Bremer County Retail Sales Rise in Final 1960 Quarter
Iowa tax figures show Bremer County taxable retail sales up $104,690.50 from last year’s final quarter. Waverly led gains with 181 merchants reporting $3,063,142.50 in cash volume, up $38,886. Tripoli rose modestly, Sumner fell to $1,324,607.00. other towns totaled $1,638,103.50. Non-permit holders declined by $1,823 across 26 firms.
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Bremer County
Wich
Waverly
Tripoli
Sumner
Readlyn Club Raps Tripoli 9 8 Set for Waverly Sunday
Readlyn Club defeats Tripoli 9 to 8 in a Sunday game highlighted by Jerry Gehrke’s two on homer in the eighth. Tripoli led with five runs in the sixth, Readlyn answered with four in the seventh and three in the eighth. Next Sunday pairings: Waverly at Tripoli, Denver at Readlyn, Fredericksburg at Waverly.
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Readlyn Club
Raps Tripoli
Waverly
Tripoli Red Sox
Readlyn
Jerry Gehrke
Tripoli
Denver
N Humker
Fredericksburg
Dinner honors Leland Timmerman with Klingman guest
A Tuesday dinner honored Leland Timmerman and former teacher Led Oger Klingman now living nearby. Mrs Marwin Blasberg family moved Saturday to a house purchased from Anna Buchholz estate.
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He Leland Timmerman
Led Oger Klingman
Teachh
Ice Cream Social by Tripoli Band Mothers
Tripoli Band Mothers host an ice cream social at North Park on Tuesday June 6 with serving starting at 5 PM In case of rain the event moves to Town Hall The menu features maidrites ham sandwiches baked beans potato salad ice cream and cake
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Tripoli
North Park
Farmers Busy as Weather Favors Planting in Tripoli
In Tripoli the past week brought ideal farming weather for planting, plowing, and cultivating. Most corn and beans are near ready, with some fields still to plant. About one inch of rain fell by Tuesday 6 pm, and more showers are forecast. Temperatures ranged from a low of 34 to a high of 77, per J. M. Haydon, local weather observer.
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Tripoli
J. M. Haydon
Lehmkuhl Valedictorian of Wapsie Valley High
Kurt Lehmkuhl son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Lehmkuhl has been named valedictorian of the graduating class at Wapsie Valley High School with a 3.93 GPA He is Student Council and Senior Class president has earned Superior ratings in vocal and instrumental music and letters in baseball basketball and football He plans Concordia College Saint Paul next year for the ministry Gary Shaffer with a 3.87 GPA is salutatorian and will attend Iowa State University to pursue engineering recognition also went for science and athletic awards and participates in choir dramatics and sports Additional honors went to LeVonne Heth Frances Grove Kareen Strumpel and others in various subjects activities and awards.
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Kurt Lemkuhl
Elmer Lehmkuhl
Wapsie Valley High School
Kurt
Concordia College
St. Paul
Gary Shaffer
Clarence Shaffer
Gary
Iowa State University
LeVonne Heth
Kurt Lehmkuhl
Frances Grove
Kareen Strumpel
V.F.W
David Leistikow
Jerry Corcoran
Women’s Softball League Organizes Meeting Friday
An organization meeting of the Women’s Softball League will be held Friday June 2 at 8 p m in Tripoli Town Hall. All girls and young women who desire to participate are urged to attend.
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Tripoli Town Hall
Grace Vacation Church School Opens With 146 Enrolled
Grace Lutheran church launched its Vacation Church School on Monday with 146 children enrolled. Five departments cater to ages across Nursery to Intermediate under Rev. Arnold Thalacker. Teaching staff include Mary Block, Yvonne Kalkbranner, Joyce Boldt, Connie Heinemann, Naomi Thalacker, and others. Recreation is led by Ronnie Rieck and Dennis Weidler.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Arnold Thalacker
Grace Church
Mary Block
Julie Brenner
Ann Lahmann
Yvonne Kalkbrenner
Frances Olejniczak
A. Thalacker
Joyce Boldt
Sharon Nacke
Carol Boerschel
Leo Tonne
Suzanne
Parsonage Dedication at Western Douglas Church June 11
Special dedication services for the St. John Lutheran parsonage in Western Douglas will be Sunday afternoon June 11 at 2:00. The four bedroom two story home was built by Moeller Construction Co. of Tripoli. Pastor G. H. Brase of Eldorado will speak. Open house with refreshments follows in the church parlors. public invited.
