Memorial Services at Town Hall Here-day Morning
Memorial day services will be held tomorrow at Tripoli Town Hall starting at 10 30 a m sponsored by the local American Legion and VFW posts. John H Hall attorney will be speaker and county attorney for Butler Tr county. Veterans Cub Scouts and the Tripoli band will march from the VFW home to the Town Hall for opening ceremonies and a full program.
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Town Hall
Tripoli Town Hall
American Legion and Vetions of Foreign Wars
John H. Hall
Butler Tr County
Tripoli
Main Street
V.F.W
South
Geo. M. Lindsley
American Legion Post
F. Puhlmann
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Janice Garrion
Mr. Holsey
Lavern Waschkat
Wm. F. Goetz
Grace Lutheran Church
St. Peter's Cemetery
Willard Holm
American Legion
Lincoln
Marvin Gatch
Cub
Jolane Tegtmeier
Close Brush With Tornado Highlights Weather Picture
Tripoli's weather week featured warmer days with highs in the 60s and 70s, light rains, and a late Saturday tornado that touched down near town, damaging a storage shed on the Graves farm and frightening residents. The same funnel reportedly caused damage northeast of Fredericksburg, affecting four farms. Peak temperature reached 75, while the week ended with cooler readings and varied precipitation totals. Weather observer WwCW.R yan reported daily highs and lows from May 22 to May 28.
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Tripoli
E. E. Graves
Highway 93
Sweet's Marsh
Fredericksburg
Wwcw
Ryan
Sturday
Memorial Day Service Plans Readlyn Memorial Day Program
Memorial day services will be held Thursday morning in Readlyn by the Wayne Tei Singer F. W. post. Graveside services at Grove Hill cemetery begin at 9 a m with additional services at 10 15 a m and a town park memorial at 10 30 p m. The Rev John Mohr Sumner will be speaker. VFW post officers include Bartley Seydel commander R J flag senior vice commander and Glen Fortsch junior vice commander Mrs Paul Meyerlof is auxiliary president.
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Glen Fortsch
Paul Meyerlof
Tripoli Red Sox open Cedar Valley play at Plainfield Sunday
Tripoli's Red Sox visit Plainfield Sunday in Cedar Valley league action at 2 15 p m after a 6 1 loss to Local No 46 of Waterloo last Sunday. Readlyn defeated Janesville 12 4 as Readlyn widened its Cedar Valley lead with 11 hits and a homer by Chuck Lehmkuhl.
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Red Sox
Cedar Valley
Tripoli
Plainfield
Sox
No. 46
Waterloo
Readlyn
Janesville
Denver
Chuck Lehmkuhl
Complete Sampling Of Fish Population At Sweet's Marsh
Conservation workers finished operation bullhead at Sweet's Marsh after two and a half days of nets and seine sampling. Biologists will weigh growth records to decide whether to stock or remove rough fish before restocking with game fish. Rough fish were removed. buffalo totaling about 1000 pounds were brought in Monday.
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Sweet's Marsh
Conservation Commission
Jack McSweeney
McSweeney
Last Rites Pending For Ed Kuhrt 62 Native of Tripoli
Funeral arrangements are pend ing for Ed Kuhrt 62 who died unexpectedly Monday evening at his home in Colfax of a heart attack He was born three miles south of Tripoli in Fremont township He is survived by his wife three sons two daughters four sisters all of Tripoli and Mrs Elsa Alcock Long Beach Calif and a brother Henry Kuhrt Waverly
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Ed Kuhrt
Colfax
Kuhrt
Tripoli
Fremont Township
Will Krueger
Ernest Drewis
Clara Schmidt
Elsa Alcock
Long Beach
Calif
Henry Kuhrt
Waverly
Band Mothers Meet at Tri Poli Public School
Band Mothers will gather at Tri Poli Public School next Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. Hostesses are Mrs Gordon Niemeyer Mrs Lavern Schmidt and Mrs Lavern Schnurstein.
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Tripoli Public School
Gordon Niemeyer
Lavern Schmidt
Lavern Schnurstein
Wapsie Valley Community School District Approved by Voters
Formation of the Wapsie Valley Community School district passed with 873 for and 65 against across all 19 precincts. Effective July 1, the district will include Readlyn Oran and Fairbank districts plus 16 surrounding rural districts with plans for a local elementary school in each population center and a new high school built equidistant from the three towns.
