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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1968
Page
4
The Steward and Damon families thank friends and neighbors for help, thoughtful cards, gifts and food during the loss of their mother and grandmother. The message expresses deep gratitude for support.
This spring yielded a rich mushroom harvest with Emmett Noland and son Emmett L. Woodward finding 35 pounds in a single day. Don Todd of Perry gathered one standout specimen weighing over a half pound, marking a standout find in a lifelong mushrooming tradition.
Social news for Readlyn and surrounding towns highlights numerous Sunday dinners in honor of graduates Murray Sauerbrei and Garry Wapsie Valley, plus multiple birthday celebrations and family visits across Readlyn, Ackley, West Union, Waterloo, and other communities. Various graduates from Wartburg College and nearby schools are noted with accompanying visits and hosting families.
Pinhook and Waterloo areas report numerous social visits and meals. Guests include Lavelle Pelton Susan Leona Owens Mike James Compton Jean Bonewitz Debra Rick Rice and others in Waterloo East Moline Waverly Fredericksburg Sumner and Westgate. Attendees attend reunions and celebrate graduations.
A 1968 Iowa newspaper piece reports April fatalities totaling 62 and a yearly 224 deaths, 26% higher than 1967, with 23 lives saved by seat belt use. Governor Hughes unveils a 10 point plan including longer suspensions and automatic revocation for speeding 16 over the limit.
Readlyn elementary started its summer session Monday with math instructors Mrs. Lillian Meyerhoff and Mrs. Ruth Rathbone for math and reading. Teachers include Mrs. Mary Lou Billhorn reading, Mrs. Martyn Meyer, and Mrs. Betty Koschmeder.
Tripoli area students were among 650 University of Northern Iowa honorees at the May 15 convocation recognizing scholastic and extracurricular achievement. Bruce Bunger and James Krumm earned honors for scholarships and activity participation, Vicky Burrow received a business education award, and Barbara Primus earned Pi Gamma Mu membership.
Funeral services were held for Marie Greenlees 82 of Charles City who died in the May 1 tornado at Cedar Terrace Government Housing. She is survived by two grandchildren and siblings. William Frederick Riechmann 83 of Artesian died at the Allen Memorial Home after hospitalization. burial followed at St. Pauls Lutheran Church Artesian with several relatives listed as survivors.
Herman Bany of Lansdowne Pa retired GE consulting engineer will receive Iowa State University College of Engineering professional achievement citation in engineering on June 6. Bany, a 1918 ISU electrical engineering graduate, earned 77 patents and authored 20 technical works. Dioscorides, father of pharmacy, lived between 40 and 90 AD.
The County Rural Electric five cooperative board announces a $175,000 dividend distributed to members in Butler Chickasaw and Flo areas for 1952 and 1953. From June 3 to 7, open houses provide checks by mail for those unable to attend, with coffee doughnuts prizes and drug registration information for attendees.
Awards were presented to Denver High School students on May 22. Speech and math awards went to Kar Williams and Diane Williams. Pat Fairholm, Pat Wills Haight, and Kathy Buss earned ratings. Robert Haight received a math award. Crocker prize went to Weikert. Citizenship recipients included Jim Moeller, Randy Nowack, Heidi Lene Heine, and Kristi John Andrew. Honor Society welcomes Judy Heide Moeller, Randy Bruns, Wolters, and Vivian Wi. Other awards covered cheerleading, bowling, baseball, softball, basketball, and instrumental wrestling.
A 4-H grooming program for youth in Bremer county includes a June 3 event at 8 00 p m in the high school gym with top rated girls from 34 clubs and judges Nancy Youngblut Diane Feuchtwang Sara Thoms. The June 6 rally will crown groomed youth by age group with 4 H county officers and a shoes Buymanship exhibit.
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