Jurors Summoned for Bremer County October Term
Bremer county jurors for the October term were summoned to report on Monday October 2 at 10 am in the county courthouse. The list includes Arm of Court jurors such as Axon Sass Lohmann Boe Schlichting Hill Nielsen Fagenbaum Niemann Har Hagen Er, Sumner Thurm Readlyn and others from Tripoli, Fairbank, Readlyn, Montpelier, and surrounding communities. Also noted is the indefinite closure of a Tripoli dental office due to illness.
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Bremer County District
County Court House
Arm of Court
Tie Axon
Mervin Sassidwin Lohmann
Jerry Boe
Art Schlichting
Maleta Iitz
Tripoli
Max Hill
Neilson
Harvey Fagenbaum
Niemann
Wilbert Har
George Hagen
Lyler
Sumner
Lavern Thurm
Thran
Readlyn
Bert Bergmann
Arlin Mat- Fairbank
Edwin Milius
Weston
Elsie Konarske
Kurtt
Henry Huebner
Helen Platte
Clarence Pson
Dorothy Diers
Herold Nworth
Ella Mae Schaefer
Farms equipment sale at Seehase farm September 20
Herbert Seehase will hold a closing out sale at the farm two miles south on the blacktop a mile east of Summer on September 20 starting in the afternoon. Items include Holstein cattle two yearling heifers open plus machinery such as a Super C tractor Ford 600 series and New Idea 14A manure spreader. Also oats alfalfa clover hay straw two Sarge milkers and two Perfection milkers. Cash or arrangements with clerk. Auctioneers Hexom and First National Bank clerk. Complete listing on page 2.
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Ing
Herbertse
Blacktop
P.m. Black
Inebe Dewdt
Auct
First National Bank
Lutheran Childrens Open House Held At Waverly
The Lutheran Home in Waverly announces a Children’s Open House on Sunday afternoon September 24 from 2:00 to 5:30. Ardell Banker says guests will hear an illustrated talk by William Ohe and tours of the US will follow. A reception in the auditorium will offer social time for friends and interested public. Milton Roth, board president, invites attendance.
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Board of Lutheran Chil- Home
Waverly
Tosing
Ardell Banker
Wm. Ohe
Ets
Fiom
Teal Season Set By Conservation Commission
DES MOINES The State Conservation Commission reminded teal permit holders that the 1967 experimental teal season runs September 16 to 24. Opening shooting hours are 9 a.m. to sunset on day one and sunrise to sunset on subsequent days. A daily bag limit of four and a possession limit of eight applies to green winged blue winged or cinnamon teal in any combination. Only holders of special teal permits may participate.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Henry Blasberg Taken To Sumner Hospital
Henry Blasberg was taken to Sumner hospital Monday evening where he remains a patient.
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Sumner Hospital
Henry Blasberg
Moeller Boy Recovers From Collar Bone Break
Nathan Moeller two year old son of Mr and Mrs L L Moeller returned Wednesday from Sumner hospital where he was treated after a fall Monday that fractured his collar bone.
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Nathan Moeller
L. L. Moeller
Sumner Hospital
Morning Coffee in Tripoli with State Senator Stanley
State Senator David Stanley of Muscatine will speak at a Thursday morning coffee in Tripoli Town Hall at 10 45 a m on September 14. He seeks the Republican nomination for the United States Senate. Bremer County Republican women promote the event and invite attendees to hear his political views.
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David Stanley
Muscatine
Tripoli
Stanley
United States
Senator Stanley
Bremer County
Mrs Erwin Boeckmann Leaves Allen Memorial Hospital
Mrs Erwin Boeckmann returned home Thursday after a 10 day stay at Allen Memorial Hospital where she was treated as a patient.
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Erwin Boeckmann
Allen Memorial Hospital
Bravener Son Fractures Wrist in Labor Day Fall
Billy Bravener, son of Mr and Mrs Wm Bravener, sustained a fractured left wrist after a fall on Labor Day.
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Billy
Wm. Bravener
New Library Proposal Here Gets $10 000 Gift from Kinney-Lindstrom Foundation
The Kinney-Lindstrom Foundation Inc. of Mason City pledged a $10,000 grant for Tripoli’s proposed new library. Wm A Kuker presented blueprints and cost estimates by a Waterloo architect. The Town Council supports the plan with $11,300 from surplus funds and a November vote to authorize a bond issue of about $36,700 for construction of a 2,080 square foot facility housing roughly 10,110 volumes.
