Belfast Girl Fulfills Dream Through Le Mars Scholarship
Marguerite Elizabeth Watson of Belfast married Richard Paul Wilms of Le Mars after meeting during her year in Le Mars through an American Field Service scholarship. Watson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Watson, traveled the United States on a 3,000 mile tour and gave over 40 talks. The couple plan to return to Le Mars in August where Wilms studies pre medicine at Westmar College and Watson aims for a teaching career. The ceremony was at Belmont Presbyterian Church with Rev. H Courtney officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Ireland
America
le Mars
Marguerite Elizabeth Watson
June
le Mars Community High School
Marguerite
Thomas Watson
Belmont Church Road
United States
Verl Kehrberg
Lions Clubs
Northern Ireland
Richard Paul Wilms
Jeinz Wilms
St. SE
Bride Known in Irish Sport Circles Weds in White Crimplene Coat
In Ireland a bride wore a white Crimplene wedding dress and navy accessories. She is a noted figure in Irish sport circles, formerly an international and a schoolgirl swimming champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Hodgson to Attend Iowa State Assembly of Church Women
Mrs. R. C. Hodgson president of Le Mars Church Women United will attend the state assembly at the First Methodist church Marshalltown Iowa from 9 am to 3 pm Tuesday. Attendees will elect officers and committee chairs and discuss new flexible structures to express church women’s concerns across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Hodgson
le Mars Church Women United
Iowa
First Methodist Church
Marshalltown
State Assembly
Freed
Irma J Kempers Students to Present Musical Recital
Irma J Kempers students will give an organ and accordion recital in the Northwestern College chapel in Orange City on Monday evening June 7 at 8 p.m. Participants include Bonita Ahrendsen Le Mars Helen and Billy Schuiteman Sioux Center and others from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma J. Kempers
Orange City
Northwestern College
Bonita Ahrendsen
le Mars
Helen and
Billy Schuiteman
Sioux Center
Social events at St Francis Xavier Mission club meeting
St Francis Xavier Mission club convenes Wednesday at 1 45 p m in St Joseph parish church parlors Le Mars with Mrs Henry Scheitler as hostess. Tea day hosts Thursday are Mrs C P Kistle and Mrs E F Nelle at the Country club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis Xavier Mission Club
St. Joseph Parish
le Mars
Henry Scheitler
C. P. Kistle
E. F. Nelle
Country Club
Funeral services for Janice E. Lee held in Westminster
Obituary notes funeral services for 22 year old Janice E. Lee of Westminster California held Saturday at 11 30 a m at Anaheim Grace Lutheran church. Rev Edmund G Krueger presiding. She died June 13 in Westminster hospital. Born in Le Mars she was a Grace Lutheran member and attended Magnolia California High School. Survivors include mother Cleo Denton of Oregon father Frank Lee of Cypress sister Mary Kastorff of El Centro two brothers Richard Lee of Los Angeles Terry Lee of Oregon paternal grandmother Frada Nicholson Le Mars maternal grandfather Rollie Bollin Le Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice E. Lee
Lark Spur Drive
Westminster
Calif
Anaheim Grace Lutheran Church
Edmund G. Krueger
LaPalma Chapel
Westminster Hospital
le Mars
Grace Lutheran Church
Magnolia
Cleo Denton
Oregon
Frank Lee
Cypress
Mary Kastorff
el Centro
Richard Lee
Los Angeles
Terry Lee
Freda Nicholson
Rollie Bollin
Sister Gertrude Rolfes to profess Benedictine vows
Sister M. Gertrude Rolfes of Le Mars will make her final profession at Mother of God Priory Watertown on Monday morning June 24 at Holy Name church. A nurse by training, she taught elementary grades for three years and plans to renew vows later in Le Mars with her home parish St. James. She is presently assigned to Holy Rosary grade school Kranzburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Gertrude Rolfes
Frank Rolfes
le Mars
Mother of God Priory
Watertown
S. D
Holy Name Church
Gertrude
Antonian School of Nursing
Carroll
Sacred Heart Convent
Yankton
Benedictine Foundation
Pierre
St. James, le Mars
Holy Rosary
Kranzburg
Collision on Highway 75 Near Second St NW
Two cars collided on highway 75 about 50 feet from Second St NW around 4 30 p m last Friday. Douglas Lankhurst 24 Hawarden and Colone Hemmen 18 Granville both northbound in adjacent lanes. Lankhurst 1968 Ford Thunderbird sustained 130 dollars in right front bumper damage while Hemmen 1965 Corvair owned by Leo Hemmen showed 196 dollars damage to left rear quarter. Patrolman Lawrence Stengel investigated. Prowlers reported later overnight with two women reporting at 1 15 and 1 25 a m Monday. dog barking at 1 15 a m and someone snooping around a garage at 1 25 a m. Police investigated both incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second St. NW
Douglas Allen Lankhurst
Hawarden
Colone Ann Hemmen
Granville
Lawrence Stengel
Lankhorst
Leo Hemmen
Margaret Traurig
Second Ave
Fay Collins
St Catherine's Corpus Christi procession in Oyens
A large turnout from Oyens, Remsen and Le Mars joined the Feast of Corpus Christi procession at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Oyens. The outdoor event featured prayers at the chapel with acolytes James Kinney Mike Weiler and Rev Jerome Loutsch plus trumpeters Nancy Bohrke Cary Weiler Leon Schulmoeller and Jim Weiler. Catholic Order of Foresters members kneelers Lyle Heidesch Jim Wagner and Wayne Schnepf participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyens
Remsen
le Mars
James Kinney
Jerome Loutsch
Sioux City
Mike Weiler
Gerald Wingert
Nancy Bohrke
Cary Weiler
Leon Schulmoeller
Jim Weiler
Catholic Order of Foresters
Lyle Heidesch
Jim Wagner
Wayne Schnepf
Jim Cook
Brouwer Suffers Head Cut After Highway Collision
A two car crash on Highway 75 fifty feet south of Highway 3 at 12 15 p m Saturday involved Ronald L Brouwer 17 of 44 Third Ave NW turning from a drive in restaurant and Robert H Wright 48 of White Bear Lake Minn in a southbound 1966 Chrysler. Brouwer sustained a head cut. Wright’s car incurred 250 dollars damage to the left front fender and grill. Brouwer’s 1960 Chrysler owned by Peter C Brouwer had 200 dollars damage to the left front bumper grill and hood. Linda Killeas of Los Angeles is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Jack Killeas in Le Mars.
