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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1959
Page
5
A dance will be held at the Golden Slipper in Brunsville on Saturday. The event invites locals to attend and enjoy a evening of music and dancing.
April Li notes free admission of 50 cents for culture education with Orville Duryear and his orchestra at the Oak Room. Sylvian Miller extends thanks to relatives friends neighbors and Baptist church Sunshine club and Dr VanderStoep Heaphill Luken Merlin Schueller for aid after a fall. Also mentions Iowa farms Fred Held Harold Schneider Hinton and Lawrence Schroeder Le Mars. Schneider farm pictured in Globe-Post mystery feature identified by Hinton residents as about 100 years old.
Voters in Le Mars cast 189 ballots by 1 30 PM at Central High as residents decide on reorganization to include more territory. Many expect tax base broadened rates to fall though final results await tonight’s tally. The State Board of Education would act to complete the district’s reorganization under state law.
The piece notes National Library Week April 12 to 18 with extensive local library services. It highlights 40 338 books circulated, 16 580 active bound volumes, 70 periodicals and 3 000 pamphlets, plus 5 176 visitors who browsed or read. It mentions collaborations with schools, churches, and clubs and a Saturday Story Hour as an added service.
A jumble of addresses is listed for Wendell Blinkenburg and others across AK and CA, followed by social notes. Mrs Bertsel Brown and Mrs Neil Ames hosted a dessert lunch at Mrs Lunds home in honor of Miss Kaye Fristad with gifts for the guest. Miss Frise nid Was presented with a shower of gifts and Fristad’s June marriage is noted. The Birthday Club gathered at Mrs Russell Green’s home for Mrs Pam Fuller’s birthday with dinner then cards and a gift. Mrs Clarence Attig hosted the Le Mars Friday Club with a playlet about Alaska and RAIAwa t was presented. Alaska and RAIAwa t pictures were shown and refreshments served. Mrs Frank Scholer hosted the Friday Contract Club for a dessert luncheon with a card game. Mary Lou Schafer has returned to Alverno College in Milwaukee after Easter at her parents’ home.
Mrs. Richard Schafer of Le Mars. Mary Lou, a member of the Alverno Chorus, will present a joint concert at Alverno on April 17 with Holy Cross College Worcester Massachusetts. She travels to Cleveland Ohio May 17 18 and 19 for another joint concert with John Carroll College. Mary Lou also part of the Alverno Madeigals performing April 9.
Mr and Mrs Martin Hildreth of Rockwell City welcomed a son born April 3 at Sacred Heart Hospital Fort Dodge named Thomas Joseph. Mrs Hildreth is the former Kathy Newman of Merrill. Several residents including Dean Oblendorf Remsen Robert Schneider Marcus and Agnes Pratt Kingsley are listed as patients at Sacred Heart. Discharges include Mrs Ethel Bray Le Mo n and Milo Kunkel Moville. A daughter born Friday to Dwight Betsworth Le Mars and to Mr and Mrs Ronald Mis Kingstev at Sacred Heart. Barbara Gaynor Le Mars admitted Saturday. A daughter born Sunday to Mr and Mrs New Pinkerton Hinton at Sacred Heart. Ved Hoffman Le Mars also born at Sacred Heart on April 6.
The Plymouth county clerk of courts reports no marriage licenses issued in recent days and none in April. Hob Kelly, Plymouth county treasurer, notes no new car registrations have occurred since April at his office.
The April term opened in Plymouth county district court with the grand jury not required to report as scheduled. Jurors listed include Neon Brown, Frank Clark, Kenneth Groepper, Mike Gengler, William Heisser, Ira Hydigren, Leo Hudges, Donald Kerr, Elmer Kroeger, Oscar Mentzer, Arthur Phillips and Cyril Ortmann. The judge conducted hearings in Le Mars this afternoon.
Rickey Trometer infant son of Mr and Mrs Rober Trometer of Merce passed away on April 5 at Gordon Memorial hospital in Sioux City. Graveside services will be at Hellside cemetery Merco at 4pm Tuesday April 7 with Kenneth Hodum of St John American Lutheran Church officiating.
Funeral home in charge of arrangements for Le Mars resident Lo Mars Grohe-Post. Survivors include parents and two sisters Lynne Louise and Rhonda Ann with extended family in Mer rit and Mers. Easter social at St Pauls church hosted by Ladies Aid. Rev Allan Arkemne and wife welcomed a daughter on March 27. Anema family welcomes a son in San born. Farmers Cooperative Association hosts open house for new mixing mill set for April 4. Keith Schuler escaped a gasoline tractor explosion unharmed. tractor damaged and hose burned.
Miurzene Haverhals spent weekend with parents to work on Worth, Hli school tasks. A 7 pound 2 ounce daughter was born March 25 to Mr and Mrs VanderFeen. Scott, a former Hawarden resident, hospitalized in Hawarden hospital. Grand Rapids visitors Mr and Mrs Von Herweyer of Grand Kapa Michigan, visited relatives in the area. Winterfield returned to Chicago after visiting here. Bergsmas of Sioux Falls visited the Gale Bergsma home. Sanborn relatives noted a Navy retiree moving to Sioux Falls. Psalm Singers group organized by local Christians, with Dutch language songs. Allan Hoeve earned a 34000 scholarship to Reformed Western Theological Seminary in Holland Michigan. He grew up northwest of town, connected to the Haverhals family. Announcements included a birth to Mr and Mrs Feenstra of Baltimore Maryland born March 16. Donald Couts and daughter joined parents to Pittsburgh for Joyce Coats wedding. Preston Jaffer bought Janes Houston King Insurance assets from Mrs King. The business was started by the late Finn Houlton more.
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