Franklin Blue Belles Host Mother Daughter Tea
At St. Peter’s Lutheran in Oran the Franklin Blue Belles held an April 17 meeting with 4-H girls naming their mothers’ favorite flowers. Mothers attended as the club voted to support a cancer drive and sent four girls to 4-H camp with half fees paid.
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St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Oran
America
Hawaii
Mama Spank
Steinbronn
Susan
Sandra
Ardith
Margaret Herman
Eric Harms
Ervin Stahlhut
Dannette Price
Debbie Heineman
Beverly Leistikow
Paula Frank
Becky Leistikow
Susan Steinbronn
Franklin Township
Lf.y.e
Clara Diers
Linda
Teresa Heineman
Michigan
Marvin Barr
Martha Rathe
St. John’s
Mich
Barr
Bancroft
Neb
Life in Tripoli Area April 1928 Highlights
Forties era items from Readlyn and Tripoli include F A Mall selling his drugstore to H H Sorg Hawkeye Dorothy Hildebrandt and K C Frank wed LaVera Bockhaus burned by boiling water and hospital care Wm Hildebrandt 82nd birthday Thelma Hemingson and Leland Alcock wed Tripoli Post Office improvements debated by Commercial Club and road work Knittel Tripoli road finish surface discussed Readlyn Lutheran weddings Poock Pierce married Buck Creek accident and other local notes One year ago voters rejected Tripoli baseball diamond lighting William Bauer 77 dies
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F. A. Mall
H. H. Sorg
Hawkeye
Dorothy Hildebrandt
K. C. Frank
Carstensen
E. A. Carstensen
Fred Warneke
Readlyn
Wm. Hildebrandt
Thelma Hemingson
Leland Alcock
Frederika Methodist Church
Tripoli
Will Claus
Jack Schultz
Knittel- Tripoli
Karlasmus
Margaret Poock
Ernest Pierce
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Bauer
Readlyn Tea Highlights Community Couples and Seniors
A Readlyn mother daughter event at St Matthew s Lutheran drew 130 attendees including mothers grandmothers and friends. Distinct prizes were awarded for distance oldest mother most grandchildren and longest involvement with St Matthew s. A surprise National Guard helicopter visit occurred when John E Wall landed near Readlyn.
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St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Ellen Klemp
Leo Klemp
Ed Meyers
Ottumwa
Evonne Hartman
Christina Oberman
Arlin Snider
Tonya
Waterloo
Carl Buhr
Victor Peters
Larry Heineman
Chris Petersen
Minnie Kimbal
St. Matthew's
Clarence Brettman
Denver
Elda Busch
Neil Hartman
Jerusalem
John E. Wall
Cedar Rapids
National Guard
Les Cozart
Readlyn
Cozart
Legislature to consider removing $500 housing bond
Iowa civil rights commission plans to urge the 1969 legislature to strike the $500 bond for filing housing discrimination complaints. The 1967 law banned housing discrimination but kept the bond, criticized by chairwoman Mrs. Elliott Full of Iowa City as insulting.
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State Civil Rights Commission
Civil Rights Commission
Elliott Full
Iowa City
Peters observe silver wedding anniversary in Tripoli
Mr and Mrs Leslie Peters will celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary on Sunday April 30 at their Tripoli home.
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Tripoli Nursing Home
Leslie Peters
Bremer County 4-H Hosts Mother-Daughter Tea
Bremer county 4-H officers hosted a mother-daughter tea at Tripoli high school on Tuesday April 23 drawing about 175 4-H girls mothers leaders and friends The event featured hair styling and care as part of textiles and clothing activities with demonstrations by Karen Winter Marcia Gersonde and Judy Prestien of Sumner Decor included handmade 4-H uniforms on Barbie dolls and pink decor Flowers from Sumner Floral Shop County 4-H officers Joanne Fay Linda Leuenberger Maurine Platte Kathy Dewey and Diane Rice were present.
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Bremer County
4-H
Tripoli High School
Emily Post
Karen Winter
Marcia Gersonde
Judy Prestien
Sumner
Sumner Floral Shop
Joanne Fay
Linda Leuenberger
Maurine Platte
Kathy Dewey
Diane Rice
Social Visit Roundup From Algona And Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Christina Leistikow celebrated her 76th birthday with guests including Emil Kreb Ernest Kreb and their families from Algona Jesup Waterloo and Jesup area. Other gatherings featured visits by the Hesse Matthias Meyers Sauerbrei Sassmann Meyerhoff and Wall families and card party prizes won by local residents.
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Herman Hesse
Arlin Matthias
Mark
Debbie
Clara Matthias
Ed Meyers
Ottumwa
Willard Sauerbrei
Des Moines
Elmer Sassmann
Arnold Meyerhoff
Walter Meier
Ed Scott
Victor Happel
Bonnie Wall
Gayle
Vanda
Cedar Rapids
John Wall
Mt. Home
Ark
Les Cozart
Dale Hefflefinger
Norma Kofron
Clarence
Olin
Pastor
Stanton Hecksel
Miriam and
Bruce
Hutchinson, Minn
Roger Wolff
Christina Leistikow
Emil Kreb
Ernest Kreb
Algona
John Kreb
Jesup
Otto Schneider
Waterloo
Gottlob Steinbronn
Nesting Robins Build at John Dunlevy Home in Avoca
Robins at the John Dunlevy residence in Avoca have constructed a nest. Local observers note ongoing nesting activity near the property, highlighting a small wildlife moment in the community.
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John Dunlevy
Avoca
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Anne
Warros Newspaper
Asgp
Iowa
Robert J. Sassman
Remer County
First National Bank
Waverly
Waverly Bowl-In
Franklin Blue Belles
Pearl Pardee
Maxfield Merry Maids
Marlene Matthias
Judy Poock
Mary Hesse
Jefferson
Clinton Schrage
Scott Pratt
Keith Oltrogge
Jim Moeller
Ken Hesse
Ron Niemeyer
LaVera Bockhaus
Aug. Bockhaus
Borchert Hospital
Commercial Club
Tripoli Woman’s Club
Sweet’s Marsh
Janice Westendorf
Evan Steege
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Buck Creek
H. W. Peters
Kenneth Lund
Arthur Schaeff
W. L. Baldwin
Marion
Erwin Matthias
Brenda Lee
Keith Fettkether
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Yack Mayer
Dial
Minnesota
Leroy
Ben Leinenweber
St. James
Wisconsin
John Wilkins
Palmyra
Maryland
Henry Dierker
North Dakota
Daryl Johnson
Mooreton
Gabbert
Northrup
E. A. Kleiss
Tripoli, Iowa
Northrup King Seeds
Stover
Tripoli Plumbing
Larry Hanson
George Barnes
Tripoli Feed and Livestock
Kent
Kent Feeds
Midwest
Allan Bergman
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