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Highway 75
Highway 3
Ronald Lee Brouwer
Third Ave
Chrysler
Robert Hugh Wright
White Bear Lake
Minn
Lawrence Stengel
Brouwer
Wright
Peter C. Brouwer
Lubben R J 25 Dies After Illness In Sioux City
Ronald John Lubben 25 of Le Mars died at St Joseph Mercy hospital Sioux City after a two week illness. Born February 17 1910 he farmed with parents, former Emma Frerichs. Funeral Wednesday at Christ Lutheran Church township Rev Robert Reitz officiating burial in church cemetery Mauer Funeral Home directing Survivors: parents Albert and Mrs Lubben two brothers Don Gerald and sister Mrs Oral re Sickle all of Le Mars.
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Ronald John Lubben
Albert Lubben
le Mars
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Sioux Oif
Hebi
Ronald
Emma Frerichs
Christ Lutheran Church
Township
Robert Reitz
Cemetey
Mauer Funeral Hom
At Albert Lubben
Don Gerald
Oral Re Sickle
Le Mars Welcomes 34 New Families in 1968
The Le Mars Chamber of Commerce reports 34 new families have moved to Le Mars this year. The arrivals include the Aments from Edina Minnesota settling at 1305 First Ave SW and working at Supersweet, the Jurrens from Monroe Wisconsin, the Moirs from Carnes area, and the Pedersens from Sioux City among others. Each family lists a local church or faith affiliation and home address, highlighting the growing community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars
William A. Ament
Edina
Minn
First Ave
Supersweet
Aments
United Methodist Church
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AFS
Marguerite Watson
Paul Wilms
Heinz Wilms
Conan Watson
The
Daily Sentinel
N. Ireland
Mrs. Hodgson
Meet of Church Women
Franklin Ludvigson
Marchele Lynn
Holstein
Clyde Pelton
Floyd Valley Hospital
Allen
David Hanson
Ovens
Jerry van Gorkum
Robert Puhl
Joe Frericks
Fred Baack
Peter Roozing
Wendell McAninch
Steven Tangeman
Roger Ruhland
St. Luke West Hospital
Shirley Pageler
St. Vincent Hospital
Rolfes
St. Catherine's
Europe
Plymouth County
Midwest
Ron Brouwer
Linda Killeas
Mrs
Jack Killeas
Arnold Jurrens
Monroe
Wis
Whelan Motor Co
Glen Moir
Third St
Carnes
Ronald Dreckman
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern ‘Railroad
First St
St. James Catholic Church
Frank Roberts
Erdmann Trailer Court
Williams
le Mars Fruit and Grocery
David van Weston
Sibley
Walnut Grove
Ronald Pedersen
Mars
Eldon Mortenson
Central Ave
Simonsen’s
St. John Lutheran Church
Rodney Plueger
Athens’ Standard Service
Pluegers
Arlyn Brosdahl
Robert Cassell
Sixth Ave
Primghar
Cassell
Cassells
Chester Larimer
Preston
Larimer
Merrill Construction
Pinney Trailer Court
William McCallister
Peoria, Ill
Austin Co
Frank Pahlke
Armel Acres
Minneapolis
Pahlke
Pahlkes
Don Mahan
Eighth Ave
Kaneb
Vernon Hatz
Alton
Jim Burnett
Nebraska
Burnetts
Erdmann
Richard Hamill
Fourth Ave
New Mexico
Methodist Church
Donald Friedricksen
Falls City
Neb
Richard Milne
Mr. Milne
Milnes
Dennis Nelson
First St. SE
Ida Grove
Wards Shoe Repair
Roger Gadbois
Gadbois
Central Junior High School
Gadboises
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Kenneth Keigan
Osceola County
Farm Bureau Service
Keigans
Elmer Degner
Rock Rapids
Degner
Robert Bainbridge
Kingsley
Leslie Van.Berkum
IPS
Ronald Minor
Canton
S.D
Plymouth
Ready Mix
Vern Thunker
Seventh Ave
Sioux
Gambles Thy
Charles Greene
Deck
Fort Dodge
Mr. Greene
Milton
Missouri
Blue Ribbon
Later Day
Charles Laurent November
Des Motes
Farm Land Industries
Phalya
Mid Santepe
Later Day Saints
Tim Rushe
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