Municipal Election Day set for several Iowa towns
Voters in Tripoli Readlyn Frederika and Denver head to polls Tuesday with mayor and council races on the ballot. In Tripoli Edward B and Eliza Klein vie for mayor while Duane Bremer, Bim, and Verne R contend for council. Readlyn lists six candidates for five council seats with one write in. Frederika voters choose four year term council seats and may elect a mayor Dennis Nie meyer. Denver ballots include two four year council terms with candidates Duane Sassmann and Carl Wooldick. Poll hours vary by city.
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Edward B
Tripoli
Eliza Klein
Keith Fettkether
Readlyn
City Hall
Frederika
Leo W. Bahlmann
Selma Carroll
Clair Davison
Stanley Feuchtwanger
Elmer Matthias
Robert Roy Volker
Dennis L. Niemeyer
Marlene Boeckman
Iowa
Frederika City Hall
Denver
Duane Sassmann
Carl Wooldick
Last Rites for Blake Brase 23 Held at Sumner
Funeral services for Blake Brase 23 of Readlyn were held at Immaculate Conception Church Sumner with burial at Mt Calvary near Sumner. He died Oct 23 at Methodist Hospital Rochester Minn from a gun shot wound at the family home. He was born Nov 21 1951 in Sumner and survived by his parents three brothers four sisters and paternal grandparents. Also a sale notice lists clothing and baby furniture auction at Brendt Bernard home Oct 31 and Nov 1.
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Blake Brase
Readiyn
Immaculate Conception Church
Sumner
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Readlyn
Lavern and
Jeanette (Maurer) Brase
Wapsie Valley
Lavern Brase
Terry
Brent
Mark
Jeanne
Iowa City
Pamela
Nancy
Linda
Fred Brase
Tripoli
Trick-or-Treat Hours Set by City Council in Tripoli
City council proposes 6 to 8 p.m. trick-or-treating for younger children and asks residents to turn off exterior lights after 8 p.m. to end the two hour period. Parents should supervise children during these times to reduce accidents. Senior Citizens plan a Nov. 5 pot luck at City Hall with bingo grab bag gifts. Call 882-4485 for details.
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Tripoli
Pheasant Season Opens Across Iowa Amid Blizzard Impact
The Iowa Conservation Commission announces a November 8 opening for ring necked pheasant hunting with 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. hours and a 6 bird daily limit. Northwest Iowa shows reduced success due to a severe blizzard. overall harvest expected near 1974 levels. Hunters are urged to secure landowner permission and respect private property as they seek hunting areas.
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Towo Conservation
Towa
Bob Barratt
ICC
Iowa
Barid
Funeral Rites for Dean Buchholz Held at Denver
Funeral services for 49 year old Dean W. Buchholz of Denver were held Wednesday afternoon at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Denver with interment in the Faith United Church of Christ cemetery in Tripoli. He died Sunday night at Scholtz Memorial Hospital in Waterloo of a heart attack. Survived by Florence Buls, his wife of 28 years, a son Larry of Chicago, four brothers Oliver, Stanley, Dale, and Lester, his burial followed. Memorials may go to the heart fund.
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Denver
Dean W. Buchholz
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
Faith United Church of Christ
Tripoli
Scholtz Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Denver Merchants
Denver Lions
Farm Bureau
St. Paul’s
Buchholz
Iowa Dwelling Realty Company
Larry
Chicago
Oliver
Wheeling, Ill
Stanley
Readlyn
Dale
Waverly
Lester
Mt. Prospect
Heart Fund
Cleveland Funeral Home
Re-elected to Tripoli Nursing Home Director Bd
Virgil Schwake and Alice Krueger were re‑elected to the Tripoli Nursing Home board at the annual meeting. The report notes a $30 966.55 bequest from the Fred Detering estate and a Memorial Fund update by Hazel Chapin.
