Membership Drive for Tripoli Community Chest Underway
Fourth annual drive for Tripoli Community Chest is under way with Alfred Rieck as chairman. Kickoff at Town Hall clarified purpose and scope for solicitors in districts including Worth and West residentials along with organizations and business groups. Chest serves as centralized funding for public welfare agencies, with a $2,720 proposed budget and ten member agencies such as American Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Cerebral Palsy Foundation, and United Fund of Iowa.
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Tripoli
Aign
Alfred Rieck
Fevelling
Willard Holm
Charles Smith
Walter Geward
Ervin Volker
Orville Haase
Ed Biesterfelt
Edw Rosenthal
Worth_residential
Orlyn Milius
Roger Boeckmann
Alfred Bock
Wm. Hurmence
Robert Sievers
LaVern Boeckmann
L. J Magnall
South Residential
Carl W. Ryan
Carl Ryan
Doyle Gordon
Everett Amfrose
Wes Bockhaus
Arno Ladage
Ewald Kleiss
Clarence Nerge
Mashada Pink
Marie Kuhrt
Fd Bany West
Duane Holm
Robert Selck
Kobern Tegtmeier
Leo Sau- Jerbrei
American Red Cross
American Cancer Society
Bremer County Association For
Boy Scouts of Amerea
Cerebral Palsy Foundation
Own Mental Health Association
Sister Kenny Foundation
Salvaton Army
Tripoli Youth Recreat On Fund
United Fund of Towa
Treasure Chest raises first prize to fifty dollars
The Treasure Chest first prize will rise to 50 dollars this week after no claimant by Saturday night. Everett Waterman was drawn but did not claim in time, so Leslie Biermann received a $10 consolation prize. Other names drawn were Wendall Kuethe, Orville Schumacher, and George Barnes.
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Tripoli
Everett Waterman
Leslie Biermann
Wendall Kuethe
Orville Schumacher
George Barnes
Chicken and ham supper at Tri-Poli Town Hall
Congregational Women's Fellowship sponsors a chicken and ham supper on Thursday evening October 10 at Tri-Poli Town Hall. Serving starts at 5 p.m. Menu includes chicken or ham escalloped potatoes sauerkraut or baked beans gelatin salad pie coffee rolls and jelly. Adults $1.00 children under 12 60 cents.
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Congregational Women’s Fellowship
Tri- Poli
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Minnie Boeckmann
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie Boeckmann 87 were held Monday at Rettig Funeral Home and St Peters Evangelical and Reformed church with Rev E F Puhlmann in charge. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Survivors include a son Erwin of Tripoli, five grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. She was born Oct 27 1869 in Siegel and died after a paralytic stroke Friday night. Her husband Gustav died in 1940.
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Minnie Boeckmann
Rettig Funeral Home
St Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
E. F. Puhlmann
Church
Harvey Schwartz Lawrence Schwartz
Ray Wedemeier
Ray Schwarze
Leslie Kelsey
Carl Lobeck
Boeckmann
Siegel
Fred
Minnie Nolte Schultz
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed
Joseph Rosenthal
Gustav Boeckmann
St. John's Church
J. Reinicke
Warren Township
Tripoli
St. Peter’s Church
Womens Guild
Erwin
Hulda Brien
St. Paul
Minn
Hilda
Alma
William
John
Carl Schultz
Anna Ladage
Emma Biermann
Ida Schwartz
Matilda Kelsey
Pictures Saturday For Free Calendar Offered by Leader
Citizens are invited to bring children to Town Hall on Saturday October 12 from 10 am to 5 pm for a free portrait session by Waltz Studios Des Moines. The Tri PolI Leader sponsors a 1958 calendar print with no obligation to buy extra prints. families may pose multiple children and a group photo. studio rep will assist with pose selection. Thursday visitors to Mr and Mrs Henry Klemp included Mr and Mrs Henry Schweer Sumner.
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Tripoli
Waltz Studios
Des Moines
No Candidates File For Mayor's Office On November Ballot
Tripoli faces a vacant mayoral post with no nominees by deadline. Write in votes or council appointment will fill the role. A full council ticket appears on the ballot with incumbents Hurmence Carstensen Blasberg and Crittenden. Juel filed for the council vacancy created by Bunger's retirement alongside four incumbents.
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Harry C. Juel
Arthur Bunger
Wm. Hurmence
F. F. Carstensen
Henry Blasberg
FP. L. Crittenden
Hunters at Sweet's Marsh Open Duck Season Crowded
The 1957 duck hunting season began before sunrise at Sweet's Marsh with many hunters and ducks observed. Shots echoed like a 21 gun salute as some birds were bagged while others escaped. Sunday saw poor visibility and three violators were fined for unlawful take and shooting out of hours.
