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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1969
Page
5
Social rounds fill weekends as numerous residents from Sumner Waverly and nearby towns visit hosts and attend graduations. Family and friends from Minneapolis Cokeville Readlyn Jolnia Knoxville and beyond share meals, garden chats, and supper gatherings while attending a niece’s high school graduation in Janesville.
Mr and Mrs Verilius Schnepf Independence welcome a son Kevin DeWayne born May 15 weighing 11 lb 2 oz. Richard Buhr Sumner and Clarence Meier are parents of a son and a family party includes Sp4 Darwin Boldt family. Troy Lynn Boldt born May 20 at Mercy hospital Waverly 9 lb 5 oz with Wanda Dettmer Boldt. Numerous relatives and guests attend baccalaureate and graduation events across Waverly Nashua Earlville Frederika and Hillsdale Illinois.
A string of social calls and visits are noted across multiple towns. Mrs and Mrs Wm Edwards of Peru Illinois spent time at Dr L J Magnall's home. The Piegers visited Eugene Johnson in Decorah. Cletus Miller and Kim visited Peter Mahlstedt in Sumner. Dornbusch visited residents in Denver Sunset Home and Bremer County Home. The Fink family returned from Mequon Wisconsin after visiting Lowell Fink. The Buls and Dettmer families gathered in Waverly for Verlyn Buls’s birthday. Maurer guests stayed in Cannon Falls Minnesota and visited Red Wing and Dennison on Sunday. Lavern Haverkamp’s guests included Haverkamp and Meier families from Grundy Center Independence Cedar Falls and Waterloo.
The first session of the 63rd General Assembly may adjourn by May 20 with final sine die adjournment set a few days after enrollment. The scene ends with both gavels lowered as Lt Governor Jepsen and Speaker Harbor observe the ceremonial close.
Bride elect Mary Jo Rommel of Readlyn to wed Dennis Juel of Sumner in a August 30 ceremony at St Pauls Lutheran Readlyn. Mary Jo is a Wapsie Valley and Omaha Commercial Extension School graduate and works for the Omaha Douglas County Health Department. Dennis is a Tri Poli high school graduate, Air Force veteran, now employed by Safeway in Omaha and will attend the University of Nebraska Omaha in fall.
A bridal shower was hosted Sunday evening at Mrs. Stephen A. Maurer’s home in Waterloo with co host Mrs. Robert Meyer. Guests came from Nashua Waverly Janesville Waterloo and Tripoli. Beverly Kohagen and Richard Meyer plan to wed Sunday June 15 at St Pauls Lutheran church Artesian.
Mrs. David Foelske attended a mother daughter tea at St Pauls United Church of Christ in Denver on Thursday evening as a guest of Mrs Richard Foelske.
Mr and Mrs Emil Degelau marked their 25th wedding anniversary at St John s Lutheran church Denver with family and friends including Emil Schneer Lavern Foelske Ricky Coretta Dettmering Arnold Degelau and H J Frese. Oliver Reeves hosted a separate 25th wedding anniversary at their Waverly home with Mr and Mrs Reeves among the guests.
The Legion Auxiliary will meet at 1 p m May 28 in Town Hall to craft Memorial Day sprays. Poppies go on sale downtown May 24 and in residential areas May 22. Election of officers occurs in June with Darlene Holm and Elizabeth Buhr on the nominating committee. The group uses seals to advertise its 50th Legion anniversary. At the May 13 meeting over 100 May baskets were prepared for the Nursing Home County Home and Bremer County Trainable School. Hostesses were Elizabeth Buhr Nora Peacock and Pearl Buechele.
Plan announces the engagement and approaching marriage of Lois Block daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Block Tripoli to Sp4 Gerald R Pitz son of Mr and Mrs Greg Pitz New Hampton Miss Block a 1969 Tripoli High School graduate Sp4 Pitz to depart for Vietnam June 26 A June 14 wedding is planned for 10 00 am at St Marys Catholic church New Hampton
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