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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1971
Page
5
The clipping lists numerous residents visiting relatives and friends across Waterloo Sumner Cedar Falls and surrounding towns. Notable names include the Wendt Fink Goodenmark Nacke Woodcock Harms Moeller and Huegli with travel to California Vail Colorado and Santa Ana. The notes cover Sunday dinners lunches and afternoon calls plus a 25th wedding anniversary and school staff visits.
Mr and Mrs Dean Butterfield Quasqueton announce the birth of Rick Alan a boy weighing 8 lb 2 oz born August 27 at Peoples Hospital Independence. Mrs Butterfield nee Mary Rathbone. Gus Dietrich Sonia visited Rev and Mrs Erich Dornbusch. R O Wikner visited Minneapolis July 21 to help in Vern Phelps home. Phelps had major surgery July 13. Getrude Quade hosted Fredericksburg family dinner with Wendlands. The Schedtler home Buck Creek hosted guests from Waterloo New Hampton and Denver.
Carmi M. Dooly son of Mr and Mrs Maurice Dooly of Ionia arrived home August 17 after discharge August 16 from Ft Lewis Washington following 15 months in Vietnam. He served in the 523rd Signal Bd of the 23rd Infantry Division and earned a Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal. He will report Sept 20 to IBM in East Fishkill New York in the research and development department.
Navy Fireman Apprentice Gregory L. Lahmann son of Mrs Mildred M Lahmann of Tripoli Iowa serves aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Midway with the U S Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific.
Dr and Mrs W B Weeber drove their daughter Annette to Iowa City Sunday to begin her freshman year at the University of Iowa.
Children grandchildren and great grandchildren of the late Mr and Mrs Wm Bock gathered at Erwin Bock’s home for a pot luck dinner Sunday August 29 Attendees included Walter and Allan Bock Gary Darlene Kenneth Henniges Julie Randy Sumner Elda Kleinschmidt Harold Paul Wil bert Bock Sharon Joel Wikner Ronald Dunlap Troy Erwin Wiltenburg and families Denver William Happel Waterloo Duane Dettmer Mike Jean Gordon Dorn St Paul Jim Klodt Readlyn Melvin Trimble Waverly Sher win Kleinschmidt Jason Jennifer Joan Bock Marlene Falconer Cedar Rapids.
Forty five Bremer County junior 4-H members visited the Iowa State Fair on Monday August 23. They toured the 4-H Building beef auction and exhibits across multiple centers and displayed in youth groups such as North B Square Cedar Chums and Do R Best. Chaperones listed include Sue Pleggenkuhle Billie Hennings and others from Sumner Plainfield and Janesville.
Mrs. Clara Zabel Mrs. Alma Ohlendorf and Mr and Mrs Melvin Ohlendorf of Sumner attended a dinner at the Riviera ballroom in Janesville Saturday evening honoring Mr and Mrs Raymond Walther of Cedar Falls on their 25th wedding anniversary. Later they were among guests at the Walther home.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Chapin Mr and Mrs L H Fink and Mr and Mrs Otto Rieck attended the noon pot luck dinner at the Denver park of the W W I Barracks and Auxiliary. Each had their separate business meetings following the dinner.
The 1971 72 confirmation classes at Crane Creek Lutheran church start Saturday September 4 with sessions 9 to 1130. Fourteen scholars will form three classes Juniors Middlers and Seniors. Six seniors will be confirmed on Palm Sunday 1972.
Second Lt. Allen N. Gilder of Zearing won a silver sabre for ranking first academically in a cadet class at the Iowa Military Academy Camp Dodge.
Dalziel reports banding about 200 ducks in two weeks and plans to continue to reach the 480 ducks tagged in a previous peak. He notes morning doves are banded when allowed and explains Iowa law and cross state hunting patterns. Hunters are urged to mail bands to Washington to aid statistics.
SP/4 Ronald Bergmann is listed with 482 66-7232 at 328th RASS APO San Francisco Calif 96374. The entry notes it as the latest address of Tripoli Armed Forces personnel.
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