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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1962
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is the town and Bremer County Iowa official newspaper established 1894. William A Buckley publisher and Robert J Sassman editor set annual subscriptions at 3.50 in Iowa and 4.50 elsewhere with second class mail status in Tripoli.
Editorial urges proper Memorial Day observance beyond a holiday. It calls citizens to honor war dead, remember freedoms defended, and attend a local service to recognize those who sacrificed for the nation.
Gene Vincent extension director warns Bremer county residents that May is the peak month for tractor and farm accidents. A report from Iowa State University safety expert Norval Wardle shows 236 Iowa tractor accidents last year with 42 in May, including 20 tipping, 10 of which were fatal.
Mrs. Glen Shere of Janesville was named County Homemaker of the Year by Bremer County Extension Service Family Living Committee at a May 16 coffee event at Tripoli Town Hall. The former 4-H leader has long supported civic duties and community education, presented by Mrs. Edwin Vossberg of Jefferson Jackson township.
The tip point shifts to the tire front reducing power needed to tip the tractor. A quarter turn of wheels can raise the front 90 degrees. Clutch release timing may not stop a forward tip, which can occur in 0.23 to 2 seconds. Tips most often happen when starting. Stop when the front end rises on hills. Never allow a second rider on the tractor.
Local news brief from Tripoli Iowa dated May 23 1962 reports on civic or community developments in the area. Details are limited in the OCR fragment but the item likely covers a municipal or public notice involving local leadership or events.
The Waterloo SSA district reports monthly Social Security payments of $123,833 to 2,061 Bremer County beneficiaries, a 10.6 percent rise from last year. Retired workers total 1,173 receiving $82,821. 422 wives or dependent husbands get $15,274. 184 children receive $8,683. 45 mothers receive $2,421. widows and dependent widowers total 183 at $11,139. 30 disabled workers receive $2,577 and 24 spouses and children of disabled workers receive the remainder.
In the Waterloo district eight counties report 24 859 people receiving 1 613 804 monthly benefits as of Dec 31 1961 an increase from 1960. The area lists 13 924 retired workers with 1 050 316 monthly payments plus 4 677 wives and dependent husbands at 186 928 and 2 322 children at 121 962 monthly. Nationally social security payments exceed one billion monthly to 16 000 000 beneficiaries with Iowa totaling 221 890 000 paid in 1961.
The Extension Family Living program was oriented at 4 cof fee, May 16, at the Tripoli Town Hall to an audience of 74 guests. Extension Service Adult Home Economies lessons are for all people, for all organized clubs, and for those interested in continuing their education. These lessons will be presented by a variety of methods, demonstrations, plays, group discussions, county-wide meetings, leader training and illustrated talks for any club's requests sufficient time to meet the program.
The program organized by the Family Living County Committee features a sequence of topics and events starting September with Parliamentary procedure and continuing through October healthful eating, a county hobby fair, November hobby fair craft and Your Choice, January family counseling, February wardrobe basics, March sewing equipment use, April Iowa State University family life conference and a kitchen clinic, May summer family fun, September play Ticket to Tomorrow, October lighting clinic, and a November hobby fair.
The Waterloo district office serves Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Fayette, Franklin, Grundy and Hardin counties. Field reps visit contact stations in Independence, Edgewood, West Union, Hampton, Iowa Falls and Eldora weekly. twice monthly in Waverly, Allison and Grundy Center. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 4 45 p m Monday to Friday. closed Saturdays and national holidays.
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