Conferences Set at Pipoli High School Friday
Tri-Community School system will cancel classes on Friday to hold targeted parent teacher conferences. Howard Pies, school superintendent, says elementary parents will meet with their child’s teacher by time slot while high school teachers group 20 to 25 students for a single appointment. Students’ folders will include progress reports from each subject and may trigger case conferences if more information is needed. The system aims to reduce parent waiting and keep teacher familiarity with student records throughout high school.
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Pipoli High School
Howard Pies
Tripoli Commercial Club Set to Elect Officers Monday
The Tripoli Commercial Club will hold its monthly meeting at the Tripoli Town Hall Monday with dinner at 7 p.m. and the business session at 8 p.m. Officers to be elected for one year include president, vice president, and treasurer, plus two three year directors. Current officers are Robert Sassman, J M Snyder, Ray H Fink, Raymond Bunger as secretary, and directors Wm A Kuker G R Rettig August Harms Dr W G Goebel and Dr L J Magnall. Members may reserve by Friday noon. those unable to attend the dinner should still join the meeting. The agenda includes Christmas opening hours and decorations. there will be no December meeting.
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Tripoli Commercial Club
Tripoli Town Hall
Ladies of Faith United Church of Christ
Club
Robert Sassman
J M. Snyder
Ray H. Fink
Wm. A. Kuker
G. R. Rettig
August Harms
W. G. Goebel
L. J. Magnall
Raymond Bunger
Select Band And Chorus Festival To Be Here Saturday
Second annual Cedar-Wapsie conference music festival is set for Saturday at Tripoli Community High School with about 100 band and 60 chorus participants from eight Cedar-Wapsie schools. Activities begin at 2 p.m. rehearsals, climaxing in a 7:30 p.m. public concert in the high school auditorium with no admission charge. Local instructors June Ryan and Eugene Shouts lead the event. Tripoli music department members listed for select chorus and band with Cathy Hurmence as accompanist.
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Ent
Tripoli Community High School
Cedar-Wapsie Conference
June Ryan
Eugene
Tripoli Music Apartment
License Examiners To Be in Tripoli Saturday Morning
License examiners will be at Tripoli Town Hall Saturday from 8 am to noon for renewals and new licenses. Written and driving tests run 8 am to 11 am. renewals possible anytime during the session. The team will not return until December 21.
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Tripoli Town Hall
Tripoli
Tripoli Merchants Give 25 Turkeys in Thanksgiving Giveaway
Tripoli merchants will give away 25 free Thanksgiving turkeys in an afternoon drawing on Wednesday November 27 at 3 PM at the American Savings Bank corner. Start registering Thursday at sponsoring businesses. Shoppers may register every time they visit Tripoli stores. tickets available at participating locations.
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Tripoli
American Savings Bank
Turkey
Bake Sale Set by St John’s Lutheran Ladies
The Ladies Aid of St John’s Lutheran Church in Crane Creek will hold a bake sale on November 27 starting at 1 30 with proceeds aiding church activities.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Crane Creek
Final Rites for Mrs Lloyd Stahr
Mrs Lloyd Stahr 38 Chicago died Monday at a Carthage Illinois hospital while visiting her parents Mr and Mrs John Hurwitz. Born in Frederika in 1925 she was the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hurwitz. Surviving: husband two daughters her parents one brother and one niece. Funeral services were Wednesday in Carthage with burial at Keokuk.
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Frederika
Lloyd Stahr
Chicago
Carthage
Til
Cathage
John Hurwitz
Stahr
Helen Jean Hurwitz
Frederika School
Ill
Keokuk
Coaches Select Cedar-Wapsie All-Conf Team
The Cedar-Wapsie conference coaches met at Tripoli High School to pick the annual all conference football team. Fredericksburg led with six selections, followed by Wapsie Valley and Denver with four each. Tripoli and Plainfield had two mentions, Dunkerton and Turkey Valley three each.
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Cedar-Wapsie
Tripoli
Wapsie Valley
Denver
Janesville
Turkey Valley
Fredericksburg
Dunkerton
Plainfield
Allan Kuecker
Doug Boeckmann
Lorber
Leonhart
Heinemann
Neilsen
Steege
Morrow
McNellis
Moeller
Schneider
Hartman
Sorensen
Busch
Kuecker
Fickbohm
Puffer
Carpenter
Winter
Strumpel
Gielau
Ledenberg
Boeckmann
Smith
Wittenburg
Timlin
Sowers
Brown
Bailey
Dunkertex
Wapsie
Valey
Reveal Fines in Justice Court During October
Justice of the Peace J. M. Hay don reports one town case on file for October. A stop sign violation by Greg Schmidt, Tripoli, received a $10.00 fine plus costs. Other violations for October were assessed against duck hunters October 5-6, totaling $148.00 plus costs.
