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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1975
Page
1
The Bremer County Board of Supervisors set October 31 at 10:00 a.m. for a public hearing on proposed zoning ordinances. The session will be in the court house grand room in Waverly and residents may attend to support or object to the proposals. The newspaper supplement publishes the proposed ordinance for public awareness.
The county Extension pair hosts an event Thursday the 16 at Faith United Christ Educational Unit with antique and craft displays. Mrs Herman Mueller and Ioin Sassman lead the Antique Room. Mrs John Sickles andimer Herzog organize the Christmas Room. Displays run 10 am to 8 30 pm with free public viewing. Sponsored by ISU Extension Service in nty County.
Bremer County Central Committee elected Galen Hassman as county committee chairman. Plans include a Republican dinner at the Riviera ballroom in Janesville on Nov 25 with Congressman Charles Grassley as speaker. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Next meeting set for Nov 10 at Wartburg College Student Union.
Maple Hills Country Club hosts a 1950s style party for members and guests on Saturday October 25 from 9 to 1. Don Nordeen of KWWL spins Oldies Library music while attendees jitterbug and rock n roll for prizes in costumes and dances.
Wilbert Peters a 50 year old farmer south of Tripoli is in serious condition at University Hospital Iowa City after a Saturday tractor mishap. The rear wheel came off causing him to fall on the Buck Creek blacktop and the tractor to slide into a ditch. He was taken first to Allen Memorial Hospital before transfer.
A group rummage sale will be held at the Alfred Specht farm home 1 1/2 miles east of Frederika on Friday and Saturday October 17–18 from 9 am to 5 pm. Featured items include children's clothes in all sizes dishes a piano accordion a record player and miscellaneous items. Free kittens available. Phone 275 4327.
Firemen answered a Grandview trailer park blaze near Tripoli Thursday evening destroying the interior of a vacant mobile home owned by David Damm. Authorities suspect arson as the cause while Damm awaits trial in Black Hawk district court for a rape charge. Sgt. Dale V. Weidler completed Fort Sill training and returns to Battery A before an overseas post in Germany next year.
Two free programs in Bremer County by Iowa State University Extension focus on gift buying. Donna Andrusyk presents Selecting Appliances for Christmas Giving about microwave ovens and other gifts. Norma Evers leads Selecting Safe Toys for young homemaker groups. Schedule via Bremer County Extension Office Tripoli at 882-4275.
Denver firemen logged seven calls since Sunday including a hay fire near the Lazy H Motel and a car fire at the Ray Fails farm. Fire Chief Kurtt warned residents to avoid burning and urged farmers to keep extinguishers on machinery. A WWI Barracks meeting is set for Oct 22 at the VFW hall in Waverly.
Funeral services for 78 year old Johanna Schulte of 2719 Randolph Street Waterloo were at St Edward Catholic Church with burial in Mt Olivet Cemetery. She died Sunday night at St Francis Hospital. She was born October 22 1896 near New Prague Minnesota and married Henry Schulte May 13 1919 in Mankato. Survivors include brother John Schaack and daughters Virginia Young and Evelyn Schnieders. The Oppold Funeral Home directed. A garage sale at Merle Mack residence Frederika will be held Friday and Saturday October 17 18 from 9 am to 5 pm.
Bremer County 3rd graders will have heart sounds checked via PhonoCardioScan during October 31 to November 18. Iowa Heart Association and local schools coordinate this fourth year effort with nurse Marie Zelle as county coordinator. Over 18 000 Iowa students were checked last year. more than 30 000 expected this year.
Highway Patrol driver examining team will be in a city hall on Saturday October. The team will be there between 8 40 and 11 45 a.m. Driving tests will be from 8 15 to 11 15 a.m. The license examining team will return to Tripoli on November 15.
Tripoli Bicentennial Committee announces medals in the community on Tuesday. Medals cost $2.00 each with a limited quantity. Buyers should contact a committee member. Co chairs are Leon Kirchhoff and Mary Ann Ahrens.
A Martin Luther film is set for Grace Lutheran Church in Tripoli on Thursday October 16 at 8 00 p m and at St John s Lutheran Church in Denver on Sunday October 19 at 7 30 p m Margaret Diercks of rural Denver says the AAL Branch 1181 sponsors the event
Bremer County 4-H Council invites youths and parents to a Find Out Halloween Party at Tripoli Town Hall on October 21 from 7 30 to 9 00 p m. Learn how to join 4 H, age 9 by Sept 15 1975, and what 4 H offers with Halloween games and activities.
The Northeast Iowa Experimental Farm Association bought 120 acres from Homer Lucas and 140 acres from Dorothy and Darrell Lucas near Nashua for a new larger farm. Since 1974 local farmers have raised over 170000 dollars toward the project, with ISU involvement for regional research and demonstrations.
The 1975 raccoon season opens statewide October 25 at 12:00 am and runs to midnight January 31 with no bag or possession limits and no hourly hunting limits. The season covers the entire state, previously split into two zones. Raccoons inhabit streams and wooded brushy areas with habitat statewide, often on private land. hunters should obtain landowner permission before entering.
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