11 Jul 1938
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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1938
Page
1
The Le Mars Globe Post showcases its status as the leading city and county newspaper with editor R. F. Starzl at the helm. Paid-in-advance subscription is $2.00 per year, and the paper is a member of Plymouth County Credit Bureau.
Rock Valley's all salary ball club tailed the LeMars Orioles 10 to 2, aided by six LeMars errors. Buck fever hindered the Orioles early, but they planned practice this week to prep for Hawarden at the local park next Sunday.
Rock Valley, rated as strong as LeMars, piled up 14 hits led by Schroeder’s homer. Ans Reuter batted .500 with two hits, while LeMars' Meyers and Burns sparked late-inning rallies. Dennish fanned 12 for Rock Valley. Eggink allowed seven hits and mixed errors aided the visitors.
In their first appearance on any diamond the LeMars All Stars softball team defeated Cherokee Nicholson Hardware 3 to 2, handing them their first loss of the season. Merrill dominated Plymouth Co-op 12 to 5 in the opener.
LeMars scored on four hits and a strong Zip Zimmer mound showing. The All Star lineup features Zimmer Wiltgen Penning Keihn Pfaffle Weber Hames Dull Rembe Beggs. Fans will see more of these players as they face the midgets and Union vs Myers Cafe. Washington township beat Clyde Coppock’s Plymouth Coop squad 12 to 5.
The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors requests state Comptroller approval to levy a 0.375 mill emergency tax of $15,000 for 1938 to fund the Poor Fund Road Maintenance and County General Fund. The Poor Fund is overdrawn by $5,123 and road funds are at a low, with floods or extraordinary conditions anticipated. A budget hearing will be July 25, 1938 at 2 PM at the courthouse for taxpayers to comment on the county estimate of expenditures.
LeMars junior baseball squad defeated Mann Sports of Sioux City 7 to 4 on Sunday. Wiltgen pitched well, allowing six hits, while Wiltgen and Weidenfeller added two-base hits for the winners. Echols collected two doubles for Mann Sports. The page also lists local social notes and visits from Marcus, Ovens, and LeMars residents.
A moral exhortation contrasts the wages of sin with divine mercy from Isaiah. It warns that sin grows from pleasure to ruin, urges repentance through Bible verses, and closes with a prayer for guidance to reject evil and seek eternal life in heaven. The piece then shifts to Iowa’s fight against syphilis, outlining five action points, state surveillance, and public education efforts to locate, treat, and prevent the disease.
Fredonia special correspondent reports Miss Evalyn Petersen daughter of Mr and Mrs Niels Petersen was chosen as delegate to the Luther League convention held at
Sealed bids will be received by the Auditor of Plymouth County at LeMars Iowa until 1 30 PM July 20 1938 for construction work listed Plans specifications and proposal forms available from the County Auditor Proposals must be on county forms sealed and marked with reservations rejected County reserves right to waive technicalities The project includes constructing seven box culverts and one I beam bridge on a county trunk road between sections 7 8 Grant Township south to sections 5 6 Washington Township T 92 N R 46 W with quantities of concrete reinforcing steel creosoted piling creosoted lumber and hardware A certified check of 355 00 required CPA financial statement due by July 20 1933 Board of Supervisors Plymouth County By L A Ludwig County Auditor Published in The LeMars Globe-Post July 4 and 11 1938
Proposals for grading 6.0 miles and placing corrugated pipe culverts on a county trunk road between Grant and Washington Townships are due July 20, 1938. Bids require performance bond and sealed proposal forms from the County Auditor. Executor appointed for N. P. Fisch estate. creditors to file claims with the district court of Plymouth County.
On Wednesday July 18 a liberal offering of steers heifers cows calves and bulls will be joined by feeding pigs shoats boars and fat hogs. Buyers and shippers are expected to attend to purchase butcher hogs as well. Market activity remains brisk and buyers are urged to participate.
Claims against the will are presented to the court for allowance. Dated June 27, 1938, Marga Ret Fisch, Executrix. Keenan & Kelley, attorneys for estate. Published in Le Mars Globe-Post June 27, July 4 and 11, 1938.
The speaker notes Bob has committed $27,000 for improving LeMars infrastructure. They express approval of Bob's efforts to enhance service and development in the city, urging support for his actions.
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