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Newspaper
Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1963
Page
1
Mrs Leonard Collins Le Mars Easter seal chairman asks for quick mail contributions as the 1963 campaign nears closing on Easter Sunday April 14. Residents are urged to use Easter seals on cards and mail to boost county wide participation and reach 100 percent involvement.
A La mont native, Mrs. Della Strait, has spent decades carving wood from a young age. Her early craft grew into a sizable collection of hand carved pieces reflecting a life built around patience, skill, and wood.
At a busy corner a traffic officer stops two dozen vehicles as an old lady signals him. She softly tells him that the badge number he wears equals the number of her favorite hymn, a small, kind street moment.
Three Westmar College faculty members Sheldon Cram Larry Day and Robert Embree will take leaves during 1963 64 to pursue doctorates at University of Colorado Boulder and University of Denver Embree will stay Denver for psychology research and counseling work Cram Day and Embree will resume teaching in fall 1964 with families relocating to Boulder and Denver respectively.
Occasional light rain finally begins on a Wednesday morning as temperatures range from 38 to 58. Slaughter cattle and butcher hogs show mixed moves at market points with steers steady to weak and hogs down slightly. Fat lamb sales stay strong, with top woolled lambs near 20.25, and Sioux City area livestock listings include Carl Anderson and Ahlers Brothers among others.
Walter S Sleezer pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated second offense and was fined 500 with a one year license revocation. He and William Lenehan, injured in a single car crash southeast of Remsen, were treated at Sacred Heart hospital and jailed briefly. The accident damaged Sleezer’s 1958 Chevrolet, and Lenehan received a 10 day jail term for public intoxication.
John Bryant of Akron is among 163 Iowa high school seniors chosen for a University of Iowa merit scholarship for the 1963 64 freshman year. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Eldon J Bryant of route 1 Akron and a Le Mars Community high school senior. Recipients receive 145 to 290 dollars toward tuition based on need, and must rank in the top 10 percent of their class and score high on the ACT placement exam.
Westmar college faculty and students began Easter vacation on Wednesday at 1 15 p m following a combined Easter chapel service in the Westmar gymnasium. The break lasts until Tuesday April 16 at 1 15 p m when classes resume.
A pocket gopher control demonstration will be held at the Tom Kenny farm near Akron at 9 a.m. Friday. Arlie A. Pierson county extension director said a machine being manufactured in the county by Don Clabough Westfield will be demonstrated. The device, made from an old two bottom plow, builds a tunnel eight inches underground where poisoned grain is dropped for bait, reportedly killing about 90 percent of the population in one application while sparing desirable animals and birds. The rodenticide breaks down to a harmless material by the end of the third week.
City council meeting runs long but passes several routine items. Roof replacement for city hall awarded to Guarantee Roofing Co. of Sioux City for 1155.83. Insurance premiums total 6217.92, up about 700, due to airport coverage and new library and cemetery coverage. Beer zone amendment for Hammer's Restaurant rejected. Vacate streets west of Westmar campus approved. Junior Legion asked for more ball diamond nights. Dust issue from Elm Hill cultivation discussed. Also proposed additions by Neubrand and Orban considered. Agricultural notes urge nitrogen fertilization for earlier grazing and higher yields in pastures.
George Mount, for the Le Mars Park board, told the city council that bids for the bathhouse renovation exceeded expectations. Iowa law blocks bonds for maintenance of park facilities, leaving transfers as the only financing option, with about 21 000 needed but only up to 15 000 possible this year. The board may cancel or phase the work over years to fit funds.
Judge James P. Kelley on Tuesday afternoon sentenced George Alfred Grant 24 and Geraold Ray Grant 22 to six months in the county jail after guilty pleas in district court to larceny of domestic animals. The Sioux City brothers, arrested last Thursday, admitted taking two sons from the James Schenck farm in Perry township on April 1. The elder Grant had his sentence suspended for lack of prior record and was paroled to the county probation officer.
At Sacred Heart hospital Tuesday admitted Justine Alesch of Remsen and Loren Kneip of Le Mars. Discharged were Steven Fischer Deborah Mayrose Frank Chinn Donald Murphy Marlin Haack and daughter Jerry Cooper and daughter Delbert Farrington and daughter all of Le Mars plus William Lenehan and Walter Sleezer of Sioux City.
Farmers should apply 30 to 60 pounds of nitrogen per acre on bluegrass and 60 to 100 pounds on bromegrass and orchard grass, by April 15 for best yields. Any nitrogen source works if the material amount is correct, with anhydrous ammonia injected every eight inches. Grass pastures also need 10 to 20 pounds of phosphate every two years to ensure effective nitrogen response.
April 10 marks Gehlen and Westmar Easter vacations starting. The Men’s Bowling Association holds an annual spring meeting at 7 pm in Eagles Club basement. April 11 features a National Guard federal inspection at Koe作n Armory and Holstein relays. April 12 Easter vacation continues with LCHS. April 13 hosts a Jaycees Easter egg hunt in Cleveland and Bolser parks, 9 am. April 15 presents a Travelogue on Central America at 8 pm in Central auditorium.
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