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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
3
Several classified items for sale include purebred Poland boar and a 1933 Pontiac in solid condition with contact details in Merrill and on 3rd Avenue. Also listed are a John Deere side delivery rake and a Duo-Therm automatic gas water heater with Plymouth Co-op promoting 24 hour hot water and a 10-year protection plan.
Public bids for wiring a 40 by 20 foot frame building at the Plymouth County 4 H and Agricultural Society Sho Grounds in Le Mars Iowa must be filed by 5 00 p m July 18 1949 with the Plymouth County Farm Bureau Le Mars Plans and specifications are on file there Bids will be acted on July 20 1949 with right to reject any or all bids Wiring must be completed by August 15 1949 Earl O Brien President Don P Carter Secretary Plymouth County 4 H and Agricultural Society Published in the Le Mars Globe Post Thursday June 16 and 23 1949
The Red Cross offers a weekly pool series with Monday Wednesday Friday sessions for open, Akron, and Kingsley children at 9 10 and 1 o'clock. Registration on June 20 for the series, June 21 for Tuesday Thursday Saturday times including Orange City and Freton children. An adult class may be arranged via the Red Cross office or bath house, and registration cards should be brought in the morning.
On Sunday afternoon June 12 relatives and neighbors gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Harry Heeren to honor their fifth wedding anniversary. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Plueger and family and many Plueger relatives, the Baack and Ludwigs families, and others. Guests shared thanks for the gift, enjoyed visiting and games, then a lunch and refreshments before departing wishing the couple many more anniversaries.
Registration for a week long day camp for 14 Brownies and 14 Fly-up Scouts at the Schut cabin in the Municipal Park runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily except Friday June 24 when girls arrive at 4 p.m. for a sleepout. Staff includes camp counselors and nurse Mrs E H Carey. Lunch is carried in. Swimming optional with parental permit. Activities include hikes bird study handcraft games folk dancing and new dish washing method. Fay Terpenning spoke on bicycle safety Thursday. Friday features an informal program and handcraft exhibit. mothers leaders and friends are invited to visit.
A Le Mars Boy Scouts troop camped a week on Geo. V. Pavlik farm lake in Liberty township. Supervised by Jerry Golden, they swam boating fished and explored the area. They saw one deer and tracked others while noting plants birds and wildlife. A giant campfire program is planned for Thursday night with parents and friends attending.
The annual Bogenrief reunion occurred at Fair Ground Park Blue Earth Minnesota on Sunday June 12 1949. B A Bogenrief Merrill Iowa was re elected president Floyd Bogenrief Winnebago Minn vice president Walter Bogenrief Sioux City Iowa secretary treasurer about 75 attended from South Dakota Minnesota and Iowa. The next reunion will be in Luverne Minn on the second Sunday in June 1950. The oldest attendee was Mrs Andy Bogenrief Winnebago Minn former Le Mars resident and the youngest was the 6 week old son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Conrad Jasper Minn. The farthest travelers were from
Mr and Mrs Glarence Bogenrief and son of Northern Minnesota attended with extended family from Merrill Iowa. Guests included Mr and Mrs Earl Remer and son Barbara Laughton of Le Mars, Mr and Mrs James Bogenrief and son Donald, Mr and Mrs Chester Lahrs and Mr and Mrs B A Bogenrief from Merrill. Also present were Mr and Mrs Lester Julch and son James Jr, Mr and Mrs Dewey Bender, Hinton Iowa, Mr and Mrs Hoxie Maxon, Clyde Bogenrief, Mr and Mrs W Q Bogenrief, Mr and Mrs P J Julch, and Mr and Mrs Walter Bogenrief of Sioux City.
Mrs A E Bogenrief returns from hospital. Harvey’s girls beat Remsen 14 13 and Akron 13 16 at Hinton. Legion Auxiliary installs officers and plans July county meeting at Hinton. Miss Eleanore Schmid visits Leeds. No club met June 15 at Mrs Bollmeyer’s. Fishing trip in northern Minnesota for Janer and Lembcke. Augusta Held returns from California. Guests at John Swisher home include multiple Merrill and Le Mars families.
The report lists numerous visits and dinners in the Archer area. Marcus and Mrs DeVries called on the Elroy Bauman home. Carl Kuehn hosted a family reunion with guests from Sioux City Waterloo Marathon Wolsey Le Mars Pecatonica Milwaukee and more. Other visits include John Holmes returning from Omaha to his daughter Ruby Like, and Melvin Simons planning Rochester surgery with Mrs. Simons. Weekend guests at Carl Kuehn’s included Harless Feagan Suzanne Feagan Hattie Kaddatz and Kathy Addy among Milwaukee and Minneapolis visitors staying with the Kuehn family.
Mr and Mrs Ralph McConnell hosted a wiener roast Thursday with 24 guests including Verne Sylvester of California who visited two weeks. Guests also dropped by Melvin Mayer and Richard Meyer households while several others traveled to Sioux City Le Mars and Wolsey South Dakota for meal gatherings and hosting duties.
Miss Esther Alma De Raad, formerly of Ireton, married Donald S. Baird of Denver in Cameron Colorado. The ceremony was in Cameron Methodist Church with Florence De Raad as maid of honor. They plan a wedding trip to Texas and other points and will reside in Denver.
A string of social touches shows Darlet and two visitors from Milch visiting in the Dirksen and Santema households. Miss Velma Pronk has been a houseguest in the Henry Draager home and departed for Huron South Dakota. Edn Kart bought a trailer house and plans winters in a warmer climate. Auctioneer and Mrs J Geitz of Le Mars called on friends Thursday. Mrs Hollis Wills and children of Seney visited Ralph Jones Friday and attended the Presbyterian Missionary Society. Sam Yoma of Sioux City stayed with his niece and husband Dick Dirksen’s family. American Reformed Church plans a farewell reception for Pastor Rev H J Harsevoort and wife before moving to Clinton Wisconsin. Mrs William Wissink drove to the likely next destination.
Don Wakey pitched seven innings for Le Mars in a no hitter no run win over Akron. He faced 26 batters four safe hits three walks eleven strikeouts and twenty one innings pitched across three games. Virgil Morehead of Akron matched with seven innings seven strikeouts two safe hits and six walks in a sharp pitching duel. Marty Arens hit .666 and scored the lone run as Arens and Wakey produced the only two Le Mars hits. Staver made a running catch to aid the effort.
The Intermediate Girl Scouts will hold a meeting next Monday, June 20. Details about agenda or location are not provided in the fragment.
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