Mud, TV, and town life in Le Mars era reflections
A local column notes mud as a costly issue on streets and driveways, recalls pre TV leisure like movies, bowling, and barber shops, and critiques the sly telephone poll tactic. Judge A R Nelson grants divorce to Dillis G M Kramer from Eugene Arthur Kramer for cruelty, awarding custody of three children, support, and a property settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Nelson
Dillis G. M. Kramer
Eugene Arthur Kramer
Mrs. Kramer
Life ends for Norman Jurgenson in Strut He home
The body of Norman Jurgenson, 38, was found Tuesday afternoon in the basement by two of his children after they returned from school. County medical examiner Dr. Sherman Lindell ruled the death a self-inflicted gunshot, noting ill health from a back injury. Jurgenson, formerly employed at Moore Lumber Yard, had been absent from work due to illness. surgery followed a back injury from a past road construction accident. His wife Ruth Brunken Jurgenson works at B and B in Le Mars. the couple has five children aged eight to fifteen. The body was taken to Maurer’s funeral home with funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Jurgenson
Strut He
Howard Ohm
Sherman Lindell
Jurgenson
Moore
The
Daily Sentinel
le Mars
Ruth Brunken
Mauer
Le Mars district to vote on 80000 for new AG building and buses
Le Mars Community school district voters will go to the polls April 8 for a special election to decide the use of 80000 in the schoolhouse fund. The board proposes funding a new vocational agriculture building in Le Mars and bus barns in Le Mars and Merrill with either a new or refurbished Merrill bus storage facility. Six precincts will open noon to 7 pm at Seney school and Le Mars Central auditorium. Notices appear March 21 and 28 in the Daily Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars
Merrill
Seney School
Westmar Student Assigned to German YMCA Workcamp
Kenneth Fiester a Westmar college junior was chosen for the Buildings for Brotherhood workcamp in Germany for summer 163 He was selected from North Central YMCA college candidates in Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa North Dakota South Dakota and eastern Montana The 1963 Germany Workcamp is the fourth in a National YMCA Student Council project involving 17 campers from the United States and a German group They plan seminars discussions orientation in New York June 20 and time in Germany plus a brief continental visit before returning around Aug 35 Fiester stresses outside view fosters objectivity and values the YMCA as a strong Christian service arm He has served Westmar Y activities and committees and will be profiled on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Fiester
Westmar College
Buildings For Brotherhood
Germany
Uniong
Colleges and Universities of the
North Central Area Student Council of Ymca’s
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
National Student Council of Ymca’s
Ymca Movement of
Turkey
Africa
Peru
inNew York
England
United States
Ken
YMCA
Christian Service
Westmar
Le Mars council reviews bank site and street plans
Le Mars City Council discussed plans for a new Le Mars Savings Bank on the southwest corner of First St and First Ave NE and proposed widening the block’s south side with paving and a storm sewer extension. The body also approved a $4,500 municipal code printing deal with Municipal Code Corp and heard traffic signal proposals from Southern Signals and H B Allen representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars
le Mars Savings Bank
First St
First Ave
Gordon L. Mennen
Harold Harms
Municipal Code Corp
Tallahassee
Fla
Bill Ingerham
Southern Signals, Inc
Shreveport
L. E. Johnson
Spencer
Ken Fox
H. B. Allen, Inc
Des Moines
Invest 16 New Tenderfoot Scouts At Candlelight Court of Honor
Sixteen Le Mars boys from Troop 185 sponsored by the Brotherhood of St. John American Lutheran church were made tenderfoot scouts at a candlelight ceremony Tuesday at Clark School auditorium. The event drew many parents and featured awards for four and three years of scouting, two years, and first year, plus a scoutmaster award to Robert Philips for troop growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark School
Ronald
le Mars
Tenderfoot
Brotherhood of St. John American Lutheran Church
Robert Philips
Larry Stevens
Roger DeYoung
Dan Wells
Bill Rohlfs
Steve Kass
Brad Ross
Charles Ferguson
Ronald Brouwer
Wayne Kramer
Danny Beach
Bruce Lancaster
Mark Cass
Michael Orban
Tim Bollinger
Mark Truesdel
Mike Lubben
Steve Beaman
Leyton Peterson
Doyle Hartle
Roger Starzl
Jim Lubben
Charles Hahn
Lynn Hamann
Randy Korff
Kirk Truesdell
Tom Borchers
Larry Brangwin
James Philips
Leoland Herman
Carl Schelin
Dutch Elm Disease Control Prune Dead Elm Wood Before April
