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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1971
Page
3
Mrs. Erich Dornbusch hosts and visits with friends in Readlyn and West Union while relatives and neighbors from Waterloo Burlington Waverly Sumner Nashua Jesup Decorah and Rockford gather for meals birthdays and hospital visits. Numerous families attend gatherings at homes in Linn Grove Waverly and Denison area with hospital stays noted.
Mr and Mrs Gary Westendorf of New Hampton welcome Matthew Gary a 10 lb 1344 oz boy born September 8 at St Francis hospital Waterloo Grandparents H H Hildebrandt rural Waverly H R Westendorf Fredericksburg great grandmother Helena Doepke Tripoli Capt and Mrs Dixon Bunger parent Todd Jason a 7 lb 14 oz boy born September 10 at Tinker Air Force hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma Grandparents Raymond Bunger Tripoli and Raymond Zummak Jesup
Mrs. Ross Kelsey of Nevada joined the Hoppenworth reunion in Denver with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hoppenworth and relatives Jayson and Quentin. Mrs. Hulda Mahlstedt and Bertha Nacke of Sumner visit Waterloo kin, while Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Magnall host relatives in Utica. Sgt. Carl Smelcer arrives from Thailand to Bellevue and spends time with Ken Smelcer and guests. they attend the Adel Adair football game after visiting Ellsworth College.
Sunday afternoon visitors in the Ben Moeller home were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schweer and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Schutte from Waterloo.
Mr and Mrs Vernon Wikner of New Hampton entertain their parents Mrs R O Wikner Mr and Mrs Fred Brase at Rodg ers New Hampton for a September 15 25th wedding anniversary celebration.
Mrs Clara Zabel attended the wedding and reception for Mary Hinrichs and Leroy Nabor at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls on Saturday evening.
A compact column recounts events from September 9 1931 including the death of Mrs Caroline Zell after a months long illness. Other items note marriages Eva Rohrrson to Howard Peyton in Chicago and Gladys Koch to Alfred Gaede near Tripoli, plus local accidents and moves.
One year ago on September 9 1970 funeral services were held for Edward Pavelec 79 at Faith United Church An open house followed Sunday at the High School for a 9000 square foot addition An incident report says Robert Donlon 40 an assistant foreman on the county bridge crew was electrocuted Friday near Crane Creek church when his machine touched a power line Weather damaged Tripoli and nearby areas Wednesday afternoon as a tornado funnel destroyed theDonald Whitney farm home at Plainfield
The Potlatch District plans a fall Camporee for Boy Scout units October 8 to 10 at Siggelkou between Dunkerton and Fairbank, with a Scout Olympics theme and troop competitions. Units will be notified of finalized details. arrivals are expected Friday evening between 4 30 and 8 00 p m and a campfire is scheduled for 8 30 p m.
About 986 people attended the 100th anniversary of St Pauls Lutheran Church in Siegel last month. The day long observance featured Mrs Fred Hulda Schellhorn aged 84 as the oldest living member of the congregation.
Monday features baked wiener baked potato glazed carrots apple crisp bread and butter and milk. Tuesday offers goulash apple slices celery sticks fruited jello peanut butter cookie bread and butter and milk. Wednesday serves pork choppette mashed potatoes and gravy buttered peas peach sauce banana cake bread. Thursday presents creamed chicken over baking powder biscuits green beans with bacon bits orange juice graham cracker dessert bread and butter milk. Friday offers vegetable soup toasted cheese sandwich fruit cup honey peanut butter bar milk.
Brandenburg Krueger VFW Auxiliary met Monday at the post home with 14 members. Special guest was Third District President Lavonne Buck of Clear Lake. They set September 25 as Buddy Poppy Day with Jane Ducker as poppy chairman and Stella Bravener as hostess.
Mr and Mrs Linzy Villers of Belle Plaine were honored on their 65th wedding anniversary at a party held at their home on August 22.
Linda Haase daughter of Mr and Mrs Orville Haase Tripoli and Marvin W Barth Jr son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Barth Allison wed Sept 4 at Faith United Church of Christ Tripoli Rev Keith Selbeg officiated The couple plans to reside at 403 Cherry Allison Ia with Linda employed by Lutheran Mutual Life and Marvin with Allied Construction Co
The Donald Bean family of Marion named Iowan's 1971 All American Family and will compete in the Grand Finals in Florida in August. Bean is a physical education teacher in Cedar Rapids.
Dr. F. H. Melsberry of Sacramento County retires from a fifty year dental career. He served many three generation families and plans to move the family to McAllen Texas.
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