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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1959
Page
7
A collage of jokes and musings from a small town column mixing comic vignettes with social commentary. It opens with a farmer's wit, moves through Khrushchev references and welfare notes, then pokes at culture, prices, and everyday life, ending with a nod to The Kingsley Kid persona.
Farmers urged to apply limestone and fertilizer now to keep soil biology active through winter. Iowa State experts advise soil testing to guide input, and offer Farm Account books. Copper sulfate in pig rations boosts gains. Mulching roses and strawberries recommended. Seed testing at Iowa State University continues, with germination tests available. Twin Holstein heifers sought for breeding studies. housing for ewes discussed. Emphasis on beef cattle winter hay, pasture management, insulation for poultry houses, and managing feed efficiency.
Kingsley Carl Stein of Sioux City visited Ms Edna Van Buskirk over the weekend. Mo ville hosts Mr and Mrs Ken Coles visiting Chet Stratton. Alice Taylor visited Mrs Mabel Holland. Red Warner and Dean and David Wingert plan a Boulder trip to see Warner’s daughter. Andrew and Mrs Johnson visited Moville hosts. John Collins hosted Ernest Alger and Gene for Sunday dinner. Fay Lingle left for Iowa City to be with her hospitalized husband. Mary Reike Anna Reike and Ralph Rawson visited Lena Clark in Mobile. Tri District Youth Conference at Worthington Minnesota December 28 to 31, led by Harley Stump of McPherson College. John Collins and family hosted J S Collins and Charles Collins in Mapleton and Sioux City. Weather last week improved daily.
Winter weather in Iowa included a light snow on Sunday and continued cloudy chilly conditions through Tuesday with a mix of drizzle. Temperatures ranged from highs in the mid 40s to lows near 19 to 30. Local social notes list birthdays for Mrs George Meister and Mrs Anna Meister twin sisters, plus visits and dinners among Carroll and Moville residents and a basketball game between Kingsley and Danbury. David Wingert had a cast removed from a prior arm injury.
Westfield residents welcomed longtime visitors Mr and Mrs Marvin Nelson of Merrill Indiana, former Westfield residents. College travelers Barry Knapp Iowa City Randall Lilly Ames and Carolyn Lilly Ames. Guests Mr and Mrs Mike Durytro and sons David with Mrs Durytro's parents Mr and Mrs Percy Harrington. Carollers spread seasonal cheer as Mrs Ina Stevens stayed with her daughter and son in law Dewey Carter in Sioux City. Christmastree gift from Ves sey Harrington Huson Montana and family, former Westfield residents.
Last Tuesday afternoon December 15 Kingsley high school Junior Class and Jim Curnutt heard Ed Bruns Soil Scientist of the Soil Conservation Service explain soil types land classes at Dwight Saunders farm in Elkhorn Township. Merle Sawyer pointed out land class maps used to develop Soil and Water Conservation farm plans in the district. Each student received a land class capability map and a land user map for Mr Saunders farm to use in Farm Management class under Curnutt. Maps were provided through Plymouth County Soil Conservation District and the Soil Conservation Service. District Commissioners say this promotes soil conservation locally.
Community notes recount visits and events in Marcus and nearby Le Mars including a church supper with Carl H. Jacobs as speaker, holiday family arrivals, neighbor help with corn harvest for a recovering resident, highway talks in Ames on road 143, local fire department pins, Christmas store closure, anniversary wishes, Santa’s visit via fire truck, and a busy schedule of meetings and local achievements.
Ireton residents observe Lige and Lige Mars celebrating their 51st wedding anniversary at home on December 17. Arthur C. Groom, father of Supt. R. C. Groom, dies in Dubuque on December 17 and funeral held there. Survivors include R. C. Groom, Jane Groom, Donald Weber, and others. Keith Wells receives new address and ship assignment. Mrs. Earl Wells travels to Omaha and Springfield with Keith. Clarence Sinkey noted in local notices.
Tom Kakac's Saratoga store again displays the same German made artificial Christmas tree in the window for the 43rd Christmas. The tree, with wire composition branches, remains well preserved and still unchanged.
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