Local Wedding Report: Velma Meyer Weds Rudolph Dreckman
On Monday June 16 at St Ig Church Miss Velma Meyer daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred J Gronemeyer and Rudolph J Dreckman son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Dreckman of LeMars exchanged vows in a ceremony attended by relatives. Msgr J D Fisch officiated at eight in the morning. Bridesmaids carried swansonia and mums while Velma wore a white silk marquise lace gown with a fingertip veil and carried a bouquet of pink buds larkspur and swansonia. After the service a reception at the Louer home honored the bridal party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ig Church
Velmameyer
Fred J. Gronemeyer
Ire
Rudolph J. Dreckman
Bernardman
LeMars
Msgr
J. D. Fisch
Roman Dreck
Wayne Marienau
Swansonia
Oakfast
Louer
Delores Reiser
Marriage of Miss Marie Barn and John Hettner at Peru Indiana
Miss Marie Barn of Peru Indiana wed John Hettner of Defiance Ohio in a June 11 ceremony. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Hettner of LeMars and works as manager of a Gamble store in Defiance. The couple planned a short honeymoon before visiting the groom’s parents.
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Marie Barn
Peru
Indiana
John Ettner
Defiance
Ohio
Hettner
LeMars
Ing
Mars
Froom
Hett
LeMars School
Gamble Company
Efiance
Bundles for Americans ends as USO takes over
The Globe Post ceases its Bundles for Americans program with the last shipment sent to Camp Claiborne. Patriot organizations nationwide join to form the United Service Organizations and Plymouth county’s local branch urges donations directly to the USO in cash or bundles to boost army camp morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Service
Globe Post
Camp Claiborne
United Service Organizations
Plymouth County
Milan Murray Father Killed in Iowa Railroad Tragedy
The mangled body of Bart Murray aged 48, father of Milan Murray of this city, was found on railroad tracks near Oelwein Iowa by a train crew early Saturday. He had been en route to visit a daughter in Waterloo. Funeral services were held in Waterloo. He is survived by his son and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Murray
Milan Murray
Oelwein
Iowa
The
LeMars Sentinel
Murray
Blakeley
Minnesota
Francis Klein
Waterloo
Flueck recalls Alpine boyhood and eagle threats
In reminiscences from Switzerland he recalls racing on cog rail tracks as a boy of 12 using self built tin lined troughs and hands for brakes. He describes Alps snow life and dangers with large eagles preying on lambs and the wary balance of youthful play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flick
Evelyn Rohlfs Weds Robt Dirks in Lutheran Ceremony
Miss Evelyn Rohlfs daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Rohlfs Preston township and Robert Dirks son of Mr and Mrs Wm H Dirks Plymouth township were married Thursday June 12 at 2 pm at the Johnson township Lutheran parsonage officiated by Rev G Meyer. Attendants were Miss Leona Rohlfs and Leonard Dirks. The couple's reception at the bride's parents featured a six o'clock supper and a wedding cake with the bridal colors.
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Evelyn Rohlfs
Fred Rohlfs
Preston Township
Robert Dirks
Wm. H. Dirks
Plymouth Township
Johnson Township Lutheran Parsonage
Rev. G. Meyer
Leona Rohlfs
Leonard Dirks
Mr. Dirks
Marie Dirks
Eileen McGrory
Della Popken
Lentz Fends Off Gunfire During Patrol Duty
Walter Lentz of the Iowa highway patrol near Fort Dodge was fired upon while stopping a car near Manson Iowa. Bullets hit no one and the two fugitives escaped. The shooting was tied to an oil station robbery near Primghar where two youths, one with a bandaged hand, escaped with 20 dollars cash and goods after binding the operator Benjamin Koch.
