Red Sox to Travel to Fredericksburg for Sunday Game
Tripoli's Red Sox lost 1-0 at Nashua last Sunday afternoon in league play. They travel Sunday to Fredericksburg for a 2:15 p m game, with Readlyn at Nashua, Janesville at Sumner, and Denver at Oelwein. Duane Holm and Ralph Fink led the Red Sox with two and four hits allowed, while Mosher fanned seven.
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Red Sox
Fredericksburg
Nashua
Fink
Tripoli
Readlyn
Janesville
Sumner
Denver
Oelwein
Duane Holm
Mosher
Nashua Chucker
Ralph Fink
Tripoli Businesses To Close Friday For Memorial Day
All Tripoli businesses will close Friday for Memorial Day per the Tripoli Commercial Club schedule. May 30 is a postal holiday with no star route service or rural delivery. stores will reopen Saturday due to the holiday observance and mail schedule.
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Tripoli
Tripoli Commercial Club
Ray H. Fink
Soldier helps launch Redstone missile at Cape Canaveral
Pvt. David L. Kalkbrenner of Tripoli aided in firing the Army Redstone Missile at Cape Canaveral Florida late last week. It completed a year of intensive training for his unit the 40th Field Artillery Missile Group conducted by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Redstone Arsenal Huntsville Alabama. Kalkbrenner a propulsion crewman with Battery B of the 217th Field Artillery Missile Battalion joined the Army in November 1957 and is a Tripoli High School alumnus and former Crittenden Produce Co. worker. His parents Mr and Mrs Lester T Kalkbrenner reside in Tripoli.
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Huntsville
Ala
David L. Kalkbrenner
Tripoli
Army
Cape Canaveral
Fla
U. S
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Redstone Arsenal
Kalkbrenner
217Th Field Artillery Missile Battalion
Fort Carson
Colo
The
Crittenden Produce Co
Lester T. Kalkbrenner
Funeral Rites Today for Dale C Schmidt Killed in Accident
Funeral services for Dale C Schmidt 38 were held at Rettig Funeral Home and Grace Lutheran Church after a horse racing accident at Independence. Burial followed in the church cemetery with casket bearers from local veterans and a military honors detail. He left a wife Margaret and four children, plus parents, siblings, and a wide circle of relatives. He served in World War II and worked for Armour Fertilizer Co before his death.
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Dale C. Schmidt
Independence
Rettig Funeral Home
Grace Lutheran Church
Wm. F. Goetz
Church
Clarence Boeckmann
Donald McKeown
Wilbert Frahm
Herbert Biesterfelt
Lavern Tegtmeier
Robert Selck
Brandenburg-Krueger Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Schmidt
West Union
Dale Carl Schmidt
Fremont Township
Harry F
Gertrude Gunsalus Schmidt
St. Peter
Tripoli
Armour Fertilizer Co
Waterloo
Brandenburg-Krueger
Gregory
Connie
Patricia
Mary
Nora Gunsalus
Donald
Sumner
Robert
Richard
Zatha
Ewald Skeries
Manchester
Naomi
Harry Meyer
Betty
Bill Hills
Helen
Paul Walker
Colleen
Lloyd Claypool
James Howard
Paul Voetmann Elected Leader of Local Group
Paul Voetmann of Tripoli was elected president of the Bremer County Association for Retarded Children at a Denver meeting Tuesday night last week. Other officers named were Hadley Brewer of Tripoli as vice president, Mrs Wayne Huber of Janesville as secretary, and Walter Schwerin of Frederika as treasurer.
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Paul Voetmann
Tripoli
Bremer County
Mrs Doyle Gorden Installed as Head of Woman's Club
Tripoli Woman's Club installed new officers at a regular meeting in Town Hall last Wednesday. Mrs Doyle Gorden became president, with Mrs John Mullen as vice president, Mrs Ted Olmstead as secretary, and Mrs Robert Ambrose as treasurer. Retiring president Mrs William Buckley served as installing officer and received a gift from Mrs W D Weidler. Mrs L J Magnall hosted. this was the final meeting of the club year.
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Tripoli
Correction on Rev. L. E. Gatch resign date
The effective date of Rev. L. E. Gatch resigning from his pastorate at Congregational Church here is July 31 rather than August 31 as previously printed. Gatch stated this week his future plans remain indefinite.
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L. E. Gatch
Congregational Church
Denver graduates names top seniors in 1958 class
Mary Schmidt was valedictorian of the 1958 Denver Community School senior class with a 3.88 average. Salutatorian Beverly Bruns posted 3.56, followed by Mary Ellen Huck at 3.53. Huck earned the Iowa State Bar association Citizenship award, with Grace Doepke John Buss and Mary Ann Steege receiving Senior Citizenship awards.
