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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1971
Page
1
Reports indicate a Tuesday fish kill at Marsh Area after a chemical spray in water. The toxic incident caused eel and fish suffocation, affecting edible fish and wildlife before marshes are restocked with game fish.
The Iowa State University extension team led by A H Epstein and William Shrader will discuss crop rotations plant pathologies and grass species at a Bremer County field day starting 9:30 AM at the Carrington Clyde Farm four miles east of Independence. Attendees may join rides or bring others to a program on manure phosphate nitrogen rotations and drought resistant grasses.
The SSCC announces a children’s clinic on October for ear throat and related conditions in Illamakee Black Hawk Buchanan Chickasaw Delaware Dubuque Howard Tama. Otolaryngologists and speech hearing staff provide examinations with no fee. Patients ages listed are eligible, with x ray and lab studies aided.
Henry Abbas Jr former Denver town clerk was named by the Denver town Council to fill the unexpired term of councilman Jim Krueger who resigned to move to Wisconsin. Abbas will serve the remaining three months. The council also opened bids for a new city well pump to be supplied by Thorpe Well Company and issued a cigarette permit for the DX Station lessee.
All Bremer county firemen are invited to attend a field day with demonstrations and schooling on September 25. The event is one mile north of Waverly on 1st Street NW across from the North Light Plant. Firemen should bring full protective gear and register at the Waverly Fire Station or at the field site from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is 50 cents per fireman. the general public may attend.
The State Services for Crip pled Children will conduct a general field clinic in Charles City on October 7 at Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church to provide diagnostic and evaluative services for children under 21 with chronic or crippling conditions. Eligible counties include Allamakee to Worth. Examinations by pediatrics orthopedics psychology speech and hearing physical therapy nursing and medical social work. No fee for examination. Referrals should come from the local physician for follow up.
Three Tripoli Music Mothers will compete against the Vinton Lions Club on the Community Quiz program to be telecast Tuesday September 21 at 9 30 p m on KWWL TV Channel 7. Contestants Mrs Sherwood Pleggenkuhle Frederika Mrs Francis Pint Tripoli and Mrs L J Magnall Tripoli represent the Tripoli Music Mothers. Hosted by Jym Ganahl the color telecast from KWWL TV studios Waterloo features general knowledge questions. Winning team receives 50 for their organization and losers 25 for theirs.
The Tripoli Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire five miles south of Tripoli at midday Tuesday. The blaze spread into a wooded area but was quickly controlled with no extensive damage reported.
Michael Harms enrolled for the first semester at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Harms.
Regular Tripoli Commercial Club session is scheduled for Monday September 20 at the town hall. A 7:00 dinner will be provided by Faith United Church of Christ members. The Harvest Festival Committee will present 1971 event recommendations and next year plans. Members will be contacted for dinner reservations. those missed should reach Ray Bunger by Saturday noon.
Iowa Highway Patrol license examiners are set for Saturday morning September 18 from 8 a.m. to noon. Renewals will be issued until noon, but written and driving tests will be offered only until 11 a.m. The examining team will not return to Tripoli until October 16.
A school night for Scouting will be held Thursday evening September 23 at 7 30 p m at Tripoli Elementary School. All boys aged 8 to 14 and their parents are invited to attend to learn about Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts.
Funeral services for Katherine Bergmann 81 will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Grace Lutheran church. Mrs Bergmann died Monday evening at St Josephs Mercy hospital New Hampton after age related complications. She and Edward Bergmann lived on farms in Bremer county before retiring to Tripoli in 1952. She leaves three daughters Clara Bergmann Viola Young Elna Kuecker, seven grandsons three granddaughters and three great grandchildren. Her husband and several relatives preceded her.
Willis Hildebrandt and Diane Bull start as freshmen at Wartburg College in Waverly and Cedar Falls institutions enroll new students. Jane Fink Mary Hoppenworth Janell Poock Jane Rathbone assist in UNI freshman class. Paul Magnall advances as a sophomore at UNI.
Tripoli High School girls softball team won 8-6 against Fredericksburg with contributions from all players. The Panthers fell 6-5 to Turkey Valley in a seventh inning rally. Tripoli schedules next game at Jesup and enters the Readlyn sectional tournament starting September 21 at 8 p.m.
Arthur Hoeper has sold his farm and quits farming. A complete closing out sale will be held at the farm 3 miles north of Bremer and half a mile east on Saturday September 25 starting at noon. Includes a full line of machinery and miscellaneous items. Arnold Hexom and Bill Dean are auctioneers and Farmers State Bank of Plainfield will clerk.
Thirty three seventh and eighth grade boys join Junior High football under coach John Samuelson at Tripoli Community School. Eighth graders include David Alcock Dennis Arbill Dale Bergmann Mark Bloem Brian Boeckmann Dean Gaede Vincent Hayden Monte Holm Glen Johnson Kenny Kindera Brent Platte Tim Smalley Jeff Tiedt Dennis Wood and Howard Sanderson. Seventh graders include Alan Branthorst Billy Bravener Joe Dacker Jeff Gaede Perry Gaede Ted Ganske Mark Gronemeyer Gene Heineman David Hoffman Mark Nuss Willard Prien Todd Redies John Rewoldt Steve Schmidt Paul Schneiders David Sova Stephen Struck and Vern Wedemeier. A five game schedule opens with Turkey Valley here this Wednesday afternoon. Sept 15 Turkey Valley here Sept 23 Denver there Sept 30 Wapsie Valley there Oct 7 Dunkerton here Oct 12 Sumner there.
Tripoli and Sumner played to a 14-14 draw as the Panthers earned a late TD pass to force the tie. Key moments included Dean Kroeger returning a kickoff for Sumner’s first score and Gaylen Drape catching two passes for trips to the end zone.
Forty four ballots were cast in the Tripoli School district election with no contests. Incumbents W. H. Heffernan and Wm Burrow were re elected to three year terms representing districts two and one respectively. The board reorganization meeting is set for Monday evening September 20 at the high school.
Doris' Beauty Salon will close from September 20 to September 25 for scheduled renovations. The notice advises clients to plan accordingly and resumes operations on September 26.
Frederika Fire Department hosted the annual tractor pull with eighty-one entries. Winners include Duke Snyder and Hank Hesse in the 5,500 and 12,000 classes, Ralph Drewis and Louis Schwann in the 7,500 class, Jim Lampe and Darrell Blasberg in the 9,500 class, plus Wally Peters and Chuck Hesse in the 12,000 turbo class. Also noted: Dennis Zipse and Norm Huisman demonstrated hot rods. The game recap mentions Ron Bergmann’s nine tackles and a postgame look at Friday’s game against Jesup, plus scores from area Friday night games and Saturday openers.
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