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Newspaper

Tripoli Leader

Location

Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1962

Page

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Health group forms in Cedar Valley area

Gordon Hanson of the Children’s Home led a meeting on forming a Cedar Valley Mental Health Society to support a regional center for mental health services for children and adults. Membership is one dollar yearly. funds will fund outreach, with no local tax.

Don Hanson Children’s Home Cedar Valley Ent Don ¢ Waverly Memip Iwns Bremery Gand Christing Waverly Ealith Society Co- Valley Gordon Hanson Hanson E Child Guidance Center

Local Golfers Honor J. P. Snelling on 76th Birthday

Golfing friends of J P Snelling held a surprise birthday dinner in Waterloo Thursday to mark his 76th birthday. A new golf cart was presented after an afternoon of golf. Attendees included Wm A Kuker Robert Kuhrt C C Eichmann Melvin Krumm Eldo Kehe Wm Licht ing Robert Ambrose Wesley Bockhaus Ray Fink and John Poock. J M Snyder and Ray Bunger were absent. Snelling recently tied for second in a senior tourney at Waverly with 83 strokes after 18 holes and lost in a 19th hole sudden death.

J. P. Snelling Waterloo Mr. Snelling Wm. A. Kuker Robert Kuhrt C. C. Eichmann Melvin Krumm Eldo Kehe Wm. Schlichting Robert Ambrose

Waverly Man Injured at Frederika Quarry

Lawrence Hess of Waverly was hospitalized in Sumner after an accident at the Frederika Quarry Monday morning. He sustained back injuries and other bruises when the truck he drove backed toward a road-rock pile, slipped over an embankment, and pinned him in the vehicle.

Lawrence Hess Waverly Sumner Hospital Fredericka Hess

County Conservation Board Sets Hearing on Park Garage

The Bremer County Conservation Board will hold a public hearing at 2 p.m. October 4 in the county supervisors room to hear objectors to plans to construct a cement block maintenance and storage garage in Tripoli at a cost not to exceed $10,000. Funds are available, and land is leased from the Town of Tripoli. The project supports county parks in four locations with plans for at least one more.

Bremer County Conservation Board Tripoli Commission Town of Bremer County

County 4 Hers to Represent Bremer at Cattle Congress

Cynthia Kin and Betty Leuenberger will lead Bremer County 4 H clubs in cloth and home furnishing demonstrations at the Cattle Congress from Sept 29 to Oct 6. Clothing teams compete Oct 5 and 6. dairy judging and nutrition demonstrations accompany state and national contests with heifers and multiple official dairy breed shows including Jerseys Brown Swiss Holsteins Guernseys and Milking Shorthorns. The event features daily farm machinery displays and family entertainment with Art Linkletter closing on Oct 6.

Terloo Cynthia Kin Betty Leuenberger Triwill Bremer Iowa Wal Sand Fine Family

Francis Hospital Visit Highlights Local Patient

Mrs. KE J. Fink visited Francis hospital on a May afternoon with Clar Lodenbour, who is a patient at Francis hospital. The scene reflects a routine social call at the Waterloo institution.

Terloo Hospital KE. J. Fink Clar Lodenbour Francis Hospital

Missing Car Stolen From Bany Turkey Farm

Clarence Huck reported his car stolen from the Bany Turkey farm yard northeast of Tripol Thursday night. It was recovered Monday in Waverly on 1st Ave NW with nothing else reported missing. the thief remains unknown.

Clarence Huck Tripol Bany Turkey Farm Waverly 1St Ave N.W

Name Captains for Community Chest Fund Drive Oct 8

Annual Tripoli drive in its ninth year kicks off Oct 8 with Mrs. Erwin Towne as campaign chair. Area captains include Melvin Krumm, Raymond Bunger, Mrs. P. L. Crittenden, Ray H. Fink, Larry Vogt, Rudolph Piegers, Robert L. Campbell and others. The budget stands at 2600 dollars, expanded to 13 organizations from 11 last year.

Tripoli Erwin Towne East Residential Ray H. Fink North Residential Larry Vogt South Residential Rudolph Piegers Robert L. Campbell

Maynard Banker Named Cashier Of Denver Bank

Paul A. Buenneke of Maynard will become cashier of the Denver Savings Bank in Denver starting November 1. He has served as cashier of Maynard Savings Bank since 1956. Buenneke and his family plan to move to Denver in the coming weeks, with C. C. Eichmann assisting current operations.