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Kinney - Lindstrom Foundation
Tripoli
Kinney - Lindstrom Foundation, Inc
Mason City
Wm. A. Kuker
Waterloo
Geo. R. Ludeman
Foundation
County Supervisors Order Removal of Smoketown Bridge
Bremer county Board of Supervisors voted at their Sept 11 meeting to remove the Smoketown bridge and install barriers and signs. County engineer Earl Welshons said the bridge is unsafe and unrepairable with replacement estimates above 20 000 dollars. The 1 12 mile north bridge crosses the Wapsipinicon river and will not be abandoned as a road remains to access the river. a new bridge could be considered if needed.
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Bremer County
Iowa No. 3
Wapsipinicon River
Reinhard Ruhr
Third District
Senior Citizens Enjoy Evening at Town Hall
The Senior Citizens met at Town Hall with 72 members present for a potluck supper. Square dancers from Waverly Waterloo and the Tri Poli area provided entertainment along with card games.
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Waverly
Waterloo
Tripoli
Public Steak Fry At VFW Post Home
A couples steak fry is planned at the VFW Post Home in Tripoli on Saturday evening September 16. Serving runs from 7 to 9 o clock with T bone sirloin and porterhouse steaks, baked potatoes salad baked beans rolls and coffee. Price is 2 50 per person.
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VFW
Tripoli
Public Dance At VFW Club After Sumner Tripoli Game
After the Sumner Tripoli football game on Friday night Sept 15 the VFW Club hosts a public dance with juke box music. The VFW Auxiliary will serve lunch.
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VFW
Sumner-Tripoli
Regular Meeting of Commercial Club Set for Monday Eve
Tripoli Commercial Club schedules its regular meeting for Monday evening at the Town Hall. Faith United Church of Christ ladies will serve a 7 o'clock dinner. Dr. L J Magnall will present slides from his recent trip highlighting points of interest. The business meeting will follow. Members will be contacted for dinner reservations. others may call Ray Bunger by Friday noon.
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Tripoli
Buchholz Becomes Freshman Halfback on Wartburg Football
Dave Buchholz of Tripoli joins Wartburg College 1967 football squad as a freshman halfback. Wartburg, under coach Lee Bondhus, aims to rebound to respectability after two seventh place seasons. Buchholz, a physical education major, is the son of Mr and Mrs Ray Buchholz of Waverly.
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Buchholz
Wartburg
Knights
Lee Bondhus
Ray Buchholz
Fi, Waverly
Moeller elected to three year director post at Tripoli
Lloyd Moeller was elected to a three year director post representing Fremont and Dayton townships on the Tripoli Community School District board. He won 32 of 36 ballots and will take the oath September 18.
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Lloyd Moeller
Tripoli
Moeller
Fremont
Dayton
59 Services Covered Under New 3 Percent Tax
The State Tax Commission prepares for the Oct 1 rollout of a 3% sales tax with 59 services covered. Eleven controversial items await regulation including investment counseling bank charges equipment rental and advertising. The rules were sent to the legislative rules committee for consideration.
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State Tax Commission
Harold Hughes
Commission
Applications Open for Military Academy Appointments
Congressman H. R. Gross announces 1968 appointment opportunities for Third Iowa district young men to Air Force and Military academies with one Air Force vacancy and three at West Point. Merchant Marine nominations via state-wide competition also possible. Deadline Oct 2. include full name parents and birth date. civil service screening on Nov 4 precedes final tests.
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Washington
H. R. Gross
Iowa
Air Force
Military
Merchant Marine Academies
Naval Academy
Gross
Air Force Academy
Military Academy
West Point
Merchant Marine Academy
Rayburn House
Washington, D. C
License Examiners In Town Hall Saturday Morning
The Iowa Highway Patrol driver license examining team will be in Tripoli Town Hall on Saturday Sept 16 from 8 am to noon. Applicants may take written and driving tests from 8 to 11 am, with renewals issued until noon. The team will not return to Tripoli until Saturday Oct 21.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
Tripoli
Mrs Lindquist Returns From Hospital After Ankle Injury
Mrs. Robert Lindquist returned Wednesday evening from Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo where she had been since sustaining a fractured right ankle in a fall at the bowling alley on August 26.
