06 Apr 1964
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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1964
Page
1
The issue announces a Monday and Thursday publication schedule from LeMars Iowa with second class mailing status. Rates are 3.50 per year in advance for northwest Iowa, 4.00 elsewhere in the U.S., and 7.50 for foreign subscriptions. April 2, 1964 Vol 82 No 28 Official County Paper.
Don Cunningham challenges the myth of Sonny Liston as invulnerable and mocks Muhammed Ali as windier than a barber's cat. He contrasts Liston's supposedly unmatched strength with a lack of intestinal fortitude and condemns Ali's intelligence test and Vietnam era choices.
NFO members hear H W Lashmett outline meat import pricing from Australia and New Zealand, showing bone less cow meat delivered to U S shores around 37.50 per hundred pounds and local Midwest prices 34 to 36 per hundred, with imports data for January 1964 and notes on horse meat imports. Mentions Easter visits by local residents and a note on Aboriginal Pavitatso Indians diverting streams for grass seed fodder.
At the March 25 meeting in Le Mars the Plymouth County Soil Conservation District authorized the Chairman to sign water storage permits and construction approval forms. Permits must come from the Iowa Natural Resources Council before construction begins with hopes to let contracts by June. Attendees included Commissioners Tom Kenny and Don Lucken, Annie Pierson, George Lamp, LaVern Feusner, and Merle Sawyer.
Plymouth County farm leaders report 952 748 bushels of 1963 crop corn under price support loans and purchase agreements through February, down from 1 329 946 through February 1963 for 1962 crop. Soybeans total 133 974 bushels. National totals list 957.6 million bushels of corn and 72.8 million soybeans under price support through February. The national corn total remains the smallest through February since 1959. Farmers have until May 31 to place their 1963 corn crop under the program. For other 1963 grains, closing dates for loans or purchase agreements have passed.
Seven Westmar students were initiated into the Pi Kappa Delta Forensics Society at Luther College Decorah Iowa The initiates include Lorie Herrick Lincoln Nebraska Joan Hagedorn Peterson Iowa Paul Zeisser Jewell Kansas Judy Olson Marshall Minnesota Sylvester Ezeani Nigeria Dolores Dunlop Cedar Minnesota and Sherry Kaye Hoff Eureka South Dakota Five are first year competitors Herrick and Dunlop are in their second year Initiation requires speaking on two subjects in competition or participating in five decided debates
James Fletcher head of the Speech Department at W college has been elected Governor of the Province of the Sioux of Pi Kappa Delta Honorary Forensics Society. The Pi Kappa Delta organization covers South Dakota and half of Iowa with 14 chapters in the province.
Mr. Fletcher will govern for two years and with the Province secretary treasurer run the Pi Kappa tournament at Buena Vista next year. He will also represent the Province at a national convention in Seattle next fall. Ring J. Vander Schaaf, 86, a retired Sioux Center farmer, died Thursday at home after a heart attack. He was born in Rovsianer in 1877 and married Minnie Kosters in 1905. Survivors include his widow, two sons and several daughters. Funeral services were held at the First Reformed church and burial followed in the Sioux Center Community cemetery.
Micheal Nich olis Koenigs 71 of Bristol South Dakota died March 29 1964 at Day County Hospital Webster burial Bristol Catholic Cemetery Requiem Mass was at St Anthony s Church Bristol Apr 1 1964 He was a barber in Bristol married Margaret Schleis 1926 Milwaukee Railroad 17 years retired 1958 charter member Veterans of Foreign Wars Surviving wife Margaret son Jerome two brothers Alfred and Alphonse Parents siblings preceded him Relatives attended from Le Mars Mapleton Iowa Remsen Sioux Center and Sioux Center hospital funeral attendance details follow The Demotts family obituary portion notes Mrs Gerrit Demotts Sioux Center died Tuesday burial Community Cemetery born near Sioux Center April 2 1892 married Gerrit Demotts August 28 1913 survivors include two daughters a son eight grandchildren five great grandchildren
John H. Van Roekel 78 of Maurice died Sunday at a Sioux Center hospital. Funeral services will be at 1 30 p m Tuesday at First Reformed Church Maurice with Rev MartM Hoekman officiating. The Co operative Funeral Home of Sioux Center is in charge of arrangements. Local floral tribute guidance appears in the notice.
The report lists multiple visits and stays by Mrs. R M Figg and family in Ames and other towns. It notes a house sale at 316 6th St S E to the Newendorps, visitors from Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, and a historic birthday for Thomas R Amite, with plans to move to Spencer.
The state conservation commission informs the Extension Office that a substantial stock of planting stock is available including White pine Red pine Austrian pine Ponderosa pine and Scotch pine. Wildlife planting stock also offered includes Dogwood Caragana Honeysuckle Siberian and Shrub Lespedeza.
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