City revenue bonds for factories sparks debate in Mon day Coffee Time
A reader debates allowing cities to issue revenue bonds to fund factory buildings and lease them to manufacturers. The piece weighs benefits to towns against letting government enter private business, noting Armour’s pullout from Sioux City and concerns about advantages to some firms and not others. The argument questions whether such steps would shift towns into real estate ventures while maintaining local prosperity.
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General Assembly
Armour
Sioux City
Hospital Admissions and Discharges From Sacred Heart
Admitted Monday at Sacred Heart hospital Edwin Phe lan Le Mars Edgar Hauser Strutie Roy Johnson Mar cus Mrs William Van Steen wyk Le Mars. Dismissed Vernon Gardner Le Mars Emerson Franklin Merrill Mrs Robert Schu macher and son Remsen Mrs Wayne Wittkop and son Le Mars. Expired Mrs Ethel Viche Le Mars Jack Watry Le Mars Mrs Emma Blietz Marcus died Tuesday. Mr and Mrs D Thompson left Sunday for St Louis Mo where Mr Thompson became metallurgist with steel company. The couple arrived last summer from England. Mrs Thompson is sister of Mrs John Hodgson of Le Mars.
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Sacred Heart hospital
Edwin Phelan
Le Mars
Edgar Hauser
Strutie
Roy Johnson
Marcus
William Van Steenwyk
Vernon Gardner
Emerson Franklin
Merrill
Robert Schumacher
Remsen
Wayne Wittkop
Ethel Viche
Jack Watry
Emma Blietz
D. Thompson
St. Louis
Thompson
England
Storm dumps two inches of soggy slush and snow
A March storm dropped about two inches of snow and slush in Le Mars with 33 percent moisture. Rain on Monday gave way to sleet and snow by evening, leaving streets soggy and gutters full. Ducks and mallards were sighted along the Missouri river valley as spring forecasts promised warmer weather and a dry spell. Chuck Wiley will MC a Plymouth County Retarded Children benefit at 7 20 in the high school auditorium, with no admission but a free will offering for the association.
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mercury
Missouri river
river valley
Brown's lake
Sioux City
Le Mars
Aurelia
Sheldon
Spencer
Iowa
CHUCK WILEY
Le’ Mars
Plymouth county Association of Retarded Children
Floyd Valley Chordsmen
Life's End Ethel Viehe 92 Le Mars Resident
Ethel Viehe a Le Mars resident since 140 and longtime Sacred Heart Hospital patient died Monday at 92 after a two month illness. widow of retired minister Rev Paul Viehe services set for Wednesday at Mauer chapel with Rev James Rancem of First Presbyterian officiating. Burial in Le Mars Memorial. Born September 5 1870 in Rutland Illinois she moved to Le Mars as a child and married Rev Paul G Wiehe in 1922. The couple served pastorates in Clinton Glenwood Kingsley before returning to Le Mars in 140.
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Ethel Viehe
Le Mars
Sacred Heart hospital
Paul
Mauer
James Rancem
First Presbyterian church
Le Mars Memorial
Ethel Burns
Rutland
Ill
Paul G. Wiehe
Clarion
Glenwood
Minn
Kingsley
Life remembered of Mrs. Viehe long church member
Mrs Viehe a Presbyterian and charter PFO member. She belonged to PEO for 63 years. Preceded by Rev Viehe and Fred and Nancy Burns. Survived by nieces and nephews including L J Walker of Waterloo F W Wine of Sioux City Arnold Dickinson of Rock Rapids John Burns of Olathe Kan Betty Flood of Minneapolis Richard Burns of Salem Helen Kingsley of Long Beach and William Burns of Kansas City plus sister in law Madge Burns.
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L. J. Walker
Waterloo
F. W. Wineinter
Sioux City
Arnold
Dickinson
Rock Rapids
John Burns
Olathe
Kan
Betty Flood
Minneapolis
Richard Burns
Salem
Ore
Helen [Kingsley
Long Beach
Calif
William Burns
Kansas City
Funeral services for Happy Jack Watry in Le Mars
Funeral services for Happy Jack Watry 72 lifelong Le Mars resident will be at 10 am Thursday at St Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 8 pm Wednesday at the Wittgen-Luedtke funeral home. A correction notes rites were not on Wednesday as previously reported.
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Happy Jack Watry
Le Mars
St. Joseph Catholic church
Calvary cemetery
Wittgen-Luedtke
Daily Sentinel
Boy Scout Drive Opens and Goals Set in 1963
Nels Newendorp chairs the Le Mars 1963 Boy Scout drive with Leo Flaher ty and Ed Sullivan as co chairs. An advance gifts drive will start in the business district this week and a residential drive will follow in a couple of weeks. The goal is 3409 to fund the fair share sustaining membership with local groups like Lions club, Rotary, churches, banks and businesses listed among supporters. A kick off breakfast is planned Thursday at 7 am at Club Cafe. Duane Butteneb resigns as Willow community post to head basketball at Aurelia after a long coaching career at Quimby and Willow with championships and high win records.
