Alumni Gather Amid College Milestones and Local Visits
The article notes a 50th graduation anniversary and a 150th college anniversary. Local residents from LeMars Sheldon Sheldon area, including Mrs. Ralph Wickersham and Miss Donna Rees, visit Marshall Reeghom and Gerald Noack’s aunt. Other residents such as Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Van Steenwyk and Mrs. Lena Rees host and visit Sioux City friends, with multiple family gatherings and Sunday dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claygrewaton
Ralph Wickersham
le Mars
Marshall Reeghom
Donna Rees
Gerald Noack
Sheldon
Arnold Van Steen+ wyk
LeMars
James
Lordrager
Albert Penning
Emerson Kennedy
Lena Rees
Mole Willa
Watheta
C. C. Wills
Harold Toenjea
Royce
Steton
Marshall Rees
Donna
Sherry
Marilyn
Army families await news as several local soldiers reported missing
Reports from the war front tell of Walter Boyle and Joseph Boyle as missing in action in Italy near Anzio while Pvt. Kettler is wounded or missing in the South Pacific. Families of Boyle and Kettler await telegrams and further word, with others including Zeige and Goodenough confirming prior action and uncertain outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mettler
Walter
Italy
Pat. Boyle
Joseph
End
Dan Zeige
South - Pacific
Kettler
Hare
Pvt
Son
Anzio
Rome
Ger
Boyles
Wiph Boyle
K Company
Cleo
Mary Ann
Fay O'l
Lloyd
Clarence
Milo
Ald Robert
de Zeige
New
Cale
Goodenough
United States
Bond Quota Totals for Plymouth County Sales
County quota stands at 1 258 000 with district allocations for towns including Westfield Portland Preston SioUX Brunsville Craig Le Mars Struble America Elgin Gram Johnson Washington Remsen Fredonia Marion Meadow Remsen TW Kingsley Hikhorn Garfield Henry Union Merrill Liberty Plymouth Stanton Hinton Hancock Hungerford Lincoln Ply. TotalSales to June 17 amount to 265 439 or 21 percent of the quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County
ASOT
Closecsconettn
Westfield
Portland
Preston
Sioux
Brunsville
Craig
le Mars
America
Elgin
Johnson
Washington
Ovens
UNION
Merril
Liberty
Plymouth
Stanton
Hinton
Hancock
Hungerford
Lincoln
Spencer Trail Ride Draws 400 Horses for July 4 Event
The Northwest Iowa Trail Riders Association plans its third annual Spencer trail ride on July 4 drawing more than four hundred horses and riders. A parade and afternoon program at the Clay County fairgrounds grandstand are free with a voluntary National War Fund offering. The Quad State Horse Show adds two evenings of entertainment July 3 and 4 in Spencer with over $1800 in purses and entrants from Iowa South Dakota Nebraska and Minnesota. Reserved seats go on sale and requests for tickets should be mailed to the Spencer Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Iowa Trail Riders Association
Spencer
Clay County Fair Grounds
National War Fund
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Mrs A Wilberding Died This Morning
Mr Anton Wilberding of Remsen died this morning after brief illness. Body at Fisch funeral home Remsen. A complete obituary will appear in Monday's paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Wilberding
Remsen
Fisch Funeral Home
Irene Oetken Weds Cpl Kelton Pralle at Rockford
Irene Oetken daughter of Mr and Mrs Rank Oetken Akron wed Cpl Kelton E Pralle son of E H Pralle Bremen Kansas in a double ring ceremony at Trinity Lutheran parsonage Rockford Indiana Rev W M Bannen officiated 8 30 pm Attendants were Cpl Lee D Bates and Audry Sequella The couple will reside in Rockford Pralle stationed at Camp Grant Illinois Relatives from Wichita Kansas Wilmont Minnesota visited Betsworth family during weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Irene Oetken
B. Carpenter
Cpl
Pralle
Camp Grant
Ill
Hawarden pair fined in stop sign drive case
George Anderson and J. Meins were arrested for driving through a stop sign. Anderson faced a driving without a permit charge while the car owner was charged with letting a minor operate on the highway. They paid a total fine of 17 dollars. Police also investigated a stolen bicycle found near the tracks with wheels missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Anderson
J. Meins
Hawarden
Anderson
Helen Trauffer
Air Medal Awarded to LeMars Pilot James R. McDougall
James R. McDougall, aviation ordnance man second class USNR from LeMars, receives the Air Medal from Vice Admiral T. C. Kinkaid. The citation notes his meritorious achievement in a night patrol flight under hazardous weather, contributing to direct hits on a Japanese cruiser and a merchant vessel amid heavy anti aircraft fire and enemy night fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Miller
Navy Dept
Des Moines
James R. McDougall
Aviation Ordnance Man
USNR
LeMars
T. C. Kinkaid
7Th Fleet
MacDougall
United States
Girls to Have One Actual Day In the Air Wacs
The Civil Air Patrol invites girls 20 and over for a weekend encampment in Sheldon June 24 and 25. Registration runs 6 to 8 30 p m Saturday. Attendees from LeMars Spencer Hartley Sutherland Rock Rapids Orange City Sibley and Sheldon will experience a Wac style schedule with reveille taps and aviation classes. Contact Mrs Louis Newmeyer to attend. Mrs Albert Guse of Sanborn visited Tuesday with the Benjegerdes family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air-Patrol
Sheldon
Civil Air Patrol
LeMars
Spencer
Hartley
Sutherland
Rock Rapids
Orange City
Sibley
Wac
E. P
Reveille
Taps
Sioux City
Louis Newmeyer
Florence Buys of Merrill Dies in Sioux City
After months of illness Mrs. Florence Buys 29 of Akron died in a Sioux City hospital. Born in Merrill August 2 1914 she married John Buys February 8 1940. She was a Merrill Methodist parishioner. Survivors are her husband her father Homer Brown sisters Mrs John Helen Mrs Georgia Kinsella Wanda Brown and grandfather Frank June. Funeral at Merrill Methodist Church 2 p m Friday with Rev J Kirby officiating burial Merrill Cemetery.
