Baccalaureate Service for 60 Tri Poli Seniors
Tri Poli High plans a baccalaureate service Sunday May 15 at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium for the 60 member class with Rev Lloyd Baer as speaker his topic Let No One Despise Your Youth. The commencement will follow Friday May 20 at 8 p m in the same auditorium.
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Tripoli High School
Supt
FE. R. Shriver
Lloyd Baer
Methodist Church of
Fredericksburg and
Frederika
Interstate Power Estimates Cost of Lighting System
Interstate Power Officials met with the Town Council to review progress on Main street lighting. The work order is approved but construction contract not yet let. Estimated monthly cost rose from about 86 dollars to 24 dollars more per month.
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Interstate Power
Interstate Pow@ Co
Main Street
Style Show by Tripoli High Home Ec Dept
Tripoli High School Home Economics students under Karen Booth will present the annual style show Fashions a la Mode at the high school gym Tuesday May 17 at 8 o'clock evening. Public invited to attend.
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Tripoli
Karen Booth
Tripoli High Band Heads to Jubilee on May 21
Tripoli High School’s 60 piece marching band will attend the Northeast Iowa Band Jubilee in Waterloo on Saturday May 21. Clarinetist Kay Barry will represent the group in the Miss Melody contest as part of the day’s events. The parade is slated to begin at 230 PM and the band will wear new summer uniforms.
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Tripoli
Tripoli High School
Waterloo
Kay Barry
Census Report Reveals Third District Population
Willard R Hansen released preliminary census figures for the Third Congressional District. Tripoli reports 1190 residents, up 66 from 1950, with county totals listed for Black Hawk to Worth and cities Cedar Falls and Waterloo. Figures may adjust after non resident returns and routine checks. The director of the bureau of the census will issue the official numbers later.
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Willard R. Hansen
George Barnes
Leader
Tripoli
Black Hawk
Bremer County
Butler County
Cerro Gordo
Chickasaw County
Floyd County
Franklin County
Grundy County
Hardin County
Howard County
Marshall County
Mitchell County
Tama County
Worth County
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Bureau of the Census
Bad News for Farmers Rain Totals 3.98 Inches
Weather report shows 3.98 inches of rainfall this week with May totals at 4.41 inches and daily readings by J. M. Haydon. Forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions ahead as the area weather improves after a wet spell.
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J. M. Haydon
Denver School Dist Completes 1960 61 Teaching Staff
Denver Community school finalizes its 1960 61 staff with seven new teachers. Jack Hanson will teach industrial arts and driver education. Larry Nieman, mathematics and assistant football coach. he will supervise girls' physical education. Robert Ehrhardt to teach business education. Mrs. Roger Jennings and Sondra Shwinkie will teach first grade. Marjorie Miller to lead combined fourth fifth grade. Fern Fenneman to teach departmental arts in sixth and seventh grades. Replacing teachers include Mrs Methfessel Doran Walling Purdy and Mervyn School. Retirements include Raymond Nichols and Mrs Eleanor Greene.
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Denver
Denver Community School
Jack Hanson
Elgin
Larry Nieman
Wartburg College
Robert Ehrhardt
Adel
Roger Jennings
Janesville
Sondra Schwinke
Fredericksburg
Marjorie Miller
Eldora
Fern Fenneman
Evelyn Methfessel
Evelyn Doran
Helen Walling
Eunice Purdy
Mervyn
Raymond Nichols
Eleanor Greene
Congregational Christian Conference Attendees Gather in Fort Dodge
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Nansen, Mrs. H. J. Frese, A. A. Belknap and J. P. Snelling attended the annual meeting of the Congregational Christian Conference of Iowa at the First Congregational church in Fort Dodge last week.
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J. A. Nansen
H. J. Frese
A. A. Belknap
J. P. Snelling
Congregational Christian Conference of Iowa
First Congregational Church
Fort Dodge
Magnall attends Eastern Iowa Veterinary Clinic
Dr. L. J. Magnall spent Tuesday in Cedar Rapids attending the Eastern Iowa Veterinary Clinic session.
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L. J. Magnall
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Clinic
Farm Bureau names Alfred Rieck as special agent
Alfred Rieck of Tripoli has been appointed special agent for Farm Bureau Insurance Services in Bremer County. He will service Fremont Leroy Frederika and Sumner townships as announced by agency manager Richard Stofer.
