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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1961
Page
1
Marching band students model newly purchased navy blue uniforms with a metallic gold overlay. Senior members lead the unveiling as the group prepares for a Friday halftime exhibition and the season opener against the Sumner Aces at the local field.
Tripoli's marching band unveils white accessory trimmed overlays and navy blue T on back, with white shoes and socks. Uniforms convert to concert wear by removing the gold overlay to reveal a tuxedo jacket. The band performs a halftime show honoring seven neighboring U.N. countries through music and formations.
Officers at Tripoli Town Hall approved a 1961 Tripoli Community Chest budget of 2600 dollars, after revising a 2415 dollar base with 185 dollars added for administrative costs. The drive starts Monday Oct. 2 with officers Raymond H. Bunger Robert J. Sassman Mrs Erwin Towne Duane Holm and Mrs G R Rettig. Rettig will name three captains later.
Tripoli High School hosts Sumner Aces in the season opener on Friday in a non conference game. Last year Tripoli edged Sumner 6 0 with a late drive. Sumner brings nine lettermen under coach Robert Topping while Tripoli relies on nine lettermen under coach Robert Hahn. The Panthers start league play at Denver next Friday.
Alice Krueger took her nephew Dick Krueger to Faribault Minnesota Sunday to begin his junior year at Shattuck Military Academy. She also visited Mrs E A Stech and on the way home called on Mr and Mrs Robert Dreier at St Ansgar and Mr and Mrs Guy Knowlton Floyd.
St John’s Lutheran Church in Crane Creek invites the community to a chicken and ham supper on Thursday November 2. Proceeds support church activities and local programs.
Camp Sunnyside near Ankeny Des Moines off Highway 69 will be formally dedicated at 1 p m on Sunday September 17 1962. The facility built by the Iowa Society for Crippled Children and Adults will serve 500 to 600 people in summer programs and offers an eight to nine month camp year. The dedication features the raising of a 50 star flag flown over the Capitol and a Veterans of Foreign Wars Junior Auxiliary drill team exhibition. The public is invited to tour the camp before and after the ceremony.
Residents of the Tripoli area are reminded that a drivers license examination team of the Iowa Highway Patrol will be here Saturday, Sept. 16, in the council room of Tripoli Town Hall from 8:30 a.m. to noon. All types of driver's and chauffeur's license examinations will be given. The team will not return until Oct. 21.
Funeral services for Tripoli area contractor John Necker, 50, will be held Thursday in St John’s American Lutheran Parish house at 1 45 p m and at 2 p m in the church with Rev John Mohr officiating. He died of a heart attack while at a contracted sewer site Postville Monday afternoon. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs John Necker Oelwein two sisters Mrs Bradford of Strawberry Point and Mrs Schuller of California also three brothers Theodore of Sumner Art of Hawkeye and Bert of Oelwein. He was preceded by his wife in 1960.
Joann Hildebrandt, 19, a Sumner Iowa 4-H member, earned top state honors in the 4-H earning program and will join 23 other Iowa youths at the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago this November. She has held Clover Teenerettes offices, was a junior leader, counselor at county camp, and plans to attend State College of Iowa.
Kenneth W. Heinemann of Goldenrose farm near Readlyn has been elected to membership in the American Guernsey Cattle Club, a national nonprofit serving over 40,000 purebred Guernsey breeders. He began with purebred Guernseys in 1954 and owns 29 head, is in the Iowa State Guernsey Breeders Assn., and has shown at the Bremer County 4-H fair and the district No. 1 show. His son in 4-H shares an interest in Guernseys.
Residents of Tripoli marked Monday September 11 as natural gas was released into the town mains. A dedication ceremony was held east of town at the main control station with gas manager Larry Hanson turning on the valve at 11 am, assisted by Mayor George V. Barnes. About 175 residents are to use the new utility as service lines and meters are installed. An open house by Peoples Natural Gas Co. will be announced in the Tripoli Leader.
Ambrose Auto Co of Tripoli launches the national Ford Motor Co and NFL P P K Punt Pass and Kick contest for six to ten year old boys in the area. Registration runs through Sept. 25 at Ambrose Auto. Five regional winners and their fathers win trips to a Chicago Bears game with prizes including uniforms jackets and footballs.
Wilbur Mahlstedt remains under observation at the Veterans' Hospital in Iowa City since Thursday. Saturday visitors included Mrs. Wilbur Mahlstedt, Mrs. Pete Mahlstedt, and Lavera Waschkat.
Bennie Joe Vaughn of Waterloo enrolled at the William Hood Industrial Institute in Minneapolis for a mechanical drafting course. He is the son in law of Mr and Mrs Walter Sommer of Tripoli.
Western Douglas Plainfield announces a Sunday September 17 chicken and ham supper with a bazaar. Serving begins at 4 p m. Tickets 1.00 for adults and 50 cents for children.
The Circle Eights Square Dance Club in Waverly will hold its first dance of the season on September 27 at 8 p m in the Waverly State Bank lounge. Orlin Kelling of Waverly is president and Russ Hansen of Cedar Falls is the caller.
Alfred Koch came home from Sumner hospital Monday after being a surgical patient there.
In the Tripoli Community School District election held Monday September 11 only 58 ballots were cast. Ervin Heineman won 57 votes with one write-in. He will take office September 18 for a three year term as director from district three covering Fremont and Dayton townships. Bremer county Board of Education re-elections went to Ed Waltemate and William Mueller. Local voting here had Mueller receive all 57 votes.
The Tripoli Cub Scout Pack held its annual organizational meeting led by Cub Master Jene Kirchhoff. Five dens form the group, with den meetings starting September 19 and the first pack gathering set for October 23 at 7 30 p m in the Town Hall. Parents of boys eight or older are invited to enroll via phone 17 1 or direct contact.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Tegtmeyer visited Mr and Mrs Paul Buenzow in Waverly on Sunday evening, sharing a social hour and conversation.
Prayer services are pending at the O'Keefe and Towne Funeral home in Waterloo for Bruce Allen Tiedt two-day-old son of Mr and Mrs Jerry Tiedt. The infant died Monday at Scholtz Memorial hospital in Waterloo. Surviving are the parents and grandparents Clarence Tiedt R4 Waterloo and Lloyd Sievers of Fredericksburg and the great grandmother Lizzie Bolte Tripoli and great grandfather Sieble Sievers Fredericksburg.
Mr and Mrs Paul Johnson visited the Karl Asmus home over the weekend along with Bruce from Cedar Rapids, detailing a gathering with local family and a guest from nearby.
Regular meeting of the Tripoli Commercial Club will be held at the Tripoli Town Hall Monday Sept 18 starting at 7 p m. Dinner served by Congregational church ladies. Reservations by Friday Sept 15 with Raymond Bunger. D L Barker district manager Interstate Power Co will be guest. Committee reports to accompany the business meeting.
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