Community Honors War Dead With Wednesday Services
Tripoli community to honor war dead with services at Town Hall next Wednesday morning announced by Lavern Washhkat commander of the local Veterans Wars post. World War II veteran ae wanes will speak about overseas service in the European Theater. Dunbar, a lawyer and former candidate for state representative, and long time resident of Warroo, will also be involved in ceremonies beginning at 10 30 a m with open ceremony and remarks.
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Tripoli
Lavern Washhkat
Veterans Wars Post
Will Ae
Kanepean Theatre of Operations
Dunbar
University of Iowa
James
Warroo
Ate
Couny Attorney
Wasch
Stores to Close on Memorial Day in Tripoli
Tripoli merchants will close all next Wednesday in observance of Memorial Day under the Commercial club schedule. Post office operations will suspend with no mail service all day, as declared by Postmaster Ray Fink.
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Tripoli
Commercial Club
Ray Fink
Memorial ceremony details at Fremont and Tripoli high school events
The program led by Grace Lutheran’s Rev Wm F Wetz includes readings from General Logan, solos by Lavern Platte, and a National Anthem. Speeches by Mr Dunbar and R Co M Lindsley are planned with a silent prayer and a Gettysburg Address style segment. Attendees proceed to Fremont cemetery for a memorial prayer by Harold Waschkat. Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts gather at the VFW home at 10 4m.
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Wm. F. Wetz
Grace Lutheran Church
Tripoli
Anice Garrison
St. Peter’s
Howrd Holm
G. R. Rettig
Jolane Tegtmeier
V.F.W
Yellowstone Park worker to be employed through September
Terry Dreyer son of Mr and Mrs Robert Dreyer is employed at Old Faithful Cafeteria and Cabins in Yellowstone National Park. He began duties Monday and will be employed until September 6.
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Yellowstone Park
Terry Dreyer
Robert Dreyer
Old Faithful
Yellowstone National Park
Frederika High Names Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Helen O Connell named valedictorian for Frederika High School graduation with Sandra Lee Dirksen as salutatorian. Other honors include a merit scholarship to Iowa State Teachers College for Carol Sievers, a music award to Harlan Duenow, and a citizenship award by the Bremer County Bar Association to Rosella Bockhaus.
Denver Hires Three New Teachers for Next School Year
DENVER Special Three new teachers have been hired for the next school year by the Denver Independent District. One vacancy remains for a music teacher. Joy Wilcox Rolfe of Iowa State Teachers College will teach second grade. Nancy Kaskadden of Oelwein will teach fifth and sixth grades. Dolores Gayer, graduate of Artburg College, Waverly, will teach home economics and general science and sponsor the school annual.
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Denver
Joy Wilcox
Rolfe
Iowa State Teachers College
Rade
Nancy Kaskadden
Oelwein
ISTC
Elores Gayer
Artburg College
Waverly
Denver to Elect District Directors June 11
Denver will hold a special school election on Monday June 11 to elect five directors and a treasurer for the newly formed Denver Community School District. Nominations start May 9 at the Bremer County Superintendent and must be filed by May 31. Voting occurs at Denver Town Hall from 12 noon to 7 pm.
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Denver
Denver Community
Bremer County
Coesmiaity
Denver Town Hall
Cooperative Bible School Enrollment Climbs This Week
Cooperative Daily Vacation Bible school opened Monday with 157 enrolled and expected to reach 170. Run by St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church and Congregational Church, the session ends Friday June 1 with a closing program at 8 p.m. on that date.
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Cooperative Daily Vacation Bible School
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Congregational Church
Tripoli High names valedictorian at 1956 graduation
Belty Lou Nerge is valedictorian of Tripoli High School's 1956 graduating class of 40. Salutatorian is Phil Snyder. Diplomas were awarded by Raymond Bunger. Dr. Daryl Pendergraft delivered the main address. Merit pins awarded in class night ceremonies include Gold Betty Lou Nerge James Lahmann. Silver Marian Blasberg Barbara Bockhaus Terry Dreyer Marvin Gatch Kathleen Holm Trudy Nerge Judy Schlichting. Bronze list includes Jean Biermann Shirley Blasberg Carol Blume Joyce Bodermann Karen Lobeck Karla Lobeck Gerald Mohling Robert Mohling Dorothy Plum Robert Osborn Phil Snyder Colleen Weidler. Pins are earned by points for scholarship citizenship attendance leadership library and activities.