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Florence Buys
Akron
Sioux City
Merrill
John Buys
Methodist Church
Homer Brown
John Helen
Georgia Kinsella
Wanda Brown
Frank June
J. Kirby
Marine George Rickabaugh Marries Romaine Hoffman
Mrs. C Rickabaugh confirms a San Diego report that Marine George Rickabaugh wed Romaine Hoffman on May 23. The ceremony was conducted by a chaplain of the armed services in St Francis Cathedral. The couple’s status and bride’s family are noted, with the groom in a navy hospital room but able to go out daily.
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C. Rickabaugh
San Diego
Calif
Marine George Rickabaugh
Romaine Hoffman
Rickabaugh
Armed Services
St. Francis Cathedral
Navy Hospital
John Hoffman
LeMars, S
Schulz Botsford Exchange Vows In Merrill Farm Wedding
Arlene Mae Schulz and Melvin Botsford wed in the home of B F Zuehl on June 17. The ceremony was officiated by Dr B F Zuehl with a single ring. Matron of honor was Dorothy Warnock. Wayne Warnock attended. The couple will live on a Merrill area farm where the groom works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Mae Schulz
Lavern Schulz
Merrill
Melvin Botsford
Irene Stephenson
LeMars
B. F. Zuehl
Second Avenue S. E
Dorothy Warnock
Wayne Warnock
B. Fi Zuehl
Emil Raforth
Elkton
S. D
Emma Otsford
Lake Benton
Minn
Plymouth County Junior Red Cross Fund Drives War Aid
Plymouth County Juniors raised 106.28 for the National Children’s Fund aiding Greek and Polish children. Students from 44083 in many schools contributed items and money, shipping knitted goods, boards, cards, and 13.91 in candy to hospitals and camps for armed forces. Union Consolidated School added 11 for utility kits for service members overseas.
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Junior Red Cross
Plymouth County
Paraghhial
Town
National Children’s Fund
Greece
Poland
Akron Public School
Brungville Public School
Craig Public School
Elgin No
Elkhorn
Fredonia
Grant
Henry
Hungerford
Johnson
LeMars Public Schools
Liberty Consolidated School
Lincoln
Meadow
Perry
Plymouth
Tucker
Portland
Preston
Remsen Public School
Remsen
Sioux
Stanton
St. Joseph’s LeMars
Red Cross
Union Consolidate School
Henry Wallace Enraptured by Bolshevik System
Vice President Henry A. Wallace, in a Moscow radio interview, expresses gratitude to the U.S.S.R. and says his personal impressions surpass expectations. He commends Soviet achievements in science, industry, and progress as he departs for Chungking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wallace
London
U.S. S R
Henry A. Wallace
Moscow Radio
Chungking
Theresia Lampert Rites Planned in Remsen
Funeral service for Mrs. Theresia Lampert a Remsen resident who died Tuesday will be held Friday at 9 30 AM at St Marys church Remsen Msgr M A Schimel will officiate Burial follows at St Marys Cemetery Fisch funeral home directed Survived by husband Joseph four brothers five sisters and one son Edward Frank Schlesser preceded in death by son Frank Private services held earlier in Iowa and California indicate family and community ties with Plymouth county and local fraternal groups.
