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Newspaper
Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1963
Page
2
Ice fishermen report good catches on the Mississippi River backwaters and below dams with wall eyes and perch. Artificial lakes yield blue gill and panfish while natural lakes produce perch and walleyes. Farm ponds also yield pan fish. Use of weighted iceries and commercial larvae aids success. early ice poses danger. Officials warn extreme caution on thin ice on rivers and lakes.
Bill Murray defended his King of the Hill title at Sweet 16 Lanes on Sunday with a 211 score to top Merlin Mohning 201 by 10 pins while Righty Anderson managed 146. Murray earned $5 and will defend again January 6 against two more challengers as the pot grows to 84.50 before next Sunday’s 1 p.m. match.
Fur buyers report muskrat prices up over 30 percent since November 10 opening. Iowa trapping remains open for fur bearers through February 28 1963 with mink season closed December 9. Rabbit, fox, coyote and crow hunting see peak activity amid good snow cover as winter continues. In Orange City Sioux County records show 999 new car registrations and 19 trucks through December 29, bringing total autos near 9,000 and 2,862 1963 license plates issued with 443 new truck plates.
Marion Ladewig describes a classic follow-through in bowling and explains how an arcing finish indicates lift and proper control. In orange City news, Dennis Lammers receives a new Beagle puppy named Tippy as a Christmas gift from neighbors-involved in a sad loss of his two previous pets.
Bowlers should swing the ball back to the shoulders for speed while avoiding a violent backswing that disrupts timing and balance. Avoid timidity yet keep the backswing controlled to maintain control and momentum.
Mrs. O E Fristad hosted a mother daughter coffee with out of town guests including Mrs. Robert Rasmus of Boone and Miss Kathy Diable of San Francisco. Various clubs held desserts and games while families exchanged gifts. Westmar College welcomed 250 high schoolers for the Evangelical United Brethren conference with talks on youth missions. Ike Gentis sustained serious injuries in a runaway accident involving two drawn horses. treated for a fractured jaw and compressed vertebrae.
The Union township W C T U gathered December 27 at Mrs Henry Dempster's home with Mrs William Hoyt as president leading prayers and devotions from First Corinthians six. A letter from Iowa City Veterans Hospital thanked the group for stationery and stamps and a contribution was decided for the Plymouth county Retarded Children's association. ORANGE CITY Postmaster De Jong notes requests nationwide for first day cancellations of stamps with the spring Tulip Festival message. mail from Orange City will bear the postmark after Jan 1.
A wedding license was issued here Friday to James Henrich and Clarice Cameron 20 both of Le Mar for marriage in the county records.
A cautious woman hesitates to merge as traffic flows. A man in a following car shouts, Lady, the sign says Yields not Give up, highlighting a misunderstanding of right of way rules.
William Beagston aged 66 of Akron suffered a broken hip after a fall while crossing a downtown Hawarden street on December 21. He was treated at Hawarden hospital and later transferred to Methodist hospital in Sioux City.
In Iowa a baby chick hatched during Indian summer in November as Chucc Finmert Petron Everett Meister and Bill Ferguson of Glidden cared for a cold brood beneath the Moor house elevator driveway.
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