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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1956
Page
7
The article touts nylon carpeting as a spring home update with prices from 9.95 to 13.95 per square yard. It highlights nylon’s strength, abrasion resistance, colorfast dyes, and new anti static finish improving comfort and longevity for households.
City clerk Mi lan Burke spotted a water main leak at the Burlington depot. A similar leak was reported 15 years ago by former clerk Mr. Blake. The city estimates about 23 million gallons of water lost over 15 years amid several severe shortages.
Maria Jensen of Dysart celebrated her 105th birthday while remaining active in reading sewing and watching television. Born in Schleswig Holstein Germany she has lived in the same Dysart house for 66 years. The U S National Park System began in 1872.
Local notices chronicle marriages births and deaths in Waterloo Potter SidingReadlyn Buck Creek and nearby towns. The week includes farm families celebrating anniversaries and engagements with church services and community events.
Irwin Seeler and family visited in Dubuque with Duane Fay of Rockford. Local graduates include Joyce Albrecht and others at Fredericksburg and Mentor school events. Ed Ommen hospitalized in Waterloo. relatives gather for Ronald Kuethe’s graduation and family teas.
Three twinless triplet heifers were born to a Hereford cow at the John Bunkers farm near Lake Park. The calves weighed 36, 40 and 40 pounds each and are reported doing fine.
Warmer weather boosts home garden asparagus with stakes for next year. Harvest dates vary by region: June 15 in Central Iowa, June 9 in Southern Iowa, and June 23 in Northern Iowa. Fertilize beds after harvest, weed control, and prune spring shrubs after bloom. Monitor for disease and insects.
Regular mowing begins once newly seeded lawn reaches mowing height and continues throughout the season. Rake clippings for mulch if height rises. Keep strawberries and raspberries well watered with ample irrigation for maximum yields. The critical raspberry period runs about one to two weeks before fruit ripens until harvest. If insect trouble appears on fruit, apply rotonone dust or rotenone spray, and use fungicide and insecticide sprays on fruit trees every ten to twelve days until harvest.
S A Fridley and Florence B Fridley sue H Rimrodt and all unknown claimants in tract in Lot 8 Audi tor's plot section 23 93 11 Sumner asking quiet title to establish ownership.
The earliest known Cadiz Ohio newspaper copy is the Cadiz Informant from January 9 1818. It is held by the American Antiquarian Society.
Mrs. Joe Verschoor of Hospers was badly cut when a pheasant struck the windshield of the car she rode in. The impact loosened several teeth and caused facial cuts. she received medical treatment.
In the early 1940s a massive effort donated about four million pounds of keys to be recycled as scrap iron. The initiative reflects wartime material collection and industrial mobilization.
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