Motorcycle Hillclimber Disaster At New Deal Park
An improvised motorcycle hillclimb by Ronald Cronin at New Deal park ended in a brush fire and the destruction of the bike. Firefighters kept the blaze to the lake shore, burning weeds and grass only, with no trees damaged. The event drew spectators and a smoky show, but Cronin’s Indian motorcycle was scorched though possibly repairable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Cronin
New Deal park
Le Mars
Inde
Don Dambrink
Young Cronin
Discipline For Wreck Details Withheld By Railroad
The Chicago and Northwestern system has disciplined those responsible for the collision between a passenger train and a snowplow near Sheldon. Details are withheld pending the Interstate Commerce Commission investigation and Town Commerce Commission. An on-scene bedside hearing with a hospitalised victim at Sioux City was held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Northwestern
Sheldon
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Town Commerce Commission
tueir
ily
Coover
89th Birthday Celebration in Remsen Iowa
The 89th birthday of Mrs. A Schmelzer of Remsen was celebrated on Easter Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Schmelzer, Mrs. Lena Scholer and Mrs. Susan Altmann of Farley Ia as guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Funk in Le Mars. After dinner the family spent the afternoon informally. Also noted are Mrs. Fred Wells returning from Florida and plans for the Happy Hour Club gathering hosted by Wilma Peters with co host Rene Witt. Janie and Linda Lihadis of Minot ND visited Will Heissel family and will return home Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Schmelzer
Remsen
Schmelzer
Lena Scholer
Susan Altmann
Farley
D. M. Funk
Le Marts
Tadies
Mro
Fred Wells
Florida
Tampa
Sarasota
Happy Hour Club
Wilma Peters
Ave
S. E
rene Witt
John Lihadis
Janie
Linda
Minot
N. D
Will Heissel
Dirks Couple Celebrates 40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs John Dirks of Akron Iowa, formerly Brunsville, marked their fortieth anniversary with a gathering last Sunday March 29. Attendees included relatives from Akron Grant township Woodward OK Keosauqua Merrill Preston Mor Gen and surrounding areas, among them Henry Dirks Walter Dirks Louis Albright August Meske Ray Phelan Fred Brunken and Bruce Frerichs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dirks
Akron
Iowa
Brunsville
Henry Dirks
Walter Dirks
Ed Dirks
Herman Renken
Louis Albright
August Meske
Henry — Marienau
C. G. Ahrendt
Ray Phelan
Fred Brunken
Grant township
Wm. Hunter
Woodward
Ray Downing
Loix
Keosauqua
Wm. Dirks
Merrill
Robert. Grosenheider
Preston township
Dick Freric
Suit Filed for Absolute Divorce in Dakota City
Betty Lou Stene Onnen sues Walter Onnen claiming desertion since October 1 1952. They wed October 14 1948 in Dakota City Nebraska and lived in Akron. She seeks dissolution of marriage custody of two children Dandra Ann and Sally Ann and $60 monthly child support. Detroit Lakes guests Mr and Mrs Don DePree meredith and Don DePree visited Wilbur DePree home over weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beny Lou Stene Onnen
Walter Oonen
Walter Onnen
Betty Lou Stene Onnen
Dakota City
Nebraska
Akron
Dandra Ann
Sally Ann
Betty Lou Stenee Onnen
Don DePree
Meridith and
Don $r
Detroit Lakes, Minn
Wilbur DePree
Blacktop On 75 Gets National Break
The Asphalt Institute highlights new asphalt resurfacing projects including near the college airport south of town. The writeup details emergency resurfacing methods used on aging pavement, with 3 inch overlays and curb shoulder rebuilding, noting wide, smooth roadway benefits and cost efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asphalt Institute quarterly
college airport
losa
Iowa
Minnesota
Car Crash West of Brunsville Damages $300
A single vehicle accident occurred about 9 30 p m Tuesday April 2 on Highway 3 miles west of Brunsville. Orlan Sacobs driving a 1950 Ford left the road after hitting a rut and the car sustained top front and rear damage totaling 300 dollars
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Brunsville
