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Newspaper

Tripoli Leader

Location

Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1962

Page

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Tripoli wool district elects two directors

In Tripoli wool district election 480 ballots were cast. Incumbent director Lester Alcock won district 9 with 315 votes to Sassman Alvins 154. Frederika Rewoldt won district 1 unopposed with 347 votes. Robert Ambrose was re elected treasurer with 424 votes for a two year term. Ten ballots were spoiled. The two new directors will assume office September 17 for a three year term.

Lessicock Alvin Leant Alcock Sassman A. Rewoldt Frederika Lester Buenger Rewoldt Robert Ambrose

Special Education Program Funding Across Schools

The article lists partial apportionments from a state education appropriation to various districts and community schools for special education programs. Figures include $275.90 for Anesville Consolidated and $453.23 for Valley Community, with larger sums such as $10,064.25 to the county board of education.

Uasie Valley averly-Shell Rock Met County Board of Edu

Creek Minister West Speaker T Former Charge

Gundel participated in Monday evening service and served as minister at the church two years before leaving for Crane Creek.

E Creek Y. Gundel Crane Creek

McKENHAM SUPPER CHICKEN AND HAM FEAST SET

John’s Lutheran church in Douglas Plainfield will host a chicken and ham supper on Sunday Sept 16 at 4 30 PM Adults pay 1 25 and children pay 42 cents Menu includes chicken mashed potatoes gravy corn sauerkraut salad relishes rolls milk pies and beverages. Local serving will start at 4 30 with Gus Laube and others listed among volunteers. Also notes medical stress from Waterloo hospital with patients undergoing surgery at St Francis hospital in Waterloo and Allen Memorial hospital.

Mckenham John's Lutheran Church

Golden Wedding Observed by John Thurm in Tripoli

Mr and Mrs John Thurm celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept 9 at the Tripoli Town Hall with an open house from 2 30 to 4 p m and a 5 o clock dinner for 150 guests The Rev E Jacobs delivered a sermonette and their children and grandchildren supplied entertainment They were married Sept 5 1912 at Klingner and are the parents of Ray deceased Mrs Paul Wolfgram Waterloo and Erwin Sumner with 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

Readlyn John Thurm Tripoli Town Hall Ray Paul Wolfgram Waterloo Erwin Sumner

Drivers Exam Team To Inspect Licenses In Tripoli

Residents of the Tripoli area are reminded that a drivers license examination team of the Town Highway Patrol will be here Saturday Sept. 15 in the council room of the Tripoli Town Hall from 8 30 a m to noon. All types of drivers and chauffeurs license examinations will be given. The team will not return until Oct. 20.

Tripoli Town Highway Patrol Tripoli Town Hall

Hospital Return For Gebert From Waterloo

Herman Gebert returned Tuesday from Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo where he had been hospitalized since Thursday for observation and treatment.

Herman Gebert Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo

Darrel Hinrichs Wins RCA Radio at Ray's Clothiers Promotion

Tripoli resident Darrel Hinrichs was announced as the winner of an RCA transistor radio in Ray's Clothiers and Cleaners latest promotional drawing. The event highlighted local shopper participation and the retailer's ongoing customer appreciation push.

Darrel Hinrichs Ray’s

Commercial Club To Meet Monday Evening, Sept. 17

Regular dinner meeting of the Tripoli Commercial Club will be held in the Tripoli Town Hall, Monday, Sept. 17, starting at 7 p m. The dinner will be served by ladies of St. Peter's United Church of Christ. The attendance committee will be making personal contact with the members for dinner reservations. If anyone is overlooked by this committee, he is asked to contact Ray Bunger, secretary of the club. Home from Hawaii Mrs. Danny Klemp and Dawn arrived here Thursday from Oahu, Hawaii, where they had been making their home. Danny is at present in Thailand, and Mrs Klemp and Dawn will stay indefinitely in the Arnold Garner home, Waverly, and also in the R. F. Klemp home.

Tripoli Ray Bunger Club Hawaii Danny Klemp Dawn Oahu Danny Thailand Klemp Arnold Garner Waverly R. F. Klemp

Doris Beauty Salon Closure Notice

Doris Beauty Salon will be closed from September 1 through September 10. The notice provides dates for temporary shutdown and reopens on the tenth day.

Doris Beauty

New Iowa Highway Patrol Officers Sworn In

Daniel Jahnke of Waverly joins 18 other recruits as 19 new Iowa Highway Patrol officers are sworn in after four weeks of training. Each will work with a veteran officer during their first year, with Jahnke assigned to a rescue list alongside Charles Hennings of Waverly and Larry Juhl of Washburn. Jahnke, son of Mr and Mrs Ed Jahnke of Tripoli, previously worked as a Carnation Dairy routeman serving Tripoli and surrounding communities.

