Corporate meeting sets discussion on manufacturing operation
The group led by president Robert LaVern Lorenz Bunger and members Aug Robert Sassman Fill Bell Jaycees hold a special meeting Monday to consider a proposal from another manufacturer in the community. The issue concerns a dispute over the manufacturing operation. A charge of $1.00 may be obtained by Al Kuecker.
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Robert
LaVern Lorenz Bunger
Robert Sassman
al Kuecker
Denver High School to Hold Year End Commencement Activities
The Denver High School plans year end events including baccalaureate on May 21 at 8:00 p.m. Rev. Jim speaker and Rev. Leon Hodgess to give invocations. The graduation exercises May 23 will feature special recognitions and messages from the 1922 class members. The 1972 graduates list includes many students. the annual class trip to St. Louis departs May 18 with tours and a Cubs game before returning May 20.
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Sony
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Leon Hodgese
Ver High School
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Newton
Lawrence Schneider
Inne
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Garrington
Mar
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Waverly
Wallace
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Nel-l
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Pipho
Minnesota
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Gates
Denver High
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USS Imaginesweeper Museum
Sports Hall Ofeum of Science
Stan 'Sestaurant
Grant’s
Anheuser-Busch
Tripoli Comm School to Graduate Fifty-Eight Seniors
Fifty eight seniors will receive diplomas at Thursday’s commencement in the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. Howard Marquardt will introduce speaker Tom Ecker, Cedar Rapids athletics coordinator, who will discuss Winning the Game.
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Tripoli
Howard Marquardt
Tom Ecker
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Ecker
Waverly
Fiesta at United Church Kit Band Opens West Union Event
A junior United Church kit band performed at a Fiesta style gathering in West Union. The friendly crowd enjoyed colorful music and community fellowship.
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FIESTA _ pith United Church
Senioris Psi “T West Union
Rites Held for Hinrichs Infant Drowning Victim
Funeral services were conducted May 11 at Kaiser-Carson Funeral Home in Waverly for Ryan John Hinrichs two and one half years old son of Darrel and Sheila Hinrichs of Shell Rock who died May 9 from an accidental drowning in a Shell Rock gravel pit. Burial followed at St Marys Cemetery in Waverly with Rev William J Menster officiating. He was born November 14, 1969 in Waverly and is survived by his parents a brother Shannon five a sister Suzanne seven months and grandparents Mr and Mrs Walter Hinrichs of Tripoli and Mr and Mrs Ivan Connell of Waverly.
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Kaiser-Carson
Waverly
Ryan John Hinrichs
Darrel
Sheila Connell Hinrichs
Shell Rock
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Wm. J. Menster
Shannon
Suzanne
Walter Hinrichs
Tripoli
Ivan Connell
German Pentecost Communion at Grace Church May 21
Grace Lutheran Church will hold a German language Service of Holy Communion on May 21 at 8 00 a m to celebrate Pentecost marking one of four church holidays observed in German. The other observances are Christmas Day Good Friday and Reformation Day.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Grace Lutheran
Mrs. Vernon Drape Hurt in Wisconsin Auto Mishap
Mrs. Vernon Drape remains hospitalized at St Marys Hospital Madison Wisconsin with a fractured hip likely six weeks confinement after an auto accident near Mt Horeb on May 7. Mr Drape and son Bobbie treated for bruises and released. eight month old Jeffry suffered a fractured arm.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
Madison
Wis
Vernon Drape and Sons
Mt. Horeb
Drape
Bobbie
Jeffry
St. Mary’s
South Brook
Mr. Drape
Ruben Drape
Waverly
Faith United Church of Christ Pastor Attends Regional Event
The Rev. Keith Selberg of Faith United Church of Christ Tripoli attended the West Central Region faith exploration event in Omaha Nebraska last weekend as one of ten Iowa delegates representing the Northeastern Association.
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Faith United Church of Christ
Tripoli
West Central
United Church of Christ
Omaha
Nebraska
Pastor Selberg
Iowa
Northeastern Association
County Extension Director Resigns for Iowa City Post
Bremer County Extension Director Dale Shires resigns after five years in Bremer and will move to Iowa City to become Johnson County Extension Director. Shires served since April 1967, aiding Bremer Quality Pork Producers and Bremer Dairy Promoters and expanding 4-H and Fair programs with the Waterloo Extension Area. Iowa State University begins recruitment to fill the Bremer position.
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Dale Shires
Bremer County
Roland Arns
Extension Council
Shires
Johnson County
Iowa City
Bremer Quality Pork Producers
Bremer
Waterloo Extension Area
Iowa State University
Bremer County Extension Council
Tripoli Jaycees and JayceeEttes Install Officers
The annual installation banquet in Tripoli observed newly elected officers taking their posts after the dinner. Jaycee officers include President Lowell Heinemann and Vice Presidents Bob Johnston Brendt Bernard, with Dave Kuethe as State Director and other key roles. JayceeEtte officers led by Barbara House as President and Marie Meyer as State Director were announced.