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Sweet’s Marsh
Laymen's Fellowship To Sponsor Auction Night Oct 16
Congregational Laymen's Fellowship will sponsor its annual public auction next Wednesday night Oct. 16 at Tripoli Sales Co. barn starting at 7 30 p m. A large variety of items will be offered including food. Lunch served by Congregational Pilgrim Fellowship. J P Snelling auctioneer and H J Frese clerk.
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Congregational Laymen's Fellowship
Tripoli Sales Co
Congregational Pilgrim Fellowship
J. P. Snelling
H. J. Frese
Farm Produce Semi Involved in Cedar Rapids Crash
A Farmers Produce Co semi was in a fatal crash near Cedar Rapids at the Highways 30 and 218 junction around 2:30 a.m. One truck driver was killed. Harold Severe, driver for Farmers Produce, was shaken and treated for shock. He, Cedar Falls resident, has driven for two years and is son in law of Mr and Mrs Fred Bitterman Tripoli. The loaded truck carried canned sweet corn. Damages to vehicle and cargo not yet estimated.
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Cedar Rapids
Harold Severe
Farmers Produce Co
Cedar Falls
Fred Bitterman
Tripoli
Pauline Barber Wed To Arnold Hill at Nashua Church
Mr and Mrs John Barber announce the marriage of their daughter Pauline to Arnold Hill son of Lavern Hill. The couple were wed Sunday afternoon in the Little church Nashua. They will live on east of here near a Brown farm south
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Frederika
John Barber
Pauline
Arnold Hill
Lavern Hill
Nashua
Red
Swallows Poison Aids Rescue Child Exits Hospital
Sheri Bergmann four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Arlie Bergmann was taken to Sumner hospital Saturday after swallowing a poultry remedy containing poison She was dismissed from the hospital Sunday morning
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Sheri Bergmann
Arlie Bergmann
Sumner Hospital
Funeral Tomorrow for John W. Hesse at Klinger Church
John W. Hesse 73 dies Sunday. Services set for Thursday 1:30 pm at Matthias Funeral Home and 2 pm at Immanuel Lutheran church Klinger with Rev. E L Stuempfig in charge. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by wife Eleanora Vogel two daughters a son five brothers two sisters a stepsister and six grandchildren. Preceded by five brothers and a grandson.
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Denver
John W. Hesse
Matthias Funeral Home
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Klinger
E. L. Stuempfig
Concordia Lutheran Church
Waterloo
Wilmont Moehling
Carl Leonhardt
Lavern Schumacher
Melvin Diercks
Geppard Abben
Harold
I11
Calvin
Dunkerton
Carl
Pomona
Calif
Herman
Adolph
August
Welcome Rain Breaks Three-Week Drought in Tripoli
A cold front from the west brought a welcome rain to Tripoli Tuesday ending a three week drought. The week saw a high of 70 and a low of 36 with moderate rainfall including a trace Monday and .33 inch Tuesday. More rain and colder temps were forecast for the rest of the week as harvest season looms. Local observer C W Ryan logged daily highs and lows through the week.
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Tripoli
C. W. Ryan
Readlyn Day School Marks 100th Anniversary
About 150 persons attended Readlyn Day School’s 100th anniversary program in Readlyn. Lower grades sang two hymns under Miriam Gerken. Karen Stumme and Rene Ave Lallemant sang “My Clean Hands.” Upper grades, led by Donna Beier, presented a dramatization and three readings. Guest F. G. Torgler of Waterloo, who taught there 18 years, shared events from his experiences. Candlelighting preceded refreshments prepared by students.
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Readlyn
St. Paul's Christian Day School
Christian Day Schools
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Miriam Gerken
Karen Stumme
Rene Ave Lallemant
Donna Beier
F. G. Torgler
Waterloo
Grace Lutheran Ladies' Aid Chicken and Ham Supper
The Grace Lutheran Ladies' Aid hosts a chicken and ham supper and bazaar on Tuesday October 15 starting at 5 p.m. Menu includes chicken or ham mashed potatoes sauer kraut buttered peas cranberry salad rolls relishes coffee and pies. Adults 1.00 children 50c.
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Grace Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
Chicken supper and bazaar at Methodist church
Chicken supper and bazaar sponsored by W.S.C.S. will be held Thursday October 24 in the Methodist church basement. Supper starts at 5 30 p.m. Prices are 1.00 and 50 cents.
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Methodist Church
W.S.C.S
Assessments for Curb and Gutter Job Cut by One Quarter
The 1957 curb and gutter program in Tripoli will cost about 25 percent less than originally estimated. Construction costs were $3 per foot including engineering and legal fees. Town Clerk Pearl Buechele will figure individual assessments, with notices likely mailed next week. Payments are due within 30 days or can be added to the tax rolls for 10 years.
