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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1963
Page
8
Candidates for Junior Sophomore and Freshman class attendants are listed. Voting takes place October 9 with winners announced October 10 at the pep meeting. Homecoming pins on sale with prices for students adults and specific groups. Dance admission listed.
Monday offers beef and spaghetti with carrot sticks peanut butter and cheese sandwiches apricots cookie and milk. Tuesday features hot beef sandwiches mashed potatoes green beans peach pie bread and butter and milk. Wednesday serves meat loaf parsley potatoes spinach fruit cup bread and butter milk. Thursday presents creamed chicken mashed potatoes cabbage and carrot salad pumpkin pie bread and butter milk. Friday none.
Editorial urges readers to display complete confidence and loud support from kickoff to end of games. It argues fans wait for touchdowns before cheering, calls that mindset disrespectful to players, and encourages 100 percent effort and vocal support to boost team chances of victory.
This year Homecoming at THS will be held October 11. The Tripoli Panthers meet the Plainfield Pirates as Homecoming queen candidates are Barbara Brandt Sandi Ellison Elaine Klenzmann and Margene Schuldt.
The Student Council met on Tuesday September 24 during sixth period to discuss Homecoming. Homecoming pins will go on sale Monday September 30 for 50 cents for students and $1.00 for adults, including the pin and game. Wayne Marth will provide the dance music and a new football field scoreboards project was tentatively discussed with fundraising via magazine sales over two years.
Thirteen senior girls and one junior take Office Practice, studying business letters such as collection, credit, adjustment, acknowledgment, remittance, order, sales, and inquiry letters. They learn composition and typing, with manuscripts and other papers to be studied soon. Miss Stricker also teaches shorthand and bookkeeping.
The Tripoli team lost September 20 to a lucky Denver squad after five fumbles. Locals praised a commendable effort against a tough opponent and look ahead to next week's Panthers versus the Fredericksburg Falcons as Tripoli13 11 was unable to hold a road romping by Fredericksburg last Friday.
The Panthers held strong but struggled on defense in a 32-15 victory over locals. They expect a tougher test Friday against Plainfield and will focus on tightening up stops and rebounding.
Charles Kiliies Dietz pursues Government, Bookkeeping, Agriculture, and English while leading in Boys Glee Club and 4-H projects and playing baseball and softball. He aims for carpentry work after graduation and offers advice to peers about staying focused and studying hard. Mike Fink covers German II, geometry, Government, and Physics while active in basketball, football, band, FTA, and Scouts. plans college after graduation and shares ambition to earn money.
Mrs Elsie Van Zante of Pella shared a rare sight with visiting family as her 25 year old night blooming Cereus unfurled a snow white delicate blossom one September night. The bloom lasts only hours yet carries a rare fragrance. The plant does not bloom every year. Leader ads bring results.
Mrs Walter Meier was called to the home of Mr and Mrs Arnold Platte on Thursday. Rev and Mrs Erich J Dorn attended or were noted in the event.
Mrs Will Edwards of Harlan harvested a tomato weighing two pounds four ounces from her garden, a notable seed variety described as surprise.
Mrs Christina Oberman Mrs Minnie Kimball Mr and Mrs Arnold Platte Mr and Mrs Chris Petersen Mr and Mrs Harry Saltan Mr and Mrs Harry Petersen and Mr and Mrs Verne Lockard were dinner guests Sunday in honor of Dennis Hartness who received the Dep Dep Patr award Sunday morning at St Matthew's Lutheran church His birthday was observed Dr and Mrs Glenn Kimball and family Des Moines spent last weekend with his mother Mrs Herman Kimball Clarence Geweke was a visitor in the home of Mr and Mrs Arn-
A brief item records Irene Wonn visiting on Friday afternoon, noting the social activity in the local area details.
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