Local families enjoy weekend visits and community events
Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Bruns and the Kirchhoffs. Many relatives and friends from Waverly, Sumner, Cedar Falls, and Tripoli attended weddings, commencements, and hospital visits. Carolyn Martha and Richie Lee were born, and Rev. Thomas Dixon and family visited Tripoli friends with L. J. Magnall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Bruns
Dan Kirchhoff
Cletus Goodenbour
Sumner Community Hospital
Richie Lee
J. T. Aitkin
Omaha, Neb
C. A. Stewart
James Stewart
Cedar Falls
Readlyn Couple Wed In Double Ring Ceremony
Daphine Oltrogge became the bride of Donald Lundt in a Zion Lutheran church ceremony attended by families from Readlyn and surrounding towns. The couple, both from farm backgrounds, will reside on the Oran area farm after June 1 following readings, music, and a 200-guest reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daphine Oltrogge
Donald Lundt
Readlyn Church
Sun
Readlyn
Zion Lutheran Church
Edward Oltrogge
George Lundt
Fairbank
Ilene Oltrogge
Doris Obtrogge
Iris Oltrogge
Eugene Seick
Maynard
Roger Wedeking
Clarksville
Delbert Oltrogge
Betty
Lois Kuker
Verlyn Bull
Tripoli
Lorenz Wehling
Waverly
Eldo Oltrogge
Arlene Prickette
Minnie Pries
Ernest Tiedt
Leo Meyerhoff
Ralph Stumme
Readlyn High School
Plainfield Public School
Clarksville High School
Oran
Melvin J. Ohlendorf Returns to Naval Duty After Leave
Melvin J. Ohlendorf returns to duty after a nine day leave spent at home. He arrived by plane on May 19 and renews his assignment with USS Maddox DD 731. A family gathering and cousin’s wedding provided the lead events during his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin J. Ohlendorf
John Ohlendorf
S.A
Maddox
c/o
Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Calif
Melvin
Dorothy Leisinger
Curtice Goodenbour
Roger Jurgensen
W. F. Seehase
Evelyn
Fred Thies
Betty Lou
Mary Jean
Ralph Drewis
Ruth and
Roy
W. F. Schroeder
Sumner
Frahm Five Celebrate 5th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Wilbert Frahm marked their fifth wedding anniversary with a Sunday gathering. Attending were numerous relatives including John Frahm Hawkeye Paul Judisch Waverly Ernest Frahm Herman Frahm Arthur Frahm Water loo Arnold Judisch Ervin Judisch Gottlieb Judisch Sumner Herbert Judisch Reinhold Pavelee Larry Readlyn Marjorie Heinemann Donald Judisch Emelia Sommerfelt Donald Young Alfred Harmening Harold Sommerfelt Joe Volker Louis Westendorf and others. Lunch was provided by guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marriied
Wilbert Frahm
John Frahm
Hawkeye
Paul Judisch
Waverly
Ernest Frahm
Herman Frahm
Arthur Frahm
Waterloo
Arnold Judisch
Ervin Judisch
Gottlieb Judisch
Sumner
Herbert Judisch
Reinhold Pavelee
Larry
Readlyn
Marjorie Heinemann
Donald Judisch
Emelia Sommerfelt
Donald Young
Alfred Harmening
Harold Sommerfelt
Joe Volker
Over Inch of Rain Halts Dry Spell Boosts Crop Outlook
An inch of rain last week eased drought in Tripoli. Weather observer C. W. Ryan logged 0.60 inch Sunday and 0.48 inch Tuesday with traces Monday, the first rain in 11 days. Temperatures ranged from 44 to 84 as humidity stayed high and tornado risk lingered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
C. W. Ryan
Ryan
Snc Ae
Memorial Day Closure Notice for The Tripoli Leader
The Tripoli Leader will be closed Saturday morning to allow staff to observe the Memorial Day holiday missed in producing this issue. Regular Saturday closures apply to Friday afternoon operations and deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Marines Dinner Guests Invite Delbert Schneider Enlists
Mrs Lydia Schneider and Delbert of Iowa City were dinner guests in the William Niemeyer home. Delbert left Monday to begin a three year enlistment in the U S Marine Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Schneider
Delbert
Iowa City
William Niemeyer
U. S. Marine Corps
Eighth Birthday Celebrated at Magnall Home
Twelve boys attended a birthday party at the home of Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Magnall Monday afternoon in honor of their son Richard eighth birthday. The event featured games and refreshments in a family gathering setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. L. J. Magnall
Richard
Harold Haverkamp Returns to Duty Aboard Remey
Harold Haverkamp ends a two week furlough and departs Friday for Newport R I to join the Navy Destroyer U S S Remey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Haverkamp
Newport
R. I
U.S.S. Remey
Pauline Koch Recovering After Surgery at Scholtz Memorial
Mrs Pauline Koch is a patient at Scholtz Memorial hospital in Waterloo. She underwent surgery last week Tuesday and her condition is satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Grebien
Pauline Koch
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Carl Grebien
Allen Memorial Hospital
Mr. Grebien
Goebels and Buhrs Take Weekend Fishing Trip
Dr and Mrs W G Goebel Cindy and Mr and Mrs Harry Buhr departed Saturday on a fishing trip to Perham Minnesota with details indicating a family outing and travel plans for recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Goebel
