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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1972
Page
5
A rundown of Sunday and weekday visits, gatherings, and family events across Jesup, Readlyn, Denver, Sumner, Waverly, and surrounding areas. Includes dinner guests, nursing home contacts, funerals, and farewells as residents attend church, rejoin relatives, and offer well wishes.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smelcer of Adel are the parents of their seventh boy born Monday October 9. Jim is the son of Ken Smelcer of Tripoli. Other local notices list visits and farewells among families in Waterloo Waterloo area Conrad Sumner and nearby towns with several guests and a farewell for Randy Seehase bound for military service.
Elloha Pries and Roger Quigley united Sept 24 at St Pauls Lutheran Sumner in a 2 PM ceremony. The bride wore a crepe gown with lace accents and carried a mum orchid bouquet. Rev Douglas Cornels officiated. Guests, attendants, and a 250-person reception followed in church parlors.
Jane Schwake and Paul Garner wed Sept 24 at St John’s Lutheran Spring Fountain in a 7:30 p.m. candlelight ceremony. 350 guests attended as Beki Sassman and Dale Beck provided music and family members served as bridal party and ushers.
Sunday visitors honored Erwin Hoppenworth for his birthday as Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kerr Linda. Ewald Miller and Gertrude Quade attended. Fred Brase and family attended funeral services for Lila Maurer of Readlyn at St. Marys Waverly. Billy Scoles returned to Macon Georgia after celebrating his parents golden wedding Sept 27. Alfred Gaede and Sarah Gaede returned from White Earth Minnesota with Sarah visiting Brainerd. Richard Meyer and family with Robert Meyer and Stephen Maurer and families of Waterloo joined Ben Meyer and family for wedding anniversary dinner.
Bremer County 4-H marks National Week with 4-H members 662 strong and five million nationwide. Businesses support 4-H learning by doing. donors fund grants and scholarships totaling over 187000, to be awarded at the National 4-H Congress in Chicago November 26 to 30. Contact Bremer County Extension Office in Tripoli to help.
The Bremer County Cancer Board met Monday evening September 11 at the Social Welfare Office with Rev. W. D. Weidler presiding. Dorothy Gogg read the minutes and Marlys Ryan gave the treasurer’s report. Future meetings were discussed including a September 23 state cancer meeting in Des Moines and January 29 board session with February 6 crusade planning at New Hampton.
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