Low Bid Wins On Cedar River Bridge Project Near Waverly
North of Waverly Cedar River bridge project bids opened by the county highway commission. Second low bidder City Construction Co. won the main bridge contract at 265 430.65. Kehe Construction bid 280 228.81, 9 955.95 under the estimate. Grading awarded to Dale Upham at 640.60, over estimate by 165.80. Surfacing awarded to Niemann Construction Co. at 2 352.20, exceeding estimate by 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowe Highway Commisat Aries
Vet
Waverly
Cedar River
el Construction Co
City
Kehe Construction
Dale Upham
West Union
Niemann Construction Co
Mothers Club Meeting Planned at Tripoli High
Tripoli Mothers will meet Wednesday evening April 5 in the home economics room at Tripoli High School. The program will be by Mrs Elmer Bock and Mrs Art Kammeyer. Runners up include Mrs K H Hepworth, Mrs Robert Chapin, Mrs Robert Fink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Mothers Tripoli
Ipoli High School
Elmer Bock
Art Kammeyer
Esses
K. H. Hepworth
Robert Chapin
Robert Fink
Annual TB Seal Donations Tally Reaches $4964 in County
A county Tuberculosis Association report shows residents donated about $4964 for the Yule seal sale. Mrs. Lyle Ormston, seal chairman, notes 5, letters were sent and 3115 replies received. Town and township totals are listed, led by Waverly at $1834.01 and Sumner $592.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ean Assn
Lyle Ormston
Denver
Janesville
Readlyn
Plainfield
Sumner
Tripoli
Waverly
Nutrition program in Tripoli Hall April 10
Bremer County Extension presents a human nutrition study at Tripoli Hall on April 10 from 9 30 a m to 3 00 p m Speakers include Pearl Pardee Extension economist and other experts They cover Food You Eat Heart Disease Dental Health Prenatal Through Matu Why Be Obese and Calories Count Pre registration requested for a noon luncheon attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Hall
Bremer County Extension Co
Pearl. Pardee
Easter prize hunt attendance rises at Tripoli ham dinner
Rainy Saturday kept turnout low yet more children joined the Easter prize hunt than last year. About 135 prizes were distributed as children matched numbers with ky hambers at participating Tripoli businesses. Winners included Herbert Krueger F Aldt F Thies Lee O'Hare Boldt Mrs Lawrence Hei ann Randy Schult Paul Kue arvin Drewis and Ricky Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Chilren
Herbert Krueger
F. Baldt
Freq Thies
Lee O'Hare
Boldt
Lawrence Heiann
Randy Schult
Paul Kuearvin Drewis
Ricky Clark
Local Cub Scouts Awards Night Held in Tripoli Town Hall
Awards night for Tripoli Cub Scouts was held March 27 in the Town Hall. Recipients included Paul Schnieders Wolf award and gold arrow point, Paul Miller silver arrow point, Lion rank, Michael Kirchhoff silver arrow point and Wolf rank, Dan Sauerbrei silver arrow point and bear rank, and others with various Wolf and gold arrow points. New cubs inducted received Bobcat pins: Lyle Lampe, Mark Goodenbour, Mike Jacob, Mark Gronemeyer, Steven Schmidt, Walter Jones, with Mark O'Hara transferred from Castalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Paul Schnieders
Paul Miller
Michael Kirchhoff
Dan Sauerbrei
Scott Blasberg
Keith Larson
Monty Bergmann
Randall Schuldt
Timothy Moeller
Cubs
Lyle Lampe
Mark Goodenbour
Mike Jacob
Mark Gronemeyer
Steven Schmidt
Walter Jones
Mark O’hara
Cub Scouts
Castalia
Biermann Farm Sale Set for Monday Afternoon
Leslie Biermann sells his farm and holds a public sale at the farm five miles north of Tripoli on the Frederika blacktop Monday April 3 starting at 12 30 p m Faith United Brotherhood operates a lunch stand on the grounds Machinery includes a 1958 John Deere 530 tractor a 1955 John Deere 60 tractor a 810 3 14 mounted plow a John Deere 11 ft wheel disc a Noble 4 section flexible lever barrow with tele scoping drawbar a 1955 Chevrolet pickups in good condition Miscellaneous items include a 10 by 12 brooder house two Pride of the Farm hog feeders and more Tools forks shovels Tires and other items Terms cash for sums 25 00 and under and 44 down plus monthly payments for larger amounts Auctioneers Arnold Hexom and Bill Dean Clerk Farmers Savings Bank Frederika A complete listing appears on another page in this issue.