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Tripoli
Jaycee
Lowell Heinemann
Bob Johnston
Brendt Bernard
Dave Foelske
Dave Kuethe
Rich Meyer
al Kueker
Verlyn Bull
Bob Meyer
JayceeEtte
Barbara House
Judy Bernard
Bev Meyer
Phyllis Bull
Marie Meyer
VFW Third District Meet Held At Tripoli Post
Tripoli VFW Post 4013 and its Auxiliary hosted the third district meeting with 140 in attendance. Registration at the post home, noon meal at Maple Hills Country Club, and Maple Hills district session where Mrs. John Thompson of Northwood was elected third district president. George Lindloff of Northwood was elected third district commander.
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Tripoli
VFW
Maple Hills Country Club
Maple Hills
John Thompson
Northwood
Paul Anhalt
George Lindloff
Tripoli Students Among UNI Honor Recipients at Convocation
Six students from Tripoli were among 729 University of Northern Iowa honorees at the All University Honors Convocation on May 10. Krumm Rise Barkhoff and Dennis Marquardt earned Scholarship honors with a 3.5+ GPA, and Doris Schweer joined Kappa Delta Pi National Education honor society.
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Tripoli
University of Northern Iowa
UNI
Karl
Krumm
Rise Barkhoff
Dennis Marquardt
Doris Schweer
Kappa Delta Pi
Rev Dean Hoferer Installed as Pastor in Denver
The Rev Dean W Hoferer was installed May 14 as pastor of St Peter Lutheran Church in Denver. Dr H W Siefkes of Waverly officiated the ceremony. Hoferer, educated at the University of Nebraska Wartburg College and Wartburg Theological Seminary, previously led Zion Lutheran in Des Moines Indiana from 1958 to 1972 and has held leadership roles in local Lutheran groups. A reception and pot luck lunch followed for the Hoferer family Kevin and David.
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Dean W. Hoferer
St. Peter Lutheran Church
H. W. Siefkes
Waverly
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Hoferer
University of Nebraska, Wartburg College
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Zion Lutheran Church
Des Moines
St. Peter
Des Moines Lutheran Pastor’s Association
Des Moines Conference Pastoral Institute
Hofever
Kevin
David
Mills Couple Reunite After 28 Years In Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs Ted S Mills of Hot Springs Arkansas formerly of Oklahoma City visited Jene Kirchhoff Monday for supper. Mills a retired railroad employee and his wife travel the U S visiting their World War II adopted sons with yearly Christmas correspondence. They planned to depart for Utah after the visit.
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Hot Springs
Arkansas
Oklahoma City
Okla
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Jene
Mills
U. S. Naval Training Station
Norman
U. S
Utah
Bremer County Reports March Bond Sales Progress
March sales of Series E and H savings bonds in Bremer county totaled $44,149, lifting the three month county total to $150,314 which is 30 percent of its 1972 quota. Iowa statewide March sales reached $8,447,345 and first quarter state sales stand at $25,423,425. Mills county leads area with 51 percent of its quota followed by Lucas 49 percent Ringgold 48 Taylor 47 and Van Buren 46.
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Iowa
Mills County
Lucas
Ringgold
Taylor
van Buren
Black Hawk County
Butler County
Chickasaw County
Fayette County
Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem Requirements Highlighted
The Iowa extension director explains SMV emblems must be mounted 2 to 6 feet above the ground on slow moving vehicles and towed units. Emblems are required whenever such vehicles operate on a highway and a visible single emblem may suffice for towing, with extra symbols needed for trains of vehicles. For questions contact Shires or the Iowa Highway Patrol.
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SMV
Dale Shires
Bremer County
Shires
Iowa Highway Patrol
Anniversary Surprise for Lavern and Mrs Foelske
Relatives gathered Sunday afternoon May 7 to honor the 15th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Foelske. Guests included Dora Degelau Dale Blonigan Emil Degelau Arthur Foelske Ed Boedecker Martha Foelske Roland Cagley Nashua Arnold Degelau Emil Schweer and Doretta Dettmering.
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Lavern Foelske
Dora Degelau
Dale Blonigan
Waterloo
Emil Degelau
Arthur Foelske
Denver
Ed Boedecker
Waverly
Martha Foelske
Roland Cagley
Nashua
Arnold Degelau
Emil Schweer
Doretta Dettmering
Bremer Draft Office to Merge with Black Hawk County
The Bremer County Local Draft Board moves to the First National Building Waterloo to collocate with Black Hawk and other county boards effective June 12 1972. Executive Secretary Arlene Heller and assistants Patricia Sears Jane Rubel May Jacobs Doris Williams named. Registrars listed at Bremer County schools. office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. five days a week.
