Sewage Plant Bids Opened Seek Federal Approval
Tripoli Town Council held a special session to review bids for the new sewage plant to gain federal funding. Section I bids for lagoon cells access road and related work came from Kehe Construction Co. at 27402.50 and Tri- County Construction Co. at 27792.75. Section II bids for lift station and related items came from Taylor and Isenhour at 34343.91 and Kehe Construction Co. at 35965.00. Project must start by Nov 15 1960 and finish by May 1 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nts
Tripoli
Canson
Conthe
Te Ans
Kehe Construction Co
Waverly
Tri- County Construction Co
Mt. Pleasant
Taylor and Isenhower
Hudson
Local Bowlers Qualify for Strike It Lucky TV Show
Tripoli Bowl-In teams with Eastern Iowa Bowling Association to run a weekly live TV program on KWWL-TV from 5 to 6. Six men and six women per week qualify locally, then district roll-offs select 12 district winners to appear on air. Entry costs 1.65 dollars with handicap rules and weekly rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Iowa Towling Association, Inc
Sony
Kwwl-Tv
Tripoli
Tese
The
Ming
Ipoli
Rev Thalacker Honored for 30 Years in Ministry
Grace Lutheran church marked the 30th anniversary of Rev Arnold Thalacker’s ordination with morning and afternoon services. Guest speaker Rev Paul Lutz of Oelwein delivered the opening sermon and a life sketch program titled This Is Your Life featured Rev Louis Sagert, Mrs Max Stecht, and Thalacker’s children and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
Arnold Thalacer
Paul Lutz
American Lutheran Church
Oeelwein
Thalacker
Wm. Klein
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Siegel
Louis Sagert
Independence
Max Stecht
Monticello
William
Dubuque
James
John
Des Moines
Mark
Sarah
Naomi
Grace
Patorate
Thalacked
St. John's Lutheran
Grinnell
Trinity Lutheran
Malcolm
S. S. Peter and Paul
St. John’s Lutheran
Palmer
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Grace Lutheran
Tripoli
Signs for Farmers Sportsmen Now At Tripoli Stores
The Wapsie Sportsmen's Club offers hunting permission signs for landlords and tenants. Signs are available after the listed day at Black Lemmp The Hub Tripoli Hardware Tripoli Cafe or the Wapsie Inn. Limited supply and shooting schedules are also available at these businesses.
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Tripoli
Wapsie Sportsmen’s Club
Lemp
the Hub
Thaysie Inn
Wap
Annual Band Mothers Carnival at Tripoli High
The annual Band Mothers carnival will be held at Tripoli High School Saturday evening. Doors open at 7 pm. Proceeds fund improvements to the instrumental department. Prizes will be awarded and refreshments served for all ages.
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Tripoli High School
Home From Rochester Supt Shriver Released After Surgery
Superintendent E R Shriver was released from Methodist Hospital Rochester Minnesota Friday after surgery. Mr and Mrs J M Snyder and Mrs Shriver visited him Sunday at his hotel. Mr Shriver returned to his home Monday evening.
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Rochester
E. R. Shriver
Methodist Hospital
Minn
J. M. Snyder
Rural Waverly man dies in Highway 188 crash
Otto Albert Wedemeier 49 of rural Waverly died after a collision on Highway 188 four miles east of Plainfield. His wife and daughter injured. Mervin Buss not hurt. Funeral was at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with Hartington Cemetery burial. Island of details note another recent fatality on the same highway.
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Otto Albert Wedemeier
Waverly
Mercy
Wedemeier
Mary
Waverly Hospital
Buss
Mr. Wedemeier
Raymond
Raymond Kingsley
Otto J. Wedemeier
Bremer County 4-H Honors Banquet Highlights Top Members
Over 600 attended the 4-H awards banquet at the Riviera ballroom in Janesville hosted by the Bremer County Bankers Association. Outstanding honors went to Ron Orth and Jo Ann Hildebrandt, with citations from Farm Bureau leaders. Orth, son of Leo and Mrs Orth of Waverly, was Iowa's champion dairy 4-Her in 1960. Hildebrandt, daughter of Harmon Hildebrandt and Mrs Hildebrandt of Sumner, has served as county and club officer and attended Leadership Camp last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riviera Ballroom
Janesville
Bremer County Bankers Association
Nancy Walther
Ronnie Strottman
Bremer County
Ron Orth
Arlon Boeckmann
Farm Bureau
Jo- Ann Hildebrandt
Merle Paulsen
Hildebrandt
Harmon Hildebrandt
Sumner
Leo Orth
Waverly
Ron
Iowa
Herman Koepke Dies at 67. rites Thursday in Denver
Herman Koepke, 67, of Denver died Monday at his home from a heart ailment. Funeral services are set for Thursday, Oct. 27, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Denver, with burial in the church cemetery. Casket bearers include Casper Koepke, Glenn Koepke, Paul Koepke, Arthur Poock, Rueben Poock and Vernon Happel. Survivors include his wife, three daughters Mrs Eldo Moeller of Fairbank, Mrs Lorenz Schrader and Mrs Emil Degelau of Denver, four brothers Charles of Janesville, Otto of Waterloo, Henry and Harry, Denver, and three sisters Mrs Bertha Kahrs of Waterloo, Mrs William Sass of Washburn, and Mrs Alvin Sassmann of Denver.
