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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1965
Page
4
John P. Roach an accredited farm broker based in Plainfield and Henry W. Busch a realtor from Waverly announce farm property listings. Contacts include phones 5 and 352 1504 for inquiries and viewing.
A home in Tripoli available April 1 features gas heat and hot water. Located at 301 2nd Ave NE. Contact Edwin Kappmeyer at Waverly 352 4412.
The Branden burg Krueger VFW Auxiliary held a Monday meeting at the Post Home with 10 members. Reports covered membership buddy poppy hospital civil defense and Americanism. Members noted the Third District meeting at Cres co on March 21 and set April for officer elections. A nominating committee was formed and donations were made to the hospital and cancer fund. Jane Ducker served as host.
Iowa housewives are urged to Take Home an Extra Dozen quality Iowa eggs during March National Egg month. Marketing specialist Rodney Fee cites three reasons for taking home an extra dozen: Lent meals, favorable retail prices, and the nutritional value of eggs in family diets.
The legislature resumes after a one week recess as lawmakers meet constituents and reassess pending measures. Observers note the session long may still have substantial work remaining beyond the halfway point.
Multiple readers express gratitude for gifts cards visits and prayers during and after hospital stays. Names include Mrs Geo Hagen Otto Lehmkuhl Curtis Neuendorf and Mrs Fred Youngblood with mentions of Rev Puhlmann Rev Thalacker Rev Klein and Sumner hospital.
Weather readings taken at 6 p m daily except Tuesday and at noon daily by J M Haydon show March readings. James Buchanan described as the only lifelong bachelor to serve as U S president. Acknowledgments express thanks for cards visits and support during surgery illness death of wife and mother with special thanks to Rev Thalacker and to all who offered memorial gifts and sympathy to Dr C E Berryhill and family.
The document lists a Bahlmann led squad with selections and a detailed indoor and outdoor track meet schedule. Indoor meets include Mar 13 English Valley at Coe College, Mar 18 SCI High at Cedar Falls, Mar 26 State Indoor at Iowa City, and others. Outdoor meets run Apr 7 Fredericksburg Tripoli quad, Apr 10 Cornell Relays Mt. Vernon, Apr 21 Bulldog Relays Monona, culminat ing with May 22 State outdoor at Iowa City.
Fifty five years ago March 10 1910 reports a newborn son for Mr and Mrs John C Zander. George Brewer plans a temporary building on land southeast of Tripoli. Sumner teacher Coretta Schuknecht to lead Old Tripoli school starting April 1. Local market prices list eggs 17c butter 33c potatoes 40c veal 5 to 6 dollars hides 8c chicken tie hogs 9.25 corn 50c. Community gathers for Carl Wedemier and Sumner silver wedding anniversary at Legion Hall. Tripoli wrestlers Poock and Wilharm place in Waterloo Y meet with notable wins. Bremer county farmer C L McCumber sells 200 acre farm at 100 per acre to Waterloo buyers John and Mary Lousteau. Bremer county Farm Bureau rehires D C Offringa as agent. Markets twenty five years earlier show eggs 16c heavy hens leghorn hens good hogs 4.95 packers 4.00 veal calves 2.00 to 9.25.
Ten years ago on March 2 1955 Tripoli marked VFW Post 4013 open house at their new South Main Street home. Pvt Randall Niedert departed for Camp Gordon Ga others arrived from Berlin to live on a farm local youths joined the Army basic training at Camp Chaffee Ark plus a ward service for William Brockman and Mrs Alvina Pries. Tripoli girls reach district finals by beating Norway club 59 41 and a town flag presented by the Woman's Club. A fund raiser at Tripoli High School drew 628 attendees and $390 from ticket sales for a Whirlpool massager for the athletic department. Mr and Mrs Alfred Bilasborg celebrated their 25th anniversary. Diane Benz and Raymond Gannon wed Feb 23 at Cedar Falls St Timothy’s Church.
Death comes to Lewis Hughes 74 father of Governor Harold Hughes at University Hospitals Iowa City after heart ailment. He had farmed and later ran a florist business in Iowa Grove. Governor Hughes learned of the death in Yucatan Mexico during a business trip.
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