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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1959
Page
6
The Plymouth County 4-H group, over 400 youths, prepare exhibits for the August county fair while notes on ag practices, corn borer timing, drought concern, and oat and alfalfa varieties fill columns. The author contrasts old county fairs with modern, resourceful displays and urges open churches to educate robust citizens.
A nurse crop is deemed unnecessary at present as seasonal conditions reduce need for added nursing staff. The note indicates staffing decisions remain flexible to patient load and clinical demand.
The Plymouth Soil Conservation District is one of over 2,800 districts honored by a commemorative soil conservation stamp issued by the post office department. The stamp, a 4 cent three color design, depicts a modern conservation farm and will be issued August 26 at Rapid City South Dakota at the annual meeting of the Soil Conservation Society of America. The Plymouth district organized July 14, 1946, has 571 cooperators and 405 with basic conservation plans. District officers include Walter Muecke Hinton Donald Luchen and Harald E Johnson with technical assistance from the Soil Conservation Service. Since June 30 1958, 64 landowners became cooperators, 50 soil and water conservation farm plans were developed, and 17 miles of terraces built. Citizens are urged to reseed waterways degraded by erosion with a grass legume mix and adequate fertilization.
The August calendar lists radio and TV programs from extension services and local stations. Entries include August 18 Know Your Extension Service on ALIM at 12 44 pm, August 19 4 ET Dienst Bevel Er Show in Sioux City, August 19 20 Remsen Fan, and August 19 12 15 pm Stouland Farmer on KVTY.
Plymouth: Ralph Schnepl De Mars E6 st wt 28 Win Hendricks Remsen 23 41 wt 22 27.50 Stokes Brothers Te Mars 22 sows wt 417 1150 Donald Hawke Merrill 18 lambs wrt 95 2225 Ken Gray Merrill fl lambs wt 10 22 2750 Meis Langel Le Mars 29 st wt F109 2750 1 st wt 1 045 26 Sioux: Malcom Kratochvil Haw arden 23 st wt 1 065 27.50 Henry
Babson argues cities should fund at least one library and promote books over radio TV and paperbacks. He cites Andrew Carnegie and notes modern media rivalry, urging libraries to provide free material and high quality reading, backed by public support and ads in local papers.
Betty Lucille Sutton files for divorce from Kenneth Sutton citing cruel and inhuman treatment. They married November 8, 1958 in Le Mars and separated July 30, 1959, with custody sought of their son Robert Aven Sutton born April 12, 1959. The petition requests monthly support and TV-related relief.
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