Le Mars landfill debate and city plans outline
Ty council weighs a rural area landfill project with operators from Le Mars as potential bidders. City Clerk Nemmers requires a workable plan by October and operation by April 1970. The current landfill beside the river prohibits burning and near the city limits. An addition to the street department building for a fire truck is discussed, with a proposed near ten thousand dollar cost and possible housing in the present warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Nemmers
le Mars
New Street Department
Earl Bogen
Rudy Adler
Harmony Queens Pear in Adeline Show as Guest Group
Harmony Queens Pear in Adeline show will join the Chord Dodge as guest groups for Plymouth chapter. The Le Mars Community Theatre event featured a June 11 regional competition where they placed first. The quartet members are Margaret Layer Jean Shook Sharri Mertens and Anna Lee Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stones
Mt. Pleasant
Little Theatre
Margaret Layer
Sharri Mertens
Anna Lee Scott
Chord Dodge
Plymouth
le Mars Community Theatre
Ete
Carnegie Hall
Gaytones
Queens of Harmony
Mental Health Institute
Jean Shook
Sweet Adelines
Henry County Savings Bank
Chautauqua centennial play seeks local actors in Le Mars
Le Mars Community Theatre seeks volunteers for a tent Chautauqua presented in Cleveland park to mark the centennial. Recreated highlights include Bryan's Prince of Peace and Conwell's Acres of Diamonds. Call James Fletcher at 546-6853 to join rehearsals. Bernard Roddy remains in fair condition after a truck crash in Plymouth County. Roddy suffered a stroke at the wheel of a 1967 Ford pickup owned by Plymouth Electric. The vehicle veered off Highway 3 near Ovens Corner and struck a tree, tearing the truck apart and sending Roddy to Floyd Valley hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars Community Theatre
Cleveland Park
William Jennings Bryan
Russell Conwell
Bernard Roddy
Floyd Valley Hospital
Plymouth County Sheriff's Office
Remsen
Carl Pedersen
Paul Foster
Ed Guntzen
Roddy
Floyd Valley
Daily Sentinel
Plymouth Electric Co-Op
le Mars
Highway 3
Ovens Corner
Mayrose
Le Mars Writers Club Meets Thursday Evening
Le Mars Writers Club will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the library Oak room for its first meeting this month Paul Marshall will read four or five poems Mrs Ben Ramhorst Ireton will present a program on newspaper fillers All members urged to attend and new members welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars Writers Club
Library Oak Room
Paul Marshall
Ben Ramhorst
Ireton
Le Mars Banks Offer Summer Friday Evening Hours
Two Le Mars banks First National and Le Mars Savings announce summer Friday hours starting June 6 to aid shoppers. Friday times are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 30 p.m. to 9 p.m. with drive ins 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays. Saturday mornings resume Sept 6. Farmers State bank Merrill and Hinton also close Saturday mornings for the summer with Friday hours 9 a.m. to 12 noon, 1 p.m. to 4 30 p.m. and 6 30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars
First National
le Mars Savings Banks
Farmers State Bank
Merrill and Hinton
Myrle Truesdell elected Lions district governor
Myrle Truesdell of Le Mars was elected Lions district governor-elect at the state convention in Waterloo. He will replace retiring Herbert Babcock and represent district 9D of 38 clubs in northwest Iowa at the Lions international convention in Tokoyo Japan, where he will be installed. Dr. R. M. Drennen and Ken Meyers were noted in attendance and election results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrle Truesdell
le Mars
Lions District
Waterloo
Herbert Babcock
Farnandville
Truesdell
Iowa
Lions International
Tokoyo
Japan
R. M. Drennen
le Mars Lions Club
Tokeyo
Ken Meyers
Kingsley
Paul Knudtson
Waterinn
Kenneth Oetken Shot in Clarksville Neighbor Held for Murder
Kenneth Oetken 34 a Clarksville Tennessee resident and former Le Mars man father of ten died at 10 p m from gunshot wounds in the chest Ronnie Hogan 21 the neighbor is charged with first degree murder and held on 5 000 bond Hogan was identified by Sgt Octken before dying The two men reportedly argued in the garage at the home of Sgt Oetken who is stationed at Fort Campbell Ky Survivors include his wife and ten children his mother and siblings from Le Mars and Evansville Ohio funeral arrangements pending
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Oetken
Clarksville
Tenn
le Mars
Ronnie Hogan
Sgt
Octken
Hogan
Ft. Campbell
State Line
Oetken
Lexington Dr
Bel-Aire
101St Aid Division
Gretha Octket
Clarksvill
Mars Central High School
Army
Campbell
Sandra
Evansville
Ohio
Laura) Campbell
Tom (Ma Arens
John Reid
San Burno
Calif
Lucille) Slay
San Antonio
Herman
Lawrence
ICC Hearing Planned on Hawkeye Train Termination
ICC examiner Gerald F Colfer will hold public hearings in Sioux City on June 16 and 17 over Illinois Central Railroad's plan to end the Hawkeye passenger service between Sioux City and Dubuque. Protests from communities along the line are under review as the railroad proposes bus replacement between City and Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gerald F. Colfer
Sioux City
Ilinois Central Railroad
Dubuque
le Mars
ICC
Che
Fort Dodge
City
Chi City
Toda le Mars
Thisme
Le Mars School Board Holds Special Session
The Le Mars Community school board met Tuesday evening at the high school. John Byrd resigned as senior high school social science and English teacher to take an assistantship at Peabody College in Nashville. Regular meeting set for June 10. Budget estimates due June 19 and published June 20. Budget hearing scheduled for July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars Community
John Byrd
Byrd
Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
Le Mars Sunday Sun Ownership Timeline Revealed
The Le Mars Sunday Sun notes its front page presence in section B and traces ownership changes from McCurdy Kroesen in 1888 to Rich Goldie who bought the establishment in July 18. The June 30, 1889 issue marks the last Kroesen-era publication with state and local briefs featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars
Sun Sun
Sun
McCurdy Kroesen
Kroesen
Rich Goldie
Sunday Suns
Centennial booster trips spark weekend routes
Centenary boosters roll out this weekend with trips Friday to Marcus Cleghorn Meriden and Cherokee sponsored by the Jaycees and the Eagles. Monday Day's and Curly's barber shops back trips to Sheldon Primghar and Paullina with Leo Blaherty and Jim Foy involved. Dean VanDen Berg drives the 1969 Chevrolet, slated as a door prize at the centennial dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centennial
Marcus, Cleghorn
Meriden
Cherokee
The
Jaycees
Eagles
Curly
Sheldon
Primghar
Paullina
Leo Blaherty
Caravan
Jaycee
Jim
Foy
Dean VanDen Berg
Whic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ddy
REC
Jim Cook
Okee County
Ty Council
Terest
le Mars Rall
I Hospital
Minnie Run
Gary Georke
Mars
Roy Haack
Fitzsimmons
Donald Ney
Mike Mullally
Harmony Queens
Tom Weeks
Central Ave
Henningson
Durham and
Richardson
Newfeldt Construction Co
Cyril Wiltgen
Frontier Station
Highway 75 South
Writers Club
Lions
Sgt. Oetken
Vietnam
Sion
Nate Re
Wyarters
Ron
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!