Contests Face General Election Tuesday Across State
Voters head to the polls next Tuesday November 2 for local and national races. Incumbents Democrates face challenges in county offices with multiple Republicans running for treasurer sheriff coroner and other posts. Party rivals clash for state and federal seats including governor secretary of agriculture U S senator and state representative races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. McAlpine
H. E. McClure
H. E. Ehlert
Robert L. Schmidtke
Republcan
Harry H. Cleveland
O. L
Red) Davis
Edward Knott
James W. Coddington
Mary Cretzmeyer Loucks
John Sperry
William S. Lynes
Clarence Christopher
Waverly
Marie Buss
Denver
H. R. Gross
Waterloo
George R. Laub
Cresco
U. S
Leo A. Hoegh
Clyde E. Herring
Bremer County
Albert J. Loveland
Janesville
Clyde Spry
Clara Stoffregen Sells Household Goods At Auction Saturday
Clara Stoffregen executrix of her mother's estate will auction a large assortment of household items including antiques at her south Main street Tripoli residence this Saturday. Auctioneer is Earl Newburn with Arlo Baker as clerk. The event coincides with local decor renovation by the Tripoli VFW post and features a recent safety poster contest by trade school students won by T. A. Shriver first prize, Larry Sievers second, and Douglas Bell with Donald Dohrmann tied for third.
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Clara Stoffregen
South Main Street
Tripoli
Earl Newburn
Arlo Baker
Woman's Club
T. A. Shriver
Larry Sievers
Douglas Bell
Donald Dohrmann
Tripoli Hardware Fifth Anniversary Sale Starts
Tripoli Hardware marks its fifth anniversary with a sale running from Monday through November. Owner Les Lauck announced weekly prize drawings totaling over 350 dollars with a final big draw on November 27. Appliances are among featured bargains in this annual promotion drawing interest for four years.
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Tripoli Hardware
Les Lauck
Lauck
Visit to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City
Fred C. Harmening Werner Harmening and Mrs Minnie Ju disch visited Lena Giese at Mercy hospital in Iowa City on Sunday to see her sister.
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Fred C. Harmening
Werner Harmening
Minnie Judisch
Iowa City
Lena Giese
Mercy Hospital
Vega daughter baptized at Buck Creek church
Aideen Marie Vega daughter of Mr and Mrs Jose F Vega of Sumner was baptized Sunday at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Buck Creek by Rev Reuben J Topp. Sponsors were Mr and Mrs Robert Sassman. Dinner guests at the Vega home included Mr and Mrs John Sassmann and Mr and Mrs Robert Sassman.
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Aideen Marie
Jose F. Vega
Sumner
St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Buck Creek
Reuben J. Topp
Robert Sassman
Vega Home
John Sassmann
Chili Oyster Supper at St Peter's Tripoli
The Men's Brotherhood of St Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church in Tripoli will hold a chili oyster supper in the church basement on Thursday October 28 starting at 5:00 PM. The menu includes chili or oysters, relief plate, sandwiches, cake and coffee. Prices are 75 cents for adults and 35 cents for children.
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Men’s Brotherhood of St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Tripoli
Soldier on 14 day leave hosts Wartburg visitors at dinner
Pvt. Lyle R. Niemeyer, home on 14 day leave, entertained friends from Wartburg college Waverly at dinner Sunday. Guests included Nancy Meyer Lois Weise Janice Winter Shirley Bietz Frank Leubbeck Harold Darrow John Prenge David Prenge Phil Miller Bot Mathiers August Borchardt A2c Stanley Berman stationed at Waverly Air Base Anna Mae Stufflebeam and Mr and Mrs V S Swinton.
