County polio vaccination drive reaches thousands countywide
The county wide Polio Vaccination Program vaccinated 16 000 to 17 000 residents with a first Sabin dose last Friday. Centers in Denver Jonesville Plain Retadlyn Tripoli Sumner Frederika and nearby sites welcomed participants. About 800 in Tripoli Community School system and 800 at Tripoli Town Hall plus 200 in Frederika received the first dose. Dr C R Barry said remaining residents could obtain the first dose at his office this week.
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Tripoli
C. R. Barry
Tripoli Town Hall
Frederika
County Road Rocking Program Sets June 1 in Bremer County
Bremer County Board of Supervisors schedules a county road rocking program for June 1. The plan covers about 17 514 miles of roads with roughly 75 000 tons of rock. Townships listed include Frederika 61, Leroy 614, Fremont 1334, Douglas 1914, Sumner 12, Dayton 17 percent, and Warren 1914.
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Bremer County Board of Supervisors
Frederika
Leroy
Fremont
Douglas
Sumner
Dayton
Warren
Memorial Day Speaker for Tripoli Service
Senator Melvin H. Wolf of Waterloo will speak at Tripoli Memorial Day ceremonies hosted by the local VFW. Events begin at Town Hall 10:00 a.m. with a 9:30 a.m. parade assembly at FW home and a 12:00 noon potluck at the post home. Families asked to bring covered dishes and utensils. dessert not provided. John Prestien has returned from memorial hospital and is canvassing at HLH Hoppenworth residence.
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Waterloo
Tripoli
Wgements
VFW Post
John Prestien
Memorial Hospital
Canva
Hlh
Hoppenworth
Northeast Segment Drained for Habitat Improvements at Sweets Marsh
Doyle Adams, area supervisor, reports the northeast segment of the Sweets Marsh area is being drained after heavy winter fish kill losses. After draining, improvements will be carried out to improve habitat for fish and waterfowl, then the area will be refilled and restocked with game fish, with efforts to remove rough fish.
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Sweets
Sweets Marsh
Doyle Adams
Third Annual Banquet Honoring Tripoli Bowlers
The 3rd annual bowling banquet was held Monday at the Riviera ballroom in Janesville with 197 attendees honoring league champions and individual honors. Duane Holm chaired the event with Mrs. Robert Selck and Lawrence Snelling presenting awards. officers’ elections were deferred to May meetings at the Tripoli Town Hall and Tripoli Bowl-In to gauge next season participation.
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Tripoli
Riviera Ballroom
Janesville
Duane Holm
Robert Selck
Women’s Association
Lawrence Snelling
Men’s Association
League
Tripoli Town Hall
Tripoli Bowl-In
Area Conservation Officer Resigns for Interior Post
Bruce Parker state conservation officer for Bremer and Chickasaw counties resigns effective June 15. He accepts appointment with the Department of the Interior Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife and will be stationed in Atlantic City New Jersey.
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State Uty
Iowa
Bruce Parker
Bremer
Chickasaw
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife
Atlantic City
N. J
Commercial Club Dinner Meeting Set for May 21
The Tripoli Commercial Club holds its regular dinner at Tripoli Town Hall on Monday May 21 at 7 pm. Dinner is served by Grace Lutheran church ladies. Attendance calls will be made for reservations by the secretary Ray H Bunger. A program follows the business session.
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Tripoli
Poppy Day Observed by Tripoli Legion Auxiliary
Poppy Day will be observed Saturday May 26, led by Mrs. Willard Holm president of the Tripoli American Legion Auxiliary. Funds raised support rehabilitation and child welfare work for veterans and their families.
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Willard Holm
Tripoli
American Legion Auxiliary
Cedar Valley Baseball League Forms Four Teams
The Cedar Valley Baseball League organized at Tripoli Town Hall named four active teams Tri poli Readlyn Fredericksburg and Greene Chas Gebhard Waverly elected league president with John DeVries Denver as secretary Harley Bergmann named manager of the Tripoli Red Sox. Local practice session set for Friday night on the local diamond.
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Cedar Valley Baseball League
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Readlyn
Fredericksburg
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Chas
Gebhard
Waverly
John DeVries
Denver
Harley Bergmann
Final Examination Schedule At Tripoli High
Tripoli High reveals final exams on May 23 and 24 with a detailed period by period timetable. Ninth to eleventh graders may leave after their exam and bus and lunch services run as usual, while elementary and junior high maintain regular classes. Report cards will be mailed to parents after the last day of school.
License Examiners To Be in Tripoli Saturday Morning
Driver license examiners will be in Tripoli at the Town Hall Saturday morning May 19 between 8 30 and noon. This will afford residents of Tripoli and shopping area an excellent opportunity to renew licenses or qualify for a license if they do not already have one. The team will not return until Saturday June 16.
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Tripoli
57 Seniors To Receive Diplomas Friday At Commencement Exercises Here
The 57 member senior class of 1962 Tripoli Community School will receive diplomas Friday evening May 18 at 8 p.m. The program opens with a processional by Caroline Kehe and an invocation by Rev. Arnold Thalacker, followed by a vocal solo You'll Never Walk Alone. Representative Ray C Cunningham Ames will speak on Citizenship in a Changing World. Cunningham, former YMCA official and long-time Iowa legislators, will be introduced by Superintendent Howard Pigg. Principal Robert Campbell will present diplomas to the 57 graduates, with Le land Alcock presiding. The benediction will be by Rev E F Puhlmann.
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Tripoli Community School
Caroline Kehe
Arnold Thalacker
Sharon Miller
Terryne Fink
Ray C. Cunningham
Ames
Howard Pigg
Cunningham
Ames School Board
South Dakota College
Armed Forces
Robert Campbell
Summer Driver Education Course At Tripoli School
Tripoli Community School will run a first ever summer driver education program enrolling about 45 students. Ronald Donn, instructor, leads the course starting Monday May 28 with 30 hours of classroom work and 45 hours of behind the wheel instruction.
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Tripoli Community School
Ronald Donn
Tripoli
Tripoli Community Schools
Farm Fires Hit Tripoli Area Shrink Losses Noted
Tripoli and Frederika volunteer fire crews answered two farm fires in the past week. A machine shed on the Wm Brawner farm northwest of Tripoli burned, causing $800 damage with the shed a total loss and a shed roof burn on one side to the barn. A second fire at the Loren Fanning farm southeast of Tripoli destroyed the barn, attributed to lightning.
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Tripoli and
Frederika
Wm. Brawner
Tripol
Readlyn
Loren Fanning
Tripoli
Tripoli High Baseball Club Captures Sectional Title
Tripoli High caps the sectional tourney with a 6-5 win over Oelwein in eight innings to claim the conference title. They advance to district first round at Denver facing Waterloo East on Wednesday May 16 at 7:30 pm. Panthers totaled 28 runs on 26 hits across three games with solid pitching and only four errors.
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Tripoli High
West Waterloo
Oelwein High Boys
Denver
Waterloo East High
Panthers
Oelwein
Tripoli
Everiding
Panther
192 Registered for Summer Swimming Program in Two Towns
Registration for the summer swimming program in Tripoli and Frederika drew 192 children. Ninety nine youths registered at Tripoli Town Hall and 43 at Frederika Bank, with full program details to be released later.
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Tripoli
Frederika
Frederika Bank
Panthers Rally Beats Janesville 5-3 in Conference Clash
Janesville High School hosted the Tripoli Panthers in a rescheduled conference game. The Panthers won 5-3 after a seventh inning three run rally, while Tripoli hitters totaled nine hits in 29 at bats for a .310 team average.
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Janesville
Tripoli Panthers
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