Wild car chase ends in crash and arrest in Le Mars
Frank Wilbur Winebrinner, 18, of Fonda Iowa, led police on a high speed chase through Le Mars after stealing a 1953 blue Buick from Branum Oil north of Merrill. The car crashed near 7th Street injuring nothing serious, then Winebrunner surrendered to officers. He admitted prior parole for motor vehicle larceny and, later handed to Sioux City detectives, pled guilty in Woodbury County and received a ten year sentence at Anamosa.
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Frank Wilbur Winebrinner
Fonda
Lowa
Sioux Cit
Sioux City
wil
Le Mars
Lyle Pel
Winebrinner
Branum Oil company
Merrill
highway 75
Petl
Duane Terpenning
Gene Hartel
Joe Sutton
patice
Winebrunner
3rd Ave
Joseph Thill
St. St
Walter E. Hendriksen
South Heten Street
Iowa
Swift Packing Plant
Nessius
Woodbury county
Anamosa
Suits Filed By Door Feed Mill and Sorensen Service
M G and H E Door doing business as Door Feed Mill sue John T Thill in district court claiming over 50 bushels at 42.52 and 214.16 bushels at 346.81 with demand refused, seeking 408.83 plus interest and costs. Midwest Timmerman Company of Davenport sues Leslie Sorensen doing business as Sorensen Service Akron for 101.81 unpaid balance plus interest and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G
H. E. Door
Door Feed Mill
Marcus Spee
John T Thill
Midwest Timmerman Company
Davenport
Leslie Sorensen
Sorensen Service
Akron
Morse Couple To Celebrate 66th Anniversary At Nursing Home
Mr and Mrs W H Morse of Leeds Nursing Home Sioux City mark their 66th wedding anniversary on Friday Feb 22 they wed in Akron in 1891 He was an Akron mayor and farm auctioneer now 84 and 87 respectively They lived in California two years and have one daughter Gerad Keene and eight grandchildren They will host an informal open house with refreshments at the nursing home Friday inviting friends to call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Morse
Leeds Nursing home
Sioux City
Akronda
Morse
California
Mose
Akron
Harold G. Peck Rites Held For Akron Resident
Funeral services for Harold G. Peck 44 longtime Akron resident who died suddenly after a heart attack will be held at 2 30 p m Thursday at the First Church of Christ Akron. Rev G W Swan will officiate. Burial at Riverside Cemetery under Lewisons funeral home direction. Graveside rites by Masonic Freedom lodges of which Peck was worshipful master. Born October 3 1912 in Sioux City he graduated from Akron High School and was a semiprofessional baseball player in the Sioux City area. He married Velda Lake October 28 1933 at Akron. Surviving widow Velda includes daughter Haraldine Hilliker of Sioux City mother Mrs Hattie Peck of Hawarden a brother Laverne of Hawarden two sisters Mrs Stanley King of Merrillta and Mrs Lloyd Stinton of Akron and a granddaughter.
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Harold G. Peck
Akron
First
Church of Christ
G. W. Swan
Riverside cemetery
Lewison funeral home
Masonic Freedom lodges
Peck
Mr. Peck
Sioux City
Velda Lake
Velda
Haraldine Hilliker
Hattie Peck
Hawarden
Laverne
Stanley King
Merrita
Lloyd Stinton
Le Mars couple announce engagement of Darlene Burfers
Mr and Mrs Charles Burfers of Le Mars announce the engagement of their daughter Darlene Margaret to Marvin Kunkel son of Mr and Mrs Felix Kunkel of Remsen No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Burfers
Le Mars
Darlene Margaret
Marvin Kunkel
Felix Kunkel
Remsen
Frosts celebrate 50th anniversary in California
Elbert J. Frost and Miro Frost mark their golden wedding on February 20, now residing at AS Densmore Ave Van Nuys California. Mrs Frost born in Merrill worked in livestock and teaching prior to retirement and marriage to Elbert who moved with the family to California after years in the dairy and farming trades.
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Miro
Elbert J. Frost
Merril
Accident on County Road Near Neptune Severs Vehicle
On Monday February 18, Joseph Richie drove a 1951 Chevrolet on a county road 3 miles east and 17 miles south of Neptune at 9 00 A M when a tire blew out. The car left the road and entered a ditch while traveling south. Front end damages were 100 dollars.