Maynard Paul A. Buenneke Denver Savings Bank Denver Maynard Savings Bank Buenneke C. C. Eichmann

Annual V F W Buddy Poppy Day Observed Saturday

Poppy sales will be conducted in Tripoli this Saturday per Mrs Dan Mast local poppy chairman. Funds aid disabled and needy veterans and dependents and support the V F W rehabilitation service and the V F W national home at Eaton Rapids Mich. Canvassers to pick up poppies around 9 o'clock Saturday morning at her home.

V.F.W. Buddy Tripoli Dan Mast V. F. W. Rehabilitation Service V.F.W. National Eaton Rapids Mich Mast

Chicken Ham Supper at St Matthew's Lutheran Readlyn

St Matthew's Lutheran Church on Highway 3 Readlyn will host a chicken and ham supper on Sunday October 7. Serving starts at 3:30 PM with adults charged 1.00 and children 50 cents.

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Readlyn

Readlyn VFW Fish Fry Scheduled for Saturday Night

The Readlyn VFW hosts a fish fry on Saturday night, September 29, serving from five to nine. Admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for children.

Readlyn Vfw

Davey Smith Receives National Award

Davey Smith, local manager of Farm Bureau Insurance Co., was awarded for successfully completing the required examination after pursuing the two year course of study of National Underwriters Training Council. The course is designed to increase the ability of life insurance underwriters to better serve in his capacity as manager.

Davey Smith Farm Bureau Insurance Co National Underwriters Training Council

Graveside Service Held Monday for Moeller's Infant Son

Graveside services were held Monday for Keith Moeller infant son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Moeller He was born Friday and died Saturday Surviving are his parents and one sister Diane Burial was in Grace Lutheran Cemetery

Keith Moeller Lloyd Moeller Diane Grace Lutheran Cemetery

Democratic Dinner Slated in Sumner Tuesday Evening

Bremer County Democratic Chairman James Heyer announces a Democratic dinner in Sumner at the Legion Hall on Tuesday evening October 2. The event starts with a 7 p.m. family style meal and features speakers Melvin Wolf candidate for lieutenant governor Noel Hill candidate for third district congressman and Dr. Herbert Max candidate for the 39th district state senate.

Sumner Bremer County James Heyer Sumner Legion Hall Melvin Wolf Noel Hill Herbert Max

Committal Service Held for Infant of Rodger Buss

Services were Wednesday for the infant son stillborn of Mr and Mrs Rodger Buss Waterloo Rev E F Puhlmann officiated with burial in Fremont cemetery Surviving are his parents a brother Dale and sister Vicky His grandfather Henry Buss rural Tripoli also survives

Rodger Buss Waterloo E. F. Puhlmann Fremont Cemetery Dale Vicky Henry Buss Tripoli

Open House Set At Bus Chevrolet Show 1963 Models

Buhr Chevrolet Co. in Tripoli invites the public to an open house Friday and Saturday September 28–29 to view the 1963 Chevrolet lineup. The new line offers 33 models across four distinctive series. Free coffee and doughnuts to be served all day Saturday.

Buhr Chevrolet Co Tripoli Chevrolet

Local Serviceman Assigned Special Duty in Thailand

Army Specialist Four Danny A. Klemp, 20, of Tripoli, left Hawaii with the 25th Infantry Division to Thailand. He joined in 1960 and arrived overseas in January 1961, serving as a medical aidman in Company B, 25th Medical Battalion. His wife Judith and daughter Dawn have joined his parents in Tripoli.

Army Danny A. Klemp Reinhart F. Klemp Tripoli Hawaii 25Th Infantry Division Thailand Klemp 25Th Division Arnold Garner

Purchase Home by Struck Family

Mr and Mrs Charles Struck and family have moved into the home they bought from Mr and Mrs Lavern Schnurstein in a completed real estate transaction.

Charles Struck Lavern Schnurstein

Wapsie Sportsmen Plan Oct. Stag Event

Wapsie Sportsmen met in Tripoli Town Hall and finalized plans for a stag at the Sportsmen's park east. The menu includes wall eye fillets, French fried onions and potatoes. The annual fish fry yielded a net profit of 1023.25 dollars.

Wapsie Plan Stag Wapsie Sportsmen Tripoli

Final Rites for Mrs William Hesse Held on Tuesday

Mrs William J Hesse 59 died Sunday at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo. Funeral services were Tuesday at St John s Lutheran church Maxfield township Rev Wm Barrack officiating. Burial in St John s Lutheran cemetery with casket bearers Arnold Hesse Ernest Pipho George Mueller Henry Lau Elmer Bruns Harold Meier. Survived by husband, three daughters, one son, 10 grandchildren, mother Mrs Mary Platte Denver, one sister and two brothers.