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Lyle R. Niemeyer
Wartburg Collegg
Waverly
Nancy Meyer
Lois Weise
Janice Winter
Shirley Bietz
Frank Leubbeck
Harold Darrow
John Prenge
David Prenge
Phil Miller
Bot Mathiers
August Borchardt
Stanley Berman
Waverly Air Base
Anna Mae Stufflebeam
V. S. Swinton
Seventy-Eight Tripoli Students Named First Honor Roll
Supt El don R Shriver announces the first six weeks honor roll at Tripoli schools. Included are seniors Wm Boeckmann Cheryl Colburn Merlin Dettmering Dale Drape Betty Kalkbrenner Ruth Kreis Geraldine Lohmann Mark Wilharm juniors Shirley Blasberg Ruth Block Barbara Burman Louis Braatz Elaine Juel Fred Mallie Betty Nerge Judy Schlichting Phil Snyder sophomores Barbara Bang Jean Biermann Marian Blasberg Carol Blume Barbara Bockhaus Roger Drape Terry Dreyer Wm Goetz Lorraine Johnson Trudy Nerge Dennis Olejniczak freshmen Kathleen Holm Gary Hoppenworth Patricia Kadera James Lahmann Karen Lobek Roger Mock Robert Mohl ing Robert Osborn Dorothy Plum Coleen Weidler eighth grade Norma Axon Melvin Bull Carol Heinemann Kathryn Rieck Warren Snyder seventh grade Jean Ambrose Kay Barry Leonard Block Mary Jean Bremer Nadine Schnurstein LaJean Slack Marianne Wikner Mark Wikner sixth grade Douglas Bell Donald Dohrmann T A Shriver Billy Joe Kehe fifth grade Sandra Aubrey Joyce Axon Linda Barry Charles Block Robert Block Karen Bockhouse LeRoy Bonarden Dixon Bunger Larry Bunger Jacklyn Lobeck Suzanne Towne fourth grade Caroline Kehe.
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Tripoli
Supt
Eldon R. Shriver
Wm. Boeckmann
Cheryl Colburn
Merlin Dettmering
Dale Drape
Betty Kalkbrenner
Ruth Kreis
Geraldine Lohmann
Mark Wilharm
Shirley Blasberg
Ruth Block
Barbara Burman
Louis Braatz
Elaine Juel
Fred Mallie
Betty Nerge
Judy Schlichting
Phil Snyder
Barbara Bang
Jean Biermann
Marian Blasberg
Carol Blume
Barbara Bockhaus
Roger Drape
Terry Dreyer
Wm. Goetz
Lorraine Johnson
Trudy Nerge
Dennis Olejniczak
Kathleen Holm
Gary Hoppenworth
Patricia Kadera
James Lahmann
Karen Lobeck
Roger Mock
Robert Mohling
Robert Osborn
Dorothy Plum
Coleen Weidler
Norma Axon
Melvin Bull
Carol Heinemann
Kathryn Rieck
Warren Snyder
Jean Ambrose
Kay Barry
Leonard Block
Mary Jean Bremer
Nadine Schnurstein
LaJean Slack
Marianne Wikner
Mark Wikner
Douglas Bell
Donald Dohrmann
T. A. Shriver
Billy Joe Kehe
Sandra Aubrey
Joyce Axon
Linda Barry
Charles Block
Robert Block
Karen Bockhouse
LeRoy Bonarden
Dixon Bunger
Larry Bunger
Jacklyn Lobeck
Suzanne Towne
Caroline Kehe
Kimballs Tour West Visits Navy Hospital and Relatives
Dr and Mrs Glenn Kimball and daughter Janet along with Mr and Mrs Herman Kimball traveled to Oakland California where Dr Kimball will serve at the Navy hospital They also visited relatives in Gettesburg South Carolina and Lewiston Idaho Herman Kimball returned home by plane
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Glenn Kimball
Janet
Herman Kimball
Oakland
Calif
Kimball
Navy Hospital
Gettesburg
S. C
Lewiston
Idaho
Tripoli Panthers Close 1954 Schedule At Arlington
Tripoli travels to Arlington Friday to end the 1954 season after a homecoming win over Strawberry Point 27 to 14. Laube and Kammeyer scored twice each in the second half as Tripoli erased a 14-7 halftime deficit to earn a 2-1-1 Cornhusker conference record and a tie for second place.
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Panthers
Arlington
Tripoli
Strawberry Point
Laube
Kammeyer
Cornhusker
Snyder
Dohrmann
Mohling
Hegar
Resar
Clauson
T “Sp
Mrs Wilbert Frahm Released From Sumner Hospital
Mrs Wilbert Frahm was released Friday from Sumner Community hospital after a period of hospitalization.
