Le Mars Globe-Post Postal and Subscription Notice
Le Mars Globe-Post lists second class matter at Le Mars post office under act of March 3 1879. R F Starzl publisher R N G Swarzl editor. Subscription 3 dollars yearly in Plymouth Sioux Woodbury Cherokee counties Iowa and Union Co South Dakota. Outside area 3 60. Foreign rates apply. Subscriptions stop automatically if not renewed. No one is billed for past due Subscriptions.
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le Mars
Iowa
R.F. Starzl
Reader’s Letter Warns of One Sided Tax Sheet Slur
An anonymous correspondent to the Globe-Post protests a circulating bulletin in Le Mars that targets the newspaper with slander. The writer cites a tax editorial as the initial trigger and mentions a city chamber of commerce effort to influence Congress, while expressing concern over backstabbing and personal risk.
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Globe-Post
le Mars
M. le Starzl
C of C
Well Wisher Reply On Fleas And Voodoo
An editor responds to an anonymous well wisher with jokes about fleas and dogs. He notes the Chamber of Commerce did not speak for the paper and mentions prior praise for its tax gauge coverage. He jokes about Voodoo and reminds to send a copy to the intended victim.
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Sing Po
Chamber of Commerce
C. C. Rauther
Dunlap
Real estate transfers listed with nominal sums
A series of conveyances show numerous transfers of parcels in Le Mars Remsen Kingsley and Craig with consideration of $1.00 or $20,000.00 to several grantees including Jennie B Cliff Theodore J Wiebersch Allan Banks and Wendell Parry among others. Entries include lot and block details and out lots in various subdivisions and towns with dates implied by section and township designations.
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Stanley Rohifsen
Jennie B. Cliff
Amandus J. Rupp
Theodore J. Wiebersch
le Mars
Hentges
LeMars
Matthew Hatz
N. H. Hatz
Remsen
M. Beck
John
G. Thiel
Dwight W. Davis
Ralph Schindel
Jessie Thomas
William E. Phillips
John J. Vondrak
Allan Banks
SEM
Ella Erdman
Leo Alesch
Louis Rosburg
Ea Wi
H. P. Hempstead
Douglas G. Hempstead
Wendell P. Parry
Lloyd H. Mueller
Gerhard Poe
Craig
New 4-H Projects and Extension Office Activities Hint at Growth
Project eligibility extends to April 15 for swine and May 1 for Beef or Dairy heifers and sheep. A Forestry project teaches wind-break planting and tree ID by leaves and bark. Sustaining projects cover Rural Electrification and Tractor Maintenance. Agronomy can fit many fields. more activity is hoped. Winter tours are popular, with several already held and more planned.
Floyd Valley Watershed meeting at Le Mars High
The Floyd Valley Watershed Association schedules its annual meeting at Le Mars High School on March 11 at 8:00 p.m. Cartoonist Tom Kelly will speak on soil and water conservation. The audience will learn more about the watershed and conservation efforts.
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Floyd Valley
le Mars High School
Floyd Valley Watershed Association
Tom Kelly
Kelly
County Celebrates National 4-H Week With Local Programs
Harlan Stratton announces National 4-H Week starting in March to honor 4-H members and programs. On March 5 over KLEM a Know Your Extension Service segment will feature a 4-H program with Larry Kennedy and LaVonne Jennings, county 4-H presidents. New 4-H memberships welcome in 1955. restrictions apply to Baby Beef and Junior Feeder programs.
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Harlan Stratton
Klem
Know Your
Larry Kennedy
LaVonne Jennings
Cattle on Feed Survey Shows Lighter Beefs Ahead
January 1 1955 survey data indicate cattle weighing over 800 pounds are down five percent from last year while more cattle are on feed. Total beef pounds may drop despite higher on feed numbers, signaling a strong winter spring market unless under finished cattle are pushed forward. Plymouth County Farm answers via Extension Service questionnaires rise with prompt returns. Public results soon tabulated and released.
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Plymouth County
County Extension Service
Engagement of Helen Frahm to Marvin Hitzemann
Mr and Mrs Harm Heeren of Le Mars announce the engagement of their daughter Helen Marie Frahm to Cpl Marvin Earl Hitzmann son of Mr and Mrs Henry Hitzemann of Akron. No wedding date has been set. The Sunshine club meets Wednesday March 9 at the home of Mrs M O Simons with Mrs Lies Dorr and Mrs George Lamb as assistant hostesses. Mrs Marshall Rees will be the devotional leader.
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Harm Heeren
le Mars
Helen Marie Frahm
Cpl
Marvin Earl Hitzmann
Henry Hitzemann
Akron
The
Sunshine Club
M. O. Simons
Lies Dorr
George Lamb
Marshall Rees
Castle Singers to perform in Akron March 19
Wartburg College vocal group Castle Singers led by Dr Arne Hovdesven will appear in Akron on March 19 in the high school auditorium. Sponsored by St John and Trinity Lutheran Churches, the concert features soloist C Larson, Wartburg voice instructor and Augustana College graduate.
