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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1957
Page
5
A long list of overnight and weekend guests visits from families across Iowa. Entries include Mr. and Mrs. H H Sorg Marvin, Des Moines callers, and numerous households hosting relatives from Ames, Waterloo, Sumner, Marshalltown, and New Hampton. Notable mentions include attendance at a Washington State Iowa football game and several Sunday dinners and suppers.
Tripoli High school opens the annual adult evening class series next Monday with a session on Outlook led by economist_visits. The schedule lists topics and dates through January including poultry diseases weed laws beef cattle feeding and social security, with several local and regional experts attending.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Buhr and Richard celebrated their first wedding anniversary with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Morgensen in Waterloo. Columbus Ohio guests Herman and James Rush spent time at the Amana Colonies. Families from West Union Cedar Falls Waverly and Sumner visited relatives and spent weekends at homes of Hildebrandt Frank, Brase, Clausing and Kirchhoff. Recurrent gatherings included dinners and hospital calls reflecting neighborhood ties.
Mr and Mrs Reinhard Judisch celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary Sunday in St John s Lutheran church parlors Buck Creek with Rev Robert Glaser conducting services They have three children Melvin of Oran Verdeen and Sandra at home and three grandchildren Attendants at their wedding Mrs Emil Towne and Paul Judisch and families were present.
American Legion auxiliary met at the Town Hall Tuesday night with hostesses Mrs. Edw. Rosenthal Mrs. W. H. Warner and Mrs. R. J. Bunger. They voted to donate $10 to Tri Poli Community Chest. Delegates named Mrs. Rosenthal and Mrs. Emma Kelsey to the Third district convention at Waverly on October 14. Three new junior members welcomed Laura Marie Hurmence Catherine Ann Hurmence and Joan Marie Rettig.
Mr and Mrs Lavern Tegtmeier hosted an eighth birthday party for their son Steven on Friday evening. Din ner guests included Glen Slack Ricky Towne Sammy Kehe and Danny Johnson. Evening guests were Edwin Tegtmeier Fred Holm Duane Holm and family and Robert Selck and Brian.
Guests of Mr and Mrs Will Dohrmann in honor of his birthday on October 2 included Carl Everding Readlyn Tom Jensen Waverly Arnold Steege Garner Vic Steege and family Hazleton Dan Kempy Marion F H Bockhaus Will Lohmann H C Kuhrt and Marie and Ray Dohrmann and family.
Michael James Rush infant son of Mr and Mrs James Richard Rush was baptized Sunday morning at Grace Lutheran church by Rev William F Goetz. Sponsors are Herold Miller and Herman Rush. Dinner guests at the Rush home Sunday included Mr and Mrs Herman Rush Columbus Ohio Mr and Mrs Herold Miller and Rev and Mrs William F Goetz and Mary.
NEW BUTTERMAKER READLYN (Special) Mr and Mrs E F Krueger and Mike moved to Readlyn from Lawler He is the new manager and buttermaker of Readlyn Co operative Creamery Co succeeding Donald Ruth The Ruths Sharon and Ronald moved to Sumner where he became buttermaker at Sumner Creamery Co Bruce Wieland son of Supt Stephen Wieland Readlyn is in the 118 piece Town State college marching band traveling to Lawrence Kan for the Kansas Iowa State game D trumpet player and band member will entertain between halves.
Sunday dinner guests honored Mrs Schwake on her birthday. Attending were Mr and Mrs William Ganske Sr and Family, Robert Ganske, Verla Biermann of Sumner, Mr and Mrs Charles Ganske and family Readlyn, Dr and Mrs Carl R Svoboda and Steve, Cedar Rapids.
Sunday evening visitors at Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Fink in West Union were Mrs. K. C. Frank and Mrs. Buxbaum. They spent the afternoon with K. C. Frank in Sumner Community hospital where his condition is improving slowly.
Fire Chief Howard Holm announced this week that Mrs. Anna Kappmeyer is an additional contributor to the fund to purchase a resuscitator for community use.
A surprise gathering at their Waterloo home honored Mr. and Mrs. F C Dodd on their 10th wedding anniversary. Guests included Mr and Mrs R D Buhr and family Delwein Mr and Mrs Harrison Rogers and family Mr and Mrs Dodd Iowa Falls Mr and Mrs Delbert Beal and daughter Alden Donna Mae Dodd Waterloo and Mr and Mrs Edward Rosenthal. Mrs Dodd is the former Shirley Rosenthal, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edw Rosenthal.
H J Frese traveled to Rochester Friday evening to bring home Mrs Frese who had been a Mayo Clinic patient for the past three weeks.
Mary Rathbone entertained 30 schoolmates and friends at a Wiener roast Saturday afternoon in honor of her ninth birthday. Games provided entertainment.
Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Nuss and Glenda Sumner joined Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Kappmeyer Mr. and Mrs. Howard Flanscha and a family Mrs. Emma Kappmeyer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilharm Mr. and Mrs. John Hooper and family and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoeper to celebrate Mr Nuss birthday.
Marvin Lester Gatch of Tripoli, son of the Rev and Mrs L E Gatch, enrolled in a drama speech course as a Drake freshman. His Des Moines address is Jewett Dormitory, 2717 Carpenter. Ralph Storm of Jesup has been named Readlyn night marshal after retiring from 20 years in the army, last stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Mo. James Klemp returned from Sumner Community hospital after a Friday tonsillectomy.
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