Bouquet for Queen Shirley Groetken at Gehlen High
Peter Forsberg, president of the chamber of commerce, hands a bouquet to Shirley Groetken as she arrives from the plane owned by her father Phil Groetken. Gehlen High School students and several local figures greet the queen, including Father Paul Alvey and E. W. Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Belling
Naéf
Peter Forsberg
Chamber of Commerce
Shirley Groetken
Phil Groetken
Paul Alvey
Géhlen
E. W.rogers
Shirley
Phillip
Phyllis
Examination for Deputy Tax Job in Plymouth County
An examination for Deputy County Assessor in Plymouth County was held on August 25 in Le Mars under the State Tax Commission. The board will certify qualified candidates to the County Assessor within 15 days, who will appoint a deputy from the list. Selection criteria emphasize ability, education, experience, and executive capacity, with no bearing on politics religion or residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Harter
State Tax Commission
Plymouth County
Howe
le Mars
Stue Tax Commission
Plymouth County Exam Board
Free Ride Tickets Distributed by Le Mars Stores
E W Rogers manager of the Le Mars chamber of commerce notified participating stores of the free ride ticket distribution. Rides start at 10 a.m. Friday and run to 9 p.m.. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are issued to adults who can obtain as many as needed so every child has one ride. Participating stores include J C Penney Co and Vander Meer Bakery with others listed. some ads note the program in Globe-Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Rogers
le Mars~chamber of Commerce
Rogers
Icket
Globe-Post
J.C. Penney Co
Luken's Furniture
Tots & “Teens Sieverding-Walz Hardware
Ender, Sampson
Carmen's
Bar‘Mauer
Vallet
Grolewolde
Chevrolet Co
Ber
Bonsentade
Clea War
First
National
Bank
B &B
Parkinsonne
Adler Sporting. Goods
O. Skaggs
Ater Toor
Federal Savings & “Loan
Union School Set to Open August 3
Union township consolidated schools will open for the 1959 60 school year on Monday August 3 at 9 am Dismissal that day will be 11 30 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Township Consolidated Schools
Cornish Heckt couple wed at Zion Lutheran Luverne Minn.
Miss Pat Cornish daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Cornish 1415 North Irene Street Sioux City and Orvan Heckt son of Mr and Mrs Milo Heckt Rapids City Iowa were married August 15 1959 at Zion Lutheran Church Luverne Minnesota at 2 p.m. in a single ring service. The couple will reside in Sioux City. The bridegroom is employed by the Gus Pech Foundry Le Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Cornish
Albert
Irene Street
Sioux City
Orvan Heckt
Milo Heckt
Rapids City
Zion Lutheran Church
Luverne
Minnesota
Gus Pech Foundry
le, Mars
Weather forecast fragment from Le Mars area
Weather fragment notes mild temperatures after a long period of cool weather. A forecast hints at possible showers today with a mix of sun and clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mar
Jace
New Cars Grady Motors in Akron Show Chevrolet Lineup
Akron dealers Grady Motors and Havok Moffatt list Chevrolet models with Harle Lewison Dury Jeffers in the Akron market. Gidsmobile and Dury Jeffers are cited alongside Chevrolet in a fragmented notice about new car availability and local auto sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady
Two Men Hurt When Cars Collide North Of Sioux City
In a Sunday night accident on the 3200 block of Highway 75 North in Sioux City two men suffered minor injuries. Lewis D. Nelson 57 of Sioux City received a head laceration and was treated at St. Vincent hospital then released. Lawrence J. Freking 24 of Remsen had a head bump and was examined then released. Freking rode as a passenger in a car driven by Robert E. Kneip 20 of Le Mars. Nelson was cited for no operator license and failure to stop for a through highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Lewis D. Nelson
Lawrence J. Freking
Remsen
Nelson
St. Vincent Hospital
Freking
Robert E. Kne
le Mars
Le Mars Invitational Golf Tourney Set for Sept 6 7
The Le Mars invitational golf tournament runs Sunday and Monday September 6 and 7 with a 27 hole medal play championship flight for ten handicap golfers starting at 8 a m Monday and other flights for higher handicaps on an 8 hole route Qualifying scores must be submitted Sunday Prizes awarded to top three in each flight plus bonuses for closest tee shot on hole two and longest drive on hole nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars
Grand Opening Flower House Friday Event at Le Mars
