Looking Back reminiscences and local life events in Tripoli area
Local column lists recent marriages births obituaries and community notes from Tripoli and surrounding Bremer county towns. Items include anniversaries from the Denver area water projects and government notices plus residents visiting hospitals and new local businesses.
Death Notices for Roy Tibbitts Ber nard Hammond and August Lantzky
Roy Tibbitts 91 retired Sumner businessman died after a long illness. Funeral Sept 24 at St John American Lutheran with burial at Union Mound. Other notices report the death of Mrs Hazel Hammond 47 Fredericksburg and August Lantzky 72 Sumner with services at St John Lutheran and burial at the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbert Brase
Third Ave
Waverly
V.F.W. Post
Fourth St
Arlene Judisch
Mr. Brase
St. John Lutheran Church
Buck Creek
Brase
City of Waverly
Belvoir
Henrietta Johnson
Iowa City
Donna Nuss
Lavern Hooper
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Frederika Donald D. Buenger
Kirksville
College of Oleopathy and Surgery
Herman F. Steege
Denver
Patricia Ann Goebel
James
Roy Tibbitts
Sumner
Hillcrest
St. John American Lutheran Church
Union Mound Cemetery
John Mohr
Willard and
Kate
Sears) Tibbitts
Wisconsin
Iowa
Amanda Baumgartner
New Hampton
Claude
Tibbitts
Clair
Kenneth
Edythe) Mills
Central City
Bernard
Hazel) Hammond
Fredericksburg
Sumner Hospital
Methodist Church
Hawkeye
Gerald McGee
Almon Wickham
Bernard Hammond
Arlington
August Lantzky
Lantzky
Church
William and
Frederika Heiden Lantzky
Clayton Center
Almira Leath
St. Paul's American Lutheran Church
Monona
Morgan Turkey Farm
Charlie Burkhart
Henry Buhr
Ernest Homeyer
Waterloo
Walter Huebner
Willard Tiehl
William Tieht
Fairbank
Paul Huebner
Amanda Wehling
Frieda Huebner
Readlyn
Ervin Brase
Tripoli
Douglas
Gene Buhr
Clara Bohle
Charles
Elroy Buhr
Beth Ann
Elaine
Parkersburg
R. G. Buhr
Allen Albee
Aurora
Roy Binning
Frederick Sell
L. W. Pipho
Ed Tegtmeier
L. H. Fink
Fred Fink
August Wolfgram
Sp4
Chester Stephens
Larry
St. Paul
UCC
Oklahoma
Vietnam
Ft. Riley
Kan
Marlowe
Roger Hoth
Gerald Hoth
Armed Forces
Ft. Leonard Wood
Korea
Roger
Fort Hood
Tex
Fort Bragg
N. C
James Duffy
Pat Kelly
Vinton
Crane Creek Lutheran Church
Olaf Flatford
Lawler
Martin Potratz
Orval Potratz
Adam Potratz
John Lark
Howard Potratz
Philadelphia
Local Social Notes Highlight Engagements Weddings and Birthdays
The Tripoli Leader reports on numerous social events including engagements between Susan Fish and Ron Gaede, Purdy and Rhea nuptials for Vesta Purdy and Bryan Rhea, and a 56th wedding anniversary for Charlie Burkhart and wife. It lists family gatherings, birthday observances, and deliveries of community news from Sumner and surrounding towns with many named individuals, farms, and local institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Fish
Cedar Rapids
Ron Gaede
Donna Fish
Oelwein
Gaede
Roy Gaede
Sumner
Collins Radio
Itch Me Not Ad Claims Quick Relief at E and L Sundries
An old advertisement states Itch Me Not quiets itching in minutes and speeds healing by killing germs. It promises a 48 cent money back guarantee if not pleased and notes availability at E and L Sundries in Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E&l Sundries
Tripoli
Farm Bureau Push Seeks More County Governance Power