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St. Peter Lutheran Church
Denver
Herman Koepke
Casper Koepke
Glenn Koepke
Paul Koepke
Arthur Poock
Rueben Poock
Vernon Happel
C. F. Hafermann
Koepke
New Post Office Building Nears Completion Here
Construction progress on the new post office here shows interior plastering finished and glass installation underway. Postmaster Ray H. Fink says moving may occur by mid November. nationwide plans show nearly 5 000 new post offices built since 1953 and 12 000 to 15 000 to be modernized in coming years.
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Ray H. Fink
Fink
Post Office Department
Tripoli
One Room Schools in Iowa Vanish Rapidly
Iowa's one room rural schools are disappearing fast. A State Board of Public Instruction report shows 354 remain, down from 3,261 six years ago, with all gone in a year or so at the current rate. Bremer County has eight districts now. Wright, the state superintendent, resigns this year to take a Washington position.
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Bremer County
Iowa
Wright
Washington, D. C
Chicken ham supper at St John’s Lutheran Crane Creek
St John’s Lutheran Church Crane Creek will host a chicken and ham supper on Thursday November 3 starting at 4 30 pm The menu includes chicken ham mashed potatoes gravy corn salad sauerkraut cranberries relish rolls cherry apple or pumpkin pie
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Crane Creek
Sue Towne Named to All State Band at Des Moines
Sue Towne, clarinet player for Tripoli High School, earned a second All State band selection. The festival, to be held at KRNT Theatre in Des Moines on Saturday, November 26, includes Thanksgiving practice. Towne qualified in the first section, with opportunity to claim first chair, representing Iowa’s top clarinetist.
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Sue Towne
Tripoli
KRNT
Des Moines
Sue
Iowa
Delegates Named to Attend Iowa School Board Assembly
Bremer County Association of School Boards met at Tri Polis High selecting Max Shoesmith and Ed Barnes as delegates to the Iowa School Board Delegate Assembly. Alternates named were Henry Lau and Leland Alcock. Attending boards included seven Bremer county districts Denver Janesville Sumner Plainfield Tripoli Wapsie Valley and Waverly Shell Rock. Ed Walternate was appointed to Bremer county board of education to fill a vacancy caused by Robert Becker’s resignation.
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Bremer County Association of School Boards
Tripoli High School
Iowa
Max Shoesmith
Janesville
Ed Barnes
Waverly-Shell Rock
Henry Lau
Wapsie Valley
Leland Alcock
Tripoli
Bremer County
Denver
Sumner
Plainfield
Waverly Shell Rock
County Board of Education
R. C. Gaard
Ed Walternate
Hoppenworth Named President of Bremer County Farm Bureau
Bremer county Farm Bureau elected officers at a Tripoli Town Hall meeting. K. H. Hoppenworth of Tripoli was chosen president, moving up from vice president. Carl Bahlmann of Plainfield became vice president, Lester Pruisner of Janesville secretary, and Harmon Hildebrandt of Sumner re elected treasurer. Mrs. Merle Paulsen of Plainfield is women’s chairman, with Mrs. Marvin Busch of Waverly vice chairman and Mrs. Arnold Tiedt of Readlyn publicity chair. Board members named include Romaine Biermann, Carl Levers, Burton Moeller, Walter Poock, and James Busch. two more directors to be named from Polk and Frederika townships.
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Bremer
Plainfield
Marvin Busch
Waverly
Arnold Tiedt
Readlyn
Romaine Biermann
Tripoli
Carl Levers
Janesville
Burton Moeller
Walter Poock
Sumner
James Busch
Polk
Frederika
Attendees at Good Will Society Meeting in Waverly
Those from this area who attended the Good Will Society meeting at Waverly on Friday included Mrs Arnold Thalacker, Mrs Fred Brase, Mrs Herold Miller, Mrs Virgil Weidler, Kathryn Hoppenworth and Mrs Herbert Hoppenworth.
