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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1965
Page
5
A long list of social calls and visits unfolds across Waterloo and nearby towns. Numerous families including Sommer, Bunger, Mahlisted, Kirchhoff, and Franks share gatherings at homes in Readlyn, Sumner, Readlyn, and Waterloo with relatives from Cedar Rapids, Tripoli, and other cities. Many guests attend baptisms, graduations, and Sunday dinners.
The article lists numerous birthday, graduation, and visit gatherings from Waverly to Sumner and Readlyn. Notable events include Otto Rieck and Bonnie Hennings family celebrations with many relatives visiting, H J Frese returning from Arizona, and multiple birthday and commencement observances with extended family and friends.
Weekend visitors at the Rev George J Gundel residence Crane Creek included James E McManus of Rock Island NL and his wife plus their niece Verna Hazen of Calamus. The McManuses are pen pals of the Gundels via the North American Mailbag program on Radio Australia Melbourne. Nancy and Linda Schwarze and Mrs Randolph Schwarze from Iowa City Waverly and Tripoli joined Friday dinner with Lyle Reeves family and attended the wedding of Marija Krohn and Ronald Dean Spilman on Saturday with Linda as maid of honor.
Mrs Fred Brase attended the board meeting Thursday afternoon at the Lutheran Children's Home in Waverly.
Teresa Ann, daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Buhr, was baptized Sunday morning at Faith United Church of Christ with Mr and Mrs Morgensen as sponsors. Attending were Mr and Mrs Kenneth Morgensen and family of Waterloo, Mr and Mrs Harold Ryan of Laurens, Mrs Esther Dillemuth of Pocahontas, Mr and Mrs Harry Buhr and Rev and Mrs E F Puhlmann.
The list of participants includes Mrs. Carl Ryan Mrs. Wm Bravener Mrs. Eugene Buenger Mrs. Virgil Bruns Mrs. Walter Steward Mrs L L Moeller Mrs Wendall Kuethe Mrs C C Eichmann Mrs August Towne and Mrs Robert Selck as part of the weekend bowling competition in Muscatine.
Mrs Arthur Bunger attended the mother-daughter banquet on Sunday evening at Frederika with her daughter Mrs Walter Schwerin.
Mr and Mrs H H Hoppen worth attended a Sunday Hoppenworth family reunion in Olin. The gathering brought together relatives for a day of reunion activities and reminiscences.
St Paul Artesian and Trinity Bremer Lutheran churches of the Missouri Synod begin vacation Bible School from May 31 for two weeks. Sessions run 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Monday to Friday for ages 5 to 13. Pastor Hawke says this year’s lessons are God's Children Pray.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Zell welcomed their son Mark Alan with a baptism at St. John’s Lutheran church Buck Creek officiated by Rev. W. C. Kraemer. Sponsors were Vernon Zell Henry Zell Sumner Fred Kuhlmann Readlyn and Russell Watts Waverly. Dinner guests included sponsors families and Mrs Kraemer family.
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