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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1971
Page
5
Local residents from Waverly, Tripoli, Waterloo and nearby towns hosted and visited family and friends over the weekend. Spring gatherings included Mother's Day relatives and birthday celebrations with extended kin from Humboldt and Jamestown area towns.
The 40th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Leonard Mohlis will be observed with an open house on Sunday May 16 from 2 to 4 p m at St John s Lutheran Church Buck Creek parlor. Their four children host the event with families including Marlys Goodenbour of Tripoli Bernice Wilharm Ralph Mohlis and Harold Mohlis of Sumner nine grandchildren attend.
A chain of visiting notices lists Ray Benning Susan Dean and Debbie Casenovia Wis attending Sunday dinner at Art Brandt's home. Other guests include Mrs Art Petersen Waverly at Ernest Haase's home and Arlin Luhring with Paul Mieneke at Forrest Schrieyer’s nursing home.
Mr and Mrs ben Heim welcome Chad David a 7 lb 14 oz boy born April 28 at Allen hospital Waterloo. Mr and Mrs Roy Drewis announce Amy Elizabeth a 7 lb 2 oz girl born May 10 at St Luke s Methodist hospital Cedar Rapids. They reside at 6526 North Ave SW Cedar Terrace Cedar Rapids IA 52404. Mrs Drewis is the former Elaine Klenzman.
The May 12 1971 Tripoli Iowa column lists numerous social visits to homes in Waterloo Nashua Sumner Cedar Rapids Bettendorf Marion and other areas. Families such as Porter Gebert Judisch Harms Heideman and many relatives are noted visiting for weekend and Mother's Day events.
Notable anniversary and visitors noted for Mother’s Day. Locals including C C Eichmann and families from Fayette Lake Mills and Waterloo marked the day with relatives and friends. The Dornbusch family spent five days in Winona and Minneapolis for CPA exams, visiting Fredericksburg facilities on return.
Mr and Mrs Randolph Schwarze observed their 35th wedding anniversary Saturday evening May 8 with a family dinner at Porkys Red Carpet Club in Waterloo. They were joined by daughters families Gale Kevin Glenn Harriet and Mr and Mrs Yale Kramer Gale, Kevin, Glenn and Harriet from Waterloo plus Mr and Mrs Ted Kesteloot of Arlington Heights Illinois and Miss Nancy Schwarze of Niles Illinois.
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