Westfield Middlings News Roundup
Mrs Ida Murphy of Hadley visited Friday with Ms Tom Clarey and Mr and Mrs Lowell Taylor. They traveled to Spirit Lake Iowa Sunday to visit Peggy and Viva Smith of Hartley who will spend the week at the Methodist camp. Mrs Jesse Pendleton hosted the H F club in her new home Tuesday. Four year old Kathleen Rozell injured minor in coaster wagon fall. Frank Smith and friends visited Springfield South Carolina and saw storm damage. Jim Sorensen and Mrs Nelson of Sioux City were guests of Melvin Johnson Sunday. Dorothy Smith returned from a two week visit with the Nels Sorensen family in Sioux City.
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Ida Murphy
Hadley
N. D
Tom Clarey
Lowell Taylor
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Peggy
Viva Smith
Hartley
Jesse Pendleton
H.F. Club
Kathleen
Arden Rozell
Frank Smith
Springfield
S.C
Jim Sorensen
Nelson
Sioux City
Melvin Johnson
Dorothy Smith
Nels Sorensen
Court actions in Le Mars draw forgery case
Riverside Sentinel reports District Court in Le Mars handled two cases last week. William B. E. Steller, 40, with no fixed address, pled guilty to forgery and received an indeterminate seven year penitentiary term at Fort Madison after arrest in Akron for passing a check. Steller admitted prior forgeries. Sheriff to escort him to Fort Madison. Judge W C Garberson will hear a session August 14. Fred Mentzer and Clara Mentzer sue Karl A Sauer and Charles A Sauer for injunction and a receiver for Akron cold storage plant. Court appointed D E Mentzer receiver after bond posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Rodman
le Mars
The
Sentinel
William BE. Steller
Fort Madison
Steller
Akron
Welton Barr
Vincent Kelly
Vernon Smith
Frank Seholer
Hoorneman
W. C. Garberson
Sibley
LeMars
Fred Mentzer
Clara Mentzer
Karl A. Sauer
Charles A. Sauer
D. E. Mentzer
New County H C A Agent Named by Supervisors
A joint Plymouth and Cherokee county Farm Bureau committee in LeMars on July 27 named Miss Ruby Griener of Blairsburg Iowa to replace Eleanor Rathke as Home Demonstration agent. Rathke resigned August 1 to marry. Griener, ISU 1938 Home Economics graduate, taught at Klemme High School and rural schools, bringing rural background and 4 H experience. She assumes duties in Cherokee and Plymouth counties.
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Plymouth
Cherokee County
LeMars
Ruby Griener
Blairsburg
Iowa
Eleanor Rathke
Miss Griener
Iowa State College
Klemme
Hamilton County
Farm Bureau
Cherokee
Parity payments arrive in Plymouth County amid distribution
About 506 parity checks totaling roughly $52,000 have reached the county AAA office for Plymouth farmers. This first installment represents about a quarter of total parity payments this county will receive. Last year six cents per bushel, now five. Most applications sent, a few held for signatures. Work two months ahead of prior years. soil conservation checks may begin in October rather than later. Installments likely weekly or biweekly until all 2,000 are issued. Soil conservation applications being received but delayed until 35 to 40 percent on hand to estimate deductions. The Register-Tribune expands by adding Pathfinder. annual combo offer for $2.35.
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Plymouth County
AAA
LeMars Population Rises in 1940 Census Figures
LeMars reports a 1940 population of 6,341, up 116 percent from 4,788 in 1930. Ward totals show 1,967 in first ward, 4,674 in second, and 1,710 in third. The gain helps explain housing shortage and reflects genuine residents, not hospital or transient counts.
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LeMars
the Sentinel
Cherokee
Western Union College
Storm Lake
Sioux Center
Rock Valley
Merrill
Hinton
Westfield
Oyens
Csseeeeewes
Boyden
Granville
Chatsworth
le Mars
Plymouth County
4-H Club Members Tour Plymouth County Farms
A county 4-H judging tour in Plymouth County on Wednesday July 24 drew good turnout despite harvest and heat. Nine classes were judged including beef and dairy cattle horses and hogs at Held brothers farm B F Held farm Les Martin Karl Obrien Eid Sitzman and Geo Litzmann farms. Top scorers were Robert Held Max Schnepf Charles Held Warren Held Jack Swanberg George Bolton Rex Knapp Richard Lauters Thomas Held Burnell Held and Marion and Wyman Feeney as 4-H county team prospects for the State Fair in Des Moines.
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Plymouth County
Held Brothers
Thomas
Charles
Gordon
B. F. Held
Robert
Warren
Les Martin Farm
Karl
Poland
Eid Sitzman’s
Geo. Litzmann Place
Des Moines
Robert Held
Max Schnepf
Charles Held
Warren Held
Jack Swanberg
George Bolton
Rex Knapp
Richard Lauters
Thomas Held
Burnell Held
Marion
Wyman Feeney
Increase in Auto and Truck Licenses Reported
County Treasurer Frank Wentz reported 6292 automobile registrations by noon July 31, only 16 shy of last year’s total. Truck registrations reached 855 by Wednesday, with 221 taking the two installment option. Notable fees include Mah Jon Hauck paying 370 and Oswald Arens paying 365 on large trucks. Both car and truck registrations are trending to exceed recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wentz
LeMarg Sentinel
Mah- Jon Hauck
Kingsley
Oswald Arens
Remsen
Milwaukee Road foremen win 10 year safety awards
Mil waukee Road supervisors received certificates for completing the 1930 to 1939 decade without a personal injury to employees under their jurisdiction. The awards bear the supervisor's name and are signed by H. A. Scandrett and L. J. Benson. Claude W. Burris of Akron is noted for perfect safety. The railroad's safety department emphasizes prevention and investigation of every mishap.
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Milwaukee Road
H. A. Scandrett
L. J. Benson
Milwaukee ‘Road
Akron
Claude W. Burris
Local Girl Bates High In Her School Work
Winifred Thatcher daughter of Mr and Mrs John Thatcher at Chillicothe Missouri earns top marks in shorthand and transcription contest receiving 99 5 percent for third prize 99 6 percent second 99 7 percent first plus a Gregg Shorthand silver pin and certificate She also scores 99 3 percent in model office test the highest in a class of 105 She swam for the Iowa Club at the Chillicothe Business College swim carnival and competed in front stroke and dives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thatcher
Chillicothe Business College
Chillicothe
Winifred
Gregg Shorthand Company
Chicago
Winifred Thatcher
Daugh
Ter
Iowa Club
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Dirks Hardware
Vali
Akron Register-Tribune
Bates High
Towa Club
Register-Tribunie
Riversioux Park
Cliff. Eyes
Melvin Raynor
Mor
Arkin
Pal
Bud’s Cafe
Amelia
Akron , Arnold’s Park
Casper
Wyo
Ill
Fort Dodge
Sioux Falls
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San Francisco
Calif
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Hiway No
Grant Gassman
Jourlaises
Grant
Durant
Oldsmobile
Shoulberg & Gassman
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