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Tripoli Nursing Home
Virgil Schwake
Alice Krueger
Wm. A. Kuker
Walter Lohmann
John Berlin
Rudy Piegers
Pat Warner
Fred Deterding
Hazel Chapin
St. Paul’s Lutheran School
Readlyn
Grace Lutheran Sunday School
Grace Lutheran Church Women
American Legion Auxiliary
Ruby Greenlees
Virgil Schwabe
Little Friends
Richard
Tripoli Bank Night Drawings Begin with First Winner
Tripoli businesses start progressive Bank Night drawings on Thursday nights. The first winner will be announced November 6 at 8 30 p m in participating stores. The initial prize is 100 with 25 added weekly if unclaimed. A new pot starts at 25 once claimed. Names drawn by the local pastor, envelopes opened at 8 30, winner must appear within three minutes.
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Tripoli
Bremer County Advisory Board
Northeast
Iowa Community Action Corporation
Tripoli City
Seven County Board of Directors
Funeral rites for Ralph Ager Held in Frederika
Funeral services were held for Ralph Ager in Frederika with burial in Alcock cemetery. Ager, found dead October 22 in his rural Frederika home, was praised in a church service led by Rev. Russell Eldridge. Interment followed at Alcock cemetery. Nieces and nephews survive him.
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Ralph Ager
Frederika
United Methodist Church
Russell Eldridge
Alcock
Ames Brandenburg
Robert Ball
Lavern Wendt
Don McFarland
Frank Rochford
F. E. Brandenburg
Cedar-W. Wapsie football coaches pick all conference teams
Cedar-Wapsie conference coaches selected annual all conference football teams with first and second offense and defense squads. Denver and Dunkerton led with five first team players each. Wapsie Valley and South Winneshiek had four first team bids apiece. Tripoli had one first defensive pick Tim Smalley.
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Cedar-Wapsie
Denver
Dunkerton
Wapsie Valley
South Winneshiek
Tripoli
Tim Smalley
Panther
Wendell Schmitz
Tom Little
Noel Frana
South Winn
Mike McGee
Dick Cuvelier
Turkey Valley
Ron Wooldick
Kelly Ungs
Mike Lechtenberg
Jerry Gallmeyer
Ron Lienau
Fredericksburg
Tripoli Panthers Bow To Jesup In Season Climax
The Tripoli Panthers lost to Jesup 27 46 in the season finale after a competitive game. Coach Gene Perkins noted a lack of depth and injuries plagued the team all season while Jesup failed to produce a consistent offense but capitalized on key turnovers.
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Tripoli Panthers
Jesup
Panthers
Panther
Gene Perkins
Cedar-Wapsie
Perkins
Tim Everding
Scott Chapin
Brent Platte
Ted
T.D
Jeff Sanderson
Kevin Kuhrt
Friday Hearing Date Set for Bremer County Zoning Ordinances
Bremer County Supervisors set a public hearing for Friday October 31 at 10 00 a m in the county courthouse board room. Citizens may speak for or against the proposed zoning ordinances which appeared October 15 in a newspaper supplement. The first half of property taxes is delinquent November 3.
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Bremer County
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Grear
Hall
Gyear Tripoli Council
Duane Bremer
Bim
Yahistedt
Verne R
C. C. Richmann
Jake Timmer
Park Board
Brendt Bernard
6Th Ave. S.E
Dean Buchholz
Grace Luther League
All Lutheran
New Orleans
Luther League
Community Chest
Plainfield
ATSU
Iowa State University At
Ames
Connie Kay O’connell
Soph
Erwin O’connell
Tony Magnall
L. J. Magnall
Dennis Boeckmann
Orlyn Boeckmanns
Gaylen Drape
Erwin Drapes
Cedar-W
al Weber
Mark Pribbenow
Jim Welter
Jeff Stafford
al Rathe
Jerry Sterba
Darrell Schmitz
Dean Humpal
Steve Houdek
Pat Miller
Greg Niedert
Russ Ball
Dean Zuck
Tim Herold
Bruce Thurm
Ron Stahlhut
Marc Bigelow
Phil Moeller
Bart Vogel
Rande Wegner
Byron Brockman
Gene Wiltgen
Rob McMahon
Jean Zuck
Jerry Reith
Brian O’halloran
Mark Bare
Layne Uhlenhake
Wayne Smith
Chuck Pulleyblank
Brian Larsen
Bob Silhacek
Dave Kirchoff
Gary Nuss
Ken McFarland
Bruce Adams
Gary Kaiser
Mary Baldwin
Platte
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