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Newspaper

Tripoli Leader

Location

Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1931

Page

3

Sisters of the Skillet Help Leviathan Crew With Cleaning

The radio duo Sisters of the Skillet known for home hints attempt to aid the Leviathan liner skipper with cleaning tasks. Eddie East and Ralph Dumke showcase practical housekeeping on a big scale on NBC networks, airing Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays at 7:45 PM and Wednesdays at 10 AM. They end by proposing wrapping the boat in cetaphane.

Radio Eddie East Ralph Dumke WJZ Associated Nbc E.D.S.T WEAF

Dies at Waterloo and other Sumner notices

Obituaries and community notes from Sumner and Waterloo. Clara Mae Robinson, 77, widow of D. H. Robinson, dies at her daughter's Waterloo home. infant Deloris Schwerin dies at 21 months in Sumner. Tim Corkery breaks hip while harvesting soy. A L Heaverlo sustains skull injuries but improves. signs installed to protect children on No 6 roads. flu confines Mrs. Wehrmacher. tennis tourney advances with eight first round matches. local clubs host meetings and social events. Mrs. Robinson and Seattle guest profiles noted.

Waterloo Clara Mae Robinson D. H. Robinson C. R. Pierce Robinson Sumner E. J. Glaw E. A. Crawford Woodstock Illinois U. B. Church Union Mound Cemetery Deloris Schwerin Louis Schwerin Sophia Klug St.ohn’s Lutheran Church C. J. Mardorf Tim Corlery Mr. Corkery R. E. Lease C. E. Dyer Louie Hochberger Memo Ts Thomas Alberta Olson Earet Schult Maxine Park Ma Sell Virginia Olson City Park R. R. Carroll Sumner Culture Club Peter the Great James McMeans Bridgettes Jee McGuiness C. I. Busching Suits Us Club Oine Eleanor Robinson J. Shissler Seattle Wash F. Ray Robinson Marvel Wolfgram

Community Notes From Sumner And Vicinity

Several residents travel or recover: seriously ill with appendicitis slowly improving. Mr and Mrs C G Moser return to Evans ton NL after four weeks visiting here. Miss Helen Pratt from Cedar Rapids visits in Mrs Leo Heyer’s home. Miss Pearl Beaumont returns from Marshfield WI. Local work completes brick pump house for town well. contract awarded to Weston Pump of Davenport at 1497 dollars. Various visits and trips to Ames Iowa State College, Chicago, Sterling IL, and other nearby towns. Community members attend fairs, hospitals, and family gatherings. a weekend guest list includes Wartburg Normal students, Mrs Ross Offutt’s Kansas City visit, and many regional travel updates.

C. G. Moser Evanston Helen Pratt Cedar Rapids Leo Heyer Pearl Beaumont Marshfield Wisconsin W. H. Wehrmacher Waverly Margaret Gorman James McMeans Gorman State Pueblo Colorado Stanley Davis West Liberty C. J. McNally Claire Mueller Elmer Kretchmaar Wartburg Normal College Harold Traeger Henry Shepley Ida Westendorf Minnesota Canada Ladies’ Auxiliary of the American Legion Legion Hall Wilbur Bethel Donald McGuiness Ames Iowa State College Ross Offutt and Son Kansas City Adolph Meyer Elmer Glass Humboldt Sumner E. C. Schildbach Chicago Sterling Illinois Charles Ribbeck Cresco W. O. Ribbeck J. P. Sexton Waterloo G. J. Sexton Ella Adams Elkhart Indiana Ed Scoby Whittier Calif J. A. Smith Frieda Federer Allen Memorial Hospital F. J. Bries John Felton St. Paul R. H. Adams Frank Charles City Charles Frank

Treasury says money laundering ended before World War I

The Department of the Treasury acknowledges that it once laundered paper money and returned it to circulation. The practice continued for several years but was stopped prior to World War I and has not occurred since.

Department of the Treasury

Social News From Fremont Area Fragments

Numerous visits and family gatherings fill a Fremont area page. Names include Dettmer Seehase Block Stroemer Wolfgram Woodcock Chapin Snelling Kleiss Pockels Tap. Kenneth Chapin improves after hospitalization while families plan a Wapsie picnic despite rain. Sunday dinners and weekend calls span Buck Creek to Fredericksburg and Readlyn.

Henry Dettmer Herbert Seehase Buck Creek Fred Block John Albright Sumner Paul Block Lawrence Snelling Rhinehart Klemp Arnold Stromer John Wolfgram M. A. Woodcock Roy Dickinson Waterloo A. D. Chapin Eugene Woodcock W. D. Chapin Fred Rucker Elmer Drape Fred Bunger John Barkknecht Wernold Schmidt H. F. Poock Ida Franklin Mabel McIntyre J. P. Snelling Will Block Gottfried Mueller Plainfield Henry Frese Lizzie Sophie Rathe Maurice Woodcock Ewaldt Kleiss Leon and Vada Joe Snelling Albert Franklin C. L. Piegers Alfred Koch J. H. Franklin James Eveland Kenneth Chapin H. Carrick Bageley Vada Kleiss Fred Barth Fredericksburg E. W. Kleiss Theodore Pockels Herbert Hoppenworth Will Sell Lawrence Emil Tiedt Henry Beevers Readlyn Henry Rat H. G. Schell Waverly Henry Rathe John Tiedt, Jr Will Westendorf Grove Hill Wapsie

Local Notables Share Sunday Visits and Greetings

Fred Meyer buys a new Ford coach. Pastors Rev Athenstedt and Rev Pfeiffer called on Wednesday afternoon. Miss Leona Bunger teaches Arlington High School and visited her parents August and Mrs Bunger over the weekend. Many families including Ladage, Drape, Krueger, Neuendorf, Schwarze, Kammeyer, Legge, Hoeger, Schwein, Fosse, Bergman, and Rucker hosted or attended gatherings in the area.

