Merrill Locals Roundup Of Visits And Local Events
Merrill residents wide range of social visits including Johnsons and Keisers in Merrill and Me, plus relatives from Danbury Leeds and Moville. Community activity noted as junior choir rehearsal and plans for a Couples Club float for Ag Day parade amid several short home visits and a birthday reunion in Centerville S D.
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Merrill
Lake Okoboji
Lutheran Church
Floyd Galven
Howard Knudsen
Harold Tschampel
Dan Young
Alice Smith
Centerville
S. D
Bob Deegan
Flagstaff
Arizona
Tim Buckley
Frank Aukland
Rosemary
Struble
John Nipp
Amteroll
Swede Swain
Ed Swain
Colleen
Allen-Young
Blue Comb Disease In Poultry Warns Summer Flock Losses
A late summer advisory describes blue comb as a infectious poultry disease affecting mainly developed birds. It details symptoms including loss of appetite, diarrhea, fever, and rapid death with significant organ damage. Prevention stresses sanitation and stable conditions. treatment outlines feed stimulation and molasses-oats mash for one week to help birds recover.
Merrill Legion Auxiliary Plans Annual Membership Drive
Olson Halwey Unit 125 of the American Legion Auxiliary held its regular August meeting in Merrill Legion hall. The group launched its membership campaign and aims to establish a Junior Auxiliary this year with Mrs Mike Turnis and Mrs Frank Matias leading recruitment. They urge locals to join to help meet the 1954 county and state quotas.
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Olson-Halwey
American Auxiliary
Merrill Legion Hall
Mike Turnis
Frank Matias
Jessen Elected President Of Rural Carriers
At the Rural Mail Carriers Association summer meeting in Hinton Plymouth County July 25 Merrill man Merton Jessen was elected president. Other officers will be chosen at the fall meeting in Kingsley in September, a joint session with Woodbury County Association.
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Rural Mail Carriers Association
Plymouth County
Hinton
Merrill
Merton Jessen
Kingsley
Woodbury County Association
Fehmaraners Plan Annual Picnic With Sioux Valley Return
A Fehmaraner Club committee led by Henry Dellskamp and Hans Mugsfeld of Quimby Iowa with Jake Steffner Moville and Emil Meldenshtein Schleswig met at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rath on July 26 to organize the annual picnic. The event will be at Sioux Valley Minnesota on August 23, same as last year. Mrs. Rath serves as club president.
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Henry Dellskamp
Hans Mugsfeld
Quimby
Jake Steffner
Moville, T
Emil Meldenstein
Schleswig
Frank Rath
Sioux Valley
Minn
Donlin Reunion Picnic At Jay Home
A family picnic supper was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Jay Donlin with relatives gathering for a reunion event.
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Mrs. Jay
Donlin Hosts Reunion As Andersons Attend Event
Wednesday evening gathering honored Mr Donlin’s nephew and wife Lyle Anderson of Georgia. Anderson, in the Intelligence Corps, is slated for overseas service. Guests included Art Kautz and two Arkansas children, plus many Le Mars residents and neighbors. A lightning fire struck Alvin Rollins at Akron causing loss of barn and comments during the same night after the picnic.
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Donlin
Lyle Anderson
Georgia
Anderson
Intelligence Corps
Mankato
Moon
Art Kautz
Philip
Tinker
Arkansas
Minn
Phillip and
Alvin Winterfeld
Gene
Craig
Wayne Winterfeld
Herb Kehrberg
Don Fisher
Edwin Wendt
Lee
Joe Donlin
Roscoe Smail
Charlie Brown
William Donlin
le Mars
Joan Jordahl
Marcus
Gene Becker
Hampton
Alvin Rollins
Akron
Lowell Baldwin
Harold
Tschample
Wayne Hamilton
Marlene
Bud Kehrberg
John Johnson
Lester Donlin
Music Opens Mexican Doors To Waggoner
The author recalls Mexico's music scene and fiesta culture, noting public singing, dance, and street performances. They describe Mexican audiences, street musicians, costumed dancers from Ateneo Fuente, and the welcoming, courteous atmosphere toward a visiting musician with piano and accordion.
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Mexico
Ateneo Fuente
Sioux City
Cantando con el corazon and Mexico music echoed in debt context
A local opinion piece links Mexico’s heartful music to cultural identity and notes a broader financial scene. It outlines global and U S debts totaling about 450 billion dollars, with government, corporate, and consumer borrowings rising despite a wave of prosperity. It discusses federal debt limits and Treasury funding, typical borrowing strategies, and bond sales.
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Mexico
Watermelon feed and visits mark local weekend
Perry Center notes report Fay N Knapp and Tom Flannery on the Saddle and Hunt club house watermelon feed in Sioux City. Visits to Liberty Township by Kovarna and Lindlief families, Shrine night flood relief proceeds from a Loos Park ball game, Lindlief trip to Alta to fetch Lana, and Denker sisters staying with relatives in Emerson Nebraska. Small grain harvesting near completion with remaining shock threshing.
