This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1963
Page
5
Mrs. Gladys Heideman and Mrs. Gladys Baldwin guest at homes in Fayette and Oelwein. Numerous families from Wa- to Baraboo host weekend visitors and attend meals, with guests from Union Lena Schumacher Odessa to Baraboo. Foremost, Detroit and Chicago visitors join among diverse stops, with Labor Day gatherings at Backbone park and Guttenberg and multiple dinners and suppers noted across towns.
Elaine Marie Haugen and Melvin L. Buls wed in a 10 a.m. ceremony August 20 at St Marys Catholic Church Waverly Rev Herbert Tegeler officiated vow exchange. Attendants included maid of honor Janet Haugen and bridesmaid Judy Buls with flower girl and ring bearer. The couple resides Marshalltown Iowa where the groom works as an engineer at Fisher Governor Co.
Sunday picnic supper guests included Otto Buls Lawrence Heiemann and families. Evening company included Dale Gardner family from Denver Clarence Boderman and Alvin Brunscheen with daughter Sumner. The occasion celebrated was Virgil Buls birthday.
Mr and Mrs Don Hunemuller celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in Dubuque with attendees including Mr and Mrs Harry Joel Lloyd Clifford and Mark Mr and Mrs Ronald Warner and family and Mr and Mrs Wm Warner A potluck dinner followed at Log Cabin Lodge then an open house The Hunemullers were former Tripoli residents
Mr and Mrs Peter Mahlstedt visited Sunday with Fred Brunschein at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo also at the Carl Kroll home Waterloo and with Mr and Mrs Harry White Cedar Falls They were supper guests at the Wesley Mahlstedt home Cedar Falls
Mr and Mrs Lester Brooks and family hosted a birthday dinner Sunday at the Harley Boggess residence in Charles City. The birthday of Mrs Leo Brooks of Waterloo was observed.
Monday potluck at Walter Zahn home in Waverly honored Mr. and Mrs. Les Garrett of Chicago with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Willard Holm Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bull and Mrs. Minnie Rohrssen and other locals. Also notes travel of Henry and Stanley Burrow and wheel chair bound Mr. Keeper after a stroke. Vancouver visit ends with grandson Dana Scott born Aug 1 and deep sea fishing noted.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Haase and Mr and Mrs Adolph Biermann left Aug 25 for a sightseeing trip to Denver and Colorado Springs and other places of interest. Mr and Mrs Marvin Lehmkuhl and family moved Saturday to 114 Primrose Lane La Porte City. Mr and Mrs Marvin Drew moved to the vacated Lehmkuhl home. Herman Banser at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo for X rays and treatment he will undergo surgery Friday. Mr and Mrs Walter Sommer attended the Sommer reunion Monday at San Souci park Waterloo 41 relatives attended.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Maurer and Kim Pierce were guests of Hazel Pierce on Thursday in Cedar Falls for a birthday supper. Hazel’s birthday was observed.
Local note from Tripoli Iowa dated September 4 1963 records a community brief with names and events typical of a small town newspaper. The item highlights civic matters and local happenings relevant to residents.
Mr and Mrs Phil Kasten plus Mr Adena Dick Baraboo Wis and others arrived Friday to attend the funeral of Albert Barbknecht, brother of Mrs Dick. The service was held Saturday at Frederika with overnight guests at Lena Schumacher home and visits to August Meier and other relatives.
Mr and Mrs Lavern Lage Schulte attended services for Larry Ethier age 12 at Sheffield. Larry died from head injuries after his clothing tangled in an ensilage unloader wagon while helping his father with farm chores southeast of Sheffield on Sunday evening.
Linda Ratliff spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rucker, returning to Omaha Monday to resume studies at a business school there.
Harry Meyer of Sumner returned Friday from Iowa City where he had been a patient in the hospital. 90th Birthday Mrs. Herman Kedingg observed her 90th birthday at her home Wednesday.
Iowa district court judges began 1962 with civil and criminal caseloads and disposed of substantial numbers. They started with 20 588 civil and 1 861 criminal cases pending, added 28 528 civil and 7 113 criminal new filings, and disposed of 28 941 civil and 7 165 criminal cases, leaving 20 175 civil and 1 809 criminal pending. Overall dispositions totaled 36 106, down 5.5 percent from 1961 but up 30.9 percent since 1956, attributed to improved efficiency among judges, clerks, and lawyers.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Beisner and Mrs Chris Milius of Waverly spent a month in California visiting relatives. They visited Paul Milius in San Diego James Beisners in Anaheim and Floyd Beisner in Santa Ana. They returned home via the northern route. Birthday visitors included the Klemp and Sassmann families in Waverly and the Bocks observed Mrs Bocks birthday. Mrs Heideman returned home from Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo after surgery.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.