Daniel Jahnke Waverly Iowa Highway Patrol Daniel Charles Hennings Larry Juhl Washburn Ed Jahnke Tripoli Carnation Dairy

Remains Hospitalized Carl Kirchhoff

Carl Kirchhoff remains hospitalized at Sumner hospital after injury or illness.

Carl Kirchhoff Sumner Hospital

Appendectomy Patient Phil Snyder in Waterloo Hospital

Phil Snyder underwent an appendectomy at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo on Friday and expects to return home Thursday.

Phil Snyder Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo

Starts Nurses Training In Minneapolis For Fairview Hospital

Mr and Mrs Leo Tonne left Wednesday for Minneapolis where nurses train at Fairview Hospital Suzanne will be in training there and begin morning shifts.

Leo Tonne Minneapolis Suzanne Suzanne Will Fairview

Mrs. Alfred Bockhaus Dies Unexpectedly at 52

Mrs. Alfred Bockhaus, 52, died unexpectedly at her home northwest of Tripoli Thursday. Services were Monday at Rettig Funeral Home and 2 p.m. at St. Pauls Lutheran Church Siegel, Rev. W. H. Klein officiating. Burial followed in St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery Siegel. Casket bearers were Edgar Oberheu Lester Oberheu Wilbert Drewes Dale Farris John Cheever and Robert Walter. Surviving are her husband and three children Robert Struckman of Waterloo Ann Etta and Austin at home.

Rettig St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Siegel Alfred Bockhaus Tripoli W. H. Klein St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery Edgar Oberheu Lester Oberheu Wilbert Drewes Dale Farris John Cheever Robert Walter Robert Struckman Waterloo Ann Etta Austin

Frederika Couple To Observe 50th Anniversary Sunday

Frederika special reports Mr and Mrs Arthur French will observe their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at the Frederika Methodist church parlors on Sunday from 2 to 4 PM. They were married September 12, 1912 in New Hampton. The couple has seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. children include Phyllis and Dorothy, with spouses in Denver and Waverly.

Frederika Arthur French Minnie McGowan New Hampton Phyllis W. H. Sassmann Denver Raymond Dorothy Harold Mueller Waverly

Sumner Hospital Visit Includes Local Residents

Mr and Mrs Fred Krumweide of Waverly visited Sunday with Mrs Emma Harmening. They also visited Fred Bedermann at Sumner hospital and with Mrs Fred Bedermann at her home.

Sumner Hospital Fred Krumweide Waverly Emma Harmening Fred Bedermann

Tripoli Panthers Open 1962 Season At Sumner Friday

Tripoli High football heads to Sumner Friday night for the season opener a non conference clash. The Panthers led by coach Robert Hahn rely on seven returning lettermen as they defend their 1961 Cedar Wapsie conference title. Sumner under coach Robert Topping brings nine returning lettermen for the showdown.

Tripoli High Sumner Robert Topping Robert Hahn Tripoli Panthers

Town Council Hires Engineering Firm For Street Survey

Tripoli Town Council signed a long range contract with Bert B Hanson and Associates to survey street and storm sewer needs. The initial survey covers area south of the railroad tracks and east of Main street to set grades and design storm sewers. The southeast section was chosen to use this year’s road use tax funds, about 7000 dollars for 1963, for Second Street SE.

Town Council Tripoli Bert B. Hanson and Associates West Union Second Street

State Welfare August Report details Iowa aid payments

The August report from the Iowa Department of Social Welfare shows Bremer county old age assistance totaling 11,646 with 151 recipients and 1,353 spent on medical. aid to dependent children serves 77 recipients totaling 2,930. aid to the blind 5 cases at 517. disability grants 521 to six recipients. Public assistance statewide totals 4,175,831, down from both prior month and a year ago. caseload shifts reflect declines in old age and blind aid but increases in aid to dependent children. monthly costs per recipient hold steady with minor medical-driven changes.

State of Iowa

Short course gathering at grade school for 4-H families

A Saturday evening gathering was held at the grade school for all families of those who attended the 4-H citizenship short course in Washington, D. C., this summer.

Washington, D. C

Enrolled at Elmhurst College by Bunger family

Mr and Mrs Lorenz Bunger and Lori and Mrs Bertha Hank ner took Larry Bunger to Elmhurst College Elmhurst Ill Sunday where he is enrolled.

