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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1956
Page
4
A collection of thanks from several readers: John Neuendorf, Mrs. Lester Gatch, and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Moeller read Sumner hospital gratitude for cards gifts and prayers. They thank relatives friends and neighbors for support during illness and celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with appreciation.
Descendants of the late Adolph Hoppenworth held a Sunday reunion at Western Douglas church attended by 123. Eldon Hoppenworth sent a Germany tape of the event. Slides and movies featured birthplace sites and the Arnold Hoppenworth family in Panama. Relatives came from multiple Iowa towns and Wisconsin.
Donald Vern Bremer flew out Saturday for Norfolk Virginia after a two week furlough spent with relatives and friends here.
Bridal shower held Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Darrell Neuendorf honoring Arvella Kammeyer who will wed Darold Pipho Sunday afternoon at St. Pauls Lutheran church Siegel. Hostess and helpers listed with former pupils and mothers attending. Games provided. prizes won by Mrs. Vern Garbes Mrs. Ed Rosol and Miss Kammeyer.
Bremer county residents memorialized for cancer include Earl Bowles Sr. Mrs. Albert Ehlert Russell Loveland Fred Becker Sr. and Margaretta Carey. Memorials are arranged by friends and relatives and can be started by writing to the American Cancer Society Mason City.
Iowa produced 29,650,000 chickens in 1955, about 8 percent of U S output, enough to feed 2,280,769 people with Sunday dinners. Fourteen hundred eighty eight thousand pounds were sold, generating 22.515 million dollars in gross income, ranking Iowa ahead of all states for value.
Iowa ranks fourth in U S turkey production with 4 448 000 head in 1955 earning cash receipts of 26 274 000 and a farm house consumption value of 54 000 totaling 26 328 000 in gross income. Iowa also shows 154 000 turkeys on farms as of January 1 1956 up from 141 000 a year earlier.
President Andrew Jackson organized the first national political convention in 1832 signaling a new era in American party organization and rallying support for party platforms and nominees.
John Neuendorf, long hospital patient in Rochester, returned home last Wednesday with improved condition. Roy Lewis, 30, a Bagley hatchery operator, died instantly when his tractor toppled into a ditch while plowing for a cousin.
Historical note recounting seven vice presidents who became president due to a vacancy in the office. The pattern highlights succession events and the constitutional mechanism activating the line of succession.
W. E. Warnes formerly of Eagle Grove observed his 100th birthday at a Fort Dodge rest home. He lived in Eagle Grove from 1885 to 1952 and has 93 descendants. His wife Mrs. Warnes is 92.
Dorothy McIntee, daughter of Mr and Mrs J P McIntee of Waterloo, will receive a bachelor of arts degree at Clarke college Dubuque during the 113th annual commencement. An English major she serves as managing editor of the college newspaper and holds several student leadership roles.
Political parties first appear prominently in the campaign between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams in 1789 as they contend for influence and shaping the new republic.
The Tripoli Leader from Tripoli Iowa reflects local news and events from late May 1956. Details cover community happenings, notices, and brief society items typical of a midcentury Iowa newspaper. Readers see short notices about town activities and civic updates within the period.
Rochelle Duecker was honored at a miscellaneous shower Friday evening at the Rettig home. Twenty four guests from Shell Rock Waterloo Waverly Sumner and Tripoli attended. Hostesses were Mrs Leo Sauerbrei Mrs G R Rettig Alice Kuethe and Carolyn Buhr. A buffet lunch was served with Alice Kuethe pouring. Duecker will marry Wendall Kuethe on Sunday June 17 at 3 p m in Grace Lutheran Church Tripoli.
Sunday visitors to Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Frese of Waverly were Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Fink and Mrs. Malinda Fink. The birthdays of the Frese couple were observed.
Family and friends gathered Sunday at the Ralph Drewis residence to celebrate the couple's 15th wedding anniversary with greetings and wishes for continued happiness.
Mrs. Lester Gatch is back home Saturday after a three week stay in Sumner hospital. She recovered from her illness and was discharged from care.
J. R. Miller of St Ans gar recovered a billfold he lost four years ago. The wallet contained $32, which was limp but redeemable, and recognized by the owner.
At Afton four children of Mr and Mrs Fred Warrior are valedictorians in their respective graduating classes showing notable academic achievement for the family.
A historical note states there are about 50 rooms in the White House in Washington. The remark highlights the building’s size and function as a presidential residence and workplace.
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