Cindy
Harry Buhr
Perham
Minn
Bonnie Hartmann to Wed Allan Drape in June
Bonnie Mae Hartmann was honored at a bridal shower hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Drape. Prizes went to Betty Hartmann Mrs. Paul Kappmeyer and Mrs. John Ingersoll. She will marry Allan Drape on Sunday June 3 at 2 pm in St Johns Pre Church Western Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Mae Hartmann
Ruben Drape
Betty Hartmann
Paul Kappmeyer
John Ingersoll
Miss Hartmann
Allan Drape
St. John’s Pre Church
Western Dougas
Rochester nursing school graduates noted at ceremony
Attendees at the Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing commencement in Rochester Minnesota included Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Ormston, Mrs. K A Chapin, Patricia Chapin and Mr. and Mrs. W H Warner. Betty Krafft, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L R Krafft of Nora Springs, former Tripoli residents, was a graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing
Rochester
Minn
Mervyn Ormston
K. A. Chapin
Patricia Chapin
W. H. Warner
Betty Krafft
L. R. Krafft
Nora Springs
Tripoli
Infant Carolyn Martha Stahl Baptized in Grand Forks
Carolyn Martha Stahl, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Stahlhut, was baptized Sunday afternoon at a Lutheran church in Grand Forks North Dakota. Sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. Larry Priebe with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wilharm acting by proxy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Stahlhut
Grand Fork
N. D
Carolyn Martha
Elmer Wilharm
Teresa
Marshall
Grand Forks
Wilharm
Larry Priebe
Biermann Family Reunion At Theo Biermann Home
Attendees from here joined relatives at the Theo Biermann home in Fredericksburg for a Biermann reunion. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Henning, Adolph Biermann, Will Gebert, Arnold Stromer and Gary, Bertha Hankner, Alvina Bergmann, Ervin Bock and daughters, and Lawrence Biermann and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biermann
Theo. Biermann
Fredericksburg
John Henning
Adolph Biermann
Will Gebert
Arnold Stromer
Gary
Bertha Hankner
Alvina Bergmann
Ervin Bock
Lawrence Biermann
Grace Ann Gaffey and Melvin Kupferschmid Wedding Reception
A reception honoring Grace Ann Gaffey and Melvin Kupferschmid was held Saturday evening at the Woman's Club in Waterloo. Attending were Mr and Mrs Lowell Gooden bour Mr and Mrs Ray Bunger Esther Haverkamp Supt and Mrs Eldon Shriver Mrs R J Bunger Mr and Mrs H W Krueger and Alice Rev and Mrs Victor Weidler and Colleen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Goodenbour
Ray Bunger
Esther Haverkamp
Eldon Shriver
R. J. Bunger
H. W. Krueger
Alice
Victor Weidler
Colleen
Woman's Club
Waterloo
Grace Ann Gaffey
Melvin Kupferschmid
Vacation trip ends with Minnesota family visits
Mr and Mrs August Tonne and Mr and Mrs John Koch returned Friday from a week in Minnesota. Kochs visited their daughter and family in Bemidji while the Tonnes fished in Washish Minn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Tonne
John Koch
Minnesota
Koch
Alfred Gaede
Bimidji
Minn
Mrs. Tonne
Washish
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Marvin Gateh
Upper Iowa
Fayatte
Virgil One
Merlin Sohneet Waaverly
August Towne
Leslie Peters
Virgie
Sarah Kingsbury
Isabelle Co
Dar Falis
Geo
Stanley Bockhaus
Fred A. Biermann
Carl W. Ryan
Emily
Hulda Ryan
New Sharon
Virgil
Sarah Kingsb
Isabelle Setarie
Aus
Walter Buls
Harold Gade
Nancy Chestnut
Everett Tessmer
Walter Tessmer
Alha
W. H. Green
Henry Blasberg
Richard Bast
Edwin Tegtmeier
Francis Hess
Louis Rohrssen
Walter Zahn
Fred Brase
Mrs. Lavern Brase
Westgate
Harry Joel
Lois Young
Melvin Gaede
Dale Duncomb
Greendale, Wis
Mrs
Paul Duncomb
Maynard Klemp
Highland Park
Ray H. Fink
Frank Weires
Christence Nielsen
Margaret Johnson
A. A. Belknap
Alpha
LeLand Bergmann
Frederick Sell
Mary Brase
Herman Brase
Plainfield
John Prestien
Ervin Kramer
Susan
Robert Ambrose
Louis Freese
Amy
Monticello
L. E. Gatch
Marvin
van Cleve
William A. Buckley
Dale Martin
Helen Johnson
Wadena
Helen Branham
Ewing
Clarence Stephenson
Cedar Rapids
A. F. Eichmann
Lyda Jane
Larin
Andrew Ahrenholz Sr
Andrew Ahrenholz Jr
Thomas B. Dixon
Phelps, Wis
L. J. Magnall
van Camp Pork & Beans
Sturgeon Bay
Stur-Egon
Bubugudu
del Monte
Heinz
Atr Bee
Mullers
Swanson’s
Men’s Red Wing
Elmer Jacobs
Bonnie Joelink
Clinton
Joan Wehling
Dewar
Louis Platte
Marie Meier
George Boeckmann
Lena Stromer
Louie Tonne
Mary Tonne
Edna Droste
Mary Winzenburg
Donald Ladage
Michael
Maria
la Porte City
Raymond Brockway
Mrs. Brockway
Gordon Kammeyer
Orlando
Fla
Brian Ross
Kammeyer
Edwin Kammeyer
JFF Bridge Club
S. A. Maurer
Wm. A. Buckley
Lee O. Peacock
Edw. Rosenthal
J. M. Snyder
Russell Hood
Palos Heights
Edward Ladage
Chicago
Virginia Ladage
C. B. Kelsey
Marines
Hier
Hadi
Beebe
Dreyer Drug
Iowa
Tan
Skol
HALO
Glacier Club
Sunkist
Folger’s Coffee
Cheerios
Michael’s
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