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Western Douglas Church
St. John Lutheran Church
Western
Douglas
Moeller Construction Co
Tripoli
G. H. Brase
Eldorado
Hospitalized Mrs John Henning at Allen Memorial
Mrs John Henning is a patient in Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo.
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John Henning
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Waverly Seeks Federal Flood Aid for Damaged Utilities
City officials plan to request 10000 dollars in federal flood relief to reimburse private firms for heavy equipment use sand bags and depreciation costs from last March’s flood. Also seeks aid for road sewer electrical and utility repairs including sewage plant components with volunteer labor unpaid. County bridge repairs already funded with 49000 dollars.
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Waverly
Janesville
Iowa Highway
Federal Highway
Wapsie Valley Names 46 On Six Weeks Honor Roll
Forty six students at Wapsie Valley High School earned honors for the final six weeks with B average or better. Straight A list includes Frances Grove and 12 others. B list spans seniors Charles Corcoran to Tom Reith, juniors, sophomores, freshmen with multiple entries under each class.
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Readlyn
Wapsie Valley High School
Frances Grove
LaVonne Heth
Kurt Lehmkuhl
Elaine Piehl
Gary Shaffer
Kareen Strumpel
Jim Dugger
Imogene Fink
Judy Gruber
Lavonne Kuker
John Reith
Marlene Wehling
Elaine Warneke
Mary Boehme
Charles Corcoran
Jerry Corcoran
Phyllis Gruber
del Hennings
Lois Kuker
David Leistikow
Audrey Poock
Robert Rathe
Tom Reith
Shirley Warnke
Sharon Fette
Doreen Hein
Andrea Klodt
Linda Lehmkuhl
Sara McKone
Pat Moeller
David Poock
Joan Snyder
Judy Warneke
Bill Werner
Ruth Bast
Sandra Gehrke
Donna Reiter
Valerie Wittenburg
Betty Fox
David Judisch
Shirley Kuker
Sandra Lockard
Robert Lorber
Kathy Otto
Michael Rathe
Janet Youngblut
Werner Schlichting Finishes Dairy Herd Production Records
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America reports Werner Schlichting of Tripoli achieved a lactation average of 12,388 pounds of milk and 474 pounds of butterfat from a registered Holstein herd. A two-milkings-a-day, 305-day mature equivalent basis underpins the figures, with Iowa State University supervising weighing and testing as part of the national herd testing program.
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The
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Werner Schlichting
Tripoli
Iowa State University
National Holstein Organization
Falls Under Car Injures Sumner Girl
Laure Heyer, 2% year old daughter of Mr and Mrs James Heyer of Sumner, was hospitalized in Sumner hospital in good condition after suffering cuts and bruises when she fell under a car as it started up. Mr Heyer is publisher of the Sumner Gazette.
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Laure Heyer
James Heyer
Sumner
Sumner Hospital
Heyer
Sumner Gazette
Mrs Heine Client Admitted As Surgical Patient
Mrs. Heine is listed as a surgical patient at University of Iowa City Hospital. The note records her location as 4th Floor Room C 446 with an Iowa City address.
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Ladies Heine
University Hospital
Iowa City
West trip by Ben Busching and H Rodemeyer couple
Mr and Mrs Ben Busching of 1165th St SW Waverly and Mr and Mrs Harvey Rodemeyer of Rochester NY recently returned from an auto vacation through the West visiting many national parks and monuments in Arizona California Colorado and Nevada. They toured pools forests deserts caves canyons and famous scenic spots including the Grand Canyon Death Valley Mount Whitney Sequoia Kings Canyon Petrified Forest Painted Desert and Saguaro Monuments among others. The journey included Disney land Knott's Berry Farm Hollywood Palm Springs and the Royal Gorge with the world s highest bridge over the Arkansas River.
