Placktopping of Highway 93 Nears Friday Start
Placktopping of Highway 93 is set to begin Friday if weather stays favorable. G J Fiddick, resident engineer for the lows Highway Commission, said final preparatory work was to finish this week and paving would occur in three courses to create a smooth surface. Curb and gutter will be added after the paving. Residents have tolerated noise and dirt with no complaints, and storm sewers are now complete to help flush dirt from the streets. A new surfaced highway will soon open, with a community celebration hoped for by the Commercial Club.
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G. J. Fiddick
Lows Highway Commission
Ipavine
Fiddick
Highway Department
Commercial Club
Fall Weather Returns as Tripoli Braces
A cold front marches in signaling fall near Tripoli with temperatures sliding from the 90s to the 40s last week. Weeklong highs reached 98 degrees and a 0.02 inch rainfall Friday eased dust but offered no crop relief. The Labor Day weekend brought pleasant warmth with 90s by day and 60s by night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
E. C. Biermann
Maxfield Creamery Property Near Denver For Sale
Buildings and land of the Maxfield Co op Creamery Co near Denver are offered for sale by sealed bid. The parcel includes about an acre, a two story house, the creamery building and a barn. Bids close Monday September 20 at Denver Savings sectors. See Henry Pipho Readlyn, secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxfield Co-op. Creamery Co
Denver
Henry Pipho
Readlyn
Tetary
Frederik Methodist church ham supper fundraiser notice
A four ham supper will be served at Frederik Methodist church basement on Friday evening September 10 beginning at 5 o clock. Menu includes ham mashed potatoes savoy tomatoes buttered corn cabbage salad baked beans rolls pickles pie and toffee. Prices are $1.00 for adults and 50 cents for children.
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Frederik Methodist Church
Marticoff Infant Dies. Rites Held in Waverly
Funeral services were held at Kaiser funeral home in Waverly for Harry Martin Marticoff infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Marticoff born September 7 1953 who died Monday at the family home in Warren township after a brief illness Burial was in Harlington cemetery He is survived by his parents three sisters Edith Joyce and Alice and one brother Raymond Mrs Marticoff is the former Ella Kaiser.
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Harry Martin Marticoff
Warren Township
Edith
Joyce
Alice
Raymond
Demonstration of International Harvester gear set for Sept 13
A demonstration of International Harvester products is rescheduled for Monday Sept 13 from 1 to 4 p m at Henry Schroeder farm three miles west of Tripoli on Highway 93. Tripoli Implement Co sponsor with IH dealers. Show includes 20 C field harvester and MT A Farmall Super C Super H and 45 T tractors plows disks and other machines. Public invited to attend.
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International Harvester
Henry Schroeder
Tripoli
Highway 93
Tripoli Implement Co
MTA
Farmall
Rohrssen Family Reunion Held at Tripoli Park
The annual Rohrssen family reunion was held Sunday at Tripoli baseball park with 684 present. Louis Rohrssen of Tripoli was the oldest member present and Steven Weltzin the youngest. Out-of-town attendees included Mr and Mrs Ernst Rohrssen and Mr and Mrs Leon Mahlstedt and family of Grinnell and Mrs Anna Kreiss of Marengo.
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Rohrssen
Tripoli
Louis Rohrssen
Steven Weltzin
Ernest Rohrssen
Leon Mahlstedt
Grinnell
Anna Kreiss
Marengo
Tuition rates for town schools for 1954 55 named
County superintendent R C Gaard announced town school tuition for 1954 55 with Sumner lowest elementary at 18 and Janesville lowest high school at 32 32. Plainfield tops both elementary and high school at 28 21 and 47 39. State maximums are 28 30 for elementary 42 45 for junior high and 49 50 for high school with Readlyn Readly…
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R. C. Gaard
Sumner
Janesville
Plainfield
State Department of Public Instruction
Denver
Frederika
Readlyn
Tripoli
Waverly
Frederika School Enrollment Totals 118 Students
Enrollment at Frederika school reached 118 students starting Aug 30 with 51 in high school and 67 in the grades.
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Frederika
Frederika School
Cpl Alfred Gloede Serving in Korea with 7th Division
Cpl Alfred W Gloede son of Mr and Mrs Louie Gloede route 2 Summer is serving with the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. A section leader in Company E of the division s 32d Regiment he entered the Army in December 1952 and completed basic training at Camp Roberts California. The Bayonet division is undergoing intensive training to maintain peak combat efficiency from Pusan to the Yalu river.
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Korea
Alfred W. Gloede
Louie Gloede
Route 2
Sumner
Pusan
Yalu River
Gloede
Camp Roberts
Calif
Chicken Supper Served by Congregational Women’s Fellowship
The Congregational Women’s Fellowship will host a chicken supper on Wednesday evening September 29 at the Congregational basement.
