Three Directors Reelected In Tripoli School District
Nacke J Snyder enamed Directors reelected for three year terms in Tripoli Community School District. Victor Nacke John M Snyder and Stanley C Bockhaus win, with Bunger a write in. Treasurer Robert M Ambrose reelected for two years. Total votes 166 with two spoiled ballots amid light turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nacke, J. Snyder
Directors ‘ School District
Victor Nacke
John M. Sny
Tripoli
Robert M. Ambrose
Investment Broker from Waterloo to Speak at Commercial Club
Alan Cutler, a Waterloo representative and native of M. Wittenberg, Des Mines stock broker, will speak at the regular meeting of the Investment Commercial Club Monday at the Town Hall. He will cover stocks and investment mediums and answer questions from the audience. An important business meeting will follow to act on recommendations from promotion, community development and softball league committees. All members should attend. dinner at 7 p.m. served by the ladies of St. Peter's Church.
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Alan Cutler
Waterloo
M. Wittenberg
Des Mines
Eaker
Iport Commercial Club
Town Hall
Cutler
State University of Town
St. Peter’s Evansical
Grandson Killed in Accidental Pederika Shooting
Funeral services were held in May at Waterloo for Richard ay Pepperling 14 grandson of Mrs Frank Johnsen of Peederika. He was killed by a discharged .38 caliber revolver in a Waterloo home last Thursday evening. Services were at St Marys Church Waterloo with burial in J Patrick’s cemetery Cedar all. Survived by his parents Jr and Mrs Harry Pepperling Waterloo a brother William R Alexandria Va his maternal and mother Mrs Johnson and paternal step grandmother is Herman Pepperling Great Falls Mont. His mother is Esther Gaede.
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Waterloo
Richard Ay Pepperling
Frank Johnsen
Peederika
St. Mary’s Vurch
J. Patrick’s Cemetery
Cedar
Harry Peppering
William R
Lexandria
Mrs
Johnson
Herman Pepperling
Great
Lalls
Mont
Esther Gaede
Go-Hawks Fall Short in Class A Final at Des Moines
Davenport defeats Go-Hawks 66 48 to win Class A championship. Go-Hawks tired from tournament run and cold night but stay within striking distance until final minutes. They edged Central of Sioux in semifinals 67 65 in overtime Friday night.
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U Wwverly High School
Basl
Des Fines
Los
Davenport
Go-Hawks
Ivenport
Central of Sioux
Funeral services set for Mrs. L. C. Warneke
Services will be held Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran church for Mrs. L. C. Warneke lifetime Maxfield Township resident who died Monday at home. Matthias Funeral Home Fairbank is in charge. Survived by husband two sons Walter Louis Denver and two daughters Mrs. H H Schlemann and Mrs. Irvin Meyer Fairbank.
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Eadlyn
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Ager
L. C. Warneke
Maxfield
Women’s Guild Banquet at St. n’s Siegel Parish
The Women’s Guild of St. n’s Evangelical and Reformed Church in Siegel sponsors a daughter banquet Sunday May 4. All ladies are invited. Proceeds support church activities and community service.
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He Women’s Guild of
St.n's
Last Rites Saturday For Mrs Griese Sister of Resident
Mrs Lisetta Griese, 70, died last Thursday at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo of cancer. Funeral services were held Saturday at Matthias Funeral Home and St John’s Lutheran Church Maxfield Township. burial in church cemetery. Casket bearers: Edwin Schroeder, Elmer Griese, Ernest Griese, Waldo Kelling, Orlyn Kelling, Ralph Michael. Survived by three brothers and five sisters. preceded by husband and two sons.
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Denver
Lisetta Griese
Matthias Funeral Home
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Maxfield Township
Wm. Barrack
Edwin Schroeder
Elmer Griese
Ernest Griese
Waldo Kelling
Orlyn Kelling
Ralph Michael
Ted Kelling
Waterloo
Fred Kelling
McGrath, Minn
Arthur Kelling
Waverly
Alma Kelling
Venice
Calif
Arthur Buenger
Tripoli
Robert Stewart
Cedar Falls
Leo Kern
One Landaw
Long Bgache Calif
Denver Dedicates New High School Friday Evening
The Denver Community School district will dedicate its new high school building in special services Friday at 8 p m in the new auditorium. Public is invited to attend. Main speaker will be Dr Ray Bryan head of the department of vocational education at Iowa State college Ames. Visitors may examine the interior before and after the program, with only the middle north door open due to incomplete grading.
