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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1964
Page
7
A lengthy list of Sunday and weekday calls and visits across Sumner Waverly New Hampton Plainfield La Porte City Cedar Falls and other towns. Many households hosted or visited relatives and friends including the Buhr Mohlis and Heideman families and middle Iowa communities throughout the week.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Buchholz and Barry visited Wood Dale Illinois to meet their new grandson Michael Richard Buchholz born March 4 weighing 10 pounds 5 ounces at home. The great grandmother Mrs Martha Cosby of Waterloo accompanied them. They also visited O Hare airport and Randhurst shopping center. Mr and Mrs Vern Bolte of Tripoli welcomed a daughter Lisa Marie born Saturday March 14 at Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces.
Jennifer Colburn of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend with her mother Mrs Kathryn Colburn. Several households hosted guests including Mrs Anna Weires Carol Waverly at the Ray Fink home and Mr and Mrs Donald James from Waterloo at the Robert Selck home. Additional gatherings included the Frahms in Waterloo and a Fredericksburg visit by E A Kleiss. The Busse children vacationed in West Union with Larry and family. Extensions of visits covered Readlyn Dunkerton and Waverly with Hoppenworth Harms and Heideman households hosting dinners or weekend stays.
Mr and Mrs Ray Fink had their son Paul Joseph baptized Friday evening at Immaculate Conception Catholic church Sumner by Father Joseph Kleiner. Sponsors were Mr and Mrs William Kammeyer Waterloo.
Mr and Mrs Fred Holm Mrs S A Maurer and Hazel Pierce attended funeral services for the former s niece Mrs Jessie Ligue at New Hampton Thursday afternoon Burial was in Fremont cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Maurer attended the wake for Mrs. Loddy Hrdlicka in New Hampton Sunday evening. Mrs. Hrdlicka was a classmate of Mr. Maurer.
Oliver Estrem of Dennison Minnesota spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Anna Pagel to help observe her 95th birthday. Attending Sunday were John Estrem Jr and family Lois Estrem Harlan Estrem and others from Northfield Kenyon Hawkeye Cedar Falls New Hampton Waterloo Tripoli. On Tuesday neighbors friends and relatives joined to mark the occasion.
A Sunday bridal shower in Tripoli Town Hall honored Jack lyn Lobeck with hostessing by Karen Mary and Sandra Struck. Twenty one ladies attended. Miss Lobeck, daughter of Carl and Mrs Lobeck, Tripoli, will wed Terry Taylor April 10 at 7:30 in Grace Lutheran Church. He is the son of Robert J. and Mrs Taylor, Cedar Falls, former Tripoli area resident.
A potluck dinner Thursday honored Ernest Kalso's birthday at his home. Attendees included George Rhodes Mason City John Wike Mary Rockford Chris Kalso Fred Waskow Walter Kalso Evansdale Herman Waskow Sumner Al Porter Westgate and Henry Dravis. Evening guests were Al Stevens Sumner. The Cousins card party followed Saturday at the Edwin Ruth home with Merrill Jacobs Clarksville John Busma Milan Ellison Waverly Alvin Sassmann Jr Eldean Mueller. High honors went to Milan Ellison and Mrs John Busma, low to Mrs Milan Ellison and John Busma.
Bremer County ASC reported 1963 crop corn under price support loans and purchase agreements totaling 876,966 bushels through January 1964, with 79,805 bushels of soybeans and 1,364 bushels of oats also under support. Nationwide, 1963 crop wheat support reached 164 million bushels by January 1964, versus 273 million in 1962 and 267 million in 1961. Final dates for corn support extend to May 31, 1964.
Wm. Luense, 84, the oldest Durant businessman, continues a full schedule and remains deeply involved in community activities. He owns a leather and harness shop and plays an active role in local life.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm Bravener and family were Friday evening guests in the Jake Timmer home Frederika in observance of his birthday.
Interstate Power Co. posted a 1963 net income of 5,303,772 dollars, up 271,612 from 1962, with 1.30 dollars per share on 3,571,960 common shares. Total dividends were 1.05 per share. Operating revenue reached 39,476,066 dollars, electric revenue up over 6 percent. The 1964 construction program totals 12,000,000 dollars with six-year plans to spend about 77,000,000 dollars to meet demand. Earnings per share for 1964 are expected to exceed 1963.
Sunday supper guests included Mr. and Mrs. David Nelson of Fredericksburg Mr. and Mrs. Leo Buchholz and family of Waverly Dale Laube of Clarksville Mr. and Mrs. Gus Redies Mr. and Mrs. Jene Kirchhoff and family and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Buchholz The occasion marked Rhonda turning one and Steven turning four.
Mr and Mrs Virgil Weidler and family attended the baptism of Randy Alan Bergman at St John’s Lutheran church in Western Douglas on Sunday Alan Weidler served as a sponsor The Weidlers were dinner guests at the Walter Bergmann home in Plainfield.
Mr and Mrs Frank Dodd and family of Waverly along with Mr and Mrs Reuben Buhr and family of Oelwein were Saturday dinner and supper guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Edward Rosenthal to help Mrs Rosenthal observe her day.
Sunday evening gathering at Sumner honored Mr. Art Niemeyer on his birthday with Mrs. Niemeyer and other guests in attendance.
Mrs Roger Boeckmann hosted a post school party Friday in honor of Lori Boeckmanns eighth birthday with friends attending after classes.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Boeckmann and family helped her mother Mrs Herman Flanscha of Sumner celebrate her 74th birthday Sunday.
Charles Ensley, 39, a muscular dystrophy patient, used about 8750 wooden matches to craft a Camp Sunnyside replica near Des Moines. He completed the project weeks ago and now resides at Ella's Nursing Home in Boone.
John Achey of near Tipton reports two Suffolk ewes produced seven lambs this year. His flock of about 170 ewes lambs on a farm five miles south of Tipton, with no assistance, yielded four and three lambs from the two ewes, all surviving. The lambs were born about a month ago.
Elizabeth Quist Anderson of Madrid celebrated her 100th birthday. She enjoys conversation and visiting friends and continues to devote substantial time to reading as her favorite hobby.
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