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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1965
Page
5
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Community members and relatives from Cedar Falls Waverly Readlyn Sumner Hudson Fairbank and surrounding towns visited and shared meals at numerous homes including the Tartar Heine Holm Maurer and Buhr households. Guests greeted birthdays celebrated Allan and Anna Pagel with family and friends present during weekend visits and dinners.
Mr and Mrs Orville Niemeyer of Sumner welcomed Sylvia Mae Niemeyer for baptism at St John s Lutheran church in Sumner. Sponsors were Mrs Larry Warneke Mrs Wilbur Mahlstedt and Wanda Haynes. Dinner and supper guests at the Niemeyer home included multiple relatives from Sumner Hawkeye and surrounding areas.
Potluck guests for Mr and Mrs H W Peters included Mr and Mrs H H Richmann of Waverly Mr and Mrs Walter Peters Janet and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Heideman. Evening visitors were Mr and Mrs Romaine Brase and family Sumner.
Gerald Funk, after more than four years in the Air Force, received his discharge in late February. He stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Koch for two days before departing Sunday to St. Louis to take a service position with the Xerox Corporation.
Mr and Mrs P L Crittenden came home Saturday evening after eight weeks of travel in Texas and Phoenix Arizona.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Eichmann and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fink attended the Third District VFW meeting at Cresco on Sunday.
Yvonne Faye Kueker and Merie Gillett were married March 14 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Denver. Rev Ronald Fink officiated the double ring ceremony before 180 guests with music by Randy Holm and Julie Skaar. The couple will reside in Waterloo after a brief honeymoon.
Denver residents gain toll free dialing to Waterloo Cedar Falls and Waverly as part of a 375000 expansion funded by a customer survey. Letters explained direct distance dialing and service use to the three cities.
Gary Krumm son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Krumm confirmed Sunday evening at Immaculate Conception church Sumner Archbishop Byrnes of Dubuque officiated Also confirmed were John and Ann Fink children of Mr and Mrs Ray Fink Sunday supper guests in the Fink home were Carol Weires Mrs Marshall Carpenter and family Waverly and Mrs Wm Kammeyer Waterloo
Mr. and Mrs. Burt Fisher of Plainfield celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary with a potluck gathering at Waverly. Relatives attended from Ray Mond, Waterloo, Janesville, Waverly, Plainfield, Finchford, Nashua and Tripoli. The Fishers are parents of Mrs. Les Kelsey and Mrs. Victor Kelsey of Tripoli.
Convalescing Mrs. V. G. Goebel returned Sunday from Iowa City where she spent two weeks at the Dan Jahnke home. She also visited the James Luhrs family in Cedar Rapids where Mrs. Jahnke had been a hospital patient.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Biermann returned Saturday after spending three weeks at the Daryl Biermann home in Eldora. Mrs. Biermann is home after recent surgery at Iowa City and is improving at this time.
Mrs Otto Buls underwent minor surgery Friday morning in Waterloo and returned home Tuesday.
Nancy Otterstetter of Waterloo was taken by ambulance Friday morning after a fall in her apartment caused a fractured right hip.
Mr and Mrs Walter Sommer spent Sunday afternoon visiting Mrs Josephine Bedard at St Franc is hospital in Waterloo. They also visited the Art Sommer home.
The Cedar Valley Art Association schedules a meeting Thursday at 8:00 PM in the First National Bank in Waverly. The program focuses on print making.
Mr and Mrs M W Bennett attended a concert at the music hall in Cedar Falls on Sunday afternoon. Their granddaughter Mary Susan Bennett participated in the performance.
Mrs. Lavern Hunemuller slipped on basement stairs Wednesday evening and fractured her left ankle. She is hospitalized at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.
County Extension Director Gene Vincent reports eggs of green apple aphid apple grain aphid and European red mite are hatching on fruit and shade trees. Entomologist Harold Gunderson of Iowa State University notes aphids scales and honeydew risk. a dormant spray after buds swell and above freezing for 24 hours can control pests with specific oil concentrations.
Mrs. Herman Mueller hosted 30 Farm Bureau women in Douglas township for a regular meeting on Monday evening March 15. Roll call noted desired Extension topics for next year. Home economist Pearl Pardee spoke on furnishings. upholstery workshops were announced for March 25 and 29 at the Douglas Center. Demonstrations by Esther Bockhaus on antique picture frames followed. Co hosts were Mrs. Larry Cram and Mrs. Maurice Dooly. III bour and family visited Henry Nacke at his Sumner home. Mr. Nacke is ill.
Glen Davis of Maquoketa receives the national sweepstakes trophy for a second time in two years. Since 1934 he began rabbit breeding and showing, earning about 60 trophies and over 3,000 blue and red ribbons.
The George Lieuwen family of northeast Belmond explains an egg laid on their farm bore a large letter S. The marking is noted as unusual and linked to a person or plan called Shirley. Local observers seek clarity on the symbol and its origin.
The article notes that most newsprint used in the United States originates from Canada, highlighting cross-border supply dominance and implications for U.S. publishers and pricing.
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