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Robert Lindquist
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Death of Albert Rahlf in Des Moines area car crash
Mrs. Donald Mirs of New Hampton was informed Saturday of the accidental death of her uncle Albert Rahlf killed in a car crash near Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Mirs attended the funeral in New Hampton today.
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Donald Mirs
Albert Rahlf
New Hampton
Des Moines
Mirs
Mrs. Anna Meswarth Rites Held at Buck Creek Church
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at St. Paul's United Church of Christ Buck Creek for 82 year old Mrs. Anna Meswarth. Burial followed in the church cemetery Rev David Fye presided She died Saturday at Sunrise Guest Home Fredericksburg where she lived since March 1965 Survivors include husband Otto and three sisters Mrs Fred Holm Tripoli Mrs Carl Bruns Readlyn and Mrs Helen Gable Minneapolis
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Fred Holm
Tripoli
Carl Bruns
Readlyn
Helen Gable
Minneapolis
Adult Camp Day at Ingawanis September 26
Iowa State University Extension specialists lead a day at Camp Ingawanis on Tuesday September 26 focusing on plants insects landscaping and recreation. Registration in Bremer County Extension Office Tripoli by September 21 or bring a sack lunch. Hosts include Extension home economists Pearl Pardee and committee members from Waverly Nashua Readlyn Tripoli and Frederika.
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Camp Ingawanis
Iowa State University Extension
E. P. Sylvester
Harold Gunderson
Margherita Tarr
Max Exner
Bremer County
Tripoli
Extension Home Economics Committee
Pearl E. Pardee
Extension Home Economists
Dale Buchholz
Waverly
Joe Chandler
Nashua
Arnold Tiedt
Readlyn
Lawrence Schwartz
Walter Schwerin
Frederika
Tripoli Panthers Open Season Hosting Sumner Aces Friday
Tripoli high school hosts Sumner in the non conference football opener at 7 30 p m with coach Eldon Ott confident in a 10 game winning defense and 11 returning lettermen The Panthers boast a 213 pound defensive line 195 pound offense and 170 pound backfield while Sumner brings 14 returning lettermen and is forecast to win the Upper Iowa conference.
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Tripoli Panthers
Sumner
Tripoli
Panthers
Tripoli High School
Sumner Aces
Eldon Ott
Panther
Ott
Aces
Joe Snelling Leads Eldest Golfer at Calmar Tourney
Joe Snelling of Tripoli, aged 80, competed in the senior golf tournament at Calmar on Saturday afternoon in the age 70 and over group. He finished fourth in his flight with a 91 total and earned a special prize for being the eldest entrant.
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Joe Snelling
Tripoli
Calmar
Mr. Snelling
Frederika Tractor Pull draws 88 entrants and winners named
A large Frederika crowd watched the second annual tractor pull sponsored by the Frederika Fire Department. Eighty eight tractors registered across classes D through A with top performers listed including Eldon Westendorf Jim Tiedt Larry Lohmann Dave Schulz and others.
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Frederika
Jim Tiedt
Dave Leistikow
Marvin Craun
Kenneth Wedemeier
Larry Lohmann
Lawrence Snelling
Funeral Services For Charles Koepke 77 Held At Janesville
Funeral services for Charles Koepke 77 were held today at Messiah Lutheran church in Janesville after his death Sunday at Mercy hospital Waverly where he had been a patient 11 days He was born February 28 1890 in Denver to William Koepke and Albertina Buss He married Cora Worple who died in 1940 and later Edna Schmidt in Waverly Surviving include his widow a son Casper Waterloo a daughter Mrs Earl Leon a Bowles Jr Janesville 4 step daughters 13 grandchildren 6 great grandchildren 2 sisters and several brothers and a deceased son William plus four brothers and a sister
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Denver
Charles Koepke
Messiah Lutheran Church
Janesville
Edna Schmidt
Waverly
Casper
Waterloo
Earl
Leona) Bowles, Jr
Gladys) Southworth
Marvin
Ruth) Stumpf
Ray
Dorothy) McDonald
Donald
Roberta) Rockwood
Magazine campaign to start at THS in September
Tripoli Community High School to launch its annual magazine subscription drive on September 26. The junior class will run the campaign with profits earmarked for junior activities. class advisors are Dave Newman and John Ferree.
