Becky Langel to Enter Miss Iowa Ideal Miss Contest
Plymouth county fair queen Becky Langel 17 will represent Le Mars Chamber of Commerce Plymouth county fair board in the Miss Iowa Ideal Miss pageant December 27 to 30 at Ames. She is Gehlen senior, Future Who's Who honoree, and will compete in dress, sportswear, interview and talent with no preliminaries.
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Becky Langel
Les Juan
Le Mars
Rita Starzloo
Plymouth county fair
Leonard Langel
Ames
America Belles 4H
Becky
Gehlen high school
Iowa
Waco
Tex
Baylor university
Dull Named Plymouth County Attorney in 2 Year Term
Le Mars attorney J Michael Dull, nephew of the late Paul Dull, was appointed Plymouth County attorney by the county board of supervisors after both he and rival Tom Hoffman applied for the vacancy. The term runs Jan 2 for two years and two months. Dull, married to Kay Khnganman Dull, resides at 527 Lee Drive, and is a Notre Dame and University of Iowa graduate who served in the U S Army JAG Corps. He plans to run the office with initial help if needed.
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J. Michael Dull
Le Mars
Plymouth county
county board of supervisors
Paul Dull
Tom Hoffman
Michael Dull
Hoffman
Arnold Mohning
Harold Graham
Dull
ding
Lee drive
Duli
Kay Khnganman
Waterloo
Westmar college
Chuck
Matthew
Mr. Dull
Burton Dull
Mike
Notre Dame university
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Kay
U.S. Army
judge advocate general's corps
Kwajalein test site
Marshall islands
Le Mars Community high school
South Dakota state college
Brookings
Joe Wiltgen
Rachel Westhoff
Jose Rendon
Tangier
Moroccs
Le Mars City Council Meeting Schedule Update
Le Mars city council will hold a regular meeting at 3 p.m. in the council chambers at city hall. An executive session is planned at 7 p.m. to review employee wages and compensation.
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Le Mars
Thaw Continues Amid Gas Switch and Mild Outlook
Cloudy Tuesday morning left sidewalks slick from thaw slush as temperatures rose from a low of 20 after a high of 32 on Monday. Iowa fuel shortages from a sub-zero spell triggered a switch back to natural gas for heavy users and corn drying resumed. An overcast break is expected this afternoon with partly cloudy skies and upper 30s on Wednesday, and moisture is forecast at 220 percent chance.
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Iowa
LeMars Sailor Roger Hawkins to Witness Apollo 17 Splashdown
Roger Hawkins of Le Mars serves aboard USS Ticonderoga CVS-14 among the crew assigned to assist and observe Apollo 17 splashdown in the South Pacific. The mission, flown by geologist-astronauts Harrison Schmitt Eugene Cernan and Ronald Evans, began December 7 and ends with a planned San Diego homeward arrival late December.
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Rita Starz
South Pacific
Roger Hawkins
Le Mars
Roger
navy
Ticonderoga
San Diego
Harrison Schmitt
Eugene A. Cernan
Ronald E. Evans
Richard Hawkins
route 5
Club Cafe Hosts Chamber Coffee Morning
Club cafe will host this week’s Chamber of Commerce coffee hour. Owner Don Gintert invites everyone to stop by from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday for a morning coffee break at the cafe.
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Club cafe
Chamber of Commerce
Don Gintert
Christmas tree sales booming in Le Mars area
In Le Mars one retailer after another reports shortages of both natural and artificial Christmas trees this year. Bartel Floral notes weather harms crops and foresees possible natural-tree shortages as demand for both tree types grows with households buying two trees per home. Randall's Discount Foods Hy-Vee and Fareway all report sold-out inventories and higher orders for artificial and natural trees amid brisk demand.
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Jim Hughes
Le. Mars
Walt Bartel
Bartel Floral and Greenhouse
Mrs. Bartel
Randall's Discount Foods
Le Mars
Randall's
Bud Martin
Hy-Vee
Roland Jost
Fareway
Revenue share line up starts at Plymouth county board
Plymouth county supervisors hear two requests for revenue sharing funds from the libertyville alcohol rehabilitation program and the municipal libraries. The alcoholism commission seeks 14850 for 1972 73 to fund salaries and services at Libertyville treatment center opened Oct 11. Libraries request 27500 to support free rural library service across Akron Kingsley Le Mars Merrill and Remsen. Additional notes cover funding constraints, progress at Libertyville, and potential state designation.
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Glada Koerselman
Plymouth county board of supervisors
Plymouth county alcoholism commission
alcoholism commission
Libertyville
Akron
Kingsley
Le Mars, Merrill
Remsen
Rich Thomson
Mid-Sioux Opportunities, Inc
Arlen Beech
Bruce Pease
Mid-Sioux
James Offrink
Plymouth Presbyterian church
Durwood Clauson
Thomson
Ted Torgerson
Torgy
Le Mars
St. John American Lutheran church
Dick Semale
Sioux City
Floyd Valley hospital
cook
Plymouth county
Plymouth county health nurse
state commission on alcoholism
Five town libraries seek funds for rural patrons
Five Plymouth County town library boards asked for 27,750 dollars to support rural residents, proposing a rural per capita levy or half mill, to be shared equally among Le Mars Akron Kingsley Merrill and Remsen libraries. They cited free services for rural families, rising book costs, and a pilot three year funding plan with future tax considerations.
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Glada Koerselman
Plymouth county
Kay Dull
Marjorie Roseberry
Le Mars
Lorraine Becker
Kingsley
Hyla Olson
Akron
Merrill and
Remsen
Kron
libranes
St.18
Merrill
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City council
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Claesson
Siouxland council on
Sioux City St. Vincent hospital
Siouxland council
Plymouth
Le Mars city
Nels Newendorp
Newendorp
Mr. Newendorp
Iowa state commission
Arlan Beech
Beech
Great Plains
Libertywilles
Liousland Cooperative system
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