William J. Hesse Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo St. John’s Lutheran Church Maxfield Township Rev Wm. Barrack St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery Arnold Hesse Ernest Pipho George Mueller Henry Lau Elmer Bruns Harold Meier Hilda Anna Hesse Mary Platte Denver

County Museum Open House Set for Sept 30

Bremer County Historical Society will host an open house at the Waverly museum on Sunday September 30 with a gun display and a complete old fashioned general store. Admission is free. Guides will explain exhibits and future plans. Antiques may be displayed for sale with a small commission. Donations of foods for the ash will be accepted Friday and Saturday. About 1,200 visitors have registered since June 1961.

Bremer County Historical Society Waverly Bremer Ave U. S. 218 Iowa 3 Bremer County

Final Rites Held in Readlyn Church for Leistikow

Services were held at Zion Lutheran Readlyn for Magdalena Leistikow 86 who died Thursday. Rev Elmer Jacobs officiated with interment in Zion Lutheran cemetery. Matthias Abbas Funeral Home handled arrangements. Casket bearers were Willard Piehl Laverne Herman Gottlieb Steinbronn Fred Piehl Don Rilgy Eldo Moeller.

Zion Lutheran Church Readlyn Magdalena Leistikow Elmer Jacobs Zion Lutheran Cemetery Matthias-Abbas Funeral Home Willard Piehl Laverne Herman Gottlieb Steinbronn Fred Piehl Don Rilgy Eldo Moeller

Linda Schwarze Named to UPUNG Chapter of Alpha Sigma Chi

Linda Diane Schwarze of rural Tripoli and Youngs School of Cosmetology Waterloo is named a member of the UPUNG Chapter of Alpha Sigma Chi sorority, affiliated with the national American Schools of Cosmetology. She belongs to the Tripoli Community School class of 1962.

Linda Diane Schwarze UPUNG Alpha Sigma Chi National American Schools of Cosmetology Linda Randolph Schwarze Tripoli Youngs School of Cosmetology Waterloo

Surgery at Rochester Visits By Families From Plainfield and Waverly

Mr and Mrs Waldo Ruehl and family of Plainfield and Mr and Mrs Charles Rickett of Waverly visited Mrs Carl Schwemm in Rochester on Sunday She had been a surgical patient at Methodist hospital.

Waldo Ruehl Plainfield Charles Rickett Waverly Carl Schwemm Rochester Methodist Hospital

Free Coffee Donuts Saturday at 1963 Ford Show

Ford display scheduled Friday and Saturday in the showrooms of Wm Ambrose Auto Co Tri poli. Visitors are invited to view the new 1963 line featuring Galaxies Fairlanes and Falcons. Free coffee and donuts will be served all day Saturday. A rundown of 1963 Fords is in this issue.

Wm. Ambrose Auto Co Tripoli

First Ice and Frost Reported This Week

Readings taken at 6 PM daily except Tuesday with a noon reading. Thursday morning reported the season's first ice and frost. Weather observer J. M. Haydon notes the new cold onset and daily measurements for the period.

Emergency appendectomy at Scholtz Memorial Hospital

Ray McKeown, patient at Scholtz Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, underwent an emergency appendectomy Sunday evening.

Ray McKeown Scholtz Memorial Hospital Waterloo

Panthers Battle Denver to a 6-6 Tie in Conference Opener

Tripoli Panthers, defending Cedar-Wapsie champions, fought Denver Cyclones to a 6-6 tie in the conference opener Friday night. Penalties hurt the Panthers at key moments, and coach Bob Hahn says discipline will be stressed this week as they prepare for Fredericksburg Friday. Other Friday games include Plainfield at Denver, Wapsie Valley at Dunkerton, and Turkey Valley at Janesville with 7:30 p.m. kickoffs.

Tripoli Panthers Cedar - Wapsie Denver Cyclones Denver Panthers Wapsie Valley Panther Bob Hahn Fredericksburg Plainfield Dunkerton Turkey Valley Janesville Cyclones

Tripoli Band Presents Pre Game and Halftime Show

Tripoli's marching band opened with a pre game show and a six minute halftime exhibition that began by recognizing the opposing team. The home team was then highlighted as band members formed three shapes a book symbolizing the start of school and the conference season a four leaf clover for good luck to the Panthers and a rotating T formation, followed by the school song.

Tripoli Fourleaf Panthers

Panthers Stiffen Defense as TD Drive Stalls

The report details a tense sequence where the Cy clones mounted a drive, then attempted an aerial attack that failed. The Panthers seized the ball on their own 24 after a miscue, later advancing to the opponent’s 44 and forcing fumbles on both sides. A Denver backfield fumble gave the Panthers a new chance on their 38, but they could not convert.

Panther Denver Panthers Cyclones Tripoli Dick Mahoney

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