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Theresia Lampert
Remsen
Sioux City
Msgr
M. A. Schimel
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Fisch Funeral Home
Theresa Schlesser
Struble
Nick Schlesser
Plymouth County
Joseph Lampert
John
Nick
Frank
Edward
Henry Schlesser
N. L. Youngers
Sheldon
M. Vincent O
Clinton
M. S. Efting
Los Angeles
Calif
C. W. Estlack
Muskegon
Mich
Henry Hastert
Cal
Ladies Order of ‘Foresters
Christian
Closing program marks end of va cation church school
The First Methodist church will hold its vacation church school closing program on Friday June 23. Beginners will host mothers from 9 15 to 10 15 AM while primaries juniors and intermediates meet at 10 30 AM to share summaries for parents and friends. About 108 children attended with high average attendance.
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First Methodist Church
W. M. Hubbard
Joel Shepherd
Delbert Graves
Paul Clark
Dan Taylor
Mavis Claussen
Norine Rippey
Eloise Mauer
Jean Haas
Elaine Hanson
R. Warker
Gladys Fisher
E. H. Nordstrom
Carol Parkinson
E. J. Broetzmann
E. M. Miller
Harry Thompson
Miller
Sioux City
Hubbard
Broetzmann
Nels Newendorp
Wall Street Mission
Harold Buckley
Louis Neumeyer
Plymouth County Cereal Mill Feeds Potatoes to Cattle
Plymouth County Agent Bruce Clampitt notes nationwide corn and feed concerns for the coming year. He praises Plymouth county for good ground and drainage and warns of feed shortages as other states use dehydrated and raw potatoes for cattle feed, a shift from potatoes as human food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Clampitt
Plymouth County
Plymouth
United States
Lets Get Married Marriage Licenses Issued
Marriage licenses were issued to Lewis Paul Peterson Hawar den and June Rozelle Finzen Ak ron Wayne McCrill Hinton and Wanda Jean Robinson Sioux City. Father Arthur Poeckes of Carroll Ia visited with his parents and his brother Henryk Poeckes recently returned from the southwest Pacific where he ran an army canteen. Mrs R M Figg Sr left for Cedar Rapids after being called there by the death of an uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Paul Peterson
Hawarden
June Rozelle Finzen
Akron
Wayne McCrill
Hinton
Wanda Jean Robinson
Sioux City
Arthur Poeckes
Carroll, Ia
J. P. Poeckes
Henryk Poeckes
Southwest Pacific
R. M. Figg Sr
Cedar Rapids
Navy program ends August 3 at Western Union College
Official notice states the Navy training program at Western Union College will close on August 3 and cadets will leave with no replacements expected for LeMars. The college airport will shift to private operations using locally owned planes while a fight training plan remains for interested flyers.
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D. O. Kime
Western Union College
LeMars
O. BE. Hoffman
Iowa State Board of Health
Western Union
le Mars Municipal Band
Ira Vail
BE. M. Miller
Jamestown
N. D
Colorado
Golden Thompson
Lake Koronis
Grocers Remain Open July 3 Amid 3-Day Fourth Holiday
LeMars retailers announce a three day Fourth of July break with grocery stores open Monday July 3 while others close Sunday through Tuesday. Public urged to plan shopping accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMars
State official actions and multiple court cases cited
Judge Thomas held a summer session listing six farmers charged with false statements on gasoline tax refunds. Appraisers were named in Cortz Jones vs Ella Randall to value land in Henry township. The armory building tax case endorsed a $250 fee for T E Diamond. Land ownership rulings awarded parcels to Joseph Sheehan and George F Sheehan in Marion township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Cortz Jones
Ella Randall
N. B. Homan
M. M. Griepenberg
Nicholas Hatz
Remsen
Henry Township
Feea
T. E. Diamond
Armory
American Trust
Diamond
National Guard
Joseph Sheehan
Marion Townshp
James V. Sheehan
George F. Sheehan
Marion Township
Under Doctor's Care and War News from Le Mars
Infant son of Lt. and Mrs. Robert White flown to Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota after a fall with a cranial fracture. Also death of H Mann at Downey California from coronary thrombosis. Other brief notes include Cedar Rapids army base work, a picnic at New Deal park, and local farm tax refund cases in county court.
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Robert Page White
Robert White
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Kenneth DuVon
Anton J. Sartori
Los Angeles
HE. T. Hansmann
Downey
California
Hansmann
Mathilda Siemensma
le Mars
LeMary
Long Beach
Big Bear
Pete Siemensma
Britisher Denies U S Provoked Jap War Comment
Secretary Hull called Oliver Lytteltons London remarks entirely in error. Hull said America's prewar policy aimed at self defense and aid to Britain, not provoking Japan, whose attack on Pearl Harbor followed Japanese aggression and misperception.
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Washington
Hull
Oliver Lyttelton
American Chamber of Commerce
London
United States
Japan
Pearl Harbor
The
Lyttelton
Britain
Germany
Btu
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