Church Notes and Vacation Bible School Schedule
Church notes list multiple congregations with details on services Sunday school at 9:30 or 9:15, worship at 10:30 or 10:15, and midweek activities. Vacation Bible school runs through June 6 with sessions in the morning and afternoon. Guest speakers, pastor names, and church events are noted across several parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men’ S Fellowship
Harold Wilke
The
Commission On Church and Ministry
Cleveland
Church Council
W. D. Oetting
Ladies’ Aid
Rose Howrey
Grace
Cedar Falls
Artesian
ST. Paul’s
Lutheran Siegel
Cyril Jandrey
Em. Fuchs
Brotherhood
A. T. Rollene
Looking at Life as It Used to Be May 21 1908
Local items from Tripoli recount preparations for old settlers entertainment on June 18. Fred Hildebrandt departs for Mount Vernon for the May music festival under Cornell college conservatory. Barn raising and a dance occur. A hammock accident injures Clarence Mohling. A fire destroys a barn after a lightning strike near Henry Dettmering. Marcus Dettmer fractures his left arm in a bicycle fall. Fishing reports note a 12-pound catfish. Local officers elected to county repeal. Helen Thomas wins poppy poster contest. Nevermann’s kittenball beats Bennett’s 8 7. May 19 1948 ten year note mentions Tripoli music con-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Fred Hildebrandt
Mount Vernon
Cornell College Conservatory of Music
Henry Heideman
Clarence Mohling
Henry Dettmering
Marcus
Fred Dettmer
Harry Buhr
Fred H. Meyer
Waverly
Lee O. Peacock
Helen Thomas
American Legion Auxiliary
Beverly Nienhaus
Walter Beisner
Russell Meyers
Bery Sturch
Nevermann
Bennett
Paulson
Harrison Parrott
Eichmann
Selck
Denver area notes and community notices
Community items include a miscellany shower for Caroline Soldwisch ahead of her June 14 wedding to Eugene Bruns with 30 guests from Waverly Waterloo Tripoli and Readlyn. Also reported are Everett Karlson’s Marine discharge and Salvation Army letter response progress via George Jensen and Harold J. Kurtt. New Denver Community School superintendent Ramon H. Green, 30, formerly Floyd, is introduced with degrees and honors. Sassmann family reunion set for Sunday at Raymond home of Will Sagert. Cancer drive chairpersons Audrey Williams and Dorothea Degelau announce $263.13 raised by 23 solicitors in Denver. The column recaps travels from Vancouver to Tampa, plans to return to Iowa late summer, and notes former Franklin township schoolmates in Bremer county. A reader’s note mentions Lead weekly issue and Emny Meier renewing her Leader subscription at 1903 W. Greep field Ave Milwaukee Wis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Steinberg
Wim. Diercks
Caroline Soldwisch
Eugene Bruns
Waverly
Waterloo
Tripoli
Readlyn
Everett Karlson
Marine Corps
Salvation Army
George Jensen
Harold J. Kurtt
Denver Community School
Ramon H. Green
Jolley
Floyd
Iowa State Teachers College
Colorado State College
Kappa Delta Pi
Beta Beta Beta
Sassmann
Will Sagert
Raymond
Audrey Williams
Dorothea Degelau
Denver
Letters to Editor from Anna Schumacher of Readlyn
A former Readlyn resident now Anna Schumacher Perry expresses gratitude for The Tripoli Leader weekly. She notes her long experience as a correspondent and recounts travels from Portland to Victoria British Columbia while sharing the newspaper’s timely news value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Schumacher
Readlyn
Lloyd A. Perry
Hawthorne Blvd
S.S
Morlee Apt
Portland
Ore
Iowa
Tripoli Leader
West Coast
Victoria
B. C
DVBS Sessions Open June 2 to 13 for All Ages
The meeting and Bible study schedule lists DVBS mornings from June 2 to 13, 9 to 11 45 a m. An adult and senior youth class runs 8 p m Monday through Friday. Everyone is welcome to attend these studies.
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DVBS
Skin itch relief claim quick 15 minute cure
Ad promotes ITCH-ME-NOT cream with promise to deaden itch and burning within minutes. Claims effectiveness against eczema foot itch ringworm fungi and insect bites available today at Y BRien'S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y Brien's
Child Burns From Hot Water Steam Incident
Little Charles Hatz of Remsen suffered second degree burns when his mother tried to steam him for a fever using a hot water appliance heated by electricity. He toppled the steamer, grabbed the electric cord, and a burst of hot steam burned him. The accident happened during a home remedy attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hatz
Richard Hatz
Remsen
Hoover, Only Swiss Descent President in U.S. History
Herbert Hoover stands as the sole U.S. president of Swiss descent. This notable lineage marks a unique aspect of his diverse background in American political history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
United States
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Lester E. Gatch
ST. Peter’s
Evangelical and Reformed
Ewald F. Puhlmann
Pastor
Grace Lutheran
William F. Goetz
Methodist Church
Frederika
D. L. Carver
ST. John’s
Women’s Guild
ST. John Lutheran
ST. John’s Lutheran
Crane Creek
Ren
Vancouver
Florida
Tampa
Howard J
Everglades
Gulf of Mexico
Juarez
Mexico
Los Angeles T
Land
Perry
Len P. Malthaus
Alice L. Gilbert
Bend
Franklin Township
Bremer County
Emny Meier
Leader
Milwaukee
W. Greep
Field Ave
Wis
Boone
Douglas Rosenthal
LaVon Ladage
Dolores Krafft
Marlys Bock
Mary Lou Gebert
Hazel Maurer
Charles Schumacher
Peggy Kramer
Little Brown Church
Nashua
LaDonna Mae Bravener
Wayne Bravener
Robert James Bergmann
Edwin Bergmann
Geo. Brewer
Sumner Community Hospital
H. H. Buhr
Pfe
Wendall Kuethe
Harold Kuethe
Korea
Tripoli Red Sox
Waterloo Eagles
Aaron Miller
Sumner
John Zander
Mary Lu Boeckmann
Frederika High School
Hermine Bloem
Elaine Buchholz
Leo Buchholz
Allen Memorial Hospital
Ing
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Fairbank
Alma Strempke
Oelwein Hospital
Tripoli High School
Janice Schweer
Emil Schweer
LaVern J. Foelske
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Wilmer Moubray
Toledo
State Farm
Duane Holm
Hurmence Electric
Tripoli Commercial Club
Block & Klemp
Tripoli, Iowa
WU A Mei Orn
Bangoras
Lindus
Hinokis
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