Regular Election of Tripoli School District Here Next Monday
Regular election of the Tripoli Community School district will be held at the Town Hall next Monday with polls from noon to 7 p.m. Two directors will be elected for three year terms starting March 17, and a treasurer for a two year term starting July 1. Candidates for director are Stanley C. Bockhaus Douglas township farmer, Victor Nocke Leroy upship farmer, and John M. Sovder Tripoli businessman. Nocke and Snyder seek reelection. Incumbent Robert M. Ambrose is the only candidate for treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Stanley c. Bockhaus
Douglas Township
Victor Nocke
Leroy Upship
John M. Sovder
Nocke
Snyder
Robert M. Ambrose i
Leaders Needed in Challenge to Iowa on Community Level
Doyle N Gord syemer County extension director says Iowa communities making improvements tackle local problems with leaders from business groups booster clubs and service clubs Leadership is the key and action can start anywhere A start requires identifying a specific need a group of leaders studying it and planning actions Then gain support organize resources and implement A few communities have permanent planning groups while others use informal processes Communities moving ahead are digging into problems in various ways
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Iowa
Doyle N
Gordon
Challenge
Bremer County
Goreen
Harley H. Sorg 75 Former Hawkeye drugstore owner buried
Funeral services were held in Hawkeye for Harley H. Sorg 75 Marion lifelong pharmacist and former Hawkeye and Marion drugstore owner. He died after years of ill health at his Marion home and had retired to Marion after more than 50 years in pharmacy. He was Bremer county representative in the 1933 34 town legislature and active in civic affairs. He was born December 26 1882 in Sumner and married Clara B. Bopp August 4 1908. He leaves a wife a son Nathan F two granddaughters a sister Clara E Knox Hawkeye and a brother Ralph R Sorg Minneapolis. He was preceded by a son Robert Clark.
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Hawkeye
Harley H. Sorg
Marion
Sorg
Sumner
Highland Park College of Pharmacy
Des Moines
Clara B. Bopp
Marion Methodist Church
Iowa Pharmaceutical, Association
Lookout Lodge
AF & AM
Iowa Consistory
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Sore
Nathan F
Clara E. Knox
Ralph R. Sore
Minneapolis
Robert Clark
Council Meeting of District VFW Next Sunday
Tripoli veterans post will host a Third District council meeting at the post home Sunday starting 11 30 p m Earl N Rommel Readlyn is commander of the Third district.
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VFW
Tripoli
Veterans of Foreign Jars
the Post
Earl N. Rommel
Readlyn
Married 42 Years Potluck Dinner Honors Bierrmann Anniversary
A 42nd wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Bierrmann drew guests including Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bockhaus and Allen, Waverly. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Drape and family, Sumner. Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Zander and Catherine, Sonia. Mrs. Earl Bull, Candys, New Hampton. and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Schwarze and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Bierrmann
Stanley Bockhaus
Alln
Waverly
Kenth Drape
Sumner
Lorenz Zander
Services Tomorrow At Denver Church For Mrs Schneider
Funeral services are set for Mrs Anna Schneider 79 who died Monday at her daughter’s home. Services Tuesday at Matthias Funeral Home 1 30 p m and 2 p m at St Peter's Lutheran Church. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by six sons Elmer Fairbank Wilbert Oelwein John Art Otto August Waterloo two daughters Mrs Schumacher and Mrs Raymond Jensen Racine Wis six brothers three sisters preceded by husband.
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Denver
Anna Schneider
Elmer Schumacher
Matthias Funeral Home
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Schneider
Elmer
Fairbank
Wilbert
Oelwein
John
Art
Otto
August
Waterloo
Schumacher
Raymond Jensen
Racine
Wis
New Iowa fishing season rules announced for 1958 59
Iowa Conservation Commission公布1958 59年度捕鱼季节规定 北部与南部以高速公路30号线为界 分区域施行不同起始日期和限额 北部大口鲈和小口黑鲈将于5月24日开捕至11月30日 全美水域日捕捞量五条 16条为北区的鲶鱼每日限额为16条 其他物种沿用去年的限额 东部水域边界水的日抓捕限额为8条 16条为拥有量 典型水域以外边界水仍连续开放 全州对bullheads继续连续开放捕鱼季节 不同区域对bullheads的日捕捕量与拥有量不同 南北界线以 外的规定保持不变
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Iowa
Iowa Conservation Commission
Ladage returns to Camp Pendleton after furlough
Pfc Larry D Ladage returned to Camp Pendleton California after a 15 day furlough spent with his parents Mr and Mrs Arno Ladage. His parents accompanied him.
