Couples Club Hosts and Plans Meeting Sunday
The Couples Club hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kissinger Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tschampel and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Powell met at the Kissinger home Tuesday to plan. Sunday evening guests included Mrs. Jay Donlin Mrs. Alvin Winterfeld and Mr. Bill Dontin to honor nearby birthdays. Attendees were Le Mars residents Herb Kehrberg and Bud William Donlin Edwin Wendt Alvin Rollins and Alvin Winterfeld Craig residents and Jay Donlin. Mrs. Floyd Powell serves as local chair with many assistants listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Kissinger
Harold Tschampel
Floyd Powell
Kissinger
Jay Donlin
Alvin Winterfeld
Bill Dontin
Herb Kehrberg
Bud
William Donlin
Edwin Wendt
le Mars
Alvin Rollins
Westfield
Alvin Wintefield
Craig
Friendship Club officers elected at April meeting
The Friendship Club elected officers at its April meeting held on Tuesday evening April 14. Mary Ellen Strub was named President with Kaye Mertes as Vice President and Virginia Boettger serving as Secretary and Treasurer. The Program Committee includes Mary Strub, Bernice Taylor, and Wilma Jessen, with Social Committee members Agnes LaBuahn, Esther Hamilton, and Doris Riley, and Mary Schmid responsible for flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Friendship Club
Mary Ellen Strub
Kaye Mertes
Virginia Boettger
Mary Strub
Bernice Taylor
Wilma Jessen
Agnes LaBuahn
Esther Hamilton
Doris Riley
Flowers
Mary Schmid
Family Party Hosted by Mr and Mrs Wayne Hamilton
Mr and Mrs Wayne Hamilton entertained at a family gathering keeping a warm homey tone. Relatives from nearby towns joined in the celebration with light refreshments and shared memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Wayne Hamilton
Miller and Hennings wed in Grant township ceremony
Miss Alice Miller of Merrill and Mr Lloyd Hennings of Le Mars were married on Saturday afternoon April 1 at Christ Lutheran church in Grant township. The bride, a Merrill High School graduate, has worked in Le Mars for the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Miller
Merrill
Lloyd’ Hennings
le Mars
Christ Lutheran Church
Grant Township
Cancer Drive Opens Friday in Merrill After County Walks Meeting
The Cancer Drive began Friday in Merrill after a Thursday evening county walks gathering. Organizers leveraged the session to rally volunteers and outline fundraising goals for cancer research and patient support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill
Why neighbors ignore paths after rain while shoveling in snow
A reader asks why neighbors demand prompt sidewalk shoveling after snow but walk across the yard after rain. The piece notes conflicting local expectations for sidewalk maintenance and property beautification on a corner lot.
Merrill Music Festival Adds to Akron Concert Night
Forty seven members of the Merrill sand and Chorus joined more than 500 students from eight schools at the Plymouth County Music Festival in Akron. Band leader Leo Kucinski and Chorus Director Russell Anderson praised the students, with plans for two future festivals. The Merrill Band schedules a May first program and upcoming parades in Orange City and Kingsley. A uniform drive seeks trousers to complete jackets already on hand.
