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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1940
Page
11
Plymouth Co op and Oil Co advertise services while traffic and local visits fill the page. Attendees at a McCook Lake school, Iowa trips by Hart, Luksan, Jentges and others appear. Marriage licenses issued and motorists fined for driving without licenses are noted alongside church picnics and club meetings.
A compilation of local notices includes Charles Zink contact lines, visits by residents like Mike Fisch and Doris Clark, and social events. Community members travel, visit relatives in Iowa Minnesota and North Dakota, with small town happenings from church picnics to birthday gatherings and minor traffic incidents.
Exclusive permanent waves offered after years of hair-styling study. Lois Allemany runs Modern Beauty Shop and invites next appointment. Family reunion details include Arnold Sitzmann Kraus and Justman parties with George, plus a Cambier Motor Co. manager invited to Sioux City June 27 for oil barge arrival at the Socony-Vacuum terminal marking first Missouri river channel traffic.
Simple home remedy claims rapid relief from rheumatic arthritis and neuritis. Mix Ru-Ex Compound with water and lemon juice, take two tablespoons twice daily, with a money back guarantee if pain persists. Sold by druggists advertised through Sports & Post.
Twelve LeMars girls join peers from northwest Iowa and southern Minnesota for the Girls Missionary camp at the Methodist camp grounds on Lake Okoboji. Mrs. Hubbard directs with Mrs. Heldoff Hinton assisting. chaperones Eloise Mauer and Mrs. Henry Emer. Cars taken by Rosendahl, Heidbrink, Remer, Hubbard, Meek, and Boyd bore the group to camp Sunday.
Mrs. Al Workman spent the past week visiting relatives in Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. George Schossow and son Donald of Chicago are Mrs. Al Workman’s relatives. Eddie Reynolds leaves for El Paso to attend summer school and teach in the fall. Mrs. Frank Dunn and Mr. Bob Verschoor go to Auburn Ia for Mr. Verschoor’s employment. Union Presbyterian Sunday school picnic set for Wednesday June 26 at New Deal park. Miss Ethel Truesdell of Dayton Ohio arrives for a two week visit with her hosts. Seney ladies aid society to meet at 214 Plymouth St E with Mrs. W Criswell hosting Wednesday afternoon at 2.
Cities Service Oilers defeated Holy Name 8 to 2 in the top game of the year as Blume and Hoffman sparked the offense while Father Weimer and Rubberman contributed for Holy Name. St. John's Lutheran lost 12 to 10 to Dr Pepper in a close contest led by Anderson Schmidt and McDougall for St. John's and Mayrose Keihn Pecks and Tullis for Dr Pepper. Council Oak beat Hansen's 12 to 6 with Baurley Freeman Phelan leading Council Oak hitters and Coppock Rees Reynolds for Hansen's. Recreation Cubs beat last third ward Wildcats 7 to 6 in a tight match with Thill and Singer starring for the Cubs and Neilsen boys Hardacre Weenink for the Wildcats. Heidelbrau Beer edged Meis grocers in a hard fought 5 to 4 game with Kendall Cockrell Bonnema leading Meis and Gunther Meis. The Foundry topped Wells 4 to 3 as Wittgen Staver led the offense for the Foundry with Hansen Foley for Wells. Recreation Cubs then won their second straight over the third ward Wildcats 11 to 7.
Westfield reports a weekend visit from Mr and Mrs Mark Malloy and children of Sioux City. Local tragedy widens as Arnold Warren dies in a sand pit accident near Akron. Funeral services were held in St Patrick church Akron. Catherine Beaubien prepares a Minnesota Canada vacation. Emmick family attends Joyce Emmick wedding to Paul Wiseoun in Sioux City. Grandma three act comedy to be staged June 24 at the high school auditorium by the ladies helper group.
A long list of guests and family visits fills the week with relatives traveling to and from Storm Lake Adaville Homer Neb and Sioux City. Couples attend funerals and a guild meeting hosts at several homes while outings include trips to California Wyoming and Armour South Dakota.
Miss Catherine Martin returned from a two weeks visit in the city. Mrs. Art Anderson and daughter Mai, and Maxine Shearer, spent Tuesday in the city.
Brunsville residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Mrs. Bill Fischer entertained the St. Pier's ladies aid in the church parlors on Thursday. Mrs. Fischer also hosted several days with the Klu ter family near Ireton. Miss Theresa Harms of Des Moines spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harms.
A Ply mouth county American Legion report notes the need to prepare for emergencies as World War II falters. A mass meeting of Legionnaires and World War veterans is planned for August at Hinton with speakers and a barbecue picnic. more details to follow.
Senev and McArthur families joined at Jee Burris home in Sioux City. Ruth McArthur attended a Westside alumni banquet. Emma Haviland, longtime Plymouth County resident, died in LeMars after a cream station and farming career. Funeral services were held at Mauer funeral home with burial in LeMars cemetery. Children and relatives visited across LeMars and Hudson areas.
Mr and Mrs Chet Britton and Mrs Lucy McMullen of Larchwood Iowa spent a few days with the Hawkins family. Grandma Hawkins visited briefly. Mrs Hazel Campbell of Bellingham Washington and family stopped to see Mrs A Jeffers en route east. Rev and Mrs Mohler attended a friend’s wedding at Moville Iowa Sunday. Vernon Hancer, son in law of Rev and Mrs M B Phillips What Cheer IA and former Sency church pastor, died after connections in the community. Iva Rees of LeMars Soil Conservation attended a Orange City business meeting Thursday.
The writer and boss attended the Hereford Dispersion sale at Red Deer ranch near Wood Lake Nebraska. Eleven hundred head of foundation stock sold at one per minute with buyers from 28 states. Top cow brought 1500, bulls 1500 to 2500, and Prince Domino topped at 2850.
The outfit is liquidating holdings including the ranch livestock and equipment. Doctor MacDonald Ray Point and the cattle feed salesman praised western ranch hospitality during a three day visit. L A Price from Atcheston Neb endorses Doctor MacDonald’s Vit Amized Metabollator for breeding cows and heifers saying it improved their calves.
Emma Mathilda Becker born March 31 1875 in Noko mis Illinois moved with her parents to LeMars in 1882 married Oscar Haviland in 1905 at Seney. They farmed north of Seney until his death in 1923. She died Monday June 17 in LeMars leaving two daughters and several siblings. Funeral held at Mauer funeral home with Rev Hubbard. Interment LeMars cemetery.
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