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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1940
Page
4
Notice notes mowers sharpened and repaired with delivery in Des Moines area. At 400 3rd Ave SW RR address listed. Also mentions Avion Mieras and a trip from LeMars with stops in Texas and New Orleans, and a Sioux City family visiting LeMars relatives.
A collage of notices and social items from LeMars Ottumwa and surrounding towns. Highlights include visits by Miss Cleone Rees and Miss Barbara Rippey, Donald Muller’s Iowa National Guard duties, and local insurance and lumber ads. Also mentions a new West Iowa Telephone switchboard and Des Moines Academy graduates.
Local items report Angeline Moss in Le Mars hosting visits, Miss Lila Rees and Miss Jayne Gaynor in town, a St Joseph's card party, and various social calls. Events include an ice cream social at the Methodist church lawn, Epworth League fund drive, and a store invitation to guests amid hot weather. Also noted are travel updates, a minor collision near LeMars, and plans for church meetings and civic gatherings.
Craig Lumber Co offers high quality materials at moderate prices with courteous service. The well known firm has served Craig and surrounding areas for years, providing dependable lumber, plans assistance, and complete stock for home, barn, and construction projects. They emphasize fair dealing and volume buying to benefit customers and contribute to community development.
Social tally from LeMars and nearby communities lists visits and gatherings. Mr and Mrs Geo Geelan spend a week in Sioux Falls while Mr and Mrs Mathey vacation at Iowa lakes. Local shoppers await a new shipment at Owen shop with a sale on chiffon and hosiery. Mildred Bowman visits Lois Allemany in the city. Skeet and Gun Club at LeMars hosts night shoot Tuesday June 18. Emma Hentges leaves for Boulder summer school. Kate Chamberlin birth announced in Louisville. family and friends of Hentges welcome home. John Hentges of Redlands to visit LeMars for a month. Woman's Home Missionary Society of First Methodist plans June 18 meeting at Mrs Geo Hoyt's home. Relatives in town hear of the new arrival Kate Chamberlin.
Attention ladies announces a big June sale with 700 dresses for juniors, misses, and women. Clara Goodwill Industries truck will pick up discarded articles in Le Mars on Wednesday June 19, and locals are asked to donate by telephoning local secretaries. Fragments note travelers visiting Remsen and Hawarden for fishing, a drowning scene, and a picnic at Oak Grove park with attendees from several towns, followed by a bounteous dinner.
A Friday afternoon shower for Mrs Farrell Harrington hosted by Mrs Gert Seibens drew a large attendance. Dozens of guests including Mrs Art Gronemeyer and daughter Carol Ann, Mrs Ben Bilks and Lois, Mrs Herman Bilers, Mrs Herman Frerichs and daughters Lillian and Shirley, and many more from Struble Sioux City Omaha and surrounding areas brought gifts and shared a 4 o'clock picnic supper.
Miss Ruth Moses and Irene Petersen in training at Lutheran hospital in Sioux City visited Petersen family, then back to duty. Dorothy Porter and Alvin Porter from Inwood visited Andrew Bogh. A large crowd attended a Ladies aid at Mrs Mort en Mortensen home. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Nis Kloster Fredonia township. Two births and several visits, birthdays and hospital updates mark the week in Fredonia area.
Mrs Bessie Foley of Akron visited the Henry Hall home on Wednesday. Janet Schnepf visits her grandmother Mrs Frantes Schnepf. Henry Harpenau of Remsen and Frani Harpenau travel to St Louis for the weekend. Leo Harpenapanne attends school there and returns for vacation. Numerous relatives share meals and attend a wedding and family reunions in Currie, Ashton, Spirit Lake and Remsen, with several attending a Briar Cliff College retreat in Sioux City. Frank Holzmann’s son Roger is hospitalized with peritonitis at Sacred Heart.
Melbourne crowd reports quarterly conference led by Rev R Aurand from Ft Dodge Iowa at the Melbourne Evangelical Church. B A Bogenrief family joined Sac City picnic. The Shirk family from Racine Wisconsin visit J C Schneider home and relatives. Des Moines visitors Kenneth Kaupp and son Denny stayed with Rev and Mrs Kaupp, toured lakes. Woman's Missionary Society met at Mrs Oscar Schindel's home. Y P M C met in June at Will Spies. Silver tea hosted by Stanton Woman's Missionary Society drew many from the community. Brink family held a reunion at Van Peursen home. Robert Raths visiting Merlin Winter home. Ray Swanson and family remain in area.
Behrens young people of Westficeld visited Dwight Schneider on Tuesday evening. Melbourne Maids held their June meeting at Ralph Brehm home with Miss Marilyn as hostess.
Special correspondent notes Davenport era residents from Ruble and nearby areas in Sioux City visits, picnic dinners, and silver wedding anniversary reminders. Families named include Klemme Borchers Breitbarth Willer and related households with multiple gatherings and visits described across Thursday to Sunday.
The report notes broad yields in small grains and hay including alfalfa and sweet clover across the Midwest and South Dakota. Corn yields rise with the tall corn state, while storage space grows scarce as farmers rush to fill bins and hay lofts amid questions about global events and future U S leadership.
Local chatter ponders party alignments and axis policy, with inquiries on a new lenient stance and potential Republican nominee next week. Other topics include Fifth Columns, Trogan horse fears, and whether Gross seeks independent support this fall, plus a playful nudge about feeding Doctor MacDonald’s Vitaminized Metabolator to pigs and poultry for profit.
Remsen hosts Saturday sales by Live Stock Sales Co. manager Ralph Staab, offering large, satisfactory offerings and small selling charges. Save time and money by buying or disposing surplus livestock locally, with cash paid on sale and strong livestock value guidance.
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