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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1968
Page
4
An advertisement for Blue Lustre carpet cleaner promotes beauty in homes with carpets and life. It offers electric shampooer rental for $1 and provides contact details through Tripoli Hardware with the phone number 882-3303.
A set of local thank you notices from residents and families. Messages thank friends neighbors and relatives for cards visits and gifts during hospital stays deaths and anniversaries. Individuals named include Kurt Meswarth William H. Dohrmann Michael Westendorf E. W. Kirchhoff and Howard Van Brocklin Sr.
The 99th birthday of Mrs Beaky Piegers was celebrated at a Sunday dinner hosted by her daughter Mrs E A Kleiss. Guests included Mr and Mrs Rudy Piegers and families from Humboldt Decorah and surrounding friends. EXPLOSION Two Iowa Falls men Frank Dutton and Paul Lehmeier survived a boiler explosion at Ellsworth hospital with debris flying 12 feet away and cast iron plates ripping doors.
Bremer County Tourism Association plans a Wednesday 7:30 meeting at Tripoli Town Hall to map county attractions for a broader appeal. Secretary Engelbrecht will present a narrated slide show on parks and other sites, as a 13‑county map with points of interest moves toward print and distribution.
Saturday evening guests in the L A Maurer home include Harriette Wagner Ed Wagner Waterloo Mr and Mrs Russell Elion Fayette Mr and Mrs Henry Hansen Mr and Mrs Sylvester Leichtman Mr and Mrs Alvin Schmidt Mrs E N Schilling Mrs Clara Eischeid and Sylvia Keating New Hampton The group plans the 1923 New Hampton High School class reunion and also observed the birthday of Mrs Leichtman.
The Tripoli Leader issues a May 22 1968 bulletin detailing local happenings in Tripoli Iowa including brief notices, community announcements, and daily life items. The report highlights civic notes and small events within the town.
Denver High School schedules 39 seniors for commencement on May 28 at 8:00 p m with Rev Dr John Bachman delivering Travelers on Space ship Earth. An earlier Baccalaureate is set for May 26 at 8:00 p m with Rev E Eugene Wetzel speaking Where Do I Go from Here.
A partial roster of individuals is listed in the OCR segment including names such as Dale Miller Danny Mills Susan Normann Terrance Parsons Gloria Petersen Cynthia Reiter Stephen Rose David Schrock Allan Schneer Cheryl Lee David Steege Debra Steege Janice Walther Kathryn Weikert Samuel Wille Patricia Williams Neal Witt and Joanne Wittenburg.
Daily Vacation Bible School at St. John American Lutheran Church Crane Creek opens Monday May 27 and runs to June 7 from 9 00 a m to 11 30 a m It is a 10 day course titled Living for God Children s day is set for Sunday June 9 Bible school staff includes Vicki Zander Doris Schweer Diane Buchholz Barbara Deterding Risé Barkhoff organist Rev Geo J Gundel and others
A new Anton M Nielea scholarship is set at 399 dollars for the first year of college with renewable second year funds contingent on satisfactory work. Eligibility includes ranking below the top portion of the class and demonstrated financial need. Three THS faculty members will select the recipient, to be announced later.
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