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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1971
Page
5
Sunday visitors filled homes of Lah family and neighbors across Marion. People gathered for suppers, birthday celebrations, church events, and weekend visits with relatives in Nashua, Denver, Racine, and Lake Mills. Reservations included Kamm, Klemp, Dodd, Harms, and Krumm families among others.
Mr and Mrs Juren Loh nert 1310 Walnut St Cedar Falls welcomed a 4 lb 12 oz daughter Angela Renee born March 22 at Allen Hospital Waterloo. She currently resides at a Rochester hospital. Mrs Lohnert is Barbara Rathe. Mr and Mrs Earl Jacobs Waverly welcomed a 10 lb 3 oz boy born Tuesday March 30 at Mercy Hospital Waverly.
Waterloo and nearby towns see neighbors visiting relatives in Sumner Fredericksburg Waverly Fairbank and Western Douglas. Guests include Kenneth and Geraldine Weidemann John Thompson and Bradley Davenport Carl Brase L. Barnhart Vernon Kirchhoff Lawrence Heinemann and Erhardt Lahmann. Confirmation class at St John Lutheran Western Douglas noted.
Tripoli Community School will stage a two act comedy Big Rock at Candy's Mountain in the high school gym Friday and Saturday April 2 and 3 at 8:00 pm. Local families attended services and celebrated birthdays amid community events and meetings.
Mr and Mrs Emil E Buchholz returned home after a nine day tour through the Southwest They visited son Roger at Fort Riley Kansas over the weekend They saw Santa Fe Albuquerque Meteor Crater Winslow Hoover Dam Lake Mead Grand Canyon Glen Canyon and other sites in Utah and Colorado
Waldorf College 66 member Concert Choir leaves Friday April 2 for 17 days on its 52nd annual tour. The group will give 23 concerts across Ohio Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Nebraska and Iowa before returning home to Forest City for a April 18 7:30 p.m. concert at the Civic Auditorium. Accompanying the choir are Marilyn Blume and Marlin Weidler.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Chapin, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Fink, and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Rieck attended the WW I Barracks and Auxiliary meeting Wednesday afternoon at the VFW home in Waverly.
Funeral services were held today at 1:30 at the Limeridge Lutheran church in rural Limeridge Wisconsin for Mrs. Ray Eileen Benning of Cazenovia Wisconsin. Prayer services will be held at Cleveland Funeral Chapel in Waverly Indiana on Thursday at 1:30 with burial in Harlington cemetery in Waverly. Mrs. Benning is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brandt of Tripoli.
Mr and Mrs W H Warner and Mrs Elizabeth Buhr returned Thursday after a 16 day trip to Florida. They visited Mrs Dorothy Holbrook in Gainsville and the Carl Drapes in Winter Haven and saw other local points of interest.
Pork Producers of Iowa sponsored a pork products contest at the Iowa Locker and Meat Processor's annual Convention in Des Moines March 22 23. John Schnieders owner of Tripoli Food Locker won fifth with stuffed pork shoulder roast. Return home Mr and Mrs H J Frese returned Sunday after five months in California with Leisure World Laguna Hills and son Jack Frese in San Juan Capistrano.
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet April 6 at 7 30 p m in the Tripoli Town Hall to discuss annual reports. Hostesses Ina Benarden and Pat Warner. The Bremer County Spring Conference will be held in Janesville on April 13.
Cub Scout Pack 32 met in Tripoli town hall on March 29. Webelos earning badges included Elmer Balvant Dan Asmus Scott Deyo Scott Dalziel David Timmerman and Kip Ladage. Bear badges went to Todd Schmidt and Bill O Connell. Todd Schmidt and Lynn Heinemann earned Gold arrows. Den 1 opened and closed, songs by Den 6, skit by Den 7, games led by Den 2. April pack meeting will host the Pinewood Derby. Goodwill bags to Tripoli homes Saturday April 3 at 1 30 p m. Sweet s Marsh trip planned for a future date.
The Denver High School junior class presents A Ready Made Family on April 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. in the high school gym directed by Mrs. Michelle Callison with Debbi Hunnicutt and Terri Seegers as student directors. Cast includes Becky Schleman Richard Haight JoLyn Steege Marilyn Peyton Joyce Wittenburg Jeff Abbas Sandy Nowack Vicki Thrasher Jim Hutchins Helene Morrow and Jeff Diercks. Advance tickets are $1 adults 50 cents students and children. At the door tickets are 25 cents higher and may be bought from junior class members.
Mr and Mrs Carl W Krueger of Nashua mark their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday April 4 from 2 to 4 a m at St John s Lutheran church Nashua They wed March 31 1921 at St John s Lutheran church Tri poli They have three sons Herbert Tripoli Robert and Carl Jr New Hampton.
Wm Schroeder entered Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo today for observation as reported in the hospital column.
Mrs. Engelkes will be associated with Campbell Real tor in Waterloo and will represent the Denver area as well as Waterloo. Steve Porter named to Dean's List at Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg Illinois and promoted to Rate Analyst at Burlington Truck Lines. Steve is a 1962 Denver High School graduate. Leader ads bring results.
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