Commercial Club Honors Supt Coaching Staff
The Tripoli Commercial Club honored Superintendent Eldon Shriver and the high school coaching staff with silver cups at a Monday dinner in the Town Hall. Shriver received a rotary set for 11 years of service and a safety car check program was announced for Tripoli, to be voluntary with details to follow.
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Commercial Club
Ripoli Commercial Club
Eld
Ripoli
Eldon Shriver
Anion Ruebel
Richard Opheim
Onald Donn
James Holliday
Tripoli Communty School
Tripoli Commercial Club
Hem
Tripoli
Memorial ward J Brucher address and service honorees
Memorial ward J Brucher receives address from Edward J Brucher of Walco a retired army colonel who served 31 years including WWI and WWII with overseas tours in France Manila and Tokyo He retires 1953 and will participate in a Memorial Day service at Town Hall at 10 am with parade assembly at VFW home at 9 am
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Edward J. Brucher
Walco
America
Brucher
France
Manila
Tokyo
Strait Intelligence Unit
Fifth N
Waterloo
VFW
Scout Meeting Opens Monthly Town Hall Session
A local Cub Scout pack schedules a 7 30 p m town hall meeting. The planned gathering focuses on monthly group activities and community updates for scouts and parents.
Woman's Club Picnic at North Park May 24 6:30 PM
The Woman's Club invites members to a Meek picnic at North Park on May 24 at 6 30 PM. Each member should bring a covered dish for sharing.
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An's Club
Woman's Club
North Park
Fredericksburg Nine Wins Sectional Title Over Tripoli
Fredericksburg's high school baseball club claimed the sectional title last Wednesday afternoon by beating Tripoli 6-1. Schumacher scored on a second inning walk and steal, after an overthrow to second. Fredericksburg pitchers Harold Ross and Jim Gitch limited Tripoli to two hits, while Fredericksburg totaled five hits and committed three errors.
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Fredericksburg
Tripoli Panthers
Schumacher
Harold Ross
Jim Gitch
Panthers
Billy Kehe
Douglas Bell
Tripoli
Howard Holm Named Manager of Red Sox
Organizational meeting of the Tripoli Baseball club named Howard Holm as team manager for the season. Walter Sommer as assistant manager, Duane Holm as secretary treasurer, with Clifford Eichmann Robert Kuhrt and Leo Towne as directors. First game Sunday at 2 15 p.m. versus Fredericksburg. league opener May 28 at Readiyn.
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Howard Holm
Red Sox
Tripoli Baseball Club
Tripoli
Duane Holm
Clifford Eichmann
Robert Kuhrt
Leo Towne
Fredericksburg
Readiyn
Softball Leagues Schedule Meeting At Town Hall
Tripoli area summer softball leagues will hold their final organizational meeting Saturday evening starting at 7 30 in the Tripoli Town Hall. All interested in the summer program are urged to attend this important meeting.
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Tripoli Area
Tripoli Town Hall
Reverend C J Weidler Dies at 68 in Nashua
Rev C J Weidler 68 pastor of St John Evangelical and Reformed church Nashua died Sunday evening from a heart attack. Funeral Thursday at 2 PM with burial in church cemetery. Survived by wife two sons Dr O P Weidler Benton Harbor Mich Marcus Oklahoma City and two daughters Mrs Kenneth Winkler Lincoln Nebr and Mrs Clyde Sterling Anchorage Alaska. Ordained Sept 28 1919 at Worsley Canada and served in Canada Kansas Nebraska Iowa last nine years at Nashua. Funeral home Chenoweth Nashua in charge of arrangements.
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C. J. Weidler
St. John Evangelical and Reformed Church
Nashua
O. P. Weidler
Benton Harbor
Mich
Marcus
Oklahoma City
Kenneth Winkler
Lincoln
Nebr
Clyde Sterling
Anchorage
Alaska
Worsley
Saskatchewan
Canada
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
St. John Church
Weidler
W. D. Weidler
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Siegel
Chenoweth Funeral Home
Tour of Interstate Power Plant Visit Detailed
A Wednesday tour of the Interstate Power Co plant in Dubuque included Local Manager Walter Steward Clarence Boeckman Harry Juel and John Poock representing the town council along with Richard Buhr and Robert Sassman. From Frederika attended Frederic Rewoldt Keith Carroll and Elmer Matthias. The group departed by bus from Oelwein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Power Co
Dubuque
Walter Steward
Clarence Boeckman
Harry Juel
John Poock
Richard Buhr
Robert Sassman
Frederika
Frederic Rewoldt
Keith Carroll
Elmer Matthias
Oelwein
Diploma Day for Tripoli 1961 Graduates Named
The Tripoli High School class of 1961 will receive diplomas Friday at 8 p m in commencement exercises. Dr Dale Welch of First of Iowa Bankers Des Moines will speak on Whiter Bound. Doug Bell will sing To Walk With God. Principal Pigg will present the 52 graduates. benediction by Rev John Nansen. Class motto is Success Crowns Patient Effort. colors are black and white with white carnations as flower.
