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Newspaper

Tripoli Leader

Location

Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1952

Page

6

Tripoli Ha Lites Weekly Roundup At Tripoli High

Tripoli Ha Lites weekly roundup lists staff editors and student sections for Tripoli High School including Pat Chapin Delores Bock and Velma Schultz among reporters. It notes activities across senior junior and sophomore news and features music and sports coverage with names of staff and advisers.

Tripoli High Valerie Biermann Lowell Engle Mr. Casey Pat Chapin Betty Snelling Delores Bock Dick Klenzmann Mary Droste Shirley Hay Eldon Hoppenworth Velma Schultz Eugene Ostrogge Chuck Pinch Alfred Bock Eugene Drape Cheryl Colburn Betty Boderman Alice Heine Barbara Hesse Beverly Mueller Laraine Rettig Lillian Fuchs

Spirit of Homecoming At T H S Keeps Us United

Editorial praises annual Homecoming spirit at T H S noting its boost to cooperation and effort. It lauds the football team band and crowd support at the pep rally while urging continued enthusiasm beyond Homecoming and warning against dwindling spirit at the bank corner rally.

Senior Alfred Bock Named This Week's Personality

Alfred Bock, Tripoli senior, discusses loves and dislikes, favorite subject bookkeeping, and extra activities. He has lettered in football four years and in baseball and basketball three years, acted on stage, and works summers in a Ford garage. He plans college but has no definite post graduation plans.

Alfred Bock Tripoli Alfred Jimmy Stewart Tiny Hill Adolf Madden Ford Chuck

Tripoli Triumphs Over Hawkeye 33 to 19 After Close Call

Tripoli rebounded from a heart breaking loss to Calmar to defeat Hawkeye 33 19 in the Homecoming game. Bock Beisner and Schmidt each scored one touchdown while Seelhammer added two. Bock scored after a long run by Seelhammer as the team steadied in a slow second half to seal the win.

Tripoli Calmar Hawkeye Bock Beisner Schmidt Seelhammer

Fire drill rattles Side Sites students during study break

At 2 Monday afternoon a loud clang sent everyone from classrooms as the first fire drill of the year began. Seniors welcomed the break in testing and fresh air, noting the Safety Education class had just discussed drills.

THS Hit Parade 1 Half As Much 2 I Went to Your Wedding

The list of THS songs highlights two titles from the school music scene. One track titled I Went to Your Wedding appears alongside Half As Much as part of a 1950s style hit parade.

Freshman initiation opinions from the class

Students recall freshman initiation with mixed views. Some call it fun and funny, while others criticize seniors for mean tricks, garlic in food, or the search for shoes. Several say it was boring or easy, and a few describe it as a dirty but enjoyable experience.

Shirley Blasberg Wilma Hartman Betty Lou Nerge Janice Davis Jeepers Elaine Pavelec Roy Boeckmann Judy Goebel Larry Vogt John Biermann Jim Kastli

Kindergarten News Roundup From Grade School Parade And Birthdays

Last week in kindergarten two birthdays were celebrated with cake candles and songs. Luanne shared candy bars on her birthday while Gene treated classmates to ice cream on his. Students walked for signs of fall, made leaf art, constructed paper dolls, and created streamers for the Homecoming parade. The class caroled in a bus trip with the second grade, with Laura H and Benny K in the convertible and Michael F on a decorated bicycle as Homecoming queen. Janice N. returned after an absence. Leaves and trees study moved into autumn colors with bittersweet and cattails on display. Calendar studies begin this September with more in January. Language work covered rhymes and two line poems. Belief It or Not notes all second graders were born in 1945. Three birthdays remain this year: Daniel Schumacher Ronald Rieck Yvonne Kalkbrenner. Six weeks tests showed top spelling mastery by Caroline Kehe and four others. Four students earned perfect spelling scores: Caroline Kehe Mary Block Lois Ladage Marilyn Lauck. Sandra Aubrey Linda Barry Karen Lobeck Suzanne Towne achieved perfect six weeks spelling. The class also reported several students with excellent attendance and punctuality.

Luanne Gene Laura H Benny K Michael F Janice N Daniel Schumacher Ronald Rieck Yvonne Kalkbrenner Dennis Weidler Laura Ragsdale Marilyn Lauck Caroline Kehe Mary Block Lois Ladage Sandra Aubrey Linda Barry Dennis Bergmann Charles Block Dixon Bunger Larry Judisch Kathryn Klemp Jacklyn Lobeck Frances Olejniczak Suzanne Towne Schmudlach Jerry Schroeder Martin Drewis Duane Bremer Claire Duecker David Guhlow Ronald Hill Billy Joe Kehe Douglas Kuker T. A. Shriver Miriam Blafuss Jeannine Cole Mary Martin Verdis Warnke Vernon Warnke Marilyn Buchholz Gerry Richardson United States Gerry and Charles Richardson Evansdale Tripoli Janet Chapin Marlene Drewis Kay Holm Marlene Kay

First six weeks nurture in a bustling classroom

Names of students and staff mark the start of the term with science experiments on grass growth and plant watering. Perfect attendance honors, birthdays, new arrivals Gerry and Charles Richardson from Evansdale, and class activities span art, reading, spelling, and math. The seventh graders win Homecoming parade prize money for the club treasury as the six weeks conclude with tests and preparations for reports.

Music Notes Elect Officers for Glee Clubs

Last week the glee clubs and mixed chorus elected officers. Girls' glee club names Karla Wilharm as president Margie Biermann as vice president Patsy Goebel as secretary treasurer and Mary Droste as librarian. Boys' glee club selects Eugene as officer.

Washington Post Carl Beisner Buck Creek Artesian Siegel Glee Clubs Karla Wilharm Margie Biermann Patsy Goebel Mary Droste Eugene

Tripoli FFA Holds Oct 1 Meeting and Plans Events

The Tripoli Chapter of FFA held a regular meeting on Wednesday evening October 1 with Waverly FFA officers present to initiate and preside. After initiation the Tripoli officers led the business portion. They discussed a Homecoming parade float and a hayride planned for next month. The chapter also plans a future dance in the opera house.

Tripoli F.F.A Waverly Opera

USDA economists foresee US food output slightly above 1951

USDA economists project total food production in the United States this year will be a little higher than in 1951, while population growth will nearly offset gains from crops and livestock increases.

United States USDA

Zion Lutheran Church at Ogden Marks Sixth Anniversary

Members of Zion Lutheran church at Ogden observed the sixth anniversary of the church's founding with services and commemorations, reflecting on its history and local impact.

Zion Lutheran Church At Ogden

Shot Heard Around World Referenced by Cone Colonists

Fragmentary text notes a shot fired by colonists at Cone and references the famous phrase the shot heard round the world, indicating a historical event tied to American independence.

Cone

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