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Denver
Denver Community School
Mary Schmidt
Beverly Bruns
Mary Ellen Huck
Miss Huck
Iowa State Bar Association
Grace Doepke
John Buss
Mary Ann Steege
Wapsie Valley to Open Bids for High School Building
Bids for the new high school building for the Wapsie Valley Community School district will be opened Wednesday June 11 at 2 p m in Fairbank.
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Wapsie Valley Community
Fairbank
Band Mothers Meeting Set at Tripoli High School
The Tripoli Band Mothers will meet at the high school on Wednesday June 4 at 8 pm. Hostesses will be Mrs. Ewald Stumme Mrs. E R Shriver and Mrs. George Hagen. Election of officers will be held.
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Tripoli
Ewald Stumme
E. R. Shriver
George Hagen
Wartburg college musical draws Rev and Mrs Gatch
Rev and Mrs L E Gatch attended the Wartburg college musical Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Gatch
Wartburg College
County Conservation Board Debate Marks Monday Primary
In Bremer county a proposed county conservation board faces voter decision amid a primary contest. The board would be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, may seek a tax levy from 0.25 to 1 mill, and must gain Iowa Conservation Commission approval for projects such as parks recreation areas and wildlife preservation. A majority vote is required for adoption.
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Bremer County
Iowa
Bremer
Fayette
Conservation Board
Board of Supervisors
Iowa Conservation Commission
Night softball leagues take field here this week
Newly organized league play begins Monday and runs three nights weekly through August 6 with junior and senior divisions. Teams include Tripoli Boosters Grace Lutheran Evangelical Reformed Congregational Douglas Rockets Buck Creek Ford Farmers Sumner Readlyn Frederika and V F W. Schedule lists matchups from May 26 to August 6 across two time slots per tier.
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Tripoli Boosters
Grace Lutheran Church, Evangelical & Reformed and Congregational Churches
Douglas Rockets
Buck Creek
Ford Farmers
Sumner
Readlyn
Frederika
V. F
E & R-Cong
V.F.W
Grace Lutheran
Tripoli Roosters
Eugene Oltrogge to Graduate at Wartburg College
Eugene Oltrogge of Tripoli is among 122 Wartburg College graduates. Commencement takes place in Knights Gym at 10 a m with him earning a Bachelor of Arts degree. He is the son of Mr and Mrs C H Olrogge. Weekend visitors included Mr and Mrs Lloyd Kammerer and Mr and Mrs Fritz Krueger at Clear Lake.
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Lloyd Kammeyer
Fritz Krueger
Clear Lake
Primary Election Promises To Be Interesting
Statewide primaries feature a tight Republican fight for governor and lieutenant governor. County supervisor races in Third district include E E Graves versus John Corkery and Republicans Rein hard A Buhr Edwin A Moeller W W Meyne seek nominations. U S Representative races pit H R Gross against Enid Robinson. Democratic House race has Richard Flowers versus Michael Micich.
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E. E. Graves
Leroy Township
John Corkery
Sumner Township
Reinhard A. Buhr
Dayton Township
Edwin A. Moeller
W. W. Meyne
Maxfield Township
H. R. Gross
Waterloo
U. S
Enid Robinson
Hampton
Gross
Richard Flowers
Michael Micich
Charles City
Flowers
Micich
Grundy Center
Iowa
Senate
Jack Miller
Sioux City
Vest
Mooty
Kuhrt to Attend Modern Woodmen Head Camp in Chicago
Robert H. Kuhrt will depart next week to join the 28th head camp convention of Modern Woodmen of America in Chicago on June 10. He is one of eight Iowa delegates elected at the Des Moines state convention on May 7, with sessions running through Thursday as officers are elected for a four year term.
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Robert H. Kuhrt
Modern Woodmen of America
Chicago
Iowa
Des Moines
Library to Extend Hours On Monday And Saturday Evenings
Notice states starting June 1 the library will be open Monday and Saturday evenings from 7 to 9 o'clock with regular hours resuming after September. Mr and Mrs Ray Fink and family visited Mr and Mrs Bud Dorman of Waverly Saturday afternoon.
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Ray Fink
Bud Dorman
Waverly
Funeral Services Held for Ethyl Corwin Mother of Mrs Biermann
Ethyl Corwin 81 mother of Mrs E C Biermann of Tripoli died early Monday at Allen Memorial hospital from a heart ailment and funeral services were held today at Waterloo with burial in Mt Vernon township cemetery. Surviving are a son and three daughters, and former husband Mr Corwin died in 1939.