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Camp Pfc
Larry D. Ladage
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Arno Ladage
Supervisors Restore Willman Co. Road Contract in Bremer County
Bremer county supervisors reinstated Willman Co. of Cedar Rapids as contractor for a 171766.71 dollar hard surfacing program after a bond issue was resolved. The contract covers 12.521 miles of farm to market roads with rolled stone and bitumen, including segments on county road B and C, and work is to be completed by August 16.
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Willman Co
Cedar Rapids
Bremer County
Board of Supervisors
Waverly
Horton
Chickasaw County
Interstate Power Reports 1957 Growth and Record Net Income
Interstate Power Co releases its 1957 annual report showing net income of 3,711,676 up 714,029 from 1956. Plant additions total 25,723,225 including Mason City gas and electric properties, serving over 147,500 customers. Electric revenue 82 percent of total. residential kilowatt hour rate averaged 3.17 cents. Taxes rose to 5,365,623 and operating expenses climbed 25 percent. Peak load reached 202,249 KW, a company high.
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Interstate Power Co
Mason City Area
Auxiliary to Meet in Tripoli Town Hall
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday March 11 at 8 pm in the Tripoli Town Hall. Hostesses are Mrs. La Verne Platte Mrs. H. H. Buls and Mrs. V. G. Goebel. Mrs. C. B. Kelsey will report on community service.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Tripoli Town Hall
LaVerne Platte
H. H. Buls
V. G. Goebel
C. B. Kelsey
Birthday visit at Ingersolls honors Mrs. Ingersoll
Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Buls Dor is and Diane visited Mr. and Mrs. Everett Ingersoll and family in Waverly Friday evening for Mrs. Ingersoll's birthday. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Leo Buls and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Poppe, all of Waverly.
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Darwin Buls
Doris
Diane
Everett Ingersoll
Waverly
Mrs. Ingersoll
Leo Buls
Martin Poppe
Birthday dinner honors Ramona Poppe in Waverly
Mr and Mrs Darwin Bull with Diane and Doris visited Mr and Mrs Martin Poppe and family in Waverly for Ramona Poppe s birthday.
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Darwin Bull
Diane
Doris
Martin Poppe
Waverly
Ramona
Move From Cal Waterman Farm To Sumner Area Farm
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Drape and family moved Saturday from the Cal Waterman farm to a farm located ten miles east and one mile north of Sumner.
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Kenneth Drape
Cal Waterman
Sumner
Birthday Visit to Plainfield for Arvin Haase
Mr and Mrs Ernest Haase visited the home of Mr and Mrs Arnold Haase in Plainfield on Sunday to celebrate Arvin Haase birthday which falls on March 4.
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Ernest Haase
Plainfield
Arnold Haase
Arvin
William D. Kueker Former Bremer County Home Steward Dies
William D. Kueker 80 longtime Bremer County Home steward died Monday at his Waverly home. Funeral services Thursday at Cleveland Funeral Home and St John Lutheran, Artesian with burial at St Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Survived by wife two sons Fred Ft Pierce FL Alfred Manchester and two daughters Mrs Gail Baker Hebron OH and Mrs Henry Heine Waterloo.
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William D. Kueker
Bremer County
Waverly
Cleveland Funeral Home
St. John’s Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Artesian
Rucker
Fred
Ft. Pierce
Fla
Alfred
Manchester
Funeral for Mrs. Segebarth at Immanuel Waterloo
Funeral services will be held at Immanuel Lutheran church in Waterloo for Mrs. Emma S. Segebarth sister of Mrs. Hulda Zander of Tripoli born July 9 1897 in Bremer county died after a three year leukemia illness at Allen Memorial hospital Burial will be in Harlington cemetery Waverly She was daughter of Henry and Wilhelmina Duecker Pries married Henry Segebarth Feb 25 1920 moved to Waterloo in 1940 Survived by three daughters Mrs Donald Juhl Mrs Lawrence Kresser Mrs Harold Brandt two sisters Mrs Zander and Mrs Henry Schellhorn a brother August Pries ten grandchildren Preceded by parents husband and a grandson.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Waterloo
Emma S. Segebarth
Hulda Zander
Tripoli
Segebarth
Allen Memorial Hospital
Harlington Cemetery
Waverly
Henry and
Wilhelmina Duecker Pries
Warren Township
Bremer County
Henry Segebarth
Donald Juhl
Blue Earth
Minn
Lawrence Kresser
Buckingham
Harold Brandt
Zander
Henry Schellhorn
August Pries
Blue and Gold Banquet Highlights Evening of Scout Fun
Over 100 Scouts, families attended the annual Blue and Gold banquet at Town Hall. Tripoli's Cub Scout Pack and Boy Scout Troop sponsored the event with den 1 and 2 Cub Scouts, den 3, and the Boy Scouts taking part in poems, skits, solos, and a potluck dinner.
