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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1932
Page
8
In a peculiar trade, insects are trapped, dried, and exported in large volumes to Europe where they are used as chicken feed. The practice highlights niche global commerce and unconventional agricultural inputs affecting livestock nutrition.
Tripoli defeats Janesville 10 to 8 in a seesaw county tournament game at the local diamond. Key hits by Bennett, Boeckmann, Drewis, and Bockhaus spurred a late surge as Tripoli pulls ahead after a slow start. Umpire Krueger. Box score notes and Sentor Calendar entries follow.
All the grades attended a National Health Day program by the Ladies' Auxiliary. A two reel film showed milk versus coffee and sweetened water effects on white rats. The health playset by the primary room impressed. Cones given out ended the afternoon. Gratitude was expressed and a pledge to collaborate next year was made.
The I Ha Ha girls have spent two weeks rehearsing puppet plays to be shown Tuesday and Wednesday after school. They crafted their own puppets and enjoyed the process. Sunday morning Miss Chesebro hosted a camp fire girls breakfast with orchid yellow May pole decor. Three tables featured ornate decorations and a three course breakfast was served. Some girls feared oversleeping but all arrived early.
Miss Oleson and ten students Marie Hanff Roy Fink Lorin Eichmann Ralph Fink Irma Pieters Arnold Nielsen Verla Hagen Mary Jeane Buechele and Betty Ambrose received Lifebuoy League of Health Guards buttons for a month of perfect wash up records and clean hands at school. Tuesday marked our eighteenth perfect day as we near another surprise.
Miss Milroy reports Herman Schultz as helper for the health contest week. Two captains lead sides and each morning all students are checked on cleanliness and grooming including hands, face, nails, hair, handkerchief, teeth, and at least a weekly bath. Sides are even. losers face a surprise for the winners.
Miss Boyle's third grade reports great excitement after a recent arithmetic test. The Bulldogs and Wildcats tied with a score of 4, with the Bulldogs buckling under pressure as the crowd cheered.
A 1932 document records a third grade class choosing a weiner roast party after reaching twenty perfect days despite illness. It includes committee names, corporate bylaws, a five-member board of directors, annual stockholders meeting rules, and officer assignments with dates and signatures by W Ambrose and F D Kimbal.
A playful health themed piece shows a girl who eats onions and helps pull a giant carrot from the ground. Two stories describe children engaging with fruits and vegetables, noting dislikes like pepper and cucumber and celebrating clean eating and good health.
Junior high students, including Mr and Mrs Vanderlinden, enter the national and departmental poppy poster contest. The theme is the veteran made poppy with a national prize of twenty five dollars. Posters will be judged by American Legion Auxiliary representatives and the local winning entry advances to national headquarters. The eighth grade English club met last Friday with sixth and seventh graders invited. Topic was baseball with a play named opening day. Lil lia Rohrssen organized the program. The sixth grade geography class finishes regular work and will review the year.
Notice details renewal of original amended and substituted articles for Tripoli Opera House Association. Name and address: Tripoli Bremer County Iowa. Purpose includes constructing acquiring and leasing a building for public meetings operas and dramas and other lawful uses. Capital stock authorized ten thousand dollars in 1000 shares of ten dollars each.
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