Consul Generals From Ireland Luxembourg Arrive for Founders Day
Three consuls general arrive in Le Mars for the centennial parade and founders day events with Gov. Ray due to attend. Consul A K Rothnie of Great Britain arrives 6:30 p m at Sioux City airport and departs Friday morning. Consul Brian O Ceallaigh from Ireland lands 11 p m Thursday only departing Thursday. Consul Nicholas Colling representing Luxembourg arrives 7:30 p m by car and leaves Friday. Gov Robert Ray arrives 9:30 a m Thursday for the centennial parade and founders day luncheon. O Ceallaigh born 1923 trained Dublin universities with a long career in Ireland external affairs.
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Luxembourg
le Mars
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Great
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Nsul
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Nicholas Colling
Iowa
Robert Ray
Ray
Brian O’ceallaigh
Colling
Chicago
Joseph Witry
Witry
Centennial Belles English Tea Show in Le Mars
The English tea fashion event titled English Tea Show will be held at Westmar on the campus in Le Mars with no admission charge. A silver tea will be collected to cover expenses, shuttle buses provided, and decorations by Mrs. Shrke. Local hosts include Mrs. Pavlik and Mrs. Smith with Marilyn Strickland and her court as guests.
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Ryone
le Mars
George Pavlik
Westmarns
Pavlik
Jack Schultz Joy Perry
Elizabeth Smith
Marilyn Strickland
Fred Veale
Rome Kovaleske
Robert Embree
Wayne Perrill
Hams
A. Forsberg
Harry Kramer
Fourth of July Centennial Celebrated in Le Mars
A historic front page from 1876 notes celebratory events in Le Mars for the 100th anniversary of American independence. The morning began with a 1 gun salute at sunrise and a 10 AM parade featuring a tableau of states, followed by a grand daylight event and a ball in Van Sickel's hall.
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Sears
Iowa
le Mars
Wit
van Sickel
Hospital Names Patient List From Floyd Valley
A fragmentary hospital notice lists patients and related names tied to Floyd Valley. Named individuals include Russel Hauser Struble CLaughlin Marcus Doma and Mrs Donald Treinen, with unclear roles and additional unreadable entries.
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Russel Hauser
Struble
Claughlin
Marcus
Doma ‘Cus
Donald Treinen
Imsen
Le Mars Board Rents The Cue For Kindergarten Classrooms
The Le Mars Community school board rents a downtown building known as The Cue for four kindergarten classrooms for 1969 70. Supt Stead says moving by grade simplifies lunch and program logistics and notes the structure accommodates all needed rooms plus use of the armory until year end.
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le Mars
Supt
Stead
Lakes tragedy claims teen in Okoboji crash
Thomas Michael Brodie, 18, Merrill, escaped serious injury in a freak early morning crash near Crescent Beach lodge Okoboji. Scott Larry Moore, 17, Waterloo, died when his car left the road, rolled into a lagoon and trapped him underwater. Moore was pronounced dead by Dr Don F Rodawig Jr. at the scene. Brodie was treated for minor cuts and bruises at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital and released.
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Gordon Brodie
Wahpeton
Crescent Beach Lodge
Okoboji
Iowa Lakes
Dickinson County Memorial Hospital
Scott Larry Moore
Darrel Moore
Waterloo
Spirit Lake
Beacon Lakes
Moore
Dickinson County
Don F. Rodawig Jr
Famous 42B on Carson TV in Le Mars
Le Mars Police Chief Jim Hoeck features in a fixture about a shoplifter stealing a size 42B bra. A photo of Spurgeon’s manager and an empty bra box spurred coverage from the Daily Sentinel and Des Moines Register, turning the bra thefts into a national gag on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show.
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le Mars
Jim Hoeck
Johnny Carson
Spurgeon
Dick Allen
Daily Sentinel
Des Moines Register
Johnny
Centennial parade weather forecast for Wednesday and Thursday
Overcast and sultry conditions expected as final centennial preparations proceed. The weatherman predicts temperatures near the mid 80s with a 50 percent chance of showers tonight and a 30 percent chance for Thursday’s parade.
Le Mars School Budget Rises By Two Hundred Thousand
Le Mars school district held a budget hearing Tuesday with two attendees. Supt. Vance Stead outlined a $200 490 increase driven by an instructional rise of $172 150 to fund four elementary teachers and the equivalent of seven more instructors across junior and senior high levels, plus about $26 550 for social security and retirement.
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le Mars
Vance Stead
The
Daily Sentinel
Stead
Central Ave
Kangaroo court ends in comic police chase and fines
A centennial kangaroo court in Le Mars drew 185 would be fugitives from justice, with police chief Hoeck cleared, Capt. Zimmerman pursuing suspects in a siren-lit chase, and culprits found in Orville Schuster’s truck garage. The Daily Sentinel notes the escapees may pay $1 fines at the Chamber of Commerce office.
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Gerald Zimmerman
Centennial
Dick Masuen
Chief Hoeck
McCoy
Capt
Zimmerman
Kangaroo Court
Bob Walsh
Daily Sentinel
Chamber of Commerce
Justice
le Mars
Le Mars Centennial shuttle buses run all three days
Shuttle buses provided by Le Mars Community School District will operate continuously across Le Mars centennial events Thursday through Saturday. Regular service runs noon to 11 p.m. Thursday on east and west routes, with special pickups along routes. Friday and Saturdaywide schedules extend service to 11 p.m. and include several special shuttle runs to events such as the stunt flying at the airport, Dare Devil races, chautauqua, rodeo and kids parade.
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le Mars
Plymouth County Fairgrounds
Westmar
Gehlen
Fairgrounds
Westmar Commons
Collins Field
Chautauqua
Cleveland Park
Akron flood closes highway bridge on Big Sioux
High water on the Big Sioux River near Akron caused the Akron to South Dakota highway 48 bridge to close by 9 a.m. A 17.6 foot reading at Akron surpassed the 16 foot flood stage with a crest near 19 feet expected within 12 hours as Hawarden reports water receding. Floods at Hawarden reached about 23 feet.
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Big Sioux
Akron
South Dakota
Hawarden
Hatwee Hawarden
Cal Stickel
Keep all alleys open in Le Mars
Police Chief Jim Hoeck urged residents to keep alleys free of parked vehicles across Le Mars, especially downtown where alleys are vital access as Central Ave is blocked for the Klein amusement midway. He warned alleys will be needed for fire lanes due to heavy celebration traffic.
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Jim Hoeck
le Mars
Central Ave
Klein
Chief Hoeck
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