Remnants of Le Mars Landmarks Remembered by Reader
A reader recalls former Le Mars landmarks long gone including the old ball park near St. James Catholic church and several now vanished churches. The piece notes the former Methodist church at Plym outh Street and Second Avenue NW replaced by the First Methodist church in 1914, and mentions other sites once visible along Central Avenue and nearby blocks.
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le Mars
Ball Park
McDuffie Park
Champlin
St. James Catholic Church
Plymouth St
Second Ave
Athens
First Methodist Church
Central Avenue
Brucher
Congregational Church
Ray Dorr
Wiltgen-Luedtke
Hospital Admissions and Discharges From Sacred Heart Region
Admitted Monday at Sacred Heart hospital are Joe Cockrell Le Mars Austin Powell Kingsley Mrs William Wittkop Le Mars Mrs Ethel Page Kingsley Ira Ams Marcus David Ruden Remsen Mrs Lena Clark Le Mars Dismissed include Mrs Howard Petersen Marcus Mrs William Van Steenwyk Le Mars Mrs Martha Strampe Marcus Mrs Daniel Alexander Le Mars Mrs John Bunch Le Mars Mrs Ruth McConnell Marcus William Grady Sr Le Mars Mrs Dale Bunkers and daughter Granville Expired Nancy Wiese Le Mars Mrs Hannah Tuynman Rock Valley Larry C Swift Le Mars Tuesday fined 9 for loud muffler charge March 20 by Patrolman Beasley Roger R Hutchinson Le Mars Monday fined 89 for reckless driving charge Feb 28 by County Attorney William S Sturges Randall Vanderschaff Sioux Center Saturday 30 day suspension of license for failure to have control charge March 8 by Patrolman Kelly
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Sacred Heart Hospital
Joe Cockrell
le Mars
Austin Powell
Kingsley
William Wittkop
Ethel Page
Ira Ams
Marcus
David Ruden
Remsen
Lena Clark
Howard Petersen
William van Steenwyk
Martha Strampe
Daniel Alexander
John Bunch
Ruth McConnell
William Grady Sr
Dale Bunkers
Granville
Nancy Wiese
Hannah Tuynman
Rock Valley
Larry C. Swift
Beasley
Roger R Hutchinson
le Mers
William 5. Sturges
Randall Vanderschaff
Sioux Center
Kelly
Weather Recovers From Monday Drizzle To Pleasant Spring
After a damp relapse on Monday light rain and freezing drizzle totaled a fraction of an inch. Temperatures rose from 33 to the lower 50s by afternoon with a forecast of fair and warmer weather midweek. Spring buds and early flowers begin to push through the drab winter landscape as the scene shifts to greener days.
Share Croppers to Be Speaker Here at Lenten Service
Mrs Grace Hansen community development worker in home missions will speak at St. John United church Lenten service Thursday at 7 30 p m. She has long associations with the Delmo housing project aiding former sharecroppers to own homes and develop community programs in Missouri counties along the Mississippi.
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Grace Hansen
St. John United Church
Hansen
Lincoln
Neb
Missouri
Delmo Housing Corp
Mississippi River
Delmo
United Church of Christ
University of Nebraska
Le Mars Home Show fills booths for 1993 event
Le Mars co-chairs Roger Sieverding and Virgil Jurrens announce all booths filled for the seventh annual Home Show to be held Wednesday and Thursday April 3. Westmar College lists dean's honor roll qualifiers, including 11 locals. Randall's Super Valu raffles award beef and cash drawings with multiple winners.
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le Mars
Roger Sieverding
Virgil Jurrens
Only 19in of Snow Here Thus Far This Winter
A Iowa town notes only 19 inches of snow this winter while Britain endures severe blizzards closing roads. The newspaper clipping from Daily Sentinel cites 50 inches in 1961 42 and 30 inches in 1960 61 as memorable winters. Snow ploughs and road blocks affected many areas and more than 48 days of bad weather were reported. A fashion show is listed as a nearby item.
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le Mars
John Hodgson
Daily Sentinel
Britain
England
Scotland
West Country
South Wales
Fashion Show at First Presbyterian Church Event
Refreshments at 7:30 pm precede the fashion show in the church basement. Attendees arriving for just the show should come by 8:15 pm. Fashions will be presented by the Young Villager.