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THS
Tripoli Community School
Stanley Miller
Dave Newman
John Ferree
Church Supper at St John Lutheran Frederika
St John Lutheran of Frederika hosts its annual supper on Sunday September 17 with chicken or ham mashed potatoes gravy cabbage salad carrots peas baked beans relish rolls coffee or milk and assorted pies. Serving starts at 4 30 pm with adults priced at 1 50 and children under 10 at 75 cents.
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St. John Lutheran Church
Frederika
Junior High Football Practice Underway announces schedule
Junior high football practice is underway led by coach John Samuelson with 28 players. The roster lists eighth graders Ricky Alcock Ken ny Bergmann Jim Biesterfelt Brian Blasberg Danny Boeckmann Dennis Boeckmann Jerry Burrow Wayne Dettmer Gaylen Drape Dennis Ducker John Fink Steve Hagen Kent Harms Dan Kalkbrenner John Klein Lynn Niemeyer Jim Seelhammer Mark Steward Lloyd Zander Joel Boeckmann Spencer Holm Kevin Kirchhoff Gary Krumm Danny Kuecker Steven Mahlstedt Darrel McKeown Mark Moeller and Sidney Tegtmeier. The four game schedule is Sept 21 Turkey Valley here Sept 28 Denver there Oct 10 Sumner there Oct 19 Dunkerton here all games at 4 00 pm.
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John Samuelson
Ricky Alcock
Kenny Bergmann
Jim Biesterfelt
Brian Blasberg
Danny Boeckmann
Dennis Boeckmann
Jerry Burrow
Wayne Dettmer
Gaylen Drape
Dennis Ducker
John Fink
Steve Hagen
Kent Harms
Dan Kalkbrenner
John Klein
Lynn Niemeyer
Jim Seelhammer
Mark Steward
Lloyd Zander
Joel Boeckmann
Spencer Holm
Kevin Kirchhoff
Gary Krumm
Danny Kuecker
Steven Mahlstedt
Darrel McKeown
Mark Moeller
Sidney Tegtmeier
Turkey Valley
Denver
Sumner
Dunkerton
Visitors and new resident at Tripoli Nursing Home
Sunday visitors came to see Mrs. Sophia Bock including Mr and Mrs Leslie Bock of Cedar Falls and Mrs Agnes Thran with Oscar Thran of Readlyn. New resident Frank Beggerow arrived Saturday. Jeanette Phelps visits Joe Kruger home in Waverly and birthdays noted for Martha Foelske.
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Sophia Bock
Leslie Bock
Cedar Falls
Agnes Thran
Oscar Thran
Readlyn
August Frisch
Oelwein
Les Koschmeder
Minnie Koschmeder
Harold Mohling
Fredericksburg
Adolph Biermann
Clara Biermann
Leslie Wente
Waterloo
Mary Brase
Jeanette Phelps
Joe Kruger
Waverly
Leo Schmillen
Milwaukee
Loeb
Fairbank
Agnus Thran
Frank Beggerow
Martha Foelske
Mrs. R. F. Klemp Hospitalized After Mercy Stay
Mrs. R. F. Klemp was hospitalized from Thursday until Saturday at Mercy hospital in Waverly.
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Rly
V. G. Goe
Seehase
Eran Children’s Open House
Milton Roth
Board Press
Sen
Kinney-Lindstrom Foundation
Smoketown Bridge
J. M. Haydon
Commercial Club
Wartburg College
H. C. Bruns
Ray Fairholm
Denver Community School
Bruns
Fairholm
Harlan Petersen
Dale Farris
Paul Buenneke
Wapsie Valley
Wapsie Valley Community School
Arlyn E. Westendorf
Arlin Matthias
Merwin
Dick) Meier
Lyle Milks
Leon Nuss
Carlene Werner
Wapsie Valley School District
Maxine Benzine
County Board
William Engelbrecht
Area No. 3
William Mueller
Tax Commission
Legislative Rules Committee
State Department
Town Hall
Anna Meswarth
Buck Creek Church
Ingawanis
Des Moines Sunday Register
Paul Zander
Wayne Mager
Steve Ellison
Larry Kuecker
Gene Johnson
Steve Garner
Logen Harms
Jim Rathe
Dan Biesterfelt
Max Ambrose
Karl Krumm
Roger
Blackie) Buchholz
Plainfield
Jesup
Frederika Tractor Pull
Tripoli Nursing Home
R. F. Klemp
Mercy Hospital
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