Centennial issue carriers deliver 96 page edition tonight
Steve Kayser 13 and about 30 carrier boys and girls will deliver the Le Mars Daily Sentinel centennial edition to Le Mars Merrill and Remsen residents. Each issue weighs a pound and a half, so 100 papers total about 150 pounds. Deliveries will be in relays with help from Steve’s younger brother David, 9, and their parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kayser.
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Steve Kayser
le Mars Daily Sentinel
le Mars
Merrill and Remsen
David
Steve
Paul Kayser
Dick Koerselman
Centennial Ticket Packets On Sale In Le Mars
Ticket packets for the centennial are available at Bowers Clothing Le Mars Savings Bank First National Bank Kellys Young Villager and other locations. Adult packets cover six centennial events for 5 saving 1. Children packets include 12 tickets for 5 with 50 cent admissions.
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le Mars
Charman Russell Kroepel
Kroepel
White Horse Mounted Patrol
Mount Dig
Bowers Clothing
le Mars Savings Bank
First National Bank
Kelly's Young Villager
Centennial
Chamber of Commerce
Central Ave
Daily Sentinel Celebrates 96-Page Centennial Issue
The Daily Sentinel marks the largest edition in its 96 year history with a 96 page centennial issue after six months of planning. Extra souvenir copies cost 1 and 300 copies are available. Subscribers receive the centennial special with today’s regular issue.
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Daily Sentinel
Globe Post
Sentinel
Tampa Family Attends 1944 Class Reunion
Mr and Mrs A T Williams and their two daughters of Tampa Florida visit her sister and attend the 1944 class reunion.
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A T. Willams
Tampa, Fla
Harry Matias
Wiltgen low bidder on Presbyterian church project
Wiltgen Construction Co of Le Mars offered the low bid for general construction on the Presbyterian United Church of Christchurch and its educational wing on a 2 4 acre tract east of Le Mars. Bid totals, other bidders, and mechanical and electrical bids are recorded, with final costs around 336 165 for stone trim substitutions and 84 000 in furnishings and fees.
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Wiltgen Construction Co
le Mars
Presbyterian United Church of Christchurch
Wiltser
Clen Foltz Roch Rapids
Chas Hansen Sioux Cir
van Ommeren
Bosden le Mars Heating and Plumbing
BAL Plumbing and Heating Hull
Nemmers Plumbing le Mars
Visser Plumbine
Orange City
Altena
Hull
Beco Remsen
DeHaan
Le Mars Daily Sentinel wins second national community service award
The Le Mars Daily Sentinel earned a second place in the National Newspaper Association contest for community service in newspapers over 4,000 circulation. The win follows the 1967 award for promoting a 300000 Sacred Heart hospital bond issue.
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le Mars Daily Sentinel
Atlantc City
Assn
Daily Sentinel
Sacred Heart Hospital
The
Carter Pitts
Richmond
Le Mars Centennial Celebration with 100th Birthday Parade
Rita Starr profiles Le Mars and Plymouth county’s centennial events led by Miss Le Mars Marilyn Lee Strickland as celebrations unfold. Dignitaries including Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray attend the Founders Day luncheon. a time capsule is buried for 2069. a mile long parade, chautauqua, and grand Opry entertainment anchor the three day fete drawing thousands.
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Rita Starr
le Mars
Plymouth County
Marilyn Lee Strickland
Westmar College
Okoboji
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Chass
Carol Parkinson
Foster Park
Grand Ole Opry
Le Mars Chief Hoeck Finishes Week at Camp Dodge Academy
Police Chief Jim Hoeck of Le Mars completed a week long training session at the Iowa Police Academy Camp Dodge. The June 27 session involved 34 Iowa chiefs officers and sheriffs with two FBI instructors. Capt. Gerald Zimmerman and Patrolmen Bill Dreckman and John Runce from Le Mars also finished the regular course.
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le Mars
Jim Hoeck
Iowa Police Academy
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Hoeck
FBI
Gerald Zimmerman
Bill Dreckman
John Runce
Favorite sons and daughters invited to centennial luncheon
The founders day luncheon at Gehlen gym will host invited guests from multiple cities including Patrick Kelly Webster City Lt Col Randall Renken Glendale Ann Jim Walsh Oak Park Il and Dr. Karl Hoffman Algona. Navy Commander Marion Meritt San Francisco and Capt William Hansen Wichita among others. Tickets chaired by Jack Hentges invite all including children.
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Gehlen Gym
Patrick Kelly
Webster City
Randall Renken
Glendale
Ann
Jim Walsh
Oak Park
Sam Wer
Quann Thompson
Omaha
Wendall Downing
RE Joynt Rochester
Alvin Mauer
Cincinnati
William Hansen
Sioux City
George Pavlck Jr
Washington, DC
Jack Hentges
Le Mars 1869 1969 centennial celebration welcome
Le Mars hosts a two day centennial event on Friday and Saturday with various activities. An inviting sign on the Hi-Lite building at the bank corner outlines the schedule and details. Centennial headquarters at the Chamber of Commerce on Plymouth Street offers handy event folders.
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le Mars
Arlan Beech
District Court
Centennial
Chamber of Commerce
Plymouth St
Handy
Jim Cook
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Presbyterian Church
Rod Scholten
James Ransom
Wen
Maynard Braband
Bob Roseberry
Daly Sentinel
Minning
T.¢ Hollwood
Calif
Citizen News
California
Cali
Mr. Kasco
Augusta
Encanitas
Coast Dispatch
Hollyood
Fla
Sun-Tattler
Winnie
Assa
Atlantic City
National Federation of Press Women
Klein Amusements
Bowery
Kangaroo Court
Highway 75
Long Rivers
O.L Weber
Hancock Township
Cleveland Park
William Jennings Bryan
Bokusnir Kryl
Remsen
Lemars
Ars Lowa
Frank J. Starzl
Denver
Carleton Harker
Atlanta
Richard Bowers
Keokuk
David Heniges
Columbia, Mo
Navy
Marion Meritt
San Francisco
Terry Deanne
Huntington Beach
Califo Inn Simmons
Wichita, Kan
Tex Ritter
Grand Old Opry
RCA Rodeo
Ats Wes
A. Eae
Oan
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