Orlan Sacobs
Speech Therapy Program At Risk Plea From Kohlhoff
Carl H. Kohlhoff, speech therapist for Plymouth Sioux and Cherokee counties, leaves June 1 for a new job. He urges residents to pressure county school boards to fund the shared Department of Special Education, warning the program may be dropped next year if public support is lacking. He asks citizens to contact boards and voice concerns for children who need speech correction services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl H. Kohlhoff
Plymouth
Sioux
Cherokee
department of special education
boards of education
Mr. Kohlhoff
First Ave. S. W
Le Mars
Open County Home Opens With Open House Schedule
Plymouth county unveils a new county home costing about a quarter million dollars with open house Friday 6 to 9 pm and Saturday 9 to noon and 2 to 3 pm. Ira Levering and wife of Hastings Nebraska are stewards with Bill Muir hired as janitor. The Zummerman home stall will move to the new facility and Plymouth patients at Cherokee state hospital will transfer to Le Mary institution for better care and lower costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth county
new quarter millon
dollar county
Ira Levering
Hastings
Neb
Bill Muir
Zummerman
state hospital
Cherokee
Le Mary
echi
Globe-Pow
Iron Curtain Easter silence in Sioux City stores
Sioux City businessmen kept stores open noon to 3 p m on Good Friday despite rumors of a regional protest. national churches faced uproar as a TV program depicting the Crucifixion was blocked by CBS and NBC amid debates over religious broadcasting and atheistic internationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Jesus
Le Mars
Sioux
Jesu
Sion City
aga joux City
News news
Associated Press
National Council of Christian Churches
T. V
Columbia Broadcasting
National Broadcasting chains
Keaton
New York
couse
United Nations
Iowa City Postings Include Traffic and Visits
Brief local notices report Leonard Wesinger cited for speeding with fines plus costs, Edwin Mulder fined for speeding at 37.50, and K M Guntien fined 5001 and costs for stop sign violation. Historical note mentions the great wall of China completed in 214 B C. Alvin Mauer Jr family and Roy Chenhall clan made weekend and Seattle visits. Dick Carey family from Iowa City visits the E H Carey household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wesinger
Edwin Mulder
K. M. Guntien
Roy Chenhall
Seattle
Wash
Dick Carey andaughter
Debra Ann
Iowa City
E. H. Carey
Plymouth County Festival at Merrill
More than 500 Plymouth County students will participate in the annual festival under two well known directors. The day includes bands and choruses from Akron Remsen Union Hinton Westfield Kingsley Liberty and Merrill under Leo Kucinski of Sioux City and Prof. Russell Anderson of Wayne Neb. It ends with a combined band and chorus finale. Tickets are 50 cents for adults 25 cents for children and are limited by capacity.
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Plymouth County
Plymuth County
Akron
Remsen
Union
Hinton
Westfield
Kingsley
Liberty and
Merrill
Leo Kucinski
Sioux City
Russell Anderson
Wayne
Neb
Sion City Symphony
Monahan’ Post
Morningside college
Wayne Teacher's college
AH County
Carl Regasch
Merrill Band and Chorus Plan Open House Festival
Merrill band and chorus have spent two months preparing for the all county Music Festival in Akron featuring marches popular classical and sacred music chosen by County Music Teachers. Preparations for an open house and band concert on May 1st include instrumental and vocal pieces with Nancy Ruedy Phyllis Keiser Margaret Olmnsl and Phyllis Galven leading the Drum Majorette lineup. Thirty six marching members perform with the Twirlers as part of the parade program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill
chows
Akron
Nancy Ruedy
Phyllis Keiser
Margaret Olmnsl
Phyllis Galven
Eberhard Maxwell Weds Arlene Eberhard in Martinsville
Eberhard Maxwell and Arlene Eberhard tied the knot Easter Sunday at 3:00 PM in St. Pauls Lutheran Church Johnnon Township with Rev. Gustav Meyer officiating. The couple, from Le Mars and Martinsville, will reside in Martinsville and the bride has worked at Meredith Implement Co in Le Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Eberhard
