Trial Jurors Report for Bremer County District Court
Jurors for the November term of Bremer county district court must report at 10 a m on November 9. The jury panel includes Kathryn Goebel Heraldine Nie meyer H W Jahnke Elmer Towne Millard Pries Alma Critten den Robert Meier Tripoli Herbert Otto Readlyn Orville McAnally Alfred Buhrow Donna Abbas Erna Schmidt Irene Plogman Denver E F Borcherding Hilmuth Quandt C M Bowling Harold Snyder Wallace A Johnson Bertha Sell Donna Erhardt Donald Mueller Helen Hammetter Robert Dahrkopf Doris Ritter Walter Stumme Harold O Connell Sumner William Breman Frederika Jesse Goodwin Sonia Phyllis Chandler Nashua Ruby Hoffman Elna Haack Plainfield Norman Homeyer Fairfield Erna Nolte Gertrude Stumme Verdine Pavelec Readlyn Opal Staus F M Squires Robert Gifford Janesville Eldon Kratechmer Walter Schellhorn Audrey Leisinger Clarence Kuykendall Leola Spratt Bertha Mead Mary Eichmann Marjorie Hallman Beatrice Hastings John McDonald Elda Behrens Dean Soash Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
E. F. Borcherding
Hilmuth Quandt
C. M. Bowling
Harold Snyder
Wallace A. Johnson
Bertha Sell
Donna Erhardt
Donald Mueller
Helen Hammetter
Robert Dahrkopf
Doris Ritter
Walter Stumme
Harold O'’Connell
Sumner
William Breman
Frederika
Jesse Goodwin
Sonia
Phyllis Chandler
Nashua
Ruby Hoffman
Elna Haack
Plainfeld
Norman Homeyer
Fairbank
Erna Nolte
Gertrude Stumme
Verdine Pavelec
Readlyn
Opal Staus
F. M. Squires
Robert Gifford
Janesville
Area Students in Record Number at SUI Iowa City
Area students contribute to a record fall enrollment of 14,480 at the State University of Iowa, with 3,420 freshmen in liberal arts. Registrar reports 86 percent of freshmen are from upper half of high school class, while local registrants include Tripoli, Denver, Readlyn, Waverly, Maquoketa, and Maquoketa natives among liberal arts, nursing, medicine, and engineering students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University of Iowa
SUI
College of Liberal Arts
Donald E. Rhoades
Tripoli
Linda Lee Barry
C. R. Barry
Liberal Arts College
Helen E. Mallie
Alfred Mallie
Denver
Darrell Lee Witt
Russell Witt
College of Medicine
Leon E. Schumacher
Elmer Schumacher
College of Engineering
Readlyn
Sandra Gehrke
Stanley E. Gehrke
Peggy Anne Lockard
Adrian L. Lockard
Herbert James Otto
Herbert F. Otto
Liberal Arts
Michael James Rathe
Reinhold Rathe
Waverly
Norbert Jay Ranard
Maquoketa
T. A. Shriver
Eldon Shriver
Wapsie Valley Juniors Stage Death Takes a Holiday
Wapsie Valley High School juniors present Death Takes a Holiday on November 6 and 7 at 8 p m in the little theater. The drama explores meaning of life as Death becomes human for three days and aims to stimulate thought and discussion rather than laughter or tears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsie Valley High School
Little Theater
Wapsie Valley Stage
Alberto Casella
Walter Ferris
Hunting Season For Ducks Coots Reopens Saturday
Iowa waterfowl hunters are reminded that the second part of the split duck and coot season starts Oct 24. From Oct 24 to Nov 26 the whole state opens for duck hunting daily from sunrise to sunset. Ducks besides mergansers carry a four bird daily limit and eight in possession. coots carry a ten bird daily limit and twenty in possession. The first portion of the split season earlier was highly successful, and officials expect Saturday's opening to be equally good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Commission
Tripoli to Dis infect Water System with Chlorine Treatment
Tripoli's Town Council and Mayor Barnes announce a full cooperation request as the water system will be cleaned and disinfected from 4 p m Thursday to 6 a m Friday. Residents should stock drinking water in advance due to strong chlorine content. Mayor Barnes assures no harm will result from drinking the water as a precautionary measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Barnes
Mrs. R. Schwarze Named Good Will Society President
The Good Will Society and Auxiliary of the Lutheran Children's Home in Waverly elected Mrs Randolph Schwarze of Tripoli as president for two years at its final meeting of the year. She succeeds Mrs Emma Bryhl of Cedar Falls. Mrs William Voigts of Waverly was chosen secretary for two years, replacing Mrs Fred Brase of Tripoli who completes her term but remains on the Children's Home Society board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Society
Lutheran Children’s Home
Waverly
Randolph Schwarze
Tripoli
Schwarze
Emma Bryhl
Cedar Falls
William Voigts
Fred Brase
Children’s Home Society Board
Attend County School Board Meeting at Tripoli
