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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
2
The Le Mars Globe-Post under R F Starzl proclaims itself undisputed as the leading city and county newspaper, asserting regional primacy in reporting and community coverage.
A poetry excerpt with James Russell Lowell lines frames a society note on June beauty and life, followed by a vivid report of a musical evening at Mrs. S. W. Spotts home. Miss Virginia Whitman sang with accompaniment by Mrs. Spotts, with additional instrumental pieces enhancing a pleasant event for friends.
A one o clock luncheon for a small group of immediate friends was hosted by Mrs 8 W Spotts and others with a centerpiece of spring lilies. Afterward guests visited informally. Out of town visitors included Barbara Roby of Cleveland, staying with the Edmonds, who then visited Clyde and Jane Roby in Rockwell City before returning home. Willard Stearns planned a Sterling NL trip with Mrs F M Roseberry. Mr and Mrs Joel Shepherd hosted a reunion gathering for former Le Mars residents Mr and Mrs W R DeKay with supper and cards. St George s Guild held its final meeting of the week hosted by Mrs H E Merritt with picnic plans for two weeks hence. Memorial Day guests included Mrs Marie Boysen of Sioux City and families from Battle Creek and Murdo SD.
Doone trip and picnic with Arlene and Joan Boysen, Le Mars high school commencement for Arlene Boysen, courtesy visits for Cleveland guests, dinners hosted by R E Edmonds and others, weekend hosting for college visitors, social gatherings at St Agnes guild golf club and Country Club, bridge and tea events, and Western Union college graduation dinner led by President D O Kime.
The article details numerous meetings and social events in Le Mars including St James and society hostesses, Christmas and spring activities, card games, and luncheons. Activities feature the Eastern Star Masonic Temple, Foreign Missionary Society, Home Missionary Society, parish picnics, a 50th anniversary celebration, and multiple hostess events with guests from nearby towns.
Le Mars residents and surrounding area are invited to a musical vesper service at 4:30 in Hildreth Memorial church sponsored by the Le Mars ministers. Carol Parkinson cellist leads a program with Dr. E A Ramige pianist and Reid McRory violinist. Parkinson recently returned from a successful concert tour. Ramige is Congregational minister at Oakland Iowa and earned a Ph D from the state university of Iowa. He is author of Contemporary Concepts of Time and the idea of God. McRory is a Drake University music graduate and skilled violinist.
A Wednesday luncheon hosted about a dozen friends featured three prettily appointed tables amid spring flowers. After the meal, guests enjoyed contract games. A Friday repeat saw twelve attending with similar floral table settings and continued contract play. The Pine Leaf Scale Chinoaspis Pinifoliae is described as a small white scale affecting spruce pine fir and hemlock trees. The female measures about one eighth inch. males are smaller with two broods yearly, winter spent in the egg.
Professor Harold A. Smith reports daily microscope checks show pine scale crawlers hatched only last Saturday. If spraying is planned, apply lime sulfur solution at seven gallons of water per one gallon solution in late March or early April, before new growth, to kill crawlers before they hibernate again.
Mr and Mrs Fred Henry and son Dunne of Kingsley visit their niece Mrs Paul Henrich of Deboit along with Mr and Mrs Will Franzen and son Merlin of Hinton on Sunday, sharing time with family.
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