Rudolph Eberhard
Le Mars
Melvin Maxwell
Martinsville
Indiana
Gustav Meyer
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Johnnon Township
Meridith Implement Co
Expired Licenses and Trash Dumping Cited by Sheriff
Sheriff Frank Scholer cautions motorists in Plymouth County that dumping trash along highways is illegal and carries a 100 dollar fine. He notes many drivers have expired licenses and urges renewal via the proper exam. State patrols will be at the mayor’s office this Friday and Saturday for license checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Scholer
fannees
Plymouth county
justice of peace
Cow electrocuted while milking at Spirit Lake ranch
Alton Clark was milking at 6:30 am when a cow collapsed and died after sparks flew from a radio wiring near a water pipe and baling wire. Clark escaped injury, though the incident involved an electrical fault possibly from the radio, a fence, or lightning during rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Clark
Spirit Lake Beacon
TCPOLIs
Clark
radio itelf
Civil Service Change Prompts Hoeven Focus On Policy
Congressman Charles B. Hoeven plans to press the Truman administration on civil service reform citing a surplus of noncooperative and nonfireable personnel tied to Roosevelt Truman policies. He warns Ike must act quickly or risk failing the people's mandate. Duane E Grant joins Farmers Savings bank as teller, succeeding Mark Amann who leaves for spring baseball in Oklahoma while continuing as owner of the dime store managed by Darlene Horkes and Darlene Hanno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service
Truman administration
Eisenhower
Charles B. Hoeven
Hoeven
Ale tees
Duane E. Grant
Ben Franklin
Remsen
Farmers Savings bank
Mark Ahtmann
Amann
Oklahoma
Grant
Darlene Horkes
Darlene Hanno
Mer mid Study Club Honors Houghton as Refugee Aide
Mrs Hiram Houghton of Red Oak Town, past president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, has been named assistant director of mutual security for refugees immigration and travel in Washington. She begins October 15 with a salary of 312000 per year and will oversee Middle East and Far East refugee issues and U S migration policy studies. The Merrill Club hosted her several years ago as guest speaker at a county conference of clubwomen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mermid Study Club
Hiram Houghton
Red Oak
Town
General Federation of Women's Clubs
mutual security
cithes
Washington, D. C
Apt. IM
Houghton
Middle East
Far East
U. S
Merrill Club
cour fitte city
Death Notices for Sadie Tiernen at Hawarden Area
Sadie Tiernen, 78, died early Monday at Community hospital in Hawarden after weeks of illness. Funeral services set for Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Maurice Iowa with burial at St. Mary's Cemetery there. Survived by brother Mike of Ireton and sister Alice of Le Mars, plus several nieces and nephews.
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flreton
Sadie Tiernen
hos
Hawarden
St. Mary's Catholic church
Maurice
Iowa
St. Mary's cemetery
Mike
Ireton
Alice
Le Mars
Local couples apply for marriage licenses this week
The Clerk of Courts reported license applications from Merlin H Reinbach Hawkins Nebraska and Jean Huse Remsen Melvin K Maxwell Martinsville Indiana and Arlene Eberhard Le Mars Harold E Engel Ochevedan Iowa and La Vonne Plum Sibley Robert Cullen and Erlys Westlund both of Fargo North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk of Courts office
Merlin H. Reinbach
Hawkins
Nebraska
Jean Huse
Remsen
Melvin K. Maxwell
Martinsville
Indiana
Arlene Eberhard
Le Mars
Harold E. Engel
Ochevedan
Iowa
La Vonne’ Plum
Sibley
Robert Cullen
Erlys Westlund
Fargo
North Dakota
Scout Good Turn Week in Le Mars aims for citywide clothing drive
Le Mars Boy Scouts with the Womens Society for Christian Service plan Scout Good Turn Week from April 18 to 25 to collect clothing shoes and furniture for Goodwill Industries of Sioux City. Volunteers will canvass the city April 18 and arrange pickups April 28 and 29 to aid rehabilitation efforts for handicapped individuals through Goodwill and allied Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Le Mars