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Walter Lentz
Iowa Highway Patrol
Fort Dodge
Manson
Iowa
Lentz
Primghar
Benjamin Koch
Abert Kallsen Former Resident Taken By Death
Abert Kallsen, former Seymour hotel owner and manager in St Paul, died Thursday afternoon. Funeral was held Saturday in Acacia cemetery. Survived by Bertha his wife a son Alvin two daughters Anna and Linda his parents five sisters and four brothers. Burial followed at Acacia cemetery after services in St Paul. He was born in LeMars and spent most of his life clerking in hotels. He moved to St Paul fifteen years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Kallsen
John Kallsen
Barth Miller
Leonard Miller
Arthur Kallsen
Jesse Kallsen
Wm. Kallsen
St. Paul
Minn
Albert Kallsen
Acaca
Kalisen
Seymour
LeMars
Bertha
Alvin
Anna
Linda
Akron
St. Joseph
Roy Simpson
John Tapper
Jesse and
Otto
Parkersburg
Iowa
Arthur
Richard McInnis and Florence Vanderwal Wed in Brunsville
The marriage of Richard McInnis and Florence Vanderwal was solemnized on Tuesday June 10 at St. Joseph's Catholic church with a single ring ceremony. Rev H Weimer officiated at 7 30 and Miss Thelia Dugan and Wallace Vanderwal attended the couple. The newlyweds will reside in Brunsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard McInnis
Florence Vanderwal
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
H. Weimer
Thelia Dugan
Wallace Vanderwal
Dwarf Cow Delivers Calf in Caesarian Birth
The dwarf cow on Highway 29 near The Mars gave birth May 29 to a normal healthy calf after a Caesarian section performed by Dr. W A Aitken of Merrill. Owner Ev Herman noted no plans for a dwarf herd and the dam remained calm after surgery, nursing her calf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Herman
Herman
Ev Herman
Highway 29
No. 5
Mars
W. A. Aitken
Merrill
Realistic view on training hardship and four freedoms policy
The piece argues soldiers face hardship in training and defends War Department efforts as preparing troops for global duties. It supports Roosevelt era policy to project the four freedoms worldwide, urges strenuous preparation, and warns against undertraining and undeclared war risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Henry Stimson
Harp Concert by Frances Kaub at Hildreth Church
Under joint sponsorship of Western Union college summer session and Hildreth Evangelical church, Frances Kaub of Beatrice Nebraska will perform a harp recital next Tuesday evening June 17 at 8 o clock. No admission charge but an offering will be requested. Kaub has toured several states and her harp is tied to guidance by Alberto Salvi. LeMars residents are invited to attend and give the young musician a cordial reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union College
Hildreth Evangelical Church
Frances Kaub
Beatrice
Neb
Alberto Salvi
Hildreth
LeMars
Graduate Nurse Eleanor Lafferty Vacationing at Home
Graduate nurse Eleanor Lafferty daughter of Mr and Mrs A R Lafferty is spending a three week vacation at her home. She recently graduated from nurses training at St Anthony's hospital at Carroll and will complete her course next fall before taking her state board examination.
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Eleanor Lafferty
A. R. Lafferty
St. Anthony's Hospital
Carroll
LeMars Liquor Store Posts May Sales Totaling 6083.85
Iowa Liquor Commission figures show May sales at the LeMars store reached 6 083 85 dollars, up from 5 501 54 dollars in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Liquor Commission
LeMars
It Is As Legal To Be A Communist As Republican
Congress debates new laws to curb communists while preserving civil rights. Vincent Harrington argues the president correctly waited to mobilize against labor radicals and 5th columnists, noting public sentiment as a powerful force and warning against witch hunts amid wartime sabotage concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Roosevelt
Robin Moor
Vincent Harrington
Washington, D.C
California
Washington
OGPU
Poeckes Observe 43rd Wedding Anniversary at Home
Mr and Mrs J P Poeckes of 30 5th Ave NE celebrated their forty third anniversary on Monday. Visitors included Mrs Henry Freking and daughter from Madrid Iowa and Arthur Poeckes from Carroll with other relatives from Cleveland Fr Dodge and Fr Beaufils.
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J. P. Poeckes
Kerosene Can Explosion Destroys Farm Home
A kerosene can explosion at the Margaret Schiltz farm four miles north of Remsen ignited a fire that destroyed the interior of the home about 5 p.m. Friday. The farm is tenanted by Anton Schiltz. Fire investigators believe the blast spread flames throughout the house.
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Margaret Schiltz
Remsen
Anton Schiltz
Small Motors Prove Handy on Farms at REA Show
Farmers discover a dozen uses for simple portable motors, cutting time and labor while boosting income. Demonstrations at the two day REA farm electric equipment show run June 19 and 20 on the Hanson farm twelve miles southeast of Sioux City on highway 141. Exhibits are free. Mr and Mrs John Crouch left for Cherokee after a few days with Mrs Clemic Newell.
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Big Rea Farm Electric Equipment
Hanson Farm
Hanson
Sioux City
John Crouch
Cherokee
Clemic Newell
Sale approval for Kass addition lot to Iowa Highway Commission
An order signed approves the sale of lot 1 in Kass addition Le Mars known as A Coo per vacant lot to the Iowa Highway Commission by the receiver of American Trust and Savings Bank. The sale funds will support the highway cut off project planned by the commission.
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Kass
le Mars
A. C. Cooper
Iowa High Way Commission
American Trust & Savings Bank
Highway Commission
Four Greteman Priests Help Lay St Bernard Church Cornerstone
Four Greteman brothers who are priests assisted Rev. Francis McNeill of Danbury at Blencoe Iowa in laying and blessing the cornerstone of the new St Bernard’s Catholic church. The group included Rev B V Greteman current St Bernard’s pastor and brothers Rev F H Greteman of Sioux City Rev J B Greteman of Manson and Rev L J Greteman of Breda.