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Wilbert Frahm
Sumner Community Hospital
November Induction For Four County Men
Bremer County Selective Service calls four men to report next Wednesday November 3 at 6 30 p m Evelyne Eichler clerk of the board announced Nineteen men were called for physicals today Wednesday
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Bremer County Selective Service Board
Evelyne Eichler
Struck and Propp Mark 50th Double Wedding Anniversary
The 50th anniversary of the double wedding of Anna Burmeister to William Propp and Lena Burmeister to Ernest Struck will be observed with a family dinner at St. Church next Wednesday, November 3, for 25 30 guests served by the Women's Guild. Struck and his wife will also host open house at St. Peter's social rooms next Sunday with two sessions. Propp will not host open house due to a death in the family. The original 1904 wedding took place at Evangelical church in LeRoy township near Tripoli. The Strucks lived on several farms near Tripoli before moving to town in 1933. he worked as a painter. They have two children, Mrs. Arthur Redies and Alfred. The Propps farmed west of Tripoli until 1925 and then retired to town. they have no children.
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William Propp
Ernest Struck
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Women’s Guild
Struck
St. Peter’s Church
Propp
Anna Burmeister
Lena Burmeister
Evangelical Church
Leroy Township
Tripoli
W. E. Neumeister
Arthur Redies
Alfred
Waterloo
Town
Good Fall Weather Continued For Week
Tripoli area enjoyed generally mild fall weather with frosty nights and sunny days until Tuesday rain broke the spell. About .33 inch fell Tuesday and more rain expected, hampering soy bean harvesting as fields stay soft and both beans and corn suffer potential losses. Highs reached 71 and a weekly low of 33, with daily records noted by E C Biermann.
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Tripoli
E. C. Biermann
Tripoli Schools Plan Open House Week Nov 7 13
Tripoli schools invite parents to visit during American Education Week from November 7 through 13. Parents Night on November 10 offers grade level visits and explains courses, aims, and teaching methods to foster understanding and cooperation.
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Tripoli
National Education Association
Band Mothers Meet Change of Date Notice
Band Mothers will meet Tuesday evening November 2 at the home of Mrs. Oscar Kreis. Co-hostesses will be Mrs. Erhardt Lahmann and Mrs. Leslie Lahmann. Please note change of date.
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Oscar Kreis
Erhardt Lahmann
Leslie Lahmann
Bake Sale by VFW Auxiliary at Interstate Power Office
The VFW Auxiliary will hold a bake sale at the Interstate Power Office on Saturday October 30 starting at 3 p.m. Proceeds support veterans and community programs.
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VFW
Interstate
Mrs. Hollis Hurt in North Iowa Auto Crash
Mrs. Keith Hollis remains in critical condition at New Hampton hospital after a Tuesday morning crash one mile north of the junction of Highways 3 and 53. Her car left the road, struck a culvert after a tire blew, while en route to the John Deere plant in Waterloo. She is the former Charlotte Harmening, daughter of Mrs. Mary Harmening and sister of Mrs. Everett Ambrose of Tripoli. The Hollises live in New Hampton.
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Keith Hollis
New Hampton Hospital
John Deere
Waterloo
Hollis
Charlotte Harmening
Mary Harmening
Everett Ambrose
Tripoli
New Hampton
Robert Kuhrt Named Vice-President of Board of Realtors
Bremer-Butler board of realtors met last Thursday at Waverly for dinner. New officers elected for the coming year were Sumner president John Voorhees Robert Kuhrt Tripoli vice president Mrs Val Martin Waverly secretary and Melvin Harris Sumner treasurer. Five new members joined the organization at the meeting. Kurt Weltner retiring president discussed the farm loan situation.
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Bremer-Butler Board of Realtors
Waverly
Lutheran Mutual Insurance Building
John Voorhees
Sumner
Robert Kuhrt
Tripoli
Val Martin
Melvin Harris
Joe Bailey
Clarksville
Cleo Baker
Meredith Ward
Melvin Harms
Jack Frese
Kurt Weltner
Readlyn Bank President Meyerhoff Safe at Mercy Hospital
Aug F Meyerhoff president of Readlyn Savings Bank has been under medical observation at Mercy hospital Waverly since last Friday. Family reports he is progressing satisfactorily and improving in care.
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Readlyn
F. Meyerhoff
Readlyn Savings Bank
Mercy Hospital, Waverly
Adult Class On Pastures At School Monday
Next Monday November 1 Ralph Goodnow Tripoli high school vocational agriculture instructor urges residents to attend a class on Building Produactive Pastures. He notes acres in pastures rival those in corn yet returns are low and outlines renovation plans and seeding mixtures. The session begins at 8 p.m.