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Betty Nerge
Clarence Nerge
Tripoli High School
Phil Snyder
J. M. Snyder
Raymond Bunger
Daryl Pendergraft
Betty Lou Nerge
James Lahmann
Marian Blasberg
Barbara Bockhaus
Terry Dreyer
Marvin Gatch
Kathleen Holm
Trudy Nerge
Judy Schlichting
Jean Biermann
Shirley Blasberg
Carol Blume
Joyce Bodermann
Karen Lobeck
Karla Lobeck
Gerald Mohling
Robert Mohling
Tripoli Public Schools
Supt
E. R. Shriver
Barbara Burman
Lou Ann Everding
Fred Mallie
Martyn Oltrogge
Larry Vogt
Roger Drape
Joy Eichmann
Kenneth Rettig
Karlyn Klenzmann
James Lohmann
Robert Osborn
Dorothy Plum
Colleen Weidler
Mike Buckley
Michael Fink
Laura Hurmence
Marlys Kelsey
Sheryl Magnall
Marshall Wilharm
Enrolled 138 in Grace Church Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible school at Grace Lutheran church opens with 138 students and 2 percent teachers on four departments. Staff includes Ruth Block Carla Bremer Mary Kay Sommer and Rev William F Goetz with a schedule change for Memorial Day and a June 1 picnic and June 3 Children’s Day program.
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Christian Vacation Bible School
Grace Lutheran Church
Meccning
Ruth Block
Carla Bremer
Mary Kay Sommer
Erwin Towne
Raymond Block
Alfred Rieck
Lloyd Moeller
Barbara Bany
Roy Soles
Donald Hunemuller
Hero
Wittenburg Youth Suffers Eye Injury From Arrow
Dennis Wittenburg seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Wittenburg was treated at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo after an arrow struck his eye Saturday injuring the muscle behind the right eye. He is reported in good condition.
Tripoli Cub Scouts Plan Monday Potluck Supper
Tripoli Cub Scouts schedule a potluck supper at the Town park. Cubs meet at the ball park at 5 p.m. for baseball before the 6 p.m. supper starts.
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Tripoli
Ball Park
Moellers to Observe Golden Anniversary in Readlyn
Readlyn special reports Mr. and Mrs. W C Moeller will celebrate 50 years of marriage with a family dinner at their home south of town and open house from 2 30 to 5 p m The couple wed May 23 1906 in Spring Fountain Lutheran church Rev Theo Gaenske officiating They have four daughters three sons and fourteen grandchildren two great grandchildren They retired to Readlyn in 1943 and belong to St Pauls Lutheran church
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Readlyn
W. C. Moeller
Moeller
Clara Schnadt
Spring Fountain
Theo. Gaenske
Art
Melba) Herman
Buck Creek
Esther) Andrews
Oelwein
Leslie
Erna) Sell
Sumner
Keith
Alita) McMillan
Iowa Falls
Burton Moeller
Moellers
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Fred Schellhorn
Waverly
Siegel
Hulda Geweke
John Dilges
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Walter
Rudolph
Fredericksburg
Elsie
Valord Warnke
Elmer
Waterloo
Schellhorns
Bremer County
Douglas Township
Next Drawing Set by Commercial Club on June 16
Tripoli Commercial Club announced the next prize drawing for its year long business promotion will occur Saturday June 16 with several hundred dollars in merchandise prizes. Tickets are given with cash purchases and accounts, and details will appear in The Leader on June 6.
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Tripoli
Tripoli Commercial Club
Paul Voetmann
Neighbors Plant 65 Acres in One Day on Mueller Farm
Early Tuesday morning a group of neighbors tilled and planted 65 acres at Wm E Mueller’s farm for corn and soybean crops. Volunteers included Keith Cantwell Fred Doepke H H Hoppenworth Alfred Koch Joe Miller Mervyn Ormston Rheinhardt Sievers R O Wikner Vernon Wikner Werner Wolf plus two helper boys Mark and James Wolf. By noon 14 tractors worked with four row planters and three pickups supplied seed fertilizer and other needs while Mrs Mueller and helpers served dinner. Mr Mueller is recovering from a major operation.
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Wm. E. Mueller
Keith Cantwell
Fred Doepke
H. H. Hoppenworth
Alfred Koch
Joe Miller
Mervyn Ormston
Rheinhardt Sievers
R. O. Wikner
Vernon Wikner
Werner Wolf
Ella Kramer
Robert Lohmann
Patsy Mueller
Mueller
Immanuel Lutheran hosts ice cream social and bazaar
A community event at Immanuel Lutheran church in Klinger on Wednesday May 30 runs from 4 30 to 8 00 pm. The menu features Maidrites hot dogs potato salad potato chips cake pie coffee and pop.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Klinger
Tripoli Pupils Named to Final Honor Roll by School Officials
Seventy eight Tripoli Public Schools students earned the final honor roll for the year. Thirty nine high school and thirty nine elementary students achieved a B average. Names listed include seniors Shirley Blasberg and Judy Schlichting, sophomores Kathleen Holm and James Lohmann, and eighth grader Jean Ambrose.