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Denver
Ray Bryan
Department of Vocational Education
Iowa State College
Ames
Funeral rites held at Fairbank for Wm Siggelkov
Readlyn Iowa Special report funeral services were conducted Monday at St. John s Lutheran church Fairbank for William Siggelkov 88 who died in a Waterloo nursing home last Thursday night He was a retired farmer and had lived in Readlyn with his niece Mrs Herbert Meyer hoff for several years Burial followed in the Fairbank cemetery
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Readlyn
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Fairbank
William Siggelkov
Waterloo
Siggelkov
Herbert Meyerhoff
Election on New School District Will Be Tuesday
Voters in the proposed Tripoli Community School district go to the polls next Tuesday from 12 Noon to 7 p.m. in six precincts to decide forming the district. If approved in five precincts, the district would unite Douglas No 1 5 9 Frederika Independent Tripoli Community Tripoli Town Hall Richland No 2 Chickasaw County Elmer Brase home into one district, effective July 1. A county superintendent would then call an election for a new board of directors with four district representatives and one at large.
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Tripoli Community
Douglas No
Douglas
Frederika
Tripoli
Tripoli Town Hall
Richland No
Chickasaw County
Elmer Brase
Federated Women's Clubs Convention Set for March 20
Bremer county federation will convene at Waverly Methodist church on Thursday March 20 with the Waverly Women's Club as hostess. Program runs 9 30 am to 3 pm lunch at noon. Main address by Mrs J L Bush Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs first vice president. Theme Be Aware. Clubs taking part include Women's Club Plainfield Culture Club Progressive Club Junior Progressive Club Woman's Club Sumner Women's Club Tripoli and Women's Club Waverly.
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Federated Women's Clubs
Bremer County
Waverly Methodist Church
Waverly Women’s Club
J. L. Bush
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Women’s Club
Plainfield
Culture Club
Progressive Club
Junior Progressive Club
Woman’s
Sumner
Woman’s Club
Tripoli
Waverly
Funeral at Sumner For Small Daughter Of Norman Flanscha
Funeral services were held Sunday for Cindy Sue Flanscha, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Flanscha, at St. Paul's Lutheran church with burial in Union Mound cemetery. Cindy Sue died Thursday at Sumner hospital. born Nov. 21, 1952. She is survived by her parents a sister Becky Lou 3 and grandparents Herman Flanscha Sumner Everett Prestien Fredericksburg.
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Sumner
Cindy Sue Flanscha
Norman Flanscha
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Union Mound Cemetery
W. G. Nagler
Cindy Sue
Sumner Hospital
Delores Prestien
Tripoli
Becky Lou
Herman Flanscha
Everett Prestién
Fredericksburg
Dreyer Called Home by Illness in Iowa Visit
Robert H. Dreyer of Denver Colorado was summoned to Aplington by his mother Mrs Arend Dreyer s illness. She showed some improvement. Mr Dreyer also visited friends in Tripoli Monday morning.
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Robert H. Dreyer
Denver
Colo
Arend Dreyer
Aplington
Bremer County Retail Sales Climb in 1957 Third Quarter
The Iowa Tax Commission reports Bremer County retail sales rose in the 1957 third quarter to 253,935 over 1956, with total county sales at 5,503,375 up from 5,249,440. Sumner, Tripoli, Waverly, and rural areas show gains. average per merchant ranged from 5,677 to 13,642 depending on location.
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Bremer County
Iowa Tax Commission
Waverly
Plainfield
Frederika
Bremer
Janesville
Denver
Readlyn
Sumner
Tripoli
Mrs Harry Meyer Undergoes Surgery at Sumner Hospital
Mrs Harry Meyer underwent surgery at Sumner hospital on Tuesday March 4. The brief notice records the medical procedure and location without additional details.
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Harry Meyer
Sumner Hospital
Town Declares War On Speeders On Main Street
Tripoli authorities declare war on speeders racing down Main Street in early mornings. Town Marshal Ed Bany and Assistant Marshal Paul Kuethe report arrests this week and a slowdown in traffic. Principal offenders live east of town and work in Waverly and Waterloo, using the quiet hours to speed through town.
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Main
Tripoli
Main Street
Ed Bany
Paul Kuethe
Here
Waverly
Waterloo
Family Life Shaped by Change Says Extension Leader
Doyle N. Gordon Bremer County extension director says rising incomes migration and broader job opportunities are changing family life. Despite varied living patterns the core reasons remain economic and emotional interdependence and shared household. The fact sheet No 6 in Challenge to Iowa outlines greater need for psychological security, more leisure time and a heightened community role for tomorrow’s family.
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Doyle N. Gordon
Bremer County
Iowa
Bremer County Rural Roads See Light Traffic Volumes
Bremer County has about 50 miles of rural secondary and farm to market roads with fewer than 10 vehicles per day. The Iowa Good Roads Association, citing a study by the Iowa Highway Commission, notes 13,000 miles statewide under this threshold and suggests potential savings by abandoning roads without harming services.
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Bremer County
Iowa Good Roads Association
Iowa Highway Commission
Fred Bock Improves Slowly After 10 Day Infection
Fred Bock has been confined to his home for ten days due to an infection and is reported to be improving very slowly.
