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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1964
Page
1
The Tripoli Commercial Club announced Easter promotion plans featuring a city egg hunt for children under 12 at Town Hall Saturday at 2 PM with free treats. Prizes include 25 canned hams for 25 winners, plus a 2 PM drawing at the American Savings Bank corner. Registration available at local merchants.
At Paul’s Lutheran Church Palm Sunday a class of five was received as communicants. Pastor Harold Meyer led the service with members Debrah Piphe Mary Kallenbach Traetow Gary Schumaker Poul Zander among those received.
Tripoli High School baseball begins practice after three weeks of workouts led by coach Ron Don. The team opens April 6 at home versus the Denver nine and follows a schedule mirroring last year with seven lettermen listed among the seniors to freshmen.
Daily weather readings taken at 6 p m except Tuesday and at 12 noon summarize maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation, and snowfall for the week from March 18 to March 24, detailing figures for each day with locations and observer notes.
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Crittenden returned after spending some time in Arizona and Texas.
The Wapsie Sportsmen's Club ladies night, postponed from March 24, will be held April 28 at Tripoli Town Hall. President Larry Vogt confirms the new date.
Henry W. Busch, a Waverly area farmer and Republican, seeks re election as Bremer county state representative. He cites valuable experience from the past general session and a current special session, supports a continuing reform plan and hopes for a permanent, smaller legislature, and notes his roles on multiple committees including agriculture, public lands and buildings, and education.
Lavern Haverkamp of Tripoli will attend the New York World's Fair as a Ford Motor Co guest. The three day two night expense paid trip is offered to every retail buyer of a new Ford 6000 tractor during Dec 16 1963 to May 31 1964, with air travel included.
Bre mer county 4-H officers will attend an officer training school at Tripoli High School at 7 30 p m on March 30. County presidents Sara and Bill Thoms will train presidents and vice presidents in meeting conduct and parliamentary procedure. Karen Pothast teaches secretaries and treasurers. Kenneth Foelske and Mary Lechtenburg train historians. Janet Youngblut and Diane Milious lead recreation. reporters learn news writing. Refreshments provided.
Readlyn voters approved the rural fire tax by 81 to 20. Funds will buy a new rural fire truck for Readlyn to replace the 18 year old current one and will also purchase equipment for Denver.
Mr and Mrs E H Kuker arrive home after a time spent in Florida.
Arnold Zander, manager of the Iowa Liquor store in Tripoli, announced the move next week. The sales operation will be closed March 30 through April 2. The new address is 205 Ist St SE, in the building formerly used as a Laundromat.
The Frederika Methodist WSCS hosts a bake sale and coffee in the old Post Office building in Frederika starting at 9 a m on Saturday March 28. Proceeds support church activities.
Mrs. Virgil Bruns returned Tuesday from Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo where she underwent surgery Friday.
The Iowa Highway Patrol testing team conducted a session at Tripoli Town Hall on Saturday serving 97 patrons. The list included 10 new operators, two expired licenses, 49 renewals, 19 chauffeur renewals, and 13 instruction permits with one driving and three written failures. The team will return to Tripoli on April 18.
A Social Security Administration representative will visit Sumner City Hall on April 8 from 9 to 11 a.m. and Waverly Courthouse on April 2, 16, and 30 from 9 to 11 a.m. Call the Waterloo district office at 234 1554, room 702, Black Hawk Building, West Fourth and Commercial Streets.
The Bremer County Association for Retarded Children meets April 7 at 8 p.m. in the Lutheran Church Service Center New Hampton. Dr Hans A Zellweger of the State University of Iowa pediatrics department will speak on retarded children. He has worked with Schweitzer and studied in Europe and Africa. Open to the public.
Mr and Mrs H W Peters and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Heidemann visited Mrs H H Richmann Sunday afternoon at Mercy hospital Waverly.
Regular Tripoli Cub Scouts meeting at Tripoli Town Hall featured an open flag ceremony by Mrs Ducker’s den and March theme Mardi Gras. Dens performed games and skits including Wrestling and Painless Dentist, with a Man on the Street Shaving Scene. Magnall’s den demonstrated a game earning Wolf badge. Virgil Weidler presented the charter to pack president Ray Fink. Awards included Bear badge Lynn Niemeyer gold arrow under Wolf, silver arrows James Biesterfelt and Danny Kuecker, denner stripe Dale Weidler. Mrs Ducker’s den won traveling trophy for most parents present. closing by Mrs Ducker’s den.
Mrs Gus Laube was a patient at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo where she underwent surgery Saturday.
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee urges growers to file applications by Friday March 27 to participate in the 1964 feed grain program. The ASCS office is open 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, and officials warn that only a few working days remain to sign up.
Eloise Ratliff and Grace Lohmann left Saturday evening for their Denver home after spending the week in the Victor Rucker and Edwin Lohmann homes. They came to attend the Mohling Zaver wedding Saturday.
58 pupils registered for fall kindergarten across Tripoli and Frederika schools. Frederika saw nine boys and five girls enrolled, Tripoli 22 boys and 22 girls. Principal Fred Smith announced the counts and parent conferences are set for Friday April 3 with times to be distributed to families.
