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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1963
Page
7
Local social notes list visits and weekends spent with friends and relatives in Waterloo Readlyn Waverly Sumner and surrounding towns. Hundreds of brief calls dinners and Sunday afternoons show widespread community ties among residents from Nashua Des Moines Crane Creek Oelwein West Union and St James.
Social call log records numerous visitors to Waverly and nearby towns. Mrs. Hugh Sproul and Mr. Leroy Moore travel guests include families from Raymond Waterloo Armstrong Cedar Falls and Dubuque. Sunday dinners and suppers connect Brase Buhrow Gade Hartmann and Biermann households with extended kin.
A post-nuptial shower was held at the Hans Schulz home Friday evening honoring Mrs. Gary White. Fifteen ladies attended with Mrs. Dennis Olejniczak of Decorah as co-hostess.
Mr and Mrs Frank Dodd and family from Waverly visited with Mr and Mrs H W Krueger and Alice as Sunday guests at the Ed Rosenthal home honoring his birthday.
Fremont and nearby towns recited a weekend of visits birthdays baptisms and anniversaries. Resident families such as Happel Kappmeyer Wolfgram and Lahmann hosted callers while many others attended showers weddings and a 40th wedding anniversary. Local church events included a baptism at St John Lutheran Crane Creek and a home gathering at the Tripoli Town Hall with various relatives and friends listed.
Frances Olejniczak married Gary White in a Grace Lutheran ceremony on November 9. Rev Arnold Thalacker officiated the double ring service with attendants Lavern Graeser and Howard White. The bride, a Tri Poli Community Schools graduate, worked at Sumner Pack. the groom is self employed and they will reside near Plainfield.
The Frederika Family Living Group met on November 12 at the Frederika Town Hall with 17 present. The meeting opened by chairman Mrs. James Kerr, roll call, project to help a needy family at Christmas, candle and craft demonstrations, and plans for a Christmas party with supper for husbands. Voting urged under Shaff plan, hostess Mrs. James Kerr, publicity chair Mrs. L. W. Bockhaus.
Bremer County Extension in cooperation with Iowa State University specialists will run a three session dairy management school this winter in Tripoli. The program centers on the four M’s milk machines mastitis and management with topics on milking equipment maintenance housing cleaning feeds herd health and records. Enrollment deadline is December 1 with a $5 registration fee covering meals and supplies.
Scott Darrah, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Darrah of Council Bluffs, wore a baptismal dress that belonged to his great grandfather Gal luh er. The dress was reportedly made by Scott’s great great grandmother, the baby’s mother, and used for his baptism day.
Observance of her birthday marked by Sunday dinner guests Mr and Mrs Robert Chapin and family. Gene Woodcock of Elmore Minnesota attended. Thursday evening visitors included Mr and Mrs Robert Rathbone and Kay. Monday dinner guests were H W Krueger and Alice Patty Schmidt and Karen Krumm. Jane celebrated her 11th birthday with Patty and Karen as overnight guests.
Mr and Mrs L H Fink hosted a 5 30 dinner on Wednesday to honor Mrs Ella Meier the aunt of Mrs Fink from Pleasant View Nursing Home St James Minn Attending were Mr and Mrs Art Moeller Waterloo Mrs Hilda Kimm Denver Mrs Clara Schaffer Waverly Mrs K C Frank West Union and Mr and Mrs Herbert Boderman Mrs Frank returned home Thursday
Mrs Sophia Wolf marked her 89th birthday with a Sunday noon potluck dinner. Attending were Mr and Mrs James Wolf and Alan Sumner, Mr and Mrs Arnold Ducker, Mr and Mrs Virgil Ducker and family, Mr and Mrs Werner Wolf and John, and Mrs Lena Stromer.
Dennis McNamee joined Jim Van Etten for a senior class play at East Buchanan High School. They later stayed as weekend guests in the Ed McNamee home near Belle Plaine.
Mr. and Mrs. Eldean Mueller and Mitchell were among guests at the Gus Kuker home Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Kuker’s birthday.
Mrs Marwin Blasberg Mrs Dennis Kirchhoff Mrs Vernon Kirchhoff Mrs Allyn Buenger Mrs Betty LaCoste and Mrs Gene Vincent attended the Make It With Wool style show in Waterloo Saturday.
A Red Oak farm run by Mrs. Fred Halvin houses a lion cub owned by her grandson Dennis, a llama, a coyote, and Shetland ponies. Soon two female grizzly bears and Muffet sheep, a rare wild breed, will join the list as pets or potential circus and zoo animals.
A misc bridal shower was held Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Kerr in Frederika to honor Sydney Dirksen, a future bride. Hostesses were Mrs. R. D. Kerr Mrs. James Kerr and Mrs. Wm Burrow. Attendance was 45. The gold and white decorations and the wedding bell theme accompanied the entertainment. Miss Dirksen will marry Mark Wikner on December 7.
A Sunday afternoon bridal shower honored Kathryn Zander, hosted by Mrs. Barl Boos and Mrs. Robert Bergmann at the Zander home. About 30 guests attended, with red and white decorations and game prizes won by Mrs. Kenneth Drape and Mrs. Clarence Bergmann. Kathryn will wed Robert O'Neil on December 28.
Mr and Mrs Merlyn Heidemann and family and Mr and Mrs F B Schuldt were guests in the Lawrence Schuldt home Readlyn on Sunday to help Mrs Schuldt observe her birthday with dinner and evening hospitality.
Mr and Mrs Harry Buhr joined Sunday supper guests at Kenneth Morgensen home in Waterloo to help celebrate the second birthday of Scott.
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