Corn Borer Population Down by Plowing
Iowa State College tests show plowing reduces corn borer survival. Counts from Keokuk, Benton, Tama, Black Hawk, Poweshiek and Iowa counties this year found 139 percent survival in oats-dished fields, 3.6 percent in corn or soybean plowed fields, and no borers in twenty of thirty fields plowed for corn and soybeans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa State College
Ties
Keokuk
Benton
Tama
Black Hawk
Poweshiek
Iowa Ooun
Thompson dies after stroke in Kansas town
John R. Thompson brother in law of LeMars Hinton died in McPherson Kansas after a stroke. He was born September 26 1866 in Dubuque Iowa and lived in Plymouth County before moving to Oklahoma then Kansas. Survived by wife Amanda Manz and numerous children grandchildren and siblings. Funeral service held June 7 in McPherson Free Methodist church.
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John Robert Thompson
LeMars Hinton
Pherson
Kans
Wm. Lemke
George Manz
Mcing
John Thompson
Dubuque
Tay
Plymouth County
Lincoln Township
Kildare
Okla
McPherson
Merrill
Amanda Manz
Rilla Bullock
Belleville
Greenville
Iona
Cali Penn
Lila Marston
Edna Peters
Pat
Miss Vernice Thompson
Cora Rawlings
Tustin
Calif
Sylvia Armstrong
Hopkins
Minn
Avena Schrag
Stafford
Marcile
W. W. Loomis
Central College Free Methodist Church
Western Union College Observes July Fourth Holiday
Western Union College will observe Friday July Fourth as a holiday. The campus will suspend classes for the day while activities include the Le Mars Girls Scouts camping at Municipal Scout cabins and studying color harmony under Mrs. Mabel Jones head of the Art Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western’ Union College
le Mars
Mabel Jones
Western Union College
Akron 4 H Club Tour Before Regular Meeting
The Akron 4 H Club toured on Thursday June 26 instead of its regular meeting. Members reviewed 27 projects during the afternoon and admired peers’ work. A talk by Mr Jones covered preparing and showing arrivals for the County Fair. The tour ended at Hubert Radloff’s home with ice cream cookies and pop lunch. Reporter Norman Radcliff.
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Akron 4-H
Mr. Jones
Hubert Radloff
Norman Radcliff
Property transfers listed in Plymouth County notices
Mike Beard and others transfer to Frank Wilmes and Virginia. Lots and blocks in James J. Tiernay's Add. Ovens and Greenwood Add. Le Mars. Various deeds priced at $1.00. John H. Adair acquires West 17 and 213 feet lot 4 Block 7 Akron for $450. Katherine L. Kessler and A. J. Kessler transfer to John H. Adair and Thelma L. Adair Lots 12 E 6 feet of Loft 3 in Block 72 Akron for $1.00. Jennie L. Huff to Arden Brown and Dorothy Brown B%4 Lot 11 and all Lot 12 Block 14 Akron for $1.00. W. BE. Dennler and Clara A. to Edward Marienau SW% Lot 3 Block 4 Frosts 2nd Add Merrill for $1.00. Mary E. Daugherty and John Hugherty to Edgar Cole Lots 1-2-9 Block 6 Seney for $1.00. Dorothy Grosenheider and Henry Grosenheider to William Grosenheider North half of Lot 16 Elk 1 Y. & C. Add Le Mars for $50.00.
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Mike Beard
Frank Wilmes
Virginia
Wilmes
James J. Tiernay
Ovens
Burton Dull
Agnes
BH. O. Paulin
Greenwood
le Mars
Plymouth County
John H. Adair
West 17
Akron
Katherine L. Kessler
A. J. Kessler
Thelma L. Adair
Sargent’s Add
Jennie L. Huff
Arden Brown
Dorothy Brown
W. BE. Dennler
Clara A
Edward Marienau
Frost
Merrill
Mary E. Daugherty
John Hugherty
Edgar Cole
Seney
Orothy Grosenheider
Henry
William Grosenheider
Add. le Mars
Six votes mark Truman's Labor Bill clash with Democrats
Congress recorded six record votes on the Labor Bill across two Houses with Democrats splitting sides. In the House, votes ran 98 to 84, 106 to 71, and 66 to 105 against the president’s line. in the Senate, 21 to 21, 17 to 15, and 20 to 22, with Truman succeeding on the veto 22 to 20.
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House of
Congress
Mr. Truman
House
Senate
Truman
Truman vetoes labor reform. party rift deepens
The piece argues President Truman vetoed a labor bill over Democratic opposition, branding lawmakers as incompetent. It contends the veto fractures party unity, risks primaries, and pressures labor groups to back or oppose Democrats in elections. It also critiques policy contradictions and compares to past actions on labor and military matters.
