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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1934
Page
3
Local correspondents report on residents in Sumner and nearby towns. Individuals attend events visit relatives enter colleges and plan travel. marriages moves and retirements noted with dates and places across Iowa and Illinois.
A farewell party honored Miss Carlotta Zoller at the Durant home Friday. Zoller, a Sumner public schools instructor, resigned last week and will teach at Jefferson School in Waterloo, starting Monday. Mrs. Wm. Molumby left for Madison, South Dakota, for an indefinite visit. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wehrmacher of Waverly visited Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Emma Wehrmacher.
The article argues three to five percent of the population are chronically incapacitated by disease and an average of ten illness days per person per year in the United States. Regular health examinations, with adherence to medical guidance, could dramatically reduce both economic loss and human suffering, preventing many deaths and later life dependences. It stresses the futility of ignoring health until illness appears and urges mass participation in early detection.
Birthday observances occurred at Art Hunnemueller and Fred Matthiesen homes on Sunday. Clarence Tonne entered Iowa City University Hospital for elimination and treatment Saturday. Visits to the H W Meier and Herman Groening households followed, with relatives from Tripoli Denver and Waverly joining in.
A brisk morning menu offers quick, tasty options. Watermelon cubes, cereal with cream, grilled country ham, and muffins with jelly or honey are suggested. The muffin recipe uses evaporated milk, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, butter, and jelly, baked twenty five minutes at 400 degrees, yields twelve muffins.
Frederika Bell and Son of Sumner hold the contract to place 1500 cubic yards of crushed rock on highway 93 from Sumner to the primary highway, a fifteen mile span. A rock crusher operates at Joe Alcock's quarry with a crew of sixteen, eight locals, rotating three days on ten hours each. Attending local social and church events, daily life fills the town, with visitors roaming to Chicago and Waterloo for fairs and football games, while school and church activities continue.
Russell and Jean view a picture of the Statue of Liberty, with a playful remark about her holding an ice cream cone. Miss Cayenne comments that women know more about politics than men, noting women have long influenced governance despite male assumptions.
An advertisement promotes the Goodrich Safety Silvertown tire with Life-Saver Golden Ply. It claims the tire resists internal heat, preventing blowouts at high speeds and lasts months longer, promising savings and safety.
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