Womens Society for Christian Service
Le Mars Methods church
Goodwill Industries
Sioux City
Le Mary t0
Sioux Ciy
Wall Street
Iowa
Nebraskas
South Dakota
Mate and Goodwill Industries
Northwest
Lewis Neumayer
Boy Scouts
Grandma Karli Funeral Service Held for 91
Funeral services were held Wednesday at St John’s Lutheran Church for Mrs Wilhelmina Karli 91 who died Tuesday at Sacred Heart Hospital Le Mars after a long illness Born in Kunow Germany November 11 861 she came to the United States in 1872 lived in Plymouth County most of her life Married to Augustin Kar Ho November 13 1880 he died 1928 Survivors include son Emil three daughters nine grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Interment in Hillside Cemetery Merrill Funeral arranged by Mauer Memorials include a memory poem by Lucile Husman
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St. John’s Lutheran church
Wilhelmina Karli
Sacred Heart hospital
Le Mars
Plymouth County
Emil of
Mar
Amanda Cartemen
Min
Emmaessen
Josephine Ahrendsen
Merrill
Mauer
Hillside
Merril
Karli
Parrott Rites Held in Hollywood California
Russell Parrott 65 of Canoga Park California died Friday after a long illness. He was a former Ireton carpenter who moved to California about 1923. Survivors include his widow Minnie and four stepchildren. he was brother to the late Frank Parrott of Ireton. His niece Mrs Edward Kading visited him in February. Funeral services were held today in Hollywood with burial there. Also note Pvt Donald L Burton, US 8327641 Co RB 9h Bx MRTG Camp Pickett Virginia.
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Ireton
Russell Co Parrot
Canoga Park
California
Parrott
Minnie
Frank Parrott
Edward Kading
Teton
Hollywood
alo
Girl Scout Cookie Sale Promotes Community Support
The Girl Scouts, chaired by Vincent Conway, will sell cookies on Saturday April 11 with a theme Sing a song of six pence. Proceeds support the Girl Scout camp expenses and express appreciation for the year's work in improving the city. Mrs Lawrence Hathes of Remsen visited the Borohonts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Conway
Fire department officers re elected in Le Mars change
All Le Mars fire department officers were re elected except Neil Shive secretary and treasurer who declined due to other work. Alien Bartely elected to fill the vacancy. Officers: Don Dambrink chief Herman Becker first assistant Robert Becker second assistant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Le Mars
Whistling Swans Sighted Near Spirit Lake
A pair of rare whistling swans landed on Horseshoe Lake on the Grants farm west of Spirit Lake in Dickinson county. Miss Haack Drake, Spirit Lake school instructor, notes it is the first time these birds have stopped in the Iowa Great Lakes region. Margaret Grant observed the birds from 200 feet with field glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake
Beaco
Dickinson county
Horseshoe Lake
Kenneth Grant
Grants
Haack Drake
Spirit Lake school
Iowa Great Lakes
Miss Drake
Le Mars Market No 2 Cream Sweet Cream
Local market item notes feature Le Mars Market No 2 and its cream style, indicating a dairy product listing. The fragment suggests a product name and shop label, with minimal context about price or quantity. Further details are not readable from the OCR snippet.
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Ron Cronin
W. Matthew
senary
Owar Gatzke
Seney
moor
Matthew
Oscar Gatake, Le Mars
Shirley Amick
Milwauke
Wisconsin
Kohlhoff
China
Alvin Mauer, Jr
Stephen
Timothy
Alvin Mauer
FRANK TODD
Kucinsky
Stribley
Gary
Montevide
Minn
George Montgomery
Sherine Circus
acc
Frances Van Rockel
dennis
Eberhard Maxwell
Robert Rasmus
University of Iowa
E. L. Rasmus
Marty Arens
Micheal
Des Moines
Jows
Mr. Arens
Elizabeth Arens
Farmer
Russell Parrott
Don Burton
Donald L. Burton
U.S
Camp Pickett
Virginia
Cookie Sale
Lawrence Hathes of
Sylvester Borohont
Margaret
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