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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1954
Page
5
A crowded column lists visits and gatherings across Waterloo, Sumner, Tripoli, and Readlyn. Many residents including Mrs. Lee Goodenbour, the Shipp family, the Maurer and Ben nett households, and guests from New Hampton and Waverly are shown hosting or attending dinners, baptisms, and mother daughter banquets.
Two June bride-elects, Lorraine Skrian of Waterloo and Darlene Wright of Denver, were honored at a miscellaneous shower in Janesville. About fifty guests from Plainfield, Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Janesville, Dunkerton, Readlyn, Denver and Waverly attended. Gifts featured May pole with ribbons in orchid and yellow for Skrian and green and yellow for Wright. Skrian plans to marry Richard Wright in Glenwood Stone church, Decorah, June 6. Wright to wed Pvt. Lorrain Diercks in Mount Vernon township church, Denver, June 13.
Mrs Alfred Bockhaus of Siegel is listed as a patient at Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo.
A Sumner Sunday birthday picnic celebrated Dixon Bunger and Lee Selck along with Lloyd Selck hearing birthdays. Attendees included the Selck, Fergemann, Bunger, Brase, Gipper, Peacock, and Sorg families from Sumner Marion and Waterloo. A Tripoli theater ad promotes Take Me to Town in Technicolor with Ann Sheridan.
Reverend and Mrs A C Woodcock hosted a grandparents dinner Sunday at the Bert L Woodcock home in Cedar Falls. Attending were Mr and Mrs Bert L Woodcock Mr and Mrs Phillip Winegarden Mr and Mrs C E Axtell Deep River Mr and Mrs James Winegarden and Ann Charlotte Cedar Falls. After dinner Rev Woodcock baptized his great granddaughter Ann Charlotte Winegarden with sponsors the paternal grandmother Mrs Phillip Winegarden and the maternal great grandmother Mrs C E Axtell. Also present were Rev and Mrs Daniel Hughes Cedar Falls pastor of First Congregational Church.
Mrs Beaky Piegers celebrated her 85th birthday with a Friday afternoon gathering hosted by Mrs Rudy Piegors and Mrs E A Kleiss at the Kleiss home. A Sunday basket dinner at the same home honored Mrs Pie gors with guests including Gene Johnson Barbara from La Porte City, Rudy Piegers, Lavern Platte Bruce Ann, Leon Kleiss and Sheryl. Stanley Buhrow of Siegel and wives were treated to a surprise potluck at Guhrow for their 14th wedding anniversary with Alfred Buhrow Carol Cedar Falls and Lloyd Reasner family also attending. The Buhrows received a gift.
New officers of the Methodist Ladies' Aid Society were elected Wednesday in the church parlors. Mrs. Vern Donahoo becomes president with Mrs. Art Lau as vice president, Mrs. I. O. Alcock as secretary, and Mrs. Leigh Alcock as treasurer.
Pvt. Duane R. Krueger USA 55 387 393 Casual Personal Section Hq Ry Com 8104 AU APO 331 c/o Postmaster San Francisco California Gordon Kammeyer 1561 Lee Road Apt 2 Winter Park Florida Pvt. Lyle J. Kammeyer RA 17 391 212 5043rd Reasg Stu Fort Sheridan Illinois
Bruce Allen Boeckmann and his twin brother were baptized Sunday at St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church in Siegel. A reception followed at the Ewald Boeckmann home in Waverly with Rev. Victor Weidler and families of Boeckmann and Droste present along with the Mahlis households of Sumner.
Meth odist church officers elected recently are Floyd Ager Leigh Alcock and James Eveland one year trustees Howard Heffernan Robert Kerr and Seth McGee two year trustees Harold Mowatt Ray Dirksen and Art Lau three year trustees Leland Alcock Sunday school superintendent Mrs Howard Heffernan financial secretary Mrs James Kerr treasurer and Harlan Denneouw organist.
R M and Mrs Adam Anhalt and daughter Debbie of Chula Vista Calif visit her parents Mr and Mrs J F Sondermeyer. Mr Anhalt will report soon to the west coast for transfer to Japan where he will be a naval instructor. Mrs Anhalt and daughter will remain here.
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