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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1963
Page
10
The Tripoli Leader reports from Tripoli Iowa May 15 1963 detailing community happenings, school events and local notices with emphasis on residents and upcoming activities in the town.
Army Pvt. Michael A. Miller, 19, son of Denver residents Mr and Mrs Willis K Miller, completed a five week finance procedures course at the Finance School Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana in late April. Miller entered the Army last December and trained at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. He is a 1962 Denver Community High School graduate.
Readlyn Readlyn elementary grades two and five report 100 percent return of signed dental cards as part of the Iowa Dental Plan in Bremer county schools. The program aims to instill dental health, proper nutrition, reduced sugar, and regular dentist visits to ensure healthy teeth at graduation. Take-home pay rose 30 percent in ten years while food prices rose six percent.
Advice on saving money through planned buying and seasonal sales. Emphasizes using white goods and annual sales, buying end-of-season clothing, and considering seconds while verifying quality. Warns against unnecessary purchases and door-to-door sales scams, urging price checks and neighbor references before agreeing, and to avoid rushed decisions.
Tripoli High School finished eighth at the Osage district meet with seven points. Steve Dettmer placed second in the mile with 5 56.7, and Darrel Hinrichs was fifth in the 100 and 200 yard dashes. Dettmer will compete in the state meet at Iowa City on Saturday May 25. Team scoring lists Clear Lake 80, St Ansgar 58, Forest City 52, Osage 35, Lake Mills 30, Sumner 29, Riceville 16 42, Tripoli 7, Northwood 4, New Hampton 1, Rockford 4.
Infant Lori Ann Kueker was baptized at St. Pauls Lutheran Artesian with sponsors Eloise Ratliff Denver Eldon Kueker Waterloo and Elmer Kueker Denver. Richard Scott Hildebrandt baptized at home with Rev. Weidler officiating. sponsors David Block proxy and Roger Callanan. Bremer County World War 1 Vets and Auxiliary held a bingo party at Marshalltown Veterans Hospital with twelve representatives, cookies, and carpet rag donations, plus a hospital tour. Marv Wolfgram earned a Brainard fishing trip by leading life and health production in March and April Division I for Bremer County Farm Bureau Insurance.
Mr and Mrs F B Schuldt and Mr and Mrs Wm Essmann attended a Sunday open house in Denver honoring Mr and Mrs Paul Thurm on their golden wedding anniversary.
Mr and Mrs Eldon Meier entertained guests in honor of his birthday Saturday evening visitors included Roger Bruchs Sumner and Karen Platte Reaction Sunday evening guests were Mr and Mrs Wm Bruchs Sumner Eunice Rinnels and Kevin and Mr and Mrs Leslie Meier
Sunday guests at the Walter Bodermann home Sumner included Mr and Mrs George Fileris Waterloo Ernest Bodermann Sumner Mr and Mrs L J Block and Mr and Mrs James Block. The gathering honored the first wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs James Block.
Mr and Mrs Wilbert Huebner of Readlyn and Mr and Mrs Jene Kirchhoff attended a meeting and banquet of the third district rus ral letter carriers and auxiliary held Saturday at the Womens Club House in Cedar Falls.
Mr and Mrs M W Bennett spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs James Bennett in La Porte City. They attended a college concert in Cedar Falls where Mary Susan Bennett participated. Mr and Mrs Cletus Goodenbour and family joined Mr and Mrs Leonard Mohlis in Sumner to honor their wedding anniversary.
Mrs Mildred Flanscha and family were Sunday dinner guests at Edwin Kappmeyer home in Waverly. They also celebrated the 10th birthday of Howard Flanscha.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Schwartz and Marilyn were Sunday guests in the Oren Heincker home Frederika to honor Mrs Robert Bergmann on her birthday. Also noted were birthday greetings for Paul Judisch Lawain and Mr and Mrs Wilbert Frahm and family who visited Gottlieb Judisch Sumner on Sunday afternoon for his birthday.
Mr and Mrs Fred Brase visit Thursday evening at the Roy Justin home in Fredericksburg Mrs Justin had just returned from St Josephs hospital in New Hampton.
Fred Bockhaus remains a patient at Sumner hospital after being brought in Saturday for treatment.
Mr and Mrs Emily marked six years of marriage with a Sunday afternoon celebration at the Lavern Foelske residence. Relatives and neighbors joined in a quiet gathering as the couple observed the anniversary with cake and friendly wishes.
Mr and Mrs Cletus Bour and family were guests in the Sumner home to celebrate his birthday. The event included Thane evening visit with friends and relatives as they marked the occasion.
Mr and Mrs Harry Bubo and Mr and Mrs Bockhaus of Frederika hosted a Friday birthday supper. Guests included Richard and others who joined in honoring the celebrants with a warm gathering and shared refreshments.
George Offineer, 81, has run a barber shop in Manilla for 61 years and once spent a year learning the trade unpaid. The piece notes few shops with spittoons and mentions hay comprising 36 percent of the average milk cow ration and 60 percent for cattle feed.
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