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Justice of the Peace
J. M. Haydon
Greg Schmidt
Tripoli
Grace Church observes 10th rebuilding anniversary services
Grace Lutheran church in Tripoli marks ten years since remodeling with three services. Rev E A Hanff speaks at 8 am German service. Rev Wm F Goetz, former Grace pastor, speaks at 10 am. Rev Karl Schmidt delivers the 8 pm address. Coffee follows. Public invited.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Tripoli
E. A. Hanff
Grace Church
Wm. F. Goetz
American Lutheran Church
Grace
Goetz
Karl Schmidt
Waverly
Doreas
Ruth
Final Order Issued Abandon Road To Lau Bridge
Bremer county Board of Supervisors issues final order to abandon a county road area in the Lau bridge vicinity northwest of Tripoli. Purchases of small parcels totaling about 100 acres finish the initial abandonment program. remaining open roads will be kept for river recreation access per the county conservation commission petition.
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Bremer
Make It Yourself With Wool Fashion Show Saturday
The district Make It Yourself with Wool fashion show happens Saturday at 1 30 p m on Black's 8th floor under the Iowa Sheep Association Women's Auxiliary sponsorship. Seventy contestants model wool skirts jumpers dresses suits coats and ensembles they made. Judges from Des Moines State College of Iowa Cedar Falls and Waterloo select junior senior and adult winners to advance to state finals in Ames December 13 14 with a district level sub deb winner announced. Public invited.
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Black
The
Iowa Sheep Association
Harlen Hunter
Des Moines
Margaret Stolander
State College of Iowa
Carolyn Petersen
Carolyn’s Fabrics
Cedar Falls
Verle Klingaman
Leonard Dankenbring
Waterloo
Ames
Tripoli Woman's Club to Meet November Twenty
Tripoli Woman's Club will meet Nov. 20 at 7 30 p m in Tripoli Town Hall. Members are reminded to bring Christmas gifts for the County Home. A craft demonstration will be presented by Mrs Ruth Woodcock. Roll call is My Favorite Hobby. Hostesses are Mrs V D Weidler and Ruby Servoss.
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Tripoli Woman's Club
Tripoli Town Hall
Ruth Woodcock
V. D. Weidler
Ruby Servoss
Bremer County Zoning Comm Sets Nov 19 Hearing
The Bremer County Zoning Commission schedules a public hearing for November 19 at 8 p m in Tripoli Town Hall to discuss adopting a comprehensive plan for county development. Copies of the plan by a Des Moines engineering firm are available at American Savings Bank Tripoli Leader and Mayor George W Barnes. A Waterloo Sunday Courier story incorrectly dated the hearing for tonight.
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Bremer County
Des Moines
American Savings Bank
Tripoli
George W. Barnes
Waterloo
Bremer
Wayne Miller Undergoes Surgery for Arm Injury
Wayne Miller manager of Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Co. was admitted to Cedar Valley Hospital in Charles City for surgery Friday to install a pin in his broken arm from a prior accident. The report notes the operation was deemed necessary to stabilize the injury.
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Wayne Miller
Cedar Valley Hospital
Charles City
Wayne
Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Co
Seasonal Statistics for 1963 Panther Football
Tripoli High School closes 1963 with a Panthers recap. Doug Boeckmann threw 68 passes, 25 completed with four interceptions, Sam Kehe completed one of five, and Alan Alcock led in interceptions with five. Alcock had 870 kickoff yards on 20 returns, Ambrose 286 on six, while Schnurstein, Krumm, Kuecker and Alcock led defensive tackles. Thurness praised the team for a 4-4 expectation met, with 17 lettermen returning next year including 12 juniors and 4 sophomores, and graduating seniors Boeckmann Fink Schnurstein Drewis.
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Tripoli High School
Doug Boeckmann
Sam Kehe
Alan Alcock
Darrel Hinrichs
Boeckmann
Dettmer
Bunger
Dan Ambrose
Gary Schnurstein
Jim Krumm
Allen Kuecker
Robert Thurness
Tripoli Panthers
Leterwinner
Thurness
Mike Fink
Roy Drewis
Dennis Bahlmann
Anthony Brase
Carl Brooks
Steve Dettmer
Don Heim
Dennis Juel
Joel Wikner
Alan Weidler
Larry Schneer
Bruce Bunger
Jim Kuhrt
Bob Towne
Dick Magnall
Hinrichs
Krumm
Drewis
Heim
Kehe
Weidler
Art
Kuhrt
Bahlmann
David Kuethe
LeRoy Beevers
Jam Kuhrt
Jim Burrow
Steve Teetmeier
Larry Boerschel
Mike Boeckmann
Lawain Judisch
Steve Schwemm
Allan Schumacher
Final Rites for Louis Hoppenworth Held in Denver
Louis Hoppenworth 69 died November 6 at his Denver home. Funeral held at St Peter Lutheran Church with Rev. David Johnson officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Born February 6 1894 in Douglas township to Adolph and Christina Hoppenworth. Survived by widow Hedwig two sons Orville and Leslie one daughter Mrs Elmer Buss six grandchildren one brother and two sisters.
