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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1965
Page
6
Two senior profiles highlight Kurt E Biermann born June 24 who plays football and studies bookkeeping plans trade school after graduation and LeRoy Dean Beevers brown eyed brown hair who enjoys auto mechanics basketball dancing and Elvis while planning Navy service after graduation
The mighty seniors and jolly juniors present the class play Little Women directed by Miss Parker and Sharon O Connell. The May 11 performance features Kathy Hurmence as costumes chair and Linda Block as stage manager with Dick Magnall handling lights and sounds.
Monday features goulash with carrot and celery sticks apple slices bar bread and butter and milk. Tuesday serves hot beef sandwiches mashed potatoes fruited Jell-O brownie bread and butter and milk. Wednesday offers Maid rites vegetables cake with cherry topping and milk. Thursday includes baked beans slaw lemon dessert and cheese or peanut butter sandwiches and milk. Friday presents tuna noodle casserole egg salad peanut butter sandwiches fruit cake and milk.
Arnold Thalacker is pastor. Sunday school and high school classes at 8 55 a m Worship service at 10 a m Junior choir 345 p m Thursday Senior choir 7 p m Thursday Luther League 8 p m Thursday Confirmation instruction Saturday 830 1030 a m Bible study circle May 12 1 30 p m Martha at Mrs Edwin Tegtmeier home Bible study at Mrs Edw Schroeder home and Mrs Floyd Sauerbrei also mentioned.
Faith United Church of Christ hosts a festival of the Christian home with sermon The Room Where God Is at 10 15 am and a 9 am church school. Women’s Fellowship Thursday 1 30 pm choir rehearsals Thursday 7 pm junior choir Saturday 9 30 am. Also St John’s Lutheran Frederika and St Paul’s Lutheran Siegel hold worship and Sunday school with church events listed.
Horton Baptist Church led by Pastor A T Rollene hosts Sunday School at 9 30 a m and morning service at 10 30 a m with the message Our Church Covenant No evening service Baccalaureate at Plainfield school and Thursday prayer meeting at 8 p m W H Lindquist pastor western Douglas area 9 a m Sunday School and Bible portion noted.
The Tripoli Leader lists May 1965 church events across St Johns American Lutheran, St Paul and Trinity Lutheran, and other services with sermons, confirmations, and festival observances. It also notes Dr William C Murray of West Branch winning the Meredith Press prize for Michael Joe, a novel on Irish life, and his Iowa State University English professorship.
A local production presents Louisa May Alcott's Little Women with actors Meg Beverly Kohagen Jo Kris Colburn Beth Paula Tiedt Amy Cal Schnieders Hannah Neysa Youngblood Mrs. March David Drape Laurie Sue Lohmann Aunt March Darrell Hinrichs John Brooks Bruce Bunger Mr. March and Dennis Buchholz with Prof. Bhaer in the cast.
A conference track meet is planned for May 12 at Wartburg with hopes of strong spectator attendance. Trophies from the Comet Relays honor the first place class C team and the 440 and mile events, sparking excitement among track fans. The piece notes student council elections and cheerleader tryouts held April 22 and 23, naming the appointed representatives and cheerleaders for the 1965-66 year, and mentions Andrew Johnson’s birth date and place.
The Wittenburg Hardware sponsored Denver bowling team and guests gathered May 4 at a Denver restaurant for a steak supper and season planning. The team, top in the season, loosened defense late to allow Denver Electric and Denver Savings Bank to finish ahead. Members listed include Harvey Meier Bob Wooldick Swede Walter Loren Steege Don Wittenburg and Lavern Wittenburg.
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