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Tripoli
Pearl Buechele
Three Men Fined For Hunting Violations Here
Three men were fined this week in Mayor Rudolph Piegers court for violating hunting laws. Lavern Schumacher of Tripoli paid 25 dollars plus costs for shot and possession of a wood duck. T S Norman of Waterloo faced 25 dollars plus costs for shooting and possessing a wood duck. James H Trembel of Waterloo were fined 13 dollars plus costs for hunting ducks after closing hours. Bruce Parker, state conservation officer, filed the information in each case.
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Rudolph Piegers
Lavern Schumacher
Tripoli
T. S. Norman
Cottage St
Waterloo
James H. Trembel
Greenwood
Bruce Parker
State Conservation Officer
Lawmen to Target Iowa Secondary Roads in Coop Campaign
Sheriff H. E. Ehlert announces a joint plan with the Iowa Highway Patrol and the Iowa State Sheriffs Association to patrol secondary roads in Bremer and six nearby counties. Lt. J. Schneider says the intermittent patrols will focus on danger spots shown by traffic flow maps and past fatal crashes to deter drunk and reckless drivers. The program aims to preclude predictability and will be finalized at a Thursday meeting in Waverly.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
H. E. Ehlert
Bremer County
J. Schneider
Highway Patrol District No. 9
Iowa State Sheriffs Association
Department of Public Safety
Schneider
Waverly
Oyster Chili Supper by St Pauls Lutheran Siegel
The Brotherhood of St Pauls Lutheran Church in Siegel announced an oyster and chili supper for Wednesday November 20 with reservations requested. The event aims to raise funds for church activities.
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Brotherhood of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Siegel
Homecoming Week Events Planned by Tripoli High School
Tripoli High School outlines a full Homecoming schedule starting Thursday with a bonfire and pep rally behind the grade school, a downtown snake dance, a special theatre show, and a parade featuring elementary and high school entries. The Homecoming Queen will be crowned Friday at the Tripoli Plainfield game, followed by a high school dance. Tickets sell for $1.25 adults and $1 students.
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Tripoli High School
Tripoli Theatre
Last Rites Saturday For Otto C Kuethe, Residents' Father
Funeral services for Otto C. Kuethe 76 father of four sons and four daughters were held Saturday at St Pauls Lutheran church Waverly with burial in Zion Lutheran cemetery Readlyn He died suddenly last Thursday morning at his Waverly home from a heart attack Survivors include his wife and eight children N D Collins Erwin Judas Thomas Butler and Ronald Rosenberg plus Harold Paul Elmer Edgar and other daughters and sons from area towns
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Otto C. Kuethe
Tripoli
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Waverly
Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Readlyn
Kuethe
Harold
Paul
Elmer
Edgar
N. D. Collins
St. Paul
Erwin Judas
Thomas Butler
Palo Alto
Cal
Ronald Rosenberg
Waterloo
First Meeting of Boy Scout Troop Scheduled Tonight
All boys in the Tripoli community invited to the first meeting of the newly reorganized troop at Town Hall tonight at 7. Virgil Weidler named scout master with Richard Rush as assistant.
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Tripoli
Town Hall
Virgil Weidler
Richard Rush
Frederika Voters Favor Joining With Tripoli District
Frederika Independent School district voters favored reorganization by a wide margin in a straw vote held last Wednesday. Of about 240 eligible voters, 205 cast ballots with Tripoli receiving 144 votes, Fredericksburg 35, and Sumner 26, guiding the board of education on possible district reorganization plans.
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Frederika
Tripoli
Frederika Independent
Tripoli Community
Fredericksburg
Sumner
Board of Education
Plainfield Eyes Friday Night Feature Against Tripoli
Tripoli's winless football team visits Plainfield in a Friday night clash powered by Homecoming. Plainfield, undefeated and confident, seeks to extend its favorable balance while Tripoli aims to halt a four game skid and notch a breakthrough victory.
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Tripoli
Plainfield
Panthers
John Mullen
Pirates
Lime Springs
Clarksville
Church Supper By St. Peter's Lutheran Ladies Aid
St Peter's Lutheran Ladies Aid in Denver will sponsor an annual chicken and ham supper in the church parlors on Thursday October 10. Serving begins at 5 p m with a dine in option and takeout available.
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St. Peter’s Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
Denver
Office closure notice for October dates
The office announces closure from October 12 to October 16 with Dr A R Winter based in Fredericksburg Iowa. The notice lists the dates and contact details for rescheduling or inquiries during the break.
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A. R. Winter
Fredericksburg
Iowa
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Wm. Kammeyer
John Deere Ried Septheran
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Rath Packing Co
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Sweet's Marsh
Laymen’s Fellowship
Pauline Barber
Klinger Church
Readlyn Day School
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Doug Bell
Ray Bye
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Paydirt
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Eldy Heideman
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