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Joseph Richie
Neptune
St Johns chorus to present varied program at Gehlen School
Le Marilans join St John s choir in Collegeville Minnesota for a Saturday February 23 8 00 PM concert at Gehlen School directed by Father James Kelly CSH The program blends Gregorian chant polyphony Russian opera selections and popular arch classical pieces with choreography lighting and dance to enhance the musical experience. Featuring Benedictine chant heritage and a repertoire designed to please the audience.
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Le Marilans
St. John’s mews chorus
Collegeville
Minnesota
Gehlen School
James Kelly
CSH
St. John’s
Remsen banker Emery H. Spiecker found dead in Sioux City
Emery H. Spiecker longtime Toy National Bank director and former Remsen banker was found dead Monday morning at the Sioux Apartment hotel in Sioux City. Coroner Dr. Thomas L. Coriden ruled death likely from a heart-related condition. he had suffered hypertension for years. Spiecker, born September 25, 1896 at Remsen, never married and had resided weekends in Sioux City and weekdays in Remsen. Funeral set for 1 PM Wednesday at Paul Lutheran Church in Remsen with burial in the city cemetery. survivor: brother Cart Spiecker of Sioux City and sister Miss Thelma Spiecker of Remsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery H. Spiecker
Remsen
Toy National bank
Sioux City
Sioux
Thomas L. Coriden
Woodbury county
National bank
Aurelia
First Trust and Savings bank
Paul Lutheran church
Paul Waebben
Moeller funeral home
Cart
Sions City
Thelma Spiecker
Marriage licenses issued for Clarence Harpenau and Veronica Schiefen
Marriage licenses were issued this week to Clarence Harpenau of Remsen and Veronica M Schiefen of Le Mars, with additional licenses going to Emmett J Litzmann of Kingsley and Lucene Clarey of Merrill.
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Clarence Harpenau
Remsen
Veronica M. Schiefen
Le Mars
Emmett. J. Litzmann
Kingsley
Lucene Clarey
Merrill
Milton Lory Lectures On Tolerance Of Communism
Milton Lory a Washington D C lecturer and president of the American Coalition spoke at Westmar College about his trip through Russia and an anti God museum he described. He noted surprising tolerance for communism among some Christian leaders and cited Jesus guidance to be simple as a dove and sly as a serpent.
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Milton
Milton Lory
American Coalition
Connecticut Ave
Washington
D. C
the
Sons of the American Revolution
Lory
Westmar college
Russia
DaVinci
Christan
Shear
Sioux City
Circuit Riders
Flo
Jesus
mans diousmen
PATE
ASG
Jors
focal
Parks Observe 20th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Lowell Parks celebrate twenty years of marriage with an open house on Sunday February 24 from 2000 to 430 pm No invitations issued and no formal program planned.
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Mro
Lowell Parks
New Cars Katherine Bolton Hinton Ford Harold Baldes
Harold Baldes of Le Mars shows new Ford models while Ramona Poshs of Le Mars presents Mercury vehicles. Buick and Hen Boysen also list Chevrotet offerings in Le Mars.
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Katherine Bolton
Hinton
Ford
Harold Baldes
Le Mars
Mercury
Ramona Poshs
Buick
Hen Boysen
Chevrotet
Akron native inducted into U S armed forces February 3
Gene Russell Hewitt of Akron left Le Mars for Sioux Center where he was inducted, as reported by the local service board. The column also covers local family visits, a Miss Uhrig wedding, and a discussion of wartime propaganda fronts, plus school basketball notes and a reader anecdote about a Globe-Post distribution mix-up.
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Gene Russell Hewitt
Akron
armed forces of
United States
Le Mars
Sioux Es
Cigarette Taxes and Prohibition Ties Spurred by Iowa Laws
A reminiscence on early tobacco use from childhood, noting how Iowa laws and stamp taxes shaped cigarette culture. The piece argues against heavy taxation and permits, highlighting enforcement crackdowns, evolving attitudes, and the broader anti cigarette sentiment of the era. It contrasts Iowa with California where no state tax applies.
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Jowa
Births and medical notices at Le Mars and area hospitals
A list of births at Tretonat Grossman Hospital reports a son born to Mr and Mrs Steve Schiebout. A long roster of medical and surgical patients from Le Mars Hinton and nearby towns is given, naming numerous patients by name and place. Jim Tatro of Le Mars returns home after surgery at Estherville hospital and is recuperating.
