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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
6
Kingsley notices list visitors from Pierson Cleghorn and Sioux City. Local trips include Brookings Boone and Des Moines. A. S. Thatcher returns from Idaho with wife. Several illnesses and a death are noted along with club meetings and funeral attendance.
Mrs Ray Berner hosted the missionary society event on May 7. C F Werth sold hogs in the Sioux City market on Thursday. Margaret Britt hosted the Se leco cy with many attendees and a luncheon afterwards. Mrs M J Bixby returned from Chicago where she cared for her daughter. Bergin funeral held with large turnout. Keninitz shopped in Sioux City Wednesday. Harry Schroolin hosted relatives from Morningside on Sunday. Bunches visited near Lawton Sunday. Robert and Ethel Hodgson to visit relatives in Wessington Springs S. C. Ladies farm bureau met with Mrs Harker. luncheon served. Curtis Bunch family weekend at J S Bunch home. A Beck and Lang families were Sunday guests at Fred P Ashan home. Clarence Schulz and G C Schulz with Kowalke family for Leeds dinner. William Stoewer family drove to River Sioux Sunday afternoon. Kehrberg Bros hosted farm bureau meeting with talk by Weldauer on sheep and O Leary on chickens. sandwiches and coffee served. Hazel Thacker finished school term Friday. Stanton Girls Club held a pantry sale at Long’s Grocery Saturday. Mrs L H Bixby visiting relatives near Omaha. O J Schulz plans to build a new house soon. George Schrooten visited LeMars Sunday. Elmer Kehrberg reports a newborn on his place.
Mrs. E. J. Dunn and her son Will visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Plendi. Also calling were Mrs. Frank Dunn Henrietta Fischer Francis Keenan and Amy Crow.
Sunday dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Pete Gainor and Mr and Mrs T F Hugher near LeMars. Tim Bergan hosted. Lucille Carel from Sioux City attended the funeral of Mrs Tim Bergan. Alvina Dunn turned 16. card party at Sitzmanns reported good fun with prizes won by Amy Crowley and Pete Gainor. John Dunn visited Pete Gainor on Monday afternoon.
Elgin Ed Detloff hauled cattle to the Sioux City market on Monday. Bill Determan is driving a new Ford touring car. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Thompson visited the Heeren home in Grant township on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tschampel were Sioux City visitors Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Albert of near Ireton called on relatives here. George Laughton spent Friday with the George Plend[s] home in Lincoln.
An essay discusses how imaginative activity precedes masterful work in writing, art, architecture, and all crafts. It argues imagination fuels progress, citing pyramids and landmark creations as outcomes of vision, with a biblical quote urging clear sight to avoid societal decline.
Poem recounts a series of kisses across seasons from spring to summer. The speaker recalls youth and love in meadowlands and warm nights, noting desire, tenderness, and support through sorrow as they kissed to comfort tears and mark hopeful times.
A grandmother visits for Bobbie's birthday eve. After supper the boy fidgets at grandma's chair and asks which side of her is the right side. He hopes his good behavior will earn a bicycle from his mother.
The War department announces a new powder for small arms that is smokeless, flashless and moisture resistant while delivering the same driving power as current types. It enables night firing without revealing gun positions.
All metal aircraft are being developed for use in commercial air travel. Industry engineers report advances in fuselage and wing design to improve efficiency and safety for passenger flights.
Hob Woerner is awarded a senior distinction for three years of college football and earning letters each year. He is the only senior to meet the criteria and received the gold football in a chapel ceremony on Tuesday morning.
On May 4 college seniors gathered at Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Mock home for an evening of social tests and storytelling. Miss Grace distributed a booklet and Mrs. Mack administered an intelligence test before couples formed and received six words to craft short stories amid furiously concentrated effort.
The young lady across the way notes in the paper that the coal strike is being paid for now and supposes it will not cost the consumer anything.
Judges Mary Stanford Myrtle Allison and Mrs Lekberg awarded Hob Woerner and Myrtle Streyffeler for best verse at a class of 1925 gathering. The prize was a volume from Dr Mock's library. Professor Lekberg played piano. Mrs Mock announced a slang contest and Myrtle Streyffeler won a bouquet of ferns and tulips after judging and refreshments.
An elegant spring reception at Prof. and Mrs. E. E. Skinner’s residence honored the Commercial Department and Academy graduates. Guests enjoyed games and music won by Miss Irene Hahn, a frappe and luncheon, and lilies of the valley favors.
The 1925 Freshman class held a tug of war against the Sophomores at Floyd River. Nine men per side battled as Coach Koch refereed. Freshmen pulled ahead due to weight and claimed victory, though Sophomores felt the win was fair.
Miss Minnie Regermeyer a world amateur champion and 1924 professional competitor demonstrated rapid typing speeds for geology and typing students at the college. She wrote 148 net words per minute for 30 minutes and reached 285 words per minute on a 21 word sentence. She also reached 163 wpm while answering questions. The visit illustrated warm up exercises and rhythm in typing, alongside field events results from a later track meet. Bauer won the discus at 114 feet 7 inches Kaiser high jumped 6 feet 3 inches Woods tied for third Haven third in javelin. The season closed with limited equipment but strong effort and optimism for next year.
Western Union's track team lost to Yankton on May 9 by a large score in ideal conditions. Holzapfel won the special 440, Brecher was second in the mile, Volland and E Fross second and third in the two mile, Kaiser third in the high hurdles, Groth third in the 100 yard dash, Deedrick first in his heat but third in the final 220, and Hagen Rockwood Haas and Groth led the two mile relay team to third at the meet.
Gleam publication staff enjoyed a year end banquet for both Gleam and Pilot staffs. The event, held in Wernll hall reception room, featured a fine menu cooked by Ma Druger and concluded with Golden Thompson as toast master thanking all staff.
Mr Farnham editor of the Pilot and Mr Thompson praised their staff while Clarence Weathphal future Gleam editor and Hollis Fross incoming Pilot editor outlined a confident outlook for next year's college publications promising improvements over previous years.
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