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Newspaper

Tripoli Leader

Location

Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1955

Page

3

Local notices of visits and events around Waterloo and nearby towns

Local society notes list Sunday visits by residents to family and friends across Waterloo Waverly Sumner and surrounding areas. Entries include birthdays anniversaries hospital stays and open houses plus an upcoming auction sponsored by Tripoli Congregational Men's Fellowship.

Mary Tonne August Tonne Melvin Stahihut Loraine Schwein Sumner Community Hospital Fred Brase Elmer Clausing Dean Craig Waverly L. J. Magnall Max Kreager Newton Lavern Schumacher Ed. Treloar Waucoma James Bennett la Porte City M. W. Bennett E. F. Puhlmann Missouri Walter Steward Jr Grover Markham Lamont Tripoli Sales Co Tripoli Congregational Men’s Fellowship E. J. Fink Leslie Lauck Angeline Lindfield S. A. Maurer J. F. Madden Sumner Tripoli Congregational Men‘s Fellowship Peter Mahlstedt Henry Hagen Wesley Mahlstedt Cedar Falls Henry Meswarth Douglas Rosenthal Jeffrey Dennis Kirchhoff Judy Duane Holm Bradley and Spencer Alma Gunderson Postville Ralph Gunderson Overseas Paul Voetmann Victor Meyer Latimore M. A. Norris Eagle Grove Theo. Kemp Goodell F. W. Bergmann Clear Lake Lester Bergmann Kim Gale

Weekend Social Guests Share Meals Across Towns

A flurry of Sunday and Monday visits connect families across Waterloo Cedar Rapids Sumner and nearby towns as relatives and friends gather for dinners and suppers. Notable hosts include August Matthies en Fort Collins Bert Buhr and Hesse families with guests from Alpha Waterloo Wayland Arlyn Cedar Rapids and La Porte City.

H. H. Buls Kenneth Kent Janet Alpha Lloyd Buls Waterloo Douglas Rosenthal Jeffrey Wayland Henry Meswarth Sumner Edw. Rosenthal August Hesse Kelley Harry Elliott David Carolyn Jody Arlyn Hesse William Seelhammer Jim Jayne Lee Carl Kowalsky Arnold Kowalsky Dalton Kowalsky la Porte City Kenneth Halver Diane Cedar Rapids Harvey Kowalsky Walker

Leroy Township Group Meets at Mrs Meswarth Home

The Leroy Township Living Group gathered at Mrs. H. W. Meswarths home on Thursday afternoon October 13 for a lesson on Copper Tooling led by Mrs. George Hagen and Mrs. Meswarth. Fourteen members and one guest were served refreshments by Mrs. Howard Van Brocklin and Mrs. Chester Pals. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Edmund Websters home with a lesson on Freezing Foods. The Bremer County Farm Bureau annual meeting was held October 19 at the Tripoli Town hall and served by Leroy township ladies.

Leroy Township H. W. Meswarth George Hagen Howard van Brocklin Chester Pals Edmund Webster Bremer County Farm Bureau Tripoli Town Hall

State of Iowa and others district court cases Bremer County

New cases listed in Bremer County District Court include State of Iowa cases against Clyde Brown Fischer and Fred Edward Volk for OMVI, plus Reinhard Frederick Steege for OM VI. Civil matters include Louis Maurer vs Fred Matthias and Wilma B Gentry vs Clyde E Gentry for divorce. Auto accident and desertion/ abandonment actions also noted among the filings.

County District Court Bremer State of Iowa Clyde Brown Fischer Charles City OMVI Fred Edward Volk Waverly Louis Maurer Fred Matthias Wilma B. Gentry Clyde E. Gentry Minnie Kielman Clarence Ellerman Vera Stufflebeam Lloyd Stufflebeam Richard Oberdiear Eloise Oberdiear Reinhard Frederick Steege

Attendants at Mrs. Louise Stenzel Funeral

Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Leege and Carol Waterloo. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Brandt Austin Minn. Mrs. Virgil Leege and Jim Ankeny. Charlotte Bennett, Roy Christiansen Berwyn IL. Mrs. Mary Hattendorf and Mrs. Erwin Kromer Waverly.

