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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1954
Page
6
Editorial urges readers to support football basketball and baseball teams after a mixed start. It notes cheerleaders have been elected and calls for bigger crowds and loyal backing to lift teams to victories this year.
Rochelle Duecker, a four year basketball player and former Miss Weatherhead in the junior class play, is highlighted as this week’s senior personality. She participates in girls glee club mixed chorus and band, favors bookkeeping, enjoys dancing and skating, and loves apple pie and Billy May. Her height is five eight and a half, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She hopes for an as yet indefinite future and receives best wishes from her school.
Over the past week music groups elected officers. Mixed chorus named Shirley Blasberg as president Fritz Krueger as vice president and Margie Biermann as secretary treasurer. Girls glee club chose Geraldine Lohmann Lois Lohmann and Betty Lou Nerge. Boys glee club elected Martyn Ostrogge Frederick Krueger and Dale Drape.
After a 16-0 defeat to Sumner Aces the Panthers focus on a new offense and blocking drills. Sept 13 the second team edged Plainfield 7-6 at Plainfield. Next Friday Tripoli hosts Nashua in the home opener with cheer squads seeking schoolwide support.
The article lists births and celebrations across grades one to six, noting 12 boys and seven girls in first grade with birthdays for Vanada Jahnke on Sept 9 and Danny Johnson on Sept 12, plus treats and classroom activities. It covers attendance, reading progress, weather charts, community helpers, plants, and student projects across grades, including new members Diane and Lenne Schroeder in third grade and various hobbies and pets brought to school.
Church notes list Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m. Various church groups meet midweek with choir practice, fellowship events, and a chicken supper planned at the town hall on Sept 29. Pastor William F Goetz, and multiple classes and programs for youth and adults are described along with notes on upcoming rallies and attendance plans.
A church notices card lists St Pauls Lutheran Stiegel with Pastor A A Krause. Divine worship at 9 30 a m. Sunday school and Bible Mission festival at St Johns Frederika at 10 30 a m and 2 30 p m. Council meeting Monday at 8 p m. Senior and junior confirmation class Saturday at 9 00.
Beall's Corner promotes Motorola and RCA televisions at Warners, emphasizing service value and parts availability. The ad warns against weak guarantees and urges shoppers to compare service reliability, inviting customers to view the new line and join satisfied buyers.
St John s Lutheran Frederika pastor Krause announces a mission festival with 9 45 Sunday school and Bible 10 45 morning worship led by Prof R Glaser Wartburg College and a 2 30 afternoon service Rev A A Fredette Nora Springs speaks. Wednesday 8 p m church council meeting for confirmation class.
St John’s Evangelical and Reformed led by Pastor Siegel offers church school at 9:00 a.m. and divine worship at 10:00 a.m. with preparatory service for holy communion. St Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran, Waverly Artesian, under Pastor H. Moll, conducts Sunday school and Bible class.
Sunday school promotion at Immanuel Lutheran Church Waterlow shifts to 11 and teachers meet for Walther League division in Sept. 25 and 26. A huge catfish, reported on the Wapsipinicon River, was hauled September 6 by George son of Anamosa, weighing pounds and measuring inches long.
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