IMC Converts Tripoli Canning Plant to Fertilizer Operation
International Minerals and Chemical Corp converts the former Tripoli Canning Co site into a utilizer type plant. Kenneth Freyholt says farm fertilizer services including bulk fertilizer, spreading and soil testing will be offered in Tripoli, with Rainbow and Super Rainbow brands and other plant foods. Freyholtz, ex-Fairfax IMC, relocates with family to Tripoli and resides at the Congregational church parsonage. IMC operates 31 fertilizer plants, including one at Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Minerals and Chemical Corporation
Tripoli Canning Co
IMC
Kenneth R. Freyholt
Freyholts
Tripoli
Rainbow
Super Rainbow
International
Mason City
Readlyn business expands auto service department
Readlyn Gas Station owners Art Wolff and sons announce the purchase of the Poock Chevrolet Co building in Readlyn. Renovation is complete and the site will serve as an auto repair shop operated with the existing service station business. An open house is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Art Wolff and Sons
Poock Chevrolet Co
District Meeting of World War I Vets to Be Here Sunday
Third district gathering of World War I veterans and the Ladies Auxiliary will be Sunday in the Tripoli Town Hall. Registration starts at 12 30 and a joint meeting at 1 30 p m. All World War I vets and their wives are invited, regardless of membership. Past Department Commander Moore and district officers will report on the Dallas national convention. Lunch served by the Ladies Auxiliary.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Tripoli Town Hall
Moore
Dallas
Twenty-one Attend Tupoli Commercial Club Dinner
Twenty-one members of the Tupoli Commercial Club attend a Monday dinner at Town Hall. A nominating committee was named to present candidates for three vacancies at the next meeting. Wesley Bockhaus chairs. committee includes G. R. Rettig and Robert H. Kuhrt. Officers to be elected next month include president, vice president, and one three year director. Christmas decorations for the Yule season discussed. Walt Steward reported Howard Holm has agreed to head civil defense for Tripoli as part of county wide efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tupoli Commercial Club
Wesley Bockhaus
G. R. Rettig
Robert H. Kuhrt
Walt Steward
Howard Holm
Fire Department
Tripoli
Local Ford P P E Football Contest Draws 37 Players
At Tripoli South Park 37 youngsters took part in Ford dealer P P E football contest across five age groups. First prizes were uniforms for Tony Magnall James Biesterfelt Willis Hildebrandt Allen Buchholz and Wayne Mager. Second prizes jackets went to Darrel McKeown Cary Lehmkuhl Clifford Juel Kenny Hennings and Daniel Biesterfelt. Third prizes footballs went to Joel Hurmence Jonathan Klein Jerry Towne Marlin Weidler and Wayne Mast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
South Park
P.p.&e
Tony Magnall
James Biesterfelt
Willis Hildebrandt
Allen Buch
Savings Bonds sales exceed 111 million in nine months
Iowans invested 8,682,884 in E and H savings bonds during September, boosting the nine month total to 111,308,007 for 74.4 percent of the annual goal. Carl E. Hagemann, Waverly, reports Bremer county September sales 91,685 and nine month total 961,704 for 73 percent of its 1961 quota. County totals for Buchanan 553,137 54 percent, Chickasaw 822,848 88 percent, Fayette 1,194,330 71 percent.
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Carl E. Hagemann
Waverly
Iowa
Bremer County
Buchanan
Chickasaw
Fayette
Iowa cities set to gain road use tax share in 1962
DES MOINES Iowa towns and cities will receive 13 cents of road use taxes in 1962 up from prior allocations, an increase of over 55 percent. Tripoli is projected to get 9 163 dollars, with 47 percent of funds to the state primary system, 49 percent to secondary roads, and 13 percent to cities and towns. Cities must file arterial and local road maps and three year plans, with 75 percent of funds for arterial streets and 25 percent for locals, plus annual expenditure reports.