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Wapsie
Wapsie Valley Community
Readlyn, Oran and Fairbank
Last Rites Friday For Arthur Testorff Killed in Collision
Funeral services are set for Arthur W. Testorff 47 who died Monday evening in a two car collision on Highway 18 one mile east of Williamstown. Services 1:30 pm Rettig Funeral Home Williamstown and 2 pm at St. John s Lutheran Frederika with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his widow, parents, a sister Amanda Huebner, two brothers Albert Frederika and Ernest Fredericksburg, and several nieces and nephews. Carl C Dailey 26 and Earl Schneider 26 were involved. Dailey was killed and Schneider in critical condition. Arthur was born June 5 1909 in Bremer county. He and Adala Bremer married April 26 1934.
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Arthur W. Testorff
Williamstown
Highway 18
Rettig
Arto Rotrock
Robert Nieman
Mr. Testorff
Earl Schneider
St. Joseph Hospital
New Hampton
Sumner
Carl C. Dailey
Dailey
Arthur William Testorff
Adala Bremer
Frank Bremer
Tripoli
Testorff
Amanda Huebner
Albert
Frederika
Ernest
Fredericksburg
Funeral Saturday for Mrs Heideman longtime Tripoli resident
Mrs Hulda Friederike Carstensen Heideman 62 of Granada Hills Calif died last Saturday after a yearlong illness. Services 1 45 pm Rettig Funeral Home and 2 pm St Peters Evangelical Church Tripoli burial in church cemetery. Survived by husband George H Heideman son Howard daughter Mrs Roger Johnson two grandchildren brother Ewald Carstensen sister Mrs Harry Heine. Preceded by parents and son Stanley.
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George H. Heideman
Tripoli
Rettig Funeral Home
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
E. F. Puhlmann
Heideman
Granada Hills
Calif
Hulda Friederike Carstensen
Peter and
Marie Leverenz Carstensen
George Mikkelsen
St. Peter’s Church
J. Nuesch
M. Kleinan
Howard
Roger Johnson
Ewald Carstensen
Harry Heine
Stanley
Memorial Services Planned at Denver Thursday Morning
Memorial day program will be held in Denver Thursday morning with a parade, a high school program starting at 10 30 a m, invocation by Rev Steveland, main address by Rev Rein hart Sumner, and decoration of the tomb of the unknown soldier at the cemetery. Mr and Mrs Robert Kuhrt attended baccalaureate services at Upper Iowa University Fayette Sunday morning.
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Denver
Steveland
Reinhart
Sumner
Robert Kuhrt
Upper Iowa
Fayette
Summer Recreation Program to Start Monday June 17
Tripoli announces a seven week summer recreation program for town children starting Monday June 17 with registration June 10. Activities include square dancing bi weekly, swimming lessons sponsored by the Tripoli Red Cross, and expanded sessions for younger children. Mrs. Les Kelsey, Mrs. Herb Jahnke lead the program with Dennis Olejniczak in charge of baseball. volleyball, track, craft work and more planned, details to follow.
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Tripoli
Les Kelsey
Herb Jahnke
Dennis Olejniczak
Director Unveils Summer Schedule For Band Program
Tripoli's summer band program begins next Monday under director Janice Garrison. Band lessons and 8 PM Monday evening rehearsals are planned with concerts at 8 PM on Tuesday nights. Weekend visitors included Mr and Mrs Alfred Bock and family of Waterloo visiting Mr and Mrs Alfred Bock Jr and Ronnie Joe.
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Tripoli
Janice Garrison
Alfred Bock
Alfred Bock Jr
Ronnie Joe
Waterloo
Funeral for Grace Panzer Saturday at Sumner Immaculate Conception
Funeral services for Grace Panzer 76 lifetime president of this area will be held Saturday at 9 am at Immaculate Conception church Sumner Rev Joseph Kleiner in charge Burial will be in Fremont cemetery Tri Panzer died Tuesday morning at Sumner hospital after a prolonged illness She was born January 8 1881 on a farm in Bremer county near Sumner the 12th of 14 children She married Aug H Panzer June 26 1907 at Tri Poli by Rev Schlueter She is survived by two daughters Isabelle Kramer and Kathryn Colburn both of Tripoli six grandchildren a great grandchild and a sister Nora Gunsalus Preceded by her parents husband and two sons Francis and Leo in infancy and 1948 respectively
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Grace Panzer
Immaculate Conception Church
Sumner
Joseph Kleiner
Fremont Cemetery
Tripoli
Panzer
Sumner Hospital
Grace (Rourke) Panzer
Edward
Kathryn Rourke
Bremer County
Pinhook
Aug. H. Panzer
Tri Poli
Schlueter
Mandel
Isabelle) Kramer
Kathryn Colburn
Nora Gunsalus
Francis
Leo
School District Sells Surplus Buildings and Land at Auction
Tripoli Community School district grossed 1447.95 at an auction of surplus rural school buildings, equipment and land. Harold Kuethe bought Union No 5 building and land. Clarence Forberg pair purchased Leroy No 4 for 880. Lester Gaede bought Rima No 3 land. additional equipment sales totaled 187.95. C F Heideman served as auctioneer.