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Tripoli Community School
Sue Towne
W. H. Klein
Tripoli High
Ev'ry Mountain
Dale D. Welch
Eldon R. Shriver
Welch
Dr. Welch
First of Iowa Corporation, Investment Bankers of
Des Moines
Iowa
University of Dubuque
Northwestern Univer
Doug Bell
God
Howard Pigg
Walter Lohmann
Tripoli
Lydia Brown
Marilyn Buchholz
Roger Buchholz
Vernon Buchholz
Loren Bull
Jean Cole
Donald Dohrmann
Claire Duecker
David Guhlow
Mary Jean Hagen
Fred Hildebrandt
Ronald Hills
Judy Hinrichs
Phyllis Kappmeyer
Bill Kehe
Geri Kelsey
Donald Kohagen
Douglas Kuker
Pauline Kuker
Wayne Lageschult
Larry Lohmann
Helen Mallie
Summer Recreation Officials Meet in Tripoli
The Tripoli Summer Recreation Committee held its first meeting at Town Hall to plan the summer program for local children. They expect most activities from last year to recur, with a full activity rundown and publication date hoped for next week. Applications are being taken for adult volunteers and a baseball program supervisor.
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Tripoli
Waterloo Farm Sold to Waterloo Chamberlain for Ordnance Testing
Mr and Mrs Louis Timion have sold their farm northwest of Denver to the Chamberlain Corporation of Waterloo. The land will be used to assemble and test ordnance items on U S government contracts with the farm buildings remaining and one additional structure planned. Richard Lynch, president and GM, says this is the firm's only such site.
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Denver
Louis Timion
Chamberlain Corporation of
Waterloo
Janesville
Chamberlain Corporation
U. S
Richard Lynch
County rural road rock contracts awarded by supervisors
Bremer County Board of Supervisors awarded rural road rock contracts to low bidders Concrete Materials Division Grundy Center Paul Niemann Construction Co Sumner The Grundy Center firm services northeast northwest and southwest Bremer counties while Niemann handles southeast The bid rates range 1.63 to 1.76 per spread ton and 1.15 per stockpiled ton for various sections with tonnage totals specified
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Bremer County Board of Supervisors
Concrete Materials Division
Bell Branch
Grundy Center
Paul Niemann Construction Co
Sumner
Niemann
Bremer County
South- Cest Bremer County
Funeral Services Held Friday for Herman Schuldt
Herman A. Schuldt, 69, died Tuesday at his Denver home. Funeral services Friday at 2:00 p.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church Denver with Rev. C. F. Hafermann officiating. Burial in St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery. Casket bearers: Clarence Rahlf, Larry Kasemeier, Lawrence Schuldt, Leo Schuldt, Minor Schuldt, Lorraine Schuldt. Survived by son Duane of Waverly and daughter Mrs. Richard Bales of Denver, a brother Fred of Tripoli, a sister Mrs. Mary Elsamiller of Tripoli. Matthias-Abbas Funeral Home in charge.
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Herman A. Schuldt
Denver
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Rev
C. F. Hafermann
St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
Clarence Rahlf
Larry Kasemeier
Lawrence Schuldt
Leo Schuldt
Minor Schuldt
Lorraine Schuldt
Duane
Waverly
Richard Bales
Fred
Tripoli
Mary Elsamiller
Matthias-Abbas Funeral Home
Walleye Pike Season Opened With Strong Opening
Opening day for walleye and northern pike fishing drew good reports from local anglers. Wendall Kuethe matched last year’s opening day record by catching a 32 inch northern pike using a spinning outfit and 10 pound test line with a medium minnow bait.
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Wendall Kuethe
Wendall
County Supervisors Seek Flood Relief Funds
Bremer County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution requesting 18 355 for flood repair aid from Civil Defense Mobilization. Total project cost across 12 locations is about 100 000 with 18 355 requested. Also discussed Schla berg overflow bridge washout in Lafayette Township with damage estimated 30 000 to 220 000 awaiting expert study.
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Bremer County
Earl Welshons
Board of Supervisors
Office of Civil Defense Mobilization
Schlaberg
Lafayette Township
Bake Sale to Support St. John Lutheran Women
The Women of St. John Lutheran Church in Western Douglas sponsor a bake sale on Saturday May 20 at Bock's Plumbing and Heating in Tripoli. Sale starts around early noon with pastries, pies, and treats available.
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Ta.l.c. Women of St. John Lutheran Church
Western Douglas
Bock’s Plumbing and Heating
Tripoli
Major Bremer County road grading projects set
Three Bremer County road grading projects were let by the Iowa Highway Commission in Ames. Kingsley Construction Co. of Waverly bid $35 110.38 for 4.022 miles from Town highway No 3 at Readlyn to Bremer Westgate. Don Visser of Cedar Falls bid low on two Janesville Denver farm to market segments totaling 7.14 miles with bids of $25 999.34 and $15 317.03, respectively, totaling $41 316.37. Work starts May 29 and must finish by Oct 7 with rock surfacing to follow.
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Bremer County
Iowa Highway Commission
Ames
Cedar Falls
Waverly
Charles City
Readlyn
Bremer-Westgate
Kingsley Construction Co
Janesville
Denver
Don Visser
License Examiners To Be in Tripoli Saturday Morning
Driver license examiners will be in Tripoli at the Town Hall Saturday morning between 8:30 and noon. Residents and shoppers may renew licenses or qualify for a license and chauffeur licenses can be obtained or renewed. The team will not return until Saturday, June 17.
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Tripoli
Bowling Lanes Closed for Refurbishment in May to June
Bowling lanes will close from May 22 through about June 3 for refinishing. Tri poli Bow]n. (25)
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Tripoli Bow
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Robert Sievers
Bob
Shriver
Tripoh
J. Brucher
Cieksburg
Walter Sommer
Howard
Town Hall
Sity
Evanston
Iil
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
The
Alma College
Michigan
Hastings College
Joe Vaughn
Gayle White
Mary Worrell
Kathryn Zander
Phyllis Zander
DR. Dale. D. Welch
Waterloo Corporation
Ma f.Poe Sorvke
Tripooli
Moorre
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