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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1941
Page
2
The piece quotes W. B. France in Satevepost via Paul Larmnnee discussing graduates and their work choices. It notes skepticism about a generation filling fathers’ shoes, yet asserts that many have already learned from their fathers’ example and garments. The overall tone questions future employment prospects under democratic reforms.
Help wanted for girls to wait on tables at Iowana cafe in Sheldon Iowa. Apply by writing or calling the cafe. posting notes show contact as (52-2).
Lorraine Gilmour arrived home Saturday from St. Joseph hospital in Sioux City where she has been critically ill eight weeks with rheumatic fever. She remains bedbound but is slowly improving at her grandmother Mary Gilmour's home in Elkhorn.
The obituary notes the death of Leo Kettler's father, listing four daughters Mrs. Joseph Faith of Lismore Minnesota, Mrs. Ed Schneider of Alton, Mrs. J W Mousel of Chicago, Laverna Kettler of Homer, and five sons A J Kettler of Memphis, Leo of LeMars, Frank of Mapleton, Otto of Alton, and Wally of Chicago.
LeMars police reported a weekend of activity with arrests including John Ommen for reckless driving. He paid a $15 fine plus costs in Mayor George Steele's court. Howard Leech and William G. Sleezer, of Sioux City, were jailed here and held for Sioux City authorities on theft charges. A couple named York, from Sioux City, were detained for narcotics inquiry, released and ordered out of town.
Local dealer Joe Melleher partners with factory officials to showcase the Chrysler Thunderbolt, a new air flow aerodynamic car, in LeMars on Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. Promoted as The Car of Tomorrow, it signals future motor design influences.
Lightning struck during a rainstorm Saturday night killing a 700 pound Hereford heifer on the Henry Hempel farm, about three miles northeast of Quimby. Co C R Bush, insurance agent and FSA supervisor, said the loss was $65.
At about seven p m a heavy charge hit a nearby heifer causing a burn on its underside and igniting a section of barbed wire fence. The electric fence melted five rods and wire segments fell to the ground. Bush noted the charged arc jumped insulation and struck the animal, with no other lightning damage reported.
Rev. S A Jones urges a moral revival grounded in God to combat intemperance and social vice. He cites scripture and cites liquor’s harm to individuals and the nation, urging citizens and local officials to act, support camps, and rally temperance forces amid war-time pressures.
Mr Quist discusses the purpose and history of organizations with 4 H club members. He stresses loyal membership a clear program and commitment to carry it out and notes officers must diligently fulfill duties for a strong group.
The article notes a Remsen man killed in an auto smashup and mentions Mrs. Joe Alesch Jr and Mr and Mrs Frank Roker home details. The Reker is identified as a brother of the sorrowing widow, with connections to Spencer and Marcus.
An extensive search failed to locate them as Marshall Jerry Dykstra arrested two men walking on the track in Sioux Center at 5 am Wednesday. A third was found in Rock Valley but released. Roy Suttor, driver, is jailed facing charges of driving while intoxicated driving without license and leaving the scene. The truck was a total wreck. Art Van Wyk escaped injury. The Suitor family, traveling cesspool workers, arrived in Le Mars yesterday and parked near highway 75 in the south part of town.
Entertainment notes preview a summer Fourth of July fireworks display with vivid performances and a schedule of family friendly acts. Details hint at a diverse lineup and ongoing page coverage of the celebration.
A reader argues that aiding England while avoiding war may be wiser as Hitler and Stalin fight. He suggests a future peace could be negotiated by non belligerents led by the United States on humane terms. He notes U S defense buildup grows, but planning remains chaotic and unsettled.
The speaker emphasizes a massive national defense buildup with three battleships completed and rapid wartime aircraft production. He notes new machine lines joining the American miracle mass, predicting war readiness will improve in months but warns of current unpreparedness.
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