Elmer Wilharm Named President of Community Chest
Elmer Wilharm was elected first permanent president of Tripoli Community Chest at a board meeting Monday. He had served as temporary president since the organization formed last fall. New officers include William A. Kuker vice president Alice Krueger treasurer and Mrs Les Lauck secretary. Committees named with chairpersons for fund campaign judging admissions publicity auditing and more will operate for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Wilharm
Tripoli
William A. Kuker
Paul Voetmann
Ray Fink
H. G. Miller
E. H. Stehn
Dr. W. Goebel
Robert Drever
Alice Krueger
William A. Buckley
William F. Cred
Wm. Warner
Robert Sassman
Robert Ambrose
Reseal program on farm stored oats extends loans
Bremer county voters read that a reseal program for 1954 oats is in effect through April 30, 1956. James Eveland chairs the ASC committee and notes 3 percent interest and storage payments with pro rated handling for early payoff. As of Feb 15, 22,347 bushels are pledged under farm storage loans. applications required before the 1954 crop loan maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer
James Eveland
ASC
Eveland
Farmall Festival Friday Sponsored by Tripoli Implement
Tripoli Implement Co sponsors a Farmall Festival this Friday inviting all farmers and families in the area. Free hot dogs and prizes will be offered. Owner G. G. Miller notes a display of a complete new line of Farmall tractors farm machinery and refrigeration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Implement Co
G. Miller
Employee Stephen Maurer joins Block's Auto Service
Stephen Maurer began work this Wednesday morning at Block's Auto Service. He was employed at the time he edited the service two years ago, according to the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Maurer
Block
Steve
Funeral Rites Friday For Mrs Harvey 76 Former Local Resident
Funeral services were held for Mrs Joseph E Harvey 78 a former Tripoli area resident who died Tuesday in Mercy hospital Waverly The rites were at St Marys church Waverly with burial in the church cemetery A rosary was said Thursday night at Kaiser funeral home She was born March 12 1876 in Bremer county daughter of Thomas and Catherine McClusky She married Joseph E Harvey November 22 1904 at St Bridget Catholic church Leroy township They had lived in Waverly ten years and were active in the Catholic church She is survived by her husband a son Leo and a sister Katherine McCluskey of Waverly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Joseph E. Harvey
Waverly
Harvey
Mercy
Mrs. Harvey
Bremer County
Thomas
Catherine McClusky
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Leroy Township
Leo
Katherine McCluskey
Otto Walther Receives Service Award From Insurance Firms
Otto Walther, longtime Bremer County Mutual secretary and Square Deal Insurance Co. vice president, was honored with a watch for 33 years on the Square Deal board. He began with Bremer County Mutual in 1907, succeeding his father as secretary in 1911, and has been a key local figure with family ties in Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Walther
Bremer County Mutual Insurance Co
Square Deal Insurance Co
Des Moines
Square Deal Company
Otto
Commercial Club to Hold Regular Meeting Next Monday
Regular monthly meeting of Tripoli Commercial Club will be held at the Town hall next Monday night. Dinner at 7 p.m. served by St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church ladies. Report on a permanent promotion effort and newly elected officers will be in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Commercial Club
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Betty Jean Hay to Wed Rudi Schult in April Ceremony
April bride Betty Jean Hay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Hay, will marry Rudi Schult son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Schult Sr. on April 24 at 7 30 p m in Grace Lutheran Church Tripoli. Hay works at Frederika Produce Frederika and Schult at Oliver Tractor Co Charles City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVern Hay
Betty Jean
Rudi Schult
Hans Schult
Waverly