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First Presbyterian Church
Born to Mr and Mrs Robert Hecker of Le Mars
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Robert Hecker of Le Mars on March 25 at Sacred Heart hospital, welcomed with family in attendance and listed in the local birth notices.
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Robert Hecker
le Mars
Sacred Heart Hospital
Protests Rock Women's City Bowling Tourney
A protest over legality delayed results and prize payments in the women's city bowling tournament. Lu ken's team bowled early for supervision by a city official, drawing protests over practice games, scores, and handicaps. results will be published once the prize list is official.
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Daily Sentinel
The
Life's End Nancy LaRae Wiese Infant Dies
The six month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wiese of Le Mars died unexpectedly Monday at Sacred Heart hospital after a short illness. Funeral services are set for 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church with Rev. J. J. Dahloff officiating. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Visitation after 7 p.m. Tuesday at Wilt gen Luedtke funeral home. Surviving are the parents a sister Cindy and paternal grandmother Mrs Marian Wiese of Le Mars.
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Nancy LaRae
Raymond Wiese
Ith Ave
Sacred Heart Hospital
St. James Catholic Church
J. J. Dahloff
Calvary Cemetery
Wiltgen-Luedtke
Cindy
Marian Wiese
le Mars
Sealed bids sought for 350099 bushels corn stockpile
Raymond Becker announces that 350,099 bushels of CCC bin site stored corn will be sold by sealed competitive bids. Bids must be received in the Plymouth county ASCS office by 3 pm March 28 and April 4. Prospective bidders may inspect the grain with the county ASCS office for details and bid forms.
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Raymond Becker
Plymouth County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASCS
Marriage Licenses Issued to Chase and Heaton
A marriage license was issued here Monday to Harry L. Chase Jr. 33 and Wilma B. Heaton 29, both of Cherokee.
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Harry L. Chase, Jr
Wilma B.heaton
University of Iowa symphony band concert and campus events
March 26 features an 8 pm University of Iowa symphony band performance at Carey Gym. Also listed: a Lenten study on communism at Calvary EUB church at 7 30 pm, County Farm Bureau Women’s Day at Calvary EUB church 11 30 am, and a 7 30 pm Spring fashion show at First Presbyterian church. March 27 includes LCHS one act play 3 10 pm at Central Auditorium and a Great Books discussion at 7 30 pm in the Oak Room library. March 28 offers an Extension family living lesson on landscaping at 7 30 pm in Oak Room library. March 31 presents Westmar orchestra concert at 8 pm and Westmar women’s residences open house 2 to 4 pm.
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University of Iowa Symphony
Carey Gym
Calvary
County Farm Bureau
First Presbyterian Church
Central Auditorium
Lucretius
Westmar Orchestra
Westmar Women's Residences
Last Afternoon Sale Ends at Livestock Barn
Henry Weber owner says Wednesday will be the final afternoon sale at the livestock sale barn. Effective April 3 the sales will start at 7 30 pm per ad in the Daily Sentinel.
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Henry Weber
Daily Sentinel
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Westmar College
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Rosalind Droegmiller
Jack Cowan
Dean Frerichs
Robert Hershberger
Mary Klopp
Joyce Mulder
Richard Oliver
Twyla Rosenberger
Gary Sitzman
Margaret Stephens
Margaret Schultz
Merrill
Mrs. Lavern Feusner
Randall’s
SUPER
LeVern Feusner
Lee
Randall's Super
Gordon Lenstrand
Don Bierle
Westmar Trailer Court
Agnes Miller
Ave. NW
Hilton Pecks
Randall's
Bill Zimmerman
8Th Ave. SE
Tom Arens
Vern Miller
Randall
Debbie Briggs
Salinas
Calif
Rock Women's
Luken
Luken’s
City Association
Ohio
WIBC
Nebraska
Clarence Schroeder
Hoskins
Nebraska Evangelical United Brethren
H. H. Kalas
Darryl R. Zidtlow
Diddle
Wells
Wells Dairy
Highway 75
Bull
Wells’ Daily
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