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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1957
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is the official Tripoli Iowa newspaper for Bremer County. Published weekly since 1894 with publisher William A. Buckley. Subscription rates are $3.00 per year in Iowa and $3.50 elsewhere.
An editorial urges Tripoli to adopt curb and gutter drainage as the cornerstone of a durable street system. It argues current oiling and repeated thaw damage wastes funds and calls for council led engineering and contracting work to install proper drainage, with long term cost savings and property value benefits.
Wayne Humphreys of New Providence retires after 37 years as a rural carrier. He logged about 550000 miles on his routes, marking a long career on the job.
Pinhook Ray Kuethe was a Wednesday caller in the Will Bentley home. Mr and Mrs Tom Burke and son Marlowe, Mr and Mrs Clyde McConkey attended funeral services for Earl Houck of Manly at the funeral home in Fredericksburg Tuesday afternoon with burial in Mentor cemetery here. Grace Hahn helped Mrs Edna Richmond with work at the Frederika cafe Wednesday. Herman ODay spent the weekend with relatives at New Hampton. Lucille Dilley was a Wednesday caller in the Howard Van Brocklin home. Mr and Mrs Clyde McConkey attended funeral services for Harvey Clary, Edmonton, Canada, at Alcock cemetery Saturday afternoon. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Weigens, Waterloo, was baptized Sunday at St Bridg ets Catholic church here by Rev Joseph Kleiner. She received the name Deborah Ann. Sponsors were uncle and aunt of Waucoma, Mrs Howard Van Brocklin Jr. and sons, Waterloo, spent Tuesday with Mrs Howard Van Brocklin Sr. Doneth Zipsie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Zipsie had an appendectomy at Sumner hospital Friday morning. Mrs Derwood Leach is a surgical patient in Sumner hospital. Mrs Arnold Rieck entertained the Farm Bureau ladies at her home Thursday afternoon. The lesson on Buy Clothes for the Family was given by Lucille Dilley and Mrs Clifford Cram. Lunch was served by Mrs Arnold Rieck and Mrs Robert Fagenbaum. Mrs Raymond Kuethe and Mrs Robert Fagenbaum attended kindergarten meeting at Sumner Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Howard Van Brocklin Sr. spent Wednesday evening in the Emil Matthias
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Grahlman welcomed a daughter born March 14 at Sumner hospital. Brocklin Sr. visited the Albert Rieck home Thursday evening. Christine Mirs moved from Allen Memorial Waterloo to Sumner Community hospital. her condition is unchanged. Steven Mark and Carol Rieck of Janesville visited grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rieck Saturday. Fred Thies and daughters spent Sunday with Emil Matthias. John Fay called on Mrs. Derwood Leach and Mrs. Dale Grahlman at Sumner hospital Thursday. Mike Grahlman stayed with aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bock in Tripoli.
The District Court of Bremer County Iowa records an instrument purporting to be the last will and codicil of Ernst Kammeyer deceased at the Court House in Waverly on April 15 1957 at 10:00 AM to probate if any, with Mary C. Loucks Clerk signing the notice. A lamb on the Clarence Tomas farm near Red Oak was born with five legs.
Multiple transfers recorded by referee P. M. Long involve Minnie M Zwanziger and Ray mond Eick with spouses for nominal sums of 1 and 22 cents, and H A Dettmering with spouse conveying parts of sections 6 and 10 for 1 dollar. Transfers list various quarter and half section describers with revenue stamps of 55 cents to 8.25 dollars and detail parcels including northwest and southwest fractions in township 93 range 13 and related parcels in sections 25 and 1g with spouses named White and Bump in 93-14.
Vintage creamery gear offered includes a walk in refrigerator 6 by 8 by 8 1/2 feet with compressor six years old a wash tank Friday butter printer two vats 300 gallons each Arctic ice machine 5 hp Century motor sweet water cooling 7 years old Viking cream pump 1 hp Century motor nearly new steam can washer stainless steel receiving tank with strainer 36 sample bottles with rack cast iron steam heater test bottles moisture and cream scales electric juice tester 24 bottle Fairbanks butter scale 100 pounds 1 000 pound Vane churn butter bench on wheels 20 hp Bros boiler buttermilk tank 3 by 8 by 2 feet buttermilk tank stand plus creamery supplies.
An inventory of shop items includes a Tri Clover pump with 114 inch pipe and multiple motors from Century and Westinghouse, various adding machines, work tables, a steel slate bench, V belts, a stainless steel pail, a bench vise, a pipe wrench, stoker and switch boxes, ladders, a McDonald water system, lawn fencing with posts, a water filter, a Red Comet fire extinguisher, assorted pipes and valves, tape machine, and related hardware.
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