Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Tripoli Leader in Tripoli, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Tripoli Leader

Location

Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1931

Page

2

Siegel and Waverly Social Roundup Highlight Local Visits

Sunday afternoon visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Will Grebein and daughters at the Herman Bahlman home. Many neighbors and relatives attended birthday celebrations and confirmations. Notable mentions include Gustave Buls’s health update after hospital care, and numerous trips to nearby towns such as Postville Tripoli and Luana. Families shared news, hosted gatherings, and helped with barn construction plans.

Local Social Roundup in Spring Fountain Area

Mrs Edna Ganske and daughter Henrietta with Mrs Henry Meyer and son Marion spent Thursday with Mrs Fred Bodermann. August Meyer ill at home. Henry Meyer hosts guests Sunday. Rudy Warneke and sons Ervin and Herbert visited Earl Meyer home. John Struck and daughters visited Leslie Schmidt home. Will Meswarth of Waverly visited with daughter and family. Earl and Ernie Meyer and Will Meyer families visited John Meyer. Ervin Volker and Harry, Leo and Dalton Meyer spent Friday with John Struck. Ford Meyer visited Mrs Joe Volker in Waverly. Meyer to remain a few days. Earl Meyer and Ernie with John Struck and daughter visited Ford Meyer. John Struck and daughters visited Fred Wolfgram Sr and John Sassaman homes. Albert Reick and sons visited Alvin Summer home Wednesday. Reick’s wife went to Sumner to visit her ill mother Mrs Will Smith. August Steege hosted Lenora’s 17th birthday with card games. Esther Clara Martha Braun, Walter Norman Kuepker, Leonard Steege, Louie Fred Braun, Sophia Braun and daughters Ruby Carmen present. Neighbors surprised Henry Meyer Sunday evening.

Meyer Theodore Stahlhut Herman Stahlhut Fred Bodermann Herbert Luke Hannaman Mabel Paul Schroede Louie Bodermann Arlene Edna Ganske Victor Henrietta John Struck Ruby Carmen Alvin Sommer Maxine Darlene Leighton Louie Meyer Verla Emil Steege Geraldine Albert Reich Allen and Marlowe Delores Eugene Henry Meyer Marion August Meyer Rudy Warneke Ervin and Earl Meyer Leslie Schmidt Will Meswarth Waverly Will Smith August Steege Lenora Ohn Struck Low Esther Braun Esther Clara Martha Braun Walter Norman Kuepker Leonard Steege Louie Fred Braun Sophia Braun

Neighborhood five hundred party at Johnnie Nerge home

A social evening in PINHOOK featured Progressive five hundred with Leone Aegerter and James Meighan winning first prizes while consolation prizes went to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wendt. Numerous neighbors visited and shared accounts of recent events and Sunday gatherings across nearby homes.

Family Doctor Made Millions of Friends

Fifteen years after graduation Dr Caldwell became famous for a single prescription and today Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is the world’s most popular laxative. Millions rely on its original herbal formula for constipation headaches biliousness nausea and related issues. It is gentle safe for women and children and remains a doctor’s safe bowel aid.

Caldwell Dr. Caldwell

Colwell Death, Anniversary Gatherings Mark Week

Wm Mahlstedt senior dies of pneumonia in Colwell at his daughter’s home. Services held at his son Peter Mahlstedt’s house. Community mourns as Mahlstedt’s friends recall his visits. Other items note hospital patient Nerge, visits by Aegerter family, and Louie Sell tenth wedding anniversary with a mock wedding and prizes. Lucile Dilley begins teaching in Sumner No 2.

Pete Mahlstedt Colwell Wm. Mahlstedt Harry White Earl Webster Ed Webster Arlene Albert Nerge Waverly Cletus Earl Aegerter Fredericksburg Wm. Aegerter Ernest Heineman Buck Creek Louie Sell Clyde Webster Archie Eastland Grant Rourke John Lawton Leslie Fay Clyde McConkey Albert Fay Duane Fay Donald Fay Marie Webster Nellie Eastland Charley Ribbeck Agnes Hannaman Jim Valker Lucile Dilley Sumner No. 2 Wm. Aegetter Charles Thompson Albert Smelser Roy Rathbone

Entertainments and social visits across several towns

Five hundred attended with prizes won by Mercedes Rathbone and Wm Aegerter. Phil Rourke visited the Grant Rourke and Alfred Griffen homes. Marjorie Marsh stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs John Marsh. Esther Buhr of New Hampton visited John Nerge. Grant Rourke and Phil Rourke called at A H Panzer home in Tripoli. Waverly callers stop by. Luke Hannaman and family visited the Grant Rourke home. Arlene Nerge, near Sumner, stays with grandparents as mother undergoes appendectomy at Mercy Hospital in Waverly.

