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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1957
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is the official newspaper of Tripoli Iowa and Bremer County. It is published weekly on Wednesdays and has been in operation since 1894. Publisher William A Buckley lists subscription rates at 3.00 per year in Iowa and 3.50 elsewhere.
Editorial praises Tripoli's Community Chest as a unified, screened fund. It notes that since adoption three years ago health welfare and recreation groups are vetted, solicitors come once a year, donors give once, and funds go where needed. It urges generous response to sustain this efficient system.
The piece argues federal troops were necessary to enforce Little Rock’s school integration after the state used the National Guard to block entrance to Central High. It asserts the plan came from the Little Rock school board and warns of further Southern efforts, including abolishing public schools in favor of private, to challenge federal desegregation orders. The author contends that future obstacles will require sustained federal action to uphold the law.
September 16 Leroy Gophers met at Larry and Clarence Huck with 14 members and two leaders present. Doyle Gordon attended. Vicky Burrow joined. Richard Sowers became a township member. Officers elected: Daryl Pals president, Le Roy Gray vice president, Clarence Huck secretary treasurer, Sue Sowers reporter. A hayride planned for October at Clinton and Vicky Burrow’s home. Carol Tiedt, reporter. Also Maxfield Merry Maids: Karan Hagenow new president, Carol Tiedt VP, Karen Buhr secretary, Karen Moeller treasurer, Judy Warnke reporter, Loyce Jarrill historian, Hedy Schweer photographer, Elaine Warnke and Gwen Meyerhoff telephone, Elaine Meyerhoff recreation. Dues raised to 10c monthly. Safety demo by Hedy Schneer and Betty Huebner. Marilyn Meier wool care and posture talk. Karen Buhr reports on State Fair. Next meeting at Karan Hagenow’s home. Delta reference noted.
September is Better Breakfast month with guidance from Harriett Rob er ts Iowa State College on eating breakfast to curb snacking and manage weight. The piece notes Iowa’s high farm family living levels from the 1954 census with electricity, telephones, automobiles and farm product values, and discusses simulated leather use and care in garments. It also reports a new high in turkey production with about 81 million birds planned for market this year, including heavier breeds and fewer Beltsville turkeys.
A cow on the Clarence Jirak farm in Jacksonville township Chickasaw county calved twins last year and produced triplet calves this year adding a rare birth record. The note ends with a question about what next year may bring.
State and local law enforcement say teen age groups use farm to market blacktop roads for drag racing with tire marks revealing activity. Racers post lookouts, carry shortwave radios, and scatter at police approaches. Some roads have chalked lanes and distances in white paint as tactics evolve.
Iowa State College farm economist Francis A. Kutish reports slaughter cattle receipts rising vs last year. Week ending Sept 1 Sioux City 460 loads vs 395 in 1956. Chicago 28 545 head vs 19 617. Omaha similar to prior year. Prices lower across Sioux City Chicago and Omaha with Friday week averages: Chicago 25.55, Sioux City 24.92, Omaha 24.63. Marketings of grass cattle and cows down. western ranchers hold cattle for heavier weights. Kutish expects heavier finished cattle and slower price hikes, advises finishing cattle for grade. Hog market sees fall season start. caution on holding heavies.
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