How Le Mars Got It A Hint of a Town Name Puzzle
A fragmentary note traces a debated claim about how Le Mars got its name. A playful exchange questions the tale as possibly apocryphal, with editors citing Freeman's History of Plymouth County as a source and noting spelling shifts like Lemars to Le Mars.
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le Mars
St. Eder Globe-Post
Linus Weekly Stamp News
Sydney
Ohio
Gertrude Bow
Hopewell
Lemars
Lucy Underhill
Elizabeth Parsons
Mary Weare
Anna K
Rebecca Smith
Sara Reynolds
Alice le Mary
Bob Kelly
Hinton
Min Freeman
Plymouth County
Leman
Lemars Globe
Lei
Mary
Miss Laux Receives Plaudits as 42 Years of Service End
A former pupil of Miss Bernice Laux writes to the Globe-Post praising her 42 years of teaching at Le Mars Elementary. The letter lauds how she calmed fears, inspired confidence, and made childhood happier for thousands, calling her a truly great citizen of Le Mars. The author withholds his name.
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Bernice Laus
Globe-Post
Bernice Laux
le Mars
Mis Laux
Laug
Laux
Miss Laux
Merrill Participates in Akron Festival, Student Notes
Judy Dirks of Akron Iowa writes that Merrill is among the schools taking part in the Festival at Akron. She attributes the mix up to common knowledge that the Festival is held in Akron, and offers the correction from a local student perspective.
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Akron
Globe-Post
Merrill
Akron High
Judy Dirks
Iowa
Day by Day Social Notes and Hospital News
Local society events include Pan American Day observance with coffee after the program. Delegates E E Nelson and L C OToole attend the State Convention in Ames. Mrs Wendell Boylan elected State Organizer. Nursing school capping exercises held at St Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev Eschambracher as speaker. Various clubs meet for luncheons and posters for Good Will Campaign. Easter gatherings and family visits reported across Primghar area with hospital admissions and births noted. Larry Hart of Le Mars attends University of Iowa journalism program in the new Communications Center.
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E. E. Nelson
L. C. Otoole
Ames
Iowa
Wendell Boylan
le Mars
Women’s Missionary Society of St. John’s American Lutheran ‘Church
Women’s Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Lewis Neumayer
Twe
Sioux City
Trken
Joan Nelson
E. E Nelson
Under Doctor's Care In Remsen and Le Mars Hospitals
Mrs Charles Presubn of Remsen admitted to Sacred Heart Hospital Le Mars last Saturday as a medical patient. Paul Schmidt of Remsen admitted Saturday to Sacred Heart with a severe leg infection. Mrs Wayne Garvin of Remsen underwent a gall bladder operation at Sacred Heart Le Mars on Monday. Mrs Nick Greten of Remsen admitted to Sacred Heart for medical services last Thursday. G G Hucene of Remsen was a medical patient at St Joseph Mercy Sioux City Tuesday and Wednesday and expected home next week. Roy Hansen of Remsen admitted to Veterans Hospital Sioux Falls last Tuesday for medical treatment. He was accompanied on the trip by his mother and Oli Pick. The baby son of Pastor and Mrs H Meser of Le Mars on the sick list. Mrs Winnie Stow Merrill Iowa.
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Charles Presubn
Remsen
Sacred Heart
le Mars
Paul Schmidt
Sacred Heart Hospital
Wayne Garvin
Nick Greten
G G. Hucene
St. Josephs Mercy Hospital
Sioux City
Roy Hansen
Veterans Hospital
Sioux Falls
Uip
Oli Pick
H. Meser
Winnie Stow. Merrill
Towa
Journalism school to lay Time Capsule in 1924 building
Larry Hart among students faculty and alumni attending a Tuesday ceremony to lay a Time Capsule in the first floor of the new Communications Center unit of the School of Journalism founded in 1924. The capsule is to be opened in 2053, 100 years later, and Larry is the son of Mr and Mrs O D Hart of Le Mars.
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Communications Center
Larry Hart
Larry
O. D. Hart
le Mars
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