Westfield News Briefs and Community Notes
Local column recounts rainfall for crops, obituaries, hospital update, teacher moves to Webb Indiana, and a large Westfield family reunion. Reports on Sunnyside Little Leaguers games, Elk Point Centennial sights, a county Rural Carriers gathering, band concert, and a church sewing note.
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Strachey Morehead
Westfield
Percy Harrington
Jennie Lilly
Cecil Harrington
Dakota Hospital
Vermillion
Suzanna Busch
Webb
Roger Banks
Arch Lilly
Plymouth County
Merrill
M. O. Nelson
Dwight Brown
Shell
Sioux City
James Welch
Aimee Beth
Ray Welch
Welch
Joliet
Ill
Vieters
Hawarden
Jim Luenhagen
Bethel Ladies Aid
Worth Banks
Elk Point
Folk Dance Parade Delights Sioux City Crowd
A community event featured folk dances in German Swedish and French styles with many residents in period dress. A youth group from Sioux City performed a drum and wind instrument dance drill. The finale was a rousing chorus of Auld Lang Syne as the crowd sang together.
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Sioux City
Forged Check Crimes Lead to 10 Year Sentences
Stanley Eldred Willmes 42 of Sioux City and James Reese Tripp 23 of Sioux City were each sentenced to ten years at the Iowa State Penitentiary Fort Madison by Judge T E Klay at LeMars on July 16 1959. Both pled guilty under a new law requiring appointed counsel in felony cases. Willmes forged two checks for 95 and 85 dollars bearing his employer's signature. Tripp forged checks of 10 and 20 dollars bearing the name Bill Titze at five LeMars businesses. Both were arrested by LeMars police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Eldred Willmes
Sioux City
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Iowa
T. E. Klay
LeMars
Willmes
William §. Sturges
John A. Hoffman, Jr
Marty Arens
LeMars City
James Reese Tripp
Iowa Stae
Tripp
William S. Sturges
Morse Hoorneman
Bill Titze
Johnson Jr Homemakers meet with project plans and demos
A Johnson Jr Homemakers meeting on July 14 1959 at Nancy Wendt's home drew 10 members and two leaders. Roll call, project planning for the fair, and a picnic dinner at Akron Park on July 26 were discussed. Demonstrations covered wood finishing and removing old paint. Regular meeting on June 22 included reports, bills, talks on furniture styles and pillow cases.
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Johnson Jr
Nancy Wendt
Akron
Karen Willer
Lynn Willer
Lynn Coon
Cheri Betsworth
Kathy Stinton
Carol Knapp
Ardeth Musser
Peg Geisler
June Hemmelman
Our Club
Pres
Vice Press
Sec’y
Treas
Judy Netley
Thank you note from Edith Brundeen to hospital visitors
Edith Brundeen expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for cards and visits during hospital stay and thanks nurses Dr. Trotzig and Rev. Rov for their care.
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Trotzig
Rov
Edith Brundeen
Card of Appreciation From Orville Welch
Orville Welch thanks friends and relatives for cards visits during hospital stay and after returning home. Special gratitude to Rev. Hilmoe for prayers and calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Hilmoe
Orville Welch
Administrator's Notice for Arthur Bellwood Estate
District Court appoints Spencer M Day as administrator of the Arthur Bellwood estate in Plymouth County Iowa. Creditors must present claims legally authenticated to the court. debtors to pay the administrator. Notice dated July 15 1959 and published July 23 30 and August 6 1959.
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District Court
Plymouth County
Iowa
Arthur Bellwood
Spencer M. Day
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