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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1954
Page
4
About 300 to 400 high school seniors from Iowa and nearby states attended Wartburg College senior day in Waverly. Registration began at 7:30 AM in Knight's gymnasium. Visitors were guests at a noon picnic dinner and toured classes with counseling service invitations extended.
Official Bremer County and Tripoli newspaper publication serving local residents. Provides notices, community events, and public information for Bremer County and the Town of Tripoli.
The forenoon featured musical selections by Knight's band Wartburg choir Castle Singers and the Choralaires. Afternoon events included Luther College baseball Grinnell track Iowa State Teachers golf Wartburg tennis. Tonight Wartburg Players present Antigone to close senior day activities with Tripoli high school seniors listed among attendees. Rev. William F Goetz accompanied the group.
Dr. and Mrs. V. G. Goebel have been in Des Moines since Sunday for a meeting of the Iowa State Dental Society.
All three Dens of Tripoli Cub Scouts attended the Scout-o-rama in Waterloo on Saturday. Den 1 was led by Virgil Weidler Dennis Weidler Frederick Lahmann Duane Bremer and Gregory Schmidt. Den 2 included Mr and Raymond Bunger Bruce Bunger Larry Bunger Douglas Bell Dixon Bunger and T A Shriver. Den 3 featured Mrs Lavern Schumacher Mrs Clarence Boeckmann Terry Ambrose Duane and Danny Schumacher Roger Bonorden and Leroy Bonorden.
Mrs Harry C Juel entertained 18 guests from 4 to 6 Monday evening in honor of Dennis seventh birthday. Games were played and Mrs Juel served birthday refreshments.
Dr and Mrs C R Barry attended the fourth district meeting of Iowa Osteopathic Surgeons and Physicians held at Hotel Hanford in Mason City on Thursday.
A set of brief notices expresses gratitude for hospital support flowers gifts and prayers to Mrs Alfred Bockhaus Rev Krause and friends. Also thanks extend from Conrad Goodenbour and Mr and Mrs F H Lahmann for birthday cards and 50th anniversary wishes.
Eligibility rules call for student deferment requests, full time study at a college or similar institution, and no prior testing. Applications must be sent early, with postmarks by May 10. Local boards offer blanks and envelopes, including the Bremer County Local Board in Waverly.
Sunday dinner and supper guests gathered for Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brase to celebrate Mr Brase birthday with Elmer Clausing Vernon Wikner Herman Biermann and others. Monday evening visitors included Mr and Mrs Doepke Koch and Henning. American Legion Auxiliary plans Memorial Day and poppy sale with Mrs Robert Selck as chair. St Peter's Geneva dedication attended by Rudolph Piegers L H Fink and Fred Fink. Robert Sassman promoted to corporal after nine months in Japan and Korea. Robert Kuhrt attends State Modern Woodmen convention in Des Moines as district manager and delegate.
Young people from Tripoli Congregational Youth Fellowship attended the Pilgrim Fellowship Rally in Elkader Sunday afternoon. Attendees included Phil and Warren Snyder, Judy Goebel, Judy Schlichting, Barbara Dreyer, Jean, Janet and Sandra Chapin, Lois, Mary and John Dixon, and Gene Colburn, with Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Dixon and Mrs. L. J. Magnall. Nearby visits include Alfred Goodenbour of Council Bluffs visiting Mrs. Millie Goodenbour, who was hospitalized at Allen Memorial in Waterloo. Mrs. Jack Smeby of Minneapolis visited here and returned Saturday. Dart ball saw St Peters Evangelical and Reformed defeat Grace Lutheran 17-9, 17-16, 12-7. Tripoli High School plans a spring style show at 7:30 PM under Mitsie Yoshinaga. Birthday gathering honored Danny Biesterfelt with relatives Richard and Sandra Milius, Richard Hoppенworth and Mary Biesterfelt.
Mrs Victor Weidler and Ruby Servoss entertained women of the Tripoli school faculty at a post school coffee gathering last week Wednesday after classes.
Mr and Mrs Ray H Fink and their daughters have moved into the home they bought from Mr and Mrs Les Lauck. The move marks a new residence for the family in the same neighborhood, reflecting a recent real estate transaction between the two households.
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