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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1958
Page
5
Local CNews Events and Mrs. Paul Zabel hosted and visited many friends in Waverly and surrounding towns. Numerous Saturday outings to Iowa City for a football game, meals and Sunday gatherings marked a busy week. Notable births include Rebecca Sue Block in Waverly and Richard Joel Brown in Pacific Missouri.
Two strangers used a split ten dollar bill trick last weekend to pass counterfeit currency. One fragment reached Harry Joel, a local grocer, while the other two were spent in Waverly on Friday. The con artists split a ten into two halves, marked a one dollar back, and passed each half as a ten dollar bill.
A long list of birthday visits and family events is recorded in Waterloo area notes. People from Bristow Waverly Cedar Falls Traer and nearby towns visit Mrs H W Krueger and celebrate Cal Waterman’s 84th birthday plus a baby boy born Oct 4 at Scholtz Memorial hospital Waterloo weighing 8 lb 2 oz. Extended family visits span Yvonne Daniel and John Aries families in Waverly and Circle Mont.
Mr and Mrs Duane Wedemeier of Westgate were honored Friday evening with a surprise party for their fifth wedding anniversary. Guests included numerous relatives from Readlyn Waverly Tripoli Des Moines Waterloo Jesup and Sumner, with lunch served at the close.
Emilia Koch entertained Sunday evening in honor of her father A. G. Koch whose 92nd birthday was Oct. 6. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kirchhoff and Diane Waverly Allan Sell Cedar Falls Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Koch Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kirchhoff Mr. and Mrs. Aug Bunger Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kirchhoff and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Bruns and Charlene. Evening visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Zickuhr and family Waterloo.
Mrs Walter Buls birthday observance lists several relatives and friends including Mr and Mrs Fred Gade Waverly Mr and Mrs Herb Warnke Sumner Mr and Mrs Clarence Bolte and Rosemary Janice Bergmann Mr and Mrs Lawrence Heinemann and family Mr and Mrs Otto Buls and Verlyn Mr and Mrs Peter Mahlstedt Mrs Lloyd Beevers Mr and Mrs Henry Hagen H T Lau and Mr and Mrs Dean Buchholz and Larry.
Mrs Alvina Pries celebrated her 80th birthday Monday evening with many neighbors and friends in Cedar Falls. Attendees included the Zanders Buchholz Kuhrt Buhrow and Schellhorn households and other local residents. Next Woman s Club meeting is Oct 15 at Town Hall with Rob ert Tao as guest speaker. ATTEND FUNERAL: local residents attended Albert Dravis funeral in Independence.
Steven Tegtmeier celebrated his ninth birthday with a bowling party. Guests included Sammy Kehe Danny Johnson Glenn Slack and Ricky Towne. The group joined for lunch with Brian Selck Bradley Holm and Spencer Holm.
Mrs Christina Schmudlach contacted the Tripoli Fire Department Saturday noon as a precaution when an overheated space heater began acting up. No damage occurred.
Mr and Mrs Herman Tegtmeier returned Saturday evening from a two weeks vacation visiting Minnesota. They traveled to Clear Lake Sac City and South Dakota to see cousins relatives and friends.
Rev Gatch is to be installed as pastor of Union Community church on October 12 at 2 30. Rev Max Strang of Marshalltown will deliver the installation sermon.
Annette Marie Mihm infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Mihm Sumner was baptized Sunday morning at Immaculate Conception Church Sumner by Rev Fr Joseph Kleiner. Sponsors were Mr and Mrs Mark Mihm St Lucas and Mrs Anna Slack grandmother of the infant was also present.
Sunday evening guests of Rev and Mrs W D Weidler at Waverly for Mrs Weidler s birthday included Ruth Weidler Nora Springs Mr and Mrs Lloyd Goodenbour and Jay Waterloo Rev and Mrs C J Weidler Nashua and Mr and Mrs Marwin Blasberg and family. other details not given.
The Tripolis FFA judging team earned a silver medal in the dairy judging contest at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress on Sept. 27. Team members were Veryl Buchholz, James Wolf, and Fred Hildebrandt, who attended the banquet that evening.
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a meeting on Tuesday October 14 at Tripoli Town hall. Hostesses for the session are Mrs. W H Warner Mrs Robert Selck and Mrs Lavern Tegtmeier.
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