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Town Hall
Tripoli
Cub Scout
Dennis Weidler
Ronald Rieck
W. A. Buckley
Elmer Wilharm
Cub Scouts
Michael Buckley
Den 3
Alan Weidler
Marshall Wilharm
Kristi Ryan
Margo Bock
Michael Fink
Boy Scouts
Ray Bunger
Virgil Weidler
Home on Leave for Keith Wright Marine Corps man
Pfe Keith Wright returned Wednesday from Camp Pendleton California where he has been stationed with the Marine Corps He will spend a 28 day leave at home.
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Pfe
Keith Wright
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Marine Corps
Social Security reps to visit Waverly March 14 at court
Representatives from the Water loo Social Security Office will be at the Waverly Court House Friday March 14 from 10 a.m. to noon to help residents file for federal old age and survivors insurance benefits and obtain original and duplicate social security account number cards and employer identification numbers.
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Waterloo
The
Social Security Administration
Waverly
Court House
Attendants at Harley Sorg funeral services
Funeral for Harley Sorg drew many from the community including Otto Wegner Waverly B F Morf Cedar Falls Lee Peacock L H Fink H J Frese A A Belknap Elmer Wilharm S A Maurer G R Rettig Alice Kuethe A H Towne W H Warner E C Johnson George Sauerbrei Leo Sauerbrei H W Krueger C H Smith Fred Fink Lowell Goodenbour George Lindsley E A Carstensen E H Stehn.
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Harley Sorg
Hawkeye
Otto Wegner
Waverly
B. F. Morf
Cedar Falls
Lee Peacock
L. H. Fink
H. J. Frese
A. A. Belknap
Elmer Wilharm
S. A. Maurer
G. R. Re
Readlyn senior earns National Merit Certificate
Readlyn High School senior Mary Steinbronn received a Certificate of Merit from Principal Carl H Balvanz for high scores on two college aptitude tests in the 1957 58 National Merit Scholarship program. Less than half a percent of seniors in each state earned the award. Steinbronn is among 7300 finalists from 236000 tested seniors. over 1000 finalists will receive 5 million in Merit Scholarships, with winners announced around May 1.
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Readlyn
Mary Steinbronn
Readlyn High School
Carl H. Balvanz
Denver Elects Directors and Treasurer in City Hall Vote
In Denver, the Denver Community School district will elect two directors and a treasurer next Monday. Voting runs noon to 7 pm at City Hall. Directors candidates are Dayton Wright LaVern Kurtz Robert Neuenkirch Harold Gielau and Donald Sage. treasurer incumbent Victor Schweer is unopposed.
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Denver
City
Dayton Wright
LaVern Kurtz
Robert Neuenkirch
Harold Gielau
Waterloo
Donald Sage
Dunkerton
Victor Schweer
Arnold Homans Hosts 25th Anniversary Open House
Mr and Mrs Arnold Homan observe their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house for relatives and friends at their home. The couple, who married March 5 1933 at St Pauls Lutheran Artesian, have two children Burdene and Paul.
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Arnold Homan
Homan
Elenora Pries
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Artesian
Burdene
Donald Rathe
Dunkerton
Paul
Serious condition follows illness of August Schumacher
Seriously ill August Schumacher was taken to Sumner hospital Wednesday night where he is listed as a medical patient. He remains in serious condition at the facility.
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August Schumacher
Sumner Hospital
No Violations Reported In February Court
Mayor George V. Barnes reported that there were no traffic law violations in February in his court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George V. Barnes
Mrs Anna Kappmeyer Recovers at Readlyn Home
Mrs Anna Kappmeyer returns from Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo and is recuperating at her daughter’s home in Readlyn.
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Anna Kappmeyer
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Readlyn
Wikners Back From Two Week Southern Vacation
Mr and Mrs R O Wikner returned last week Wednesday from a two weeks vacation visiting New Orleans Biloxi Miss Mobile Ala and St Louis Mo in a trip noted for its variety of southern sights.
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R. O. Wikner
New Orleans
Biloxi
Miss
Mobile
Ala
St. Louis
Last Rites for Mrs Zickuhr at Frederika
Funeral services for Mrs Bertha Zickuhr 101 who died Wednesday evening were held Saturday at St Johns Lutheran Frederika with Rev Cyril Jandrey in charge. Burial was in Alcock cemetery. Survived by foster daughter Alma and foster son Herbert plus three grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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Frederika
Bertha Zickuhr
St. John's Lutheran Church
Cyril Jandrey
Zickuhr
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West Union
Alcock Cemetery
Theron Carroll
Keith Carroll
Robert Miller
Lawrence Bockhaus
William Bieman
Truman Stahr
Readlyn Mutual reelects Boeckmann and Poock to directors
Gustav O. Boeckmann of Tripoli and Fred W. Poock of Readlyn were reelected directors at the Readlyn Mutual Insurance association annual meeting. Poeck was reaffirmed as president and Boeckmann as vice president in the reorganizational session. Insurance in force rose from 42,664,048 to 44,822,488 in 1957, with year end balance and emergency funds totaling 307,946.24. Losses for the year totaled 35,195.27.