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Ben Busching
1165Th St
Waverly
Arizona
California
Harvey Rodemeyer
Rochester
N. Y
Hotsprings
Ark
Carlsbad Caverns
Grand Canyon
Zion
Yosemite
King’s Canyon
Sequoia National Parks
Petrified Forest
Painted Desert
Casa Grande
America
Montezuma Castle
Saguara National Monuments
Tucson
Walnut
Oak Creek Canyon
Flagstaff
Sunset Crater
Meteor Crater
Death Valley Monument
Mt. Whitney
Disneyland
Marineland
College Graduate to Receive Bachelor of Science Degree
Carol Ann Blume daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Blume will receive the Bachelor of Science degree from Concordia Teachers College Seward Nebraska Her major is primary education with minors in English and religion She is assigned by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod to teach next year at Immanuel Lutheran School Pom eroy Baccalaureate services are planned at the college auditorium June 2 with commencement June 3
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Carol Ann Blume
Herbert Blume
Concordia Teachers College
Seward
Neb
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Immanuel Lutheran School
Pomeroy
Federal feed grain payments count as earnings from farming
Bremer county farmers will receive feed grain payments under Kennedy era policy treated as earnings from farming for social security purposes. Grain payments by self employed farmers and rentors who participate count. landlords’ shares count. Retired farmers see possible monthly benefit adjustments if 1961 earnings exceed thresholds. Johnson invites inquiries at 702 Black Hawk Building Waterloo.
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Bremer County
Earl T. Johnson
Social Security
Kennedy
Soil Bank
Ance
Johnson
Black Hawk Building
West 4Th and Commercial Sts
Waterloo
Seminar Course Attended by Mr and Mrs Pigg and Brian
Mr and Mrs Howard Pigg and Brian plan to travel to Greeley Colorado next week. Mr Pigg will join a two week pre-session workshop at Colorado State College focusing on a seminar course in school administration.
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Howard Pigg
Brian
Greeley
Colo
Kowalsky Family Visits Cedar Rapids and Marion
Mr and Mrs Carl Kowalsky and Nora spent the weekend in Cedar Rapids with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Halver Diane was confirmed Sunday They also visited with Mr and Mrs Harvey Kowalsky at Marion Saturday
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Carl Kowalsky
Nora
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Halver
Diane
Harvey Kowalsky
Marion
Local Red Cross Drive Tops 1960 by Small Margin
Final report by Doris Hildebrandt shows the 1961 Red Cross drive totaling 886.75 dollars, surpassing last year by 23 dollars. Contributions include a 700 dollar donation from Tripoli Community Chest. Fremont Frederika and Tripoli areas organized canvassing led by local volunteers.
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Doris Hildebrandt
Hildebrandt
Tripoli
Band Concerts Begin in Tripoli North Park This June
Final arrangements for the summer band concert series in Tripoli's North park set the first session for Tuesday evening June 6 at 8 o'clock. Directed by Eugene Shouts, Tripoli High School music director, each one hour concert will feature a sponsored social. Shouts invites local instrumental musicians to join summer practice Mondays at the high school music room.
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Tripoli
North Park
Eugene Shouts
Tripoli High School
Shouts
Three from Tripoli To Graduate Friday At Wartburg College
Three students from Tripoli are among 154 to participate in Wartburg College's 109th annual commencement on Friday June 2. Verlyn Frohling and James F Lahmann will receive bachelor of arts degrees. Kenneth Stumme will complete requirements for a bachelor of science in education degree, as part of 25 seniors finishing summer work. Esther F Joens of Waverly will also graduate, having completed work toward a bachelor of arts degree in January and taught second grade at Tripoli.
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Tripoli
Wartburg College
Verlyn Frohling
James F. Lahmann
Kenneth Stumme
Esther F. Joens
Waverly
Joens
Ten Year Marriage Celebration At Wilbert Frahm Home
Relatives and friends gathered Sunday to celebrate a 10th wedding anniversary at the Wilbert Frahm home. Guests traveled from Rock Island Illinois Earlville Evansdale Waterloo Readlyn Sumner and Tripoli.
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Wilbert Frahm
Rock Island, Ill
Earlville
Evansdale
Waterloo
Readlyn
Sumner
Tripoli
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Paul Kappmeyer
Ed Brocka
Fred Drewis
George Drewis
Walter Hinrichs
Rudy Pavelec
Robert Kuhrt
Wapsie Whirlwinds
Frederika
E. J. Nuss
Randolph Schwaze
Leslie Schmidt
Judy Buchholz
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
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Judith Kuecker
Lois Watts
Allen Kuecker
W. H. Klein
Retha Klein
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Sharon Miller
Roger Eick
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