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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1967
Page
4
Help wanted for soil sampling by Custom Farm Service Inc of Readlyn Iowa. Men over 16 years old invited to apply. Dial 279-3466 for details. Classified ad style notice with contact phone. Local employment opportunity announcement.
Pfc. David A. Gienau and Pvt. Gerald Lahmann list military addresses including APO New York 09035 and Ft. Bragg North Carolina 28307. Pvt. Joel J. Wikner is posted to Corp 2nd Sqdn 1st Cav Regt with APO San Francisco 96262. A note adds that horse program is a rapidly growing 4-H activity with nearly 170000 enrollees.
Several residents express gratitude for cards flowers and visits during and after hospitalization at Allen Memorial hospital. Notable mentions include Dr W G Goebel Rev Koengeter Rev McGee Drs Ernest and Luther Stumme Duane Holm Pastor Selberg and many relatives and friends.
A collage of local notes from Sept 7 1927 reports a house robbery of $240 by three bandits at Jack Schultz, a Readlyn train incident, farm moves, marriages including Marguerite Smith and Lyle Horton, and various civic notes.
Extension Home Economist outlines how to assess life insurance policies and questions to ask, detailing three main types term whole life and endowment. Guidance covers conversions, beneficiary details, payoff options, cash value, and when to review policy during family changes. The piece also notes 4-H support funding and agricultural practices from extension services.
DES MOINES. The State Conservation Commission urged bow and arrow deer hunters to submit applications early so licenses can be processed before the bow and arrow season opens Sept. 30. Landowners and tenants wanting to hunt on their land must obtain the free license, now required by Iowa law, for bow and arrow or shotgun hunting on their own premises. Applications available from county recorders, conservation officers, or the commission's Des Moines office at East 7th and Court 50308.
The Waterloo conference of American Lutheran Church Women holds a 24 hour retreat at Camp EWALU Strawberry Point. Attendees include Mrs. Wm. A. Kuker Mrs. Arnold Westendorf Mrs. R. O. Wikner Mrs. Elsa Tegtmeier and Mrs. A. C. Koengeter from Grace Lutheran Tripoli. Special speaker is Mrs. Marcus Aurelius Des Moines. Theme is Living for Jesus. First such gathering for the Waterloo conference women.
Officials note that excessive speed was involved in more than 18,000 fatalities on American highways last year, highlighting speed as the leading factor in deadly crashes.
David, Dianna and Lynn Wilson of Ankeny nurture 25 baby horned toads hand feeding them after their mother Herman left soon after birth.
A fragment notes a long bean grown by Mrs Edward Well with Mrs Phillis etable cooking Ike ta. The text is garbled and parts are unreadable but hints at a local garden or cooking anecdote involving named individuals and a curious bean plant.
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