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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1955
Page
8
Editorial urges reader input to improve the school paper noting a Nasuahs halftime performance by two majorettes Sherrie Sauerbrei and Jean Biermann. Reports elected officers for band girls glee club and mixed chorus with names Betty Lou Nerge Trudy Nerge Marvin Gatch Barbara Towne Judy Schlichting Shirley Blasberg and Barbara Burman.
Coach John Mullen’s 1955 Panthers aim to upset Calmar on Friday night after a 19 19 last year. Tripoli’s Jim Redell Co hawks showed rough moments this season, especially vs Elgin Clermont. Jim Lahmann becomes Tripoli’s first male cheerleader with helpers Barbara Towne Carol Axon Joyce Peters and Sandra Chapin.
Senior Marcella Gaede becomes engaged to Glen Zabel of Frederickburg while Ruth Block vows to Roger Kimball of Tripoli and Wallace Miller plans a furlough engagement to Marlene Tegtmeier. The former Irmgard Schaefer married Jimmy Rex Foy on June 4, and Miss Meyers wed Donald Brinkman of Allison with both couples settling in Cedar Falls and Allison.
The Hi School welcomes a new band leader Miss Garrison as marching band resumes four weekly rehearsals plus a Monday concert practice. The text notes a Tripoli Sumner football game where new formations were used.
Freshmen, totaling 40 this year, elected Warren Snyder as president and Mark Block as vice president along with Kathryn Rieck secretary Karen Zander treasurer Carol Heinemann newspaper reporter and Gerald Mohling Norma Axon student council representatives. Juniors resume classes with English and American history as required subjects and options between home economics agriculture advanced algebra typing and speech. Seniors face no required subjects and choose among advanced algebra bookkeeping agriculture business law training culture and etiquette speech and economics.
The library renovation shows 56 new books and ongoing acquisitions. Popular titles this week include Prom Trouble and The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant. Students use the new blue Encyclopedia Americana while new and returning assistants help in the morning shift: Gerald Wagner Gary Hoppenworth Colleen Weidler Elaine Haverkamp Barbara Bockhaus Karen Lobeck and Karla Lobeck.
Miss Carol Schoof says learning skills makes a better citizen as she begins teaching freshman through junior English and speech at Tripoli High. Previously she taught English, French, and dramatics at Lohrville. She will sponsor THS's senior class play next spring.
A senior described as 5 ft 11 in, 208 pounds, age 17 with brown hair and hazel brown eyes. He may be found watching football on TV and eating fries, sometimes dancing or driving. He dislikes school talk, attends culture etiquette class, but bookkeeping lessons differ. After high school he plans to enlist in the army. Best wishes to Valgene Boeckmann.
A school note recalls casual banter about dictionaries and movies. Teachers worry about mounting long student themes as many papers pile up. A playful recess ends with a boy’s prank on Miss School’s car, illustrating quirky school life.
A boy chasing a football collided with a car, shattering a back side window and denting a fender while suffering only a cut chin. Milkweed filled the air as Colleen Weidler spoke on centerpieces in a sophomore class.
A $100000 damage suit has been filed at Logan arising from the death of S. G. Hornbeck last spring. He was killed when a tractor he was driving was struck from the rear by a gasoline transport truck.
On September 6 1955 the District Court of Bremer County Iowa appointed the undersigned Fred Hahn Frederika Iowa as Executor of Minnie Hahn deceased All persons indebted to the estate must pay and those with claims must present them legally authenticated to the court for allowance Fred Rewoldt attorney Frederika Iowa 40 3 Leader ads bring results
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