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Sycamore
Waterloo
Iowa
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Butler
Fayette County
H. J. Fleisbhacker
Selective Service System
Arlene G. Heller
Cedar Falls
Patricia Sears
Janice Rubel
Janesville
May Jacobs
Allison
Doris Williams
Independence
Duane K. Ahrens
Tripoli
Nona B. Green
Ronald G. Knudson
Denver
Colby C. Withers
Wapsie Valley
Fairbank
Neil A. Moritz
Plainfield
Don I. Moeller
Waverly-Shell Rock
Waverly
James Y. May
Wartburg College
Little League Registration Set For May 30 In Tripoli
Rich Waller will run Little League and Midget baseball registration May 30 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Tripoli south park shelterhouse. The program, for ages 8 to 15, begins May 31 and ends July 28 with separate age groups and an all-star team. A parent must accompany each registrant.
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Tripoli
South Park
Rich Waller
Funeral Services for Les Kalkbrenner Held at Grace Lutheran
Funeral services for Lester Kalkbrenner 58 were held Monday at Grace Lutheran church. He died Friday at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo. Burial was in New Hampton cemetery. Surviving wife Margaret two daughters Betty Aries Marion and Jerry Nichols Bettendorf two sons David San Francisco and Dan at home.
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Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Glenn Kappelmann
New Hampton Cemetery
Herbert Dettmer
Robert Cooper
Harold Zwanziger
Carl Lobeck
Paul Judisch
Marwin Bromley
Elmer
Mary
Mack) Kalkbrenner
Chickasaw County
Iowa
Margaret
Betty Aries
Marion
Jerry Nichols
Bettendorf
David
San Francisco
Calif
Dan
Work Days Set At Sportsmen's Park May 20 21
Wapsie Sportsmen's Club designates weekend for cleanup at Sportsmen's Park east of town. Members to repair the rock dam overflow area at Tot's Lake and screen in the picnic shelter. Regular club meeting set for Tuesday May 23 at 7:30 p.m. in town hall. members urged to attend.
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Annual Poppy Sales Start Here on Friday
The American Legion Auxiliary asks people to wear a Memorial Poppy this season with sales from Friday May 19 to Memorial Day. Public gifts aid disabled veterans from WWI II the Korean War and Vietnam. Fourth graders made posters shown in Tripoli and Frederika store windows to remind the public.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Tripoli
Frederika
Cub Scouts Pot Luck Picnic and Rain Plan
The Cub Scouts plan a noon pot luck picnic at South Park on Sunday May 21 with coffee kool aid and games. If it rains the event is canceled and a regular meeting will be held Monday May 22 at 7 30 pm at Town Hall with coffee and cookies afterward.
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South Park
Tripoli Golf Teams Reach Sectional Action Finishes
Tripoli boys take third and girls fourth at sectional events held Friday and Saturday. Elkader edged Sumner by one stroke to win the boys section, while Tripoli’s Jim Fink John Fink Sid Tegtmeier Dan Sauerbrei and Paul Miller posted rounds. Girls scores at Glenhaven in Oelwein show Beki Sassman Colleen Marquardt Joan Rettig and D Westendorf leading with mid totals. Nuss and T Westendorf did not qualify.
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Tripoli
Jim Fink
John Fink
Sid Tegtmeier
Dan Sauerbrei
Paul Miller
Panther
Jim Biesterfelt
Rick Alcock
Spencer Holm
Local Winners Named in State Poetry Contest
Two students from Mrs. Bertha Weidler’s class earned certificates of recognition for original poems submitted to the Iowa Poetry Day Association. Michael Blasberg, 6th grade, tied for second with “Haiku” and Stephan Shires, 5th grade, tied for second with “Sky At Night.”
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Bertha Weidler
Iowa Poetry Day Association
Michael Blasberg
Stephan Shires
Summer Baseball Season Starts Monday at Tripoli High
Tripoli High School opens its summer baseball season on Monday May 22 with 15 players reporting for workouts. Pitching staff focus dominates early practices as coach Dave Ray identifies six pitchers. The Panthers face a tough schedule versus veteran teams like Turkey Valley Jesup Wapsie Valley South Winneshiek New Hampton and Oelwein with a 4 game home stand May 31 June 1 2 and 5.
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Wapsie Valley
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Oelwein
Tripoli High
Stormont
Dunkerton
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Fredericksburg
Tripoli Trackmen Finish 6th in District Meet
Tripoli High boys placed sixth with 221 2/3 points at the Class B district meet May 12 at UNI among 14 teams. They qualified two events for the state meet May 27 at Drake University, the Mile Medley Relay and Ed Renner in the long jump, plus individual placings across several events.
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Tripoli
UNI
Drake University
Des Moines
Ed Renner
Wayne Dettmer
Dan Boeckmann
Rich Gienau
Dennis Boeckmann
Gaylen Drape
Boeckmann
Gienau
Drape
Tom Smalley
Steve Moeller
Tripoli Plumbing & Heating Announces Summer Vacation
Notice states the business will be closed from June 8 to June 19 for vacation. Tripoli Plumbing and Heating informs customers of the leave dates and service pause.
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Tripoli Plumbing & Heating
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