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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1962
Page
6
The Tripoli Leader reports local events in Tripoli Iowa on May 9 1962. Readers learn about community news, announcements and brief notices affecting residents and nearby areas.
Mr and Mrs John Fay visited Mrs Tom Burke in New Hampton hospital Tuesday evening with her condition about the same. Dale Grahiman and children spent Friday evening with Earl OConnell, John Donnelly and James from Fairbank visited Ada McConkey Sunday. The L Dilleys added a large silo at their farm last week. Ada McConkey called on Harry Hunt Sunday. Donald Sievers Judy and Carmen attended Drewis Schnurstein wedding Sunday afternoon. Earl Avery Sumner and family spent Thursday evening with Albert Rieck. Allen Kuethe Lourdes Ramos and Mrs Josephine Ramos of Iowa City dined with Raymond Kuethe Sunday. Raymond Kuethe attended his daughter Kathy’s Mother's Day weekend events at Cedar Falls and Friday night at the auditorium. Kathy is a student at State College of Iowa. Robert Figanbaum family visited Ed Meyer and wife Westgate Saturday evening. Raymond and family attended the 25th wedding anniversary of Loren and Mrs Arns in Waverly last Sunday. Luke Hannaman and Donald Legh hosted Saturday afternoon calls. Word arrived Sunday morning of the death of J Kendall Lynes, Plainfield, brother-in-law to the family.
Bert Meier and family and many local residents visited in Readlyn and surrounding areas for birthday observances and social calls. Rev. and Mrs. Robert Glaser spoke at the afternoon gathering while Mrs. Christena Oberman and others joined visits in Waverly, Oelwein, and Waterloo area homes. The Belle baptism took place at St Matthew's with Rev E Senst officiating, Michael Stanley Belle named, sponsors listed.
Seventy four friends and relatives gathered at St John Lutheran church parlors Buck Creek on Sunday afternoon to honor Henry Jesse on his 80th birthday. A noon potluck followed by open house from 2 to 4 pm featured a large birthday cake cut by Mrs John Meier and Mrs Emelie Zummack. Attendees included numerous Waterloo and area residents and extended family members from La Porte City Oelwein Denver Jesup Maynard and Harolds Fergeson among others.
Residents of Mahaska county will vote in the June 4 primary on abolishing the county recorder office and merging it with the county auditor. If approved, the auditor would perform both functions and his salary would rise about 30 percent, marking a first for a county vote on abolishing an office.
Art Hildebrandt of Oelwe came Monday to help in Feil kether's barber shop replacing M H Harmon who departs for North Dakota for business. Drs Jungblut and Robinson performed an appendectomy on Carrie Albrecht Tuesday. Markets list prices from 55 years ago: eggs 14c, chickens 8c, potatoes 30c, oats 33c, corn 32c, hogs 6.25, veal calves 4.00 to 5.00.
A 1937 Tripoli snapshot notes the largest high school class to graduate, property sale near the high school, a federated women’s club meeting at the Congregational church, and a chicken and hog market tally. Obituaries, anniversaries, and local incidents are listed with names, places, and dates.
Wesley Bockhaus was chosen director for a three year term at the Tri Poli Development Corporation annual meeting held Monday night. Mrs Auguste a4 died today with service at Rettig Funeral Home conducted by Lester Lease. Funeral services were Saturday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Final rites for Hoppenworth were held. Mrs E W Kirchhoff named “poremaker of the year” by Family Living county committee at Tripoli Town Hall Friday morning.
Artesian obituary notes Mrs A Hagen reports funeral service at 71 with Rey Vena Sieg officiating at the home setting.
A subcommittee of the Governor's Commission on Aging asks the 1963 assembly to pass a law requiring physical tests for drivers due to high accident rates among elderly motorists. State Commissioner Carl Posekoff opposes, urging broader driver examinations be studied by the legislature.
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