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Alfred Rieck
Tripoli
Farm Bureau Insurance Services
Bremer County
Richard Stofer
Mr. Rieck
Fremont
Leroy
Frederika
Sumner Township
Mrs. Frank Johnson Dies in New Hampton Funeral Rites Today
Mrs. Frank Johnson 69 died at St Joseph hospital New Hampton Sunday night Funeral services held today at Emerson Gersonde Funeral home Sumner and at St Pauls Lutheran church Sumner Rev Eugene Kramer officiating Burial at Union Mound cemetery Sumner Survived by husband Frank three children Clarence Walter Gaede Sumner and Mrs Ester Pepperling Waterloo from a former marriage
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Frank Johnson
St. Joseph Hospital
New Hampton
Emerson-Gersonde
Sumner
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Eugene Kramer
Union Mound Cemetery
Johnson
Frank
Clarence
Walter Gaede
Ester Pepperling
Waterloo
First Annual Banquet for Tripoli Bowlers Held
The Riviera ballroom in Janesville hosted the first annual bowling banquet with 267 attendees. William A. Kuker acted as master of ceremonies as prizes were handed out by city secretaries after city tournament honors. Members of Strikette Twi-Lite Nite Owl and Marsh Merchants Church Inter-City Twin City leagues attended. Officers were elected for both the women and men associations, with Mrs Robert Selck and Carl Ryan among those chosen.
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Riviera Ballroom
Janesville
William A. Kuker
Strikette
Nite Owl
Marsh
Merchants
Church
Twin City
Robert Selck
Marlene Drewis
Leo Towne
Jane Duecker
Margaret Pleggenkuhle
Men’s Association
Carl Ryan
Eugene Buenger
Erwin Towne
Charles Rosel
Frederika
Milton Happel
Readlyn
Last of Bowling Champs Decided Here Last Week
The bowling season at Tripoli ends with finals in the women's league. Rettig's defeats Kramer's in all three games to claim the Nite Owl league crown while Kent Feeds secures both halves to become Twi-Lite champions.
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Tripoli
Rettig
Kramer
Kent Feeds
Schwarze Son Returns Home From Hospital
David Schwarze, son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Schwarze, has returned from Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo. He will remain in bed for awhile but is improving satisfactorily.
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David
Raymond Schwarze
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Charles Johnson Wins Pine Wood Derby First Heat
Charles Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Harlan Johnson won a blue ribbon as the first heat winner at the Scout-O-Rama Pine Wood Derby in Waterloo Saturday.
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Charles
Harlan Johnson
Waterloo
Mr and Mrs Ray Bunger Visit Waverly Family
Mr and Mrs Ray Bunger and family visited Mr and Mrs Ed Bunger in Waverly Sunday evening and called on William Bunger who is a patient at Mercy hospital in Waverly.
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Ray Bunger
Ed Bunger
Waverly
William Bunger
Mercy
60 Graduates Reunite With Kindergarten Teacher
A 1960 reunion brings together 12 year alumni of Mrs. R J Bunger's kindergarten class. The article lists 14 pictured graduates with the teacher, noting 10 others not shown: one deceased, five moved, three dropped out, and one left school behind.
Wapsie Valley Seniors Tour Chicago for Three Days
The 38 seniors of Wapsie Valley High returned home from a three day Chicago tour. They stayed at the Hamilton hotel and visited Maxwell Street market skid row a lake shore boat ride the Prudential building McVickers Cinerama Theater the Aquarium Museum of Natural History Museum of Science and Industry Chinatown Palace Theater Municipal Airport and Brookfield Zoo. They were chaperoned by Principal and Mrs W Schichtl.
Bremer County Historical Society Holds May Meeting
The second annual Bremer County Historical Society meeting convened May 3 at the Waverly Methodist church. The VFW Auxiliary staged a Tripoli area exhibit, a talk on the Monroe Doctrine was given, and coffee served after the speaker. Attendees included Mrs. Walter Steward, Mrs. John Ryan, and Mrs. John Poock.
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Bremer County
Northern Season Opens Saturday For Anxious Anglers
Anglers cheer as the Northern Pickerel season opens this Saturday May 14 1960. Regulations set a daily limit of 3 and possession limit of 6 for the area, while boundary waters of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and inland Lee county waters permit a 5 daily catch and 10 possession.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Lee County
Commercial Club To Meet Monday Evening May 16
Regular meeting of the Tripoli Commercial Club at the Town Hall on Monday May 16 with an evening meal at 7. Ladies of St Peters church prepare the meal. L H Fink leads the program. Dinner reservations due by Friday May 13 to club secretary Lorenz Bunger.
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Commercial Club
Tripoli Commercial Club
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
L. H. Fink
Lorenz Bunger
Wapsipinicon River Tragedy Claims James Condon
Rescue crews battled high water on the Wapsipinicon River after a boating accident near Frederika Monday night. James Condon of New Hampton drowned while his brother in law Jim Edgar was rescued. Condon leaves a wife, daughter Kathryn, mother Mrs. Clara Condon and three brothers Maurice, John, and Mike. He worked at Rath Packing Co., Waterloo.
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James Condon
Waterloo
Frederika
Jim Edgar
New Hampton
Wapsipinicon
Frederika Fire Department
Denver Businesses to Open Friday Nights Beginning May 20
Beginning Friday night May 20 Denver business places will switch from Wednesday to Friday evening hours. Denver Commercial Club, (24).