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Congregational Women’s Fellowship
Canning Co Will Complete Largest Pack In History
Tripoli Canning Co Inc expects to finish its largest corn pack on record this week. With record field yields, projections show a 45 percent gain over last year. Fields yielded three to seven tons per acre in green corn harvest with 15 hour days for two weeks. About 125 workers have assisted during the packing period, and over 90,000 cases of corn are expected to be packed. Quality is described as excellent, likely equal to or better than any in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Canning Co., Inc
Alfred Rieck
Max Barnholt Joins Tripoli Leader Mechanical Crew
Max Barnholt from Cedar Rapids joins the back shop crew at The Leader. He started work Tuesday and the Barnholts, with two children, rent a ten room house on the J. C. Haverkamp farm west of Tripoli while seeking permanent housing in town.
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Max Barnholt
Cedar Rapids
Leader
Surgery for Mrs. A W Davis in Waterloo hospital
Mrs A W Davis of Waterloo and formerly Tripoli resident underwent major surgery at Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo last week. She is reported to be recovering nicely. Mr Davis previously ran a radio and television shop in Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Davis
Waterloo
Tripoli
Allen Memorial Hospital
Davis
Tripoli Vocational Agriculture Dept Sees Record Enrollment
The Tripoli high school vocational agriculture department reports its highest enrollment since its addition to the curriculum, with 53 students. Ralph Goodnow, instructor, announced counts of 15 freshmen, 15 sophomores, and 23 juniors-seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli High School Vocational Agriculture Department
Ralph Goodnow
Perecord Second in Iowa State Fair Derby
C. W. Becker owned the horse Perecord trained by Walter Sommer finished second in the derby at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines last week.
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Perecord
C. W. Becker
Walter Sommer
Des Moines
Chicken ham supper at St John’s Lutheran Frederika
A chicken and ham supper will be served Thursday evening Sept 16 from 5 30 at the St John’s Lutheran church basement Frederika. Menu includes chicken or ham mashed potatoes gravy buttered corn rolls cabbage salad tomatoes relish plate apple or cherry pie and coffee. Adults 1.00 children 50 cents.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Frederika
Funeral Held For Mrs. Isabella Jacobson Long-Time Resident
Funeral services conducted at Rettig funeral home and Grace Lutheran church for Mrs. Isabella Jacobson 75 who died at home Thursday night Interment in Fremont cemetery casket bearers named Ralph Wikner Henry Lau Clarence Nerge Walter Fergemann Herman Miller and H W Krueger She born September 17 1878 near Big Bend Minn daughter of Eric and Gustava Halvorson lived in Montevideo and Tripoli later Maryied June 28 1898 to Albert Lincoln Jacobson moved to Tripoli Canning Co manager until his death in 1947 Survived by three sons Roy William Ray three daughters Ruby Irene Helen nine grandchildren two sisters and three brothers She was preceded in death by a daughter Gertrude and two brothers.
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Rettig Funeral Home
Grace Lutheran Church
Isabella Jacobson
William F. Goetz
Tripoli
Tripoli Canning Co
Jacobson
Ladies’ Aid Society
Roy
St. Paul
Minn
William
Montevideo
Ray
Clarksville
Ruby
Mahlon Sigler
Irene
Virgil Kingsbury
Gertrude
Weekend guests visit Mrs Fink in Milwaukee and Chicago
Mrs M Schlueter and Paula from Chicago and Mrs Walter Roth of Milwaukee weekend guests at Mrs Malinda Fink s home. Mrs Schlueter is widow of Rev A Schlueter former pastor at St Peter s Evangelical and Reformed church.
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M. Schlueter
Paula
Chicago
Walter Roth
Milwaukee
Wis
Malinda Fink
Schlueter
A. Schlueter
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Rogge heads to Canada for weekly fishing trip
H. C. Rogge departed Tuesday evening for a week of fishing in Canada.
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Canada
H. C. Rogge
Ardren Buys Denver Oil Co from Matthias in deal
DENVER Special L H Ardren of Cambridge Wis has purchased the Matthias Oil Co here from Paul Matthias and assumed ownership September 1 The business will be Ardren Oil Co and continues to handle Conoco products The Ardren family has moved to Denver Ardren has run a Cambridge feed mill for eight and a half years Matthias plans unknown future path.
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Denver
L. H. Ardren
Cambridge, Wis
Matthias Oil Co
Paul Matthias
Ardren Oil Co
Ardren
Matthias
Conoco Petroleum
Robert Wagner Reaches Home After Sumner Hospital Stay
Out of hospital, Robert Wagner returns home after seven weeks as a patient at Sumner hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederika
Robert Wagner
Sumner Hospital
Tripoli Hardware Launches Dual Contests Ending September Thirty
Tripoli Hardware sponsors two prize contests, national and local, ending at midnight September 30. National event under Independent Retail Hardware men of America offers over 100 prizes for a 25 word or less statement. Local contest, with seven Tripoli prizes, runs with the national event. Winners announced Saturday, October 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Hardware
Les Lauck
Hardwaremen of America
Checkers Star Fred Rewoldt Ties for Fourth at Iowa Tourney
Local attorney Fred Rewoldt finished tied for fourth place in the Iowa Checker tournament at the State Fair last week.
