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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1956
Page
8
Buyers assess soil profile, structures, fencing and crops before purchase. A Thursday film illustrated fertilizer production, highlighting agricultural inputs and practices for informed decisions.
An editorial notes Saturday NBC telecast on Channel 7 features lonesome George Gobel. It praises his style, notes a cast overhaul this season, and hopes new faces will boost his show back to top status.
Leonard Stumme is a 17 year old five foot ten and a half inch senior fullback who also played basketball and track for three years. He plans to serve in the armed forces after graduation and spends his leisure time watching basketball and football or roller skating. He recalls the hectic hallway at T H S with 190 other students and looks forward to future success.
Classroom Chatter highlights eight ways to be a listener. It urges desk order, posture, eye contact, mirroring speaker, patience, thoughtful critiques, not interrupting, and listening for details. It also lists Ideal Junior awards for students and ends with a Webster’s slang note about Tri Poli High being mostly farmers.
The freshmen are through learning the F F A creed motto aims and purposes and can recite all three verses. They will begin study of animal husbandry soon. Sophomores in shop rearrange tools and work on the welder and silhouetting tools, while juniors and seniors study types of
News Flashes report that the junior home economics class has been sewing a jumper and blouse. Students faced difficulties with shoulder seams zippers and facings, but several jumpers are finished while others near completion. The article highlights the school library as a growing resource.
Ninth grade students endured a traditional initiation by the senior class who forced them to carry books and instruments. The freshmen wore unconventional outfits and masks, then endured playful antics such as rolling in leaves and climbing walls before a school dance hosted by the senior class.
The junior play Dont Take My Penny has a cast featuring Kaye Holm Bob Osborn Janet Chapin Jim Block Richard Towne Col leen Weidler Dorothy Plum Susie Niemeyer Ron Henninger Jay Ranard Maxine Gaede Jim Lahmann Karen Lobeck Jackie Nerge Karlyn Klenzmann Veryl Kelsey and Bob Mohling with Sandra Bany Shirley Buchholz and Karla Lobeck as promoters.
Lester E. Gatch, Pastor announces Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m Senior choir meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m Junior choir Thursday at 4 p m Catechism Saturday at 9 a m Women’s Fellowship Friday at 2 p m Hostesses Mrs H J Hankner and Mrs Robert Ambrose Miss Almeda Vickery will visit Cedar Falls Congregational church Friday at 2 p m for Nursery and Kindergarten teachers and at 4 p m for others in Sun day School Church Council postponed to a November date due to a crowded schedule
A dense church bulletin lists services Sunday October 21 morning worship Laymen's Sunday and German service with Sunday school. various guild meetings and workshops including the Fall Workshop at Garner Iowa October 19 with multiple departments and officers. youth council, confirmation, Brotherhood, Luther League plans. Messiah dedication events in Janesville and Mes siah American Lutheran Church dedication. broadcasts and TV features. choir rehearsals and devotional meetings. transport and social details for members and officers.
St Pauls Ev Lutheran Waverly reports 9:15 Sunday school and Bible class 10:15 divine worship with theme God is the Protector of His People. Upcoming events include Men's club Oct 24 at 8:15 p m choir rehearsal Oct 25 Parent Teachers supper Oct 26 district teachers conference Oct 25-26 at Conroy Iowa and German service Oct 28 at 11:15 a m.
Trinity Lutheran Church Bremer holds 8:15 a.m. divine worship with the theme God is the Protector of His People. An adult instruction class meets October 22 at Artesian at 7 p.m.
The team improved to a three win two loss record after a 13 7 victory last Friday at Janesville in a hard fought battle. They started slow in the first half but rallied to secure the win.
The Pep Club plans emblems to distinguish members at games. A central circle bears a wing on each side. one wing displays a T and the other an S, standing for T H S. Colors chosen are orange and black.
Students enjoyed a three day break as teachers attended a convention in Cedar Rapids causing no classes at T H S on Friday October 12.
The night before Homecoming features a snake dance behind the grade school led by the cheer leaders. After the dance starts it moves downtown where another pep rally follows and a Tripoli Theatre show may cap the evening.
A mission festival schedule lists Sunday events starting with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and worship at 10 45 a m with speaker Dr John Hiltner a Wartburg College professor of philosophy and religion in Waverly A potluck dinner follows at 12 30 p m then an informal service at 2 00 p m with speaker Rev John Jacklin from Aurora Iowa.
A church program lists Cyril Jandrey as pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Frederika with Rev. John Jacklin of St. Paul’s Lutheran in Aurora, Iowa and Dr. John Hiltner as a speaker. The fragment suggests a Lutheran event with multiple pastors and a guest speaker.
Lew Wanamaker of Marengo built crates for two ordinary tomato plants last spring and pruned them to climb, producing 12-foot tomatoes.
Ronald H Warner, third class USN, son of Mr and Mrs William H Warner, returned to San Diego aboard the destroyer USS Marshall on Sept 13 after a six month Western Pacific cruise. The voyage covered about 38009 miles with visits to Hawaii Australia Kwajalein Island and several Japanese ports amid task force exercises and Formosa operations.
The Woman's Club Fripoli met at Town Hall Wednesday night. Mrs. C. H. Smith reported on the district meeting at Charles City on Oct. 1, accompanied by Mrs. H. Frese, Lois Moeller, and Mary Werner of the Franklin Blue Belles 4-H club. Demonstrations on Good Posture and Recreation for Fun earned a blue ribbon at the Iowa State Fair. Next meeting is Nov. 28.
Student Council hosts Homecoming at T H S on October 19 with a football game against Strawberry Point, a parade, a queen coronation at halftime, and a night gym dance. Tripoli Panthers beat Plainfield 19 to 0 Friday night to improve to 2 2.
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