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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1968
Page
7
Maytag sales and service offered with contact numbers. Piano lessons in Readlyn with Mrs. Duane Meyer. Hens bought by Moore Produce Cedar Falls. Blue Lustre cleaning solution advertised with rental info. Carpet cleaning with Host system available from Rettig Furniture Tripoli.
Thank you notes express appreciation to neighbors friends and relatives for cards gifts and visits during hospital stays at Mercy and Allen Memorial and after returning home. Special thanks go to Rev Selberg nurses and to volunteers and exhibitors who supported the 1968 hobby fair with local business and community help.
A state inspection of 99 Iowa county jails shows an average daily inmate count well below capacity. Six counties held 301 of 586 inmates while total capacity stands at 2329. 21 jails had no prisoners and 18 had one. Ellandson says 15 jails failed state standards and may be closed or funded to meet requirements. Shop in Tripoli.
Two Iowa City geologists aided by a construction firm dig in a limestone quarry on a farm southeast of Nora Springs and uncover Iowa’s 350 million year old sea floor. The find includes a unique group of fossils led by Harrell Strimple of the University of Iowa and Donald Kock of the Iowa Geological Survey.
Former Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton filled in for New York Mayor John Lindsay at a Des Moines fundraising dinner. He addressed about 1,700 attendees inside Veterans' Auditorium and 5,000 in the balcony, calling the November election the most important since 1860 for peace and freedom amid rising Soviet power in the Middle East.
A new four mile section of I-29 in Council Bluffs provides non stop travel from the Mississippi to the Missouri River. The stretch from 16th Street to Broadway Avenue parallels the river and was built using sand dredged from the river bottom.
Mr and Mrs Selmer Johnson of Ames showcased a remarkable harvest with their smallest watermelon tipping the scales at 40 pounds this year. Authorities noted the fruit's unusual size drew attention from neighbors.
Richard Turner and allies urge a district attorney elected from 18 judicial districts with state funding for criminal prosecutions. County attorneys would handle civil matters and advise county officials. The proposal surfaced at the county officers convention in Des Moines. County supervisors seek annual salaries, currently paid per diem at $17.50.
ISU Extension agronomist Re gis Voss says space age electronics speed and improve fertilizer recommendations from Iowa State University. Recommendations will arrive 7 to 10 days after mailing soil samples. A new crop and soil information form is available at county Extension offices with a pamphlet Understanding Your Soil Test Report explaining how to adjust recommendations for carryover manure legumes and higher yield goals. Fall soil sampling is advised to gain planning flexibility tax savings and discount pricing. even if fall application is not planned sampling remains beneficial.
The work emphasizes delivering recommendations early in the fall to ensure sufficient time for spring planning. Stakeholders are urged to review and act on these suggestions to align budgets, projects, and schedules with upcoming plans.
Mrs Lulu Beauchamp of Carlisle observed her 101st birthday at a party hosted by friends in Pleasantville marking a long life in the community.
Thirty two Jaycees and wives attended the Tripoli Jaycees orientation meeting Thursday night. Guest Lavern Eick Iowa administrative director of the Iowa Jaycees spoke. Three members Don Bremer Gary Bennett and Richard Meyer attended the fall state board meeting at Ft. Dodge on Oct 26.
Wallace Farmer Poll shows 54 percent of Iowa farm respondents favor Richard Nixon with 32 percent Humphrey and 11 percent Wallace. Three percent undecided. Voters expressed neutrality or uncertainty on Agnew and Muskie as vice presidential candidates. Nixon would be preferred by a majority of those surveyed.
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