Louise Stenzel Edwin Leege Carol Waterloo Roger Brandt Austin Minn Virgil Leege Jim Ankeny Charlotte Bennett Roy Christiansen Berwyn Mary Hattendorf Erwin Kromer Waverly

Eveland Details 1955 Corn And Soybean Price Support

James M. Eveland, Bremer County ASC chairman, outlines the 1955 price support rules for corn and soybeans. Corn support is 1.52 per bushel with loans available until May 31 next year and maturities by July 31. soybeans set at 2.03 per bushel with loans until Jan 31 and maturities by May 31. Eligibility requires compliance with acreage allotments for corn and proper grading and moisture standards for both crops, with storage adequacy and premium/discounts by class and quality.

James M. Eveland Bremer County ASC Eveland

Bremer Chapter Earns Recognition at Cancer Society Meet

Bremer county chapter of the American Cancer Society was officially recognized at the Iowa division ninth annual state meeting in Des Moines. The chapter earned awards for the most meetings 51 and the highest attendance 2321 in its population class. Attending from the county were Mrs. A. H. Buss Mrs. Marcella Bales of Denver and Florence E. Dix of Waverly.

Bremer County American Cancer Society Iowa Des Moines A. H. Buss Marcella Bales Denver Florence E. Dix Waverly

V F W Auxiliary Meeting Notes

The V F W Auxiliary met at the V F W home with Janice Fink as hostess. Present were Mary Howard third district president Frederick Drewis and Carl Lobeck. Reports: Americanism Heraldine Niemeyer Essay Jane Duecker Membership Margaret Fink US Bonds Donna Sassmann legislative Pearl Hunemuller Hospital Clara Towne. A thank you note from Bremer county home for cookies was read. A $10 donation to the Tripoli Community Chest was approved.

V.F.W Janice Fink Mary Howard Third District Frederick Drewis Carl Lobeck Heraldine Niemeyer Jane Duecker Margaret Fink U.S. Bonds Donna Sassmann Pearl Hunemuller Clara Towne

Soldier Attends Protestant Chapel Workers Convention

Specialist Third Class Harold F. Quade, 22,, a supply clerk with the 38th Transportation Battalion, attended the Protestant Men of the Chapel convention in Berchtesgaden Germany. The three day meeting featured speeches by Army officers and two workshops. Quade entered the Army in July 1953 and was last stationed at Fort Riley Kansas. He is a 1951 graduate of Tripoli High School.

Berchtesgaden Germany Harold F. Quade Verla Ernest Quade Tripoli European Command Berchesgaden Quade 38Th Transportation Battalion Army Fort Riley Kaw Tripoli High School

Stork Shower Honoring Mrs Ted Olmsetad Hosted by Mrs Casey

Mrs J J Casey hosted a stork shower for Mrs Ted Olmsetad last Tuesday evening. Guests played games and enjoyed a luncheon prepared by the hostess.

J. J. Casey Ted Olmsetad

Conservation Field Day near Charles City Oct. 31

Governor Hoegh and Agriculture Secretary Spry join Dr. E R Duncan in leading the North Iowa Conservation Field Day near Charles City on October 31. The program covers tile drainage terrace building waterway improvement rock removal stock tank on a tile drain soil judging and soil testing with a morning landscaping segment for women. Field Day begins at 9 a m at the Floyd County Achievement Show Grounds 1½ miles west on Highway 14.

Leo A. Hoegh Clyde Spry E. R. Duncan Iowa State College North Iowa Charles City Highway 14 Floyd County

Mrs Bert Buhr Returns Home From Hospital

Mrs Bert Buhr came home from Scholtz Memorial hospital in Waterloo where she had been a patient for some time.

Bert Buhr Scholtz Memorial Hospital Waterloo

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