Le Mars Poll Favors Unified Benevolent Fund
E W Rogers secretary of the Le Mars chamber reports 391 of 400 ballots returned in favor of a community benevolent fund. The survey supports joining collections into a single fund to reduce separate drives. Orville Nielsen takes over organizing duties, with temporary chairmanship in place for a permanent body.
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E. W. Rogers
Le Mars chamber of commerce
chamber of commerce
Le Mars
community fund
Rogers
Orville Nielsen
ats
Nielsen
Molzen Takes New Post at Westmar College
Lloyd Molzen of Le Mars is named instructor in business administration at Westmar College. The college expands its long-standing business education and secretarial programs by creating a dedicated business administration instruction. Molzen recently graduated from Westmar and will pursue graduate work during summers. Professor Clayton Feis remains in Economics while Miss Rose Hoover continues in Business Education and Secretarial Training.
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Lloyd Molzen
Westar College
Molzen
Le Mars
Westmar College
Deidseness
Clayton Feis
Rose Hoover
Local businessmen fund 57 calves for 4 H FFA auction
A group of 35 Le Mars business and professional men formed a fund to share expenses for buying 57 baby beef calves at the fair auction. They paid 13,250.27 for the stock weighing 57,400 lb and sold it the next day on the Sioux City market for 14,071.41. The average shrink was about 28 lb per head and the overall loss or gain depended on the purchase price per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Le Mars
usyal
Sioux City
Basketball Fans Involved In Collision
John Laux files a lawsuit for 34997.01 against Charles Frerichs and Larry Dobson over a collision on Hiway 75 while en route to a basketball game in Sioux City. The petition claims Frerichs hit Will Penning’s car, sending it into the wrong lane, then Dobson struck Penning, injuring Laux and causing disfigurement. The crash occurred about a mile northeast of Merrill.
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John Laux
autnor
Vernon C. Laux
Charles Frerichs
Larry Dobson
Plymouth
Frerichs
Will Penning
Dobson
Penning
Laux
plantiff
Sioux City
petiion
Le Mars
Merrill
plintiff
Aga vesattet dieteciddags
felliow
dell
Mrs Gordan Snava Weds Gordon Snava in Merrill
Mrs Gordan Qean Snava formerly Bonnie Fasten exchanged marriage vows with Gordon Snava at St John Lutheran Church Merrill. She is daughter of James and Mrs Alveston. He is son of Lee Swasa and Mrs Swasa of Chehalis Washington. They plan to live in Ellensburg Washington.
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Gordan Qean Snava
Bonnie Eva Fasten
Younsberg
Gordon Snava
St. John Livheran Church
Merrill
Snava
James Alveston
Lee Swasa
Chehalis
Washington
Ellensburg
Crash Victim Taken By Car Window In North Iowa Crash
Mrs Gertie Brummel 70 of Hull suffered a broken pelvis and left shoulder in a collision two miles north of Hinton on Highway 75 at four pm Tuesday. Also injured were Gerrit Brummel 37 and Eunice Brummel 37. They were taken to Sacred Heart hospital in Le Mars after the elderly woman was removed through a back window. Patrolman Lyle Pell noted rain during the crash. The Brummells, Reid and Jasperson cars were involved. Jasperson’s daughter Teri escaped injury. Damage totaled about ten dollars to the Jasperson car.
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Gertie Brummel
Hull
Winter bridge
Hinton
Gert Brummel
Eunice
daugh weean law
Brummel
Willgen-Lucdike
Luken
Eunice Brummel
Sacred Heart hospital
Le Mars
Kew
Ringstead
Lowa
Don Jasperson
Gerrit
Brummell
Reid
d Jasperson
Jasperson
Terri
Penny sore
Admitted to Sacred Heart hospital births listed
Under doctors care at Sacred Heart hospital since August 22 1957 for multiple patients from Le Mars Remsen Marcus Hull Kingsley Kingsley Akron and nearby areas. Entries note births including several Aug 22 23 24 25 27 28 with parents Mr and Mrs names and gender including boys and girls across Le Mars Remsen Akron Kingsley and surrounding communities.
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Sacred Heart hospital
Dora Eyres
Le Mars
Marion Treinen
Remsen
Roger Thoma
Clyde Means
Marcus
Augusta
May
Willian-Dirks
Merrill
Meister
Kingsley
William” Tewilly Washta
Bernard Grau
Andrew Juhi
Gary Pecks
Robert Clark
James Harman
Robert Fischer
Granville
Aloysius Rolfes
Larry Clumanns
Harold Albert
Mars
Robert Mockler
Melvin Koch
Marvin ‘Nemmers
Tony Hermes
Wm. Frypatrick
Gaylen Miller
Jal Koerner
Thomas Arens
Robert Vreugdenhil
Akron
Bay
Wedding licenses issued in Plymouth county this week
Marriage licenses were issued at the Plymouth county clerk's office this week to Ronald Dean Walker and Iznice Kasner both of Moville, Duane Gotehe of Remsen and Lois Ana Dun of Hornick, Iowa. Mrs Hasakl Schmidt is beauty operator at Lydia's Beauty shop this week while the proprietor, Mrs Hers Ladyenthing and her husband Amy an Vication.