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Denver
Denver Commercial Club
Tripoli Development Corporation Sets Date for Annual Meeting
Tripoli Development Corporation officials have scheduled the annual meeting for Monday May 16 at 8 pm in Tripoli Town Hall. Stockholders may vote in person or by proxy. a 40 share representation quorum is required. Notices were mailed to all stockholders this week.
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Tripoli Development Corporation
Tripoli Town Hall
State Conservation Department Stocks All Trout Streams
The Iowa Conservation Department reports all trout streams stocked this week with rainbows browns and brookies. Streams listed include Otter Creek Richmond Springs Elk Creek Wexford Creek Joy Springs Maquoketa River Bigalk Creek Spring Creek Trout Run Trout River Bohemian Creek Wapsipinicon River and Twin Springs. In a future notice anglers may remove catch limits on yellow bass in Clear Lake to reduce competition for space and food.
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Iowa
Otter Creek
Richmond Springs
Elk Creek
Wexford Creek
Joy Springs
Maquoketa River
Bigalk Creek
Spring Creek
Trout Run
Trout River
Bohemian Creek
Wapsipinicon River
Twin Springs
Conservation Department
Clear Lake
Denver couple to wed in Austin Minn ceremony
An announcement reports the marriage of Jo Ann Vossberg of Denver to Ronald M Ihde of Plainfield. The ceremony occurred February 28 in Austin Minnesota. Jo Ann is employed by Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance Co Waverly. Ronald assists on his father’s farm and the couple returned from their wedding trip April 17.
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Denver
Jo Ann Vossberg
Clarence Vossberg
Ronald M. Ihde
Marvin Thde
Plainfield
Spring Concert at Wapsie Valley Set for May 11
Wapsie Valley High hosts a combined instrumental and vocal spring concert May 11 at 8 in the high school gymnasium. Participants include the girls' glee club, a capella choir, swing band, concert band, soloists and small groups. J. C. Selland leads instrumental, Jerry McRobert directs vocal.
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Readlyn
Wapsie Valley
County Planning and Zoning Meeting Set for May 20
A county wide informational meeting on planning and zoning will be held May 20 at Tripoli Town Hall starting 8 p m County Extension Service announced Ames ISU landscape architect Margherita Tarr will lead the session discussing planning and zoning with practical guidance for residents Gene Vincent Bremer County Extension Director noted many residents requested information on the topic The meeting will cover enabling legislation changes and a public hearing process and is open to all interested citizens
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County Extension Service
Tripoli Town Hall
Margherita Tarr
Iowa State
Gene Vincent
Bremer County
Extension Service
Extension Program Committee On Community Development
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Victor Weidler
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Siegel
W. H. Klein
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Lord Most Holy
Douglas Bell
Jean Ambrose
Gary Bahlmann
Kenneth Bahlmann
Kay Barty
David Bennett
Janice Bergmann
Varina Bettenga
Leonard Block
Shirley Bloom
Janet Bock
Larry Bock
Rosemary Bolte
Vern Bolte
Mary Bremer
Betty Buchholz
Barbara Buhrow
Darlyce Buhrow
Marvin Dancer
Sydney Dirksen
Danny Drewis
Ruth Drewis
Gary Duenow
Gerald Funk
Judith Garner
Doris Hildebrandt
Louise Hoppenworth
Maybeth Hoppenworth
Ruthanne Joens
Audrey Kappmeyer
James Keeran
Larry Keeran
Cyril Klein
Danny Klemp
Eugene Lampe
Karen Mahlstedt
James Martin
Jeanne Martin
Paul McNamee
Kenneth Miller
Beverly Mohling
David Mohling
Richard Niemeyer
Elroy Nuss
Betty Lou Pipho
Morris Ratliff
Gary Schmidt
Nadine Schnurstein
Larry Sievers
Jean Slack
Julie Soles
Leroy Stumme
Glenyce Waschkat
Marianne Wikner
Mark Wikner
W. Michael Wilson
Donna Wiltse
James Wolf
Lawrence Worrell
James Zander
Sharon Zwanziger
Denver School Dist
Grace Lutheran Church
Kalkbrenner
Dennis Weidler
E. Senst
Mary Block
Robert Kuker
Yvonne A
Is Ladage
Ronald Rieck N Lahmann
Danny Brase
Sharon Nacke
Dennis Ee Ae Oldt
Va Bg Hurch
Arnolalac
Gary Klenzman
Julie Bremer
Keith Holm
Grace Chure
Farm Bureau Ins. Co
R. J. Bunger
Dick Niemeyer
Mary
Wapsie Valley High
Chicago
Historical Society
State Conservation Department
Ronald Ihde
Austin, Minn
J. B. Sickles
Wm. A. Kuker
Robert Glaser
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