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Fred Bock
200 000 Bushel Grain Elevator Planned In Tripoli
Construction of a 200000 bushel grain storage facility in Tripoli is nearly certain this year. Epperson Co and local contractors discussed sites with Mayor Barnes and the Town Council. A Waterloo corporation will underwrite at an estimated cost of 50000 dollars. Robert Klingaman will direct operations with a corn drying plant planned from the start. A three year federal storage contract was reported. Construction to begin once weather permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Epperson Co
Sumner
George W. Barnes
Town Council
Commercial Club
Waterloo
Robert W. Klingaman
Klingaman Seed Grain Co. Inc
School House Levy At Denver Loses, Directors Named
A two and a half mill annual levy for the school house fund was defeated by seven votes in Denver. Voters favored 195 to 141, short of the 202 needed for passage. Donald Sage Dunkerton and Lavern Kurtz Denver were elected three year directors and Victor Schweer Denver was elected treasurer for two years.
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School House Levy
Denver
School House
Donald Sage
Dunkerton
Lavern Kurtz
Victor Schweer
Track Team Opens Season at State Indoor Meet
Twenty four candidates including 10 lettermen practice daily at Tri Poli High School as coach John Mullen says squad looks strong. Season opens March 22 at the state indoor meet in Iowa City with 10 to 15 traveling, outdoor season to start April 19 at the Teachers College Relays. Schedule also includes Comet Relays Charles City April 25 Mohawk Relays Mason City May 2 and dual meets with Sumner Waverly Oelwein and New Hampton. Team members listed include Jim Block Bob Boeckmann Duane Bevers Duane Buchholz Larry D. Buchholz Ron Henninger Gary Hoppenworth Jay Ranard Gerald Wagner Allen Bockhaus David Bolte Larry R. Buchholz Gene Colburn Howard Joens Arlo Patterson Gerald Funk Dale Rieck Larry Sievers Leroy Stumme Lawrence Worrell T. A. Shriver Mac Snyder Rudy Pavelee and Jim Schwartz.
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Teachers College
Panthers
Comet
Charles City
Mohawk
Mason City
Sumner
Waverly
Oelwein
New Hampton
Jim Block
Bob Boeckmann
Duane Beevers
Duane Buchholz
Larry D. Buchholz
Ron Henninger
Gary Hoppenworth
Jay Ranard
Gerald Wagner
Allen Bockhaus
David Bolte
Larry R. Buchholz
Gene Colburn
Howard Joens
Arlo Patterson
Gerald Funk
Dale Rieck
Larry Sievers
Leroy Stumme
Lawrence Worrell
T. A. Shriver
Mac Snyder
Rudy Pavelee
Jim Schwartz
Letterman
Bake Sale by St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid in Siegel
The St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid of Siegel will hold its annual bake sale on Saturday March 15 starting at 3 PM at the Inter state Power Co office. Proceeds support the church activities and community outreach.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Ladies’ Aid of Siegel
Interstate Power Co
Visit Sons in Service in Anniston Trip
Mr and Mrs Howard Nuss and family of Sumner and Mr and Mrs Virgil Kingsbury spent the weekend in Anniston Alabama visiting their sons Larry Nuss and James Kingsbury who are stationed at Fort McClellan Alabama.
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Howard Nuss
Sumner
Virgil Kingsbury
Anniston
Ala
Larry Nuss
James Kingsbury
Fort McClellan
Funeral tomorrow for Aug Schumacher lifelong resident
Funeral services will be held tomorrow for August H. Schumacher 70 who died Monday at Sumner hospital of pneumonia and complications. Services at Rettig Funeral Home and St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church with burial in the church cemetery. He was born February 6, 1888 in Bremer county north of Tripoli and lived most of his life on a family farm before residing with his brother Ernest since 1927. He is survived by his brother three nephews and a niece.
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H. Schumacher
Sumner Hospital
Rettig Funeral Home
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
FE. F. Puhlmann
Schumacher
August Herman Schumacher
Henry
Caroline Telschow Schumacher
Bremer County
Tripoli
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed
W. Kampmeier
A. Schlueter
Sam Ritters Greene To Observe Golden Anniversary Sunday
Mr and Mrs Sam Ritter Greene will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary Sunday with open house from 2 to 5 p m at their home They were married March 17 1908 at Waterloo and have lived their entire married life in Greene Ritter was a line man They have six children Ella Mae Mrs Vern Merrill Marble Rock June Mrs Victor Johnson Alta Vista Dale Waterloo Wayne Greene Nadine Mrs Lyle Busching Greene and Don Marble Rock Ruth and Jesse are deceased There are 16 grandchildren and four great grandchildren
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Sam _ Ritter
Greene
Ritter
Pearl Thompson
Waterloo
Ella Mae
Vern Merrill
Marble Rock
June
Victor Johnson
Alta Vista
Dale
Wayne
Nadine
Lyle Busching
Don
Ruth
Jesse
Robert Flora to Speak at Tripoli Athletic Banquet
Robert Flora football line coach at the State University of Iowa will speak at the annual Tripoli Athletic Banquet set for Friday night March 28. The Tri Poli Commercial Club sponsors the event honoring all letter-winners equipment managers and cheerleaders across football basketball track and baseball at the local high school. Dinner at 7 pm served by the Band Mothers club. Tickets are on sale this week for athlete parents with remaining seats available next week from W A Buckley K J Kuhrt and G R Rettig. Flora has been a university staff member since 1952 and is a sought after speaker with a message for both athletes and adults.