Ron Heinkel Wm. Aegerter James Meighan Johhnie Nerge Frank Mirs Walter Thompson Mercedes Rathbone Phil Rourke Grant Rourke Alfred Griffen Marjorie Marsh John Marsh Esther Buhr New Hampton John Nerge A. H. Panzer Tripoli Johnnie Nerge Luke Hannaman Mabel Herbert Boederman Arlene Nerge Near Sumner Albert Nerge Mercy

Early 1931 Hay Outlook and Drought Concerns

Scarcely begun planting as oats emerge and spring wheat will soon join. In dry regions rain is needed for clover, grasses, alfalfa and new grass seedings. Only favorable spring weather can yield a normal hay crop. farmers bale surplus straw due to mild winter reducing bedding needs, aiming to cover roughage next winter if hay falls short.

Warren Towns and neighbors visit Hennings home

Harold and Fred Rick called at Henry Hennings home last week Tuesday evening. Erwin and Clarence Wedemeir called at John Heine's home last week Tuesday. Henry Hennings and son Arthur were Waverly business callers last week Thursday. Mrs. Arthur Pries helped at her parents' home on Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Albert Jahnke and son Claire were on the sick list last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Hagenow and...

Harold Fred Rick Henry Hennings Erwin Clarence Wedemeir John Heine Arthur Arthur Pries Albert Jahnke Claire John Hagenow

Readlyn Families Visit Around Readlyn Home Visits

Family groups visited at the homes around Readlyn including Mr and Mrs August Foelske. Miss Helen Hennings spent the week with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs Ed Hagenow at Readlyn. Miss Delia Pries was at Bremer with Mr and Mrs Arthur Pries. Mr and Mrs John Hagenow and family and Mr and Mrs Henry Hennings and family were visitors.

August Foelske Readlyn Helen Hennings Ed Hagenow Delia Pries Arthur Pries Bremer John Hagenow Henry Hennings

Readlyn Home Hosts Sunday Readinyes Iteration?

A fragment from a Readlyn home event mentions visitors at the residence on Sunday, with unclear details due to damaged OCR text. The readable portion points to a local gathering or visit but lacks concrete names, dates, or actions to specify.

Movies Beat Boys in Weekend Box Office?

Estimates indicate over 38 million children and pic ture showgoers weekly in the United States as new releases attract families. Officials note strong attendance across theaters, with persistent interest in youth entertainment and educational programming amid ongoing schedules.

Blood Pressure Variation in a Centenarian Case

A report notes blood pressure readings in a centenarian patient, highlighting a normal variation of about ten points around a baseline near one hundred. The text implies careful monitoring of an elderly individual’s cardiovascular status.

Different Parts of Iowa Are Strongly Affected by Drought

Des Moines Iowa March 25 About the driest place in the agricultural producing region of the United States outside irrigated districts is the central and northwest portions of Iowa where rainfall since December 1 is the least in about 59 years Dust storms have been frequent in March in this area In contrast the southern tiers of counties had heavy snow at the end of the first week in March with drifts still in place though nearly all melted from most areas The snow benefited dry hills in valleys and field work has progressed with some farmers reporting spring plowing completed in the northeast yet the drought and shifting conditions persist across the state

Des Moines Iowa United States Weather and Crop Bureau Iowa Department of Agriculture

Also Mentioned on This Page

Siegel Will Grebien Herman Bahlman Carl Schwarze Randolph Postville Wm. Tegtmeier Herman George Boeckman Gustave Buls Otto Buls Borchert Hospital Mercy Hospital Henry Moeller Ernest Wendt Williamstown George Mundtrom Will Bockhaus Charles Schwemm Ernest Hoppenworth Luana Will Meyer Arthur Stumme Maxfield L. F. Bergman C. G. Gerlach Waterloo Hedwig Gerlach Rosa Rodemyer Margaret Schwemm Selma Bergman Carl Mattiesen Gustave Schwemm Vernon Quade Leslie Vogt Erwin Hoppenworth Marvin Wm. Bull Henry Vogt Oscar Quade Carl Boeckman Conrad Meyer Wm. Boeckman Henry Homan Evangelical Church K. Pfieffer Esther Bierman Florence Bierman Leona Koppenmeier Elda Korte Meta Mueller Lorenz Bierman Alfred Buchholz Lorenz Buls Vernon Buls Pau Drape Pinhook Leone Aegerter Otto Wendt Byron Heikel Jim Meighan Bernice Leonard Leroy James Ed Olds Sam Hinkley Guy Brown Jake Diedrich Art Kucker Helen Clarence O'Day Ruth Glenn Paul Inez Ealert Harold Kingsley Herman O’day Frederika Louie Tegtmeier Plainfield Marie Richard Barrett Rosemont Minnesota Lee Dilley Herman Buss Denver Bud Fay Verdeen Carl Bunger George Wolfgram Warren Towns Ky |Idenes Automobile J. C. Koch Tripoli, Iowa the State Automobile Insurance Ass'n Insurance Exchange Palace Theater Waverly, Iowa George Bancroft the Hawk Charles Farrell Janet Gaynor America Dorothy Mackaill Mey RADIO General Motors Radio Corporation Wayne W. Acken Robinson’s Jewelry Store Tripoli and Rural Radio- Phonograph Sheraton Pioneer Petra Tripoli Hardware Co Goodytear Goodyear Goodyear Pathfinder H. H. Buhr
Search Courier

Search the Tripoli Leader Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Tripoli Leader?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication