Le Mars Social Items Highlight Local Gatherings
Mrs Ed Sullivan hosted a Thursday evening gathering with late luncheon following. The Women’s Missionary Society of St John’s American Lutheran met at the country home of Mrs Richard Eyres with Mrs William Schmidt and Mrs Fred Schmidt as hostesses. Activities included devotions and Bible study focused on India and New Guinea. Mr and Mrs Fritz Mayrose entertained guests to celebrate Mrs Mayrose’s birthday with Pinochie after dinner. Lieut John Douglas Tolyma of Del Rio Texas attended a six thirty dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs William Schultz in honor of Mrs Edgar Tolkma’s birthday. Irene Forbes of Harlan and Nina Forbes dined with Miss Leora Laughton.
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Ed Sullivan
Women’s Missionary Society of St. John’s American Lutheran Church
Richard Eyres
William Schmidt
Fred Schmidt
Art Knorred
Fritz Mayrose
Tony Hames
Robert Stocker
Ole van Goor
Mayrose
William Schultz
Edgar Tolkma
John Douglas Tolyma
del Rio
Texas
Irene Forbes
Harlan
Iowa
Nina Forbes
Leora Laughton
Highway Story Reports Patrol Car Delayed Markings
Patrolman received a new car but insignia and lights installation faced a delay of a couple of days. With rising traffic fatalities, officials urged no delay in equipping patrol vehicles to warn and deter motorists on summer highways.
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Bob Hullihan
Highway Patrol
Unmarked patrol car causes fear on highway duty
A patrolman reports drivers failing to identify the car used on duty. He fears for his safety as drivers cut in and tailgate while the car lacks recognizable markings. A safety department reader also asks to stop receiving accident summaries, finding them nerve wracking amid the summer conditions.
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Safety Department
Baby Beef Sale Promises High Quality Meats for Freezer Owners
County auction director Atlie A Pierson touts a baby beef sale Wednesday night August 9 offering meat with high tenderness and flavor. Expected dressout 60 65 percent of live weight with forequarter 32 percent and hindquarter 48 percent. Principal cuts include ribs 9.5 percent loin 18 percent round 24 percent chuck and plate 14.5 percent. Steers average around 600 pounds. Sale notes OPS regulations suspended enabling freer sale and pricing.
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Atlie A. PiPerson
Aten
Sion
Akron Foster Saves Child From Drowning
A two year old girl Marianne Higman nearly drowned when she fell into water at a gravel pit south of Akron. Tractor operator Dick Coleman pulled her from the water, performed artificial respiration, and she began breathing again. She was taken to Akron Community hospital and is reported to be improving. City officials arrived with a new respiratory outfit but it was not needed.
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Akron
Marianne
Harold Higman
Dick Coleman
Akron Community Hospital
Supt
Davis
Marshal Blake
FFA Building Receives Face Lifting At Fair Setup
The FFA building shows a new face with an expanded space for displays and an added noon eats stand serving complete plate lunches at 75 cents. Exhibits on FFA activities will be displayed by officers, co chairs, and members plus chapter records. Registration for homemaking and other entries opens at the schoolhouse Saturday and Monday at the fairgrounds with judging by Mrs Ketelson and committee members assisting.
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F. A
FL H. A
da. m
Ayl
Fai
Lorna Johnson
Neva Lang
Karen
Jo Ann Thompson
Donna Nicholson
Car- Teen Braune
Darrel Ketelson
Joel Shepherd
Fred Buckley
Boy Saved By Fast Aid From Uncle
Billy Cardwell eight of Leeds was visiting his uncle Frank Hergner Jr. southwest of Remsen when a mower caused a severe arm injury. Uncle Bergner applied a makeshift tourniquet and saved the boy from likely fatal bleeding before doctors at Sacred Heart hospital treated him for deep cuts and a severed artery. Doctors expect full recovery of arm use.
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Billy Cardwell
Leeds
Frank Hergner, Jr
Remsen
Sacred Heart Hospital
Billy
Bergner
Fld Christensen
Christensen
Boever Farm Sold At Auction Near Remsen
The Sacre farm, left by the late Frank Boever, sold Saturday to Oswald Avena for 302.50 per acre. The six mile south site near the Remsen cemetery corner is well improved and ideal, with executor John Boeser and broker M. M. Griepenburg handling the estate and sale. Auctioneers were Richards, Muders & Adams of Le Mars.
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Frank Boever
Oswald Avena
Remsen Cemetery
John Boeser
M. M. Griepenburg
Richards, Muders & Adams
le Murs En
Williams and Lee to headline Plymouth County Fair grandstand
Williams and Lee entertainment agency returns to the Plymouth county 4 H and Agricultural fair on August 7 and 18. The group, popular with locals, will present the grandstand show free to all attendees with temporary seating for 2500 and a temporary stage ensuring good visibility. Evening programs include focal band concerts and free acts.
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le Mats
Plymouth County
Williams and Lee Entertainment Booking Agency
Engagement of Sharon Taylor to Warren Held announced
Engaged couple is Sharon Lee Taylor of Goldfield Iowa and Warren G Held son of Ben F Held of Hinton The wedding is set for September 13 at Goldfield Methodist church Miss Taylor attended Morningside College and Held is a graduate of the college He is employed at radio station KSCS
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George Taylor
Goldfield
Iowa
Sharon Lee Taylor
Warren G. Held
Ben F. Held
Hinton
Goldfield Methodist Church
Miss Taylor
Morningside ‘College
Held
Radio Sition Kscs
Mrs Hoekstra Leaves After Visit With Aunt In Town
Mrs EL Hoekstra and her son, a guest at her aunt Mrs John Westra, departed for Shelbyville Michigan after the visit.
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EL. Hoekstra
John Westra
Shelbyville
Mich
Local tax probe plan eyed for future statewide checks
Iowa tax officials say no home to home investigations yet in the state. The plan, sparked by New England pilots, would question residents in well kept homes who underpay taxes. Experts estimate billions evade by simply not filing returns. Peterborough? Ontario. Oscar Baldwin of Akron, Iowa, buys a young Guernsey sire.
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Iowa
Peterborough
Oscar Baldwin
Akron
Mentor Berling Casparo bull from Mentor Farms
Mentor Berling Casparo, from Mentor Farms in Volga South Dakota, is described as a richly bred young bull out of the cow Mentor Conservative Babe who has been classified Good for type and has a production record of 8 764 pounds of milk and 423 pounds of butterfat at eight years old in the Herd Improse.
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Mentor Berling Casparo
Mentor Farms
Volga
Babe
Suit Filed Between Parties Over Villa Case
A legal filing records a suit involving Peat Villa's Casparo against an unnamed defendant. The docket shows a civil action seeking relief in a court, with the case background connected to the Vitella residence. Proceedings and dates are not fully specified in the fragment.
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Sioux Line
Cribs & Bins
Wonder
Wiltgen
Farner
F.F.A
Boever Farm
Wiltgen’s
Williams & Lee
Fair Entertainment
G. A. Neal
Ne Lovely Drug Store
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Buster Brown
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