Mrs. Jean Blakely owner of the Le Mars Flower House on Highway 75 advertises a Friday grand opening on August 28. Free roses for ladies and free coffee and cookies from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Door prizes will be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Blakely
le Mars
Highway 75
Large Truck Delivers Furniture to Lukens Last Week
Globe Post reporter photographed a box car sized truck parked by Byrne Transfer awaiting Lukens Furniture Store staff to unload at their warehouse for the 34th anniversary sale. Westmar College also received furniture shipments this week as bleachers were installed at the athletic field boosting fall appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Post
Byrne
Em Jployee's
Luken’s
Marvin Singer
Junior Small
Lukens
Luken’s Furniture Store
Westmar College
Your
Nurse Judy Schelin Graduates From Swedish Hospital School
Miss Judy Schelin daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Schelin of Le Mars Minnesota graduated with honors as a registered nurse at the Swedish hospital school of nursing in Minneapolis on Friday evening August 24 1959. Her parents attended the ceremonies and she is now employed at Sacred Heart hospital here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Schelin
Carl Schelin
le, Mars
Swedish Hospital School of Nursing
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Miss Schelin
Nsuring
Sacred Heart Hospital
Hinton Barbeque This Saturday
Hinton's fifth annual barbeque will be Saturday August 29 with official opening at IL am. The Ply mouth county historical society and old setters host a potluck picnic at Hinton church. Main speaker F. N. Swett will discuss journeys for empire and the Lewis and Clark expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
IL Am
Plymouth County Historical Society
Old Setters
F. N. Swett
Empire
Police Court Fines Involving C Richardson and Kustinitis
In a city case C Richardson of Sioux Falk was fined 22 dollars for fishing without a valid license. Charles Kustinitis of Sheboygan Wisconsin was fined 7.50 dollars for no valid operator license and 7.50 for running a stop sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Richardson
Sioux Falk
Charles Kustinitis
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Fall and Winter Hours At Library
The Le Mars public Library will be closed Friday and Saturday August 28 and 29 according to librarian Esther Smith. On August 31 fall and winter hours begin from 1 to 6 in the afternoon and 7 to 9 in the evenings, six days a week. Closed Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Mars
Esther Smith
Training Cruise Completes On USS Wilkinson
Midn. Thomas N. Kampson of Le Mars completed a summer training cruise aboard the Pacific Fleet destroyer leader USS Wilkinson. A Notre Dame NROTC member, he gained seamanship, navigation, engineering and at sea gunnery experience to prepare for commission after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Two Couple Applies for Marriage Licenses in 1960s Notice
Kenneth Plendl and Le Thia Schiefen of Le Ma to Monty James Kurth and Clarice Hilda Potttebaum, along with Arnold W. Hitzemann and Fern L. Mackey of Akron, appear in the marriage license notice. Henry Hartman, assistant cashier at First National Bank, resigns effective Sept. 1 after since 1953 service and three years as assistant cashier, planning a move with family to Richmond California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand
Kenneth Plendl
Lethia Schiefen
le Ma
Monty James Kurth
Clarice Hilda Pottebaum
Arnold W. Hitzemann
Fern L. Mackey
Akron
Henry Hartman
First National Bank
Hanman
Richmond
California
Globe-Post adopts teletypesetter as fastest type of news
The Globe-Post announces acquisition of a teletypesetter to replace the obsolete Linotype. A second unit with no font changes will join the setup, with completion tentatively set for September 13. The paper seeks applicants for operators and praises the upgrade as improving readability for its Northwest Iowa readership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe-Post
Sory
Iowa
Lyon County Reporter
The
Sioux City Journal
Linotype
Manuufacturer
Wall Moe
Th Globe-Post
Cilohe- Post
Le Mars Graduates Enter Convent
Mary Elenenrich, top student and Gehlen High School graduate from Le Mars, will leave Friday August 28 to enter the novitiate of the Sisters of Christian Charity in Wilmeth Illinois. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Henrich, farmers west of Le Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elenenrich
Gehlen High School
le Mars
Sisters of Christian Charity
Wilmeth
Ilinois
Dwin Henrich
Car damage report from San Monica incident in 1957
