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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1973
Page
1
The Tripoli Mercantile, established in 1897, is sold effective Monday to a California buyer named George. The Kuker family, who operated as 51 years, passes the business name Bill's Jack and Jill to the new owner as Hap Kuker and E. H. Kuker retire.
George Mercantile owner George, 38, plans to rename the store from CuHer to Jack and Jill by May 21. He has managed a Super California outlet for 13 years and lives on Second Avenue S.W. with his wife Brjorie and children Michael and Deana. He is a native of Gales ois and has ties to Illinois.
Seniors of Tuesday ne ver Schools prepare for a special baccalaureate event at 8:00 p.m. Sunday in the Denver High School Gym with Rev. Dean Hoferer of St. Peter Lutheran presiding. Keynote speaker will be Rev. ddress titled Running of Life. The senior class will present poetry and music as part of the program and list of graduating seniors includes Bent Biemann Blanchard Canfield Daniels Diercks etc. Class motto This one advantage over all is our own and colors blue and baby blue.
Iowa Highway Patrol license examiners will be available Saturday morning May 19 from 8 a.m. to noon. Renewals issued by noon. written and driving tests offered only until 11 a.m. The examining team will not return to Tripoli until June 16.
Students and parents can still buy the 1972 1973 high school annuals by contacting Mr. Goudschaal at the school. Each copy costs five dollars.
Regular meeting of Tripoli Commercial Club will be held Monday May 21 in the town hall. Ladies of Faith United Church of Christ will serve a 7:00 dinner and the meeting follows at 8:00 p.m. Members are urged to reserve dinners. contact Ray Bunger by Saturday noon if not contacted.
Prairie Road Builders of Oelwein secured the Denver street improvement contract with a bid of 11 680. The next bid was 13 580 and the highest bid reached 16 910. The council also issued building permits for two homes and a garage, approved Water Tower Paint and Repair to cage the water tower ladder per OSHA, and allowed Denver Jaycees to place sand boxes in town parks.
Lawrence C Moeller 53 of 1006 Forest Ave Waterloo died Wednesday evening at ScholtzHospital Waterloo of cancer. Funeral services were Saturday morning at Immaculate Conception Church Sumner with burial in Fremont Cemetery Tripoli. Survived by wife Ruth four sisters and two brothers and several in laws and nieces.
Registration for Little League baseball will be held at the Town Hall on May 26 from 9 to 12 and 1 to 4. Eligible players are boys ages 8 through 15. Sign up to allow shirt orders in advance. Jim Biesterfelt will serve as manager.
The Denver Board of Education issued specifications for 1973 74 contracts covering bread milk bond insurance gasoline fuel oil bus insurance and tires. Interested parties may obtain copies from Superintendent Clyde B Newell's office in Denver. Bids are due by 4 00 p.m. Monday July 2 1973 and will be awarded at the 8 00 p.m. Board meeting that same day. The regular June meeting has been moved from June 4 to June 11.
Registration for summer swimming lessons and a six week arts workshop will be held Saturday at Town Hall from 1 to 3 pm. Fees are $1.50 per child for swimming and $3.00 per person for the arts, with tests for first year swimmers and multiple class times listed.
Tripoli town council hired Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schwemm as town hall custodians at a recent meeting. The action names the couple for the town hall cleaning and maintenance duties.
A summer program in Waverly offers Introduction to Weaving with two instructors Lane Hartmann of Plainfield and Jo Marcussen of Waverly. The course covers macrame frame loom weaving spinning and natural fiber dyeing with loom basics and guidance to frame loom construction. Classes meet Tuesday and Thursday mornings June 5 to July 5 with an $8 registration and advance sign up by May 15.
May 19 will be Poppy Day in Tripoli with Legion Auxiliary workers on street corners and at doors offering red poppy replicas. Funds go to veteran rehabilitation with each veteran paid for each poppy made. poppies this year were created by Marshalltown hospital veterans. Third graders under Miss Beth Richards and Principal L Smalley helped display poppy posters in Frederika and Tripoli store windows.
Bremer County Sheriff investigated break-ins at the Tripoli Feed and Grain and Maple Hills Country Club on Saturday morning. At the feed and grain an office window was broken and $11 in change taken from the register. At Maple Hills a crankout window was forced but no entry was made as glass remained.
Farmers in Bremer Butler Floyd Marshall and Tama counties of the Third District hit by severe snow rain and hail late last year can apply for emergency disaster loans at 5 percent interest. The loans are administered by the Farmers Home Administration of the U S Department of Agriculture with designation announced by Secretary Earl Butz. Local offices provide qualification details and application guidance.
Tripoli Tastee Creme in Tripoli invites customers to celebrate its first anniversary with nickel ice cream cones on Saturday and Sunday May 19 20.
THS Pantherettes placed third at the May 10 conference track meet in Turkey Valley. Tripoli shooters earned several top finishes including a 1st in the Distance Medley and 880 Relay, with district qualifying in the medley and mile relay. The Pantherettes finished 11th at the West Union district meet May 9, while Tripoli advanced two relay teams to state.
Tripoli High School wraps up the golf season with the boys 94 wins and the girls 8 3. Tripoli boys beat Dysart 178 to 194 while the Tripoli girls lost by 24 strokes. Sectional results place Tripoli boys third with a 352 total and girls fifth with 446.
Fifty five graduates and one exchange student will receive diplomas at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday May 22 in the Tripoli High School auditorium with Robert J. Lux as commencement speaker. Baccalaureate services for the Class of 1973 occur Sunday May 20 at 8:00 p.m. Rev. S. J. Meyer and Rev. James Pittman will participate.
The beginning instrumental music sign-up meeting is scheduled for Monday May 21 at 8 00 p m in the High School Band Room. Eligible students are those entering fifth grade next fall or older. Parents may sign up for the rental program run by Kephart's Music Center Decorah Iowa. Contact Mr Ebersole at the High School with questions.
The Tripoli Jaycees will run a 6 team double elimination slow pitch tournament on Sunday May 20 at 11:00 a.m. Participating teams include Mike's Lounge Waterloo The Baptist Church Fredericksburg C and H Farm Service Liddles Super Valu Huebner Chevrolet Buick Bowl Away Lanes New Hampton. Admission charged. under school age free. Rain date Sunday May 27.
Mr and Mrs Gaill Keeble and family sold their home and will reside in Houston Texas where Mr Keeble becomes manager for radio station WIKK He has already been there for several weeks and was formerly with KWWL in Waterloo Mrs Keeble and the children left for the new home this week.
Tripoli High tracks placed third at the J Hawk Relays held May 14 in Jesup, led by Ed Renner and Tom Smalley. Jesup won with 87 points followed by East Buchanan and Tripoli tied for third with 54 points. district action May 11 at UNI saw Tripoli finish 10th with six points and Tom Smalley taking 3rd in the 120 high hurdles.
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