Democrats Deplore Le Mars City Ward Gerrymander
Democrats at the county convention condemned Le Mars city redistricting as gerrymandering. Florence Lynch explained the term and its history as she argued the First ward’s swing between parties and Second ward’s Republican dominance were manipulated via a street-based boundary shift. County Auditor Ludwig noted legal limits and proposed four-ward division for equal polling access, while Republicans were implied as the decision source.
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le Mars
Florence Lynch
First Ave
Second Ave
L. A
Ludwig
Central Ave
Third Street
Akron residents share Sunday dinner with local hosting families
Sunday dinner guests in Akron included Mr. and Mrs. John Koch of Le Mars with Wm Koch and sons and Larry Gebauer. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilken and family, Mr. and Mrs. James Gabel and family, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Borchers and party, and Mr. and Mrs. Emil (last name incomplete) with their guests.
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Akron
John
Koch
le Mars
Plan Park Improvemts For Summer At Willow Creek
Stanley Post of the park board said a new pile bridge over Willow Creek north of the New Deal park, a straighter creeks channel, and a moved road entry are planned this summer after accord with the city planning commission. The Plymouth county board of supervisors is said to be sympathetic to the proposal. The flood experience this spring prompted the levee strengthening and erosion control measures. Private Roland Faber, son of Mr and Mrs Peter Faber of Kingsley, recently completed basic training at Camp Pickett Virginia arriving for eight weeks of infantry and eight weeks of medical training.
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Willow Creek
New Deal Park
Stanley Post
Park Board
Plymouth ‘County Board ‘of Supervisors
Post
Roland Faber
Peter Faber
Kingsley
Camp Pickett
Virginia
Le Mars Pool Hosts Big Summer Watersports Program
Red Cross chapters in Plymouth and Sioux counties fund and run a large swimming program at the Le Mars pool. The plan includes school-based swimming classes, bus transport for towns, and adult sessions, with six week sessions from June 23 to August 2 3.
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le Mars
America
Iowa
Red Cross
Plymouth
Sioux
le Mars Chidren
Remsen
Akron
Hinton
Orange City
Merrill
Alton
Union
Koppert and Donlin Head West for Vacation Today
Leo Koppert and Dale Donlin depart this Saturday for a west coast vacation. The pair plan leisure time along coastal spots and sightseeing during their trip.
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Leo Koppert
Dale Donlin
West Coast
70th Anniversary Celebration at St John’s Evangelical and Reformed
The Congregation of St John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church marks its 70th anniversary this Sunday July 6. Rev Harold Becker of Denver Colorado guest pastor. service at 8 30 am with choir and Don Wilde solo. organist Sharon Straube. Anniversary dinner planned for fall. Three former St Joseph’s Le Mars students enter Sisters of Christian Charity in Wilmette Illinois.
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St. John's
Evangelical
Reformed Church
St. John's, Mission
Harold Becker
Denver
Colorado
Herman
Bob Becker
Becker
le Mars
Englewood
Don Wilde
Sharon Straube
Pastor Straube
Wilmette, I
Sisters of Christian Charity
Mary Jane Rolfes
Joseph Rolfes
America Township
Phyllis Henrich
Alvin Henrich
Theresa Delperdang
Wilhelmina Delperdang
Weddings Listed for Hawarden Area Engagements and Travel
Local society notes report engagements for Donna Rummel to Vincent Ryan in Fort Dodge Iowa and Jolene Hoffs to Robert Hofmeyer. June wedding plans appear for Thelma Intveld in Hull and Carolyn Huygens to Max F Kersbergen at Newkirk. Mentions of illnesses and holiday guests from Michigan and Illinois accompany the social column.
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Hawarden
Donna Rummel
Harry Rummel
Vincent Ryan
New York City
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Hospers
Jolene Hoffs
Robert Hofmeyer
Hofmeyer
Grossman Hospital
Orange City
Ft. Benning
Hull
Thelma Intveld
Arnold Menning
Alton
Carolyn Huygens
A. Huygens
Max F. .Kersbergen
C. W. Kersbergen
Ellsworth
Newkirk
54th Wedding Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Fred Earnest
Mr and Mrs Fred Earnest celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on Sunday June 22. A dinner was hosted by Mr Earnests sister and brother in law Frank Hewicker of Marcus Iowa. The Earnests longtime Le Mars residents have two sons Earl of Webster City and Glen of Harlan Iowa.
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Fred Earnest
Earnest
Frank Hewicker
Marcus
le Mars
Earl
Webster City
Glen
Harlan
Iowa
Why Guard Acheson Against His Friends
Acheson plans to visit Berlin and Vienna behind the Iron Curtain with top US jet fighters as protection amid fears of a shot being fired. The writer scoffs at the idea and contrasts praise for Marshall and Eisenhower with accusations of ongoing internationalism and looming drafts, taxes, and military regimentation.
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Acheson
Dean Acheson
Berlin
Vienna
United States
George Cuttlett Marshall
General Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Marshall
Korea
General Clarke
MacArthur
Joe Stalin
Cattle Truck Accident Near Hawarden Injures Six
A tractor drawn cattle trailer owned by the F Y Service Hawarden Iowa driven by Mr McManamen went out of control on a soft shoulder north of the Strubie corner Friday morning after the driver apparently fell asleep. The crash killed two cattle and severely injured two more before they were butchered on the spot. Six remaining cattle were loaded onto another truck and sent to Sioux City Stockyards. The driver escaped serious injury and was examined by a Hawarden physician.
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F Y
Hawarden
Iowa
McManamen
Strubie Corner
Bill McDonid
Siouxity
Hawarden Fox
Engaged Marcus Miss Mary Broblek to Wed
Mary Broblek, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph, will wed Marcus, son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Peter and Alta. The date is not set. In a separate vote, residents approved a 233000 bond issue for a new grade school classroom building by 747 to 355 with 1105 voters—the most ever in a local school election. The building will be near the present grade school.
County court and party conventions outline delegates
Nominating committees at the opening of the convention adopted lists of delegates to the state and judicial conventions. The state convention is set for Friday July 25 at Des Moines and the state judicial convention will meet in Waterloo six days later.
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Court. Henry
George Pavlik Jr. Graduates Law School With Distinction
First Lieutenant George Pavlik Jr. is commissioned in the Judge Advocates General Corps for active duty on June 2. He will attend Judge Advocate school in Virginia around July 24 and serves as Defense Counsel at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Pavlik, a 46 honor Le Mars High School student, earned a cum laude BA from Westmar College in 1949 and a Juris Doctor with distinction from the State University of Law in mid 1952, and he joined the Order of the Coif. He was active in campus groups and a Methodist Church member.
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George Pavlik Jr
Judge Advocates General Corps
Virginia
Fort Sheridan
Chicago
George
le Mars
Westmar College
College of Law
State University of Laws
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Bill Sturges
Mary Moore
National Aquntic
Rosalee Graubareer
Mak
Globe-Post
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The
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Preston Two
St. John’s” Lutheran Church
Preston Township
MNMCE
Russell Kroepel
Will Miller
Ronald Bryant
Marshalltown
Lester Kilker
Ray Edmunds
McKenzie
Grant and
David
Dearborn
Michigan
Walter Good
Highland Park
Catherine Edmunds
Good
Helen Edmunds
U.S. Army
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