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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1969
Page
8
Local edition of the Tripoli Leader surveys October 8 1969 events in Tripoli Iowa with community notes, school notices and brief local updates. Residents are informed of upcoming activities, local meetings and spot news from town.
Auditor Lloyd R. Smith reports the 1968 Bremer County audit filed in Des Moines and forwarded to Waverly. Key figures include total tax receipts of 4,010,920.66 and school district allocations led by Waverly Shell Rock at 707,602.20 and Sumner 128,053.92 based on the county tax rolls.
Fortieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Stumme of 1021 Steeley Waterloo will be observed Sunday October 12 with open houses from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. They were married October 10 1929 at St John’s Lutheran Buck Creek. They have eight grandchildren. Mr. Stumme works at John Deere Tractor Works.
Mr and Mrs H L Harms Mr and Mrs Oscar Heidemann and Mr and Mrs Ruben Schnurstein attended an open house in Waterloo on Sunday honoring the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Bernard Bruns.
Weekly church schedule for St John's American Lutheran Crane Creek with services at 9 10 and special events including Laymen's Sunday joint meetings Oct 9 choir practice Oct 11 no catechetical instruction vesper at Tripoli Nursing Home Oct 15 baptism Sunday and confirmation class notes.
Local church notices list service times and events for United Methodist Fredericka, St John Evangelical Reformed, St Johns Lutheran, St Paul Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran, and Western Douglas area churches. Activities include Sunday School 9 to 10, worship services, women and youth groups, choir practice, nursing home services, and parish planning meetings through Thursday and Saturday sessions.
Relatives of Mr and Mrs Wm Sievers and Mr and Mrs Charles Smiderly from Fontana California gathered at a Town Hall pot luck dinner. Attendees traveled from Strawberry Point Marshalltown Sumner Waverly Waterloo Readlyn Frederika Oelwein and Tripoli. California visitors left Monday after four days of family visits.
4 H in Iowa emphasizes reaching non farm youth and broad program areas. Youth ages 10 to 19 explore home improvement nutrition clothing management agronomy beef dairy and more while new self determined projects open unique creative paths. Activities include camps conferences trips fairs and skill-building through record books recognition and media endeavors.
The Tripoli Cub Scout Pack met October 6 1969 at Tripoli Town Hall with 119 in attendance. Den 1 led opening songs Hiawatha and Ang were suggested as new den activities for the district. Wolf Badges were awarded to Scott Tegtmeier Scott Kurt Schulz Elmer Balp Marvin Edwards Dan Brase and Tom Brase. Gold under Wolf awards went to Scott Deyo and El Balvanz. Elmer Balvanz received the Silver Arrow. A Jack O Lantern contest is planned for October 27. Webelos entertained with a skit about Build a Barn. Glen Gienau Willard Clifford Balvant Todd Red Nick Ray Robert Edna David Hoffman Allen Bry horst John Rewoldt Struck and Tim Brase joined Webelos Den. Den 5 earned the attendance award and helped with games. the meet closed with closing ceremonies by Den 4.
Randy Miller, from Sumner, left Oct 1 to begin two years of military service at Fort Bragg North Carolina. He had worked as a shipping clerk at Farmica Industries in Hopkins, Minnesota prior to entering service.
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