A Farm Bureau survey shows about 85 percent support giving county officials more say in policy matters for county services. A similar 89 percent favor direct authority over county boards and supervisors, with concerns that current county government lacks sufficient control over operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
First Commandants of Marine Corps Halted in 1781
The first Commandant was Major Nicholas who served until 1781. After a vacancy, Col. William Wardeu was appointed in 1793 by President John Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Nicholas
Col
William Wardeu
Dent John Adams
Marriage Ties Joyce Matticoff to Johnnie Stars
Joyce Matticoff is described in connection with her marriage to Johnnie Stars in Sun Prairie Wisconsin. The notice notes a 20 day leave after Vietnam service of 13 months. The item reflects a personal milestone and military service context dated September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Joyce Matticoff
Johnnie
Stars Sun Prairie
Wisc
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Luhrs
Adolph Koch
Nelson Soft Water Co
Butler - Bremer Mutual Telephone Co
Moeller Constructon Co
Tripoli Dial Exchange
Kathy Aubrey
Dennis Hagedorn
Little Brown
Nashua
Lavern Nacke
Daisy West
Butler-Bremer Telephone Co
Christine Kuhrt
Bremer County
Frederick Ambrose
Peter Mahlstedt
Cpl
Daniel Schumacher
Cleon
Norma) McCue
Laverne
Ricky
Gilbert Welch
Bert Dounes
West Union
Zelda Ridgeway
Lyle Pierce
Yuma
Ariz
Gilbert Mackrey
Lawrence
Harvey
Walter
Plainfield
Carroll
Florence) Marquis
Willis Ellen
Westervelt
Independence
Lloyd Long
Bloomdale
Ohio
Val Carkuff
Wadena
Minn
Monk van Brock
Valpraiso
Ind
A. N. Fogdall
Cedar Falls
Elvin Peterson
Mike
Susan
Kris
Larry Fogdall
Todd
Minneapolis
Leo Nacke
Mary
John Schwake
Colwell
Henry Nacke
Paul Fridley
John Mendendahl
New Albia
Union
Bertha Leyh
Joseph Ricks
Alburnett
Rex. Tissue
Union Methodist
Laurel
CBS
Nora Peacock
Robert Ambrose
H. J. Frese
Amanda Pries
Velma Harms
Martha Wood
Charles Harms
AIB
Des Moines
KWVY
Arthur Traeger
Philip Leyh
Randi
Leonard Warnke
Barbara
Gerald Warnke
Wendi
Elmer Timm
Willard Frisch
Omaha
Eva Daily
Kenneth Harford
Beaver
Oklo
Elsie McGuire
Clydine Harman
Agency
Ralph Dailey
Batavia
Ernest Dedor
Randi and
Spencer
Ralph Schwake
Dubuque
Geo. Dedor
Ervin Schwake
Edwin Dedor
Ronald
Ray Schlichting
Melvin Schlichting
Mound
Werner Schlichting
Carl Schlichting
Vernon Peters
Herman Zell
Art Schlichting
Ernest Knoploh
Louie’ Ehlert
Arnold’s Park
J. E. Waskow
Ed Ehlert
Albert Zierath
Park Miller
Goodell
Arlan Braun
Ed Braun
Harold Kennardy
al Wolfgram
Lloyd Ludwig
Herman Warnke
Mildred Zummak
Herman Huebner
Vernon
Oelwe
Fareway
Max Hill
National Rural Electric Co-op
Roger Evans
Sta
Eng. Co
Ft. Benning
D. Oberheu
Crystal
Elven Boots
Dumont
William Oberheu
John Corkery
Robert Corkery
Raymond Lang
Jim Dierks
Darrell
Carl Sangers
Herbert Meyer
Maynard
Les Stell
Darin
Chicago
Alfred Dierks
Wilbur Dierks
Virgil Erhardt
Geo. Warner
Williamsburg
Kyle Cross
Ralph Albrecht
Willys Fritz
Darwin Fritz
Postville
Mce-Gregor
Fritz
Ruth Evans
Emmett Braun
Steven Braun
Santa Cruez
Cal
Everett Rueckert
Lee Fox
Linda
Lowell Mabon
Wartburg
Windsor
Dial
Tripoli, Iowa
Soweena Brand
Foremost Dairies, Inc
San Francisco
California
Colburn Feed Mill
Eantique Shop
Hazel Kirchhoff
Northern Natural Gas Company
Farm Bureau
Coun, Co
Sudervisors
Tor
Temith Giant
Eddington
AFC Zenith
UNE
Zenith
Sunshine
Zenith Radio Corporatio
Wehling
Seadlyn
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