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Blencoe
St. Bernard's Catholic Church
Francis McNeill
Danbury
B. V. Greteman
St. Gernard’s
F. H. Greteman
Sioux City
J. B. Greteman
Manson
L. J. Greteman
Breda
Short-Circuit Sparks Panic In Sioux City District
A 2300-volt line in an alley near the Rev L L Belk home failed causing a fire alarm and dramatic sparks seen by locals at about 10 PM A subsequent burn off along the same wires disrupted a block north and knocked out a street light circuit Local papers played up the scare in Friday editions billing the whole city lighting system as destroyed.
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Rev. L. L. Belk
Sioux City
Woman hobo found near rails in local jungle
A 42 year old woman hobo identified as Marie Swift after using aliases was found by Joe Sutton during a routine check of local rail yard hobos. Born in Norfolk Nebraska she says she has been married and divorced and prefers life on the road living in stock yards and boxcars and eating mulligan stew. After fingerprinting she was released.
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Joe Sutton
Marie Swift
Norfolk
Neb
Sutton
June brings flood of marriage licenses in LeMars area
Seven marriage licenses issued over the weekend as a new law swells the June filings. Recipients include Rudolph Dreckman and Velma Gronemeyer of LeMars, Roderick Byres and Doris Wells of LeMars, Robert Brown and Lorraine Raetz of Remsen, Harold Baldes and Cyrilla Dreckman of LeMars, Phillip Cutting of Sioux City and Mary Beaubien of Westfield, William Tool of Akron and Pearl Iklemme of LeMars, and Rohla and Hedwig Rohla of Cherokee.
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Rudolph Dreckman
Velma Gronemeyer
LeMars
Roderick Stuart Byres
Doris Lorraine Wells
Robert Brown
Lorraine Raetz
Remsen
Harold Baldes
Cyrilla ‘Rose Dreckman
Phillip J. Cutting
Sioux City
Mary Catherine Beaubien
Westfield
William Tool
Akron
Pearl Ikkemme
Idtor Rohla
Hedwig Rohla
Cherokee
Booster Caravan to Visit Towns for July 4 Celebration
Three booster trips are planned to boost attendance for a three day Fourth of July celebration. Events start June 19 at 7 p.m. with a route through Struble Craig Maurice and Ireton. The June 24 and 26 tours include many towns with high school bands in uniform. Souvenir canes and patriotic caps will be distributed.
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Struble
Craig
Maurice
Ireton
Boosters
City Hall
Ajcron
Hawarden
Orange City
Sioux Center
Sheldon
Hespers
Granville
Alton
Ovens
Remsen
Marcus
Cherokee
Kingsley
Hinton
Merrill
Chamber of Commerce
Foot injury on court house lawn after grass fight
Eight year old Judson McDougal Jr. nearly lost his right foot when he stepped in front of a moving power mower on the court house lawn Saturday evening. Doctor J R Graham of Sioux City treated the injury, and the foot was pieced together after hours of surgery. The boy rested easier at Sacred Heart hospital the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson McDougal, Jr
J. N. McDougal
Court House
Buddy Scholer
J. R. Graham
Sioux City
Judson
Sacred Heart Hospital
Youthful Bandits Nabbed After Sioux City Oil Station Hold Up
Four Chicago youths led by 17 year old John Armstrong held up the Sinclair oil station on highway 75 owned by Joe Junkers near Sioux City. They fled in a 1938 Oldsmobile with Tennessee plates but were arrested within an hour by Sioux City detectives after Junkers identified their car and described the robbery. The gang consisted of Armstrong 17, Stanger 18, and Vere Fennerty 17, with Stanger the driver and leader before enlistment, taken into custody following a high speed chase and radio alert.
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Chicago
Sinclair Oil
Highway 75
Joe Junkers
Sioux City
Frank Scholer
Junkers
John Armstrong
William Stanger
Fort Bliss
Texas
Vere Fennerty
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Stanger
Co Men to Join Enemy Forces in Move From Claiborne
Sgt. Kenneth Hoffmann reports K Company will join the 32nd and 87th divisions on Monday June 16 for eleven days of battlefield training. Clerks stay on duty in camp while field reports come from runners, with rumors of quick moves and a possible exit from Camp Claiborne.
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Sgt
Kenneth
Hoffmann
Claiborne
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A Gronemeyer
Udolph Dreckman
A. Hettner
Peru, Indiana
Hn Flueck
Big Eagle
Augustann
Switzerland
Flueck
Alps
John Flueck
Evelyn Rohlfs Weds
Robt. Dirks
Joel Shepherd
St. Louis
Abert Kallsen
Richard McIinnis
Mrs. McInnis
Brunsville
Globe-Post
Mr. Roosevelt
England
David Lloyd George
Hitler
Europe
United States
Africa
West Africa
South Africa
East Africa
Saudi Arabia
Persia
India
Axis
Russia
Iran
Iraq
Turkey
Balkans
Harrington
Edwin Sitzmann
Eugene Sitzmann
Diane Sitzmann
Walter Litzmann
Court News
J. GB. Greteman
HALY
Judson McDougal
Sinclair Station
Atesague
K. Co
Conway and
Gralapp
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