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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1952
Page
7
Iowa College textiles and clothing specialists advise on choosing a sewing machine. Consider your needs space and usage and test machines at home. Compare plain versus fancy work, cabinet versus portable, and treadle versus electric models. Ensure easy threading, adjustable tension, stitch length control, and good lighting.
Retrospective notes from Leader Files dated September 28 1932 recount obituaries marriages and civic events in Readlyn Tripoli and nearby areas. Mrs Otto Boeckmann dies after lingering illness. Margaret Sassmann wed Richard Bast in Readlyn. Fred Neuendorf dies at 71. Henry Bunger marks golden anniversary. Mrs Fred Harmening dies at 40. Melva Hunemiller and Lavern Benzine wed in Readlyn. Enlistees Everett Ambrose Jack Frese Marvin Lehmkuhl. Rev K Pfeiffer resigns St John’s pulpit for Portland Oregon. William J Mohling dies in Denver. Emma Marie Lobeck wed Lavern Ladage. Sarah Berlin wed Vernon Kirchhoff. K A Chapin loses end of third finger. Fire causes smoke damage from kerosene stove. Phylis Wittenburg wed Andrew Westendorf. Dorothy Jean Nicklaus wed Raymond Wehling. John W Buss dies after heart attack. Wendell Kuethe Alvin Johnson Donald McKeown Ervin Warnke join military service.
The Town of Denver council met in regular session with present members Matthias, Brettmann, Thiemann and Bergmann. Guenther absent. May or Gielau chaired, minutes and treasurer reports approved, several local issues and payments listed, including a washout complaint, a public phone booth permit, six poles purchase, and multiple bills approved totaling several hundred dollars. A special meeting discussed street repairs with Walker Paving Co. hired at 30 per hour and sidewalks to be inspected for needed repairs. The meeting adjourned with standard organizational actions and future agenda items.
Waterloo visitors and local families hosted guests across the week. Numerous relatives, friends, and neighbors gathered at homes in Frederika and surrounding towns for celebrations, horse races, and weekend stays. Notable events included Mrs. John Johnson’s birthday, a large family birthday gathering, and several outings to Independence and park picnics.
Town of Tripoli Iowa September 2 1952 council meets with Mayor Krueger presiding all members present. Bills allowed totalling several amounts including wages salaries and services. Resignation of library board member Robert Kuhrt accepted and M W Bennett appointed to fill unexpired term. Adjournment follows.
Cletha H Haeflinger transfers to Alfred Buenzow thirty one hundred dollars and twenty one thousand ninety dollars for part of wi of ne percent of section 23 and se percent of se percent of section 14 with railroad excluded. Cecil J and Harry Schneer transfer to Ray W Ede and wife thirty five hundred ten dollars for cost 15 acres of ne half of se half and undivided one quarter interest in ne half of se quarter of section 21 93 14. Geo Diekmann and wife to Frank R Boyd and wife one dollar land in sections 20 and 21 93 14 and lots 1 and block 3 Plainfield quit claim deed. Joseph Schneider and wife and R G Schneider and wife to Elmer Wilharm four thousand dollars lot 28 Auditor's plat of s half of se half of section 23 91 13 Denver. Lutheran Children's Home Society to L J Carver and wife one dollar and other lot 21 block 4 Home addition Waverly Revenue one dollar ten cents.
New cases filed in Bremer County District Court include Lynn R. Dorman versus Bonnie V. Dorman of Waverly for divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Also cited are Ivan G. Fridley versus Ruth M. Fridley of Sumner for divorce on cruel conduct, and John H. Sansenbach versus Sybil G. Sansenbach for divorce on cruel grounds.
In Grinnell Rev. A. W. Mc Blain and his wife moved a davenport upstairs when it slipped causing the pastor to be knocked over the stair railing. The 84 year old minister sustained a broken hip.
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