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Steve Schiebout
tretonat Grossman hospital
Heart
Anoton Hames
Le Mur
Johanna Pech
Le Mars
Arthur W. Jenkins
Marcus
Cynthia Matren
Le Mats
Stanley Kehenempsen
Freak
Harrison
Hinton
Chuck Chadwick
Dibwarth
Minnesota
aid Arnedd
Pierson
Margaret Ann Gravenish
Edward Van Donge
breton
Gregory Barinsky
Lreten
Dora Petersen
Le Mais
Susan Ruppert
Alton
Lorena Farmer
Billy Clark
Remsen
Roman Dreckman
Merrill
Ema Kiuender
Paullina
Herman Letyche
IRTHS
Gerald Scott
Cleghara
Gerald Peters
Meriden
Raymond Goergen
Granville
Ed Nichos
Thomas Even
Vernon Loutsch
Jim Tatro
Estherville hospital
Dramatic Workshop February Twenty Seventh at Le Mars
A youth oriented program sponsored by the Sioux Trails Girl Scout council will be held at the Le Mars Methodist church from 1 to 4 pm on Wednesday February 27. Attendees include youth workers camp counselors and teachers. No advance registration and admission is free. Participants need only pencil and paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE MARS
Sioux Trails Girl Scout council
Methodist church
Inroads and Demands Stir Local Political Debate
The text suggests aldermen seek permission and payment to permit sale, while noting plans to fund public schools and address teacher pay. It mentions California’s lack of cigarette tax and hints at legislative actions to follow, with a self aware speaker acknowledging guile.
Miller Indicted for Contempt of Congress in Communist Ties Probe
The article notes Arthur Miller, husband of Marilyn Monroe, was indicted for contempt after refusing to name associates at 1939 1940 communist meetings. He admitted attendance, denied communism, and could have invoked the fifth amendment but did not testify. Otto Nathan, Einstein’s executor, was separately indicted. The piece discusses the implications of indictments versus guilt and touches on a bill to force small districts to merge, amid local tax concerns and schoolmaster opposition.
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Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
congress
house committee on Un
Miler
Miller
Otto Nathan
Albert Einstein
Nathan
Einsetin
Le Mars Plans $300,000 Sewage Plant with Engineering Contract
Le Mars city council in special session hired a Rock Rapids engineering firm for preliminary work on a $300,000 sewage plant. Maximum engineering fee is $18,000, offset by last year’s survey costs. Federal funds totaling $97,300 to $100,000 are set aside, with the engineering survey due in Washington by March 1 and action deadline March 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Le Mars
Rock Rapids
Washington
Court of Honor Held at Gehlen School Cafeteria
In Gehlen school cafeteria Troop 78 of Le Mars held a Court of Honor on February 14. Dozens of badges and awards were presented to 20 Boy Scouts, 52 Cubs, and 20 Explorers. Recipients included Life awards to Paul and Roman Mueller Jr and multiple first and second class badges for several scouts.
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Gehlen
Le Mars
Paul and
Roman Mueller Jr
Ray is
Larry Muladly
Charles Eufers
Bill Gual
Francis Genger
Bob McInnis
Kenny Kunkel
Larry Kunkel
Ron Bohlke
Jack A. Hoffman
Tom Vander Meer
Jim Vander Meer
Tom Foxen
Bob McCown
Eagle Roman Mudler Sr
Pete Vander
Floyd
Hall toc
woop 78
Court of Honur
Merle Truesdell
Council
Father Behrens
Don Zimmer
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Le Mars Markets
Bradley Mou
William Loutsch
aan
George Schnepf
Robert. Uhrig
Ames
Uhrig
Bobby
Margaret Uhrig
Raymom Uinars
Thulowa High School Athletic Association
IOWA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Boone
HAN
Globe Post
Globe-Post
proprietos
Globe- Post
PRUE
Des Moines Register
Des Moines
Bronson
Grand M
Linton Typ
Two
Merritt
Jensen
Nelson
Steax City
fat
Olla Podrida
George Bernard Shaw
mysif
Californa
J. Fulgar Hoover
Raph Lockman
tve
government agencie
J. Edgar Hoover
congress committee
maters
Court of Honor
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