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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1953
Page
6
Le Mars Globe-Post notes its second class matter status at Le Mars post office under the act of March 3 1879. Publisher R F Starzl and Editor R G Starzl are named. Subscription in advance costs 3.00 per year domestically and 5.00 per year for foreign countries.
Mrs John Erpedting hosts Pinochle Six after noon. Richard Hicks family from Bows Iowa visited Rev and Mrs F D Wimp en route to Colorado. Rev J G Brinkman and sons dined with George Carstensen family in West Le Mars. W B Hauffs visited G H Todd in Moville. W E Dennler and Alfred Jones assisted with painting at the Methodist church. Harry Rath hospitalized for spinal operation. Mercedes Banks of Rapid City spent weekend with Alfred LaBahn.
Geo W Case longtime Remsen area farmer and former tuck driver died after a hospital visit. Born May 16 1894 in Kingsley he married Mary Ann Pfeffer May 6 1900. Funeral 9:00 am Tuesday at St Marys Remsen with Rev George Theobald. burial in St Al s cemetery. Survivors include wife two sons Peter and Frank and daughter Mrs Mike Beemer plus five grandchildren. Funeral home directions given. wake Monday night.
Nick Greten of Remsen died at Sacred Heart hospital on August 16 after weeks of illness. A retired farmer, he was 83. Born January 29, 1870 in Luxembourg, he immigrated to the United States in 1892 and had lived here since.
Mr and Mrs Roy Kiemme returned Friday from Wichita Kansas where he worked as a machinist for Beech aircraft He resigned voluntarily though there is still work but the company is laying off workers in wing fabrication at five hundred weekly with an expected total loss of five thousand due to lack of orders Cuts hit engineers too with seniority guiding firings The layoffs stem from a general curtailment in the aircraft industry after a government decision deeming new planes unnecessary
Iete notes some men leaving rival firms with contracts and Bocme Aircraft Searle hiring engineers and technicians for experimental aircraft. The report also mentions St Monica's ice cream social at St James church on Sunday August 23 at 4 00 p m and various local social updates.
Ellen Rasmussen daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Rasmussen and Harold Karrer son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Karrer were married Saturday evening at the First Lutheran church in South Sioux City. Rev. Francs A. Daching officiated with Helen Morten at the organ and Cameron Watson as soloist. Elsie Rasmussen served as maid of honor for her twin sister and Cathie Bowen was bridesmaid. The attendants wore aqua and salmon pink gowns with satin bodices and carried colonial white pompon bouquets.
The bride wore a white Chantilly lace gown over satin with a fitted bodice and fall length skirt. A fingertip veil adorned with flowers complemented her white Bible and orchid. The bridesmaids and attendants included Ralph Moore Harold Brodersen Harold Rasmussen and Eugene Morenrief. After a western wedding trip the newlyweds will reside on a farm near Kingsley.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Peters observe their silver wedding anniversary with an open house at their home on Sunday August 23 from 2 to 5 o clock. Friends and relatives are invited to call.
A fragment lists buyers and their 1953 cars from towns including Akron Le Mars Kingsley Remsen and Sioux City. Vehicles shown include Oldsmobile Chevrolet and Dodge models with names Adeline Jonssen Nurel Friedricks Maynard Thoms Nelson Hatchery Cecil Nevius and G P Wagner.
Miss Arlene Ahrens daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Ahrens of Kingsley Iowa announces her September 2 wedding to Donald Davis son of Mr and Mrs William Davis of Moville. The ceremony will take place at Kingsley Methodist Church. Mr Davis was recently discharged from the army.
Clifford D Bogaard of Orange City Iowa offers farm real estate furniture and purebred sales with telephone contact 22. Auctioneer services listed with code (47 584) for outreach and scheduling.
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