Grinnell College Receives Piranesi Etching Volume
Grinnell College has been presented with a complete set of 77 etchings by Italian artist architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi. The volume, valued near $6,000, includes the Pri son and Antiques of Rome series. Gifted by Mrs. John F. Murphy and Mrs. Elizabeth R. Carter in memory of Mr. Murphy, a Grinnell alumnus, the prints will be split between study collections and campus buildings for daily student exposure to significant art.
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GRINNELL College
Giovanni Piranesi
GRINNELL
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Rome
John F. Murphy
Santa Barbara
Calif
Elizabeth R. Carter
Palo Alto
Piranesi
Plymouth county Federated Club Conclave program notes
Mrs James B Christiansen of Storm Lake will be principal speaker at an afternoon session of the Plymouth county Federated Women's clubs convention at the Congregational church in Westfield Her topic The Mixup in Eden will feature commentary on colored slides of a Caribbean trip She and her husband have traveled extensively Registration begins at 830 am The morning session includes Erma Christensen of Sergeant Bluff speaking on Images in the Mirror The business session is slated for the morning and arts and crafts will be displayed during the noon hour Damages from a Saturday collision totaled 305 Cars driven by Sid Von Tersh 18 Merrill and Margaret Ann Wolf 16 LeMars collided at Lincoln St and 1st St SE The Merrill car north east on Lincoln and Wolf west on 1st St Damages were 125 to the Von Tersh 1956 Chevrolet and 180 to the 1959 Buick owned by Jim Wolf Cart V Gohn LeMars paid two fines in mayor s court 14 for a stop sign violation and 14 for disobedience to officer Charges were filed by Patrolman Jerry Kelly.
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James B. Christiansen
Storm Lake
Plymouth county
Sid Von Tersh
Merrill
Margaret Ann Wolf
Le Mars
Lincoln St
1st St
Lincoln
Miss Wolf
Von Tersh
Jim Wolf
Cart
Gohn
Jerry Kelly
Kiddies' Movie Guild Membership On Sale Now
Membership tickets for the Kiddies' Movie guild are available at the Royal theatre box office and Gehlen school junior class. Prices are 2 dollars for kids under 12 and 4 dollars for over 12. First matinee Saturday April 6. The picture is Gay Purr ee with Red Buttons and Hermoine Gingeld featuring Judy Garland in an all animated production. Jim Lewis, theatre manager, urges purchase early to avoid box office jams.
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Kiddies’ Movie guild
Royal theatre
Gehlen school
Hermoine Gingeld
Judy Garland
Jim Lewis
Farmers Mutual Ins to co sponsor boys state tourney TV
Plymouth Farmers Mutual Insurance Assn joins in sponsoring telecast of the Iowa boys state high school basketball tournament Friday and Saturday. The FarMutual network of five TV stations will cover the semifinal, consolation and final from Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines. Games may be seen on channel 4 KTIV Sioux City with Dale Williams as play by play and Frank Snyder on color. The Gehlen Home School association meeting is replaced by parent teacher conferences next week.
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FARMERS MUTUAL INS
Plymouth Farmers Mutual Insurance Assn
Le Mars
Veterans auditorium
Des Moines
Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Co
Grinnell
Towa
Gehlen
March calendar items list church and club events
Calendar entries show a series of local events: a Lenten study on communism at Calvary EUB church. County Legion meeting at Legion club. a swine clinic at the Vocational building. Jayeres Teenage dance at Central auditorium. Westmar science fair at Westmar gym. Floyd Valley Chordsmen benefit show at Central auditorium. Cub Scout pack meeting at Calvary EUB. LCHS student forum. Rainbow Girls at Masonic Temple. County Farm Bureau Women’s Day at Calvary EUB churches.
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Calvary EUB
County Legion meeting
Legion club
Jayeres
Central auditorium
Westmar
Westmar gym
Floyd Valley Chordsmen
Calvary EUB church
LCHS
Rainbow Girla Masonic Temple
County Farm Bureau
Calvary
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Earl Bogen
Le Mars Fire department
Le Mars Clenic
Bowers Clothing
Le Mars Savings bank
Le Mars Fruit & Grocery
Mess
Wallet Cleaners
Whelan Motors
Rotary club
Iowa Public Service Co
Lutheran Brotherhood
Plymouth Electric Co-Op
Wells’ Dairy
First National bank
Al Maser, Pew’s
Myrle Truesdell, KLEM, Vander Meer bakery
Grotewold Chevrolet
Club
LAWRENCE SITZMANN
Tage
Christian Charity
Mr. Litzmann
WESTMAR GRADUATE
Duane Butteneh
Willow
Westmar college
Butteneb
Quimby
Bill Whelan
Robert W. McMillan
Susan Klein
Glen Ellyn
Til
Murphy
ASCS
Agriculture Department
Washington, D. C
state
Martin DeBoer
William and
Dennis Borchers
Cecil Kennedy
Plymouth county farms
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Sioux
Ervin Hanna
Elmer Schmidt
Akron
Robert Grosenheider
channel 4
KTIV
Dale Williams
Towa State University
Frank Snyder
Spa
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