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Newspaper

Tripoli Leader

Location

Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1931

Page

5

Tripoli Area Social Roundup In May Gatherings

Waterloo area residents and travelers are noted visiting friends and relatives across towns including Tripoli Vinton Readlyn and Waterloo. Weekend trips to Cedar Rapids and Waverly appear, along with dozens of visits to family, birthday gatherings and church events.

Ernest Dettmering Coretta Readlyn T le C. W. Acken Jean Acken Mandon Liebers Waverly Wayne Acken Cedar Rapids W. E Silver Waterloo C. B. Kelsey Herman Kirchhoff Spring Fountain Fred Boderman Louise Boderman F. H. Harmening Orval August Krumweide

Hoover's molars sell as relics in local market

An old hoax tale claims President Hoover’s teeth were removed at Walter Reed and sold as mementos for 50 cents each, quickly becoming valuable keepsakes resold for dollars. The story references an orderly allegedly collecting the extracted teeth and rumors of a price spike, though details remain unverified.

Hoover You Walter Reed Hospital Soldier Institution White House

Hoover preferred market bottomed at Walter Reed

The Pathfinder notes that in the latest report the Hoover preferred market had collapsed at Walter Reed, signaling significant shifts in the financial outlook and investor sentiment for the area. The brief suggests a sharp downturn affecting local market confidence.

Hoover Walter Reed Pathfinder

Train Telephones via Telegraph Wires From Moving Train

The article explains a system where voices from a moving train are transmitted over parallel telegraph lines. Speech from a standard telephone is converted, dispersed into high frequency cycles, and ride along carrier currents back to a central station. At pickup points the signal is recovered and sent on.

Willie Westinghouse Develops Nickel Slot Divorce Machine

Willie Westinghouse is reported to be working on a nickel in the slot divorce machine. He has perfected shirt cuffs that will lip over the hands when buttoned, signaling a novel mechanical fashion and device concept.

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Puchanan Albert Klemp Son Blodlyn Tripoli Mrs. Wayne Acken Mrs. c. W. Acken W. C. Fergeman W. W. Bennett G. W. McKeown Vinton John Jordan Hi. J. Stumme Louis Rohrssen Otto Senen Mr. and Eichmann A. F Henry Nienhaus Calmar J. A. Nienhaus H. H. Sorg Drug Store H. W. Clasen New Hampton Thomas Carson Mary and Ruth Anderson Mrs A. J. Anderson Fremont Cemetery Association Wm. Krull Fred Sommer Delores Donna Grace Bahe E. C. Fink Watson Lewis Fredericksburg Fred Schnurstein LaVera Paul Klenzman Joan of Near Sumner Will Garland Louis Schwartz Raymond of Town N. R. Ambrose H. F. Wood Sumner Jenny Fred Amrose B. E. Kelsey Darrell Ray Buchanan Margaret Holmes F. C. Holmes Opera Lloyd Wells Carl Koch Alece Florence Struckmeier Fred Bock George Gg C. L. Burs E. H. Kuker Billy Louise Kuker Herman Kuker H. H. Burs Darlene Lois Edith George Isbey Frank Eichmann Florence and Marfret Will Eichmann Town Ross Kelsey University Hospital Iowa City Ling Floyd Sauerbrei John Warneke South Main Street H. C. Koch H. J. Moehing Brighton Colorado Frank Rich Ah Mee Alwin Maurer Elizabeth Ann Bertha Estrem City RE. J. Maurer Harry Schmidt Nora Gunsalus Walter Koch The Evangelical Church Fred Warnke Norma John Warne Herman Warnke Dr. Clasen John Berlin, Sr Charles Berlin H. H. Schlichting Sophia Sell H. H. Buhr Chris Haar Raymond Bull Helen Leytze Independence Ida Kuker Gladys Ambrose F. H. Bockhaus Will Bierman Siegel Mr. Bierman K. Koehler John Sassman Mildred Ruth Sassman WMT F. C. Oltrogge H. C. Koeneke H. W. Neidert Theodore Peters Art Holmes Glennis E. C. Claus B. F. Morf Manchester American Legion and Auxiliary Frank Koch H. J. Moehling H. H. Schmidt F. W. Klein Kathryn Mason City Miss Ione Lincoln Nebraska Miss Klein Mil-Continental Oil Company Gay Shipp Dr. Fenton Vigortone Company Hampton Mr. Shipp Walter Bull Near Siegel Art Lau Ernest Ladage H. T. Lau William Garland Elma Lena Thielman Lena Woebbeking Thielman A. C. Hildebrandt Oelwein H. W. Bockhaus Mary Bockhaus E. J. Henning Rudolph Weddeking Mercy Hospital Weddeking Leah Simpson St. Peter’s Viola Williams Wartburg College Chris Segebarth Otto Soldwich Tripoli High School Paramount L. H. Fink F. C. Hildebrandt Fairmont Minnesota August George Meier Ella Meier August Meier K. C. Frank Mary Joyce Mary Gipper Henry Gipper August Gipper O. H. Gipper Katherine Hughes Fred Rebaschus Delia Strawberry Point EK. A. Selek Selek H. J. Miehsing Orval Jahnke Alfred Moehling Duane Henry Pape Moehling Moehlings Charles Lehmkuhl A. H. Panzer Isabelle Katherine Leo R. W. Rettig Gerhardt M. W. Bennett James Augusta Meier Aurora Iowa Minnie Drewis Buck Creek Henry Tegtmeier Otto Lehmkuhl Walter Ashbrenner H. O. Steege Denver Chris Winning Blaufus Arlington K. K. Koehler K. Pfeiffer Blausfus Beverly, Parland Robert Ft. Atkinson Charles Glass Ed Budke Harry Glass Ed Ferris Steve Lampman Virgine Bert Holmes William Hardie William Hoxie Rueben Meeker Alma William Hill Jennie Wheeler Henry Kasemeier Huda Andrew Kasemeier Ernest Lechase Christian Endeavor Society R. C. Horsley Kathryn Loveland Irene Olson Cholene Thorson Optometrist Glasses Black Hawk American Savings Bank Bank of the People H. H. Sorg Nash Fergeman Nash CO Willie Westinghouse Baker’s Baker’s Cocoa Libby Swift’s Brookfield Swift Oanor E. G. Michael Tripoli, Iowa
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