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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1931
Page
8
Leader's staff compiles a roundup of local happenings and notable activities from readers and communities, highlighting community projects, events, and everyday achievements across towns. The items reflect broad interests and ongoing civic life.
Buck Creek notices list Sunday visits to Sumner Ed Wilhalm home and multiple homes near Oran Fred ericksburg and Waterloo. Families including Krueger Buhr Ganske Nuss Heineman Rosenow Minkle Sell and others shared gatherings, birthdays, and games with five hundred scores noted at a Sell gathering and several shingle crew helpers named.
East of town Bertha Dienst from Sumner visits daughter Mrs Henry Specht family. Relatives and neighbors surprise Carl Seehase on his seventy seventh birthday. Mrs Herman Sell and Edna visit at daughter sister Mrs Fred Wilharm Jr. Henry Buhr Hagen buch and Will Schadt families visit Oelwein. Will Knoploh visits Fred Nuss Jr. Miss Bertha Mundt helps her sister Mrs Bert
Mr and Mrs Henry Sturcher of Westgate visited Herman Meine. August Matthias and family of Waverly visited Otto Matthias home. Mrs Henry Christopher of Waverly spent time with her son Henry and daughter Alma. Henry Lageschulte and family and Ed Lageschulte and family dined with Charles Nolte. Will Eick hosted relatives for birthday. Corn planting nears completion, few fields remain. Herbert Kaiser visited Waterloo. Gladys Pape of West Union returned home after visiting sister Mrs R F Thiemann.
Artesian residents gathered at the E. H. Schroeder home in Denver on Sunday for a celebration that included Norma's confirmation. The day also marked Mr. Schroeder's birthday. J. Drewis visited F. F. Moeller home Monday and other local families joined in a Thursday gathering at A. W. Moeller home. Charles Bills and Harold spent Monday evening at the Moeller home with Mrs. Drewis returning home with them. E. H. Homan and sons joined a barn raising at Henry Homan farm Friday.
A barn measuring 32 by 60 feet was raised Friday on the Henry Homan farm two and a half miles southwest of town. It will replace the one destroyed by fire earlier in the spring. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Charles Jahnke of Tripoli and their grandson Orville Jahnke of Brighton Colorado, who spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs A H Jahnke.
The Pathfinder frames a wry meditation on slippery steps to success and the uneasy psychology of want. It mocks a girl’s coyness in a rumble seat, contrasts a pay phone in Scotland, and notes the noise of an American tourist in a German rathskeller, ending with a jab at shoe holes as mere mindset.
Church notes announce Sunday School at 9:00 a m and divine service in German on Pentecost day at 10:30 a m with Holy Communion. Preparatory services start at 10:00 a m. Announcements on Friday and Saturday. Choir practice Thursday evening at 7:30.
Sunday School at 9 or 10. Holy communion offered in the divine service. Pentecost commemorated. Summer school begins Tuesday at 9. District conference causes a Sunday off next week. Worship invitation extended to all.
Congregational Church Sunday School is at 10:00 with morning worship at 11:00 attended by the Legion and Auxiliary. Christian Endeavor meets at 7:30, and the Ladies' Aid gathers Thursday at 2:00 at Mrs. Horsley’s farm. Quotation notices on memorial day. Mrs. Horsley and Mrs. Martin hostesses. Choir practice Wednesday at 8:00. Try chiropractic for neuritis, neuralgia, sciatica, rheumatism. appointment phone 135-1, Dr F H Leerhoff Tripoli Iowa.
May 28 marks National Poppy Day as 100000 Auxiliary members go door to door to sell memorial poppies. A radio broadcast will outline the poppy’s significance each night, including a WLW Cincinnati program on May 21 at 8 p m EST. Gold star mothers who crossed the sea will stand among white crosses in Flanders Field, and a poppy is urged to be worn in memory of the fallen.
Saturday morning students gathered on the high school grounds for a picnic at Waterloo. They traveled to Riverview park for a large dinner then attended a Paramount theater showing of "Shipmates" hosted by the faculty. Afterward some shopped, others went to Electric park, returning home amid busy town chatter.
Report notes hats brought home as souvenirs and that everyone enjoyed the outing. R. C. 8.
Sunday evening May 17 relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Johnson northwest of town to celebrate Mrs Johnsons birthday anniversary. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Those present included Mr and Mrs James Madden and daughter Ethel and Mr and Mrs Gilbert Long of Sumner Mrs Levi Hagedorn and daughter Bertha Mr and Mrs Will Hagedorn and children Donald and Hazel Mr and Mrs KE Lindfield Gaylord Johnson and Miss Esther Meier of Frederika Mr and Mrs Emil Towne Miss Bertha Estrem and Mr and Mrs Alwin Maurer and daughter Elizabeth Ann of Tripoli
A reflective note on youth and virtue. It argues that many claim virtue yet act otherwise, and criticizes youths who push hard without respecting other duties. The piece surveys self styled saints who fail standards and rely on speed to dodge responsibility.
A compact editorial quip notes that as people become more refined they acquire more marks or hickeys to clean and maintain, implying vanity or social signaling grows with civility.
Fragmentary text notes a call to follow a certain example, mentioning dressing in old fashioned style. The snippet lacks clear subjects, dates, places, or events for a fuller summary.
Henry M. Neely known as the Old Stager, soprano Gladys Rice the Radio Girl, and conductor Nathaniel Shilkret lead the Mobiloil Concert Orchestra with a male chorus in gems from Frimdt s operetta Firefly on NBC Wednesday night May 20.
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