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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1966
Page
4
For sale spring roosters over 5 pounds. Call 882 4853. Alfred Hahn location four miles north of Tripoli on the blacktop.
Rettig Furniture Store advertises carpet cleaning and instant use rental services with safe guaranteed results. It promotes a spinet organ at a high grade with factory warranty and a Des Moines, Iowa mailing address for inspection and purchase terms.
A note from Lena Gloede and Sp4 James Platte of the 4th Bn 9th Inf 25th Division thanks visitors, Mercy hospital Waverly, and home supporters for cards gifts flowers and prayers. Special thanks to Rev Grunweld pastors and medical staff for care. God bless you all.
Expressions of thanks are offered to all who sent cards sympathy and memorials in memory of our wife and sister Mrs. Kenneth Woods. Gratitude is extended for meals and other help. Kenneth Woods and family list thanksgivers including Mr and Mrs Arnold Bremer Helena Bergmann Louis Hagedorn Paul Bremer and Vernie Holm.
Pvt. Darrel A. Schlichting listed with 9th Admin. Co. 9th Inf. Div. Fort Riley Kansas 66442. The notice provides the service member’s address for military records.
Mr and Mrs Theo Debel and Mr and Mrs R O Wikner toured Burlington on Anna Marsh s birthday visiting Hertzler Russell Windland and Century homes open to visitors for two days. The four homes are over 100 years old and well preserved with furnishings and decorations. Refreshments were served at Moir Hall now used as freshmen nurses quarters. A wind storm passed near Cedar Rapids while heavy rain and high winds affected Burlington.
Edmund Meswarb of Houston returned home Tuesday after visiting relatives including Mr and Mrs Kurt Meswarb and Mrs Henry Meswarb. He came for the death of his brother Dr A E Meswarb of Cedar Falls.
Kenneth E. Owen appointed Homer Hansen as milk and food laboratory supervisor for the Iowa Department of Agriculture. Hansen age 34 has been city chemist and laboratory supervisor in Waterloo. Harris resigned as field supervisor for consumer services after four years as state marketing director to join West Virginia’s agriculture department at Robert.
A veterinarian warns that rabies cases in skunks have surged since 1950, with over half of recent cases in skunks. Unlike dogs, rabid skunks can spread the disease for months as they travel far and reach cities and farms, raising human risk. Hunters and trappers are urged to be vigilant.
The Bravener reunion was held Sunday at Frederika with 53 attendees. Named families from Greenwood Iowa City Waterloo Tracy Frederika and surrounding areas attended including A W Bravener and family Charles Thoms Lori Valetta Johnston Joe Johnston Thomas Johnston Herb Sonday Eldon White Wayne Bravener Robert Bergmann William Bravener Lawrence Schwartz Marilyn Melvin Schwartz and others. Oldest attendee was Wayne Bravener and youngest was Thomas John Johnston.
At a church women meeting in Crane Creek St John’s Lutheran church the officers elected include president Mrs Mervin Buss vice president Mrs Merlyn Heidemann treasurer Mrs Harold Sommerfelt secretary Mrs Burton Beevers stewardship secretary Mrs George Kohagen and educational secretary Mrs Leonard Mixdorf. A buying committee was named with Mrs Louis Platte Mrs Alfred Schweer and Mrs Harold Sommerfelt.
Funeral services for Dr. A E Meswarb were held in Cedar Falls on Thursday. Among attendees were Mr and Mrs Harold Leisinger Sumner Mr and Mrs Dennis Kirchhoff Mr and Mrs Kurt Meswarb and Mrs Henry Meswarb.
Local newspaper coverage from Tripoli Iowa dated October 19 1966. details of community events and notices within the Tripoli Leader edition.
Clark Snelling of Tripoli son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Snelling completed three years in the U S Army. He served in Europe with tours in Switzerland France Italy Great Britain Austria Belgium Luxembourg and Capri and spent 18 months in Germany.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Sassmann of Denver announce the marriage of their son Sp4 Stanley Sassmann to Cynthia Taylor of Waynesville Missouri. The ceremony took place in Verdun France. Address for SP4 Sassmann is US 55 799 804 Hq Co 97th Engineer Btd Const APO New York 09122.
State agencies prepare formal requests to the state comptroller with hearings likely in November. The Board of Public Instruction seeks about 329 million for the next biennium, dominated by 260 million in general aid. The Board of Control aims for 36.7 million a year to operate state institutions, up 7.9 million. Public schools expect around nine percent more general state aid due to reassessment and fund changes, with total general aid about 118 million for districts statewide, half paid in November and half next May. Supplemental aid totals 4 million in November.
Iowa officials say harvest is ahead of 1965 with favorable weather, forecasting most corn will be picked by November 12 opening. The plan aims to make cock pheasants more available as fields clear, with 85 percent of the season’s crop from young birds and 15 percent older roosters.
A concise note states that blowgun usage was previously unknown on the landmass of Australia, highlighting a gap in the historical spread of this weapon.
In a notice from The Tripoli Leader, the paper markets stall design services offering attractive one and two color printing at low cost to improve business impressions through envelopes invoices and stationery.
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