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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1956
Page
6
Sunday gatherings trace the social circle around Waverly with Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Bussana hosting a visit, relatives from Waterloo and Denver attending, and Harry Koepke hospitalized at Allen Memorial after a heart attack. Other notes mention surgeries, open houses, and local social events.
The Kramer family expresses appreciation to relatives and friends for sympathy and kindness during the illness and death of husband and father, and thanks firemen and all who helped at the recent home fire. Mr. and Mrs. Mandel Kramer and family.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Tiedt announce the engagement and coming marriage of their daughter Edna Ruth of Waterloo to Leroy H Hoffman son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Hoffman of Janesville An employee of James Black Dry Goods Co Waterloo Edna Ruth plans a December wedding with Hoff man an associated Cedar Falls interior decorator on the fiancé side
Intermittent rains ended the severe water shortage over the weekend, totaling about one and a half inches with .28 on Thursday .60 on Saturday and .35 on Monday. Temperatures ranged from 30 to 83, with highs in the 60s and 70s by day and 40s at night. Corn picking began with good yields as Tri poli received timely moisture to check field fires and aid drought-stricken regions. Weather observer C W Ryan recorded daily highs and lows from Oct 10 to Oct 16.
Bremer County community items note a Tankwagon Credit association meeting at Ritz Cafe in Sumner to discuss credit and delinquent accounts. Vic Happel and associates attended a Des Moines food dealers convention. Neighbors hosted birthday and family visits as football and school events continue locally including Beverly Stewart’s speech therapy outreach and student council conventions and senior portraits in Waterloo.
Local page from Tripoli Iowa reports on community events and notices dated October 17 1956. Readers see brief items on civic matters, school activities, and upcoming town happenings with names and places tied to the region.
Postmaster Ray H. Fink reminded local patrons that Christmas parcels for armed forces overseas must be mailed by surface on or before November 15 and by air by December 1 for Christmas delivery. Packages should be sturdy, well cushioned, wrapped in heavy paper and tied, and should avoid spoilable foods.
Readlyn High School baseball went 9 wins 2 losses this fall under coach Stan Kittleson. In sectionals at Hazelton Readlyn beat Oran Wadena and Hazelton to reach district where Winthrop won in the first round. Fredericksburg also defeated Readlyn. Standout hitter Robert Lehmkuhl batted .567. teammates Poock .517, Matthias 4-1, Gruber 1-0. Season scores include Readlyn 9 Dunkerton 2 and 15 2, Readlyn 14 Oran 1, 11 5 Wadena, 2 0 Hazelton, 4 9 Winthrop, 14 1 Hazelton, 7 2 Oran, 10 9 Orange Two.
The county Democratic central committee hosts a Meet Your Candidates rally Monday night at Sumner American Legion Hall at 8 p.m. Present are U.S. Senate hopeful R. M. Spike Evans, Third District hopeful Mike Micich, Iowa Senate candidate Joe Roose, and Iowa House candidate Guy Gates. Free refreshments and door prizes provided. Committee chairman Paul Strottman fronts the event.
Sumner couple Mr and Mrs William Bruch announce the engagement of their daughter Delores to Eldon Meier son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Meier Tripoli no date set for the wedding Miss Bruch works at Gambles Sumner her fiance works at Rath Packing Co Waterloo
Neal Kent, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Elston Boldt, was baptized Sunday morning at Grace Lutheran church by Rev. Wm. F. Goetz. Sponsors were Chris Kemming, Lloyd Pothast and Helmuth Brase. Sunday dinner guests at the Boldt home included the Kemming, Pothast and Brase families from Waverly and Plainfield, along with Adolph Boldt and Rey and Mrs. Wm. F. Goetz and Mary.
Monday evening dinner guests of Mrs. Fred Peters in Denver included Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Grebein, Mrs. Rosa Propp, Mrs. Ida Kuhrt, and Mrs. Pauline Koch as a birthday observance.
Denver Junior Class will present Phantom of the High School on October 18 and 19 at 8 p m. The show blends mystery and comedy with a cast including Mary Ann Steege Bob Arden Karen Buhr Karen Gleason Eugene Sassman Jerald Brettman Larry Meier Mary Schmidt Phyllis Walther Ruth Pipho Jane Belton Brenda Griese Bob Lynch Leigh Gleason Grace Doepke Marian Koelling Beverly Bruns Mary Huck Harry Olson Sharon Clark Sharon Borchers Geraldine DeVries Lyle Soldwisch Marlo Schnurstein Clinton Place Jim Buss Clara Joslin Sandra Cadam Bill Paul Fred Eick and Harlen Arlen Koelling.
A young boy in a rough neighborhood follows a Halloween night gang as fear shadows his steps. The scene shows a vulnerable child in a torn sheet disguise fleeing a knocking gang and confronting danger in the dark streets.
The Bremer County Association for Retarded Children will hold a Tuesday evening meeting on October 23 at 8 o clock in the Tripoli grade school building. Guest speaker Dr Miles Zintz director of the reading clinic and education at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls will address attendees. Everyone interested is urged to attend.
Representatives from the Water loo office of the Social Security Administration will be in Waverly at the Court House on October 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Housewives are urged to seasonal clean with IRHA listed items at Tripoli Hardware. The ad highlights bowl brushes rug cleaners floor wax hampers brooms mops squeegees and laundry supplies like clotheslines galvanized pails ironing boards and pads. It touts complete stock and value driven prices with the green and white IRHA emblem branding.
Dr Em Fuchs of John s Lutheran Cran Creek led a Grace Luth P W M S meeting with colored slides on the Holy Land Inspiring talk theme Blessed to be a Blessing Rev William F Goetz gave the Inspirations address Thirty three members and three visitors attended Refreshments served by several members at the home a stork shower was hosted by Mrs Bernard Everding with Seventeen present A car accident near Pomona Calif involved a minister striking two cows on highway and causing extensive damage to his vehicle
A 14 year old cactus belonging to Mrs E E Markley of Denis bloomed twice this summer. The plant, part of the Easter lily family, was 11 years old when it first bloomed.
Lightning struck the Clarinda residence of Ralph Hibb for the third time in years, causing only minor damage in each incident and no fires reported.
Pat Murphy, 20, of Emmetsburg, died in a sports goods shop when an automatic rifle discharged by accident. The incident is under investigation by local authorities.
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