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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1933
Page
2
In a Friday game at the city park Independence rallied to defeat Sumner 14 to 7 after Sumner led 7 0 at halftime. Meyer of Sumner opened scoring, Blume added the extra point, and Grant and Tate led Independence with a late 45 yard TD run and a Tate Griffith pass for the extra point.
A program by high school students under Miss Harriet Peel includes songs by the senior girls sextette readings Oppor tunity by Alberta Cannell Americanism by Virginia Burrow piano solos A Twilight Idyl and Dance of the Wild Flowers by Henry Strumpell a debate on Rural Life vs Urban Life with Wilbert Weiskirch Charles Marks for the affirmative and Robert Frisch Percy Cannell for the negative.
Leslie Tietje returns home after season with Dallas and Chicago White Sox. Many families and students visit Iowa City and nearby towns, with visits to relatives in Allendale Minnesota Lake City and Frederika. Multiple trips to Chicago Des Moines and Muscatine noted alongside nursing training and university campus events.
Special Election in Independent School District of Tripoli Bremer County Iowa set for October 12 1933 at Town Hall Tripoli polls open 12 noon to 7 pm Proposed bond issue 40000 dollars to buy land for a new high school building site and to construct and equip the school.
Mr and Mrs Chas Ladage and Mr and Mrs Henry Drape attended the Cattle Congress in Waterloo on Thursday. Sunday visitors included Henry Rucker and Will Grebien with daughter Geneva at Ernest Quade’s home. Numerous social visits followed across the area with several families hosting and visiting relatives Sunday afternoon.
A thin wood veneer on paper backing in oak maple satin American walnut pearwood cherry and two mahogany species is marketed as wallpaper. It can be applied like ordinary wallpaper with rye meal and, when hung properly, will not warp or crack. It is said to imitate wood paneling and offer insulating properties.
A badger shows courage and endurance when cornered and forced into a defensive fight. The creature resists capture, highlighting its tenacity in a tense encounter.
The Sumner Gazette reports formal plans to reorganize the First National Bank of Sumner closed since the March 4 banking holiday. The plan requires 75 percent of deposits waived, with 50 percent of deposits placed in a trust fund to benefit depositors.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1:30 at the home and 2:00 at the Methodist church in Frederika for Mrs. E J Mooney nee Anna Izora French who died at the University Hospital Iowa City. The Rev A W Gable officiated. She was born August 2 1890 near Sumner, married January 21 1982 in Frederika, and lived there as a devoted wife and mother. Surviving are her husband, one son Lowell Welchy, her parents, four sisters, two brothers, and many relatives. Interment in Alcock cemetery followed a crowded service with floral tributes.
Bremer county residents have paid 492056.20 in taxes since Jan 1, per County Treasurer W C Hoth. For 1932, 589129.67 was paid by this date. 88 percent paid, 70026.80, or 12 percent, remains. Total 562083 in 1933, down from 620000 in 1932. Delinquent taxes may incur penalties and a delinquent sale this year.
A short reflection on facing trouble with resolve rather than fear. It counsels that worry over uncontrollable issues wastes energy and that prudence and courage help manage dangers. The quote attributed to Grit emphasizes resilience amid adversity.
Transfers prepared by Bremer County Abstract Company for the week ending October 6, 1933. Susan L. Heichel to National Life.
Insurance details mention $1 and 8 percent areas in sections 25.93.19 and 30-93-11 with parcels named nel and Emma H. Wiltson. The note references Grace R. Deanville and Smith in Plainfield and lists lots 79 and beyond in a leader advertising readout.
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