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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1966
Page
7
Local social notes list Mary Brewer of Charles City as a Saturday caller and multiple Sunday visits and dinners across Waverly Sumner Denver and other nearby towns. Names include Brase family Belts Heinemann Maurer Henning and many relatives, with birthdays and anniversaries noted.
Story City hosts weekend guests Mr. and Mrs. James Hartz Jody Glen and Marianne. Cedar Falls hosts Wesley Mahlstedt and family for supper. Waterloo hosts Linda Beaton and Dennis McNamee for Sunday dinner with Ed and Dennis McNamee. Sumner hosts Henry W Henning for Wednesday visit to Fred Brase. Ackley hosts Harry Juel and family visiting Dan Greenfield. West Union hosts Robert Holm Lavern Tegtmeier and Fred Holm for Sunday dinner. Dewar hosts Ed McNamee and Dennis for Friday dinner in Larry McNamee home with birthdays for Cindy McNamee and Mrs T G McNamee. Readlyn and surrounding households are guests of Art Holm and others Sunday afternoon.
In Iowa City 14 246 residents pledged their eyes after death to the Iowa Lions Eye Bank at University hospitals. Sixty one Bremer county residents signed donor cards and 338 people have received corneal transplants from the Eye Bank since 1955. The program supports corneal transplants to restore sight.
A gathering Sunday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Wolfgram’s home welcomed relatives and friends including Ernest Barbknecht Gerald Liddle Hadley Brewer Joyce Clara Lizzie Rathe Erwin Blasberg George Drewis Victor Peters Wilbert Peters James Dennis Carol Edna Wolfgram Lawrence Arns Vernon Everding Fred Rathe and Mary Chery Todd Alan. The couple formerly from Waterloo recently moved to and purchased the former John Wolfgram farm.
Mrs. Harry Juel and sons and Mrs. Melvin Bergmann with children attended the wedding of Mrs. Juel's nephew Roger Davis to Cynthia Johnson at First Lutheran Church Waterloo on Monday evening.
The 1966 ability counts writing contest winners are Robert Downey Preston Gail A Heyn Des Moines Michael Offerman Elma Judith Daub Albia and Marcia Draper Waterloo. The Iowa Manufacturers Association will award savings bonds to the top three and the first place winner Robert Downey will receive a round trip plane ticket to Washington plus $100 expense money from the Iowa Federation of Labor.
The Acker-Matthias American Legion Auxiliary met March 14 with Mrs. Wil bert Becker as guest and initiation officer. New members include Clarice Griese Carolyn Donna Janet Lisa and others. The unit holds 77 members, 17 above the 1966 Iowa department goal, and the Junior Auxiliary reported community favors for Glenwood Children’s Home and more. A flag-display campaign for Denver homes was announced with home display sets offered under eight dollars. Hostesses were Mrs. Carl Meier and Mrs. Ernest Vogel.
Mr and Mrs James Damon of Waterloo marked their 25th anniversary this Sunday at home. They wed March 19 1941 Edith Buls of Tripoli is his wife. They have two children Roger in Vista California and Janet at home. Thirty guests attended from Sumner Fairbank Tripoli Green River Cedar Rapids and Waterloo.
Alice Ann Seestrom and Eugene M. Oltrogge wed at the First Unitarian Church in Dallas with Rev. James P. Wilkes officiating. The bride wore a white pique gown with guipure lace and a watteau train. Barbara Van Gilder served as maid of honor with bridesmaids Caroline Cox and Marijo Lyle among others.
The Tripoli Leader reports the marriage of Janet Weller of Jacksonville Ill and M Wayne Oltrogge of Clear Lake Iowa. They wore lime green gowns and matching hats, with best man M Wayne Oltrogge and guests from Dallas Des Moines and Chicago area. After a 10 day New Orleans honeymoon they plan a European tour, both teach at St Mark's School of Texas.
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