Grace Lutheran Church
Tripoli
Miss Hay
Frederika Produce
Frederika
Mr. Schulz
Oliver Tractor Co
Charles City
Bremer County March docket adds five criminal and eighteen civil cases
Bremer county district court near term to begin Monday presided by Judge C. H. Wild Allison. New criminal cases include State of Iowa v Gray Weaver Construction Co due to overweight, v Kelley for forgery, v Randall for OMVI, v Bagg for breaking and entering, and v Shekelton for OMVI. Civil filings name numerous plaintiffs and defendants including Wolf v Rinkleff, Lambert v Karnatz, Gorzney v Karnatz, Johnson v John son equity divorce, and multiple law actions involving Karnatz, Readlyn Hardware, Palm Orthopedic, Bremer Oil, and others. Notices posted list Smith v Shield Bantam Co and two Karnatz actions among docket items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County District Court
C. H. Wild
Allison
State of Iowa
Lawrence H. Gray
Weaver Construction Co
Joe William Kelley
Raymond John Randall
OMVI
William Bennie Bagg
Harry Andrew Shekelton
Richard Wolf
Sophia Wolf
Carl Rinkleff
Helen Rinkleff
James K. Lambert
Melvin Karnatz
Paul Gorzney
Connie Mae Johnson
Leland Arthur Johnson
Equity
Earl Thompson
Merle Usher
H. E. Sorenson Company
E. A. Dettmering
Readlyn Hardware Company
Arthur W. Palm
Palm Orthopedic Appliance Company
Thomas Dixon
Walter F. Ducker
Wm. B. Ducker
Bremer Oil Company
R. L. Mummelthei
Dolores Hunemuller
Cecil E. Morse
Gertrude Oldenburger
Ben F. Oldenburger
Paul Waddell
William R. Brown
Doris Brown
Colburn Feed Mill
Charles Olds
Carl Abbas
Harry Bergman
Bergman Concrete Products Company
Raymond Blanch
Anna Sagert
Railway Express Agency, Inc
E. B. Knowles
Everett Hildebrandt
LeRoy Bauer
Gladys Bauer
Hol-Dem Electric Fencer Co
Ernest Dettmering
Leona Dettmering
Vernon F
Carl M. Smith
Robert E. Smith
Ruth D. Smith
Shield Bantam Co
Two Specialists To Hold Dairy Meeting Here
Bremer County extension service sponsors a dairy meeting at Tri Poli Town hall on March 24 at 8 p.m. Extension dairyman Donald Voelker will discuss marketing problems and ways to reduce labor costs which account for about 30 percent of milk production. The meeting covers new marketing problems in recent weeks and invites all Bremer county dairying residents to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County Extension Service
Tripoli Town Hall
Donald Voelker
Extension Dairyman
Bremer County
Tripoli 4-H Club Hosts Crane Representative Talk
The Tri poli Boosters 4-H club met at the Crane Creek church basement with Jim Fuchs and Gary Stromer as hosts. Twenty-one members two leaders and four visitors attended. Cresco Doane Agricultural Service representative Jim Moen spoke showing slides of pole type labor-saving buildings and a model farm with modern facilities. The month included basketball in Readlyn gym and a postponed game with the Maxfield Rangers due to the state tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Boosters
4-H Club
Crane Creek Church
Jim Fuchs
Gary Stromer
Jim Moen
Cresco
Doane Agricultural Service
Readlyn
Maxfield Rangers
Bake Sale Benefit by American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a bake and food sale at Interstate Power Co. on Saturday March 19 starting at 3 o clock. Proceeds support Legion activities and community programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Interstate Power Co
Springy Weather Fades as Cold Wind Returns in Tripoli
Tripoli sees a temporary warm spell vanish under cloudy skies and a new cold wind. Temperatures dipped below freezing Tuesday morning, then warmed, before falling again at night. First spring rains totaled 0.39 inches, with sun and wind aiding ground drying. Local resident chatter of spring fever and fishing optimism contrasts with forecasts of several days of cold, unsettled weather. Weather data tracked daily extremes through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
E. C. Biermann
Post Office Renews Lease On Building For Five Years
The Tri poli Post Office has renewed its lease for another five years. Congressman H. R. Gross informed The Leader last Thursday. The department sought larger quarters locally but received no response.
