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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1966
Page
5
People from Waverly New Hampton Sumner Cedar Rapids and Waterloo visit kin and friends in surrounding towns. The week features dinners birthdays and weekend gatherings at homes in Brase Mahlstedt Kirchsmans and other families with travel to Milwaukee Aurora and Omaha for Labor Day weekend.
Harold and Ruth Meyer announce the birth of son Jerry Harold at Allen Memorial Waterloo on August 29. Twin girls Belinda Margaret and Bonnie Jo born September 1 to William H Smith of Dallas Texas, mother formerly Ruth Block Tripoli. Several social visits and gatherings at Sumner Frederika Waterloo and surrounding homes noted through the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Wikner of New Hampton hosted a farewell buffet Tuesday for their son Joel who departs for service on Sept. 12. Attendees included the Brases and family from Readlyn, Diane Paul of Denver, the Clausing family from Waverly, the Sneller family from Cedar Falls, the Wikners of Waterloo, and R. O. Wikner and Fred Brase.
The annual Sommer reunion convened Monday at Southpark drawing 36 members and three guests. Eldest attendee was Mrs. Rosa Sommer of Waterloo and youngest was Troy Vaughn of Cedar Falls. Officers elected were Leighton Sommer of Shell Rock president Bo Vaughn of Cedar Falls vice president and Mrs B J Vaughn secretary treasurer. Next year’s reunion is planned for Labor Day at the same location.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Chapin and family of Berwyn Illinois and Mr and Mrs Richard Pavin and sons of Chicago joined Ruth Woodcock for a weekend visit. They attended the Hurmence Burrow wedding at the Little Brown church Nashua and a Sunday picnic at Chapin park with the Chapin family from New Hampton present.
David West of Colburn Feed Mill Tripoli attended a two day meeting in Milwaukee with seminars on forage hybrid corn and soybean seed. The group toured L Te weles Seed Co Richfield and seed processing facilities in Milwaukee.
Dennis McNamee attended the wedding of Barb Caddoo and Patrick Jennings Friday evening at First Presbyterian Church in Newton. Barb and Pat are students at the State College of Iowa Cedar Falls and Dennis and Pat are fraternity brothers in Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Mr and Mrs Donald James and Donnie of Waterloo were guests at the Selcks home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Duane Holm and family visited in the evening. Donnie has been discharged from the service and spent a week with Ron Henninger in San Francisco before returning home.
Mr and Mrs Virgil Schwake returned August 92 from a Yellowstone Park trip and other points of interest. They also visited Mrs Schwake's brother and his wife, Mr and Mrs Robert Ganske, in Sacramento California.
Mrs A Keding observed her ninety third birthday Sunday with open house at her home. Guests were from Waverly Sumner and Tripoli.
Claudia Witt daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Witt Denver married Dennis William Saltzman in a Sept 3 double ring ceremony at St John Lutheran church Denver. reception for 180 guests from Mount Ayr Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Clarinda. The couple plan to reside in Denver.
Caroline Kehe returned Tuesday evening after a week in Tulsa Oklahoma visiting her brother Bill Kehe.
Mrs. Paul Block departed Sunday for Dallas Texas to visit in the Wm H Smith home.
Mr and Mrs Les Kelsey attended the funeral of her cousin Edmond Fisher Tuesday in Nashua. Fisher was killed in an accident Friday while operating a maintenance vehicle for Chickasaw County.
Sunday evening ceremony at the Immanuel Lutheran church in Waterloo unites Donna Shutte and Robert Stahlhut in marriage.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Krumm took James to the College of St Thomas in St Paul on Tuesday where he is attending pre camp football training.
Richard Meyer of Ft Belvoir Virginia is on a week of home leave from the U S Army. He will report back to Fort Belvoir on Thursday.
Mrs. Darrell Neuendorf of Ionia entered Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo on Tuesday for upcoming surgery scheduled Friday.
The Sept 7 1966 issue of the Tripoli Leader from Iowa covers local news and community updates. Reports highlight civic matters, school notes, and town happenings typical of a mid century rural newspaper.
Mrs. S. A. Maurer was named Belle of the Day at the Don McNeil Breakfast Club in Chicago. The broadcast allowed her to call anywhere in the continental U S and talk freely for as long as she wished. She called her granddaughter Mrs. J Hathaway from a glass sound proof booth while relatives cared for Mrs. Maurer's mother in Mauer home.
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