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Plymouth county
Ronald Dean Walker
Iznice Kasner
Moville
Duane Gotehe
Remsen
Lois Anadun
Hornick
Iowa
Hasakl Schmidt
Lydia
Hers Ladyenthing
Labor Day origins and modern toned echoes
The column traces Labor Day back to 1882 in New York City led by Matthew Maguire and notes city and state adoptions through 1923. It recalls early parades and festivities fading due to cost, ending with politicians praising honest toil in sparse prose.
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Matthew Maguire
Central Labor Union
New York City
Knights
Federation of Labor
New York State
Massachusetts
Wyoming
Labor
October 4 Big Day in Le Mars Nets Circus and Club Meet
October 4 will feature a kids circus at the fairgrounds sponsored by the Eagles club and the 49th annual convention of the Federated Women's Clubs of the 8th district drawing 500 delegates and about 1,000 visitors. The circus organizers, with school lists and sponsor funds, secured fair board permission after a study by a committee. A Balges club news release appears elsewhere in this issue. Margaretta Duster returns to her cashier role at Le Mars Savings Bank after a leave.
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Le Mars
Eagles club
fairgrounds
Federated Women’s clubs
northwest
lowa
federation of women’s clubs
fair board
Globe Post
Hubert Radioff
Balges club today
Le Mars native Matthiesen promoted to Nitrogen Division
Garvin C Matthiesen a Le Mars area native will assume a new role September 1 as head of the Mina of Fertilizer Manufacting les at Asia Chemical & Dye Corp He joined the Nitrogen Division after Iowa State College graduation in 1983 rising to Product Sales Supervisor for Proca diso Crea Feed Mixture later serving as Mad vest Sales Supervisor Direct Applied Materials in New York City The Nitrogen Division is described as the nation’s largest producer of nitrogen products Mr and Mrs Matthiesen live in Inglewood California with a son Ousid Mrs Matthiesen is Marian Manson daughter of John and the late Il Mars residents The Nitrogen Division is a major supplier of nitrogen fertilizers and related products
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garvin C. Matthiesen
Le Mars
Asia Chemical & Dye Corp
Mina
les
Matthiesen
Ikeongar Akron
Nitrogen Division
Iowa State College
Stirling
Procadiso Crea
commonny
New York City
Mad vest
Direct Applyan
Inglewood
Noo
Ousid
Mathiesen
Marian Manson
John Manson
te Mars
Articd Chemical & Dye Corp
Buglers Out To Battle At Marcus Pageant This Sunday
Le Mars Drum and Bugle Corp travels to Marcus on Sunday for a pageant, with a postponement from last Tuesday. They perform about 7 30 p.m. On Labor Day they head to Hawarden for the annual celebration, delivering a full strength show like Ravenport in the state championship, at about 2 p.m.
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The
Le Mars Drum & Bugle corp
Marcus
corp
Hawarden
Ravenport
Eagles Lodge Sponsors Monarch Circus at 4-H Fair Grounds
The Le Mars Eagles Lodge sponsors the Monarch circus at the 4-H Fair grounds on Friday Oct 4. The 1957 show features new acts wardrobes and top attractions including Iron Jaw troupe Stoltz Navarro Duo and Allen's trained bears. Proceeds support the Eagles and tickets are on sale via the committee.
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Monarch productions circus
Le Mars Eagles Lodge
Monarch circus
Barth and Mayer
lron Jaw
Stoltz
Sweden
secial ballet of
beautiful girls
Dynaworld
Navarro
Studley Foster
Allen
muzzle
childrens
Herman Freking
Kellen Reunion Honors Sisters Mary Annice and Brigidella
Le Mars hosts the Kellen family reunion on August 11 for sisters Mary Annice and Brigidella. Attendees include numerous Kellen relatives from Granville Alton Mankato Cleveland Remsen Marcus Sheldon Spencer Ye Mars and others. Eleven guests were missing.
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Amandus Rupp
Le Mars
Kellen
Mary Annice
Brigella
Bert Schnure
Granville
A. W. Kellen
Dan
Arnold
Alton
Leo J. Kellen
Mankato
Mina
Louis Kellen
Cleveland
Ohio
Melvin Ruba
Donald Kellen
Remsen
James Alesch
Marcus
Peter and
Katherine Kellen
Charles Kellen
Steve Kellen
Albert Anthony
Robert Kellen
Leroy Kellen
Harold Reichele
Lawrence Kellen
Mary Colling
Charles
Sheldon
Roman Colling
Spencer
Sylvester Hansen
Wilfred Poss
Sipley
Susan Freyman
Josie Frevman
Miséey Kathryn
Tina Colling
Maryellen Kellen
Ye Mars
LeMars Girls Among St. Vincent Nursing Graduates
Eleven students will receive diplomas and pins at St. Vincent hospital School of Nursing 42nd annual commencement in Sioux City. Most Rev. Joseph Mueller to confer degrees with Rev. Thomas Holland as speaker. Baccalaureate Mass by Rev. Casimir Plakut at 8 am. Includes Norrine Bohtke Bernice Langel Faye Reisch JoAnn Coonrod Rose Marie Feese Marlyn Lee Margaret Meer Irma Miller Margaret Marrow Frances Schildmeyer Mary Lynch among candidates from Le Mars Jackson Minn Storm Lake Ossian Fort Frances New Hampton and other towns.