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Fay N. Knapp
Tom Flannery
Saddle and Hunt Club
Sioux City
Flannery
Adolph Kovarna
Cliff Lindlief
Hugh Burkett
Liberty Township
Loos Park
Alta
Iowa
Lana
Ed Lindlief
Lois
Twila Denker
Emerson
Neb
Never Have So Many Owed So Much
The debt limit fight underscores rising private and public debt. Private debt doubled in six years and federal debt sits about nine percent higher than last year, with projections it will climb further. States and cities issued a record four billion dollars in new securities last year and continued rapid borrowing this year.
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Congress
December Debt Ceiling Debate Shapes Fiscal Tensions
Debates in December question whether raising the debt limit could push deficits higher and force Treasury cash draws. Opponents warn it could encourage extravagance while the administration stresses efficiency to curb waste. The Korean truce may offer a pause in defense spending.
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Congress
Picnic honors Lt Den Houden before Tacoma trip
A Maurice park picnic Sunday honored Lt Chris Den Houden who left Monday for Tacoma Washington. Attending were Le Mars couples the Gillespies Leverings and Smits families from Winside plus Vore Brower and others. Local residents hosted visits with friends from Orange City Sheldon and Sioux City before and after the trip.
Local families host visits and a new grandson
Maurice and relatives celebrate new grandchild. Mrs J Webbinga visits Sioux City daughter. Mrs Ronald Schat visits Canova Salem and Sioux Falls. Hubert De Jong hosts Sunday supper guests Elmer Van Rockel Eugene. De Koters plan Black Hills vacation. Bobby Brink visits Louis De Vries in Sheldon. Campagne family fished in Minnesota. Bleyenberg reunion held in La Verne Minnesota. Glenda Borchers weekend in Craig with Fred John. Pluim family from Sioux Center visit Bill Korver for Gloria’s birthday. Kots and Vera visit Dranser home Cannes. Van Steenuyk from Canistota visits Schat home. George Bradshaw family visit Sioux City. Ralph Schat family from Sioux Falls. Esther Schmidt from Hospers stays with Howard Ruisch. Bud Kuiken and wife welcome son Bradley Dale July 31 in Orange City hospital.
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Maurice
Maurice Park
Chris den Houden
Tacoma
Washington
Anne Levering
le Mars
Elmer Gillespie
Don Gillespie
Marvin Smits
Famiy
Winside
Nebraska
Roscoe Vore
Earl
John Brower
Abe Levering
Milo
Nehon
Dick Delong
Jim Klein
Sherman
Gerrit Pluim
Middleburg
Bill Korver
William Smits
Freeman N. Reppe
New London
Iowa
John Brink
Arnold de Jong
Junior Sobesma
Orange City
Pierce Jansmin
Fdvin Brink
Rep- Res
Monay
Joan Linnan
Margaret Mc Donald
Briar Cliff College
Sioux City
Hubert de Jong
Sheldon
Johnny Jager
West Bend
Mir
Alfred Bender
Batinia
New York
Laurie Beth
Harry Mulenburg
Louis de Vries
Stan Campagne
Sharreen
Minnesota
Pete Proper
Peter
Willus Ruisch
Johnny
Bleyenberg
Laverne
Sioux Center
Gloria
Heer
John Kots
Elvera
Nick Dranser
Cannes
Bert van Steenuyk
Canistota
S. D
Ronald Schat
George Bradshaw
Sioux City Spert
Ahaty LE Mars
Globe-Post
Ispent
H.D. Opgel
Ralph Schat
Sioux Falls
Agnes Vander Molen
Hiedebrink
Ralph
Cual Esther Schmidt
Hospers
Howard Ruisch
Ole Mr
Wilson
Bud Kuiken
Orange City Hospital
Nam Bradley Dale
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Janice Johnson
Harold Johnson
Elle Keiser
Merril
Elizabeth Anderson
James Huigens
Willard van Meter
Harry Rath
Marion
St. D
Harry
Bennet
Leeds
Filmer Boettger
Gilbert Uhl
Danbury
Robert Smith
Darlene Uhl
Smithy
Herbert Boettger
Lehrman
Mead Peyutry
le Mars Hatchery
Second Ave
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Merrill Legion Auxiliary
Pate
Chiropractic For Health
A. C. Delaney
Branum Oil CO
Merrill, Iowa
Ness
U. S. Treasury
Treasury
Humphrey
The
Riversioux Park
Rodney Morris
Alton
Remsen
Township
Henry Roghair
Jennie Cleveringa
Gertrude Wielenga
Esert Jan Roghair
Gerrit Doormwaard
Henry J. Moret
Henry Jonker
William Westra
Loa
Dee In
All
Henry M. Eilks
Clayton L. Christensen
Elk
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Quitoes
Ispdes
Scorpions
Wells
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