Denver schools superintendent Ramon Green and district officials attended a county school board meeting in Tripoli called by K R Rowley to discuss Iowa's proposed proportionate sharing of public school support. Perry Grier presented a statewide financing plan. delegates Ray Fairholm and Anker Juhl were chosen to represent the area for Des Moines discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Board of Education
Ramon Green
Tripoli
K. R. Rowley
Bremer
Butler
Franklin
Iowa
Perry Grier
Black Hawk County
State of
Iowa Association of School Board
Des Moines
Ray Fairholm
Denver Board of Education
Anker Juhl
County Board of Education
Parents Night at THS for Grades 7 12
Parents of junior and senior high students in the Tripoli District are invited to attend Parents Night at the junior-senior high on Oct 28 at 8 p m. The event lets parents follow their child’s day with 10 minute periods, meet teachers, and hear class objectives while sharing lunch with faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Community
Bremer County Tuberculosis Contact X ray Program Begins
The Bremer County Tuberculosis and Health Association launches a contact X ray program to locate possible TB cases. Led by public health nurse Mattie Peterson, the effort screens contacts with tuberculin skin tests before chest X rays, with positive reactors urged to report to the State Mobile X ray unit. Financing comes from Christmas Seals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Peterson
R.N
Bremer County Medical Society
Iowa State Department of Health
Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association
Chorus Invites Area Members to Sing Handel Messiah
Area residents are invited to join a mixed chorus for Handel Messiah rehearsals starting Oct 24 at 7 30 p m under Mrs Margaret Smothers. Rehearsals aim for Sumner High School chorus room with tentative schedule through Dec 12 prior to a Dec 13 concert at 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Smothers
Sumner High School
School Board Approves Bus Shed Construction at Tripoli
The Tripoli School Board, in special session October 13, approved building a 120 by 40 foot pole type bus shed costing about 4310 dollars. Roof and north wall use corrugated steel with car siding on the ends and the south side open to shelter 10 buses. Work began Thursday and should finish in two to three weeks on school property near the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Community
Howard Pigg
American Legion Third District Meeting Set for Oct 31
The Third District American Legion and Auxiliary will hold their annual fall conference in Hampton on Saturday October 31. Ten counties make up the district Benton Black Hawk Bremer Butler Franklin Grundy Hardin Marshall Tama and Wright. Registration begins 8:30 a m. Legion meets at the Legion Home Reed's Lake and the Auxiliary at First Methodist church. A joint banquet will be at the Conley hotel at 6:30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary
Benton
Black Hawk
Bremer
Butler
Franklin
Grundy
Hardin
Marshall
Tama
Wright
Legion
Reed's Lake
First Methodist Church
Coonley Hotel
Rites Pending at Waterloo for Lawrence Dawson
Funeral arrangements are pending at Parrott and Wood Funeral Home in Waterloo for Lawrence Dawson who died Tuesday at his Waterloo home. Dawson formerly owned the Tripoli Hardware for three years before moving to Waterloo in November 1949 where he worked for the Waterloo Courier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parrott & Wood Funeral Home
Waterloo
Lawrence Dawson
Dawson
Tripoli Hardware
Waterloo Courier
County Teachers Dinner Set for Oct 26
Jennings H Flathers of McLean Virginia will be guest speaker at the Bremer County Council annual dinner at the Rivier a Ballroom in Janesville Monday at 7 pm. He is a field representative for the National Education Association and spends much time traveling with state and local affiliates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Council of Teachers
Jennings H. Flathers
McLean
Bremer County Coucil
Riviera
Janesville
Flathers
National Education Association
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Tex
University of Colorado
Air Force
University of Denver
University of Southern California
NEA
Fairfax County
Marie Buss
Denver
Wm A Kuker Re elected To Iowa Retail Food Dealers Board
Wm A Kuker owner of the Tripoli Mercantile was re elected for a second term to the board of directors of the Iowa Retail Food Dealers at the 65th annual convention in Des Moines October 17 18 The director post serves 100 grocers across nine north central Iowa counties A highlight was the new two year program with Fort Dodge Community College and state education panels to prepare people for food market careers the first of its kind in the United States aimed at Iowans seeking futures in the food industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. A. Kuker