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Leslie Biermann
Tripoli
Frederika Blacktop
Faith United Brotherhood
J. D. Kba
Noble
Chevrolet
Arnold Hexom
Bill Dean
Farmers Savings Bank
Frederika
Koengeter Attends Lectures by Bethge in St Louis
Rev A C Koengeter of Grace Lutheran church Tripoli attends two lectures in St Louis by Eberhard Bethge at Eden Seminary. Bethge, linked to Dietrich Bonhoeffer martyred 1945, carries Bonhoeffer prison letters published as Prisoner of God and is now a visiting professor at Union Theological Seminary New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Koengeter
Grace Lutheran Church
Tripoli
Eberhard Bethge
Eden Seminary
St. Louis
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Bonhoeffer
Bethge
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
Honor Roll Released At Denver High School Nine Weeks
Denver High School announces the nine week honor roll with 59 students named. Asterisked members earned all A’s across four grades including seniors Vicki Bartling Connie Ebaugh Jeanne Happel Robert Krueger Michael Kuhlmann Patricia Kurtz Eugene Leonhart Craig Parsons Rodney Sassmann Diane Schumacher Douglas Trunmell Cynthia Weltge. Other seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen listed with high marks and clean records.
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Denver High School
Vicki Bartling
Connie Ebaugh
Jeanne Happel
Robert Krueger
Michael Kuhlmann
Patricia Kurtz
Eugene Leonhart
Craig Parsons
Rodney Sassmann
Diane Schumacher
Douglas Trunmell
Cynthia Weltge
John Andrew
Kathy Buss
Janet Clark
Diane Diercks
Leo Einck
Vicky Gielau
Robert Haight
Sharon Hesse
Elizabeth Miller
Robert Mills
Susan Mormann
Gloria Petersen
Allan Schneer
David Steege
Patricia Williams
Joanne Wittenburg
David Buss
Marcella Canfield
Patricia Gienau
Mary Hebell
Judy Heideman
Deborah Heidemann
Rick Hubbard
John Knudson
James Moeller
Keith Ostrogge
Surgical patient returns home after two weeks post-surgery
Mrs August Krueger was discharged Tuesday from Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo where she had stayed for two weeks following surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Krueger
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Bennett Family Visits In Iowa And Missouri
Mr and Mrs James Bennett and family from La Porte City Iowa visited Friday and Saturday at the M W Bennett home They also visited M W Bennett a patient at Sumner hospital in nearby Sumner Iowa The Bennett family from Corwith and Rose Dale Missouri joined the trip and stayed with relatives at the Sumner hospital visit event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bennett
la Porte City
Susan Bennett
Corwith
Jane Bennett
Rose Dale
M. W. Bennett
Sumner Hospital
Open House Planned At Biesterfelt Bros Livestock
The Nixon and Company plans an open house at Biesterfelt Bros. Livestock in Tripoli on Saturday April 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ham sandwiches and coffee will be served during the hours.
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The
Nixon and Company
Tripoli
Biesterfelt Bros
Annual Benefit Game at THS Saturday Night
Tripoli High School T Club hosts its fourth annual benefit basketball night on Saturday April 1 with two games. The 7 00 p m youth games feature fifth and sixth graders and the 8 30 p m THS faculty vs varsity team. Proceeds go to the athletic fund for equipment purchases. Admission 75 cents for adults 50 cents for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli High School
T-Club
THS
Rettig Family Moves Into New Home In Park Area
Mr and Mrs Wendell Rettig and family moved Sunday to the home they recently purchased from Lester Boeckmann. Mr and Mrs James G Clark will occupy the trailer home vacated by the Rettigs.
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Wendell Rettig
Lester Boeckmann
James G. Clark
Rettigs
Mrs Schmidt Back From Ft. Leonard Wood For Korea
Mrs Greg Schmidt traveled to Ft Leonard Wood Missouri Thursday with her husband who stayed at their home over the weekend. Sunday they returned to the post then Pfe Schmidt headed back to leave Friday for Korea. Mrs Schmidt returned Monday.
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Korea
Greg Schmidt
Ft. Leonard Wood
Pfe
Richard Schmidt Returns Home From St Francis Hospital
Richard Schmidt came back Saturday from St Francis hospital in Waterloo where he had been hospitalized since March 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Schmidt
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
Tri poli coed invited to UI Alpha Lambda Delta honor
Helen Kreis daughter of Mr and Mrs Oscar Kreis of Tri poli is invited to join the University of Iowa Alpha Lambda Delta chapter for freshmen women. Eligibility requires a 3.5 GPA for one semester or the academic year. She is among 84 coeds invited to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Kreis
Oscar Kreis
Tripoli
University of Iowa
Alpha Lambda Delta
Mrs Emilie Schwein Convalesces After March Surgery
Convalescing Mrs Emilie Schwein returned Wednesday from Allen Memorial where she had been a surgical patient since March 1. She is staying at the home of her daughter Mrs Irma Slack.
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Emilie Schwein
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Irma Slack
1967 THS Annual Sales End Friday Night
Tripoli High School officials announce 1967 THS annuals must be purchased this week with the final sale day Friday March 31. The total cost is 4.00 dollars with a 2.00 deposit due with the order and the remaining balance on receipt. Contact the school business office by Friday.
