Mayoral and council races dot Tripoli and surrounding towns
Tripoli voters face a contested mayoral race with Paul Dale Krueger Wendall Laube and Harold E Laube among candidates for two four year council seats. Denver area voters see two mayoral contenders Vernon L Moeller and Arthur Sassmann and a nine member council slate. Readlyn and Frederika also hold uncontested races with incumbents or clear lineups in town offices.
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Ing
Paul Dale Krueger
Wendall
Harold E. Laube
Denver
Vernon L. Moeller
Arthur Sassmann
Virgil J. Bruns
Romayne Coontz
Lloyd Everding
Lavern Gielau
James O. Krueger
Dillard Lowe
Lloyd
Readlyn
Raymond Meihost
Burton C. Stumme
Wilbert H. Lobeck
Leland Sprague
Harold F. Wehling
Frederika
Truman Stahr
Fred Rewoldt, Sr
Theron Carroll
Elmer Matthias
Ernest Nuss
Walter Schwerin
Roy Volker
Library Circulation Reaches New High in October
The Tripoli Public Library reports October circulation 1 122 books out and total pamphlets magazines and records reaching 3 719. New borrowers include 45 in the first ten months of 1967 and 28 000 total cards. An exchange day yielded respectively books slipped and received. A community meeting for youths on November 6 at Town Hall is announced. Death of Clarence Beisner noted with visiting relatives from California.
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P Servance
Childen
Eek
Deats
Elmentary
Tripoli
Washington visitorsstay with McNamee family
From Washington J and Mrs William Barck visited Friday to Saturday in the McNamee home. Mrs Barck is a sister of Mrs McNamee, providing a brief social note on local guest connections.
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Washington
William Barck
McNamee
McNa
Farewell Service for Rev Klein Held at Frederika
Members of St John Lutheran Frederika and St Paul Lutheran Siegel held a farewell for Rev Wm H Klein at St John church. Gifts of cash and other presents from both congregations accompanied best wishes from area pastors. Klein resigns to serve at St Mark Lutheran Ft Wayne Indiana. family to move this week.
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W. H. Klein
Fréderika
Frederika
St. John Lutheran Church
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Siegel
Wm. H. Klein
St. John Church
Paul Schaedig
Zion Lutheran Church
Readlyn
Kleins Future
W. D. Weidler
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Klein
Frederika and
St. Mark Lutheran Church
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Mental Health Society Set for Nov 6 Meeting
The Cedar Valley Mental Health Society announces its fourth annual meeting on Monday November 6 at 730 p m in the Irving public school auditorium Waverly Executive director Jerome Aleff says Bill Griffee will discuss alcoholism as a disease concept A short business meeting a president's message and board member elections will follow The event is open to the public and all interested in alcoholism or community mental health are invited to attend.
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Cedar Valley Mental Health Society
Irving Public School
Waverly
Jerome Aleff
Cedar Valley
Herman Diers
Aleff
Retail Sales Tax Tabulations for Bremer County Rise
Retail sales tax figures show Bremer County reaching 28,362,150 in fiscal year 1967 up from 27,058,650 the previous year an increase of 2,303,500. All listed areas posted gains led by Waverly Denver and Readlyn with significant boosts from non permit and rural permit holders.
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Bremer
Son
Bremer County
Waverly
Sumner
Tripoli
Denver
Janesville
Readlyn
AP Ainemrentinieisaynenbiaine
Tripoli Woman's Club Offers Free Taxi to Polls
The Tripoli Woman's Club will furnish free taxi service to voters on election day Tuesday November 7. Call Mrs W B Webber at 8823106 to arrange a ride. The town council voters will decide the new public library proposal alongside the municipal election.
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Tripoli
Tues
Extension Elections Set in Bremer County
The Bremer county Extension council biennial election is scheduled for multiple townships with local polling places and times. Qualified voters in Frederika Douglas Readlyn and Zi on Readlyn area townships may vote in their respective sites on listed dates. The Extension service, linked to Iowa State University, promotes informal education in agriculture home economics and community affairs through 4-H programs plus outreach.
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Bremer County Extension Council
Tripoli
Frederika
Oscar Kreis
Douglas
Douglas Center School
Maxfield
Zion Lutheran Church
Readlyn
Bremer County Extension Service
Iowa State University
Fremont Farm Bureau Women Meet Shares Gift Ideas
The Fremont Farm Bureau Women will meet Tuesday November 7 at 1 30 in the home of Mrs H H Hoppenworth. Members are asked to bring Christmas gift or decoration ideas to share with the group.
