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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1969
Page
5
Local notes list weekend visits and dinners among residents of Waverly Nashua and surrounding areas. Guests include wm Mahlstedt Sally Roberts and many family gatherings at multiple homes. Gerald Lahmann returned to Fort Knox after visiting relatives here.
Mr and Mrs Charles Block of Braidwood Tl welcome a son Christopher Michael born Sept 7 at Joliet hospital weighing 6 lb 14 oz. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Lawrence Block of Tripoli. Mr and Mrs Harold Ferguson of Sumner announce a daughter Tracy Marie born Sept 5 at Allen hospital Waterloo. Grandmother is Mrs Lizzie Bolte of Tripoli.
Mr and Mrs Cletus Gooden bour and sons visited Mrs Martha Mohlis in Waverly Sunday afternoon. Arthur Brandt and family visited Bartels home with the Kruegers in Waverly. Allan Bock and family from Sumner called on Paul Bre mer. Mabel Hunemuller celebrated her 88th birthday with aunt Anna Huegli in West Union. Leslie Wente and Fred Brase visited Erwin Brase home in Waterloo. DeBusscher family from Torrance Calif visited Lawrence Heinemann’s with others. L J Magnall and Tony plus a foreign exchange student visited Richard Magnall’s. Ewald Miller hosts Erhardt Lahmann, Ben Meyer, Erwin Hoppenworth, and Donald Sievers. Larry Bunger returns home to visit then to St Louis for Eden Theological Seminary.
Mary Jo Rommel of Omaha married Dennis Juel of Omaha in a Readlyn St Paul Lutheran ceremony. Rev Fred Meyer officiated at 7 30 pm with a large reception for about 200 guests. The couple will reside at 3015 Maplewood Blvd after Sept. 7.
Kristen Colburn daughter of Mrs Kathryn Colburn Tripoli will graduate from St Luke s School of Practical Nursing Cedar Rapids on September 12 after completing a one year course. She will soon take the state examinations to become a licensed practical nurse. Weekend guests in Edw Rosenthal’s home included her sister and John Lewison Rose Creek Minn. Sunday supper at F C Dodd home included Hoppenworths and Moellers following the Hoppenworth reunion at Western Douglas. Ed Weidler and Mabel Hunemuller hosted guests and Colorado Springs assignment noted.
A mixed bridal shower was held at Steve Dettmer home in Waverly Thursday evening for Terry Caughron of Waterloo. Hostesses were Mrs. Dettmer, Mrs. Jim Dettmer, and Mrs. Allen Steege. Miss Caughron will wed Eugene Dettmer on Saturday September 13 at 2 PM at St. John's E R church Siegel.
Mrs. Clarence Huck, Kymn and Dawn of Waverly were visitors Saturday in the Clarence Bolte home.
Stephen Beach son of Mr and Mrs Wm E Beach New Hampton was honored at a Chapin park picnic before entering military service Sunday. Attendees included extended families from New Hampton Waterloo Osage Ames Parkersburg and Greene among others with many relatives listed. Kathleen Frohling and Stephen Beach visited the Maurer home over the weekend.
Kathryn L Meyer daughter of Mr and Mrs Harley Meyer Waverly and Richard Magnall son of Dr and Mrs L J Magnall Tripoli were married August 30 at St Pauls Lutheran Church Waverly The bride a Waverly Shell Rock High School graduate and former Central Wisconsin Colony employee The groom a senior at I S A Ames and the couple plan to reside in Ames
The Foelskes marked their first wedding anniversary with a community pot luck at the K H Hoppenworth home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ron Dunlap Mr and Mrs Roland Wedemeier and families Mr and Mrs John P Wedemeier and family many others from Waterloo Janesville Sumner Grundy Center Worth and surrounding areas attended.
The Waterloo Conference of the American Lutheran Church Women hold a retreat at Camp Ewalu Strawberry Point from 3 p m Tuesday afternoon to 3 p m Wednesday. The theme is Instruments of Blessing with Mrs Oscar Branstad Forest City as spiritual leader. Attendees from Grace Lutheran include Mrs A C Koengeter Mrs Edna Kuethe Mrs Sarah Gaede and Mrs R O Wikner.
The 49th annual Mahlstedt reunion gathered Sunday in North Park Tripoli drawing 64 people. Mr and Mrs Wendell Mahlstedt of Nashua led this year’s committee and Mr and Mrs Wilbur Mahlstedt were chosen for next year’s organizing team to be in the same location. Shop in Tripoli.
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