29 Dec 1959
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Newspaper
Iowa Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1959
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows a weekday schedule note indicating afternoons except Saturday, with reference to mail entry at a Peru? office in Le Mars Iowa. Source text is garbled but suggests a timing pattern for deliveries or services.
A fall from a rotten board leaves Mr Knapp with a knee fracture. He and sister Mrs Earl Davisson go to Sacred Heart hospital. Mrs Lillian Hill receives a long lost ring with Lillian engraved, found by Mr Heckenlively on the farm, a 52 year reunion gift. Christmas Day brings churchgoers, visits, and family gatherings across Le Mars area with many relatives sharing meals and greetings.
Merrill residents praise hospitality as Mr and Mrs Merlyn Hemphill host guests in the Lewis Hauser home and other families welcome visitors. Dana Lennon and grandchildren Patsy and Dick visit Mrs L J Walker while Jules Foerster stops by. Raymond Berens and son Danny visit Susan with her grandparents. Adam Tindall visits Fred Hammond with family. Fire Chief Joe Erpelding and wife become grandparents after a Christmas birth to son-in-law and daughter Raymond Bellegante and wife in Colo. The newborn weighs 7 pounds 10 ounces. Mother informs parents and Erpelding grandparents and uncles James Gerald Earl by phone at 3. Henry Peck shares a new telephone number.
The Forestry section of the Conservation Department urges ordering trees now due to anticipated shortages. The State Conservation Department nursery at Ames serves customers on a first come, first served basis. Applications may be made through county Extension Director Artie Pierson, Conservation Officer Gene Newell, or the SCS Office. Soil bank trees must be ordered from the county ASC office. Completed nursery stock applications should be sent to the State Conservation.
Kaye Kissinger of Cedar Rapids visited his parents Mr and Mrs Joe Kissinger and sister Mary Jo from Thursday to Tuesday of this week. The brief family trip updated relatives on recent moves and ongoing ties within the Kissinger household.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Des Moines department page references East Sixth and Court avenues, unclear names and notes about safety. The readable parts mention Be Beryan and Gree and a suggestion to proceed carefully to stay on the safe side.
Hot sandwiches need fresh firm bread while fluffy loaves suit wrapped or toasted sandwiches. Day old bread suits French toast and baked sandwiches. For gifts, keep cello tape handy and attach cards to gifts. January 27 marks Lewis Carroll birthday with Alice in Wonderland tea party idea.
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