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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1972
Page
1
Local voters in Tripoli and Denver head to polls September 11 to elect school board members. In Tripoli incumbents seek second terms for director districts including No. 4 Kenniston Hopke and others. Denver posts slate two director seats with incumbents Harland Wolfensper and Walter Showalter among candidates.
U S Air Force Captain Dixon R. Bunger, son of Mr and Mrs Raymond H Bunger of Tripoli Iowa, graduated from the Air University's Squadron Officer School at Maxwell AFB Alabama. He is assigned at Tinker AFB Oklahoma as a communications electronics officer with a unit of the Air Force Logistics Command. Captain Bunger, a 1962 Tripoli High School graduate, earned a 1966 UNI BA in business administration and belongs to Tau Kappa Epsilon. His wife Rachel is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond H Zummak of Jesup Iowa.
Four Troops planned in Tripoli bring Brownies and Juniors to the community. Leaders trained August 30 and programs emphasize citizenship, service, and health as Troops join the Conestoga Council with HQ in Waterloo. Mrs. Leroy Klein helped organize the effort.
Mrs Kenneth Showers is hospitalized at Mercy hospital Waverly with six broken ribs and possible other injuries after falling from a horse while visiting Leonard Lynes at his Plainfield area home. She is in room 212.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at St. Pauls Lutheran church in Waverly for Paul J. Boevers 64 of rural Waverly. He died of a heart attack Friday evening. Born May 3, 1908 at Readlyn he was the son of William and Alvina Boevers. He married Luella Meyer December 26 1933 at Independence. Survivors include his wife a daughter Mary Ellen Junk Denver Colorado and a sister Mrs John Hagenow Readlyn. He was preceded by his parents three brothers William Fred and Reinhart.
Ida Hankner 69 died Sunday at her Tripoli home. Funeral Wednesday at Faith United Church of Christ with Rev. Keith Selberg officiating. Interment in church cemetery. Casket bearers were Lorenz Bunger C C Fichmann Douglas Hankner Dennis Hankner Robert Hankner and Roger Boeckmann. She was born April 7 1903 in Bremer County. She worked 49 years as a clerk at E G Michael Food Market in Tripoli. Survived by son Owen Waterloo sister Clara Bartels Home Waverly and brothers Ernest Tripoli Walter Dubuque and Ralph Waterloo.
The shop will be closed from September 13 to 19 and reopen on September 20, as posted by Bockhaus Barber Shop.
Tripoli VFW commander Kirchhoff calls a special meeting for Tuesday September 12 at 7 30 p m to decide action on the much needed roof remodel and repair project members urged to attend this important meeting.
Advance tickets are on sale for a Pork Barbecue and Bowery Dance on Saturday September 16 at Maple Hills Country Club. Dinner starts 6 30 p.m. and dance at 9 p.m. in a large tent with a portable floor and live western band. Admission is 3.00 in advance for members and guests, including dinner and dance. Tickets from directors Eugene Buenger Wesley Bockhaus Donald Bremer Eldo Kehe Vic Happel Ray Bunger Eldon Westendorf Alfred Rieck L J Magnall or committee Lloyd Kammeyer Milan Ellison Leo Sauerbrei.
A Style Show sponsored by Hope Circle of Faith United Church of Christ will be held Monday evening September 11 at 8 p.m. in the church Educational Building. Local models will display children youth and adult outfits from Carriage House Peppermint Stick and Infelts Waverly with a door prize drawing and refreshments. Admission is 50 cents with free entry for children under school age.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Holm retirement sale will close out farm equipment at their farm two miles south and two and a half west of Tripoli on Friday September 8 starting at 1 00 pm A listing of machinery household furniture and miscellaneous items is listed elsewhere in this issue.
Russ Gronemeyer was released from the hospital and returned home on Monday after a period of hospitalization.
Sterling Edgar was chosen at a special Denver council meeting to replace Floyd Sassmann who resigned July 3 to move to Waverly. Edgar will serve the unexpired term through December 31, 1973. The meeting also set groundwork for Denver Days planning with organizational heads urged to appoint representatives.
Fred's Body Shop in Tripoli will close for vacation from September 9 to September 16, with normal operations resuming September 17. The note indicates a temporary shutdown for staff break and reopens at usual hours afterward.
A group rummage sale will be held at the Alfred Specht home located 1144 miles east of Frederika on the blacktop. The event runs Friday and Saturday September 8 and 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. It offers boys and girls clothes in all sizes, some adults wear, toys, miscellaneous items, and homemade bread and rolls.
Steve Blasberg, son of Mr and Mrs Marwin Blasberg, underwent an appendectomy at Mercy Hospital in Waverly on Monday.
Mrs E L Dancer was transported by ambulance to Allen hospital in Waterloo on Tuesday afternoon for medical assessment and care.
Bremer County 4 H members took part in the Iowa State Fair judging contest. Livestock team members included Dave Kalainoff Denver Henry Diers Sumner Mark Kalainoff Denver and Bruce Epley Waverly. Dairy team members were Dan Wedemeier Sumner David Wylam Waverly Pam Walther Waverly and Tom Milius Denver. Bruce Epley placed 13th among 242 livestock participants. David Wylam was 5th in the Jersey division as the dairy team finished 11th statewide.
Mrs. Marjorie A. Krull and Miss Penny Cantine of Waverly received scholarships from the Iowa Jaycees and the Iowa Association For Retarded Children funded by the Jaycees State Wide Honey Sunday Project. Grants support juniors seniors or graduates training to aid mentally retarded persons and reflect local Jaycee participation in 1971. The Honey Sunday Project began Oct 28 1969 and continues Oct 1 1972 to fund scholarships and community projects for the mentally retarded.
The Fremont Township Farm Bureau ladies and friends meet at Mrs. Hazel Chapin's home Wednesday September 13 at 1 15 p m for tea. County Chairman Mrs. Jensen will attend. Mrs. Paul Nieman hosts a fall hat show and a Kansas City tour report will be given. Note date change.
Tripoli Jaycees and Jaycee Ettes sponsor Kids Day at 12 30 with events for two to six graders including sack race crabwalk and running races wheelbarrow and three legged races ladder walk broad jump high jump rope climb and pull ups. Entries 25 cents per child covers all events. ribbons for top three in each division. Rain date is the following Saturday.
The Tripoli Community School Board will hold a regular and organizational meeting on Monday September 18 at 7 30 p m in the superintendent's office.
Tripoli high school opens its 1972 football season Friday night in a non conference game against the Sumner Aces at 7 45 p m Coach Gene Perkins brings a 30 man squad with five to six sophomores starters and a light but sturdy line averaging 177 pounds and 178 pound backfield The Panthers hope to better the 5 2 1 records from 1970 1971 with a youth filled lineup and a schedule featuring Cedar Wapsie conference foes and a homecoming clash with Dunkerton.
Standard Oil announces Delmar Carter as the new Standard Oil Agency agent for Readlyn and Tripoli effective September 1. Carter, 47, transfers from a nine year tenure as fertilizer plant manager at Williams Iowa and will work with Les Bierman who remains in Tripoli. Carter and his wife Elizabeth relocated to Readlyn and will manage oil service for the area with local agents arranging fertilizer and oil needs.
The office of Dr. W. B. Weeber will be closed on Saturday September 9. Residents are urged to obtain flu shots as soon as possible to protect health this season.
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