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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1953
Page
3
Hoffmann Paint and Drapery advertises Paint Time 7 offering Benjamin Moore Porch Deck Paint with eight colors available. Limited time pricing shows a dollar fifty per gallon rebate or reduced price this week only.
Raymond D. Stephens of the Iowa State Education Association will address Plymouth county teachers at the Country Club in Le Mars on Monday September 7. The talk covers the 1953 retirement reform replacing Old Age and Survivors Insurance with a Federal Social Security plan plus a new Iowa retirement system. Teachers will begin contributing to the combined plan with the current fiscal year pay. Stephens has served on the ISEA staff since 1949.
W R Hammans, Le Mars high school instructor and president of the Plymouth County Education association, is in charge of arrangements for the event. He previously served as an instructor at Washington Iowa high school and junior college, contributing to local education with steady leadership.
Alton's public schools opened Monday August 31 with three new teachers. Mary Ann Bierman replaces Francis Jones. Harvey Beck will teach typing journalism and mathematics. Lillian Kobbe takes home economics and English. Sister M Georgine will assume music duties. no replacement yet for M Countryman.
Sam King died of a heart attack at his home in Bismark North Dakota on Saturday. He was 79 and a former Plymouth county resident. Surviving are his daughter Mrs Don Schneider of Bismark and another daughter Mrs George Watson of MacKenzie ND, and son Hugh King of Anchorage Alaska. He also leaves sister Mrs Charles Brodie and her husband, sister Mrs Bess Laban and brother Verne King of Merrillda and brother Fred King of Lucas South Dakota. Funeral services are to be held in Bismark on Wednesday.
Outlying districts will receive new luminaire street lights as the Town Public Service Co plans an early September open house to showcase operations for students. Crews work on cables, with weather delaying downtown updates. Supplies are arriving on schedule, aiming to install before cold weather. Local residents, including Yakima visitors Mrs. S Athe and Mr. H C Detloff, are noted.
Mr and Mrs Carl Albert visited at the country home of Mr and Mrs Clare Albert. Mrs S E Athe hosted a dinner with guests from Yakima Washington and Stony Creek. Mrs Charles Lentz led the Philithua class at Evangelical United Brethren church with tea after discussions. Reverend A F Zenk spoke at Hull church baptisms for Gayle Ann Zenk, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs William Zenk, followed by a family dinner.
A ten year old Lynn Hanson of Algona was injured when a stream of water hit him during a demonstration of two new pumper fire engines. He suffered a fractured skull. The incident occurred as firefighters staged the display near the curb.
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