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Merrill Sand
Akron
Plymouth
Kucinski
Anderson
Merrill
Orange City
Kingsley
Jones’ Store
Vanderloo Resigns to Wed at Fort Sill Oklahoma
Miss Bonnie Vanderloo of Farmers State Bank left April 18 for Fort Sill Oklahoma with Miss Audrey Blum to marry Pvt Maurice Blum on April 25. Attendants include Audrey Blum and best man possible. future home planned in Lawton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Vanderloo
Farmer's State Bank
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Audrey Blum
Miss Vanderloo
Maurice Blum
al C
Stanley Vanderloo
Leland Fagan
Lawton
Okla
Gene Dickman
Bonnie
Janice Becker
Fry
le Mars
Maurice
Morningside Debate Team Shines at Kalamazoo Meet
The Thursday Journal notes Morningside College Debate Team earned six of eight rounds at the Pi Kappa Delta National Convention in Kalamazoo Michigan. Team member Bruce Meyer, son of Harold and Mrs. Meyer, is a former Merrill boy with strong scholastic record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thursday Journal
Morningside College
Pi Kappa Delta National
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo
Mich
Merrill
Bruce Meyer
Harold Meyer
Bruce
Longtime Neighbor Arthur Lindsey Dies at 59
A large gathering at the Methodist church honored Arthur G. Lindsey 59 who died Saturday night after a heart attack at a Sioux City hospital. Funeral services were led by Rev. D. E. Streyffeier and Rev. M. Metcalf, with casket bearers Ed Gorman Arto Herbst Warren Hooff Art Husted Henry Husted and Leonard Daniels. Mauer funeral home handled arrangements and burial followed at Hillside Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Arthur G. Lindsey
Sioux City
D. E. Streyffeier
M. Metcalf
Ed Gorman
Arto Herbst
Warren Hooff
Art Husted
Henry Husted
Leonard Daniels
Mauer Funeral Home
Hillside Cemetery
Car impacts curb crashes into parlor building
A car with Minnesota plates ran onto the curb and into Jack Matte Recreation Parlor last Thursday. The west front was caved in and a large plate glass window broken. The two occupants were apparently unhurt and the car sustained minor damage. The building is owned by Albert Nigg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Jack Mattas Recreation Parlor
Albert Nigg
Audubon Screen Tour closes five season runs at Woodrow Wilson HS
Mr and Mrs Ray Weinheimer and family attended the Audubon Screen Tour at Woodrow Wilson High School in Sioux City. Robert Harmes presented color films from the northern shore of the St Lawrence River and Bonaventure Island in Newfoundland detailing wildlife birds and people in those regions. The final meeting of five tours sponsored by the National Audubon Society concluded the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Weinheimer
Woodrow Wilson High School
Sioux City
Robert Harmes
St. Lawrence River
Bonaventure Island
Newfoundland
National Audubon Society
Vacation Planning Now Offers Seasonal Rates
The notice highlights affordable vacation planning ideas with uplifting tone. It mentions nominal charges for the season and options for family and individual rates, encouraging readers to consider a relaxing trip.
Fourth Quarterly Conference at Methodist Church Parlor
The Fourth Quarterly Conference meets at the Methodist church parlor on Wednesday evening, April 29, with Rev. D. E. Streyffeler speaking on As God Sees Us. This is the final sermon in his three part series including As We See Ourselves and As Others See Us.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
D. E. Streyffeler
W. S. C. Circles to Meet with Miss Reid Guest
WSC Circles 1 and 2 will hold a joint meeting on Wednesday afternoon April 22 in the church basement. The guest speaker will be Miss Mabel Reid a returned missionary from Burma. Each member is asked to invite a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Reid
Burma
Merrill area social roundups and blizzard impacts
Weekend visits highlighted by Merrill residents hosting relatives in Ackley and Leeds. several Sioux City and Moville visitors, including Dr G H Todd and family, plus a bank clerk change at Farmer’s State Bank. Blizzard closures canceled Wednesday school. local families shared hospitality across multiple homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Marienau
