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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1952
Page
8
A lively hometown column recounts back-to-work chatter Lee and Bill Geraghty, local anecdotes from Sumner and nearby towns, plus fall farming notes, a press meeting in Waverly, a Danish farm crafts scene, a recipe for crumb cake, and witty vignettes about school humor, overland travel, and community notes. It includes Chef jokes, jokes about freshman boys, and a closing sign off in a folksy, period tone.
Five county high school baseball teams were eliminated in sectional play at Denver and Readlyn. Plainfield and Denver fell in Denver first round. Frederika beat Finchford 20 to 1 then lost to Dike 3 to 2. Janesville edged New Hartford 5 to 4 then lost to Orange Township Waterloo 12 to 1 in the semifinals. Readlyn fell to Randalia 4 to 2 in Readlyn first round. Semifinals saw Orange Township Waterloo beat Janesville 12 to 1 and Dike defeat Frederika 3 to 2.
Greene High School Ramblers crushed Tripoli Panthers 38 to 0 on Friday night as Whitehead Heichel Potter Kaiser led a 253 rushing yard attack and added two scoring passes. Tripoli struggled to gain yardage with a stifling Greene line.
Greene charged ahead with a 38 point victory over Tripoli as Whitehead directed the offense. Potter shared in the scoring with a 10 yard completion to Whitehead for the final score after key plays in the third period. Heichel missed the extra point on a line smash. Team rosters include Westendorf Beisner Fuchs and Gaede for Tripoli, Butler Schroeder and Moser for Greene.
The Tripoli Woman's Club met at the town hall on Wednesday evening for the first gathering of the year. A 6:30 dinner was served with school faculty women as guests. Newly elected president Mrs. C. H. Smith led the meeting. 14 members answered roll call. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Murphy of Sumner spoke, a brief business session followed, and the club donated a coffee maker to the town hall. Hostesses were Mrs. Kenneth Chapin, Mrs. L. J. Magnall, and Mrs. Albert Oberheu.
William Henry Burhans aged 20 of Daytona Beach Florida and Lavon Charlotte Leistikow aged 19 of Readlyn listed for marriage licenses. The notice records the pairing of a Florida resident and an Iowa resident seeking to wed.
Local standings and ad insertions in the N E Iowa market drive results for advertisers. Readers react to new listings and placement in community pages.
Tripoli High School prepares for the second home game as coach Evan L. Breeding and assistant Keith Himmel drill the Panthers for a clash with Calmar Cahawks led by coach Jerry Franklin. Calmar has 11 returnees from a squad that beat Tripoli 40 7 last year and has posted 82 points in two games. Russ Hillman is the primary scoring threat for Calmar, while Tripoli lists starters and numbers across the line and backfield as they seek better pass defense and blocking for Friday night action.
Greene beats Trioli 38 to 6 and Elkader defeats Sumner 7 to 6 while New Hampton falls to Waverly 6. Friday’s games feature Calmar at Tripoli Waverly at Oclwein and Sumner at Postville.
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