02 Dec 1958
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Newspaper
Iowa Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1958
Page
1
Le Mars Daily Sentinel published by Chan and Carter Pitts and printed daily except Fridays Saturdays Sundays and legal holidays. The paper is mailed as second class matter from the Le Mars Iowa post office under federal law.
Rates show monthly and weekly mail charges by carrier. In Iowa South Dakota Nebraska Minnesota advance yearly five dollars six months three dollars. other states beyond listed areas charge three dollars and fifty cents for six months.
Birth notices list several newborns with parents and dates. Loren Meis of Granville welcomed a daughter on December 1, Jerome Streck of Le Mars had a son on December 1, and Francis Heuertz of Le Mars welcomed a daughter on December 2.
A student questions a grade on a history exam while the professor defends the mark saying the answer was interesting but misinterpreted as intervechisig a misspelling of interveighed. The exchange highlights classroom humor and grading nuance.
The Plymouth county exemption board will seal its records and turn them over to the war department as it closes its office and retires. A marriage license was issued to Arthur M. Puetz and Beatrice Giles of Le Mars.
A 1928 Le Mars recap notes six days of sun and temperatures from 11 to 52 degrees. Cc E Flaugher plans a new front at the Larue building for mercantile use. John Westhoff and Dora Fopken wed in Grant township. Prohibition officers find a large still eight gallons in a cattle shed with 70 gallons mash and five gallons moonshine. Thieves raid Andrew Conner farm in Hancock township stealing chickens and later hog carcasses. Oliver Warnock of Merrill and Marian Parker of Le Mars unite. Citizens Industrial Loan Co opens a Le Mars branch under M A Cass. Manke Groot of Ellsworth Minn and Kathrine Beelner of Remsen wed.
Jean Drew Freeman longtime Iowan singer lyricist and poet died at 93 in Sioux City after residing there 38 years. Born in Chicago she moved to Le Mars then Sioux City and published poetry in Harper’s Atlantic Monthly and Scribner’s. Graveside rites were held in the city cemetery with Wiltgen Luedtke directing.
A terse exchange ends with the traveler ordering a round trip to return to their current town. The clerk prompts for a destination while the traveler insists on returning immediately.
After eight weeks of practice the operetta The Fortune Teller by Victor Herbert was staged in Gehlen Auditorium on November 28 29 and 30 The plot follows Count Berezowski and a royal lottery ticket linked to King Gustaf with Irma and a web of lovers disguises and theft The cast includes Connie Litzmann Tom Nemmers Allen Kennedy Mike Schafer Jim Kel Jay Timmins and Jo Ann Van Goor among others with praise for costumes direction and scenery
Ticket sale by Gehlen students raised funds for the operetta The Fortune Teller. Each student must raise six dollars within two weeks by selling patron and regular tickets. Fifty nine patrons were sold. Kathy Phipps led in patron sales. Top sellers earn a free day on January 23. overall Junior Class led returns.
Mark Tentinger of a dairy farming family five miles northwest of Merrill joins the Gehlen freshman class. He is the eldest of five with three brothers and a sister, transfers from Liberty and Merrill Public Schools, and aims to play varsity basketball for Gehlen after four years of high school.
Poem fragment hints at classroom ages with playful lines about freshmen sophomores juniors and seniors. It riffs on changing behaviors and learning stages, using humor and quirky wording. The piece feels like a light verse about student progress and belonging.
Pep Club president Jack Knorl cheers the Jays to a win against Heelan last Tuesday. Congratulations to the team for a promising season.
The Gehlen Scholars await their second six weeks report cards amid concerns some students may need to improve. Teachers urge focus on studies to avoid falling behind and accelerate progress for all students.
In pre show sewing, dancers and mothers fitted costumes for the operetta. A ballerina’s dress ripped during a stage turn at dress rehearsal, forcing a rush to replace it as the troupe prepared to perform.
In a two week slide rule course taught by Miss Schaap the class learns to read scales and perform operations like multiplication division square roots and cube roots. An enlarged four by one foot rule is used for demonstrations while standard rules measure about ten inches. The students aim to gain efficiency for college work and broader math applications.
Students labored to finish scenery bought unfinished from Becker Dramatic Company. Four flats and three brush strokes were painted after school, aided by many. Hussar uniforms from Costume Supply Co. in Omaha completed the look, while yearbook photos captured the night.
In the Home Ec room Connie known as Irma hurriedly altered outfits and mixed up a coat worn frontwards with pants on backwards. Despite rips and chaos the costumes remained lovely and drew admiring comments.
The Gehlen-Aire staff list highlights core editors and photographers including Sack Hoffman Magtration Rueone Rita and Michaelson, noting collaboration across departments and recent project contributions.
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