Looking at Life as It Used to Be Forty-Five Years Ago
A 1910 chronicle from Tripoli notes neighborhood moves and events. Chadwick and Wm Schultz swap town and farm properties this summer. Fred Bull Sr. and wife return from Chicago. John Peters moves to Readlyn. John Carstensen builds a new home using Minnesota-sawn lumber. Rev. Albrecht returns from furlough to India. Central States Power and Light offices planned in Mercantile block. Double anniversary party for Quade and Bany. Kelsey buys a Montour cafe. Kammeyer heals in Iowa City. Tripoli Cafe set to open by Kehe and Tegtmeier. Nordorf estate bakery sold to Ambrose. Klemp move into new home. Panthers beat Hawkeyes 14 7 at Tripoli field for homecoming. Deaths: Sherman, Bockhaus, Nevermann. Bus crash near Denver injures Donaldson and Kehe. Evelyn Krueger mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Wm. Schultz
Schultz
Fred Bull Sr
Chicago
Illinois
John Peters
Readlyn
Fred Schwemm
Peters
John Carstensen
Minnesota
M. P. Albrecht
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
Albrecht
Tripoli
India
American Savings Bank
Mercantile Block
Frank Rebholz
Central States Power and Light Corporation
Oscar Quade
Edwin Bany
Bany Farm
Elde Kehe
Lavern Tegtmeier
Nordorf
Wm. Ambrose
Ford
Henry Klemp
Sophia Wolf
North Main Street
Tripoli Panthers
Hawkeye
Tripoli Field
Panthers
Franklin W. Sherman
Frederika
Emma Bockhaus
New Hampton Hospital
Henry Nevermann
Sumner
Waterloo West Union
Highway 63
Denver
Will Donaldson
Sophie Kehe
Fairbank
Evelyn Krueger
Local marriages and notices from Tripoli Leader 1955
The column notes several marriages and funeral notices including Mr. and Mrs. Otto Krueger of Denver uniting with Duane Schlomann, Grace Wedemeier wed to Wilbert Foelske in Nashua, and funeral services for Mrs. Ray Jacobson of Clarksville and John H. Weidemann of Waterloo. It also records Keith Carroll as Frederika postmaster effective Oct 1, and publication ownership details for The Tripoli Leader dated Sept 26, 1955. A Madrid prank involving kids adding items to gas tanks is briefly mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Krueger
Denver
Duane Schlomann
Henry Schlomann
Ray Jacobson
Clarksville
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Grace Wedemeier
J. P. Wedemeier
Wilbert Foelske
Little Brown Church
Nashua
Keith Carroll
Frederika
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Waterloo
John H. Weidemann
St. Francis Hospital
Classic Cream Cheese Pie Filling and Baking Method
Makes its own crust when it bakes. Yields a 9 inch pie serves 8. Bake at 325 degrees for 50 minutes for filling and 15 minutes for topping. Use cottage cheese eggs sugar almond extract sour cream vanilla. Beat cheese until light and creamy then add eggs one by one. Mix in 2/3 cup sugar and almond extract until smooth and lemon colored. Pour into greased pie plate and bake 50 minutes cool 20 minutes.
Balloon in Gas Tank Crashes School Bus Route
A balloon lodged in a school bus fuel line stalled the vehicle mid route. Mechanics labored to diagnose the problem and restart service, with crews racing to clear the obstruction and resume transportation for students.
Balloon Lodges in Bus Fuel Pump After Sucking Gas
A balloon drawn from a gas tank became stuck in a bus fuel pump causing a suspected mechanical disruption. No injuries reported as crews investigated the incident and cleared the vehicle for further operation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Esther Brettman
F. H. Brettman
Lorenz Strottman
John Strottman
Bensonville
Ill
Ross Kelsey
Montour
Kelsey
Mingo
Ernst Kammeyer
Iowa City
J. A. Koch
Professional Directory
Blame Business Service
Undea
Fire & Casualty
Cedar Rapids
Hartford Fire Insurance Inc
Mutual Trust Life Insurance
M. O. Brye Chiropractor
Waverly, Iowa
Dr. L. J. Magnall
Water Tower
Iowa
Fred Rewoldt
West Main
Coddington & Hemingway
Attorneys-at-Law
Block & Klemp Building
V. G. Goebel
Biermann
C. R. Barry
H. O. Hastings
Optometrist
E. Bremer
Waverly
F. Ray Robinson
Sumner, Iowa
Syndicate
Tripoli Leader
William A. Buckley
Lee O. Peacock
L. H. Fink
Madrid
Potter Siding Creamery Co
Tripoli, Iowa
Tripoli Community Chest
Tripoli Sales Co
Eord
Alf
Wm. Ambrose Auto Company
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