Linda
Francis Baker
Vitegil Vanderloo
Ackley
C.J. Vanderloo
Stanley Vanderloo
Harry Rath
Harold Moore
Leeds
Lewis Nye
Sioux City
Eunice Schiefen
Farmer's Src Bank
Dale H
Glen Stinton
Rochester Clinic
Bernard Willis
Lake City
Iowa
Willis
Charles Brodie
Jessie Powell
Karrett Carson
Axel Bre
G. H. Todd
Moville
Merrill
Frank Lerch
Frank Todd
Charles Honnoki
Russell Swanson
Ray Anderson
Circle No 1 project noted in Honnold home report
Tuesday afternoon event for Circle No 1 of the Woman's Society of Christian Service held at the Honnold residence. Several local residents mentioned visiting, illnesses reported, and community notices including a pantry sale, funeral attendance, and church activities. Easter furloughs and military postings referenced with dates and locations across Sioux City Clovis Yankton Washta Vermillion Decorah and Le Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honnold
August Weinheimer
J. F. Kissinger
A. J. Fry
Sioux City
John Nipp
Riculture Deparment
Alvin Hancer
Decorah
Iowa
Robert Steffen
Ed Dvorak
Mron
MR. Hodgson
Vermillion, M. D
Gertrude Hancer
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Jones
WA. Aitken
Chicago
Frank Todd
Viola Kaufman
Marvin O. Nelson
le Mars
Nick Kaufman
Date Bait play draws large crowd in town
A large audience attended the Senior class play Date Bait on Friday night. The comedy revolves around the Walker family and neighbors while political satire unfolds as Assemblyman Gray and his machine are exposed amid romantic mixups and a lively school setting. The cast includes Emily Walker and her sisters, plus local teens in a vivid, period-appropriate production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Mary
Emily
Brit
Anna Gibbons
Dad Walker
Jim Allen
Gray
Mr. Allen
Beng
Harry
Harley
Lester
Assemblyman Gray
Mr. Walker
Community Notes From Le Mars Area Life Events
Mrs Ray Mannie and Mrs Jim Smith visit Irene Lundgren at home after hospital stay. Mr and Mrs Leo Schroeder help cut trees on Louch farm. Albert Lundgren hosts dinner with Earnest Cramec Pipestone and Gladys Lyons Longville. Gethsemane Lutheran Mission in Sioux City to visit Oyens on April 21. Collect old clothing to be delivered to church basement before April. Irene Lundgren remains in bed a week after returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church Womans Missionary Society
J. G. Brinkman
Sioux Center
Barbara Sinesr
Sacred Heart Hospital le Mars
Anna Brunstedt
Ida Pausch
Lutheran Hospital
Sioux City
D.E. Streyffeler
Ray Weinheimer
Vacation Church
First Methodist Church
Keith Beth Cindy
Gordon
Kenny
Jon
Walnut
Iowa
Charles Honnold
Les Jans
Ray Mannie
Jim Smith
le, Mars
Haack
Calless
Robert” Lundgren
Lens
Patterson
Billy ‘Murphy
le Mars
Irene. Lundgren
Leo Schroeder
Louch
Albert Lundgren
Earnest"Cramec
Pipestone
Gladys Lyons
Longville
Sioux ‘City
Gethsemane
Irene Lundgren
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Donna Bock
Gilbert Nove
H. P. Simonsen
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Roy Fry
Jim Mertes
Ira Johns
Gene Braun
Milo Hughes
Mary Hecht
Miller-Hennings
Hunt
Robin Hood
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Pt. Bil
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Sunkist
EPA
Vanderloo
A. G. Lindsey
W. S.C
Edna Kehrberg
Woodbury County Federation of ‘Women’s Clubs
Anthon
Martin van Qosterhout
Iowa Federation
Alex Pelelo
Dean Hurd
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Kay Ballantyne
Wass
Emily Walker
Audrey
Blum
Agnes Walker
Carol Halvey
Mary Walker
Emily Jensen
Pat Walker
LaVon
June Anna Gibbons
Helen ‘Delufri
Harley Allen
Lenny Cluod
Gary
Suibky
Ed Walker
Johnny Burns
Kenny - Bock
Vince Hoefling
Lester Gray
Dave Wilson
Martyn
Matta
Harold Smith
Gerald Hoda
Benson Lloyd
Ura Nuttwees
Gary Stribley Fuller Prunes
Helen
Deluth
Emily ‘Jensen
Vince Hoefting
Spehaeswes
Martyn Mattas
Cop Lloyd
Wells Man
Ray Glenda
Rue
Fredonia
W. E. Laneville
Optometrist
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Optometric Association
Basement American Trust and Savings Bank Brig
Plymouth St
Royal Tires
Blaue Oil CO
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