Jipoli High Students to All State Music Festival
Five Jipoli High School music students travel to Des Moines for the Town All State Music Festival. October auditions select soloists for the all state orchestra band and chorus. Participants from Tripoli include Cathy Hurmence Helen Kreis Sharon Miller David Drape and Dennis Buchholz who will rehearse and perform a concert at the KRNT Theater with CBS TV coverage.
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Jipoli High
Des Moines
Town High School
Hurmence
Helen Kreis
Sharon Miller
David Drape
Dennis Buchholz
KRNT
Tripoli Panthers win 61 59 over Orange Two in nonconference game
Tripoli Panthers defeated Orange Township boys 61 to 59 at Orange Township gym last night in a see saw game. Panthers led 18-7 in the second quarter after a 7 point deficit. Reserve Panthers fell 40 30 to Orange Township reserves.
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Tripoli Panthers Lake
Orange
Tripoli Panthers
Orange Township Boys
Orange Township Gymnasium
Panthers
Panther
Ourange Township
Tipe Orange Two
Jim Kuhrt
Mike Fink
David Kuethe
Doug Boeckmann
Allan Alcock
Jim Krumm
Orange Two
Golden wedding anniversary noted at Fair Bank
Mrs Beaky Piegers and Rudy attended the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Shannon on Sunday at Fair Bank with family and friends.
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Beaky Piegers
Rudy “Ors
Oo Shannon
Fairnk
Final Rites Pending For Mrs A Pries Former Tripoli Resident
Mrs Arnold Pries 55 died unexpectedly Tuesday evening at her Sumner home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Milnes Funeral Home. A former Tripoli resident, she is survived by husband two children Valitha Mrs Orville Ellis Sumner and Vernon Marshalltown four grandchildren her mother Mrs Alwine Rucker Waterloo and three brothers Arnold Des Moines Erhardt Sumner and Reinhardt Tripoli.
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Arnold Pries
Sumner
Milnes
Rescheduling of Events at Wapsie Valley Announced
Wapsie Valley High rescheduled two postponed events. The Turkey Valley basketball game moves to Turkey Valley High School on Nov 29. The wresting meet with Waverly shifts to Dec 10 at Wapsie Valley High School. Other classes meet as planned at Oelwein Interior Decorators Dec 2 at 8 pm and the adult industrial arts class remains at the high school on Dec 2.
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Wapsie Valley
Tukey Valley
Denver
Tripoli
Turkey Valley
Wapsie Valley High
New Turkey Valley High School
Waverly
Wapsie Valley High School
Oelwein Interior Decorators
NFO Annual Meeting Slated in Des Moines
A record crowd is expected for the National Farmers Organization convention at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines December 4 and 5. Bremer county delegates, including Harvey Kuhlman and others, will attend as officials promise busy sessions, with registration at 8 a.m. and call to order at 10 a.m. Delegates from each county will decide on the organization’s affairs amid business talks and outside speakers.
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National Farmers Organization
NFO
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Des Moines
Oren Lee Staley
Harvey Kuhlman
Bremer County
Action
Kuhlman
Staley
Engineer Sees Feasible Muscatine Tunnel
Ole Singstad, noted tunnel engineer, told a Muscatine audience a tunnel under the Mississippi at Muscatine would be feasible. He said the cost depends on funding and that a tunnel would cost more than a bridge, but he did not specify by how much.
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Ole Singstad
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Singstad
Postmaster Urges Early Christmas Mail In Tripoli
Postmaster Ray H. Fink presents his annual Christmas "present" urging patrons to mail early. He offers practical tips: shop now, update mailing lists, mail gifts promptly with clear Do Not Open Until Christmas marks, buy stamps, and use new 5c National Christmas Tree stamps. Patrons with Tripoli addresses are told their zip code 50676. Rural patrons must pre-stamp and keep box approaches clear.
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Ray H. Fink
Washington, D. C
Tripoli
Cabin Break-in East of Tripoli Reports Theft
The cabin east of Tripoli was found broken into on Sunday afternoon. Owners Robert Sievers and Roger Boeckmann reported numerous items missing, including a television set and fishing gear. The loss, estimated at about 250 dollars, was covered by insurance.
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Tripoli
Bremer
Harley Ehlert
Robert Sievers
Roger Boeckmann
Sievers
Savings Bonds Sales Rise in Iowa Over October
Savings of Series E and H United States bonds in Iowa during October totaled $8,158,583, up $515,000 from October 1962. For the first ten months of 1963 Iowa sales reach $96,823,923, about 82 percent of the year’s quota, with Bremer County at $584,175 or 63 percent of its goal. County figures for Buchanan, Chickasaw, and Fayette show varied progress toward their quotas through October.
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United States Savings
Iowa
Bremer
Buchanan
Chickasaw
Fayette
Blumees Attend 17th Iowa Tax Seminar in Des Moines
Mr and Mrs Herbert E Blume of Tripoli joined about 200 tax record specialists at the 17th annual tax seminar of the Accountants Association of Iowa held at the Hotel Savery in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Herbert E. Blume
Tripoli
Iowa
The
Accountants Association of Iowa
Hotel Savery
Annual Stockholders Meeting of B B Phone Co Dec 4
The Butler Brewer Mutual Telephone Co will hold its annual stockholders meeting on December 4 at 1 p.m. in the Plainfield Methodist church. The session will discuss changes to the Articles of Incorporation about director selection due to the dial conversion. Coffee and doughnuts will be served.