Tripoli Mercantile
Iowa Retail Food Dealers
Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Dodge Community College
Iowa State Department of Public Instruction
Iowa Retail Food Dealers Association
United States
Lutheran Women Fall Workshop in Denver at St. Peter
The Waterloo Conference of American Lutheran Church Women will hold their annual fall workshop at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Denver on October 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. About 250 women from 44 churches will attend to study the 1965 Bible curriculum and participate in officer classes. Local auxiliary presidents and several officers are expected, and presidents are asked to bring 1965 ALCW packets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Conference of American Lutheran Church
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Denver
Governor Hughes Visits Sumner During Campaign Stop
Iowa Governor Harold R. Hughes tours the state by helicopter and plans a Friday morning stop in Sumner from 8 to 9 30. He will land at the baseball field by the business district, attend a public breakfast at the American Legion hall at 7 30, then address students at Sumner High School at 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Harold &. Hughes
Sumner
American Legion Hall
Legion Hall
License Examiners Serve 91 Persons In Saturday Session
The Iowa Highway Patrol license examining team served 91 persons Saturday morning at the Town Hall. The list included 10 new operator licenses, 2 expired operator licenses, 49 operator renewals, 16 chauffeur renewals and one expired chauffeur. Four instruction permits were issued along with 5 driving failures and 4 written test failures including 3 instruction permit failures and 1 new chauffeur failure. The team will return to Tripoli Town Hall on November 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Highway Patrol
Tripoli Town Hall
Harvey Schwartz Public Sale On Farm West Of Bremer
Harvey Schwartz will hold a public sale Wednesday October 28 starting at 12:30 p m on his farm three fourths mile west of Bremer. Goods include an Oliver 550 wide front tractor Oliver Super 88 diesel tractor Oliver Model 4 mounted corn picker a 1958 Ford 1 4 ton pickup and 2700 bales of alfalfa hay plus dairy and miscellaneous equipment. Sale clerking by Walt Kemp Farm Loan Service. All sums 25 00 and under cash. Over that amount can be bought with 4 down and balance monthly up to 18 months. Settlements day of sale. Arnold Hexom auctioneer. A complete listing on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Schwartz
Bremer
Walt Kemp
Farm Loan Service
Arnold Hexom
Two Churches in Denver Back UNICEF Drive
Denver area children in grades one through six are invited to St Peter Lutheran basement Saturday at 7 pm to help UNICEF. St Paul United Church of Christ and St Peter sponsor the event with prizes for best costumes and treats for all helpers. Only children with the orange labeled Trick or Treat UNICEF bank may collect. Each home visited once. Costs covered by sponsoring churches. all money goes to UNICEF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
St. Paul United Church of Christ
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Unicef
Hallowe'en
High School Boys Invited to Sportsmen's Meeting
Wapsie Sportsmen's Club extends a special invitation to all high school boys to attend the meeting set for Oct. 27 at 8:00 p.m. in Tripoli Town Hall. Club president Larry Vogt says the event aims to recruit youth into the club with honorary memberships through graduation, including Iowa Conservationist subscriptions funded by the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsie Sportsmen's Club
Tripoli
Larry Vogt
Sportsmen’s Club
Vogt
Iowa Conservationist
Masquerade Party Planned by Tripoli VFW Post
The Tripoli Veterans of Foreign Wars Post plans a masquerade party on Saturday October 31 starting at 8:00 p m Prizes for best costumes and a door prize. Costume judging at 10:00 p m Music by Adolph Steinbronn. 48-2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Adolph Steinbronn
Tripoli Panthers Tame Wapsie Valley in 19-6 Victory
Tripoli Panthers defeated Wapsie Valley 19 to 6 after a 6-6 first half in a Cedar Wapsie Conference game. Don Heim and Darrel Hinrichs led the scoring with a late first quarter setup run and a second quarter touchdown. Allan Alcock and Jim Krumm added a rushing TD in the fourth as Tripoli’s defense limited WV and aided by key interceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Tripoli