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Post Office
Tripoli
H. R. Gross
Three More County Schools Earn 100 Percent in Dental Work
Three county schools completed dental programs and received a perfect 100 percent rating. Dayton No 2, Douglas No 7, and Sumner No 3 list teachers and numerous staff members connected to the finished projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton No. 2
Martyn Lau
Janice Stahr
Dennis Mohlis
Roger Buhr
James Kasemeier
Janet Hoppenworth
Clarence Meier
Harold Ferguson Jr
Larry Kasemeier
Harold Ferguson
Leon Korte
Duane Mohlis
Donna Korte
Larry Buhr
Marlys Kasemier
Diane Kasemeier
Richard Schedtler
Marlene Kasemeier
Tommy Schultz
David Pries
James Hoppenworth
Suzanne Schultz
Judy Kasemeier
Virgil Pries
Douglas No. 7
Marion Tucker
Mary Bergmann
Stephen Brase
Joyce Oberheu
Duane Waterman
Lynn Brase
Rosemary Garner
Carol Joens
Janice Stumme
Elaine Klenzman
Marian Stumme
Paulette Brase
Janelda Obe
Perry Goering
Zelda Meyer
Bonnie Burke
Janice Hill
Janette Meyer
Dennis Niemeyer
Judy Brunscheon
Carol Hill
Carold Meyer
Larry Wilharm
Deadline April 1 On Paying County Property Taxes
Bremer county property taxes are due and payable. Taxes must be paid before April 1 to avoid a penalty on the first installment due March 1. Residents may pay at American Savings Bank which holds the amounts due on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
American Savings Bank
Missionary Rev Lou Long to Speak at Tripoli Church
The Rev Lou Lewis Long of Nagpada Neighborhood House Bombay India will speak at Tripoli Congregational Church next Sunday afternoon and evening. Long directs a wide social action center serving all races and classes with medical aid child welfare and crafts while promoting evangelistic and church work in the Mumbai area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Congregational Church
Lou Lewis Long
Congregational Christian Social Service
Nagpada
Bombay
India
American Board
Fire inspection planned for all Tripoli businesses
Fire Chief Howard Holm announced a two week inspection period for all Tripoli business places. Fire teams of three will cover five businesses each with a leader, reporting results to the State Fire Marshal in Ames. Two new firemen, Wilbert Frahm and Robert Selek, join the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Howard Holm
Ames
Holm
Wilbert Frahm
Everett Cole
Robert Selek
Richard Schmidt
Donna Mae Lampe to Wed Arlon Meyer in April Ceremony
Mr and Mrs Herman Lampe of Fredericksburg announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Donna Mae to Arlon Meyer son of Mrs Ella Meyer Tripoli. The wedding is set for Sunday April 10 at 1 30 p m in St John s Lutheran Church Erika.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Lampe
Fredericksburg
Donna Mae, Lawler
Arlon Meyer
Ella Meyer
Tripoli
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Frederika
Husband Of Former Tripoli Resident Dies In Auto Crash
George L. Williams 60 of Elcho Wisconsin died March 3 in an auto accident while returning from a sales meeting in Clinton. He was husband of former Tripoli resident Josephine Krull. Survived by wife two sons Wendell and Allan Elcho and a daughter Thressa Mrs Robert Brandenburg Green Bay. Funeral private March 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
George L. Williams
Elcho
Wis
Williams
Josephine Krull
Mr. Williams
Oran
Washington
Iowa
Clinton
Wendell
Allan
Elcha
Thressa
Robert Brandenburg
Green Bay
Readlyn School Reorganization Meeting Set for Thursday
Readlyn will hold a school reorganization meeting tomorrow at 8 p m in the Readlyn high school building. Speaker will be John Schultz from Des Moines, a consultant on reorganization for the Iowa State Department of Public Instruction. All interested are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Readlyn High School
John Schultz
Des Moines
Iowa State Department of Public Instruction
Ko One Injured In Crash On Sunday South Of Tripoli
A Sunday night collision three miles south of Tripoli caused $700 to $800 in damage. A 1954 Ford driven by Henry Schlichting of Tripoli met a 1950 Ford driven by Thomas Price Jr. of Tripoli. The cars sideswiped as they passed. Price’s car went into a ditch but did not roll over. No serious injuries were reported.
