Lightning Hits Farm Barn In LeMars Area Fire
A barn on Ed Junck’s farm, owned by Mr. Martin of LeMars, burned to the ground during a Friday evening storm. All stock was saved. hay, harness, and a straw stack were lost. Neighbors aided efforts and water access was difficult due to a nearby well. Firefighters saved other buildings as corn cribs caught fire, with many staying through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Junck
Martin of
LeMars
Fred Harrison
Leeds
A. Arendt
Henry Hoffman
Ira Sayer
Maurice
Victor Hanson
Nebraska
Ray Lafferty
Remsen
Elda Ludwig
Adaville
Harry Junck
Darrel McNaughton
Death Calls for Mer Ovens Sister
Death notices from Ovens area report Sister Philomena of the Sisters of St Frances, aged 60, died in Dubuque while stationed at Norway Iowa. The community mourns, and local parishioners recall her years serving Oyens and area. The obituary notes burial near the St Frances Convent. Other items include local visits, social events, and small-town happenings across Remsen, LeMars, Hartley and Alton Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Gengler
Dorothy
Wilmont
Minn
Lou Homan
Remsen
John Meis
J. L. Doud
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. James’ Church
LeMars
Joe Strabean
Ovens
Santa Cruz
California
Ferdinand Strabean
Mary
Anna Mayrose
Isadore
Hartley
Frank Olinger
Joe Alesch
Reus
John Fiedler
Frank Bohlke
Sioux City
Bohlke
Vincent Kelley
St. Mary's Academy of
Alton
George Kelley
E. W. Meis
Jack Delperdang
John Bentz
Mike Weber
James J. Tierney
Oyens K. C
Knights of Columbus
Oyens
Sister Mary Philomena
Sisters of St. Frances
Philomena
Norway
St. Frances
Dubuque
Henry Rolfes
Katherine Rolfes
LesMars
John Schultz
Margaret Schultz
Jack Tentinger
J. P. Tentinger
Clem Masuen
Sacred Heart Hospital
Margaret Hickey
LeMars Area News Highlights Local Social And Farm Life
Rural notes report corn crop quality rumors of husking next week. Local residents visit kin in LeMars and nearby towns. LeMars store sale changes hands, families move to Onawa and Correctionville, card parties draw large crowds, dances and conventions fill Columbus Hall. Weather brings first snow hindering early corn picking as churches announce clerical changes and pastor assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivia Mels
Alphonse Melis
LeMars
John Thiesen
Farley
Mike Gannon
Thiesen
Anna Ruden
Ovens
John fThill
Catherine
Clarence Schroeder
Sacred Heart Hospital
Schroeder
Frank Olinger
Gilbertville
John Nemmers
Mike Weber
Peter Marx
Alton
Irene Marx
Alvis Masuen
John Ostert
Joseph Mayrose
Sisters of St. Frances
W. G
Sam Kuster
Correctionville
Walter Meacham
Sioux City
Charles Euster
Columbus Hall
Ladies’ Missionary Association of
St. Catherine’s Church
Mary
Martha Meis
Ladies’ Aid
St. James’ Church
le Mars
Birth and community notes from Kingsley
Special correspondence reports a birth for Mr and Mrs Scott Kinseley on October 3 a son. The piece also notes recovery of Uncle James McCartney from a Sioux City hospital and visits by several families including Campbell and Price, plus attendance at the American Legion convention in Omaha and trips to Wagner Mitchell Blue Lake and Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Ries
A. G. Ogrey
Omaha
California
Ries
Kingsley Womet
HA. A. Miller
Robert
Paul Miller
Sioux City
James Irwin
Correctionville
H. Holland
R. Payne
H. Payne
Schaler
Miss Frakke
Kingsley
Lydia
Alex Thompson
Curry
R. E. Hess
LeMars
Cecil Wissler
George Woods
George Keegan
Clyde Wills
R. J. Smith
Mitchell
S. D
Corn Palace
Torrie Wills
Hertick
Clyde Will
Hawarden
Mark Masters
Glen
Galva
Moory
Scott Kinseley
James McCartney
McCartney
Wilson Campbell
Ilnois
Grace Campbell
Wesley Campbell
Anthon
Albert Price
Pierson
Charles Price
Paul Bergendahl
American Legion
William Keegan
Jake Rathburn
P. Knudsen
Wagner
S. C
Walter Bolton
Christ Moritz
George Bolton
James Bolton
Kieth Atkinson
Herman Mason
Blue Lake
Bill Lissner
Ray Harvey
Lester Hudson
Ed Page
Raymond Fletcher
Oma
London Minister Preaches Ireton visit recollections
A London minister addressed Ireton listeners praising Christian service amid a busy travel week for attendees. The piece notes Rev George Carter of London preached at the LeMars M E Conference, with many local Ireton residents attending services and visiting relatives, plus a lively high school activities scene and local social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
George Carter
London
England
Mr. Carter
Carter
British Columbia
Clarence Walraven
LeMars
Harry Johnson
Raymond
Sioux City
Orion Riter
John Flinn
Ed Mulder
Bert Schauten
Community Hospital
Asa Gray
Raymond Johnson
Pete Niemanverdriet
Maurice
Ireton
Gale Bergsma
George Bartlett
Reuben
Bruce Houston
M. E
Park
Wen T. Shoemaker
Verda Shilliam
W. J. Taylor
Sioux Center
Sues
Henry Johnson
Entre
River Sioux Park
Lucile
Viola Miller
Earnest Goodmanson
Albert Hughes
Henry Brooks
Will Boisen
George Schauten
Little Son
Hospital
Hattie Vander Trug
Batelline
Mias Mabel Reid
Mroningside College
Jesse Peebles
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Mickie
By Cae Saghene
Wall
Granger
StHars
Guy
Death
Mary Philomena
Ovens Vicinty
B. Wakt
The
Globe-Post
Jon Peebles
Corona
Velda Wilnitz
Morningside
Snyder
Griffith
J. R. Johnson
Rock Valley
W. P. Webb
Methodist Church
Alien Riley
G. L. Riley
Emme Terrell
Canistota
Bill Booster
M. E. Conference
Buick
Buick Motor CO
Flint, Mich
General Motors Corporation
Etter, Autom
Hirsch Bros
Beit
Shelly Oln Come
Tagolene
Skelly
W. F. Remer
Mars, Iowa
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Royal S. Kellogg
Nation’s Business
West
Bok
Kellogg
Middle West
Standard Oil Building
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
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