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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1963
Page
5
Community members from Waterloo Waverly and surrounding towns share meals and visit kin during a pre Thanksgiving period. Numerous dinners, Sunday suppers, and evening gatherings feature families including Bravener Heideman Gunderson Holm and Struck with extended relatives visiting from Des Moines Cedar Falls and Sumner.
The item lists multiple social events from Sumner and surrounding areas including weddings and engagements. Highlights include the marriage of Wilma Gentry to Lowell Buhr performed in Sumner, announcements of Lynette Beckman to Gerald Rakowicz with details of education and naval service, and other bridal showers and receptions. Also noted are hospital patients, social visits, and community meetings. The report captures a busy period of weddings, anniversaries, and local civic notices with numerous relatives and neighbors named.
Sunday evening visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Steege Mr. and Mrs. Willard Mohling Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Otto Denver Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Vogt. Harold Frisch began duties Monday at Ruhr Chevrolet Co residing in Sumner. MOVE Ben Meyer and Robert Meyer helped Stephen A Maurer move to 1123 Ridgeway Waterloo. The Maurer children stayed with grandparents S. A. Maurer.
Sunday evening visitors at the Herman Peters home in honor of his birthday were Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Richmann of Waverly, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peters, and Janet and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Heidemann.
Those attending the funeral at Waterloo on Wednesday afternoon included Mr and Mrs W H Heideman Mr and Mrs Leslie Heideman Mrs Walter Peters and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Heideman.
Mr and Mrs E J Fink entertained at Sunday dinner for Marlyne s ninth birthday. Present were Mr and Mrs Jose F Vega and family Sumner Mr and Mrs Robert Sassman and family and Will Fink.
The Tripoli Leader from Tripoli Iowa dated November 27 1963 covers local events and notes from the town. It presents brief items on community changes and upcoming local activities and reflects the era's small town news style.
Poli Common School offers a weekly lunch menu with daily options. Monday features baked wieners, potatoes, fruit cup, chocolate cake, bread, and milk.
Mr and Mrs Edw Rosenthal attended Patricia Rosenthal's sixth birthday party at the Rueben Buhr home in Oelwein on Friday. They stayed overnight and returned home Saturday. In Iowa Falls Lester Brooks began duties Monday at Kinsey Chevrolet Co.
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