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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1967
Page
4
The Beisner family and relatives express gratitude for cards, flowers, visits, and condolences during hospital stays and bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Nicoll and Tammie also acknowledge thanks for cards and gifts received while Vernelle and Tammie were ill and at home.
A Social Security Administration district office representative will meet in Waverly at the Court House on November 6 and 20 from 9 to 11 a.m. Also in Sumner at City Hall on November 14 from 9 to 11 a.m. Call the Waterloo district office, room 702 of the Black Hawk Building, West Fourth and Commercial Streets, for details.
Mr and Mrs Leon Kirchhoff moved over the weekend to their recently purchased home formerly owned by Mr and Mrs WM Krueger. The swap marks a quiet neighborhood transfer of property in the region.
Cpl. Daniel Schumacher of USMC H S Company School Battalion posted at 21 Area MCB Camp Pendleton California 92055 displaced or relocated military address details for personnel in Tripoli era context.
A 17 pound cabbage grown in the garden of Mrs. Lorene Goodwin of rural Floris drew attention for its basketball sized head.
Social rounds from Pinhook and nearby towns include birthday celebrations for Mrs. Allen Rieck and Mrs. John Clark in Fort Dodge, 55th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zipse in Fredericksburg, and multiple visits among Rieck, Kuethe, Schwake, and Ommen families.(knowing that this is an OCR summary of a local social notes column)
Attendees at the wedding held at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sumner included Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sauerbrei, Mr. and Mrs. Geo Sauerbrei, Mrs. Ina Bonarden and LeRoy, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Moeller, Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Meswarth and Mr. and Mrs. David Harken of Grinnell.
At St John s Parish Hall Crane Creek a mis cellaneous bridal shower honored Sharon Schuldt. Attendees included Mrs F B Schuldt Mrs Merlyn Heidemann Mrs Jerry Snelling and Mrs Lawrence Snelling. Miss Schuldt to wed Loren Sommerfelt at St John s Lutheran Crane Creek November 19. Shop in Tripoli.
A Des Moines resident mailed pennies to the State Tax Commission to protest the tax bill approved by the last legislature. The note accompanies a short complaint about the levy and its impact on the taxpayer.
A Des Moines retiree sent six pennies as payment of Iowa’s 3 percent service tax on lawn mowing for hire. He noted he didn’t know the state was so hard up, and said he earns too little to be exempt, unlike builders. The tax rule excludes new construction but treats lawn care as taxable.
The Tripoli Iowa library project receives a grant from the Kinney-Lindstrom Foundation based in Mason City to aid construction of a new facility. The town council pledges 11,300 from existing funds allocated across three town sources including 6,000 from the recreation fund and 3,000 from the liquor fund.
The town eyes issuing bonds not to exceed 37 000 to fund a new library of about 2080 square feet with capacity for 10110 volumes, replacing the current 650 square foot space housing 8445 volumes. Voters will decide at the polls on the plan, which relies on a 2300 tax revenue and utility fund transfers plus a 9000 grant and 11300 surplus town funds to cover estimated costs. The present Town Hall location is full and cannot properly shelve the existing collection.
Atty General Richard Turner held it illegal for the state to use 52 000 in supplemental funds to buy a new twin engine airplane for the governor, saying the legislature had appropriated only 150 000 for that purpose. The interim committee and executive council had approved the 202 000 expenditure, citing the governor's current airplane as inadequate.
Iowa education leader Elmer Gast urged thousands of teachers at the state convention to wield political muscle to influence lawmakers and state policy makers. He, as Keokuk superintendent, said educators should push legislators rather than rely on sanctions for a greater voice in school policy.
The assembly of the Iowa Department of Classroom Teachers adopts several resolutions including a call for enactment of a professional negotiations act by the next legislature. The resolutions will go to the ISEA delegate assembly for approval at its annual Des Moines meeting in February.
Glen Alan Biermann son of Mr and Mrs Jerry Biermann Thompson baptized Sunday in a Lutheran church. Sponsors were La Biermann Tripoli Gerhard Schwake and Gerry Sch Sumner. Sponsors and families were dinner guests at the Biermann home.
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