Fred Meyer Athenstedt Pfeiffer Leona Bunger Arlington August Bunger Chas. Ladage Anna Henry Drape Florence Hampton Erich Krueger South Dakota Virgil Legge Peoria Ill Will Grebien Arthur Hoeger Ernest Hoeper Margareta Schwein Erna Fosse Hedwig Ge

Frederika Sunday School Hosts Melon Feast at Alcock Farm

Frederika Methodist Episcopal Sunday School members and friends gathered Thursday evening at the farm home of superintendent Leigh Alcock and his wife for their annual melon feast. Principal teacher Mrs. Clifford Stensboll was hospitalized after a sudden gallbladder issue, with sister Mrs. Watt of Hawkeye substituting in the classroom. Chester Taylor family returned from Woodward after visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Hood.

Frederika Watt Hawkeye Chester Taylor Shirley Juanita Tommie Harlan Woodward George Hood

Des Moines State Fair Visit Highlights Local Travel

The report details residents and visitors traveling for a week of events and family visits. Emma Young of Waterloo joined Thursday hosting at the Barkers, J E Grummitt visited Del ve in with relatives, Alma Burmaster of Fredericksburg spent time with son Roy Burmaster and Lorraine, and the Hagedorns hosted, with Ed Hagedorn visiting from Williamstown. Rev A W Gable returned from Minnesota to preach a funeral when word arrived of a motor accident near Marshalltown that claimed his granddaughter. The Gable families and friends traveled to Marshalltown, staying through Saturday, with visits by Minnesota and Waucoma acquaintances. Later, Charles Golding and Albert Norman drove to the scene at Marshalltown and Laurel to view the accident site.

Des Moines Emma Young Waterloo Harry Barker J. E. Grummitt J. E. Richards Alma Burmaster Fredericksburg Roy Burmaster Lorraine Emory Henry Fred Priebe Eee L. C. Hagedorn Edward Hagedorn Williamstown A. W. Gable Minnesota Marshalltown James Gable Waucoma Gable

Potter Siding Social Notes From Local Visits

Mr and Mrs Fred Lohmann with Adela and Esther Lohmann traveled Friday to the Amana German colonies for sightseeing. They visited many relatives in Benton county and Luzen, attended Kirchhoff reunion near Sumner, and other neighbors in the area. Herman Schuemacher and Chris Milius hosted visits, while others attended the Minneapolis fair and Cedar Rapids weekend visits. A number from the vicinity also attended a mission festival at St.

Fred Lohmann Adela Esther Lohmann Amana Leo Lohmann Henry Schultz Carl Schultz Benton County John Rieck Luzern Dick Kirchhoff Lasola Ervin Kirchoff Carl Kirchoff Kirchhoff Herman Kirchhoff Sumner Art Holm Clarence Towne Herman Schumacher Chris Milius Denver Herman Pichelman Ferdinand Hunemueller Minneapolis

Tripoli Social Roundup and Weather Note

John s Lutheran church in Tripoli hosted a Sunday evening gathering with Mr and Mrs August Frederick their daughter Nadean and Mrs Henry Lohmann of Tripoli visiting Mr and Mrs Herman Schumacher. A lightning strike killed two cows at Eddie Lange s home Sunday morning. Farmers say silo filling is finished. Theodore Bany, a student at Dubuque College, visited his mother Mrs Louis Bany for the weekend.

John’s Lutheran Church Tripoli August Frederick Nadean Henry Lohmann Herman Schumacher Eddie Lange Theodore Bany Dubuque Louie Bany

Rich and Poor and the Eccentric Difference

A witty LA Times quip distinguishes a crank from an eccentric noting the latter’s wealth. A separate remark claims a fly’s speed scales with its size, walking 13 times faster than a man, highlighting a humorous, proportion based comparison.

Los Angeles Times

Colonial Mail by Post Riders and Franklin Era

The passage describes how colonial post riders served remote settlements, delivering mail only when profitable and often reaching towns monthly. Benjamin Franklin became postmaster general in 1753 and built a paying service, though annual mail volume then was far less than a single day’s mail in New York City today.

Elson The United States Benjamin Franklin New York

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sisters of the Skillet Leviathan Sumnerites A. L. Heaverlo Carpenter Garage Worki Mg Heaverle Fremont Alfred Hill Kenniston New Hampton Will Breckenridge Dorothy Barbara James Hentry Frese Lois Jack Siegel Goodyear Goodyear Pathfinder H. H. Buhr Garage Tripoli, Iowa Charles Golding Albert Norman Laurel Colonial Mail Spahn & Rose,Lumber Co F. W. Diekman
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