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Ralph Goodnow
Tripoli
Goodnow
Engravings Missing for Leader Wedding and School Events
A mail mixup caused engravings not to arrive for this issue of The Leader. Images for Struck-Propp golden wedding observance Blasberg-Moeller wedding and Tripoli high school homecoming activities were delayed.
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Leader
Poock Plans Public Auction At Tripoli Farm
Erich and Duane Poock announce a complete closing out public auction to be held Wednesday November 3 at their farm four miles north of Tripoli on the Frederika road half a mile east. The sale begins at 12 30 p.m. and features 99 head of livestock chickens hay and grain machinery dairy equipment household goods and an automobile. S E Johnston and R K Beebe act as auctioneers and American Savings Bank serves as clerk.
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Erich
Duane Poock
Tripoli
Frederika Pad
S. E. Johnston
R. K. Beebe
American Savings Bank
Miller couple attend national convention then visit kin
Mr. and Mrs. Herold Miller attended the National Implement Dealers' Convention in New York City last week Monday to Thursday. They then traveled to Chicago to visit daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lush, returning home Monday evening. Birthday guests included Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Warner entertaining Sunday evening for Mrs. Warner with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Buhr and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Buhr present.
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Herold Miller
New York City
National Implement Dealers’ Convention
Chicago
Richard Lush
W. H. Warner
Mrs. Warner
H. H. Buhr
Harry Buhr
Seminary Head To Speak Sunday At FAR Union Service
Dr. Frederick W. Schroeder president of Eden Theological Seminary will be guest speaker at St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church Sunday at 2 30 joining in a union worship service with Waverly area churches. He will also speak at the 10 30 morning service on The Ongoing Reformation. He has led Eden since 1941 and held multiple church and academic posts.
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Frederick W. Schroeder
Eden Theological Seminary
Webster Grove
St. Peter’s
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Waverly
Christian Church
Luther
God
Othorhood Federa
Ewald F. Puhlmann
Dr. Schroeder
St. Peter’s Church
Elmhurst College
Eden Seminary
Tabor Evangelical and Reformed Church
Chicago
North Illinois Synod
Drury College
American Association of Theological Schools
World Council of Churches
Community Chest Organized Here Directors Named
A Tripoli meeting in the town hall formed the Community Chest to unite social agency fund drives into one annual campaign. Elmer Wilharm Paul Voetmann Alice Krueger William Kuker and Mrs Leslie Lauck were elected directors who will choose officers and set up campaign and budget committees.
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Community Chest
Tripoli
Elmer Wilharm
Paul Voetmann
Alice Krueger
William A. Kuker
Leslie Lauck
First Showing Of 55 Chevrolet Set For Tomorrow
Ruhr Chevrolet Co. announces the 1955 Chevrolet debut with a local showing starting at 8 a.m. tomorrow and running through Saturday. Free door prizes to registrants, with a Saturday drawing at closing time. Harry Buhr promotes the event on page four.
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Ruhr Chevrolet Co
Harry Buhr
Junior Class Presents Play George Washington Slept Here
Tripoli high school junior class stages the Moss Hart and George Kaufman comedy George Washington Slept Here next Wednesday at 8 pm in the gym. The Pennsylvania set farce follows the Fullers buying an old farmhouse as the cast includes Robert Eick, Martyn Olrogge, Elaine Juel, Judy Goebel, Phil Snyder, Mary Kreis and others.
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Tripoli High School
George Washington
Moss Hart
George Kauffman
St John’s Lutheran Ladies’ Aid to sponsor chicken and ham supper
Crane Creek group hosts a chicken and ham supper on Thursday evening November 4. Serving starts at 5 30 with a menu of chicken and ham mashed potatoes gravy buttered corn sauerkraut salad cranberries relish rolls coffee and pies. Adults 1.00 children 50 cents.
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St. John’s Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
Crane Creek
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Cysyad F. ‘Teideman
H. C. Bolte
Board of Super
Perens
Heideman
Bolte
Thomas E. Martin
Guy M. Gillette
Senate
The
Tripoli V.F.W. Post
California
V. G. Goebel
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Band Mothers
Board of Realtors
Erich, Duane Poock
F. W. Schroeder
Pennsylvania
Fullers
Robert Eick
Martyn Olrogge
Judy Goebel
Mary Kreis
Betty Lou Nerge
Dick Klenzman
Robert Joens
Larry Vogt
Fred Krueger
Carol Axon
Donald Judisch
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