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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1967
Page
5
Local notes record numerous visits and gatherings across Ames, Waterloo, New Hampton, Cedar Falls, and Waverly. Families and friends such as the Gebert, Meswarb, Hartman, and Wedeking households hosted dinners, birthday celebrations, and graduation remarks. Memorial day events, church neighbors, and travel to and from Minneapolis for a ballgame are listed among the social exchanges.
Joanne Mary Possehl and Cpl James F. Stockett wed in St John’s Lutheran church Marengo before about 200 guests. The bride, daughter of Leo and Marg Possehl Marengo, wore a satin gown with Eng headpiece and pink veil, long red rose bouquet. The groom is the son of Frederick Stockett Wellman and is stationed in Arizona.
May 22 marked a library book exchange with La Porte City and Sumner. Staff prepped long-held volumes with orange cards and green clips designating new or rotated titles, noting about 350 new items arrived, including children’s books and easy readers such as North South East and West and Is There a Mouse in the House. Adult titles featured novels by Elizabeth Seifert, Erskine Caldwell, and Miss Mamma Ai mee, plus a tale of U S intelligence in Split Bamboo. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Arthur Abel of Riviera Beach Florida and local resident Duaine Enslow who caught two seven pound bass at Red Haw state park.
Susan Lohmann, a 1965 Tripoli Community School graduate, received Wartburg College best supporting actress honors for her performance in The Robe. She will be a Wartburg junior next year.
Timothy Haverkamp, son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Haverkamp of rural Sumner, underwent an appendectomy Wednesday morning at Sumner Hospital.
Bremer county WWI Barracks members traveled to Marshalltown on Wednesday to entertain at the Veterans hospital with a bingo party. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Chapin and Mrs. Ella Lemke from Frederika, Mrs. Ray Shhield and Mrs. Perry, plus Mr. and Mrs. Art Sassmann, Mrs. Frahm, and Mrs. Ernest Moehling from Waverly and Denver.
Mr and Mrs Joe Adelmund departed Waterloo Tuesday morning for Chicago to board a jet to Frankfurt Germany Their three week visit includes his 84 year old sister and other relatives outlining a family trip abroad
Mr and Mrs Bill Hills entertained at a potluck dinner Tuesday evening to honor their 25th wedding anniversary. Guests came from Cedar Rapids Denver Cedar Falls Chicago Finford Elgin Memphis Tenn Waterloo Eagle Grove New Hampton Waterville Readlyn Sumner and Tripoli.
The legislature approved a bill raising the marriage license fee from 3 to 5 dollars. The change makes the cost of obtaining a marriage license higher as lawmakers act on the measure.
One major 62nd General Assembly bill would create a state civil service system. The House accepted a compromise and quick Senate action seems likely. The merit system would limit political activity by state employees and move thousands of jobs out of politics.
Mr and Mrs H H Hoppenworth and family attended the Hoppenworth reunion at St John’s Lutheran church Buck Creek Sunday Alvin Brase Plainfield was elected president for the coming year and Leslie Hoppenworth Conrad secretary treasurer It was decided to hold the 1968 reunion the first Sunday after Labor Day in St John’s Lutheran church Western Douglas
Ft Leonard Wood Missouri Pvt Donnie A Rathe 20 son of Mr and Mrs Fred J Rathe Tripoli completed a vehicle mechanic course at Fort Leonard Wood Mo Training covered repair of internal combustion engines wheeled vehicle chassis components and fundamentals of electrical and transmission systems His wife Diane resides in Surprise Nebraska.
Local residents hosted and visited across Cedar Rapids Frederika Oelwein and Mason City with guests including Mr. and Mrs. John Fay and family Lucille Dilley Ada McConkey and others. Events included bridal showers funeral attendance hospitalizations and house-building assistance for a fire-destroyed home.
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