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Fremont Farm Bureau
H. H. Hoppenworth
Assisted Tripoli seniors help with work projects at home
Assisted Tripoli Senior Citizens who met at the Senior Citizens Home Wa verly Friday to help them on some work projects were Mrs. Mabel Hunemuller Mrs. Amanda Hunemuller Mrs. Edw Rosenthal Mrs. Renetta Krueger Mrs. Fred Deterding and Mrs. Caroline Tonne.
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Tripoli
Waverly
Mabel Hunemuller
Amanda Hunemuller
Edw. Rosenthal
Renetta Krueger
Fred _Deterding
Caroline Tonne
Residents to Decide Outcome of New Library Proposal
Voters in Tripoli Iowa will decide on November 7 whether to erect a library building and purchase site, books, and equipment with bonds not exceeding 37,000 dollars. The measure requires 60 percent approval and includes a 37 mills tax cap for debt service. An architect's cost estimate totals 58,000 dollars, offset by a 10,000 dollar grant.
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Tripoli
Iowa
Waterloo
Mrs Kroblin Returns Home After Emergency Surgery
Mrs Joe Kroblin returned to Council Bluffs Monday after two weeks of convalescence at the home of Mr and Mrs Arnold Ducker following emergency surgery at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo during a prior visit on October 15.
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Joe Kroblin
Council Bluffs
Arnold Ducker
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Hobby Fair Draws 810, Show Highlights Eight Local Hobbies
At Tripoli on October 20 a hobby fair attracted 810 attendees with 18 hobbies demonstrated by 41 hobbyists. Open areas featured wall decor what not shelf Christmas and Senior Citizens. Cake decorating demos chaired by Mrs. Harold Meier offered nine cake drawings with prizes awarded to recipients including Mrs. Charles Dorn Mrs. Louis Gaede and others. Extension home economics chairwoman Mrs. G R Rettig led the event with co chair Mrs. Marvin Busch plus local organizers.
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Tripoli
Harold Meier
Charles Dorn
Denver
Louis Gaede
Esther Wedemeier
Don Adams
Waterloo
Mike Vawter
Hazleton
Lori Schmidt
Readlyn
James Gaede
Don Strottmann
Sumner
Roger White
Plainfield
G. R. Rettig
Marvin Busch
Waverly
Bremer County Savings Bond Sales Reach Nine-Month Total
September sales of series E and H bonds and Freedom Shares in Bremer County amount to 84 060, yielding a nine month total of 526 808 and 69 percent of the 1967 quota. Statewide nine month sales total 76 327 193 for 63 percent of the goal. Other counties show varied progress with Black Hawk 69 percent Butler 55 percent Chickasaw 79 percent Fayette 71 percent and Lyon leading at 104 percent.
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Bremer County
Lyon County
Clayton
van Buren
Decatur County
Iowa
Black Hawk
Butler
Chickasaw
Fayette
Supervisors Appoint Five to Bremer County Health Board
Bremer county board of supervisors named five residents to the Bremer County Board of Health at the October 25 meeting. Appointees include Dr. Robert E. Shaw of Waverly, term through December 31, 1970. William Lynes of Plainfield, term through December 31, 1970. Ivan Ackerman of Waverly, term through December 31, 1969. Henry Eggena of Denver, term through December 31, 1969. and James Heyer of Sumners, term through December 31, 1968.
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Supervisors
Bremer County Health Rd
Bremer County
Robert E. Shaw
M.D
Waverly
William Lynes
Plainfield
Ivan Ackerman
Henry Eggena
Denver
James Heyer
Sumner
Young Homemakers Plan November Meeting in Tripoli
The Young Homemakers convene November 9 at 1 30 PM in the Tripoli Town Hall. They will craft Christmas decorations for the Tripoli Nursing Home with Madeleine Ambrose as hostess.
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Tripoli
Tripoli Nursing Home
Madeleine Ambrose
Hawkeye Inst Plans Fall Open House in Waterloo
Hawkeye Institute of Technology will host a fall open house on Thursday evening November 9 from 4 to 10 pm at five primary locations. Area VII residents prospective students alumni parents and friends are invited to tour expanded operations and learn the school’s role in northeast Iowa during National Education Week. Faculty division chairs and student representatives will answer questions about programs and purposes at locations including 224 Commercial 57 Airline Highway 2800 Falls Ave 1122 Sycamore and 106 E 9th St.
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Waterloo
Hawkeye Institute of Technology
Vocational-Technical School
Area VII
Iowa
Hawkeye
Santa Claus Industries
Falls Ave
Sycamore
9Th St
Eve of Music Presented by Tripoli Schools
The Tripoli Community Schools vocal music department will present Eve of Music at the school on Tuesday evening November 7 at 8 00. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.