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Castle ‘Singers
Wartburg ‘College
Waverly
Town
Akron
Arne Hovdesven
Hovdesven
St. John Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Castle Singers
C. Larson
Larson
Wartburg College
Augustana College
Rock Island
Ill
Wartburg Choir Presents diverse program with chorus and solos
The program features instructor-turned-artist Mr Larson returning from Central College Fayette Missouri to Wartburg. He will sing Sound The Alarm joined by Castle Singers. The Marman and Seraph, written by E Arne Hovdesven, along with Die Meistersinger chorals and Mood Indigo are on the bill.
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Chicago” Musical ‘College
Central College
Fayette
Missouri
Wartburg
Larson
Castle Singers
E. Arne Hovdesven
Plymouth County School Elections Set For March 14
Plymouth county voters will elect school board members in all districts on March 14 with nominations due by March 5. Rural districts do not require papers. On March 21 retiring boards meet to organize and swear in new members. Voters in non high school districts pick an at large member for the county board. Nelson Brown of Liberty township seeks reelection. Stanton township voters decide March 14 on selling property in District No 1 Section 11 and Henry township on selling District No 8 Section 33 rural school buildings and equipment.
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Plymouth County
Plymouth
Henry Township
Thompson Jan Muchnick Sanctions World Title Match
National Wrestling Alliance president Jan Muchnick announces a world heavyweight championship match between Lou Thesz and Hans Schmidt to be held in the Sioux City Auditorium on March 29. The championship committee lists the Challenger’s path and governs claims of contention.
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Jan Muchnick
National Wrestling Alliance
The
Alliance
Lou Thesz
Hans Schmidt
Sioux City Auditorium
Thesz Declines Title Match Amid Grievances
Hans Schmidt lodges grievances before a committee alleging breach while Thesz refuses to meet him in a title bout. Thesz guarantees payment to any challengers named by the Alliance. Mail reservations for tickets go to the Sioux City auditorium. box office opens March 22.
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Hans Schmidt
Thesz
Alliance
Sioux City
Truck Crash Demolished Furniture Kingsley Special
A truck carrying furniture owned by Ronald Loutsch overturned west of the bridge a mile north of town last Friday afternoon, scattering a damaged load across the highway. The truck was badly damaged but occupants escaped serious injury. driver presumed to have misjudged a two inch higher edge of the road. The Loutsch family was moving to a farm near Westfield. A teenage drivers club formed, meeting Feb 15 with 75 members and officers George Phelps president Rex Shearer vice president Marge Mathers secretary treasurer Karen Campbell reporter. Family guests at a birthday dinner near Remsen included Lyle Grubb Mark Miester and relatives from Pierson Ida Grove and Yankton. Friends of Kenneth Rimmer will relocate to Yankton, D. of employment with Iowa Master Breeder Co.
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Kingsley
Ronald Loutsch
Here
Loutsch
Westfield
George Phelps
Rex Shearer
Marge Mathers
Karen Campbell
Pearl Rimmer
Lucille Riemenschneider
Ralph Miester
Remsen
Lyle Grubb
Mark Miester
Art Grabe
Pierson
Kenneth Rimmer
Ida Grove
Arvin Grubb
Yankton
Local residents share visits and notices in Kingsley area
Sunday afternoon calls at the Wm Colshaw home near Rock Branch noted. Mrs Pearl Rimmer spent several days with daughter Mrs Art Grabe. Robert Seuntjens and Keith Richardson enlisted for army duty and are stationed at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. Mrs Gale attended a Washington's birthday luncheon in Sioux City. Families and guests from Kingsley and Moville were mentioned, with farewells for Hermann Kranz family, Mr and Mrs Francis Stodden, and others moving to farms. Kingsley board of education advertised bids for addition to the school, plans by architect William Buttter of Sioux City, to be 91 ft 6 in by 76 ft with potential future story addition. bids due March 25. Funeral notices for Thomas J Sheaffer and others referenced. wedding anniversary for Henty Berg and spouse noted.
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O. R. English
Sioux City
Tyne John
Rose
Maggie Bauer
E. H
Margaret’ .Schaeffer
Ernest M. Schaeffer
Orlan
Dragoo
Mervin Anfinson
Dennis
Warren Lee
Ray Mich
San Francisco
California
Mary Meyler
Long Beach
Calif
Marvin Dugan
Kingsley Board of Education
William Bucttler
First Lutheran Church
Couples Club
Herman Kranz
Merrill
St. Michael’s .Church Hall
Francis Stodden
Moville
Pary
Harry Plendl
Clarence Loutsch
Don Curley
Ralph Sitzman
Cecil Sitzmann
Virgil Sitzmann
Mrs. Stoddén
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