry Wedemeier
Dwight Wedemeier
Duane Wedemeier
Gary Mulford
Lowell Heinemann
Wedemeier
Milvern
Levi Nolting
Anna (Schnurstein) Nolting
Carl Wedemeier
Wilbert
Alexandria
Minn
Harry Staack
Floyd
Cedar Rapids
Howard
Sumner
Donald
Darleth
Virgil
Oran
Dale Mulford
Mardell
Grundy Carter
Albert Nolting
Henry Nolting
Washburn
Ervin Nolting
Minneapolis
Fred Nolting
Ray Biermann
Moline
Carl
Ralph
Florine
Young Homemakers Plan March Meeting and Candle Making Demo
The Young Homemakers meet March 10 at 1:30 in the town hall with Joyce Block as guest giving a candle making demonstration and babysitting. A silent auction is planned for March. Tamara Rosel hosts and Liz Klein prepares nut cups for the Nursing Home. Feb. 25 coffee welcomed 15 members and 2 guests. Bowling party with husbands set for March 6 at 8:00.
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Joyce Block
Tamara Rosel
Liz Klein
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Carolyn Baker
Jerry Towne
Lowell Syverson
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R. J. Bunger
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Dale Shires
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Ruth Woodcock
Darlene Holm
Harold Miller
Ed McNamee
Elsa Tegtmeier
Kappelmann
Henry Redies
Parsons College Wildkittens
Veterans Auditorium
John F. Kennedy College
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Nebraska
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Amarillo
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Elmer Matthias
Parsons College
Brian Tracy
Greenfield
Wapsie Valey
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Melvin C. Bohner
Farm Bureau Insurance Bremer County
Bohner
Farm Bureau Insurance
Fea
AERA
Pnal Red Cross Blood Center
Tripoli Town Hall
Bloodmobile
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Elkader Central
Wapsie
Dave Ray
Barry
Kim
Willis
John Fink
Norte
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West Central
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Kim Kehein
Jim Biesterfelt
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