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Tripoli
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Good Roads Association
Iowa Highway Commission
1961 Duck Season Opens Saturday At Noon
The 1961 duck season starts this Saturday October 21 at 12 noon and runs daily from sunrise to sunset through November 19. Daily bag limit is two and possession limit is four ducks, with a maximum of six ducks including other species. No more than one wood duck and one hooded merganser per day, and merganser limits total five bag and ten possession. No canvasbacks or redheads may be taken. Wapsie Sportsmen's Club Tripoli provides schedules Friday afternoon at local gas stations and restaurants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsie Sportsmen's Club of
Tripoli
Local Baton Twirling Ensemble Takes State First in Class
Majorettes from Tripoli High traveled to Charles City for the state marching band contest and earned a division one rating in baton twirling ensemble. Members include Linda Barry Sue Tonne Kathy Klemp Karen Bockhaus Caroline Kehe and Lois Ladage. Linda Barry taught the ensemble routine and also earned a two rating in baton twirling solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Charles City
Linda Barry
Sue Tonne
Kathy Klemp
Karen Bockhaus
Caroline Kehe
Lois Ladage
Linda
Sportsmen to Meet at Wapsie Club Meeting in Tripoli
Wapsie Sportsmen's Club will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday October 24 in the Tripoli Town Hall at 8 p.m. Refreshments will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsie Sportsmen's Club
Tripoli
Soup Supper Planned by St Peter's Church Group
St Peter's Evangelical and Re formed Young Couple's Class will host a soup supper on Sunday October 22 in church parlors. Service starts at 5 pm. Menu includes chili or chicken soup crackers rolls relish tray cake milk. Tickets priced at 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s
Evangelical and Reformed Young Couple
Drivers Exam Team to Visit Tripoli Saturday Oct 21
The Iowa Highway Patrol drivers license examination team will be in Tripoli on Saturday in the council room of the Town Hall from 8 30 to 12 noon. All types of license examinations will be given and the team will not return until November 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Highway Patrol
Tripoli
4-H Awards Banquet Slated for Janesville on Nov 2
Bremer County 4-H Awards Banquet sponsored by the Bremer County Bankers Association will be held Thursday November 2 at 6 30 P M in Janesville. County officers and 4-H Committee expect about 650 attendees. Members with satisfactory records receive free tickets. others may buy from the Extension Office by October 27.
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Janesville
The
Bremer County Banker's Association
4-H
Parents
Tripoli Panthers Blank Dunkerton 20 0 in Cedar-Wapsie Tilt
Tripoli Panthers rout Dunkerton 20 to 0 to extend streak to two games and move to second in Cedar-Wapsie standings behind Wapsie Valley. Dennis Bergmann and Doug Boeckmann sparked the scoring with long runs and a blocked extra point defined the first half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Benarden
Tripoli Panthers
Dunkerton
Panther
Cedar-Wapsie
Wapsie Valley
Panthers
Dennis Bergmann
Doug Boeckmann
Boeckmann
Lady Luck
Raider
Tripoli
Martin Drewis
Cedar-Wapsie Loop
Autumn Weather Brings Sun As Farmers Reach Beans
A good week of autumn weather in the Tripoli area included near full sunshine aiding soy bean combining. Moisture at 12 percent allows safe bean storage while corn harvest may start in full next week. A Friday total precipitation of .58 inch and a near normal temperature range, with highs around 78 and lows near 34 to 47, was recorded by J. M. Haydon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
J. M. Haydon
Weather Observer
Frese Couple Embarks on Hawaii Tour
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Frese leave today on a scheduled tour to Hawaii visiting numerous relatives and friends en route. They will meet Urban Berner in Merrill, Jan Laverty at Wayne Nebraska State Teachers College, Hixson in Ordway Colorado, Tempe Arizona with Arthur Baker, and in Phoenix with their son Jack and family before flying to Honolulu in November.
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H. J. Frese
Hawaii
Urban Berner
Merrill
Jan Laverty
Nebraska State Teachers College
Wayne, Nebr
Hixson
Ordway
Colo
Tempe
Ariz
Arthur Baker
Phoenix
Jack
Honolulu
Tripoli Woman's Club Meets October 25 at Town Hall
The Tripoli Woman's Club will meet Wednesday October 25 at 7 30 p m in the Tripoli Town Hall. Roll call is My Favorite Contemporary Composer. Mildred Ambrose will present the program with a book review.
