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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1968
Page
3
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Marriage reports include Sumner residents Niewoehner and Johner wed at Mt. Pros yy St Lutheran with Delair Lines staffers from O'Hare Field attending. Engagements announced for Peggy Blanch and Gerald Meister with plans for a December wedding. A fatal accident near Fredericksburg is noted along with multiple births and a range of local society updates from Sumner and surrounding towns.
Des Moines lawyer and former Republican state chair Robert Ray, 40, wins the governorship, defeating Paul Franzenburg by about 92 000 votes. He becomes the first Polk County resident to hold the office since 1940 when George Wilson was elected to a second term.
Priebe reports afternoon visitors Earl and Larry Rohrssens and the Lilly family from Cedar Falls at Mrs. Herman Frisch's home. The Friendly Birthday club sets a December 3 Christmas party with a noon dinner at an Oelwein restaurant and secret pal names will be revealed. The governor-elect prepares to take office with budget duties due by February 1 and transition talks with Ray and Hughes aiming for a smooth handover.
Mrs. George Laycock of Madrid picked a dish of fresh strawberries from her new patch recently. Shop in Tripoli.
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