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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1966
Page
7
Social calendar highlights guests and dinners as families and friends visit in Readlyn, Waverly, Sumner, Waterloo, and surrounding towns. Residents host and attend Mother's Day observances, weddings, anniversaries, and birthday celebrations, with wide attendance from Clarks, Bergmanns, Rettigs, Maurers, and numerous local households.
The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously rules county court houses must open on Saturday mornings reversing a district court ruling. Judges and lawmakers had clashed over Saturday operations after a pay-provision hinted at optional openings, but the court states the opening duty ties to higher salaries approved by the legislature.
Richard arrived home Sunday to spend a leave with his family. Guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Heacock and family Waterloo Mrs Kenneth Sievers and family Des Moines Mr and Mrs Michael Abbe and Scott Iowa Falls Mr and Mrs Larry Sievers Waverly Louis Wedeking Waverly Mrs Al Dana and family and Mr and Mrs Robert Sievers and Amy.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Bunger attended the baptism of Michael Larry son of Mr and Mrs Larry Noack Sunday at First Lutheran church in Waterloo In the evening they visited the Theo Kelling home also in Waterloo
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Iowa Industrial activity topped 1965 pace with 7,208 new jobs, up 338 percent from 1,647. Capital investment nearly doubled to 35.9 million dollars. March workforce reached 1,112,200, unemployment fell to 2.3 percent, manufacturing earnings rose to 119.41 per week, and durable goods added 35 workers per 1000. Iowa Employment Security Commission notes strong agricultural early hiring.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Boevers of Bettendorf visited the area this week following LeRoy Boevers accidental death They stayed for the funeral and returned home Sunday Duane Boevers from Oxnard California came to stay with his mother until Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Rettig, Mr. and Mrs. Nerge, and several other women traveled to Davenport on Saturday as the ladies took part in the state women's bowling tournament.
Mrs. Ernest Rodemeyer and Mrs. Herman Gebert attended the funeral of Augusta Granenz in Waterloo on Thursday. A related remark notes President Hoover once returned his salary to the government and comments that such action set a bad example.
A son named Todd Julian was born May 4 at Mercy Hospital in Waverly to Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Hildahl. He weighed 9 pounds 8.5 ounces at birth.
The Tripoli American Legion Auxiliary held its monthly meeting with Mrs. Elizabeth Buhr and Mrs. Sarah Holm as hostesses. Fifth and sixth graders will again make poppy posters to be displayed in local store windows and in Frederika. A poppy window will be arranged in the Interstate Power Co. office. Wreaths will be made on Friday May 27 at 1 30 p m in the Town Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jacobson of Montevideo Minnesota and Mr. and Mrs. Levi Barnhart of Waterloo attended the funeral of their nephew LeRoy Boevers. The gathering occurred on Thursday with Mary Heinemann hosting.
A May 10 scholarship recognition dinner at Iowa State University Ames honored 238 high ranking students including Robert Brewer son of Mr and Mrs Hadley Brewer Tripoli.
Mrs. Robert Rathbone and Bob returned home last Tuesday evening from University Hospital Iowa City where he had been hospitalized following heart surgery.
Mr and Mrs Ed Olejniczak Mr and Mrs Hans Schulz Randy and Kurt attended the funeral of Roland Lamb Saturday at Waterloo.
At Oelwein on Saturday morning Donna Flower and James Welsh were married in a ceremony attended by Mr and Mrs Wayne Quass and their children Audrey and Rodney.
Mrs. Robert Selek and Mrs. Fred Holm joined Andra for the mother-daughter banquet at Grace Methodist church in Waterloo on Friday evening.
Mrs Ray Brase came home after two weeks in Los Angeles visiting her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Charles Slayton.
Barbara Kathleen and Larry Keig of West Union are named to the dean's honor list at Upper Iowa University for their outstanding scholarship in each semester they have attended. Parents Mr and Mrs William Keig celebrate the achievement.
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