Late frost fears and a car collision in rural Iowa
Gardeners worry about a late frost as Spring nears while folk recall a year when extreme weather happened. A $1,382.50 suit was filed in district court by LaVelle De Haan over a 1961 collision on highway 3 west of Remsen involving a 1958 Chevrolet Impala and a 1954 Chevrolet pickup. One injury was reported in a second crash on highway 3 east of Central Ave when a car struck a backing pickup. passenger Mrs. Michael Gengler was treated at Sacred Heart Hospital. Sgt. Joe Sutton investigated both incidents.
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Northwest
Iowa
LaVelle de Haan
Remsen
Joseph Augustine
Wayne Augustine
DeHaan
Joseph DeHaan
Highway 3
Central Ave
Michael Gengler
Sacred Heart Hospital
Gertrude Eisma
Route 1
Merrill
Hospital Admissions and Discharges List at Sacred Heart
Admitted Monday at Sacred Heart hospital are Frank Birch Marcus Mrs William Fitzpatrick Le Mars. Dismissed: Mary Ellen Rabel Granville Mrs Kenneth Hettner and daughter Le Mars Mrs Anthony Nilles and daughter Remsen Mrs Harvey Pricksat and son Le Mars.
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Sacred Heart Hospital
Frank Birch
Marcus
William Fitzpatrick
le Mars
Mary Ellen Rabel
Granville
Kenneth Hettner
Anthony Nilles
Remsen
Harvey Pricksat
Savings Bond drive discussed in Le Mars meeting
Area Savings Bond official John R. Hansen led a Le Mars briefing with Gordon Mennen and Bill Braun to plan the Freedom Bond drive. The effort targets national organizations urging families to buy bonds by July 4 1963 and expand local promotional efforts. Marianne Hodgson to wed Charles Logan in July. Marianne is with Westmar college and Le Mars Chamber of Commerce.
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John R. Hansen
U. S. Treasury Dept
le Mars
Gordon Mennen
Plymouth County Savings Bond
Bill Braun
Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Savings
The
Daily Sentinel
Hansen
Sacred Heart Births Report Two New Babies
Birth announcements from Sacred Heart Hospital list a son born to Mr and Mrs Rodney Ruppert of Le Mars in April and a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Clem ens Becker of Alton on April 23.
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Sacred Heart Hospital
Rodney Ruppert
le Mars
Clemens Becker
Alton
Homemakers Holiday Speaker Barbara Kruetz at Plym outh County Fairgrounds
Iowa State extension textile specialist Barbara Kruetz will headline the seventh annual Homemaker's Holiday in Ames. The April 30 program begins at 1 30 p m in the 4 H building with an inspirational talk, a silver tea, and clothing to illustrate wardrobe accessories.
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Barbara Kruetz
Iowa State University
Ames
Tee
Extension Family Committee
Plymouth County Fairgrounds
Joann K. McBride
County Extension Home Economist
Westmar College Names New Comptroller Williams
Comptroller H H Kalas announced Walter H Williams as Westmar College comptroller effective June 1. A 1960 Westmar graduate, Williams is with Denver CPA Alexander J Lindsey and earned an MBA at Denver University in June 1962. Also, Rev James Ransom and track Harker attended Northwest Presbytery meeting in Rockwell City last Tuesday.
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H. H. Kalas
Walter H. Williams
Westmar College
Westmar
Williams
Denver University
James Ransom
Track Harker
The
Presbyterian Church
Rockwell City
Northwest Presbytery
National Library Week celebrates reading as a fifth freedom
The article promotes National Library Week April 21 to 27 urging reading for pleasure and information. It highlights library roles in guiding readers and lists new books at Le Mars Public Library including Grandmother and the Priests, The Moon-Spinners, Devil's Harvest, and works by native Iowans. It also notes standard reference volumes and that weekly library use should be continual.
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National Library
le Mars
Caldwell
Glass Byowers
Rothscholds
Morton
Dooley
Thomas Dooley
Stewart
Crete
Carleton
Missouri
Dings
Darling
Robert Frost
Izaacs
Jenny Lind— Schultz
Wolf Willow
Stegner
Burdick
Felsen
Egerly
Harnack
Hoover
Plymouth County Cancer Crusade Workers Potluck Dinner
Plymouth County cancer workers and families are invited to a potluck supper on Monday April 2 at 6 30 p m at Calvary EUB church. Bring your own table service for April canvassing families. Coffee will be provided. After dinner an interesting film program on cancer will be shown.
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Cancer Crusade
Plymouth County
Calvary Eub Church
Temperatures Dip With Freezing Outlook In Le Mars
Temperatures in the upper 40s with cloudy skies Tuesday followed a morning low near 30. Monday’s high reached 41. Frost and freezing temps are expected tonight. A general freeze could injure blossoms and trim crops. Wednesday looks warmer near 60. Grand opening of 7-Do Laundromat in Le Mars promises free dry cleaning prizes, coffee, and donuts, with a 10 cent wash special. Two-vehicle crash on 2nd Ave NW left about $250 in damage. drivers were Henry Reelfs and William Miller. police investigated.
