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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1958
Page
1
A year long promotion by local merchants and professionals kicks off Saturday with a first prize of $25. A $10 consolation prize goes to the next eligible winner if the top prize winner is absent. Registration is at participating business venues. existing Easter ham registrants can use their blanks.
A fire last Wednesday at the Mrs Mary Hankner farm northwest of here killed 31 head of cattle and destroyed a large barn. Harry Weltzin as tenant. Frederika and Tripoli fire departments saved other buildings. Loss estimated at 20 to 25 thousand dollars, with hay, feed, milking equipment, water system damaged.
The State Conservation Commission reminds Iowa anglers that pike, walleye, and sauger become legal in inland waters north of US 30 and in the Big Sioux River starting Saturday. Netting shows strong fat walleyes in Spirit Lake and Okoboji waters. cold weather may affect opening action, with northern pike season running to Feb 15, 1959 and bag limits set. Continuous open season exists on boundary waters including Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Tripoli High runners finish third in Class B at Mason City Mohawk Relays. Duane Beevers Jay Ranard Gerald Wagner and Ron Henninger ran a 3 39 mile relay beating the old 3 40 mark set by Osage in 1957. Larry Buchholz Allen Bockhaus Wagner and Bob Boeckmann clocked 8 36 2 in the two mile, falling short of Sheffield’s 6 37 0 but setting a new Tripoli school record. The Panther 880 relay just missed first place by a yard, while the medley placed fourth after a baton exchange mishap. Henninger won the 100 in 10 4 and Buchholz was fifth in the same event. Howard Joens set a new school record in the high hurdles at 17 6. The team heads to Fayette for the Upper Iowa Invitational, then to the district meet at Iowa State Teachers College.
Tripoli Community district completes faculty signing with five elementary teachers joining the staff. Donna Mirs of Tripoli will teach third grade, Edna Strike of Sterling Illinois will teach sixth grade, Marie Kuhrt of Tripoli will teach sixth grade, Nagen of Clarksville will teach eighth grade, Ida Schlicting of Tripoli will teach fifth grade at Frederika, and Esther Joens will teach a combination of second and third grade at Frederika.
Mrs Robert Seleck and Ron Henninger traveled to Des Moines on Monday for unspecified activities.
Frederika Special reports the last Frederika High School class graduation activities. Baccalaureate is Sunday at 8 p.m. in St. John's Lutheran Church with Rev. Cyril Jandrey. Commencement is May 16 at 8 p.m. in the high school gym. Dr. W. D. Perrin is principal speaker. Valedictorian is William Zwanziger. salutatorian is Joyce Wiltse. Class members include Patricia Abbas, David Dirksen, Ray Meihost and Roger Zekoff. The group traveled to St. Louis and Osage Beach for a trip, returning Saturday.
Tripoli sees spring arrive with temperatures in the 60s to 70s after a period of freezing nights. A .54 inch rain aided moisture but not the deficit. Field and garden work underway. corn planting to begin this week. Daily readings show 6 pm highs and 6 pm lows from April 30 to May 6, with standout 72 on Saturday and nightly lows around 39 to 48.
William Hurmence starts Tripoli’s newest business offering electrical wiring and appliance repair from a home shop. He previously worked five years for W. H. Warner and seven years for Interstate Power Co. An advertisement in this issue announces the venture.
Grace Lutheran Church hosted a Grace Mother-Daughter Banquet Sunday in Grace social rooms with about 125 attendees. Erna Moehl spoke on Great Expectations, and Grace Ladies Aid Society and Women's Missionary Society organized the event with plans by the Brotherhood, Walter Sommer chairing the kitchen and a committee handling reservations and decorations.
Tripoli Red Sox will open their 1958 season Sunday at the local park facing Greene in a warmup game. Game time is 2 15 p m. Cedar Valley league schedule has not been released yet. first official Red Sox game set for May 25.
Tripoli ninth grade track squad travelled to Fayette for the ninth grade section, eight boys participated and each earned at least one ribbon. Point winners include Biermann in the 100 yard dash and high jump, Buchholz in the 880 yard, Snyder in the 880, Shriver in hurdles and jumps, and Pavelec in shot put and discus. Redays relay squads also earned multiple place ribbons with Snyder, Schwarze, Hildebrandt, and Biermann in the 440 and 880 relays and the medley team placing fourth.
St Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church held its annual mother-daughter banquet at Town Hall last Sunday with 161 attendees. The program featured a prelude, invocations, readings, a clarinet duet, acrobatic acts, a ventriloquist act, and a toastmistress, with corsages awarded to the oldest mother, youngest mother, youngest grandmother, and sisters from distant towns. The event was organized by church leaders and the Brotherhood with special guests the Rev and Mrs Blaufuss, formerly of Tripoli.
Lavern Schumacher of Waterloo and former Tripoli resident was taken to Allen Memorial hospital Thursday morning after a heart attack. His condition is reported improving satisfactorily. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Schumacher.
An important meeting of all softball league members will be held tonight at Tripoli Sales Co starting at 8 o'clock. Officers will be elected and plans for the season will be discussed.
Virginia Kuepker and Paul F. Zabel were married Saturday at Spring Fountain Lutheran Church with Rev. J. D. Wangerin officiating. Bridesmaid was Marlys Braun and best man Philip Kuepker. groomsman was Harry Reay. The couple resides in Sumner. Mrs. Zabel is a nurse's aide at Sumner Community Hospital and Mr. Zabel works for Nieman Construction Co. Sumner.
Tripoli High School hosts a baccalaureate in the auditorium Sunday with Rev William F Goetz delivering the sermon The program includes a procession led by Sue Towne invocations hymns scripture reading and prayers with pastors L E Gatch and E F Pu hl mann Also planned is a May 16 commencement at 8 pm featuring the 1958 graduating class led by Sandra Bang David Block Jim Block and many others
Auction of Warren No 4 school house and equipment last Saturday brought $763.30 to the Tri Poli Community School district. The school house sold for $410 to Art Kaiser. Land went to Fred J Buchholz for $75. Equipment and outbuildings brought $278.30.
L. H. Fink came home Sunday evening from Ottawa Illinois where he spent the preceding week.
The newly formed Tripoli Community School district elected its board of directors and treasurer in a light turnout. Walter Lohmann won a three year seat with 276 votes. Wesley Bockhaus and Lawrence Snelling won two year terms. Lester Buenger and Leland Alcock took one year terms. Robert M. Ambrose was chosen treasurer.
A team from the U. S. Soil Conservation Service will conduct a farm by farm survey across northern Bremer County. Led by Russ Buckner, the group includes Garwin Carlson and David Slusher with support from Millard Soileau and Pierce Ryan. They will map soils from aerial photos and publish a soils map and report, with work basing in Waverly and Sumner.
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