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Robert Flora
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Tripoli
Tripoli Commercial Club
Band Mothers Club
W. A. Buckley
K. J. Kuhrt
G. R. Rettig
Flora
Forest Evashevyski
Examination Team To Issue Licenses Here Again Saturday
Residents of this area will have another chance Saturday to get their driver's and chauffeur's licenses in town. The Iowa Highway Patrol examination team will be at the Tripoli Town Hall from 8 30 a m to noon to renew old licenses and issue new ones. Those whose licenses expire on their birthday in the next month may renew then. New licenses may be obtained Saturday. Tripoli will host this facility monthly for at least four months with teams present the third week of each month through June.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
Tripoli Town Hall
Tripoli
Tripoli High honors fourth six weeks list of 64 students
Sixty four Tripoli High students earned the fourth six weeks honor roll announced by Supt. E R Shriver. The roster includes seniors Sandra Bang Carol Buchholz Shirley Buchholz Janet Chapin Vernon Everding Kay Holm Gary Hoppenworth Clif ford Joens Karlyn Klenzman James Lohmann Ronald Lohmann Robert Mohling Robert Osborn Elaine Pipho Dorothy Plum Barbara Schwarze Gerald Wagner juniors Joyce Boderman Melvin Bull Frederick Heine Carol Heinemann Gerald Mohling Shirley Mohling Karen Pinch Eloise Ratliff Kathryn Rieck Margaret Schwein Warren Snyder sophomores Jean Ambrose Kay Barry David Bennett Varina Bettenga Leonard Block Mary Bremer Ruth Drewis Doris Hildebrandt Louise Hoppenworth Maybeth Hoppenworth Ruth Anne Joens Audrey Kappmeyer Paul McNamee Beverly Mohling Gary Schmidt Nadine Schnurstein LaJean Slack Julie Soles Leroy Stumme Marianne Wikner Mark Wikner Lawrence Worrell freshmen Douglas Bell Jerry Biermann Joanne Beevers Eliza beth Braatz Donald Dohrmann Fred Hildebrandt Phyllis Kappmeyer Billy Kehe Don Kohagen Helen Mallie James Miller Marietta Schuldt T A Shriver Marlys Stumme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli High
Supt
E. R. Shriver
Sandra Bang
Carol Buchholz
Shirley Buchholz
Janet Chapin
Vernon Everding
Kay Holm
Gary Hoppenworth
Clifford Joens
Karlyn Klenzman
James Lohmann
Ronald Lohmann
Robert Mohling
Robert Osborn
Elaine Pipho
Dorothy Plum
Barbara Schwarze
Gerald Wagner
Joyce Boderman
Melvin Bull
Frederick Heine
Carol Heinemann
Gerald Mohling
Shirley Mohling
Karen Pinch
Eloise Ratliff
Kathryn Rieck
Margaret Schwein
Warren Snyder
Jean Ambrose
Kay Barry
David Bennett
Varina Bettenga
Leonard Block
Mary Bremer
Ruth Drewis
Doris Hildebrandt
Louise Hoppenworth
Maybeth Hoppenworth
Ruth Anne Joens
Biesterfelt to Undergo Surgery in Waterloo Hospital
Herb Biesterfelt entered St Francis hospital in Waterloo this Wednesday afternoon and will undergo surgery Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Biesterfelt
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
Renamed Directors Reelected at Bremer County Mutual
Erwin Bergmann and W H Wobbeking were reelected directors of Bremer County Mutual Insurance at the annual meeting in the Town Hall last Saturday. Directors held their organization meeting today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Bergmann
W. H. Wobbeking
Bremer County Mutual Insurance Association
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R. Ambrose
Randson
Mrs. Griese
Wm. Siggelkov
Federated Womens’ Clubs
Norman Flanschas
Tripoli High School
John Mullen
Mullen
Bake Sale
Henry Blasberg
Shirley
Larry Vogt
Leslie Vogt
Grace Lutheran Church
Block's
Auto Service
Aug
Sam Ritters
Franklin Meiners
LaVonne
Harold Schumacher
Martin Schumacher
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
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