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Tripoli Community Schools Vocal Music Department
Annual Christmas Seal Campaign Starts Next Week
The 1967 Christmas seal campaign begins Monday November 6 with mailing seals and literature to local businesses and organizations. The Tuberculosis and Health Association notes respiratory diseases cause most acute illnesses in the United States and relies on seal funds to find cases, reduce death, and support research. Local contributions may be mailed to Mrs. Henry J. Frese or placed in the Rettig Furniture Store donation box.
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United States
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Henry J. Frese
Rettig Furniture Store
Tripoli Panthers nip Denver in 12-9 thriller to share title
In Cedar-Wapsie conference action Tripoli edged Denver 12-9 to earn a share of the league crown. A win over Plainfield this Friday would clinch the conference title outright as 2,000 fans watched a hard fought high school football game.
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Tripoli Panthers
Denver
Plainfield
Cedar - Wapsie
Tripoli
Panthers
Panther
Eldon Ott
Ott
Parent-Teacher Conferences Set At Denver Schools
Denver schools announce conferences for elementary grades kindergarten through sixth and high school grades eight ten and twelve on November 10 with kindergarten on November 9. Elementary meetings pair parents with the teacher while high school sessions involve the student advisor and the parents. Topics include vocational planning social adjustment post high school education planning academic progress standardized test performance course scheduling and attitude toward education.
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Denver
Wartburg Students Complete Practice Teaching Assignments
Seventy six Wartburg College students in Wartburg Waverly are finishing practice teaching in thirteen northeast Iowa districts. Forty six teach in secondary schools and 30 in elementary programs, with Eileen Sievers and Mark Buls among those placed at Ackley Geneva and Denver Community high schools respectively. Additional Tripoli Community placements include John Bitner Melvin, Robert Meyer, Cheryl Reines, Robert Salge, and John Wiese.
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Wartburg College
Waverly
Northeast Iowa
Tripoli
Eileen Sievers
Ackley-Geneva High School
Mark Buls
Denver Community High School
John Bitner
Melvin
Ill
Robert Meyer
Heron Lake
Minn
Cheryl Reines
Leland
Robert Salge
John Wiese
Andrew
Edwin Tegtmeier Hospitalized in Waterloo
Edwin Tegtmeier was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo on Thursday where he remains a patient.
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Edwin Tegtmeier
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Mr and Mrs Clark Snelling Move to Lincoln Nebr
Mr and Mrs Clark Snelling relocated to Lincoln Nebraska last week. Snelling has begun training at the Lincoln Flight Service Station, part of the Federal Aviation Agency in Lincoln.
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Clark Snelling
Lincoln
Nebr
Lincoln Flight Service Station
Federal Aviation Agency
Tripoli Jaycees Sponsor Turkey Shoot This Sunday
The Tripoli Jaycees will hold their first turkey shoot of the season on Sunday November 5 starting at 1 30 p m east of the Tripoli Grain and Feed building.
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Tripoli Jaycees
Turkey
Tripoli
Music Mothers Meet At High School Wednesday
The Tripoli Music Mothers group will gather this Wednesday at 8 o clock in the home economics room of the high school for a meeting.
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Tripoli
Week's Weather Report Notes Trace of Snow
A trace of snow was noted on October 25 with light wintry conditions across the region. Skies varied from cloudy to occasional sun as temperatures cooled, bringing a brief dusting in higher elevations and lingering chill through the week.
Pvt Larry Kirchhoff Completes Advanced Infantry Training
Ft McClellan Ala Pvt Larry L Kirchhoff 21 son of Mr and Mrs Earl Kirchhoff R3 Sumner completed nine weeks of advanced infantry training at Ft McClellan Ala The course which simulates Vi
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FT. Mcclellan
Ala
Larry L. Kirchhoff
Earl Kirchhoff
Sumner
Dr. W. B. Weeber to Attend Mayo Clinic Courses
Dr. W. B. Weeber will be out of the city November 6 7 and 8 to attend post graduate courses at the Mayo Clinic. Training covers land navigation communications patrolling guerrilla and survival techniques plus infantry weapons qualification.
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W. B. Weeber
Mayo Clinic
Etnam
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Wille V. Barnes
Treasure
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E. Steege
Raymond Steinberg
Robert Wooldick
Teege
John P. DeVries
California
Floyd Beisner
Lynn
Jana
Cal
Herbert Roderme
Mrs. Beise
Clarence Beisner
Mental Health Soc
Er County
Fremont
Cost
Library
Young Homemakers
Dan Biesterfelt
Jim Rathe
Karl Krumm
Karl
Wayne Mager
John Andrew
Turkey Valley
Wapsie Valley
Ave Krumm
Biesterfelt
Hildebrandt
Ambrose
Zekoft
T.yds. Zander
Wartburg
J. M. Haydon
Larry Kirchhoff
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