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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1958
Page
6
An editorial warns that gossip damages reputations and urges readers to resist whisper networks. It notes that rumors often reflect the sharers' insecurities and urges redirecting conversations to neutral topics rather than becoming part of a gossip chain.
Junior English reads Our Town and makes a scrapbook about it. World History explores the interwar period between WWI and WWII. A sociology class studies prejudice against Indians and minority groups.
Fourteen FTA members and sponsor Mr Casey attended the county Future Teachers meeting in Irving auditorium at Waverly on May 8 Robert Parker Bremer county elementary supervisor spoke on What to Expect Isabel Eno Waverly FTA sponsor gave the welcome A panel discussion featured the Waverly trumpet trio and a lunch followed recreation Tripoli Junior Faculty club presented We Learn by Observation panel members James Lahmann chair Janet Chapin Dorothy Plum Karen Zander and Shirley Mohling
Student notes announce the Northeast Iowa Band Jubilee on May 17 in Waterloo to climax the school year. The Miss Melody contest features Kaye Holm as the school’s representative with high anticipation for the event.
Inside the Tee Pee the local FTA Junior Faculty club elected its officers for the 1958 59 school year. Judith Garner was named president Jean Ambrose vice president and Ruthanne Joens secretary treasurer. A May 6 meeting featured a panel discussion Check Your Fitness for Teaching with panelists Ambrose Barry Jevens Hildebrandt Drewis and Garner.
Church notes list Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 10 30 and various church events and meetings across the week including choirs junior and senior, Women s Fellowship luncheon on May 16, confirmation class Saturday and a range of services and programs at Grace Lutheran and affiliated bodies with guest speakers and tournament entries in Sumner and Arlington.
Morning worship at 9 00 a m topic The Birth of the Soul and Sunday school at 10 00 a m note time change through the summer months St John s Evangelical and Reformed Sieg el V D Weidler pastor 9 00 a m church school 10 00 a m divine worship service A T Rollene pastor 9 30 a m Sunday school 10 30 a m morning service sermon The World in an Hour of Dire Crisis 7 p m KYB and Youth meetings 8 p m evening service Mes-
The Tripoli Leader lists a May 14 1958 calendar of services. St John’s Lutheran Crane Creek hosts a Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 pm and Sunday school at 9 am with a 10 am worship led by Prof W Gies of Wartburg College. St Paul’s Lutheran Siegel shows multiple worship and Sunday school times including English and German Ascension day services on May 15.
Community members from Waterloo to Cedar Falls and Readlyn spent multiple days hosting and visiting relatives. Notable stops included Mrs. Carney visiting Robert Carney’s home, several calls on Mrs. Mabel McGee and Mrs Nellie Smith, and gatherings with A W French family, Bergmanns, Parsons, Leitchs, and Hineckers. Nearby trips brought in Sumner and Nashua residents, plus service member Pvt Everett Meier on leave.
A succession of Sunday and weekend visits from families and friends fills the area. Names include Clary Parson Lampe Huebner Parson Johnson Carney Gunsalus Carney Rewoldt Albrecht Matthias Grover Mowatt Jordan Jordan Chadwick and many others visiting households in Waterloo, La Porte City, Waverly, Cedar Falls, Oelwein, Fairbank, Fredericksburg, Ved, and surrounding towns.
A group of local ladies attended a party Thursday evening at Frank Zipse’s Fredericksburg home in honor of Mrs Zipse. She received a present and a picnic lunch was enjoyed. Pinook Jean Rochford was taken to New Hampton hospital and is very ill. Hamilton visitors included Mr. and Mrs Albert Fay returning from a visit with Iowa relatives. Sunday visitors to Mrs Clyde McConkey included Harry McConkey and Mr. and Mrs Joseph Long and Michael Waverly. Mrs Howard Van Brocklin hosted Mother's Day dinner with Mr and Mrs Robert Schmidt and daughters from Tripoli visiting. Larry Seery assisted with work in the O Day home.
Mother's day guests of his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Pals Waverly John Fay Jr who injured his leg in a fall is recovering nicely Mrs Emil Matthias and Mrs Albert Rieck called on Mrs Allen Kroblin in the Sumner hospital Tuesday afternoon Mr and Mrs Allen Rieck and family Janesville were Sunday dinner guests in the Albert Rieck home Mr and Mrs Raymond Kuethe and family and Allen Kroblin and family were Sunday dinner guests in the Emil Matthias home Clarence Huck went to Des Moines Wednesday to take his physical prior to entering the armed forces Mr and Mrs Leo McDonough visited Wednesday evening in the Howard Van Brocklin Sr Mr and Mrs Gene Frey and Mary Gene of Allison called in the Albert Rieck home Sunday morning Allen Kroblin and family were Wednesday evening dinner guests in the Raymond Kuethe home Mr and Mrs Ed Ommen received word of the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Darwin Strempke Sunday May 11 Mrs Strempke is the former Mary Ann Om
Local residents including Mr and Mrs Dale and family along with Mr and Mrs Timmerman of Tripoli spent a day in Earl O’Connell area. Clyde McConkey attended the Duffy sale at Pairbens Saturday, indicating community involvement and local event attendance.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rider of Red Oak, two months early. She weighed pounds and 15 ounces at birth and is cared for in the hospital with a stomach tube feeding every three hours. Nurses report she is progressing, though described as Rain ing.
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