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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1933
Page
6
Visitors at Chicago's Century of Progress see Libby, McNeill & Libby pine apple juice on sample glasses at thirty booths. The diorama in the Agricultural Building explains pineapple growth and reveals the juice’s natural unsweetened quality and dietetic value cited by the Pineapple Producers Association.
Leader's correspondents compile a roundup of local happenings with brief notes on residents' activities and community events. The items reflect everyday life, from neighborhood meetings to small-scale achievements, in a concise, period-voice style.
Henry Nolte Melvin Nolte and Arles Lageschulte left Friday for Chicago to attend the fair. Mr and Mrs John Nolte visited Sumner Thursday evening. Mrs Nolte visited her parents George Rees and John attended the legion meeting. Several local families were guests at dinners and visits across Mason City Shell Rock Wa verly and Mason City areas including the Bru nemier and Epley households.
Readlyn and nearby communities report Sunday visits and dinners among Schroeder Wente and Poock households. Family travels include Seattle and Athens residents. funeral attendance for Edmund Schloman. a fall injures Werner Poehler. new birth to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Huebner. several residents travel to see relatives and attend events in Klingner, Stout, and Waterloo.
Mrs. Schumacher’s birthday was celebrated Tuesday evening with guests including Mr. and Mrs. M. Jaschen Mr. and Mrs. Walter Meier Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Schumacher and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Schumacher in attendance at the A. J. Schumacher residence.
Jo Ann Claire Volker, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Volker, baptized at Spring Fountain church with Rev. C Born officiating. Sponsors were Jo Ann Claire Volker and Mrs. John Jarchow. Following the ceremony, numerous local families, including Meyers, Schmadakes, Jarchows, Volkers, and Steeages, hosted dinners and gatherings. Several visits and social events are listed among residents of Spring Fountain and nearby Waverly and Sumner, with travel to Osceola and Sumner noted.
Relatives and friends gathered at the Leslie Huck home Saturday to observe her birthday. Several families, including Meier, Klenzman, Moeller, Deterding, Thieman, Schaefer, and Huck households, visited others in Waterloo Denver Storm Lake and West Union to mark birthdays and a silver wedding anniversary. An infant daughter LaVera Thieman was baptized by Rev. Melcher with A. Thieman and J. Knief as sponsors.
Mrs G Mundtrom and daughter Hilda from Tripoli visited Herman Miller and Chas Schwemm homes on Friday. Gus Buls left Saturday for a business trip to St Louis. Edna Kuecker and Margaret Grebien spent Sunday with Mil dred Henning. Margaret Schwemm visited Mr and Mrs Oscar Kries. The Wm Grebien clan hosted several couples at their Tripoli home Sunday afternoon. Wm Block visited Conray Meyer Sunday afternoon. Rev Raum left Monday for Rochester Minn for medical treatment. Rev Engelke called on Gerlach family Monday evening.
Buck Creek and nearby areas saw a string of Sunday visits as Mr. and Mrs. Gerhardt Lempkuhl called on Henry Tegtmeier, while Mr. and Mrs. John H. Sell and daughters visited H. H. Schlichting in Tripoli. Other stops included Charles Krueger at Rev. Kuhlman, H. H. Schneer’s family at H. Klemp near Fremont, Henry Judisch at M. Westendorf near Oran, Herman Zell at Henry Tietje, and Ed Walker with Emma Meier hosting visitors in their home.
A baby girl arrived at the Erwin Hay home Sunday. Dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Ray Conners and sons Roland and Robert and Ruth Michael Cedar Falls. Mr and Mrs Art Kelling and son Orlin. and Fred Scharnhorst of Waverly. Revs Dilges visited the Hay home, and Beisners hosted Sunday guests from Cedar Falls and Waverly. Will Droste injured eye with corn stalk last week causing pain. Clarence Beisner and family visited Waverly Saturday.
In St. Joe Arkansas two strangers sat beside Jack Henly during a church service. He noticed their clothing looked familiar and returned home to find he had been robbed. After the service the man and woman were arrested and Henly recovered his clothes. The man wore four pairs of pants belonging to a local farmer.
The column covers a range of items from the area: a game warden’s plan to relocate fish to rivers, a tile fall injuring Lon Ingham, Mrs. Bert Babcock’s hospital care, and Tyrrell lodge’s 75th anniversary with historic transfer of membership. Also noted are a local American Legion officer election, quarry blast damage to a home, medical talk at the Rotary, property sales, CatholicAction week attendance, club meetings, a travel visit, a student’s return to school, office rent and equipment upgrades, football injuries at Carleton, Bishop Drumm’s illness, and personnel changes at Harrison Motor.
The article outlines detailed rules for a corn husking contest including allowed husk weight limits, weighing procedures, and deductions for husks per 100 pounds of corn. It covers staff roles, sample handling, and penalties, plus guidelines for spectators and conduct during the event.
Henry Field of the Field Museum argues a heavy Caucasus winter near Mount Ararat spawned Noah’s flood. A five foot sand layer in Kish ruins dates flood to about 3000 B C. He spoke to AAAS anthropology, linking ancient Kish sheiks to Mesopotamian history and climate-driven migrations.
National and regional business news show gains with NRA reports of 17 347 workers rehired by 11 085 employers under the RA and $21 000 009 more to cotton producers. Mississippi tax data cite a 23 percent rise in business in the last quarter. National Biscuit Co and New England Telephone report higher quarterly net income compared with 1932 figures.
A Detroit collector, Chas L. Lockin, presents a red embossed oval State Land Office frank from Lansing Michigan. The item dated March 1872 features a letter signed Julia, discussing the impeachment of Sey mour C. Emmonds as head of the land office and alleged neglect of duty.
A new law bans selling wild animals in New York without a license. The rule aims at regulating exotic and potentially dangerous creatures. Questions arise if it covers white elephants or blind tigers and how it affects local markets as farm prices rise since March while other prices outpace them.
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