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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1952
Page
1
Bremer County voters backed Republicans in most county and state contests on Tuesday with a record turnout of more than 9,000 ballots. Democrats H F Ehlert for sheriff and FL McAlpine for treasurer were the sole GOP reversals, while Eisenhower won the presidency and Beardsley carried gubernatorial race among a slate of county results.
H E Ehlert a Democrat was re elected Bremer county sheriff in yesterday s general election with a majority of 514 votes over Burton Bolton. Ehlert carried 14 of 20 precincts and total votes 4811 to 4297. Vote by precinct details follow.
Fremont township and Tripoli voters cast a record 800 ballots in the general election, joining the national GOP landslide that reelected Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower led with 500 to Stevenson 300, while Beardsley 332 to Loveless 434 for Iowa governor. Unofficial totals cover statewide ticket and local offices, listing multiple Republican wins across auditor, treasurer, secretary of agriculture, commerce commission, judges, and county offices with vote counts.
The week saw a 14 degree low last Wednesday Oct 29 with no rain in the area setting a 52 day dry spell. Highs reached 72 on Friday and Saturday while daytime temps averaged 3.9 degrees lower than last week. E C Biermann logged the week's extremes. In LeMars area pickers and sons suffered injuries in separate incidents during the week.
The Tripoli Cub Scouts led by cubmaster Virgil Weidler will hold an organizational meeting in the town hall council room Friday at 7 15 p m All boys aged eight to ten and their parents are urged to attend Robert Logsdon district executive of the Wapsi pinicon Area council of Boy Scouts will be present
F. L. McAlpine a Democrat and current deputy sheriff won the county treasurer race over Republican R. T. Baird by 209 votes after all precincts counted. McAlpine led in 12 precincts to seven for Baird with a Dayton township tie. Fremont township finally tipped the result at 2:15 a m with 429 to 289.
State Senator J Kendall Lynes of Plainfield was re elected on the Republican ticket by defeating his Democratic opponent Marie Buss of Denver. Lynes received 11,084 total votes in Butler and Bremer counties while Buss totaled 4,857. Sunday dinner guests in Waverly honored son Fred on leave at Ray Downing’s home.
A 140 pound doe was found dead on the shoulder of Highway 93 north of town near the Wapsie river bridge. Henry Buhr and Herman Weihe reported the deer to game manager Jack McSweeny of Sweet's Marsh who sent it to the Tripoli locker for disposal by the game warden.
The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary and families will hold their annual pot luck supper and entertainment at 6 30 p m on Tuesday Nov 1 at the Tripoli town hall in observance of Armistice Day. Short business meetings will be held by the respective organizations. Kitchen and entertainment committees listed. Also notes weekend hosts and guests including Mr and Mrs Clair Gabel Mrs Ray Teseda and Lynn of Minneapolis.
Roxie Beisner, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Beisner of Tripoli, is among 97 new chorus members at the University of Iowa. They perform the first concert of the year in the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City at 8 pm, with WSUI to broadcast. Handel's L Alle gro choruses and several folk songs are on the program, conducted by Herald Stark of the music department.
Grace Lutheran Ladies Aid of Tripoli hosts a chicken and ham supper and bazaar at the town hall on Wednesday November 5. Serving begins at 5 30 PM. Menu features chicken or ham mashed potatoes gravy beans sauerkraut cranberries salad relish rolls coffee pies. Adults 1.00 children under 12 50c.
Karl Elsamiller, 75, died Friday in Waterloo after a two week hospital stay following a stroke. Funeral services were held Monday in Tripoli with burial at St. John’s Lutheran cemetery Buck Creek. Survivors include his widow Mary. two sons Fred and Henry. siblings and grandchildren. Born June 4, 1877 in Germany he immigrated to America in 1890 and married Mary Schuldt in 1900.
Sam Galloway aged 68 Tripoli town marshal was arrested early last Wednesday morning October 29 on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was arraigned in justice of peace court in Waverly before Justice W H Diercks and released on a $500 bond posted by Wm F Krueger. He waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the next term of Bremer county district court. The marshal has retained the law firm Sweet, Sager and Engelbrecht of Waverly.
The Sweet's Marsh unit enacts trapping rules requiring trapper registration at the unit headquarters before setting traps. Muskrats and mink will be sexed and aged for biological data. Public trapping opens noon Nov 10 except the refuge, which opens 4 p.m. Dec 1 after the waterfowl season. All boats must be removed by Dec 15 for safety. The marsh remains waterlogged. safety and sportsmanship rules apply as hundreds use the area weekly. Jack McSweeny, unit game manager, urges careful adherence.
Pfc Elmer Schweer of Tripoli has orders for duty with U S forces in the Far East. He has served with Co H, 123rd Inf Regt of the Illinois National Guard's 44th Infantry Division, now on active duty at Camp Cooke California. He will depart from Fort Lawton Washington after a pre-embarkation leave at home.
The first annual Bremer County Conference basketball jamboree will be at Janesville high school gym Saturday starting 7 15. Six 10 minute games feature six teams Tripoli Frederika Plainfield Denver Janesville Readlyn with north and south sections and a final tally to decide the winner.
The Brotherhood of St John’s Evangelical and Reformed church in Siegel will host a chili and beef soup supper on Tuesday November 11. Serving begins at 6:00 p m. Adults pay 80 cents and children 12 and under 40 cents. The public is invited.
Tripoli High School Coach Evan L Breeding has 21 boys out for the 1952 53 Panthers basketball team. They will compete in the Bremer County Conference jamboree at Janesville Saturday night and open home play next Tuesday against Shell Rock Rockets. Starting lineup undecided. list of travel players includes seniors Lloyd Goodenbour Harold Laube Alfred Bock Bill Seelhamm er juniors Wayne Weihe Allan Sell Eugene Oltrogge Carl Beisner Eldon Hoppenworth Larry Poock and sophomores Paul Dohrmann Harlan Laube and others.
Lady Luck stayed with the Tripoli volunteer fire department as they answered only one call during the past week. The department was dispatched to Fred's Body Shop at 1 45 p m Friday and quickly extinguished a gasoline fire using chemicals.
Betty Kaiser extension recreation specialist will lead a training school in Tripoli town hall Friday November 14 at 10 a m with folk games and dances and home recreation ideas. The course will be taught countywide by leaders during December and invites leaders of boys and girls clubs and other interested persons to attend.
The 1952 pheasant season opens at noon Tuesday November 11 in Bremer and 91 other Iowa counties. Long and short season zones define dates with shooting from noon to 4 30 p m daily and a bag limit of three cock birds. A dry spell rumor circulates but no report of delayed opening has been received. Also notes corn yield near Glenwood on the Harvey Schoening farm, after last springs flood.
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