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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1967
Page
5
A flurry of social visits filled homes across Ames and nearby towns this weekend. Residents from Charles City to Readlyn hosted relatives and friends, with gatherings in Waverly, Waterloo, Dubuque, and Fredericksburg.
A sequence of birth announcements from Waverly and surrounding towns lists new daughters and sons. Names include Joan Betty Haverkamp, Amy Elizabeth Vrhovnik, Amy Sievers, Glen Alan Biermann, Troy Daniel Zars, Deanne Kay Sievers, and Anthony Scott Fecht, with parent and grandparent connections across multiple Iowa communities.
Guests in the Carl Schwemm home included LeLand Bergmann Erika and Roland Brase families. The Schwemms and Sassmanns marked birthdays and a 20th anniversary was celebrated for Orlyn and Mrs. Milius. Attendees came from Waterloo Sumner Bil lie Nashua Clarksville Waverly and Bil lie Wedeking’s family.
Richard Meyer and Rudy Pavelec Jr visited University Hospital in Iowa City on Saturday to see Roger Traetow who has been a patient since Sept 24. On Tuesday afternoon they were joined by Mr and Mrs L L Moeller Mr and Mrs Larry Moeller and Gary Stromer. Roger is the son of the Edgar Traetows.
Mrs. Herman Propp died after illness while visiting relatives in Waverly Iowa. Her cousin's wife was identified as the deceased. Funeral services for Mrs. Propp were held Monday at St. Pauls Lutheran church. The Propps were traveling from Oregon to Texas and stopped in Waverly. Mercy hospital treated her before death Saturday. Also listed: Ed Cyr Jr and family moved from Cedar Falls to a North Main Street home. Cyr works for Darwin Buls trucking.
Mr and Mrs Larry Ladage with family moved last weekend to a Tripoli home recently purchased from the Wm Propp estate. Mr and Mrs Dennis Kuker and Steffanie moved to their southeast Waterloo home Saturday from Magnall apartments. Duane Holm attended a State Farm Insurance meeting at the Waterloo airport on Wednesday.
62nd wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Burmeister of Marion observed with family ties to their marriage near Norway. The couple has lived in North Liberty Center Junction Mechanicsville and Cedar Rapids over the years.
The Bremer County Auxiliary of Veterans of World War I held a Swiss steak dinner at Tripoli Town Hall to commemorate the 50th anniversary of World War I. About 50 attended as W. H. Warner provided piano accompaniment for Al Maurer L. H. Fink led singing.
A University of Iowa housing study recommends the state halt dormitory construction for undergraduates. It urges single rooms suites and apartments for juniors and seniors over 21 and ending the list of approved off campus housing while allowing adult students to choose where to live. Bowen presented the 244 page report to the board of regents but said he did not endorse it and would offer his own recommendations later.
The Frederika St. John Lutheran parish traces roots to 1892 relocation efforts and new affiliations. Since 1967 it lists 232 communicants and 309 baptized members, with 81 Sunday School pupils, and ongoing remodeling overseen by an anniversary committee.
Feature article by Earl T. Johnson manager of the Waterloo Social Security District Office.
The Q A covers age 65 Medicare enrollment employer notification confidentiality and required filing, mother's benefits rules for a 20 year old student, hospital benefits eligibility when working high income, and daughter's requalification as a child after marriage and college, noting age, schooling and marital status rules.
Gov. Hughes will head a team of top Iowa officials to Washington D C in the first week of October to confer with federal agency leaders. Iowa becomes the first state to use a new program improving federal state relations by taking officials to the capital.
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