Services Wednesday For Infant Daughter Of Haverkamps
Prayer services were held at 4 p m today at Rettig funeral home for Colleen Kay infant daughter of Mr and Mrs LaVern Haverkamp stillborn Monday evening. Rev William F Goetz of Grace Lutheran church led the service and burial was in the church cemetery. She is survived by her parents three brothers and sisters and both sets of grandparents J C Haverkamp and Mr and Mrs Walter Hunemuller.
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Rettig Funeral Home
Colleen Kay
LaVern Haverkamp
William F. Goetz
Grace Lutheran Church
Church Cemedy
J. C. Haverkamp
Walter Hunemuller
Four Fined In Mayor's Court Last Month
Four men from Tripoli were fined in August traffic court. Robert Ragsdale faced two careless driving charges with a $10 fine and $1.50 costs. Orlyn Boeckmann paid a $2 fine and $1 costs for overtime parking. Richard Schmidt received a $5 fine and $1.50 costs for careless driving. Stanley Klemp was fined for care. Town Marshal Ed Bany filed the first three cases and Deputy Marshal Paul Kuethe the last.
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Rudolph Piegers
Robert Ragsdale
Tripoli
Orlyn Boeckmann
Richard Schmidt
Stanley Klemp
Ed Bany
Paul Kuethe
Tripoli Woman's Club to Meet September 15
The Tripoli Woman's Club will convene Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock in the town hall. Faculty women will be guests and Miss Yoshinaga will present slides from Hawaii. A regular business meeting follows the program.
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Tripoli Woman’s Club
Yoshinaga
Hawaii
New Cooking Column Debuts In The Leader
A weekly cooking feature begins in The Leader sponsored by Potter Siding Creamery Co. and planned to run for a year. This first page 8 column highlights an ice cream pie and promotes dairy products as tasty and healthy daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Siding Creamery Co
Fink to Begin Two Week Trip to Eastern States
Fred C. Fink will depart Thursday morning for a two week tour of the eastern states visiting relatives in Cincinnati Ohio with the H W Fink family and Philadelphia Pennsylvania visiting Mr and Mrs Donald Pockels.
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Fred C. Fink
Cincinnati
Ohio
H. W. Fink
Philadelphia
Donald Pockels
Latest Addresses Of Tripoli Men Now Serving Colors
Pfc. Lavern C. Hunemuller US 55-388-796 assigned to 16th Signal Co. R.R. V.H.F. Fort Huachuca Arizona. Pfc. Harold F. Quade RA 55-386-495 serving with 38th Trans. Bn truck unit APO 807 c/o Postmaster New York NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Lavern C. Hunemuller
16Th Signal Co
R.R. V.H.F
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Harold F. Quade
38Th Trans. Bn
Trk
APO
c/o
New York
N. Y
Panthers Travel to Sumner for 1954 Opener
Tripoli’s Panthers begin the 1954 football season with a Friday night 8 p m kickoff at Sumner. Coach John Mullen reports improvement as he tightens the starting unit and works around limited depth while Sumner fields a 38 player squad with five returning backs and 10 experienced linemen.
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Sumner
Tripoli
Panthers
John Mullen
Paul Dohrmann
Paul Fuchs
Bill Boeckmann
Valgene Boeckmann
Dick Klenzmann
Wallace Miller
Terry Dreyer
Dennis Olejniczak
Lloyd Kammeyer
Louis Braatz
Phil Snyder
Norman Thiess
Services Last Friday For Mrs. Wm. Carney
Frederika residents gather for funeral of Mrs. William Carney 73 at Immaculate Conception in Sumner. She died of a heart attack last Tuesday in Sumner hospital. Burial at Pinhook with six sons in law as pallbearers. Survived by husband ten children forty-eight grandchildren and great grandchildren, a sister and a brother. Burial details and family origins traced to Frederika and Dresden township.
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Glenn Sullivan
Bernice
Urbana
Lawrence Parson
Mildred
Ackley
Ted Heidemann
Helen
Janesville
Fred Dickmann
LaMena
Clarksville
Leslie Jensen
Harriett
Dewar
Will Starr
Grace
Plainfield
Claire
Alta Vista
Burton
Lowell
Waterloo
Melvin
New Hampton
Izora Alcock
Jake Taylor
Bettendorf
Goodenbour joins People's Savings Bank Waterloo as teller
Lowell Goodenbour, formerly at Kramer Produce, began work Tuesday as a teller at the People's Savings Bank in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Goodenbour
Kramer Produce
The
People’s Savings Bank
Waterloo
Denver Legion To Sponsor Fish Fry Sunday Evening
Denver post of the American Legion sponsors a fish fry at the Denver legion hall next Sunday. Serving begins at 5 p m and continues until all are served. A drawing at 8 p m offers 25 dollars cash and 100 dollars in merchandise prizes.
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Denver Legion
Denver Post
The
American Legion
Denver Legion Hall
Chicken Dinner by St John’s Lutheran Church
The ladies of St John’s Lutheran Church Spring Fountain offer their annual chicken dinner with sauer kraut next Thursday September 16 starting at 5:30 pm. Adults cost 1.00, children 50 cents.
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Ladies of
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