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Good Will Society
Waverly
Arnold Thalacker
Fred Brase
Herold Miller
Virgil Weidler
Kathryn
Herbert Hoppenworth
Paper Drive Scheduled for Town Sections
The town divides for two paper drives with east of Main street to be collected Friday afternoon Oct 28 and west section on Friday afternoon Nov 4. Newspapers magazines must be boxed or tied separately and farm catalogs are not accepted. Farmers with large amounts may leave in the garage of Jene Kirchhoff Cubmaster.
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Main Street
Wallace Farmer
Jene Kirchhoff
Dr Fauske To Speak At Tripoli Teachers Dinner
The Tripoli Commercial Club plans its annual teachers dinner for Monday November 7 at 7 pm in the Tripoli Town Hall. Tickets remain available from Lorenz Bunger secretary or American Savings Bank with a November 2 advance sale deadline. Frederika businessmen invited. Dr Faulke president of Waldorf College Forest City and former missionary in China will speak.
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Dr. Fauske
Tripoli Commercial Club
Tripoli Town Hall
Tripoli Community
Lorenz Bunger
Commercial Club
American Savings Bank
Frederika
Herbert E. Blume
Dr. Faulke
Waldorf College
Forest City
China
Mayor's Court Fines Total 155 for Hunting Violations
Fines totaling 155 dollars were assessed in Mayor George Barnes municipal court for hunting violations in the city. Conservation officers Bruce Parker and Wesley Ashby were the arresting officers. Names and fines include Arthur Fall 10 for shooting after hours, Clarence McBride 10 for shooting before hours, Dale Hart 15 for hunting on refuge, Edmond Wolf 15 for loaded gun in car, Richard Hackley 25 illegal possession of wood duck, Walter Zalm 25 illegal possession of red head duck, Tom Mac 25 illegal possession of red head duck, Jim Nutting 15 hunting on refuge, and Jimmy Entwisle 15 hunting on refuge.
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George Barnes
Bruce Parker
New Hampton
Wesley Ashby
Fayette County
Arthur Fall
Waterloo
Clarence McBride
Dale Hart
Edmond Wolf
Richard Hackley
Walter Zalm
Tom Mac
Jim Nutting
West Union
Jimmy Entwisle
Home from hospital John Ohlendorf returns after fall
John Ohlendorf is back home from Sumner hospital where he was treated after falling from scaffolding while shingling a house. He had been a patient since the accident and is now recovering at home.
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John Ohlendorf
Sumner Hospital
Hard Driving Tripoli Panthers Down Plainfield 33 6
Tripoli Panthers defeated Plainfield Pirates 33 to 6 in a Cedar-Wapsie conference game. The win kept Tripoli at 4-1 in league play and tied for second. upcoming trip to Fredericksburg finishes the 1960 season. Rich Meyer and Doug Bell sparked the offense with early scores, and Plainfield's sole TD came on an 80 yard interception return by Richard Walther.
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Tripoli Panthers
Plainfield
Panthers
Tripoli
Plainfield Pirates
Cedar-Wapsie Loop
Fredericksburg
Falcons
Pirates
Bell
Rich Meyer
Boeckmann
Plainfield Tripoli bands unite for pre game show
In pre game events the Plainfield marching band performed a short exhibition then joined with Tripoli musicians to form a mass band for the Star Spangled Banner. Coach Ruebel introduced graduating senior football players Rich Meyer Fred Hildebrandt Roger Buchholz Claire Duecker Roger Reed Don Dohrmann Larry Lohmann Doug Bell Mark Schwarze Mac Snyder Vern Bockhaus Jay Patterson and Rudy Pavelec. The Tripoli band played during halftime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
Tripoli
Ruebel
Rich Meyer
Fred Hildebrandt
Roger Buchholz
Claire Duecker
Roger Reed
Don Dohrmann
Larry Lohman
Tripoli Panthers Extend Lead With 53 Yard Score
Tripoli drives 53 yards as Claire Duecker sprinted 53 yards for a touchdown after a 47 yard kickoff return to put the Panthers up 13. Doug Bell added the extra point. Early in the second quarter the Panthers scored again on a sustained drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Doug Bell
Plainfield
Roger Buchholz
Bill Garner
Bell
Claire Duecker
Panthers
Community Chest Fund Drive Nears Goal
Tripoli Community Chest reports 1960 drive at 58 percent of its quota with $1,500 collected and $1,240 still needed. Some solicitors未turned in funds and certain organizations未decide, but officials hope to finish this week. Duane Holm, drive chair, urged contact or bank drop, with a full county report due next week in the Leader.
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Tripoli
Duane Holm
Drive
American Savings Bank
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Bob Everding
Tom Manson
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Kansas City
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Standard Oil
Sheffield Steel
Truman Library
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Dennis Hagedo
Selec
Tion
School Board
Hoppenworth
Bremer County Farm Bureau
LeRoy Benarden
Richard Walther
Joe Rausch
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