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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1956
Page
4
"AVON CALLING" promotes selling Avon with a TV ad and a Cedar Falls address for applicants. The notice asks readers to write Avon Box 164 Cedar Falls Iowa to earn Christmas money now.
Waitress wanted apply in person at Wayside Inn. Nitrogen solution and liquid fertilizer dealers wanted. Economical to use yourself and can supplement farm income with sales. Limited used equipment available now. We can finance. Write or call Scharden Fertilizer Co. Nashua Ia.
Mrs. F W Pepmueller honored at farewell by American Legion auxiliary Denver with plan to move to Washington Missouri. Pfc Milton Happel and Sp 3c Nelson Thibodeaux visit Readlyn. weddings of Pfc Paul Hatcher and Pfc Virgil Matthias with Carol Nolte noted. New duties for Readlyn High School band instructor David Reul from Milwaukee. Music Boosters organize bake sale Sept 22. Readlyn locals attend festivals and update addresses for service members.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Thoms report their son Pvt Orville W Thoms at Van Nuys California. Mr and Mrs F W Piehl note their son Pvt Kenneth Piehl to embark for Japan after training at Ft Chaffee Arkansas. Donald Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs Wilbert Tiedt, has spent a week with grandparents and returned to Waterloo. Josephine Pries visited mother Mrs Minnie Pries. she teaches at La Porte City High School. Mrs Sarah Heuser hosted relatives for birthday dinner. Jerry Meier had a tonsillectomy at Allen Memorial Hospital and is convalescing at home. Verne Lockard left for Iowa City with Bruce Wieland. Gerald Fortsch family and Evansdale visitors. Readlyn Fire Department hosted families for dinner. Maurice Hanson of Waterloo visited the Edgars family. Others, Milton Happel of Kansas and Kim McElhose of Waterloo, visited relatives in Waterloo.
The Readlyn congregation of St Matthews Lutheran church will host its annual ham and chicken supper in the church basement on Thursday evening September 20. Serving starts at 5 o clock. Menu includes ham and chicken mashed potatoes baked beans sauerkraut cottage cheese salad pickles carrots apple and cherry pie tea biscuits and coffee. Adults 1.00 children 50c.
Sunday dinner guests included Mrs Dora Happel near Dunkerton and Mrs Amanda Wehling hosted cards with high score Mrs Leo Wittenburg and low Mrs Anna Schumacher. Arnold Meyerhoff teaches in Denver. Erwin Piehl welcomed a son Sept 8 at Allen Memorial Water loo with Rev Martin Sontag officiating. St Paul Lutheran pastor J L Strewlow preached mission festival at Spring Fountain church.
Labor Day dinner guests at the Herb Boderman home included Mr and Mrs Fred Boderman Sumner Mr and Mrs Duane Boderman and family Waterloo and Bob Boderman who will soon leave for service.
Mr and Mrs G R Rettig entertained Sunday in honor of their son celebrating his second birthday with family and friends at home.
Lois Lohmann was honored at two showers last week and became the bride of Gerald Traeger Sunday afternoon. Lou Heine and Janet Chapin hosted Aug 31 for 20 guests from Sumner Denver Waterloo Waverly and Tripoli. Game prizes went to Mardell Bock and Mrs Edgar Traeger. Mrs Edgar Traeger Pauline and Bernita hosted a shower Tuesday at Sumner Salem EUB church.
Richard attended a dinner and supper with Mr and Mrs R W Rettig Mr and Mrs Harold Kue the and Alice Mr and Mrs Leo Sauerbrei Mr and Mrs Arnold Westendorf Mary and Gayl and Mrs Elsa Tegtmeier.
A 16 year old farm youth Charles Cason of Clearfield junior drowned in a pond about 200 yards from his home. He is believed to have stepped into a deep hole in shallow water.
Robert Schmidtke of W is named fully field representative for the Can Bureau of Bremer announced by J E C Barnes. Schmidtke has already assumed the role and begun duties amid the stated assignment.
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