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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1925
Page
4
Kingsley notes a mothers and daughters banquet at the Congregational church next Thursday with a fine program and refreshments by the men. WCTU met despite rain, added new members, and discussed headquarters correspondence. The senior class presented The Whole Town Talking to a full house, and various local visits and club meetings filled a busy week.
The Fredonia farm bureau met at Center school with County Agent Coddington present. The next regular meeting is set for May 14 at Center school with a program planned and all welcome.
Hazel Thacher taught at Center school and weekended with family in Leeds. Mr and Mrs Arnold Schrooten entertained friends from George, Iowa. Schrooten and Burke brothers shipped hogs. SceLeCo club to meet Miss Margaret Britt May 9 afternoon. New members welcome. Farmers plant corn. Elmer Kehrberg busy with new buildings. George Casper hosted Sunday dinner in Lincoln township. Loyd Dobbert listed as patient at Community hospital, Lemars. Arthur Kounkle hospitalized at Sioux City Lutheran. L H Bixby and wife hosted dinner at home.
Corn planting continues. The May 13 farm bureau meeting is set for Wednesday evening. Eighth grade exams are this Thursday and Friday at Liberty Consolidated. Liberty boys travel to Union Friday for a return baseball game. A close Liberty game previously suggests this one will be interesting. Carol Ross Church and Helen from Alta visit. Allan Hanson visits Dave Woodley. State veterinarian Mr. Golden tests cattle for tuberculosis. Herman Mook buys a new Ford touring car. Miss Hensel, intermediate teacher, visits parents near Hinton. Senior class play Getting Acquainted with Madge at Potosia dance hall Tuesday May 12. Patrons teachers meeting Saturday evening May 9. New dance hall at Potosia by Ray Jones ready for use. Saturday dances continue. Lloyd Warden in a new Star car. Commencement exercises for seniors Wednesday May 20.
Center schoolhouse hosts meetings on building a Lincoln township hall to serve as a venue for business and social events. The site sits at Max Blankenberg’s corner. Grandma Richardson is seriously ill. Dr Dewey of Moville attended. Local residents join an old folks’ dance in Hinton. Paul McNaught starts a dairy venture after installing a milking machine. 8S McKibbon visits from LeMars. Elmer Sanders helps with plowing. May eighth grade exams are under way for local pupils.
Westfield Township farm bureau meeting drew about 60 as plans advance for a county township drive. Merrill hosts the Plymouth and Hungerford farm bureau picnic in a big tent with games and a dance after a full county program.
The article lists the number of leaders at each township training school with a grand total of 110 leaders and an average of seven per township, noting a limit of 12 per township. It also reports a separate accident near Dalton involving the Mertes family in Merrill, describing the overturned Dodge with injuries to Mr Mertes and son.
Legion Auxiliary announces a special meeting on Thursday May 14 at EX P hall with sewing activities. A benefit dance is planned for Tuesday May 19 and a large drive for new members is underway. Mrs Russel Green hosted a luncheon for Mrs H Hoffman Des Moines state president Eleventh district and Mrs Amelia Coan state historian with guests past presidents L R Wasmer R D Sherman and Dr May Delaney. After lunch the Auxiliary and guests attended the Legion convention.
Remsen defeats Oto 7 to 3 at local grounds in the season opener. Lotz and Fiedler pitched for Remsen as a good crowd braved the chilly weather. Remsen has 12 games booked with several fast teams lined up this season.
County Auditor F. W. Stamp and Le Roy Crowley packed ballots from 30 Plymouth precincts for shipment to Washington. The truck full of ballots was sent by first class mail and registered postage totaled 32.50 dollars.
On April 25 1925 the district court of Plymouth County Iowa appointed Nellie L Bailey as administratrix of the estate of John L Bailey deceased. Creditors urged to pay and claimants to present legally authenticated claims to the court for allowance. Published in The LeMars Globe-Post on April 27 May 4 and 11, 1925.
The Walmer Post thanks the people of Le Mars and local merchants for loyal backing of the American Legion convention. It also urges legion members to tele phone their cap size to the commander so caps can be ordered for Memorial Day. Legal blanks for sale at The Globe Post.
Railroad timetable noting schedule details for the C St P M and C line. Includes train times, stops, and service days as published in the transit notice.
Courtney Ryley Cooper grew from a Kansas City runaway clown to a press representative for major circuses and Col. Buffalo Bill shows. He wrote for the Kansas City Star New York World Chicago Tribune and Denver Post and served as a Marine officer in World War I. He authored over 300 circus and jungle stories plus novels including Their Name Was Legion soon to serialize here.
The report lists a sequence of winners from First to Fifteenth place and notes a candy prize for all entrants with their dogs or foils. An American Legion picnic at Lake Okoboji is planned for June with date to be announced, described as a grand event for legion members. No officers were elected at the district convention.
The official will be elected at the state convention to be held in Council Bluffs on October 2.
The article details Troop Four’s accumulation of scholarship points from May 16, 1924 to May 8, 1986 through scout manual tests and merit badges. It lists troop totals, notes 12 tenderfoot 14 second class and 10 first class scouts, and mentions plans for new troops by the Knights of Columbus and Boy Scouts to reach about 150 scouts for efficiency.
A feature outlines a barrel half carved for a seaworthy canoe using an inner tube for buoyancy and tips on preventing corrosion between copper and zinc. It also notes a non directional circular antenna, rising home appliance sales, and simple hauling rope ideas from rural practice.
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