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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1953
Page
3
Frank Todd, Major, urges residents to tidy yards and prune trees as spring arrives. A cruising town tour reveals neglect in several areas and the note stresses that orderly cleanup could inspire others to follow suit for a better neighborhood.
The Couples' Club committee led by Mr and Mrs Powell Mrs Tschampel and Mrs Kissinger organized a Sunday April 26 meeting. A 7 o'clock potluck dinner was served in the church basement and Bob Dennler presented his Alaska pictures.
Wayne Warnock returned home Monday noon from Sacred Heart hospital Le Mars where he had been a patient since Saturday. He was injured while helping his brother-in-law Leonard Schule with field work when his tractor went into a ditch on the highway. Neighbors found him unconscious after he fell from the tractor. The incident is under investigation and the cause is not yet known.
An accident left a worker with a broken rib after a spreader ran over him. The man, named Wayne, was in fair condition but unable to work for a period.
The Brownies met after school on Wednesday on the W. B. Hauff lawn. They conducted scout games after the business meeting and planned a hike for next Wednesday.
Miss Mabel Reid a Burma mission veteran spoke at a joint W S C S circles gathering on April 22 in the church basement. Mrs J F Kissinger presided Circle 1 with devo tions by Ahera Stribley and Florence Swanson. A focal selection by Rev D E Streyfteler and Florence Swanson, dessert lunch served, and a mission offering collected. Reid visited Hin ton W S C S and Riverside Methodist church the next days. Home in Tracer Iowa.
Mr and Mrs Harold Johnson entertained at a family dinner on Tuesday evening in honor of their son Ronald who turned six. The event celebrated Ronald with relatives, marking a joyful birthday gathering.
An anniversary tribute lists Mrs. Roger Easton’s birthday on Wednesday and on the guest roll include Carl Johnson family Mr and Mrs Ed Yoerger Mr and Mrs Roger Easton and Armand Lehman. Afternoon visitors at the Johnson home were Mrs Lizzie Anderson and Mrs Bill Horsley from Sioux City.
A large delegation from the Lutheran Missionary Society will attend the Western group Missionary Rally at the Akron rural Lutheran church on Wednesday April 29. The event is an all day session. Meanwhile church work advances and the congregation hopes to hold services in the new auditorium by the latter part of March.
Former Merrill Boy ist Lt. and Mrs. Robert Irwin and their infant son were weekend guests at Lt. Irwin's parents' home. He arrived after seven months in Korea with duty in Seoul and Pusan, traveling from Japan via Army transport to San Francisco and Omaha in about 50 hours. He will report to MATS Ferry Command in Amarillo, Texas, after a furlough. The family will relocate to Amarillo, leaving their McCook Lake home temporarily. The baptism of their seven month old son James Robert occurred April 19 at the local Methodist church, the fourth generation of the Irwin family baptized there, with a family dinner and gathering afterward. Guests included: Lt. and Mrs. Robert Irwin and James Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Fed Horton, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Horton, Connie and Tom, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Strub and son, and neighbor Henry Henrich Roberts, among Merrill friends.
1st Lt Robert Irwin completed a final combat mission over North Korea while attached to the 7th Bomb Wing in a B-26. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with no oak leaf clusters. A Merrill, Iowa dog owner list is released with licensing fees and enforcement notes referencing Iowa Code sections 351L.25 351.26 and 351.27.
FRANK TODD mayor April 20 1953 leads Merrill school news with pupils sharing experiences from a spring walk. Students describe birds robins sparrows and blackbirds while families like Ted Michelisky show eight new puppies and a parrot. Second grade explores jam making and paper tulips. first grade reports on a circus movie and signs of spring. A brass quartet performs at Union high school with uniforms drive for Merrill band amid upcoming concerts and fish fry proceeds.
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Nore and family visited the Bernard Van Roekel home on Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs Emmet Wilson accompanied by Mr and Mrs Mearl Peckenpaugh of Sioux City drove to continue the record page.
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