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Ko One
Tripoli
Ford
Henry Schlichting
Thomas Price Jr
Schlichting
Price
Savings Bond Sales Hit 26 Percent Of 1955 Quota
Bremer county total for January February 1955 tied at 353062 dollars about 26.84 percent of its quota. Iowa two month sales reached 39056989 dollars or 24 percent of the annual quota with 52 counties above state average led by Mitchell county at nearly 40 percent. Purchases rose over 1954 by over 3500000 dollars with surrounding counties Butler Chickasaw and Fayette reporting substantial figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Iowa
Mitchell County
Butler
Chickasaw
Fayette
Pvt Harlan Happel Completes Wheel Vehicle Repair Course
Pvt Harlan J. Happel son of Mr and Mrs William Happel Readlyn completed the Wheel Vehicle Repair course at the Ord nance Automotive school in Atlanta Ga He is among more than 70000 trainees worldwide since the school began in 1941
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Harlan Happel
Georgia
Atlanta General Depot
Atlanta, Ga
Harlan J. Happel
William Happel
Readlyn
Ordnance Automotive School
Local School Elections Proceed With Broad Yet Light Turnout
Last Monday in the area school elections followed form with incumbents and candidates elected. In Tripoli 38 ballots favored J. M. Snyder for a three year director term. Frederika chose Lawrence Bockhaus to a three year seat succeeding Martha Rewoldt who did not seek reelection. Bremer County results showed Wm. E. Mueller leading Henry Lau for a member-at-large, Readlyn elected a full board with multiple two and three year terms, Denver reported all candidates elected with 46 votes, and new officers included Alvin Sassmann Elmer Schumacher and Lorenz Doepke as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
J. M. Snyder
Frederika
Lawrence Bockhaus
Martha Rewoldt
Bremer County
Readlyn
Stanley Gehrke
Carl E. Wenzke
Victor Happel
E. W. Matthias
Arthur Wolff
Ervin Stahlhut
Denver
Alvin Sassmann
Elmer Schumacher
Lorenz Doepke
Cancer Fund Drive Starts At Meeting In Waverly
Kickoff meeting for the Bremer County Cancer Fund drive will be held at 7 30 p m in the Little Theatre Wartburg college Waverly Norman Fintel campaign chairman announced over the next weeks organizers plan to begin solicitation April was designated for the drive Town and township organizers from several communities named with further appointments to follow The city of Waverly and the town of Tripoli already have Community Chest drives with the American Cancer Society participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Little Theatre
Wartburg College
Waverly
Norman Fintel
Hazel Bowers
Frederika
Alvin Lynes
Plainfield
Jackson
LaVern Herman
Fairbank
Don Napoli
Oran
Franklin
Everette Hildebrandt
Jefferson
Gerald Harrington
Lafayette
Laverne Moeller
Washington
Warren
Fremont
Dayton
Douglas
Marfield
Tripoli
American Cancer Society
Six From Tripoli At Oelwein Banquet For Employers
About 350 people attended the annual Employer-Employee banquet of the Oelwein Chamber of Commerce last Thursday at the Moose Country club. M. L. Kapp of Interstate Power Co. spoke on improving employer employee relations and understanding between management and workers. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bock, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Steward, E. H. Stehn, and Arlene Fink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Bock
Walter Steward
E. H. Stehn
Arlene Fink
Oelwein Chamber of Commerce
Moose Country Club
M. L. Kapp
Interstate Power Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Community Chest
Kuker
Ripoli Implement
Insurance Co
Bertha Movehlis
Russell
Robert
Margaret
State Bank of
The
Production Credit Association
Debt Adjustment Board
Commercial Club
Bake Sale
Loy Lewis Long
Medical Welfare Center
Church World Service
Mr. Long
Bombay City
Donna Mae Lampe
Readlyn School
Mueller
Waverly Thurs
Oelwein
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