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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1965
Page
2
National Ed challenge association notice shows Tripoli Iowa publication details. It notes second class mail status, weekly Wednesday issue, establishment in 1894, official newspaper of Tripoli and Bremer County, publisher Robert J. Sassman, and subscription rates of 3.50 in Iowa and 4.50 elsewhere.
Remer County Extension Calendar lists events from Sept 25 to Oct 2 including 4-H parties skating at Rollerdrome in Cedar Falls and soil testing drives at Tripoli Town Hall plus a series of club reports. Attendees from Polk Hustlers and Tens N Teens share meetings, demonstrations, and project progress with notes on record books and upcoming officer elections.
Bremer county kicks off National 4 H Club Week on September 25 with a party at Tripoli High School for grade school 4 Hers and guests. About 570 4 Hers and 70 leaders participate in week long displays and activities to promote joining clubs and volunteer leadership.
TNT 4-H met Sept 7 at the Vossbergs with President Dixie Ruehs leading the pledge and seven members answering roll call. Plans for Family Night on Oct 5 at Sharyl Brase's home include potluck. Entertainment Committee listed. Biz E Bees met Sept 13 at Susan Platte's home with 17 members. National 4-H Week attire and a talk on furniture arrangement were noted.
Entry blanks for the Make It Yourself with Wool contest are available. The event, sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Town State Shoep Association and the American Wool Council, invites girls and women 10 and older to sew a 100 percent Wool garment and model it at a district meet in Black's Department Store, Waterloo on November 20. Contact Mrs. Hans W. Walther for blanks and details.
The library reports a week of book exchange trading about 650 titles in both directions. New adult non fiction titles circulated, funded by a cooperative grant. Several recent releases include The Revolt of Sarah Perkins, How Far to Bethlehem, The Penetrators, Beyond Bojador, Let Me Count the Ways, A Long Way to Go, With All My Love, and others focusing on family stories, history, and war era service experiences.
Sheryl Brase of Plainfield will represent Bremer county girls 4-H clubs in clothing and home furnishing demonstrations at the Cattle Congress in Waterloo October 2 to 10. Home furnishings set for Oct 2 Oct 6 7. clothing set for Oct 8 9 in Adeline Hayes Hall. all teams have prior county achievement awards.
Major John W. Nicholson, son of Mr and Mrs Donald J Nichol Struble, receives a promotion this month to major and the first oak leaf cluster to the bronze star medal for heroic action in Viet Nam. He earned the bronze star for actions on December 28 1963.
A hospital run by American missionaries reflects on a teen’s year marked by successes and failures. The account notes how she balanced youthful pleasures with duties, offering frank insights into her experiences.
A hitchhiking inquiry centers on a car that drove to a service station near Waterloo. The driver reportedly had a kitten aboard during the trip and distance details about the kitten remain unclear.
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