Interesting News Items From Around Our Town
A compact roundup from Leader's staff highlights local doings across the area. Residents attend events, openings, and daily activities reflecting community life and small dramas shaping the neighborhood.
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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1933
Page
6
A compact roundup from Leader's staff highlights local doings across the area. Residents attend events, openings, and daily activities reflecting community life and small dramas shaping the neighborhood.
Frederika and nearby communities saw a busy week with residents moving homes, visiting relatives, and teaching appointments. Notable items include arrivals at the Alcock residence, visits to and from Charles City and Dorchester, school openings, and anniversaries.
Readlyn Elda Knief visited her grandfather Wm Knief this past week. Velma Dieckman returns home after three weeks in Chicago. Marlies Mae is christened at the Meihost home with Rev C Meyer as sponsor. Rev Sigmund Meyer and family visit from Correctionville. Families, high school moves, and local gatherings fill the week as students prep for Tripoli and Waterloo. A son born to Otto Richman of Klinger. funeral for Chas Barbknecht in Fredericksburg. Public school opens with teachers Leyh Umbaugh and Ross.
Mr and Mrs Aug A Buhr and family visited Fred Zell home on Sunday afternoon. Carl Moehlis and family and Mrs Louie Moehlis visited Otto Walthers north of Waverly. Louie Hochberger Oscar Minkel and families and Earl Webster and families visited Ernest Heineman. H H Schneer John H Sell visited Kurt Vandersee near Randalia. Emma Meier and children returned from Minnesota and the Dakotas. Louie Moehlis left for Missouri Tues. Fred Zell and son visited Buhr home Sunday evening.
Carl Hartman was nominated for commander of the American Legion post with election set for October. Other nominees include FE H Meyer, James McKliger, L J Hertlein, Frank Curtis, Dr M C Martin, Frank Sturdevant, E F Platte, Ed Mooney, and Fred Mohr. Legion auxiliary officers were elected: Meta Luesenhop president, plus four vice presidents, secretary, treasurer, and historians. New members Mrs Harry Bodecker and Mrs Kate McDermott were initiated.
Mr and Mrs Fred Flancha of Hudson and Mr and Mrs Luke Hannaman called on Alvin Sommer Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Will Meyer and family visited Ed Meyer that same evening. Ford Meyer and daughters Alberta and Laura joined Dalton Meyer and John Struck with daughters Norma and Melvin Volker at Bernhardt Volker home Sunday.
The article lists residents attending family events and visits from Cedar Heights including anniversaries, reunions in Readi on Sunday, trips to Waterloo and Chicago for a century of progress, and gatherings in Oelwein Fredericksburg and Bavaria. It notes Bavarian village Mainbernheim replacing a church cross with a swastika on a repaired Evangelical church steeple.
The list details students by grade and name for the Florence district with extensive rosters for fifth through seniors including 21 fifth graders and 32 freshmen among other class counts. The article catalogues named pupils across grades from fifth to senior year and notes multiple family and local names.
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