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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1961
Page
5
A crowded weekend of visits and gezellig gatherings across Marion, Waverly, Sumner, Cedar Falls, and surrounding areas features numerous dine in guests and overnight stays. Households hosted relatives and friends including the Schermers, Harmenings, Maurers, Bodermans, and many others, with multiple dinners and Sunday visits recorded in the community. A birth is announced at Mercy hospital in Waverly.
San Bernardino couple Mr and Mrs Robert Stockwell announce the engagement of their daughter Donna Elaine to Veryl V Kelsey son of Mr and Mrs Victor Kelsey of Tripoli A November wedding is planned. Also local social notes list multiple family visits dinners and births in surrounding communities.
Sunday dinner guests in the F B Schuldt home honored his birthday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Wm Zabel Fredericksburg Mrs Clara Zabel Mrs Mary Elsamiller Mr and Mrs Merlyn Heidemann and family. Afternoon and evening guests listed Readlyn Shell Rock Sumner and Readlyn again with various Schuldt and related family members.
A Sunday birthday celebration for 81 year old Mrs Emma Kueker gathered many friends and relatives. Attendees included Elmer Kueker and Dennis, Victor Schneer and family from Denver, Ernest Kueker and Esther, Ewald Kueker and family, Emil Riedes and Fred Heine from Waverly, Wayne Lynch and family from Grundy Center, Elmer Hennings and Shirley, Ervin Fortsch and family Readlyn, Keith Hollis from New Hampton, Mary Harmening, Mrs Everett Ambrose, Werner Kucker, Ewald Bevers and family, and Victor Kueker and family.
Relatives and friends gathered Sunday to celebrate the 20th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Erwin Thurm with a picnic dinner in Sumner. Sunday supper honored their wedding anniversary with guests from Waverly Readlyn and Davenport among others. Gene Vincent visit marked the first birthday of Renae with local families attending. Friday evening honors at Hans Schult home celebrated his birthday with Dennis Olejniczak and others. Sunday evening Birthday and anniversary visits continued with the Warner and Chapin families. Bible class set for Friday at Oscar Bang home with Rev A T Rollene teaching.
The Waterloo Marine Reserve Unit, 7th 105MM Howitzer Battery, USMCR, seeks four men aged 17 to 26. The program requires six months active duty and four and a half years of drill with the reserve. Applicants may delay departure up to 120 days post enlistment. high school seniors may enlist now and start active duty within 120 days of graduation. For details visit 200 Riverside Drive, Waterloo, or call Adams 3-8731.
Mrs Mildred Saunders of Waterloo announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter Charlene Saunders to Donald W Bahe Route Waverly. The couple plan a 2 PM ceremony on Thursday Navy 23 at Saint Peters Lutheran Church Denver. Charlene is a 1961 Denver High School graduate employed by O'Dea Finance Co Waterloo. Donald is employed by Jens Olsen Construction Company in Waterloo.
A 28 degree reading marks the cold snap with crops mature and damage absent. Harvesting will start in full as weather hints at below normal moisture and above normal temperatures for 30 days. Only .40 inch of rain fell this week, with highs from 73 Wednesday to 46 Thursday and nightly lows 37 to 28. J. M. Haydon records daily 6 pm highs and lows.
Denver special announces Judith Ann Kleinschmidt to wed Bruce D. Wiegmann in a 2 30 p m ceremony at St Pauls Lutheran Church Wa verly Iowa. Judith is employed at Lutheran Mutual in Waverly and Bruce is a student at State College of Iowa.
Betty Elaine Osborn of Sumner announces her engagement to Lowell Mae Snyder, son of J. M. Snyder of Tripoli. Betty Elaine works for Dr. W. G. Goebel. Lowell is in the U. S. Army stationed at Fort Riley. A December wedding is planned.
Mr and Mrs Paul Judisch visited last Tuesday evening with Mr and Mrs Reinhard Judisch in Sumner. Mrs Judisch was celebrating her birthday.
Mr and Mrs Jene Kirchhoff and family visited Friday evening with Mr and Mrs Lavern Kirchhoff at Fredericksburg to help him celebrate his birthday.
Monday offers pork with gravy mashed potatoes corn orange bread and butter milk. Tuesday serves Maid Rites with pickles apple Halloween cake milk. Wednesday features barbecued luncheon meat baked potato sunshine salad bread and butter cookie milk. Thursday includes baked beans slaw apricots brownie bread and butter milk. Friday serves macaroni and cheese tuna or peanut butter sandwich lettuce apple sauce cake milk.
Doris Strottmann was feted at a Wednesday evening bridal shower in St. Matthew's Lutheran church parlors Readlyn. About 50 guests from Fairbank Waverly Frederika Portland Ore Plainfield Tripoli Denver and Readlyn attended. Hostesses were Mrs. Duane Sickles Mrs. Harry Watts and Mrs. Warren Teisinger. The honoree received a corsage and punch and coffee were served. Miss Strottmann is to wed William Zwanziger October 22 at 2 pm in St. Matthew's Lutheran church Readlyn.
Iowa law authorizes the State Board of Regents to borrow for dormitory construction. The loans are repaid with interest over many years from room and board payments by students living in the dorms.
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