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Truman
Willkie
Yat
Congress of the
United States
Marshal Cook of Marcus Catches Wanted Forger
Marshal Henry Cook of Marcus arrested a man using the aliases Murphy and O Leary for forgery. The 69 year old had tied to pawnbroker and horse dealing frauds and was held in Marcus jail before being moved to Le Mars to face Plymouth county charges. Three counties were linked to the suspect through passed checks in Remsen, Kingsley and Le Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe-Post
Murphy
O'Leary
Marcus
Marcus News
F. A. Murphy
Henry Cook
W.W. F. O'Leary
Plymouth County
Frank Scholer
Marshal Cook
Marcus Hotel
Sherif Scholer
Remsen
Kingsley
le Mars
Checks Cashed With Similar Name Across Banks
A sentence served at Leavenworth on similar charges. A connection to the above incident is not clear. Several bad checks have been passed in Marcus in recent days. Three firms reported checks signed by variations of the same name from different banks. Totals are two five dollar checks and one ten dollar check. They have been turned over to the county sheriff for investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Marcus
Markel Renken Inc Incorporation Notice in Iowa
Notice of incorporation of Markel Renken Inc a Iowa corporation. Principal place Le Mars Iowa. Business to buy sell exchange and deal in automobiles trucks machinery and home appliances. Authorized capital stock 600 shares at 100 each. Corporation to commence May 16 1947 and terminate May 16 1987. Board of Directors of three chosen by stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market - Ronken Inc
State of
Iowa
Markel-Renken Inc
Busiess
le Mars
Board of Directors
Secretary of State
Livestock Sale Offers Wide Range of Stock
Expect another robust livestock sale with loads of steers heifers calves cows springers bulls fat hogs sows pigs boars wet sows and possibly a few horses. Hilers Rounds Treiber Auds Tilers McDougall Nanninga Clerks.
Corporate meeting notice and charter excerpt
A May 31 1947 date notes a meeting on the first Monday in May each year and states that private stockholders property is exempt from corporate debt liability. The document is signed by Fred J. Renken president and Robert Be Markel secretary treasurer with Burton Dull as attorney for the corporation. It was published in the Le Mars Globe Post on June 16 23 30 and July 7 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ry Markel-Renken, Inc
Fred J. Renken
Robert BE. Markel
Burton Dull
Corporation
le Mars Globa
Agricultural supply ad with bargains and gear
A pressed hoarser agricultural ad lists ammonium nitrate fertilizer twenty percent, ammonium nitrate for side dressing corn at 68 dollars per ton, OK Brand Twine at 11 75 per bale, scarce domestic Dinter Twine, hog self feeders, 60 bus Successful at 65 75 and OK 48 bi at 67 50 delivered. Weed control products W eednomore 40 and Champion Brass Sprayers advertised with a new nozzle. Salt, Middlings, fencing, Tweet Aluminum Hen Nests, poultry feeders and waterers, 18 gallon copper waterers with heaters, oats at 5 25 or 105 00 per ton delivered. Anto Rat Killer, DDT spray, 26 percent grain balancer for chicks, hog care products Phenothiazine 1 00 per pound, hog oil 50c per gallon.
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Parmak
Ig Lumber Co
Craig, Lowa
al Bngbers
Il Peru
Dr. Salsbury
Mars Hatchery
Piiends
Bert Engbers
Prop
Chevrolet
Craig, Co
Ludwigs Grocery
K. D.C
Uecke
Hinton
Salh
Conn
Mia
N. C. Newendorp
Louis, Neumayer
Sala McCormick-Deering
Lee Taylor
SALI
McCormick
Leonard Treinen
Harold Rees
Emery ‘Kurtz
Ireton
Buck
Hentges
John Schmieder
Everald Paskett
Maytag
Crosley
Geitz Auction House
John Deere
Meridith Implement Co
Ford
Leonard Schupe
Plymouth
Ovens Corner
Ben von Hagel
Westinghouse
Ave
Ernest Sparks
Oyen
Marvin Dunn
RFC
al Koppert
Orange City
Vincent Streff
Jad Tolsma
Studebaker
Herman Schultzpelz
Kenneth Hunt
Donal Hoyt
White Rock Springs
John Hamilton
Paul Goffey
Edison Phonograph
M. Delperdang
W. E. Woodall
International
Gerrit Kots
Maurice
Red River
Andrew Pick
California
al Duffy
Albert Segiem
Alton
Joe Goebel
Albert Hawkins
Harold Schweitzberger
Sears Roebuck
4Th Ave
Frank Peters
Oil Furnace
Chris Carstensen
Johnson Township
LeMars
Qgjertson Land Agency
Worthington
Plymouth & Sioux
Fanns
Hawarden
F. Ducharme
B. Third St
Spencer
Albert Freiberg
Struble
M. &. Hentges
R. R. Lake
T. B
Bangs
Richard Oster
Correctionville Road
Sioux City
Melvin Majeres
Danne
First Avenue
S. W
Ed Thompson
8Rd Ave
S. E
L. A. Pageler
John Shearon Jr
Carl Sanow
Betty Sanow
R. van Voorst Sr
7Th St. S. W
Phona
Welder
Gus Pechaati Et le
Louis Carstensen, Merrill, Towa
Cjo
CFC
Georke’s
East High School
Beaver Creek
Henry Haider
Sioux Falls
Neptune
G. D. Hagar le Mars
Geitz
Evergreen Grove
Vincent Lancaster
John R. Thompson
Fritz Warenhorst
PARTY
J. J. Ruden le Mars, Ia
R. E. Richards
Moville, Ia
Marcus Catches
le Mars Livestock Sale Co
Fairbanks Morse
Hinman Milkers
John Deere Hay Bucks
Electric Motors
Joy Rider
NEW Idea
G. M. C. Trucks
Kass Bros. Motor Co
Mercury
Depot
Anto
MEIS
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