Le Mars Daily Sentinel Establishes City County Paper
The Le Mars Daily Sentinel is published by Chan and Carter Pitts in Le Mars Iowa as the official city and county paper. Editors Chan Pitts and Carter Pitts operate from 21 Firet Street with telephone 646-5128 and handle legal notices and business matters for the publication.
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Chan and Carter’ Pitts
le Mars
Iowa
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Chan Pitte
Business ‘Menagér
Carter Pitts
Firet St
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Iowa Crime and Corn Storage Highlight 1960 Statistics
A federal crime report shows Iowa had the sixth lowest national crime rate in 1960, with murders totaling 17 in 1960, down 22 from 1959. Iowa stored a record corn crop, about 800,649,000 bushels, eight percent above last year’s record, with significant storage and lending for new facilities. The army surgeon general notes Iowa has the lowest failure rate on the selective service mental test, at 5.6 percent, while city property taxes rose sharply from 1950 to 1961. Tax collection growth outpaced population and living costs, with per capita tax payments rising 91 percent.
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Iowa
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Army
South Carolina
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Republicans Seek Bipartisan Probe of Coad Qualifications
In the sixth congressional district Republicans urge a joint bi partisan investigation by the U S House into Democrat Merwin Coad's qualifications. The party says Coad's admissions on gambling conflict of interest in commodity transactions and a questionable Alabama divorce should be examined thoroughly.
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Merwin Coad
Republican Central Committee
Coad
U.S. House of Representatives
Alabama
Schultz family picnic near Merrill draws around eighty attendees
About 80 people attended the Schultz family picnic at Kenneth Gaumnitz’s country home on Sunday July 23. Five or six family guests were present. Early Saturday morning six Merrill Boy Scouts with advisor Gaylen Vermilyea left for an outing at Brainerd Minnesota and plan to return next Saturday. Mr and Mrs Fletcher West with Karen and Gail traveled to Canton South Carolina on Sunday July 23 for a picnic with the Ted Ottens and their family.
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Schultz
Kenneth Gaumnitz
Gaylen Vermilyea
Boy Scouts
Family notes from Merrill area residents
Merrill Local reports visits and celebrations. Lewis Walker of Sterling visited his mother Lyda Walker from Wednesday to Saturday. Miss Carol Marie Herstedt of Minneapolis stayed with her aunt Reuben Turner’s family. Verda Chamberlin welcomed a daughter Dawn Marie born July 19, weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces. Grandparents are Willis and Gladys Tullis. Albert Lang and family hosted Peggy’s birthday dinner in Le Mars on July 25. Gale Hawkee hosted a seventh birthday celebration for son Howan. guests included Reuben Turner family and Gus Vlothe. Ray Weinheimer traveled to Okoboji.
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Lewis Walker
Sterling
Ill
Lyda Walker
Carol Marie Herstedt
Minneapolis
Reuben Turner
Verda Chamberlin
Sioux City
Dawn Marie
Willis Tullis
Albert Lang
le Mars
Peggy
Gale Hawkee
Howan
Jound
Brian
Alber
Gus Vlothe
Tillie Dann
Bert Thormahlen
Ray Weinheimer
Oko
Local News Snippet From Goodwill and School Changes
Goodwill Industries reports volunteers loading bags of material for future pickups while planning to save for the next run. The seventh grade math and science teacher will be Tom Haller and Joyce Van Weltering will teach fifth grade. Naomi Wilson of Merrill is listed among cancer memorials as Merrill notes light rainfall but gratitude for the welcome moisture.
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Tom Haller
Joyce van Weltering
Naomi Wilson
Merrill
Around the State News Sketches and Local Happenings
Reports from Iowa communities describe a blue jay sighting near Indianola with a white bird and pink eyes, Rev. Jos. Newgard’s fifty years in ministry at Immanuel Reformed Church in Big Rock, a three legged calf on Bob Hannah’s Belle Plaine farm, Don Carpenter of Perry taking up gardening with 118 tomato plants, Alvin Hesse’s Florida fishing trip yielding a 28 pound dolphin after 35 minutes, a tractor incident injuring Clarence F. Kramer near Dubuque, and a gas truck incident near Manchester with a narrow escape.
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Jos. Newgard
Immanuel Reformed Church
Big Rock
Don Carpenter
Perry
Camp Visitors Note Family Travel Plans
Boss Saturday invited Karen West and his son Jac away from senior camp where they had stayed all week. Mrs. Fletcher West accompanied them. Monday Ed Marienau Jr and his wife with two children headed for Utah last Thursday and may settle there if conditions are favorable.
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Karen West
Jac
Fletcher West
Ed Marienau Jr
Utah
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