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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1932
Page
8
Leader's Large Correspondent Staff compiles a roundup of local happenings across neighborhoods. Citizens engage in events, hobbies, and small-scale activities reflecting community life and daily pursuits.
Fred erika Guy Taylor formerly of this place now Cedar Rapids and Miss Dolores Plumb of Marshalltown wed in Elton Illinois on May 11. Attended by relatives from Wapello New Hampton and Hudson they then hosted a picnic at Frederika park for the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Pierce. A car accident slightly injured Marilyn Pries but no serious harm ensued. Various locals visited, traveled, and shared in social events around Frederika and nearby towns through the weekend.
Bremer church will hold German services Sunday afternoon May 22 with Rev. L. O. Walper officiating. Numerous local residents and families from Bremer and nearby towns were noted visiting, with gatherings at Pries and Hennings homes and several trips to Waverly and Nashville, South Dakota.
Buck Creek area records show Mr. and Mrs. Louie Pries and families along with Mr. and Mrs. Wm Reick and family Mr. and Mrs. John Sell and family Mr. and Mrs. Leo Staack attended confirmation services at Rev T C Klatt church on Sunday morning. Afternoon visits included the Reick and Sell families at Mrs Hilda Reick’s home for Arnold’s confirmation. Additional visitors from Tripoli joined Elmer Reick and family while Staack and Bohle visited the Weis Kirch home in Sumner. Mrs Edwin Tegtmeier suffered a serious fall last Monday evening. Ella Buhr has taken a position in the Tegtmeier home.
The Bremer County Tax Payers League in a public meeting at Waverly proposes drastic state and local fiscal reductions. Items include cutting state appropriations for Ames and Cedar Falls schools, ending new building projects, repealing teacher minimum wage laws, abolishing state aid for rural schools, and cutting county official salaries and road levies by up to 25 percent. The list also requests limiting county employee hours and adjusting County Engineer operations to reduce costs across Bremer County.
Bremer appoints Rev George Stauffacher of Cedar Rapids as the new minister for the Evangelical church. Rev Lawrence Soles will move to Renwick as part of the clergy changes. Local families from Waverly and Readlyn visit relatives in Cedar Falls, Waverly, Shellrock, Denver and nearby homes over the weekend. The report notes WWII comradeship among Amos Tomlinson, Louie Hoppenworth, and Ed Leitha in Readlyn and nearby areas.
Geo H Heideman and son Howard led Sumner business calls Tuesday afternoon. The Heideman and Schnurstein families visited Henry Heideman Tuesday evening. Will Bucheltz of Tripoli met with Will Jahnke Friday afternoon. The Heideman clan spent Sunday with Mary Carstensen. A tax meeting drew George Heideman Henry Heideman Will Jahnke and Will Bergman in Waverly Monday afternoon. Ernest Barkknecht and JohnMoeller family joined Monday get together. Will Feldt visited Bergman Friday.
Artesian residents attended confirmation for Lavern Klenzmann in Waterloo Sunday afternoon. A tax payers meeting drew locals to Waverly. Visitors to F F Moeller home included families from Denver and Bremer. The Detterding and Beisner couples returned from a four week California trip. Painting season begins. buy paints and supplies at F F Moeller's.
The text notes that dates, irrespective of party, donate twenty-five percent of their salary to be earned if elected during 1933 and 1934 to the Bremer County Poor Fund or, by the candidate’s option, to the Bremer county school fund. It also urges the County Superintendent of schools to cooperate in lowering county school operating costs and records a motion to abolish the Township Weed Commission.
Relatives and friends gathered Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J Schlichting to surprise H H Schlichting on his birthday anniversary. The pleasant evening included visiting and games, with 7 lunch served at the close prepared by the ladies.
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