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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1944
Page
1
A crew of men is dismantling a barn and several sheds to obtain good lumber for a large cement and frame workshop. The 24 by 64 building will be heated for winter use and will house cabinet, window, and door fabrication. An electric saw will speed work, helping carpenters advance projects for spring amid rising farm demand.
Detroit faces a foremen strike amid labor unrest over union participation in management. Pettengill argues the background lies in Communist influence and rising union power, warning that without supervision workers may run plants freely, creating dangerous conditions and potential systemic change.
The piece argues that strikers and foremen threaten war production and warns that if unions push to keep government ownership, wages rise and dividends fall, risking inflation. It cites radical leadership, political action groups, and Texas move to curb federal authority, with figures like Frankfurter and O Daniel noted.
The piece analyzes Alabama and Florida results, Pepper and Hill declines, and a shift toward a stronger southern opposition to the New Deal. It notes Pepper’s 1940–44 performance, Wilcox’s delegate role, Byrd’s influence, and looming realignment with Texas, Oklahoma, and other states. It warns that a Byrd nomination could redraw electoral maps.
A long list of visits and travels among Maurice area families and friends reads like a community diary. Names include Mieras Roghair Vander Broek Sorgdrager Swanson Reinking Schatt Levering Vlieger Boyd and Bosch with trips to Becker Sioux City Sioux Center Orange City Hawarden Rock Rapids and other nearby towns. Several family members are praised for furloughs hospital visits and anniversaries as others attend church events and charitable activities.
Neva Jean and Maxine Hammond along with Mr and Mrs George Carl and others from Sheldon joined Mrs Silas Siege to celebrate her birthday on Tuesday evening May 30. Andy Oaken and family were guests in the Silas Siege home Monday evening. Silas Siege and family visited Ernest Vander Hamm in Sheldon on Sunday.
Sam Sampson returned to Long Beach with his son Otto after a three month stay. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs George Meyer of Fort Worth. Mrs Meyer used to be Vivian Schlesser. Elizabeth Schlesser left for an extended stay in the Meyer home. Chas Black, Bil Tripp and Harry Bohms drove to Cedar Rapids on business. Mr and Mrs John Mentz and Mr and Mrs Ronald Bechser attended the wedding of Miss Merteen Mority and Arnold Mentzer at the Little Brown Church. They plan to reside in Struble after buying the Collins property. Friends offer congratulations. John McDugall was called to LeMars by the death of her brother Will Worth. Caroline Mandelkow returned to Struble for the summer. Henry Reints and family celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Roy Janssen visited Sioux City. Paul Schwier left for Concordia College in St Paul. Henry Baack Jr and family attended their son Earl’s wedding in Garden City, N D. A large group from families including Vander Ham, Vander fam, and Boschers gathered for celebrations in Maurice. Mrs Bugo Waltmity and Elizabeth Vanderfam visited LeMars. Memorial day visitors included Frank Morris of Sioux City and others visiting Jennie Carpenter and Bonnema family. A newspaper note comments that Willis Galland, 80, may not fight but plants four gardens to support a crop effort. The piece ends with a description of planting ground along the railroad.
A group of relatives gathered at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Vander Ham in Ireton on Sunday for a covered dish luncheon honoring Mr. and Mrs. George Hilts of Spencer South Dakota. Guests included Mrs. Lena Becker and Mrs. Dick Jahn of Idaho Falls Idaho and Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions names and dates around May 9 1948. It references individuals such as Ben and Mulder, with unclear roles and locales. The text is garbled, limiting precise interpretation of event, location, or outcome.
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