Pvt. Robert L. Fowlkes son of Mr and Mrs Floyd G Fowlkes rural Tripoli was assigned to Headquarters U S Army School Europe in Germany on February 25 He entered the Army last September completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and was last stationed at Fort Gordon Georgia The 22 year old soldier is a 1960 graduate of Plainfield Community High School
The Bremer County Historical Society aims to raise 6400 to retire the museum debt as building use grows and displays rise. The 100 year old museum, built in 1864, houses 1115 items once a hotel and stagecoach stop. Board members include Mrs. Delbert Shepard and Leslie Young. other fundraisers span Tripoli Frederika Sumner Readlyn Janesville and Plainfield with local leaders.
The obituary item notes that Mrs. Lynn Wilson’s name should have been listed among those attending the funeral of Li tha Stevens in Rock Island last week. This correction emphasizes the attendance record and names the individuals involved.
Tripoli retailers will shut from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Friday to allow workers and employers to attend Good Friday church services, per Tripoli Commercial Club. Tripoli Community Schools stay closed Friday, with classes dismissed Thursday and resuming Monday, March 30. Mail service at the local post office will continue as usual.
Winners announced for the O Brien's Sundries 12 hour promotion held Saturday. Arnold Westendorf receives an alarm clock while Kenneth Rettig Mrs Herman Rathe Laura Hoppenworth and Bernice Thies share a gallon of Ryanize Spree paint.
Three persons were confirmed at St. John's Lutheran church Spring Fountain Sunday according to Rev Eugene F Kramer. The class included Sharon daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter C Poock Diane daughter of Mr and Mrs H Eugene Stahlhut and Merlin son of Mr and Mrs Dalton Meyer. Confirmands will receive their first communion Good Friday evening.
The Bremer county cancer drive starts on Wednesday April 1 with Mrs Wendell Redies named local chairman. Solicitors are listed by section including Business Northeast Northwest Southeast and Southwest with numerous volunteers named for each.
The Douglas township Farm Bureau women met Monday evening March 16 at the home of Mrs Ferdinand Klenzman with 28 ladies present. Co hosts were Mrs John Beam and Mrs Edgar Bergmann. Lessons on Foreign Breads and Nutrition were led by Lavern Haverkamp Ruben Schnurstein and Elmer Brase. Lunch followed.
Peoples Natural Gas and its parent Northern Natural Gas will pay $13,288 in property taxes in Bremer county this year. The first payment of $6,644 covers 1963 taxes payable in 1964 on Peoples retail distribution in Sumner and Tripoli. Bremer county’s share is part of $2,910,524 to be paid by Peoples and Northern in Iowa this year.
Ground breaking ceremonies were held Sunday at 9 a m for the new St John s Lutheran church in Maxfield township to replace the 73 year old church destroyed by fire in August 1963 Rev Wm Barrack pastor led the first spade turn followed by Henry Pipho congregation president Farmers contractor H F Tank of New Hampton and architect Stenson of Toenjes Stenson Warm of Waterloo were present About 125 people attended the service in the school house after the ceremony.
State Safety Commissioner William Sueppel refused to renew the private detective license of Ralph Peterson of Red Oak. Peterson helped obtain evidence for Darrel Parker, who is serving a prison sentence in Nebraska for murdering his wife, a former Des Moines woman. The commissioner said Peterson “does not possess the quality of good moral character” required of a private investigator.
The State Conservation Commission approves 1964 hunting and new fish regulations with openings for pheasant on Nov 7 quail Oct 31 and other seasons. Wall eye sauger and northern open year round except natural lakes May 9 to Feb 15 in lakes. Ice hours 6 to 8 pm. Smallmouth bass May 30 to Feb 15. Frogs and bullfrogs open year round since March 1. Catch limits unchanged.
Wartburg College in Waverly has begun practice ahead of the April 11 match at Upper Iowa University in Fayette. Freshman Gene Colburn and junior John Thalacker are among the prospects from Tripoli joining the program.
A report by Mrs. Selma Carroll R N and the Bremer County TB and Health Association shows 3 022 people used the mobile X ray unit for chest examinations across multiple locations on March 11 to March 17. Readlyn Den ver Denver Sumner Fort areas and Waverly locations list counts per site.
Mr and Mrs Herman Buchholz entertained Sunday for her birthday. Attending were Mr and Mrs David Nelson Fredericksburg Mr and Mrs Edward Brandt and family Fairbank Leo Buchholz and family Waverly Mr and Mrs Wilbert Bunger and family Mr and Mrs Emil Buchholz and family Mr and Mrs Alfred Schweer and family Mr and Mrs Harold Schweer Mr and Mrs August Hunemufler Mr and Mrs Wendall Reuies and family and Emma Schweer.
Marietta Schuldt of rural Tripoli is among 350 students named to the State College of Iowa dean's list for the first semester of the 1963 64 academic year. The honor recognizes about seven percent of the student body with a 3.25 or higher GPA across at least 14 semester hours.
Mrs Emelia Sommertfelt and Mr and Mrs Paul Judisch and Lawain, Mr and Mrs Harold Sommertfelt and Eileen visited Alfred Harminging home Friday evening to observe the birthday of their son Alan.
Bremer county board of supervisors met Monday and canceled plans for receiving quotations on a new steel building at the county garage site. The board decided to accept sealed bids on the project to be opened Wednesday, April 15, at 10 a.m.
Fremont township Farm Bureau Women met March 1 at Ruth Woodcock’s home with 16 ladies and four children present. Mrs. Albert Green and Mrs. Vernon Wikner led the lesson on Foreign Breads. An assortment of breads was served for luncheon.
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