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Woman's Club
Tripoli
County Supervisors To Hold Public Auction Friday
Bremer County Board of Supervisors will auction used bridge planks snow fence and solidified rock salt owned by the county. The sale is Friday Oct 20 at three locations the Tripoli shed 9 am Bremer shed 11 am and Janesville shed 2 pm all cash and final.
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Bremer
Entertain Wives Event Held by Tripoli Fire Department
Members of the Tripoli Fire Department entertained their wives at a Friday dinner in Janesville, sharing a social evening with the department’s personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Local Scouts Attend District Camporee at Sumner North Woods
Sixteen members from Tripoli Troop joined fall Wakota District Camporee in the North Woods area near Sumner last weekend. Participants included Mike Fink and Barry Fink along with Ted Olmstead and Vern Schildroth leading as scoutmaster and assistant. Activities featured Chariot Race height judging blanket rolling nature lore fire building and conservation with pine tree transplanting on land owned by the County Conservation Commission.
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Tripoli
North Woods
Sumner
Wakota
Mike Fink
Marshall Wilharm
LeRoy Beevers
Dennis Juel
Ron Kelsey
David Kuethe
Dick Magnall
Barry Fink
Bill Quigley
Lavern Boeckmann
Larry Shonka
Tom Grove
Karl Brooks
Joel Wikner
Harvey Juel
Bruce Bunger
Annual Family Living Hobby Fair Slated At Tripoli
The Extension Family Living Committee holds the annual Hobby Fair at Tripoli Town Hall on Oct. 26 from 1 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM. Readlyn chairwoman Mrs. Wilmer Frahm says the event is open to the public. last year drew over 500 visitors with displays by Elroy Leistikow, Emil Leistikow, Herman Cordes, Ray Fairholm, and others plus 4-H and church groups.
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Extension Family Living Committee
Tripoli Town Hall
Wilmer Frahm
Readlyn
Family Living Committee
Eileen Diercks
Helen Mei
Kindergarteners Tour Tripoli Fire Department
A group of kindergarteners toured the Tripoli Fire Department last week during Fire Prevention Week. Fireman Howard Holm and teacher Mrs. R. J. Bunger observed as the children inspected the trucks from end to end and ran portions of the tour.
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Tripoli
Howard Holm
R. J. Bunger
Tripoli Community Chest Drives Past Halfway Mark
The Tripoli Community Chest reports 53 percent of its $2,600 goal, with about $1,380 raised as it enters the third week of solicitation. Campaign chair Mrs. G. R. Rettig urges volunteers to finish collections and reminds residents this is the only recognized drive for 12 months to support the United Way.
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Tripoli
G. R. Rettig
Good Will Society Plans Last Meeting For Year
The Good Will Society plans the final 1961 meeting Friday October 20 at 2 PM in Memorial Hall on the Lutherans Children Home campus. A Jam Jelly Shower for the Home is planned with attendees bringing jam or jelly. James Hanson will conclude the theme The Children's Home Receives with a talk on the home’s work and officers will be elected. The group hopes to raise 3000 toward furnishings for the new Hospital Admissions Center.
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Good Will Society
Lutherans Children Home
Memorial Hall
Children’s Home
James Hanson
Cub Scout Pack Meeting at Tripoli Town Hall
Cub Scout Pack schedules a meeting at Tripoli Town Hall on Monday October 23 at 7 30 p m. The event invites attendees to join the community gathering hosted by local scouts at the town hall venue.
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Tripoli Town Hall
Louisa Bockhaus estate sale in Tripoli area
The Louisa Bockhaus estate sale in southwest Tripoli takes place Saturday Oct 28 at 1 pm. Wayne Opperman acts as auctioneer with Farmers Savings Bank Frederika as clerk. A full line of household furnishings garden equipment and shop tools will be offered. Complete listing available in next week's Tripoli Leader.
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Louisa Bockhaus
Tripoli
Wayne Opperman
Farmers Savings Bank
Frederika
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Minn
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Dy Ff
Sumner North Woods
H. Wente
Farm Bureau
Wendell Lampe
James Roach
Emory Creager
Lafayette
Warren Townships
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B. Nolte
W. Frahm
Fire Dept
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