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Louis Hoppenworth
Denver
St Peter Lutheran Church
David Johnson
Harlan Reuscher
Keniston Hoppenworth
Raymond Hoppenworth
Edgar Hoppenworth
Edwin Hoppenworth
Paulus Hoppenworth
Matthias Abbas
Douglas Township
Adolph
Christina
Homan) Hoppenworth
Hedwig Boeckmann
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed
Siegel
Hoppenworth
Acker-Matthias Legion Post
Orville
Waterloo
Leslie
Conrad
Elmer Buss
Herbert
Tripoli
T. C. Reuscher
Lena Panzer
Waverly
Special Town Council Session Chooses Fifth Councilman
Mayor George V. Barnes convened a special Tripoli Town Council session to fill the fifth councilman post after a tie in the municipal election. Fred J. Biesterfelt and August Harms each had 79 votes. a drawing from a receptacle selected August Harms for the seat.
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George V. Barnes
Tripoli
Fred J. Biesterfelt
August Harms
Medical Self-help Training meeting set for Wednesday
A Wednesday meeting was scheduled to organize a Medical Self-help Training Program in the community. The session on November 20 at 7 30 p m will be held in the former Congregational church basement and aims to teach basic care for injuries and sick people during disasters when professionals may be scarce. The program is a cooperative effort by the Office of Civil Defense, the U S Public Health Service, and the American Medical Association Council on National Security, delivered in six two hour classes at no charge. Interested adults over 18 may attend or contact J M Haydon who leads the local area.
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Congregational Church
Office of Civil Defense
U. S. Public Health Service
Council On National Security
American Medical Association
J. M. Haydon
Rev and Mrs Klein Celebrate Silver Anniversary
Rev and Mrs W H Klein observed their silver wedding anniversary with a Sunday noon potluck at St. John's Lutheran church Frederika. The event included music by local musicians, a program with a poem, slides of the family album, and a group gift. The Kleins wed Nov 10, 1938, at St. Peter and Paul Lutheran in Castle Grove. They have six children and have served multiple Iowa parishes before settling in Siegel.
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Arnold Thalacker
St. John’s
St. Paul's
Leone Seehusen
William Klein
St. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church
Castle Grove
Monticello
Klein
Bernard Goldstein
Coatsburg
Martensdale
Winterset
Iowa
Carthage
Altamont
Ill
Siegel
St. Paul's Lutheran
St. John’s Lutheran
Frederika
Panthers to Open Basketball Play at F'burg on Friday
Tripoli High School opens 1963-64 basketball season with Friday games at Fredericksburg. Girls start at 7 pm, followed by the boys at 8 15. Panthers lessee Richard Opheim guides a veteran sparse girls roster and Donald Larson leads a large young boys squad aiming for a strong season.
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Panthers
F’burg
Tripoli High School
Fredericksburg
Local Produce Shuts Plants Over Egg Purchases
The Rock Island Produce plant in Tripoli and four connected facilities halted egg buying and processing as of November 1. No additional details are available at this time.
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Rock Island
Tripoli
Waterloo Man Takes Over Local Tripoli Food Locker
Waterloo residents Mr and Mrs John J Schnieders purchase the Tripoli food locker from Francis H Gerdes and will take possession. The shop will operate 7:30 a m to 5:00 p m daily under the name Tripoli Food Locker. Schnieders bring 24 years market and retail butcher experience and will continue to reside in Waterloo for now. They have six children.
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Waterloo Man
John J. Schnieders
Waterloo
Tripoli
Francis H. Gerdes
Gerdes
Schnieders
Rath's
Zabels to Observe 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William Zabel of Fredericksburg celebrate their golden wedding on November 24 with an open house at Peace United Church of Christ from 2 to 4 pm A family dinner will be served at 12 o'clock The couple married November 27 1913 in the Evangelical church Leroy township by Rev Winkler They have 32 grandchildren and five great grandchildren
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Wm. Zabel
Fredericksburg
Peace United Church of Christ
O'Cock
Stena Ohlendorf
Evangelical Church
Leroy Township
Winkler
Frieda Kottke
Dorothy Miller
Esther Homeister
Wilbert
Paul
Glen
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Elaine
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Dennis Lindner
Sharon Annell
Joan Bock
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Allen Heinemann
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Lau Bridge
Woman's Club
Mrs. Klein
Chilren
Leroy
Cyril
Minneapolis
Joel
Retha
Debbie
Jonathan
Mueller
Herman Mueller
Eldean Mueller
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Wm. Mueller
Tripoli Pantherettes
Richard Opheim
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