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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1931
Page
5
Daily notes from Waterloo region include visits by Mr. and Mrs. J C Kock to Waverly, church services at a local Evangelical church, and numerous social calls among residents of Waterloo, Waverly, Sumner, Frederika, and Readlyn. Several families entertained or traveled, with dances and a planned Jahnke Pavilion event.
Mrs B B Kelsey and son Darrell from New Hampton visit C B Kelsey family. Miss Beryl Kelsey stays through Sunday. Mrs Clara Claus hosts a Sunday dinner with H B Claus and family from Waterloo. Families travel to Waterloo, Des Moines, Janesville, Chicago, and Charles City for visits and studies. Notable attendances include the Nevermann family’s 80th birthday gathering and Drake University students returning to Des Moines.
Mr and Mrs Otto Boeckman and Mrs Augusta Hoppenworth drive to the Hoppenworth farm south of Knittle to help with farm chores since Mr Hoppenworth was overcome by heat. Several local residents, including Beryl Kelsey, the Kelsey family, and Ross Kelsey, visit or host relatives, with hospital plans for Miss Margaret Debel and nurse training at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. The St Peters Evangelical Ladies Aid held a meeting, and a birthday picnic honored Francis Fisher of New Hampton with a gathering at Bunger Grove.
James Franklin of Milwaukee visited the home of his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Alfred Koch southwest of town and called on other relatives before returning to Milwaukee Monday Rev E Forrest Byers attended a pastors council of the Congregational church in Manchester outlining plans for the Northeastern Iowa district annual conference to be held in Dubuque the first week in October
Church notes list Sunday school at 9 00 Divine service at 10 00 Evening service 7 30 in English Confirmation instruction Wednesday afternoon and Saturday Men's choir Tuesday evening Mixed choir Thursday evening You are invited to worship with us.
E Forrest Byers minister conducts Sabbath school at 9 for all ages. Morning worship at 10 features a sermon titled Christ Satisfies Your Thirst. Y P S C E at 7 45 p m led by Roberta Brewer and Mabel ill. Choir rehearsal Thursday at 7 45. You are invited to attend, the church with a welcome. Come.
St John’s Lutheran led by Pastor E A Hanff announces a mission festival this Sunday with 9:00 am Sunday school. Forenoon services at 10:00 am in German, sermon by Rev H Kuhlmann of Buck Creek. Afternoon services at 2:00 pm in English and German with Rev C Mardorf and Rev J Baermann. Choirs meet Thursday evenings.
A new Chrysler with no identification was found abandoned on highway 218 three miles north of Waverly. Inside were two empty shotgun slug shells, footprints showed no accompanying crew, and the ignition key was left in place. The car bore a Kansas license plate and was reported by a traveling man to Marshal Frank Mason. The vehicle had developed engine trouble.
The machine was brought to Waverly and left at the Brinkman garage. Notices have been sent to nearby towns, to automobile associations and insurance companies giving descriptions of the car.
In Helsingfors Finland the district court sues to dissolve the Communist Trade Union Federation citing suppression of more than 1000 Red unions. The case centers on legal action against the federation as a whole.
Lincoln Nebraska governor appoints water commissioners as deputy sheriffs to safeguard water during a drought. He says he will wait out state troops if necessary to conserve water.
Mrs Hoover wife of the President used river water from eight Central and South American rivers to christen the turbo electric ships Talamanca and Segovia at Newport News Virginia.
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