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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1934
Page
5
Local residents from Waterloo Waverly and nearby towns are listed visiting, hosting, or traveling to relatives and friends. Includes many social calls, dinners, family gatherings, and church events with people from Waterloo Sumner Readlyn and Frederika, plus notes on local meetings and a theater schedule.
Congregational notes list E F Byers pastor with Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 10 45 sermon by pastor Christian Endeavor at 8 Orchestra practice Thursday at 7 followed by choir practice at 8
St Peter's Evangelical invites Sunday school at nine, German Pentecost services at ten with Holy Communion, Saturday announcements, Baccalaureate services at eight, and choir rehearsals at the usual time led by Theo A Thomas.
St John’s Lutheran led by Pastor Hanff plans a Pentecost service in German with Holy Communion at 10:00 a m. Sunday school at 9. Preparatory services at 9:30. Announcements for Holy Communion Friday and Saturday. Ladies Aid afternoon meeting. Choir rehearsals Thursday. Laymen Conference meets May 21 at Wartburg gym with speakers Emil Bock Dubuque A M Schanke Mason City and a Cedar Falls professor.
A light churchyard exchange has a wife remarking on a woman’s wonderful coat and a husband admitting he dozed through the service. The wife notes church visits reveal more than sermons, while the husband concedes the wonder of the garment may stem from their outing.
A wry quip notes that a committee is a body that keeps minutes and wastes hours, reflecting a humorous view of bureaucratic delay. The line contrasts a child’s curiosity with adult organizational rituals in a London Tit-Bits style.
Ida Snelling capped the year with a picnic lunch for parents in Fremont township. In the afternoon pupils presented a year summary program, then relays and races. Students with perfect attendance: John Chapin, Winifred Chapin, Robert Chapin, and Doris Chapin. Those missing one day: Byron Boxwell and Lavera Chapin.
A family gathering was held Sunday at the home of Mrs Julia Crittenden to observe her 77th birthday anniversary dated Tuesday May 15. A 12 30 dinner and 6 o clock supper were features of the event with her children present including Miss
Cassie and George host relatives including Mr and Mrs P L Crittenden and their son from this city, Mr and Mrs Karl Crittenden and son from Des Moines, who arrived Saturday evening for the occasion and Mother's Day. Also present were Mr and Mrs F D Kimbal and their son Frank for the evening gathering.
N W McGee democratic candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction visited Tripoli for a few hours Monday to boost his bid. McGee previously led Tripoli public schools for ten years and has held multiple superintendent roles and state university positions, with the required training for the office.
In this brief notice the Tripoli Leader is cited as a trusted source when seeking job printing services. The item emphasizes the newspaper’s historical role in providing affordable, reliable print work for local businesses and individuals.
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