Plymouth county residents are urged to prune and destroy dead elm wood over the next two weeks to curb Dutch elm disease. Elm beetles emerge in April and May. infected trees die after feeding on healthy shoots. Pruning dead wood, destroying material, and applying methoxychlor on tall trees before April 1 offers protection, with careful timing and handling to minimize impact on songbirds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County
Cesssey
Fourth Lenten study on Communism draws near 200 attendees
Nearly 200 persons attended the fourth Lenten study session on Communism at Calvary EUB church Tuesday night. Dr. Garrett B. Kempers and Rev. Merrill C. Davis of Westmar college led a panel on The Church and Communism with Mrs. L. L. Belk moderating. The final session is set for March 26 at 7 30 p.m. in Calvary church fellowship hall. The Christian's Concern will be the topic with Rev. Al Kinrade Rev. Robert Floy and Rev. Claire Kerns of the Le Mars Ministerial Association presenting. The series is sponsored by the local ministerial association and Le Mars United Church Women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Eub Church
Garrett B. Kempers
Merrill C. Davis
Westmar College
L. L. Belk
Fellowship Hall of
Calvary ‘Church
al Kinrade
Robert Floy
Claire Kerns
le Mars Ministerial Association
The
Ministerial Association and
le Mars United Church Women
Early Spring Arrives as Winds Warm to 55 Degrees
Crisp northerly winds cleared the overcast and lifted temperatures to the 40s by Wednesday noon. Monday’s 2 inch snowfall largely melted with minimal runoff. The forecast for Thursday’s first day of spring calls for fair skies and little temperature change, with a top near 55 degrees.
Fisher Fined For Speeding In Restricted Zone
David L. Fisher of Le Mars faced mayor's court on charges of speeding in a restricted zone and failing to stop before entering an arterial highway. Bonds totaling 38 dollars were posted and forfeited after the charges. Patrolman Jerry Kelly filed the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Fisher
le Mars
Jerry Kelly
Plymouth County Farms Sign Up Record in 1963 Feed Grain Program
Plymouth County farms have topped 1,295 participants in the 1963 feed grain program, surpassing 1962’s 1,200. By Wednesday afternoon ASCS reported 120 signers on Tuesday, with total county acreage at 1,341 as of yesterday. The signup deadline is Friday, March 22, with no extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County
ASCS
Daily Sentinel
Washington
Mrs. Edith Meloy of Cherokee Dies at 68
Edith Meloy 68 of Cherokee sister of Mrs. R. J. Long of Le Mars died Tuesday night at Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Cherokee after five weeks with a heart ailment. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church in Cherokee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Meloy
Cherokee
R. J. Jm. Long
le Mars
Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
Hospital admissions and police seek trio in bad check case
At Sacred Heart hospital Paschal Worth Remsen Mrs John Kleine Le Mars Mrs Edward Dur band Le Mars Martin Peters Sr Remsen Mrs Ernest Al ger Kingsley admitted Tuesday Dismissed Mrs Donald Del perdang and son Remsen Mrs Dale Stuhr and son Marcus Sheriff Frank Scholer said the office continued its investigation of a flurry of bad checks passed Monday in four Le Mars grocery stores Four checks were 75 dollars one 95 dollars Sought are a young man about 25 and two women companions one about 25 and the other younger with dark hair The trio were driving a car with a Plymouth county license plate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Hospital
Paschal Worth
Remsen
John Kleine
le Mars
Edward Durband
Martin Peters Sr
Ernest Alger
Kingsley
Donald Delperdang
Dale Stuhr
Marcus
Frank Scholer
Les Mars
Plymouth County
March events calendar from local notices
Calendar entries list a swine clinic at 9 30 to 3 30 in the vocational building on March 22 and a Jaycees Teenage Dance at Central Auditorium on March 23 both listed with other events including a Westmar science fair at Westmar gym a Chordsmen benefit show at Central Auditorium and Cub Scout meeting at Calvary on March 25 plus a TCHS student forum Rainbow Girls Masonic Temple and County Farm Bureau Women’s Day at Calvary EUB church with Newsra pre HR BHIVES in the final line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Central Auditorium
Westmar
Westmar Gym
Erroyd Valley Chordsmen
Calvary Church
TCHS
Rainbow Girls
Also Mentioned on This Page
Royal Theatre
Jim Lewis
Dillis Kramer
Struble
IN Merrill
NEW Bank
Brouwer
Roger de Young
Bill Rohifs
Robert Philps
Mark Kass
Mark Truesdell
Sioux Trails Council
Sioux City
YWCA
Barbara Flaherty
Mary Lynn Kolker
Julie Kilpatrick
Brigid Lenihan
Jolene McCarthy
Jeanne Pew
Kathy Pew
Dorothy Vander Meer
Lewis Young Jr
Harry Olson
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