03 Dec 1959
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Newspaper
Iowa Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1959
Page
1
The Le Mars Daily Sentinel announces publication by Chan and Carter Pitts with weekday afternoons schedule and postal terms. It lists editor Chan Pitts and business manager Carter Pitts, pricing for various delivery periods and mail rates, including local Iowa and neighboring states.
Twenty years ago in 1939 Le Mars Nazarene members purchased the Hintz Jot corner on Second Ave and Fifth St SW and will move the church building to the new site from highway 75 south. Also noted are marriage licenses issued for local residents and recent fire calls to Le Mars and Kingsley, plus a Remsen council discussion on annexing property at the town’s east edge.
In Le Mars memory a 1946 recap highlights pledges for the Loring hospital fund reaching 85000 toward building and equipment with 150000 needed. A daughter born to Leo Vondrak of Ferry township and Mrs. Becker of Kingsley welcome a baby. Darrell Krausen and Phyllis Holt wed in Lincoln township. Plymouth county REA marked its 10th anniversary with a lighted banquet. Hinton fire damages Charles W. Brown garage but storage locker basement remains usable. A light snow and a 64 degree high marked the week alongside a 20 degree low.
A bachelor asks a married man if he is satisfied with married life. The married man answers in a gruff, humorous line that he has had all he wants of it, delivering a quick bite of wit.
Community listings cover a wide array of shops and individuals in Le Mars and neighboring towns. Names of merchants, routes, and businesses appear, reflecting a local directory or social page with numerous sponsors and residents.
Three Westmar College students joined 9 other area peers as guests of the Rotary club for Thanksgiving in Marcus. Zainabu Roberts from West Africa stayed with the Vance Marquis family, Andre Toth from Budapest with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Helin, and Mary Aghajanian of Iran with the Ray Land family. Activities included a coffee hour, a Cherokee restaurant dinner, farm and hunting excursions, and bowling. Mary cooked Persian dishes for the Sands family, who have seven children.
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