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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1973
Page
1
Embargo plans for roadway improvements include a five mile blacktop project along Clytop Road from Highway 3 north to Highway 93 and Bremer road connections toward Readlyn. The notice lists routes C33 C50 and 63 with northward extensions and intersections near Breen and Readlyn in Hardin County.
Tripoli Jaycees sponsor a spring community auction in North Park on Saturday May 14. Residents may sell items they no longer need at the rummage sale, which begins in the morning. Each item is handled through a wide community sale in the park.
A notice from Tripoli reports that 3Es FRATERNN ore 80n of Mr and Mrs Wendell Jordan have pledged a fraternity at the University of Northern Iowa in Falls.
A public program on corn grain quality is planned for March 27 at Iowa State University. Organizers from the Marketing Division of the State Department of Agriculture and experts from ISU will discuss moisture, storage, and quality standards and answer questions from attendees.
Funeral services are pending at Chenoweth Funeral Home in Fredericksburg for Raymond French who died at his TriPoli home Wednesday morning. He is survived by his wife, one daughter Mrs. Jerry Finder of Tripoli, and two grandchildren.
Mary Jo Burrow and Linda Brase of Tripoli High School join 45 youths and 4 counselors on the Washington D C United Nations youth study tour sponsored by United Methodist churches Waterloo district. The itinerary includes Gettysburg Washington Mount Vernon Arlington Cemetery White House and meetings with Congressmen Gross and Senators Hughes and Clark. The group then goes to New York for three days and returns to Iowa March 24.
Mary Schmidt of Tripoli leads the class of Hawkeye Tech's 63 graduates in a Friday evening ceremony. The 8 p.m. exercises will be in the Scholtz room at the Waterloo Recreation Center.
Farmers invited to Capon Dinner Friday March 23 at 12 in Tripoli town hall. Sponsored by Wapsie Produce Decorah and Kent Feeds, promoted by Tri poli Feed and Grain. No reservations needed for farmers attending. Topic will be predicted capon feeding costs this year versus last year. Meeting ends with Q and A session.
Donald Schrage of Plainfield has been named Bremer county chairman for the Cancer Fund Drive starting April 1. Rev. W. D. Weidler announced the appointment while outlining a March 26 kickoff for chairmen and volunteers at 1 30 p m in Waverly. Campaign supplies will be distributed to area chairmen then.
Applications are being accepted for County Judicial Magistrate positions in Bremer County per District Court Judge B C Sullivan of Rockford Iowa. Three magistrates are expected to be appointed after April 1 with written applications detailing qualifications.
Maple Hills Country Club schedules a spring cleanup for Saturday March 24 starting at 1 PM with a tentative Sunday session for weather delay. A Saturday evening meal is planned with attendees urged to bring meat for grilling while the rest will be prepared at the club.
Bremer County Rural Women's Day will be held Tuesday March 27 at Grace Lutheran church in Tripoli. The noon luncheon begins the program. Speaker Ken Thatcher will address attendees. Tickets cost 1.25 dollars. reservations through Mrs K H Hoppenworth. Deadline for tickets is Friday March 23. All Bremer county women are invited.
Ann Fink and Jackie Boeckman earned all state honorable mention honors from the Des Moines Register and the Iowa Daily Press Association. Ann is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Fink and Jackie is the daughter of Mrs Angie Boeckman.
Fremont cemetery association will hold its annual meeting on Friday March 23 at 2 00 p m in the Ruth Woodcock home Tripoli with members urged to attend.
The Tripoli High School music departments present the annual senior high swing show on Friday March 23 at 8:00 p.m. in the high school gym. The theme is New World Coming with vocal and instrumental groups stage band solos and student comedy skits. Admission is 1.25 for adults and 0.75 for students with no reserved seats.
Jerry Burrow of Tripoli among 64 students who received certificates of completion at the close of Iowa State University's winter quarter Farm Operation program. The course targets students unable to attend college during spring and fall farm duties. Credits earned may be applied toward a four year B S degree if they continue.
The FDA calls for disclosure of nutritional quality and cholesterol and fat content labeling. It would curb health claims for supplements and restrict vitamin and mineral components. Industry must begin using new labels by December 31, 1973, with full marketplace compliance by December 31, 1974.