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Le Mars
St. Vincent hospital school of nursing
St. Joseph
7th Street
Sioux Cit
Joseph Mueller
Sioux City
Thomas Holland
Carroll
Casimir F. Plakut
Norrine Bohtke
Bernice Langel
Faye Reisch
JoAnn Coonrod
Jackson
Minn
Rose Marie Feese
Jefferson
Marlyn Lee
Margaret Meer
Irma Miller
Storm Lake
Margaret Marrow
Fort
Frances Schildmeyer
Ossian
Mary Lynch
New Hampton
Le Mars Supports Charity Choices Despite Fund Push
A local column defends individual donor choice over a Community Fund for Le Mars. The writer rejects shakedown ads by business firms and argues residents will donate to the fund if they choose. no profiteering or pressure.
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Le Mars
Proofs Needed for Social Security Claims in Sioux City
John R. Gellman manager of the Sioux City social security district office outlined proofs required to file for social security benefits. Acceptable documents include birth or baptismal certificates, family Bible, or old life insurance policies, with marriage proof for widows filing. A district representative will visit Le Mars Court House on Tuesday Sept 1 from 9 am. A separate item notes Oscar Watters of Fulton growing a 38 inch long five pound radish in his garden.
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staed John R. Gellman
Sioux City
social security
Social Security Administration
Le Mars Court House
Oscar Watters
Fulton
Most Stores To Close On Labor Day
E W Rogers secretary of the Le Mars chamber says most Le Mars stores will be closed on Labor Day Monday Sept 2 along with Sioux City and nearby towns. The Globe Post will publish but staff off by noon. Ad submissions should arrive in advance. Mrs Marvin Stachiberg of Monticello sustained serious arm wounds after slipping while adjusting a window shade when her hand and arm went through glass.
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E. W. Rogers
Le Mars chamber of commercce
Le Mars
Sioux City
Globe-Post
Marvin Stachiberg
Monticello
Le Mars Invitational Tournament Opens Sponsored by American Legion
Le Mars hosts the Le Mars Invitational Tournament sponsored by the American Legion on September 2 at 9 00. Chiag appears in readable text as a partial event note.
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American Legion
Le Mars School District to invite gasoline bids for buses
The Le Mars Independent School District plans its first formal bid for school bus gasoline. Bids cover about 19 000 gallons and will specify price as cents per gallon discount to the established market price in Le Mars on delivery. The call for bids and bid form details appear in today’s legal notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Le Mary Independent
Le Mars
Goebel Murphy Granville Catholic Wedding Held in Granville
Mary Stella Goebel daughter of Mr and Mrs John Goebel of Granville wed Thomas Murphy son of Mr and Mrs John Murphy Sr of Le Mars in a double ring nuptial Mass at St Joseph Catholic Church Granville officiated by Rev John Cain with St Joseph High School Choir. Brides gown Chantilly lace and illusion net with bouquet of white carnations. Groom best man and ushers in navy attire. A dinner for 95 and reception for 75 followed at the parish hall. The couple will reside at 16204 Ross Street Sioux City after September 2.
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St. Joseph Catholic Church
Granville
Mary’ Stella Goebel
John Goebel
Thomas Murphy
John Murphy
Le Mars
John Cain
St Joseph's High School
Rose Murphy
Gerald Goebel
Sylvester Murphy
van Goebel
Norman Henrich
Irene Hawley
Mary Clark
Pearl Schwebach
Margie Iverson
Marie Hindke
Mahila Kemp
Mary Margaret Ruhland
Pat Penning
Patricia Aiaes
St. Joseph high school
Meiz Baking Co
Sioux Cry
St. Josepn High
New Way Drug Service
Sioux City
Ross St
Sioux Ciy
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L. Molzen
Westmar
Alwin Becker
Mhs
Vernon Bunkers
Louis Bunkins
Mary Ellen
BARRE
Margaretta Duster
Le Mars Savings Bank
cashine
Eagles Lodge
LeMars
Corinne Foley
James Foley
School of Practical Nursing
Pierre
South Dakota
Foley
Weston County Memorial Hospital
Newcaste
Orlan Jacobs
Genelli
Gert Jacobs
John’s Lutheran church
Pr ‘eston
South
Minnesota
Wichita
Kan
Jacobs
Pasas
Fav. Anderson
i Boeing Aircraft
Rueben. Anderson
Wells
Thur
Boyden
Brunsville
Morningside
Chatsworth
Sun
Tors
Morningsile Savings
Zalz Flax
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