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Newspaper
Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1963
Page
1
The piece argues that proposed tax changes in Washington and Des Moines won’t reduce total tax take. It cites shifting burdens via broader bases and lower rates with more exemptions cut, noting no real spending cuts accompany tax proposals. In both realms the bite is redistributed, not diminished.
Le Mars patrol car driven by Chief Far Terpenning was struck on Central Ave by a car backing from the curb at 11 10 am. Raymond Barinsky of Le Mars caused minor rear end damage to Barinsky’s 1961 Dodge after snow piles left little room to maneuver. The same patrol car previously lost its door in a midweek collision with a parked car owned by O D Anderson, with Patrolman Arlyn Terpenning at the wheel.
Governor elect Harold Hughes was due in Le Mars for a Democratic victory dinner at Koenig Armory after leaving Des Moines around noon. As of shortly before 3 PM, no word had arrived, and travel was hampered by the season's first snowstorm and strong winds making highways hazardous.
Admitted Thursday at Sac red Heart hospital: Ray Maass Remsen Wilbur Hodgen Kingsley George Gottsch Meriden Mrs Clarence Warneke Kingsley Daniel August ine Remsen Mrs Mile Homan Remsen Dismissed Roy Hansen Remsen Mrs Ida Schorg Remsen Mrs Gerd Heeren Le Mars Mrs Gary Vander Vegte and son Le Mars Mrs Leonard Langel and son Le
Birth announcements from Sacred Heart hospital list a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Clayton Hodgson of Le Mars on January 10 and a son born to Mr and Mrs Leonard Langel of Le Mars on January 7. Also a son born to Mr and Mrs Gary Vander Vegte of Le Mars and a son born to Mr and Mrs James Hauser of Struble on January 8.
The Gleam reports final campus expansion plans by Johnson and Jamer son associates with Cedar Falls. Architects met campus planner Robert Porter to approve a southern front complex, a new women's dorm for 230 in 50-person units, a co educational lounge, recreation room, and a stone aluminum structure to include a large lounge and supervisor apartment. Ground breaking for married housing is planned south of the trailer area, a new science hall and an auditorium with a school of music are in drawing, and federal approval for dorm and apartment funding is sought. Total construction cost for dorms and apartments is $900000.
County Assessor Ed Kehrberg reports tax exempt property in Plymouth County is 17,762,787 dollars. Public school buildings lead exemptions at 6,457,533 dollars, with totals broken down by federal government state Iowa county cities and other classifications.
Grand jury panel for the February term of district court has been selected, per Earl Remer, clerk of court. The panel reports at 1:30 pm February 4 at the courthouse. Members include Alice Alesch Le Mars Oscar Baldwin Akron Charles Ellison Hinton Leo Graham route 1 Sioux City W G Groetken Le Mars Charles Herbold Kingsley S E Siebens route 1 Akron Bernhard Von Hagel Merrill Duane Willer Akron John F Wilken Akron Bernie Wurth Remsen Mrs Cloyd Zieg Remsen
John W. Harold, executive secretary of the Iowa State Education Association, will address the Westmar College Student ISEA chapter at Calvary EUB church fellowship hall on Tuesday evening January 15 at 8 pm. He will speak on What Do Teachers Want. Harold served as Cedar Falls superintendent for six years and has held admin posts in Carroll Hartley and Oakland. He is known for Pedagogical Pete in Midland Schools.
Second semester at Westmar College offers fifteen evening courses with registration starting Monday January 28 at 1 pm. Courses include Economics 232b on economic life and welfare taught by Clayton Feis, Education 316 science in the elementary school led by Miss Ruth Sherman, Education 342 practice of highway safety taught by Herman Vander Well and Hayes McGraw, Education 364 social studies in the elementary school with prerequisites 331 and 332, English 352 Shakespearean drama taught by Mrs. Lucile Hurlbutt, and Home Economics 368 advanced clothing construction led by Mrs. Esther Brown with instructor consent and prerequisites.
Despite the first major snowstorm of the season, schools and most activities remained on schedule. Snow and visibility varied, with 3 inches in Le Mars and 5 inches in Sioux City by Friday noon, while winds and drifting snow kept plows busy and roads slippery. Buses operated normally, and the East high basketball game in Sioux City proceeded as planned unless weather worsened.
Mayor E R Scholer urged all Le Mars car owners to avoid parking in streets Friday evening to speed snow clearing. He noted that parking overnight is illegal only in the business district and some through streets, but citywide cooperation is sought to keep streets open during snow removal operations.
Plymouth county NFO will sponsor a pancake and sausage supper Wednesday night Jan 16 at the Koenig armory. Serving 6 to 730 p.m. Master of ceremonies Paul Olson of KLEM. Speakers John T Schlebecker history professor Town State University Ames and Erhard Phingston NFC vice president. Door prizes, Plymouth Maids of Sweet Adelines, Federiks band entertainment. Admission 50 cents per person.
A historical calendar lists events from January including Democratic dinner at Koenig Armory with Governor elect Hughes, Westmar opera at Thoren Auditorium, LCHS basketball against Sioux City East and Remsen St. Mary, Gehlen and LCHS activities, a March toward registration, adult night school, and various university and community programs.
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