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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1952
Page
8
Measles illnesses reduce attendance but recovery continues as students return. Birthday treats, cowboy and cowgirl titles, and class favorites are noted. Students celebrate Janice Koch and Karl Blaufuss birthdays while Louis Peterson leaves sixth grade for Minnesota. Measles absences lessen. geography tests and studies on transport, Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela, plus readings on flood control and conservation.
Editorial encourages embracing disappointment and staying optimistic. It suggests that giving up a wish may lead to something better and urges readers to smile and look for the bright side of life, acknowledging life includes unmet desires.
Tripoli improved to two wins and one loss this week as they entered an upcoming Readlyn tournament. On April 24 they defeated Denver 5 to 4 after surging with four runs in the fifth inning to take the lead and then holding Denver scoreless in the final three innings. Earlier, Monday’s home game saw Tripoli beat Plainfield 8 to 4 after overcoming a 4 to 4 tie in the sixth with two doubles from Poock and Hoppenworth plus key plays. Al Bell spoke Thursday on his Central American trip, sharing native clay moldings and a trip movie, to a receptive audience of students.
Suzanne Towne’s birthday was celebrated at school with cards, singing, and stories as she handed out candy. The second grade walked for leaves and tulips appeared. they made tulip pictures. Many students are absent due to measles, while some return each day. In arithmetic, the class knows multiplication tables through five and basic division. Reading I finished Once Upon a Storytime and starts More Streets and Roads. Fourth Grade pupils Dick Niemeyer and Jim Cole brought violets and blue bells to class.
A high school report shows freshmen tackling algebra including radicals and square roots while several students miss days due to measles. They read, study Sun centered science, postwar conditions in history, and complete capitalisation and punctuation work. Juniors prep for the May 2 prom with costumes ready for servers.
A senior class committee appointed by the president will choose the theme for class night. The group is already typing from shorthand copies, finding it easier despite being a bit rusty. Seniors count down seven and a half days left, about 45 hours, of school remaining.
A roster lists individuals with associated dates from May through June. Names include Ralph Wikner James Beisner Carole Sievers Pauline Bunger and others with dates in May and June. It appears to be a community or organizational schedule of people and dates.
Students recall what they will miss about the senior class next year with names like Mary Ann Pipho Darlyl Buchholz Lorraine Rettig and Ed notes from Carole Sievers Betty Snelling and others. They speak of friendships jokes kindness and high spirits in the halls.
A sophomore geometry class debates foundations. Mr Trude explains foundations under everything including a tree house. Larry quips about living in a balloon as the discussion turns to basic basic structure concepts.
Maxfield Merry Maids 4 H club met April 19 at Roberta and Margaret Meyerhoff home. Nineteen members and one visitor attended. Officers formed a committee for a mother daughter tea. Mrs Wieland reported on the county leader’s meeting and fair entries. After photos, Roberta and Margaret presented a talk on Picture Arrangement. Marianne Cown demonstrated Spatter Painting. Outdoor games followed and lunch was provided by the Meyerhoffs. Betty Richmann, reporter. The potato term spud traces to the Society for the Prevention of Unwholesome Diet.
Winter fish kill, usually severe in shallow north Iowa lakes and some streams during low water winters, was the lightest in years according to fisheries biologists. Almost no major kills were noted last winter, with slight losses attributed to higher water levels.
George Bolte, a 59 year old farmer from Fenton, died last week from injuries after a fall from his tractor when a disk pulled over him. The death is ruled an accident and authorities are investigating the incident.
A traditional belief links the fourth finger to a nerve traveling to the heart, tracing back to ancient Egypt. The custom places wedding rings on the left third finger to honor that connection, a practice echoed through centuries.
A Humeston farm woman, Mrs Dorothy Rickert, aged 37, died last week when a tractor she was driving overturned and pinned her beneath it. In a separate note, it mentions that buttons were first used on men's coat sleeves by Frederick the Great to prevent nose wiping.
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