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le Mars
Ed Gerber
Henry Reelfs
William Miller
Route 1
Merrill
2Nd Ave
4Th St
Reeffs
Ernest Miller
Reelis
John Benstey
Mary Lou Schafer to Wed Norman Walker in Le Mars
Mary Lou Schafer of Le Mars will wed Norman Walker son of Rev Amos L Walker of Albuquerque New Mexico The bride to be is a Gehlen high school and Alverno college graduate vocal music director at Pulaski Community Schools Wisconsin The groom is Sumner high school and Westmar college graduate industrial arts and driver education instructor at Andrew Public School The ceremony is set for June 11 at St Joseph Catholic Church Le Mars
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Richard A Schafer
le Mars
Mary Lou
Norman Walker
Amos L. Walker
Albuquerque
N. M
Miss Schafer
Gehlen High School
Alver‘no College
Milwaukee
Pulaski
Wis
Walker
Sumner
Iowa
Westmar College
Andrew Public School
Andrew, Town
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Northwestern Iowa ALWC conventon draws 400 attendees
More than 400 women from 35 American Lutheran churches in northwest Iowa are expected to attend the third annual spring convention of the Le Mars Conference American Lutheran Church Women at St. John's Lutheran Church. Sessions begin 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Dorothy Haas of Minneapolis speaks on Where Everything Matters. Mrs. M. M. Wood will preside. new officers to be elected. Marriage license issued to Michael Kaschmitter and Betty Schilmoeller.
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Iowa
St. John's Lutheran Church
Dorothy BE. L. Haas
Litt
A.L.C
Minneapolis
Miss Haas
University of Michigan
Lutheran World Federation
Hanover
Germany
World Council of Churches Assembly
New Delhi
India
M. M. Wood
Paullina
A.L.C.W
Lord Jesus Christ
Arnold Johnson
Story City
L. L. Belk
Ll.d
Robert Floy
Edwin Borchers
le Mars
Michael D. Kaschmitter
Betty Schilmoeller
Remsen
Akron and Ft. Dodge Clubs Win $500 National Education Award
Two Jawa women's clubs, Ft. Dodge in Iowa and Akron Book and Thimble, received $500 national awards from the General Federation of Women's Clubs Shell Education program for aiding local students. The Akron club helped form a loan fund in 1952 supporting Akron high school graduates pursuing further study. The fund has lent $3,180 to six students in secretarial, psychiatric nursing, and college programs. The awards stem from a $50,000 Shell grant, with two $500 awards per state.
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Jawa
Ft. Dodge Women’s Club
Book and Thimble Club
Akron
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Shell Oil Company
Akron Student Loan Fund
Akron High School
Shell
Ft. Dodge
Merchants Plan Clean-Up Week In Le Mars
Le Mars merchants set the week of April 29 to May 4 for Clean-Up Paint-Up and Fix-Up with special advertising and window dressing. Lions club official Dr. W L Downing outlined four district committees inspecting hazards and notifying affected residents by letter. Separately, two steers escaped into town prompting a minor police roundup after wandering from highway 75 to a feed mill and a plate glass window incident at Grotewold garage. A separate fatal crash near Orange City claimed three lives including 16 year old Arlan Van De Hoef and 17 year old Robert Langstraat and Bert Menning, 61.
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le Mars
Mer
W. L. Downing
Lions Club
le Mars City Beautiful
Phil Groetken
Highway 75
Mr. Groetken
Pantry
Grotewold
Groetken
East Arena
Orange City
Arlan Jay van de Hoef
Sheldon
Sioux City
van de Hoef
Floyd Valley High School
Alton
Robert Lee Langstraat
Newkirk
Bert Menning
Calendar of church and school events in April
Calendar entries list St George Episcopal parish hall dedication and dinner service on April 23. NW Deanery Catholic Women meet April 23. Great Books Lucretius discussion April 24. C Y O relays and Jr High invitational track and girls golf April 24. Public school grades 4-6 musical April 24. Plymouth county livestock outlook meeting and dinner April 24. Westmar senior reception April 24. Westmar senior Recognition day April 26. LCHS senior class plays April 25 matinee and April 26 evening. LCHS choral music concert April 29. Westmar baseball April 27. Newera pref APhivrs.
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St. George Episcopal
NW Deanery Council of Catholic Women
Plymouth County Livestock Outlook
KC Hall
Westmar
Kalas
Lchs Sr
Carey Gym
Central Auditorium
LCHS
Yankton
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Fey Aracea
Gengler
Joe Sutton
Erin
Area Savings Bond
Marianne Hodgson
Charles Logan
R. C. Hodgson
Marianne
James V. Mead
Brunsville
le Mars Chamber of Commerce
Dunwoody Industrial Institute
Nelson Brown, Merrill
Plymouth County Family Living
Esther Smith
E-Z-Do
Ad Today
Rings & Vows
Mary Lou Schafer
Alcw Executive
Dorothy Haas
Akron Club
J. L. Waite
Waite
O. P. Skeggs
St. Joseph Hospital
Mr. Waite
Sioux City Hospital
Downing
Groetken Trucking
John Bryant
le Mars High School
le Mars Rotary Club
Rotary Club
Elmer Lund
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