Fredericksburg
Janesville
Wapsie Valley
Dunkerton
Turkey Valley
Plainfield
Tripoli Panther
Don Heim
Darrel Hinrichs
Allan Alcock
Panther Jim Krumm
Alcock
Hinrichs
Panther
Robert Thurness
Dan Ambrose
Dennis Bahlmann
Tony Brase
Allen Kuecker
Thurness
Jim Krumm
Heim
Krumm
Kehe
McLavey
Pledges exceed goal for 20 bed Tri poli nursing home
Canvassing committee in charge of pledges to build a 20 bed nursing home in Tri poli reports over $105,000 pledged, more than the estimated cost to construct and equip the facility. A special meeting Monday drafted the articles of incorporation by Attorney Wm Engelbrecht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Wm. Engelbrecht
Bremer Democratic Women’s Club to Meet in Sumner
The Bremer County Democratic Women’s Club will hold its next meeting October 27 in Sumner City Hall assembly room. Mrs Dagmar Vidal third district committeewoman Hampton will be featured speaker and show slides on the national convention at Atlantic City. The meeting begins at 8 pm. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Democratic Women’s Club
Sumner City Hall
Dagmar Vidal
Hampton
Atlantic City
Mrs G F Schwemm Fractures Arm in Fall at Home
Mrs G F Schwemm fractured her left arm in a fall at her home last week. Hospitals or doctors were not specified and no further details on treatment or prognosis are given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Schwemm
Bremer 4-H Award Night Banquet Set for Nov 5
Bremer county plans the annual 4-H awards banquet at Riviera Ballroom in Janesville on Nov 5 at 7 00 p m. About 500 4-H youth meeting standards will be honored with invitations extended to nearly 100 adults by the Bremer County Bankers Association. Over 50 members will receive county awards for project work and broader efforts. Tickets from the extension office in Tripoli, on sale until Oct 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Kermit Hildahl
Riviera Ballroom
Janesville
Bremer County Bankers Association
Hildahl
Tripoli
Water mains disinfection notice by town mayor
Water notice announces a Thursday night main cleaning and disinfection starting at 4 p.m. and running to about 6 a.m. Friday. The water bell will sound at the start and residents should stock enough drinking water until 6 a.m. Friday. Chlorine will be used and is harmless though may have an undesirable taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George V. Barnes
Week's Weather Readings at Six P.M Daily Except Tuesday
Daily weather readings taken at 6 p m with a noon observation on Tuesday by J M Haydon weather observer. Figures cover temperature barometer wind and general conditions for the week at the observatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Haydon
Weather Observer
Wapsie Valley Announces First Six Weeks Honor Roll
Wapsie Valley High School releases the period honor roll for the first six weeks. Straight A students include seniors Marian Buhr Ronald Moeller. juniors Dorothy Buhr Susan Oltrogge. sophomores Sharon Buhr Stanley Otto. freshman Susan Buhr. Additional list of seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen follows with numerous named students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsie Valley High School
Marian Buhr
Ronald Moeller
Dorothy Buhr
Susan Oltrogge
Sharon Buhr
Stanley Otto
Susan Buhr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eldon Kratechmer
Walter Schellhorn
Audrey Leisinger
Clarence Kuykendall
Leola Spratt
Bertha Mead
Mary Eichmann
Marjorie Hallman
Beatrice Hastings
John McDonald
Elda Behrens
Dean Soash
Iowa City
Wapsie Valley High
R. Schwarze
T. B. Assoc
Charles Morgan, Sumner
Tuberculosis and Health Association
American Legion
Dist
Wm. Kuker
Hughes
Tripoli Panthers
Cedar Wapsie
Larry Briddle
Denver Dunkerton
Bremer Democratic Women’s Club
Wapsie
Joyce Albrecht
Beverly Bockholt
Colleen Corcoran
Kathy Frame
Sandra Ganske
James Goeller
Janis Hartman
Susan Matthias
Mary Bee Miller
Audrey Moeller
Lois Poock
Lavonne Reiter
David Ross
Dianna Stumme
Carol Wehling
Sharon Blasberg
Terry Brewer
Meredith Clark
Ervin Corcoran
Vicki Cummings
Robert Fox
Vesta Grove
LaVerne Herman
Melodie Langholz
Rande Lehmkuhl
Daniel Matthias
Ronald Meyerhoff
Edith Miller
Mary Ann Platte
Jeanne Rourke
Cheryl Schroeder
Barbara Stahlhut
Marlene Strempke
Jerry van Daele
Elizabeth Watts
Cynthia Whitehill
Sylvia Harms
Judy Heineman
Wilbur Leistikow
Carol Merfeld
Barbara Myers
Adith Piehl
Linda Pleis
Karen Stumme
Kathryn Toneff
Priscilla Zimmerman
Ann Albrecht
Daniel Huebner
Judy Kane
Lynn Kane
Melvin Kreb
Janice Langholz
Steven Lockard
Terri Minnaert
Barbara Nus
Jane Ostrogge
Kathleen Short
Cheryl Tiedt
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