Back Britain campaign touted as morale booster across firms
The Surrey plant campaign, begun by five typists, spurred 750 workers to work extra unpaid time to lift Britain's economy. Productivity and profits effects spanned unions and management, with widespread praise but mixed union reaction. The piece muses on broader labor versus management dynamics and suggests trial in the US.
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Kokomo
Ind
Tribune
Surrey
England
Prince Philip
I’m
Britain
United States
Luftwaffe
Commonwealth
Opening of Tony's Drive-In Sparks Spring Hype
The piece notes a sunny spring kickoff at Tony's Drive-In with local chatter about warm weather, a Gordon Whelan golf cart test, and spring fashion signals like short outfits. It references Girl Scout week and an IPS window display, plus Playtex 18 hour girdle ads and a tease about voting.
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Gordon Whelan
IPS
le Mars Dry Goods
Playtex
Le Mars Bond Election Sparks Sparse Voter Turnout
A Le Mars courthouse bond election drew only about 15 percent of voters, prompting commentary on fairness to public servants and concern over civic engagement. The column also notes spring fashions, Easter proximity, and local social visits including Mr. and Mrs. K. Fry returning from Rochester for medical checks.
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le Mars Soft Goods
K. Fry
Rochester
Minn
Wendl turns to habilitation after crash life change
Janice Wendl of Le Mars, paralyzed from the waist down by a 1963 crash near Lucas, shifts from journalism toward habilitation work at Glenwood state hospital, guiding mentally retarded individuals to adapt and pursue vocational training. Her journey spans Creighton, Atchison County Mail, and Missouri training, highlighting resilience and purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lown
Janice Wendt
Corydon
Iowa
Weekly Times-Republican
Janice Wendl
Glenwood State Hospital
Leo Wendl
le Mars
Carroll
Fonda High School
Creighton University
University of Missouri
Arkansas State Rehabilitation Center
Hot Springs
Glenwood
February Welfare Expenditures in Plymouth County and Iowa
Plymouth county spent 19240 on public assistance in February with 310304 for old age, 8427 for aid to dependent children and 509 for the disabled. Iowa public assistance totaled 5323157 for the month, down 12373 from January. Le Mars Daily Sentinel reports these state welfare disbursements and related notice details.
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Plymouth County
State Department of Social Welfare
Iowa
Dennis Granquist Accepted to Augustana College
Denny Granquist, son of Mr and Mrs Dean Granquist of Le Mars, has been accepted for admission to Augustana College in Sioux Falls for next year after graduating from Le Mars Community High School.
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Denny Granquist
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
Denny
le Mars Community High School
Dean Granquist
le Mars
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Tony
Dick Koerselman
Pir
Arie J. Bomgaars
New York Life Insurance Special
First St
Bob Bomgaars
Omaha World Herald
Brandeis
Rockport
Atchison County Mail
Lucas County
Yonkers Rehabilitation Center
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
State Hospital
le Mars Daily Sentinel
Iwo
Daly Mewarnae
the Mars
Canter A. Pitts News
Tars Cece
Daly
Berri Ma Oy
Sergee
Sioux City Central
Tne
Steele-Siman & Company
Sioux City, Lowa
Lovely
Resa
Dennis the Menace
Ketchum
Farmall
Bob Or
Ardeth
Chevrolet
Grotewold Chevrolet
Olds, Inc
le Mars, Iowa
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