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Tripoli Community
Union No. 5
Harold Kuethe
Leroy No. 4
Clarence Forberg
Rima No. 3 School
Lester Gaede
C. F. Heideman
Open House Draws 300 at Potter Siding Creamery
About 300 persons attended the open house of the newly remodeled Potter Siding Creamery Sunday afternoon. The organization was pleased with the public response. Door prize winners were Lavern Duecker Harold Hoth and Diane Watts.
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Potter Siding
Lavern Duecker
Harold Hoth
Waterloo
Diane Watts
Resuscitator Fund Reaches 156 For Tri Poli Effort
The Tri Poli area fund to buy an automatic resuscitator rose to 156 this week as more individuals contributed. Fire Chief Howard Holm and E. H. Inspect sat the machine on display at Inter state Power Co. It aids recovery from heart attacks drownings and suffocation and will be available to doctors ambulance attendants and in emergencies. Contributions come from Dr L J Magnall L J Bahe the Tripoli Fire Department Biesterfelt Bros Rudolph Piegers Tegtmeier Oil Co E A Carstensen S A Maurer Robert Schmidt G R Rettig R A McKeown Tripoli Leader Tripoli Mercantile Co Forrest Bolte Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary N R Ambrose Oil Co C F Heideman H J Harms C J Kimball Elmer Haverkamp L H Fink Erwin Burman Mr and Mrs Walter Buls Wm H Biermann and Elmer Boekhaus.
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Tripoli
Howard Holm
E. H. Stehn
Interstate Power Co
Dr. L. J. Magnall
L. J. Bahe
Tripoli Fire Department
Biesterfelt Bros
Rudolph Piegers
Tegtmeier Oil Co
E. A. Carstensen
S. A. Maurer
Robert Schmidt
G. R. Rettig
R. A. McKeown
Tripoli Leader
Tripoli Mercantile Co
Forrest Bolte
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
N. R. Ambrose Oil Co
C. F. Heideman
H. J. Harms
C. J. Kimbal
Elmer Haverkamp
L. H. Fink
Erwin Burman
Walter Buls
Wm. H. Biermann
Elmer Boekhaus
Vote Tuesday On Gas Franchise For Northern Natural Co
Residents of Tripoli will vote next Tuesday on a 25 year non exclusive gas distribution franchise for Northern Natural Gas Co of Omaha. Balloting runs 8 a m to 8 p m at Town Hall. If approved the company will assess reserves, seek federal approval, and plan a pipeline route with costs borne by the company.
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Tripoli
Northern Natural Gas Co
Omaha
Pany
Federal Power Commission
Iowa
Sumner
Frederika Firemen Buy Resuscitator For Emergency Use
Frederika Fire department received a new resuscitator and two oxygen masks for emergency use in Frederika and surrounding community. The device performs automatic artificial respiration on non breathing victims of heart attacks drownings and other emergencies. Chief Lester Buenger says training will follow from a Waterloo Fire department emergency squad member on unit operation.
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Frederika
Lester Buenger
Waterloo Fire Department
160 Enrolled in Cooperative Daily Bible School Here
Daily Vacation Bible school sponsored by St. ed and Congregational churches opened with 160 enrollments. It includes kindergarten through intermediate departments. Jeanette Haydon joined staff as kindergarten helper. Intermediates study "God's World and Ours" with two field trips overseen by a state conservation officer. One trip to Sweet's Marsh occurred Tuesday. another to the REA electric plant at Plainfield is planned for Friday.
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St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed and Congregational
Jeanette Haydon
Sweet’s Marsh
REA Electric
Plainfield
Bible School Opens at Frederika with 54 Enrolled
Bible school at St. John's Lutheran church began Wednesday last week in Frederika with 54 enrolled. The teaching staff includes Rev. Cyril Jandrey, superintendent Mrs. Ernest Nuss, Sharon Zwanziger, Elaine Brase, Sharon Sievers, Rose Mary Bolte, Beverly O'Connell, Joyce Wiltse, Donna Wiltse and Marilyn Eick.
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T. Pierce
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Ib Snelling
Lillian Marie Fuchs
Em. Fuchs
States
Canada
Wartburg College
Gerhard E. Lenski
Band Mothers
Wapsie Sportsmen's Club
Tot's Lake
Arthur Testorff
Mrs. Heideman
Tots
Cooperative Daily Bible School
Bible School
Frederika Wed
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