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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1957
Page
4
Wanted ads request a man to operate a portable feed mill on a percentage basis contact Dave West Colburn Feed Mill in Tripoli Iowa 150. Also seeks 6000 bushels corn for top prices by Melvin L Stahlhut Tripoli Iowa 138 W.
Relatives and friends gathered at the Conrad Heideman home Sunday afternoon to surprise Mrs Heideman on her birthday with 52 guests from Waterloo Waverly Denver and Tripoli. Also visiting were Mrs Henry Blasberg and Shirley and Larry Vogt with Henry Blasberg patient at St Marys hospital Rochester Minn Mr Blasberg is improving rapidly.
In a quiet town Ralph is described as a likeable, dependable man. Four years ago a highway confrontation ended with a driver injured and no witnesses. The community debates whether Ralph is a murderer, a man of vengeance, or an ordinary citizen.
Mrs Ina Benarden and Leroy traveled to Des Moines on Wednesday to visit her son Everett who is a patient at the Veterans hospital.
Mr and Mrs Art Holm visited Mr and Mrs Herman Niedert on Sunday to honor Mrs Niedert s birthday with an afternoon and evening gathering at their home.
Representatives from the Water loo office of the Social Security Administration will be in Wa verly at the courthouse on Friday April 12 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Mr and Mrs R D Buhr of Oelwein celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary Sunday with dinner at Ranch House in Waterloo. Guests included Mr and Mrs Douglas Rosenthal Tracy Mr and Mrs F C Dodd Waterloo and Mr and Mrs Edw Rosenthal. Afternoon was spent at the Dodd home in Waterloo.
A cluster of card of thanks and expressions of gratitude from local residents. Messages honor doctors and staff at Sumner and Sartori hospitals, Rev. Goetz and Rev. Puhlmann, and note appreciation for visits, prayers, cards, gifts, and support during illnesses and after hospital stays. Names include Robert W. Selck, Mrs. Alwine Rucker, Mrs. George H. Heideman and family, Anna C. Schumacher, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kirchhoff, Mrs. Amanda Pries, and Robert Sievers.
James Loeffler, a Belmond youth, was fatally injured on his 15th birthday while riding with a friend. The driver, Bobby Busick, was operating a brand-new family car with a new license at the time of the crash.
Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Bock and family honored Mrs. Bock's birthday. Attending were Lawrence Bockhaus Frederika Carl Neuendorf Sonia Ernest Haase John Henning Rueben Drape Arnold Stromer Henry Rucker and families. Afternoon guests included Carl Schwemm and family.
Clarksville farmer Louie Hirsch lost an eye after a hand crank slipped from his grasp and struck him in the face. The accident underscores dangers of improvised tools on rural farms.
A fire at the Leo Hanson farm home near Masonville suffocated 300 parakeets. Simultaneously nonfarm mortgage recordings of twenty thousand dollars or less are shattering records as the building boom continues.
Julie Ann Sadler two of Red Oak is learning about medicine cabinets after doctors pumped out her stomach. She is reported to be doing fine.
John Summerville receives the first 70 year IOOF pin presented in Iowa at Columbus Junction. At Eagle Grove Peter Hovland is honored for directing the Lutheran church choir for half a century with a surprise program marking the occasion.
In Osceola a frame building dating back to the 1890s, crafted by a pioneer tinsmith, was recently torn down marking the loss of one of the town’s oldest landmarks.
Question asks who has been married longer than Mr and Mrs Marion Hansel of Manchester. They observed their 65th Valentine's day as man and wife earlier this month.
Dog packs damaged livestock on farms near Hopkinton. After killing several sheep and hogs, they escalated to attacking herds of steers across multiple holdings.
Rockford banker H C Batty retires from First State Bank after a 52 year career in banking, including 27 years serving as cashier at the local institution.
A banded carrier pigeon was shot last week in Mt Pleasant during a supervised effort to reduce the citys pigeon population. The bird carried the identifying band A4 56k 688.
A 6000 foot stretch of number four bare copper wire was stolen from an Iowa Power and Light Co line near the Pottawattamie Harrison county line. The thieves climbed about 23 poles to remove the wire, interrupting service in the area.
After 25 years of deafness Mrs. Hans Petersen of Dow City can hear again following an ear operation at Town City. She will likely have the second ear operated on later. She describes common sounds as beautiful and plans further treatment.
Police report multiple break ins in northern Iowa with losses totaling over eight thousand dollars. Break ins occurred in Weeley Britt Joice and Cleay 1 as thieves pried open safes and stole cash and valuables. Investigators seek leads and urge residents to secure premises and report suspicious activity.
Mrs. Harold Snyder of Minburn has a hobby collecting cups, owning about 30 pieces dating back as far as 80 years. The report notes her interest amid a local feature on community activities and a casual mention of tomatoes in Manchester.
At Harcourt Kenneth Nelson runs an apiary with about 15 million bees active each summer. He travels south to obtain a new bee supply, typically returning with 350 boxes, each holding 3 pounds of brood or roughly 5 million bees.
Lynn Johnson stationed at Fort Myers escorted President Eisenhower at a function held at the Hotel Statler during the inaugural events.
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