Readlyn Memorial Day Services Planned With VFW In Readlyn
Readlyn observes Memorial Day next Wednesday with Graveside services at 9 a.m. in Immanuel Lutheran cemetery Klinger sponsored by the Readlyn Veterans of Foreign Wars post. A parade and services at Readlyn Town Park follow at 10:30 a.m. with rain location at the Community building. Guest speaker Rev. H. A. Roschke of Waverly.
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Readlyn
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Klinger
H. A. Roschke
Waverly
Sportsmen Asked to Help Clean Up Club Picnic Grounds
Wapsie Sports men's club asks all members to attend the picnic grounds tonight to cut grass and tidy the area for Memorial Day picnickers. Rotary mowers are needed and work starts after 6 p m. A fireplace may be added if time allows.
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Wapsie Sportsmen's Club
Joint Band Concert Planned at Readlyn Next Tuesday
Readlyn hosts a joint concert by Sumner and Readlyn bands next Tuesday night at Readlyn park. Public invited. Town businesses open. A cash drawing will be held. Registration locations include Vic's Food Market Dairy Nook Ray's Cafe Bob's Grocery and Readlyn Locker.
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Readlyn
Sumner
Readlyn Park
Vic’s Food Market
Dairy Nook
Ray
Bob’s Grocery
Readlyn Locker
Couple Weds at Immanuel Lutheran Waterloo
Lavonne Pipho from Waverly and Lester Faust of Waterloo exchanged vows at Immanuel Lutheran Church Waterloo on May 13. Lavonne studied at Tripoli High and worked at Varsity Cleaners in Waterloo. Lester works as a route salesman for Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. in Waterloo. They reside at 107 Hammond Court Waterloo.
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Lester Faust
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Waterloo
Lavonne Pipho
Lawrence Pipho
Waverly
Tripoli High School
Varsity Cleaners
Faust
Harry Faust
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Hammond Court
Red Sox Routed by Denver Sluggers in Sunday Tilt 19-5
Tripoli's Red Sox were overwhelmed 19-5 by the Denver sluggers last Sunday as Denver piled up 23 hits led by Kehoe Gielan and Walter four each. Tripoli managed five runs on 10 hits and Cincinnati-like errors plagued them while Readlyn and Janesville won their league games and Readlyn pulled away late over Waverly.
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Tripoli
Red Sox
Denver
Waverly
Readlyn
Sumner
Janesville
Red
Holm
Snelling
Bock
Schmidt
Moeller
Pocok
Ray Fink
Sauerbrei
Sassmann
Olejnicczak
Ralph Fink
Chezik
Weibrandt
Morgan
Timion
Duea
Dinnibier
Falk
Memorial Poppies to Be Sold in Tripoli
Poppy day observed in Tripoli with sales Thursday and Friday in residential districts under supervision of Mrs. Minnie Schumacher and others. Saturday wearers pay tribute to those who gave their lives defending the United States as poppies are sold nationwide.
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Tripoli
Lowell Goodenbour
Bockhaus-Bartels
American Legion Auxiliary
Minnie Schumacher
Harvey Pries
H. H. Bull
August Eichmann
Edw. Rosenthal
W. H. Warner
United States
Holm Schultz to Wed in Washington State Wedding
Pvt. Robert Holm son of Mr and Mrs Rebern Holm will marry Marlene Schultz of Endicott Washington on May 30 in Endicott. Holm attended Wartburg College Waverly and is stationed with the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton California. Schultz also attended Wartburg.
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Robert Holm
Marlene Schultz
Washington
Denver
Rebern Holm
Endicott
Wash
Pvt
Holm
Wartburg College
Waverly
Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Wartburg
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Munity
James ©. Dunbar
Helen O'Connell
Marvin Hartmann
Dubuque
Wartburg Theological Seminary
St. John Lutheran Church
Madison
Wis
Delmont
S.D
Cooperative Bible School
George H. Heideman
Route 3
Cedar Falls
Sylvia Joyce
Roger D. Johnson
A. L. Johnson
Royal
Miss Heideman
Teachers College High School
Wagner Manufacturing Co
Royal High School
Viking Pump Co
Belty Lou Nerge
Grace Church
Wittenburg
W. C. Moellers
Tripoli Theatre
Geo. Lindsley
Harry Buhr
Red Cross
al Rieck
Rieck
Good Neighbors
Wm. Mueller
Kid’s Fish
Europe
Cedar Valley League
W.L. Pet
Cemestuewe
Sumner Osemsy Ane Meee Tmtte
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