Bremer County Farm Bureau Women sponsor a bus trip to Pella for the tulip festival on May 10. Bus departs Waverly at 7:30 a.m. Cost is $6.50 with reservations due by May 5. Call Mrs. K. H. Hoppenworth or Mrs. E. H. Lahmann to reserve.
Sue Pleggenkuhle among 24 Hawkeye Institute of Technology students named to Who's Who in American Colleges. Selection based on scholarship leadership activities and community participation. Sue is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Sherwood Pleggenkuhle of Frederika.
The Lions host the third annual Career Night at Denver High School on Tuesday March 27 with a 7 30 pm start in the gym. Eighth and ninth graders join seniors for workshops in farming medicine construction trades electronics and more with about twenty resource people present.
Bremer County Extension Service schedules tractor safety sessions for 8th to 10th graders in Waverly and Sumner. Cost is 10 dollars per student with certificates issued after 24 hours of instruction. Instructors are Dave Williams in Waverly and John Scott in Sumner.
Music students of Mrs John Craft of rural Denver presented a piano recital at the Craft home on March 17. Participants listed include Eric Armstrong Waverly Neal Armstrong Trendt Bohr Jody Bast Randy Bast Melany Koschmeder Mira Koschmeder Readlyn John Gleason David Gleason Kim Gleason Theresa Kuhrt Tripoli.
Clair Nichols will auction his farm equipment at the farm four miles east of Tri poli on Thursday March 29 starting at 1 00 p m The sale also includes Abie Adelmund equipment with terms cash and removal after settlement Hexom and Dean of Waverly act as auctioneers and the First National Bank of Sumner will clerk the sale
Tripoli Community School, the THS athletic department, and Tripoli Commercial Club plan an all-sports banquet on Friday March 30 at 7:00 p.m. in the high school gym. Parents and fans are invited for a pot luck dinner. Coaches from basketball track football golf wrestling and baseball will recognize the athletes.
The Woman's club convenes tonight at the Town Hall with a program titled Guiding Light for Youth focusing on Drugs Alcohol Abortions and the Pill. Mrs W B Weeber chairs the event with hostesses Mrs E W Kirchhoff and Mrs David West assisting.
Sixty-four members and wives attended the Tripoli Commercial Club ladies night dinner at Maple Hills Country Club. Entertainment featured a male vocal quartet from the Fayette area and Beverly Vaninger, Consumer Consultant for Peoples Natural Gas, on the program.
Iowa shows a drop in cattle feeders to about 36 000 last year, down 3 000 from the prior year and far below 46 000 five years earlier. Large lots over 1 000 head stay at 170, 9 percent of fed cattle, with small gains in size distribution and a continued share decline of Iowa fed cattle to about 14 percent of the U S total.
Cash receipts from soybeans reached a record 4.1 billion dollars in 1972, 14 percent above 1971 and 800 million above corn. George W. Kramer of the USDA notes soybeans first surpassed corn. 1973 projections suggest soybeans remain the leading cash crop.
Friday callers at the H. W. Peters home celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary. Participants included Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Kosch meder and Pastor John Albrecht of Readlyn. Evening visitors: Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Richmann of Waverly, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peters, and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Heideman. Weekend visitors included Rev. and Mrs. Erich Dornbusch, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sassman and family, and Mrs. August Tonne.
On Sunday March 18 Mr and Mrs Arthur Holm were honored at their 48th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at the Clarksville Cafe. Present were Merle and Linda Smith Duane Chuck Winkey Dwayne Sessler Jeremy Janet John Lubben Clara Dettmer Judy Dettmer Steve Garner Darwin Boldt and Milius of Tripoli.
Glenda Matthias of Frederika has been named to Parsons College fall Dean's List. She is among 33 Parsons juniors elected to Green Key, a campus honorary chosen by Omicron for academic leadership and service. Members serve as convocations ushers and campus guides.
The Acker Matthias American Legion and Auxiliary of Denver selects 1973 Girls' and Boys State candidates. Nancy Wente will represent the Auxiliary with Barbara Schmidt as alternate. For Hawkeye Boys' State, Dan Bartels and Mel Canfield will attend, with Tim McCready and Tom Fasse as alternates.
Roy Downing of the Iowa Conservation Commission notes new rules require Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices for every passenger. Boats under 16 feet need PFDs for each person. 16 feet and over require jackets or vests plus one throwable device. Kok? The changes target owners of boats 16 feet or longer and will shape gear purchases this boating season.
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