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B-B Phone Co
Butler-Brewer Mutual Telephone Co
Plainfield
Methodist Church
Tripoli Band Mothers Meet December 4 at High School
The Tripoli Band Mothers club will gather December 4 at 8 p m in the high school home economics room. Secret Pals will be revealed and a 50 cent gift exchange arranged. Hosts include Mrs. Dave West Mrs. E J Fink Mrs. Lester Det erding Mrs. Alfred Blasberg Mrs. Paul Judisch Mrs. Oscar Kreis Mrs. Loren Bergmann and Mrs. Carl Schwemm.
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Tripoli
Dave West
E. J. Fink
Lester Deterding
Alfred Blasberg
Paul Judisch
Oscar Kreis
Loren Bergmann
Carl Schwemm
Gundel and Hinrichs Attend Waterloo Lutheran Meeting
Rev and Mrs George J Gundel with Mr and Mrs Walter Hinrichs joined a Waterloo conference gathering at the Lutheran church in Clarksville on Sunday afternoon.
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Geo. J. Gundel
Crane Creek
Walter Hinrichs
Waterloo
Lutheran Church
Clarksville
Iowa 1963 Unemployment Drops to 1959 Low in view of 1964 outlook
Iowa Employment Security Commission reports 1963 unemployment at its lowest since 1959 with a favorable winter outlook. Fall agriculture should gain, industrial output remains strong, overtime premium wages rise. September shows 4,800 fewer unemployed than August and a 2.6 percent rate. off farm jobs peak at 712,900.
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Iowa
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Commission
Anderson Named New IFB Head in Iowa Farm Bureau
Jasper County farmer J Merrill Anderson, 47, was elected president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation defeating Wayne Keith of Algona in a tight vote. Anderson succeeds E Howard Hill who stepped down after 16 years. He will lead on policy shaped at county level and backs property tax reform and a state meat inspection study. Delegates also urged support for the Shaff reapportionment plan on Dec 3.
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Jasper County
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
J. Merrill Anderson
Wayne Keith
Algona
Anderson
E. Howard Hill
Minburn
State Farm Bureau
Iowa State University
Newton
Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Keith
Farm Bureau Delegates
Iowa Farm Buerau Federation
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Churan Heads Iowa State Committee For Problem Drinkers
Charles A. Churan Jr of Chicago named executive secretary of the Town State Committee on Alcoholism. He will lead education from high school age and rehabilitation efforts and invites problem drinkers or friends to write to his Des Moines office.
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Chicago
Charles A. Churan, Jr
Churan
Des Moines
Local Serviceman Completes 10 Week RFA Course
Army Reserve Pvt. Loren H Sommerfelt son of Mr and Mrs Harold C Sommerfelt rural Tripoli completed a 10 week supply course under the Reserve Forces Act program at the Ord nance Center Aberdeen Proving Ground Md early in November During the course Sommerfelt received instruction in automatic data processing equipment infrared inspection equipment and ultrasonic cleaning devices The 18 year old soldier is a 1963 graduate of Tripoli Community High School
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Army Reserve
Loren H Sommerfelt
Harold C. Sommerfelt
Tripoli
Ordnance Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Sommerfelt
Soldier
Tripoli Community High School
Douglas Township F B Ladies Meet in Harrington Home
The Douglas township Farm Bureau met November 19 at Mrs. Harringtons home. Demonstrations on candle making and crafts were shown. The group revealed reaching the Farm Bureau questionnaire goal and planned a December 16 Christmas party at Mrs. Ray Browns home. They received Shaff plan election literature and arranged a group gift for the Exceptional Children's School of Bremer County.
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Douglas Township
F.B
Harrington Home
Harrington
Ray Brown
Children's School
Bremer County
Douglas
Voters to Decide Shaft Plan in Iowa Special Election
Voters in Iowa will cast ballots on December 3 to approve or reject the Shaft Plan a constitutional amendment for reapportionment. The plan creates a 99 seat area house and a 58 seat population based senate with a 10 member redistricting commission. If approved it becomes part of the Iowa Constitution. if rejected the current lines stay until redrawn by legislature or court. Polling places and hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Bremer County locations listed.
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Iowa
House of Representatives
Area House
Senate
Commission
State Supreme Court
Community Service in Memory of Slain President
National mourning marked by memorial services across the country. Tripoli observes a service at the high school auditorium while local businesses close from 9 30 a m to 1 09 p m in tribute to President John F Kennedy. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on Friday afternoon and died shortly after. his state funeral and burial followed at Arlington. Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with murder and was killed by a bystander as he moved between jails.
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United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Tripoli
Tripoli Community High School
Dallas
Tex
Arlington National Cemetery
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Rubenstein
63 Students Named To the Honor Roll For Second Period
Wapsie Valley High School honors the second six week period with a list of straight A students. Seniors Elaine Warneke Janet Youngblut and many others across grades are named for the top marks including Bob Bellis Beverly Bockholt Colleen Corcoran James Donnelly Kathy Frame Susan Matthias and more.
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Readlyn
Wapsie Valley High School
Terry McGrane
Barbara Myers
Ardith Piehl
Linda Pleis
David Seedorf
Karen Stumme
Kathy Toneff
Diane Youngblut
Priscilla Zimmerman
Deer Bow Season Closes Dec 1 In Iowa
Iowa hunters may bag deer until one half hour after sunset on December 1, with archers facing dry conditions earlier in the season. Recent moisture is expected to boost late season kills, while the shotgun deer season opens December 14.
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Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Social Security reps to hold sessions in Sumner and Waverly
A representative of the Social Security Administration district office in Waterloo will visit Sumner City Hall on December 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. and Waverly Court House on December 5, 12 and 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. Citizens may also call the Waterloo district office at 234 1554, room 702 of the Black Hawk Building at West 4th and Commercial Streets.
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Social Security Administration
Waterloo
Sumner
City Hall
Waverly
Court House
Black Hawk Building
West 4Th
Commercial Streets
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