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Newspaper

Tripoli Leader

Location

Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1963

Page

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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