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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1967
Page
4
Local residents can earn 4 to 12 hours weekly with automatic dispenser servicing and cash capital needs between 550 and 1785 dollars. Eagle Industries invites interviews at 4725 Excelsior Blvd St Louis Park MN 55416. Also eight 1967 Zig Zag sewing machines offered for 35 dollars each with delivery to purchaser.
A series of thank you notices from Erwin Biermann and others thanking friends relatives and hospital staff including Rev Selberg Mrs Keith Carroll Mrs Anna Kelling the Fremont Cemetery Association Tri Poli Nursing Home and Dorcas Circle for cards gifts flowers visits prayers and assistance during illness and after death and hospital stays.
Mr and Mrs George Baker celebrate their 70th anniversary with an open house in Ocheyedan. Residents since 1916 they now live in Hartley. Mr Baker is 96 and Mrs Baker 93.
Clarence Busching of Shell Rock reported a tomato plant reaching 12 ft 4 in bearing 120 tomatoes with many exceeding extra large size.
Maynard Johnson of Roland harvested a cabbage weighing 14 pounds and measuring 44 inches in circumference. The plant’s size drew attention at the community garden show and highlighted horticultural effort in the area.
Sylvia Zekoff wed John Dorsey at Wesley Falls Avenue Church Waterloo Saturday. A 200 guest reception followed at Holiday Inn Cedar Falls with attendees from Nebraska Indiana Missouri North Dakota Colorado and nearby Iowa towns. Funeral services held in Waverly for Mrs Mary Rosol. Numerous local families and visitors shared weekend activities and dinners across Waterloo Cedar Falls and surrounding communities.
Francis Godhenour of Logan Post Office received a citation of merit from President Johnson for national beauty award. The Logan post office won largely due to Beebeetown Grow and Study Club efforts who planted and tended a garden plot at the post office.
A retro 1927 snapshot notes Red Cross Christmas bags for veterans and auxiliary efforts. Obituaries mark Henry C. Tegtmeier's death after a paralytic stroke. Fremont school reports scarlet fever case as markets list eggs 32c hens 19c hogs 10.80 veal 8 12. Fire destroys a barn near Tripoli. Couple Jahnke celebrate 59th anniversary. Community projects include shrubbery replacement at Tripoli High. Duck season opens with many hunters. New hire at Readlyn Creamery. Williams wedding at Siegel. Homecoming queen Caroline Kehe named. Scouts canoe Cedar River trip. Bankruptcy filed by Tripoli grocer Harry Juel. Trailers burned. Dr Meswarth rites held at Cedar.
The Hobby Fair features displays from Tripoli Sumner and Waterloo groups including sewing crafts glass work and decorations. A committee under Mrs G R Rettig and others invites questions and items for the educational unit by 9 am October 20 at Highway 93 near Tripoli Town Hall with a cake prize and coffee at the refreshment area.
In Tripoli Iowa on October 18 1967 residents discussed school board decisions and new recreational programs. Local businesses reported steady activity while the town prepared for autumn events and seasonal harvests.
Falls Thursday report announces Joyce Axon and Ronald Opfer were married at Faith United Church in Tripoli on October 1.
The Church Women of St. John's Lutheran in Crane Creek elected a new treasurer, Mrs. Donald Albrecht, at their regular meeting. The previous treasurer, Mrs. Harold Sommerfelt, had an expired term.
A special program for the next Senior Citizens meeting is planned for Wednesday November 1 after a potluck supper. Lora Shuck of Parkersburg will present slides from Vietnam and Otto Buenger will read.
Mrs. H. W. Peters was discharged and returned Tuesday afternoon from Mercy hospital in Waverly.
Erwin Biermann was discharged from Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo on Wednesday.
Mrs. A. Brinkman returns to her home in Nion Texas after two weeks assisting Mr. and Mrs. Bock in caring for her mother.
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