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Ethyl Corwin
E. C. Biermann
Tripoli
Waterloo
Mt. Vernon Township
Readlyn High valedictorian Carol Tiedt named
Carol Tiedt daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnold Tiedt was valedictorian of the Readlyn High School graduating class with a 3.94 average. Salutatorian Mary Steinbronn had 3.85 and both received merit citations. Carol plans Iowa State College Ames and Mary will enter Allen Memorial School of Nursing Waterloo. Other awardees include Donald Poock Kenneth Matthias Betty Richmann Judy Kuethe Gloria Poock James Hagenow and Donald Poock. Honor roll list includes seniors Eloyce Farrill James Hagenow Judy Kuethe Ronald Leistikow Carol Lobeck Roberta Meyerhoff Shirley Ostrogge Marilyn Peterson Donald Poock Gloria Poock Betty Richmann Mary Steinbronn and Carol Tiedt.
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Readlyn
Carol Tiedt
Arnold Tiedt
Readlyn High School
Mary Steinbronn
Gottlob Steinbronn
State University of Iowa
Carol
Iowa State College
Ames
Mary
Allen Memorial School of Nursing
Waterloo
Donald Poock
Kenneth Matthias
Betty Richmann
Judy Kuethe
Gloria Poock
James Hagenow
VFW
Eloyce Farrill
Ronald Leisti
Doris Strottmann
Gary Albrecht
Marian Kueker
Peggy Lockard
Lorence Moeller
Hedy Schweer
Phyllis Gruber
Delbert Henning
David Leistikow
Eldo Moeller
Elaine Piehl
Robert Rathe
Jerry Schmidt
Kareen Strumpel
Richard Thran
Memorial Services at Town Hall Friday Morning
Memorial day services take place Friday at Tripoli Town Hall starting at 7:30 a.m. sponsored by local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts. Edward J. Gallagher Jr. will be principal speaker, a World War II Navy veteran active with Amvets. Veterans Scouts and the Tripoli band will parade from the VFW home at 10 a.m. followed by ceremonies at the Town Hall and cemetery with local officials, band, prayers, Gettysburg Address, taps, and a closing benediction. Tripoli businesses will close for the holiday.
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Tripoli Town Hall
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Edward J. Gallagher Jr
Waterloo
Navy
Amvets
Tripoli
Main Street
South
Town Hall
Geo. Riedinger
V.F.W. Post
Wm. F. Goetz
Grace Lutheran Church
Glen Weisner
General Logan
Lavern Platte
Richard Niemeyer
E. G. Michael
Mr. Gallagher
Sue Towne
F. F. Puhlmann
St. Peter's Evangelical and
Howard Holm
Glenyce Waschkat
Dixon Bunger
Ton SELectomy Patient Returns Home After Surgery
Robert Sassman underwent a tonsillectomy Thursday morning at Sumner hospital and returned home Saturday.
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Robert Sassman
Sumner Hospital
Drawing Prize Up To $75 for This Saturday's Event
In Tripoli the weekly Saturday night drawing prize rises to 75 dollars after last week’s first prize went unclaimed. Karlyn Klenzman drew the $50 first prize but did not attend to claim it. Ervin Biermann received the $10 consolation prize. Other names drawn were Mrs J J Casey Fred Block and Fred C Fink. Registration blanks are in participating Tripoli firms. no purchase needed but the winner must be present at 9 p m in stores to claim.
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Tripoli
Karlyn Klenzman
Ervin Biermann
J. J. Casey
Fred Block
Fred C. Fink
Denver Memorial Services Friday In Grade School
Memorial day services set for Friday at 10 am in the grade school auditorium with Rev. Kay Mills as guest speaker. Invocation by Rev. C. F. Hafermann. Boy Scouts to retire the flag. Program to proceed to the cemetery for decoration of the tomb of the unknown soldier.
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Denver
Kay Mills
Clarksville
C. F. Hafermann
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John Mullen
Allan Bockhaus
Jay Ranard
Mullen
Bob Boeckmann
Ron Henninger
Gerald Wagner
Panthers
Henninger
David Kalkbrenner
Kalkbrenker
40Th Field Artillery Missile Group
Retarded Children’s Group
Dean V. Larsen
Joyce Janice Peters
Carl Peters
Vernon Larsen
Allison
Baltimore
Rath Packing Co
Vernon Everding
FFA
DeKalb
Fred Hildebrandt
David Mohling
Veryl Buchholz
Everding
Eugene Oltrogge
Claude Waskow
Wapsipinicon River
Waskow
Readlyn Graduates
Boy Scouts
Tot’s Lake
Here
Wapsie Sportsmen's Club
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