Lorenz Bunger Lori Bertha Hankner Larry Bunger Elmhurst College Elmhurst, Ill

Hunting Season Opens Saturday for Squirrels and Rabbits

Squirrel season runs Sept 15 to Dec 14 with daily shooting hours 6 am to 6 pm and bag limit six per day, possession 12. Fox and gray squirrels included. Rabbit season runs Sept 15 to Feb 3, 1963 with bag limit 10 per day and no possession limit.

Peoples Natural Gas appoints new local operations manager

Dale Trent is named local manager of Peoples Natural Gas operation in Tripoli. He is single, recently transferred from the Manchester service department where he worked one year. Trent has rented a room at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Bunger and assumed duties on Monday.

Dettmer 7Th Ave Tripoli Bert Bock Leslie Deitmer 2Nd Avenue NW Peoples Natural Gas Mgr Dale Trent Manchester Dale Lorenz Bunger

Farm Incomes Up 22 Cents in Northeast Iowa Past Year

Northeast Iowa farms in 1961 show a 22 percent rise in net farm income from 1960, averaging 8702 dollars per farm in a 16 county area including Bremer. Crop value per farm rose to 10812 dollars aided by a record corn yield of 88 bushels per acre, while livestock income margins narrowed. Operating and fixed expenses climbed 12 percent, and profit gaps tied to efficiency outweighed farm size.

Iowa Iowa State University Gene Vincent Extension Service Bremer County Allamakee Black Hawk Bremer Buchanan Butler Cerro Gordo Chickasaw Clayton Delaware Fayette Floyd Howard Mitchell Winnebago Winneshiek Worth Extension Farm and Home Development Iowa Farm Business Associations Extension Farm Record Project County

Healthful Eating vs Fad Diets Program in Tripoli

The Extension Family Living Committee promotes a program on Tuesday September 18 at 8 p.m. in Tripoli Town Hall. Nutritionist Maxine Hinton Dr Perrin Sumner and film The Medicine Man loaned by the American Medical Association will aid attendees in understanding foods. The meeting is open to all, with American statistics noting 500 million dollars spent yearly on vitamin pills supplements and quack diets, often unnecessarily. Hostess Mrs Kenneth Arns from Shell Rock.

Extension Family Living Committee Tripoli Town Hall Maxine Hinton Iowa State University Extension Perrin Sumner the Medicine Man American Medical Association Kenneth Arns Shell Rock

Mrs Curtis Gilmore Returns to Bend After Funeral Visit

Mrs. Curtis Gilmore of Bend Oregon returned home after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Roy Soles and other relatives to attend the funeral of her step grandfather W W Sell.

Oregon Curtis Gilmore Bend Ore Roy Soles W. W. Sell

Rosenthal Anniversary Dinner in Waverly Home

Mr and Mrs Edw Rosenthal were honored at a Sunday dinner in the Frank Dodd home Waverly marking their 43rd wedding anniversary Others attending included Mr and Mrs Reuben Buhr and family Oelwein.

Edw. Rosenthal Frank Dodd Waverly Reuben Buhr Oelwein

Krueger Visits From Dhahran Before Shattuck Return

Richard Krueger arrived Saturday evening from Dhahran Saudi Arabia where he spent the summer with his parents Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Krueger. He will stay at the H. W. Krueger home until Thursday when he leaves for Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault Minnesota.

Richard Krueger Dhahran Saudi Arabia

Week's Weather Readings Taken at 6 P M Daily Except Tuesday

Daily weather readings are listed for the week at 6 P M except Tuesdays when data is recorded at 12 noon. The period shows temperature, wind, and precipitation notes from the local station. Names of observers and exact dates appear in the daily logs.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Tripoli Wool Dist Anesville Test Danny A. Klemp Fis. Co Med. Bn San Fran- Cal Fred Smith St. Francis Hos- Waterloo Atrred Allen Memorial Hos Gery Gus Laube Allen Meno Hospital John Thurms Bertha Sechweer Mr. Thurm Klinger Commercial Club Dan Jahnke Panther Tripoli High School Sumner Aces Aces Denver Cyclones Turkey Valley Dunkerton Wapsie Valley Janesville Plainfield Fredericksburg Lawler Cedar Wapsie Panther Force State Department of Welfare Elmhurst J. M. Haydon Gary Klenzmann Clinton Burrow Allan Kuecker Dan Ambrose Steven Dettmer Robert Towne Johnnie Brase Darrel Schlichting Carl Brooks Richard Milius Anthony Brase Mike Fink James Krumm ATH Evid Holliday Joe Rausch Dennis Hagedorn Roy Drewis Douglas D Boeckmann Joel Wikner Roger Kuecker Kurt Biermann Richard Magnall Allan Moeller James Kuhrt Dennis Bacrmann Marshall Wilharm James
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