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Tripoli
Farm Signup Totals In Bremer County for 1967 Feed Grain Program
Bremer County reports 911 farms signed up for the 1967 feed grain program. Chairman Dalton Meyer notes 51 percent of feed grain farms, with 64,468 base acres of corn-sorghum, show 14,532 signed acres or 23 percent of their base. National totals through March 9 show 1,123,849 farms signed for feed grain and 647,271 farms for wheat allocations.
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Bremer County
Dalton Meyer
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Funeral services set for Clara Wachtel aged 80
Funeral services are planned Saturday for Clara Wachtel 80 Cedar Rapids daughter of the late C F Schwemm who died March 22 at the Lutheran Nursing Home Madrid Turner Funeral Home Cedar Rapids will conduct services She is survived by one nephew Reverend Harold Kumpf Maquoketa
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Clara (Schwemm) Wachtels
Cedar Rapids
Wachtel
C. F. Schwemm
Lutheran Nursing Home
Madrid
Turner Funeral Home
Harold Kumpf
Maquoketa
Five Teachers Resign at Tripoli Schools
Tripoli Community School board accepts resignations from five teachers effective at the end of the current year. Submitting resignations were Mrs. Gertrude Fegley first grade Mrs. Mary Ann Moored fourth grade Joanne Possehl girls physical education Donald Fish high school junior senior English and George Willis junior high English.
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Tripoli Community School
Board of Education
Gertrude Fegley
Mary Ann Moored
Joanne Possehl
Donald Fish
Ge Willis
Engish
Renetta Krueger Announces April 3 Household Sale
Renetta Krueger, who sold her home, will hold a household sale at 100 Second Ave. N.W. in Tripoli on Monday April 3 starting at 5 p.m. Items include a Duncan Phyfe walnut dining set with six chairs, Waterfall bedroom set, iron bed, Maytag washer, and various misc. goods. Auctioneer Bill Dean and clerk Walt Kemp handle the sale.
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Renetta Krueger
Second Ave. N.W
Tripoli
Duncan Phyfe Wanut
Maytag
Bill Dean
Walt Kemp
The
Leader
Remains Hospitalized Mrs Sophia Bunger
Mrs Sophia Bunger remains a patient at Mercy hospital in Waverly.
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Sophia Bunger
Mercy Hospital, Waverly
Bremer County Historical Society Plans May Membership Drive
The Bremer County Historical Society board met in Waverly to plan its annual membership drive and May 2 meeting at the Methodist church Fellowship Hall. President Wm Lynes Plainfield says $1 memberships plus donations are sought to fund major museum roof repairs and other needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer Ciy. Historical Society
The
Bremer
Wm. Lynes Plainfield
Bremer County
Mrs Norman Flanscha Enters Allen Memorial Hospital
Mrs Norman Flanscha of Sumner was admitted to Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo today. The brief notice records her hospital entry and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Flanscha
Sumner
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Oral Surgery At Scholtz Memorial Hospital
John Sassmann entered Scholtz Memorial hospital in Waterloo on Monday for oral surgery this Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sassmann
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Tripoli considers baseball lighting project at town hall
Mayor George W. Barnes presided at a public hearing in Tripoli to study purchasing and installing lights and equipment for the town baseball diamond on town grounds. About 25 attended as estimates ranged from 10 000 to 15 000 with funds on hand 6900 and potential tax additions to reach 7000 while the school district and Jaycees discussed usage and improvements. Nine favored the proposal two opposed 14 abstained and 20 supported moving to a special election while the rest declined to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Barnes
Tripoli
Heart Clinic to be Held for Local Area Children
Iowa City officials announce a cardiac clinic in Waverly on Tuesday April 4 for children under 21 with rheumatic heart disease or needing cardiac evaluation. The event at First Methodist Church offers free examinations by specialists for residents of multiple counties upon physician referral. Dr John C. MacQueen directs the SSCC program with university medical staff assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
State Services For Crippled Children
SSCC
Waverly
First Methodist Church
Highway No. 3
Allamakee
Benton
Black Hawk
Bremer
Buchanan
Butler
Chickaswa
Fayette
Floyd, Grundy, Howard
Winneshiek Counties
John C. MacQueen
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Elementary P T Conferences at Tripoli Start Friday
Tripoli elementary hosts parent teacher conferences Friday March 31 for K to 6 with discussions on basic skills test results for grades 3 to 6. No school for K to 6. seventh through twelfth grade students attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
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Chwell Bridge
Warnels Lel
Dayton
Douglas
Franklin
Fremont
Jackson
Jefferson
East Lafayette
West Lafayette
Leroy
Maxfield
Polk
Warren
Washington
Herman Brase
Clara Oberlieu
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Western Douglas
Paul Brase
Keith
Selima) Carroll
Robert
Martha) Griesert
Leo
Wilma) Cooley
Rosamond) Hoffman
Jerry Brase
Robert Brase
jJon Brase
Townsman Nutritionall
J. M. Haydon
Max. Min. Pr
Snow
Biermann Farm
Denver High Sch
Clara Wachel
Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
South America
Australia
Alaska
Hawaii
Iowa
Tripoli Jaycees
Basebal
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