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Boeckmann
Poock
Readlyn Mutual
Readlyn
Gustav O. Boeckmann
Tripoli
Fred W. Poock
Readlyn Mutual Insurance Association
Poeck
A. H. Matthias
Louis Widdel
Waverly
Matthias
Widdel
Calvin W. Hesse
Dunkerton
Otto Pump
Jesup
Henry Specht
Sumner
Edwin Lohmanns Honored on Silver Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Edwin Lohmann were honored at a silver wedding anniversary Feb 23 at St Pauls Lutheran church Readlyn with 48 families present The Rev W A Ave Lallemant gave an address Attendants included Mrs Ralph Milius and Les Lohmann Lunch was served. the couple married Feb 26 1933 in Trinity Lutheran Bremer and have five children Erling Sumner Ronald Grace Susan and David at home
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Edwin Lohmann
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Readlyn
W. A. Ave-Lallemant
Ralph Milius
Des Moines
Les Lohmann
Tripoli
Harvey Kuhlmann
Sumner
Paul Huebner
Reinhold Rathe
Gustav Jaschen
Ray Poock
Ernest Poock
Theo. Rucker
Herb Poock
Erling Lohmann
Grace Lohmann
Drake freshman Marvin Gatch earns 3.8 grade average
Marvin L. Gatch son of Rev and Mrs L E Gatch of Tripoli achieved a 3.8 grade average during the fall semester at Drake University. The 3.5 equals a B plus and 4.0 equals an A. Marvin is a freshman in Drake College of Fine Arts majoring in drama and speech.
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Marvin L. Gatch
L. E. Gatch
Tripoli
Drake University
Marvin
Drake
College of Fine Arts
Convention trip to Chicago for Midwest Hairdressers meet
Mrs C C Eichmann spent Sunday and Monday in Chicago attending the Midwest Hairdressers convention.
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C. C. Eichmann
Chicago
Waverly Boys Left In Cage Tourneys Semifinal Bid
Waverly the lone Bremer county team in the state tournament reached the semifinals at Des Moines after beating Keystone 68 63 in Waterloo and Holy Family 69 49 at Waverly. They edged Sumner 54 50 to reach the semifinals where they meet Central of Sioux City at 8 45 p m Friday. The Go Hawks hold a 24 3 season record, with a 14 game win streak. The girls tournament also features Lime Springs in the semifinals after Frederika’s exit.
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Bremer County
Waverly
Go-Hawks
Iowa
Des Moines
Central
Sioux City
Keystone
Waterloo
Holy Family of
Mason City
Sumner
Xavier
Dyersville
Manchester
East Waterloo
Marshalltown
Frederika
Lime Springs
Manly
Teen Teague to Enter Iowa City Hospital for Eye Surgery
Michael Teague son of Mr and Mrs Leroy Decker will enter University hospital Iowa City Saturday for eye surgery the following Monday or Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Teague
Leroy Decker
University Hospital
Iowa City
Tripoli Welcomes Early Spring as Snow Fades
Tripoli and nearby areas saw five days of light snow this week, then temperatures climbed into the 50s while frost receded. Highs reached 57 on Wednesday and lows stayed above 25 on Sunday and Tuesday mornings, with highways briefly slick as warm air melted the snow and dried ground begins to improve conditions. Local weather observer C W Ryan notes rapid thaw and drying weather should finish the frost-off soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Mercury
C. W. Ryan
Bremer County Mutual Insurance to Hold 83rd Meeting
Bremer County Mutual Insurance Association will hold its 83rd annual meeting at the Tripoli Town Hall on Saturday at 1 p m. Secretary Otto Walther of Waverly announced the event. Officers will be elected and other business transacted. All policy holders urged to attend. W H Wobbeking is president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County Mutual Insurance Association
Tripoli Town Hall
Otto Walther
Waverly
W. H. Wobbeking
Hayden discharged after Sumner hospital stay
Janette Hayden was dismissed from Sumner hospital after a period as a patient. She returned home on Friday following treatment at the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janette Hayden
Sumner Hospital
Hospitalized Short Time For Ray Fink Visit
Ray Fink was admitted to St. Joseph's Mercy hospital in Waverly on Friday morning and released Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Fink
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Waverly
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Arnold Homans
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Edwin Lohmanns
Marvin Gatch
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