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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1952
Page
10
Frederika and surrounding area residents hosted and visited relatives and friends across multiple towns. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Thein of Dresden township with Miriam French, and many others from Williamstown Readlyn Waterloo Evansdale Sumner and Princeville Ill. The W S C S meets March 19.
Kramer Koglers rebounded from a three point loss to beat Ionia by three and gain a point in the Wapsie league at New Hampton. Kane posted a high 504 series while Dick Tremaine had a 192 high game. In Rollaway league at New Hampton Alta Vista State Bank topped Tripoli Peacocks. Mrs. Holm led high series with 415 and Mrs. Goodenbour had high game at 148. Kuhrt bowers fell three points to Drape at Waverly with Bill Meyer leading a 489 series and 192 game.
Minneapolis reader Mrs Elizabeth Haeussler encloses 3.50 to renew The Tripoli Leader, praising the publication and recalling Mary Ann Bull’s California trip while noting her daughter Lillian Randall works as a medical technician in Pasadena after visits to California and the Midwest.
The Nicklaus couple mark a silver wedding with a farm east of town hosting a large family gathering on March 9. Rev Goetz presided, lunch at five, and many relatives plus friends from Readlyn Hawkeye Sumner Tripoli and Fayette attended. A mock wedding, piano accordion, 500, and gifts followed. The couple, married March 7 1927 in Denver, have eight children.
Henry Homma Ma dies at his Pecatonica home. Survived by wife Augusta Eichmann and a married daughter and son. Son flew home from Korea during illness and may stay for funeral. Relatives from Eichmanns and Goodenbour, Liebmann, Graves attend funeral. Page Ten notes Panama Canal fact and Statue of Liberty date.
Pvt Wendall Kuethe returned home from Riley Kansas for a short leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Harold Kuethe. The gathering included Mr and Mrs Gerhardt Rettig and multiple relatives from Waverly Tripoli and nearby towns to celebrate his homecoming and Mrs Kuethe birthday. Kuethe serves as company clerk at his station.
Pfc Alvin Johnson visited friends in Tripoli on Friday. Stationed at Fort Jackson South Carolina he spends his furlough with his mother Mrs Elsie Johnson in Waterloo before departing for duty in Korea per recent assignment.
A series of Sunday dinners and weekend visits span Sumner Tripoli Republic and surrounding towns as families including Priebe Stevenson Gun silus, Milbrandt Sweeney Grahlman McDonough and others host relatives. Measles illness noted for Allen and Ronald Kuethe. several Cedar Rapids Waterloo and New Hampton visitors noted.
Mr and Mrs John Price of southeast Tripoli report two sons serving overseas. Cpl Andrew J H Price is with US 55 022 636 Co C 22nd Inf Regt APO 39 c/o Postmaster New York NY Virgil C Price is with US 55 092 106 Replacement Bn 8069 A A APO 301 c/o Postmaster San Francisco Cal Virgil is an automotive construction instructor Pvt Orville C Meier is with US 55 214 729 Co I 87th Inf Regt 10th Inf Div Ft Riley Kan Since 1902 Secret Service guards the president Habeas Corpus means you may have the body.
KNITTEL Mrs Freddie Ulrich and Gay Schmidt spent Sunday afternoon with Dale and Carol Wehling at the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Wehling. Mr and Mrs Herbert Niemeyer Mardel Merle and Merna Kay called at the home of Mrs Minnie Schellhorn Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Lavern Schmidt and Mr and Mrs Clarence Weihling were among those from this vicinity who attended the funeral of Mrs Frank Brunscheen at the Trinity Lutheran church in Waterloo Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Louis Platte spent Monday evening in the home of Mr and Mrs Arnold Platte. Mr and Mrs Lorenz Strottmann entertained friends and neighbors in their home Sunday evening. LeRoy Platte spent Sunday at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Arnold Platte. Miss Eliane Richmann helped at the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Wehling Saturday. Mr and Mrs Wendell Westendorf and Larry Lee spent Wednesday evening in the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Sauerbrei.
Mrs L H Fink president of the northeast Iowa Regional Women's Guild of the Evangelical and Reformed church led an all day executive board meeting at St John's Buck Creek to finalize plans for the spring regional meeting to be held in Newton in April. Luncheon was served by the ladies of St John's church.
Six local men left Waverly for induction in Des Moines last Monday. Keith Britain Merlin Franzen Elston Peters Romaine Heideman Maurice Smith and Duane Falls were inducted with Britain Franzen and Smith entering the Marine Corps while the others joined the Army.
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