In a steat decadent at 3rd asks of San Monica California. Robert Galles driving a 1957 Ford game cast sustained $200 damage to his car after hitting the curb with both right rear and front tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Monica
California
Robert Galles
Le Mars Woman Alice Tucker Byrne Dies After Short Hospital Stay
Alice Tucker Byrne of Le Mars died August 26 1989 at Sacred Heart Hospital after a two day hospitalization. She was born March 23 1892 in Akron married to J B Byrne on August 28 1909 in Sioux City and had a 30th wedding anniversary recently. Funeral services are set for August 29 at 2 p.m. at Mauer funeral home with burial in Le Mars city cemetery. Survivors include her husband Haney Byrne daughter Myrna Byrne and son Wesley in infancy. She had three grandchildren and three great grandchildren, with several siblings and four brothers surviving. Her life included church and Eastern Star membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B
Alice Byrne
le Mais
Sacred Heart Hospital
Byrne
Motor Express
Byrne Motor Express
Sioux City
Mary Elizabeth Underwood Tucker
el Tucker
Eastern Star
First Methodist Church
le Mars
Mauer Funeral Home
R Vo Gildner
le Mars City
I B. Byrne
Haney Byrne
Myrna Byrne
Wan Royer
Winnebago
Minnesota
Waller Harvey
Marcus
Leon Jenkens
Barrett
George Tucker
W. P. Tucker
Akron
AL A. Tucker
Madison
South Dakota
Charles Tucker
Wesley
Le Mars High to distribute year books on August 30
Le Mars High School announces year books will be distributed August 30 between morning hours at the main entrance. Bring receipts to pick up.
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le Mars
Aang
End High
Regional Soil Award Winners
The Des Moines Register lists 1959 statewide soil conservation achievement award winners. In Region 1 Plymouth County, George Greenwood of Merrill won in the owner-operated farm category, Leo Schroeder of Mars, Lawrence Langel Kingsey for handl and tenant operated farming, and Donald J. Yondrak of Kingsley for new cooperators with conservation districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Plymouth County
George Greenwood
Merrill
Foor
Leo Schroeder Te Mars
Lawrence Langel Kingsey
Donald J. Yondrak
Kingsley
Plymouth County Feeder Show Highlights Local Cattle Men
Plymouth County showcases 122 cattle at the Sioux City yards with nine opens and maimed entrants Master Junior Cattle Feeder earns top score. Judges Tom Wickerghim and George Smith assess calves ranging 3 to 1 head while a commission man handles sales to the open market. The event emphasizes education and marketing efficiency for 1989.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richael Borchers
le Mfars
Richard Her
Alla Eich
Penpell Gertie
Wendell Renken
Sioux City Stoc
Plymouth County
Stoe City
Daiy
Tom Wickerghim
Iowa State University
George Smith
Armour and Company
Sioux City
Hoeven Sent Threatening Letter From Union Boss
Rep. Charles B. Hoeven received a hostile letter from James B. Carey warning rural voters in his district. The note suggested labor actions against Hoeven for backing the Landrum Griffin bill, which limits union boss pay and certain activities. The letter framed labor pressure as a ballot issue against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Hoeven
James B. Carey
Sth
Carey
Hoeven
Landrum Griffen Hill
First Meeting of Community Fund Held at Plymouth
The first meeting of the Community Fund and Directors was held August 25 at the Plymouth Electric Cooperative building. George Wolbers, this year’s chairman, led the session which set up committees for the year. The fund aims to reduce the number of requests to worthy causes. Admissions committee meets September 8 at 8 PM to decide which organizations are included. those seeking inclusion should contact Vern Nyman or George Wolbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Electric Cooperative Association
George Wolbers
Vern Nyman
Radio Communication For Planes At Westmar Airport
Merlin Bock of Westmar airport Le Mars reports unclear funds from a Sunday flight breakfast aiding airport indebtedness. Owners consider installing radio contact system tinicem to talk with incoming planes, if equipped, improving resident contact. Also Sioux City Journal notes Thomas Stevens pleaded guilty to contributing to delinquency of a minor, not involved with a girl, 30 days jail suspended. admitted buying beer for a friend under 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin Bock
Westmar
le Mars
Sioux City Journal
Thomas Stevens
Kingsley
Stevens
Ralph Crary
Also Mentioned on This Page
Queen Shirley Groetken
Joe Carney
J. H Obermire
Vincent Deiterman
Luken
Pears Barbershoppers
Hinton Garden Club
T. B. Byrne
H. Haack
Bud
Les Mars
Bet
Plymouth Co
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