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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1950
Page
2
Miss Maude Jones and her Kansas relatives visit the home of Mr and Mrs Av Palton. Mrs Jones is the sister of Mr Palton as the visiting party stays for a time.
Social and wedding details note Miss Dora Brandt's wedding at Marcus Roy Wells and family attend. families plan Des Moines trip. Garden listings promote Le Mars Nurseries los 2008th St SW with chrysanthemum and iris. Weekly weather summary by Dan Zeig shows May rainfall 3.03 inches, 1.27 below normal, temperatures ranged 43 to 80 degrees through the week.
Le Mars J C Penney store manager R W Parker reported a sharp rise in business volume after closing Friday morning and opening noon to 9 pm. Farmers and Le Mars residents attended the extended hours, though not a formal policy. The plan aimed to help those hard pressed to shop by day, with staff limited to eight hours a day. Elsewhere, Ed Kurtz hosted dinner guests, and students from Plymouth County prepared for University of Iowa diplomas on June 9. Local visits included a Minnesota guest, and Decoration Day plans surfaced at the Harrison home.
Rural residents in the Hawarden area report increasing mailbox vandalism with rifles, mostly .22 caliber. Postmaster George Sawyer says many newly purchased mail boxes costing $7 to $10 have been peppered with bullets. He urges patrons with damaged boxes to file complaints for investigation, noting penalties of up to $1000 fine or three years imprisonment for willful destruction of mail receptacles.
County Extension Director Don P. Carter urges Plymouth County orchardists to apply the cover spray 12 to 14 days after petals drop, weather permitting. If rain persists, spraying can occur as early as 10 days after calyx spray, but a dry spell favors waiting two weeks for best cover spray results.
The fragment describes mixing quantities for spray treatments on peaches and apricots including wettable sulfur hydrated lime and lead arsenate. It advises avoiding dry sulfur on certain trees and suggests specific ratios and gallon measures, though the text is garbled and uncertain in places.
Chiropractors in the northwest district held a meeting at Paullina on Sunday June 4 electing officers Dr W E Rozeboom of LeMars as president and Dr Churtch of Sheldon as vice president. Speakers from Minneapolis and Dey Movies attended with Dr Stadler of Minneapolis delivering the main address. The meeting was well attended with nearly all district chiropractors present.
Emory Collins tore through trials and the feature at the Sioux Empire fairgrounds half mile dirt track setting two records. He won the first heat in 3 05 and later clocked 4 01 7 in the five mile race while Ben Musick, Tommy Vardaman, Russ Lee and Ernie Johnson also placed in the day’s events. Harold Eiler died when his truck overturned on a farm road after a sale leaving a $1500 prize donaero missing.
Miss Norma Jean Fokken daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Fokken and Jack D Paulin son of Mr and Mrs L C Paulin were married June 1 at the First Congregational church in Kingsley Iowa with Rev Paul P Jackson officiating The bride wore a white eyelet organdy frock and a small veiled hat The bride carried a white Bible with pink and white sweetpeas Mrs W A Boutwell sister of the bride attended in a pink organdy dress The best man was Richard W Paulin A reception for 150 relatives and friends followed in the church parlors After a wedding trip to Minneapolis the couple will reside in Kingsley
Three couples apply for marriage licenses at Le Mars clerk of courts. Jink W. Joslin of Sioux Falls weds Irene Huebner of Akron, Francis Muller of Remsen weds Mary Lou Shea of Remsen, and Richard Adler of Le Mars weds Mary Lauters of Le Mars.
Under doctor’s care June Foler of Kingsley had her appendix removed last Thursday at Hawarden hospital. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, June 2, 1950, at St Joseph Mercy hospital to Mr and Mrs Wallace Tentinger, Merrill, Iowa, a son. A daughter was born Monday, May 22, at Hawarden hospital to
A series of birth notices from Hawarden hospital and Akron hospital report multiple newborn daughters. Entries name parents including Mr and Mrs Russell Jacobs of near Akron and Mr and Mrs Pollock of Akron, with births on May 27 1950 and June 1950. Additional notices mention Mr and Mrs Vernon Howard of Sioux City welcoming a daughter.
A group including Mr and Mrs Frank Ketzbeck and families spent a few days fishing at Lake Okoboji returning Tuesday. Nine members of Trinity Lutheran confirmed including Dale Albers and others. Delegates Wayne Warner and Carol Richards traveled to Walther League convention at Lake Okoboji. Stahmer and Klingebiel families plus Louie Arndt visited St Louis for graduation at the seminary. Paul Young family returned from a 10 day trip to Wabash Indiana visiting relatives.
Funeral services for Mrs F F Null of Hawarden were conducted Friday afternoon at the Associated church with Rev T A Manson presiding. Interment followed at Grace Hill cemetery under Barnard Funeral service. Honorary pallbearers included doctors Haggar, Larson, Glasscock of Hawarden, Doornink of Orange City, Murphy of Alton, Bruner of Akron, and Downs.
Fragmentary obituary text mentions D Raymond Gregory of Galveston Texas and Mr and Mrs Hobart Null of Backus Minnesota with three children and two grandchildren. Also references Frederick of Shapion Mapleto and Kate as relatives with distant ties to Akron. Content is garbled and names are partially unreadable.
The Ladies Aid at St John’s Lutheran Church hosted an event in the church parlors. Hostesses Mrs Frank Scholer and Mrs Seftha Schoenrock served refreshments to attendees.
The American Reformed church in Orange City hosted the marriage of Audrey Van Roekel and Herbert Preul on Saturday at four o'clock. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sipma, wore white satin with a corded skirt and nylon veil. she carried a white Bible with carnations. Rev J A Weldman officiated. music included The Lord's Prayer and Love Thee. The groom is son of Rev and Mrs. Preul of Jolley. attendants included Shirley Van Roekel as maid of honor and Robert Van Roekel as best man. The reception followed with floral decor of lilacs and tulips.
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