Man Killed In Bridge Crash Near Akron
Lawrie Davis 31 of Vermillion South Dakota was killed when his car struck a bridge abutment on highway 12 one mile south of Akron. Driver Carl Dwayne Mohr of Cemer Viie was thrown from the car and survived with injuries. The crash occurred at 9 p m as witnesses Dan Blake Akron police and Sheriff Frank Scholer investigated. The body was taken to Lewison funeral home Akron then Vermillion. Information on the family history was unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrie Davis
Cedar Street
Vermillion
South Dakota
Carl Dwayne Mohr
Cemer- Viie
H. Loken
Akron
Luken
LeRoy Rolfes
avis
Dan Blake
Frank Scholer
Renard
Westfield
Akron Community hospital
Lewison
hew funeral
Verm
Oranges Tale Of Adventure Goes Afloat On Highway 330
A John R. Call & Company semi truck carrying oranges overturned three miles north of Seney on highway 330. Licensed in Ogden Utah, the driver was not injured and moved to Minnesota with minimal fruit loss. The scene required Merle Nessung and a heavy wrecker to upright the rig and tow it to Le Mars for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Call & Company
Seney
pam
Lyle Pell
Odgen
Utah
Le Mars
Sioux City
Minneapolis
Le Mars pair wed in St Josephs church ceremony
Oetken Arens couple marry in Le Mars joining Thomas Arens and Marlene Oetken in a March 20 double ring rite at St Josephs. PD Fisch officiated at 2:00 pm. Attendants included sister Mrs Leonard Campbell and best man Marty Areny. reception for 80 at Eagles Hall. Couplet home in Le Mars as trophies dispute noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlene Oetken
Johny Oetken
Le Mars
Thomas Arens
Ebeth Arens
St. Joseph's church
Fisch
Leonard Campbell
Marty Areny
Eagles Hall
Ray Collins
Remsen
Curly Bormhorst
Miss Judy Schelin Receives Nurses Cap in Minneapolis
Judy Schelin daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Schelin of Le Mars received her nursing cap at a capping ceremony Friday evening in the First Covenant Church Minneapolis. A 1956 Le Mars High School graduate she was among 83 student nurses in the Swedish hospital school of nursing to receive caps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Schelin
Carl Schelin
Le Mars
First Covenant Church
Minneapolis
Schelin
Le Mars High School
Swedish hospital school of nursing
Judy
Carl Sehelin
Jim
Paula
Dorrs Bay Exlyn Polish Company Changes Hands
Dorrs Bay Exlyn Polish Company owner Les Dorr and his sons Gene and Both bought X-Lent Distributing Company from Mrs. Harry Condon of Le Mars. The firm, started in 1940, produced Ex-Lyn Furniture Polish Ex-Lyn Glass Cleaner and Ex-Lyn Rug and Upholstery Cleaner. Durr plans manufacturing and wholesale distribution. deal closed Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Dorr
Gene
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
X-Lent Distributing Company
Harry Condon
Le Murs
Condon
6th Street
S. E
Frank Majeres Sentenced for DUI in District Court
C. M. V. I. Frank Majeres, found guilty of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, was sentenced Friday to pay a fine of 680 dollars plus costs. This was his second offense. he had no month to file any motion. Judge T. E. King presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Majeres
Majeres
T. E. King
Student Breaks Collarbone in School Gym
Kenneth Kounkel 14 son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Kounkel of Le Mars fell while wrestling in Le Mars High School gym injuring his collarbone. He was taken to Dr Fischs office where his right side was taped and he will be laid up about four weeks at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Kounkel
Lloyd Kounkel
Le Mars
Kenneth
Le Mars High School
Dr. Fisch
More Class Rooms For Church In Le Mars
Rev J D Rumsom pastor of First Presbyterian in Le Mars says church property changes create a six classroom annex next to 344 Ist Ave SE. Adult Sunday School remains in the church basement while the new rooms will free sanctuary space. The minister will move to 313 1st Ave SE after redecorating. Straks family house being prepared for the move. Local basketball players from Liberty Consolidated school attended the state finals in Des Moines with Knapp Yoerger Bennet Lehman Your Marian Franksen Tromeler Hallinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Rumsom
First Presbyterian church
Le Mars
Ave
S. E
Hubert Straks
1st Ave. S. E
Ransom
Liberty Consolidated school
Des Moines
werom Knapp
Jim Knapp
Leon Yoerger
William Bennett
Larry Lehman
Larry Your
Marian Franksen
Eton Tromeler
Frank Hallinger
Clyde Coppock Relays Romney Wolfson Statement on American Motors
Clyde Coppock of Gray Motor Company relays a statement from George Romney chair man and president of American Motors clarifying rumors of a Wolfson raid. The dialogue covers Wolfson's Miami meetings, support for American Motors growth, plans for Kelvinator and auto divisions, 1958 Rambler and senior car models, cost reductions, and Wolfson's potential board involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Copock
Gray Motor Company
Nash & Hudson
George Romney
American Motor Corporation
Coppock
Loui E. Wolfson
American Motors
Coppiock
Miami
Louis E. Wolfson
Wolf
Wolfson
avvision
Kelvinator
Westmar College Receives Government Documents Gift
Westmar College’s library received World Government volumes detailing U S foreign relations from 1930 to 1941 along with 13 volumes covering the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. The gift enhances the Political Science and International Relations departments. A similar donation was reported for Northwestern College in Orange City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Hoeven
Westmar college
United States
State Department
Hoeven
Gloge-Post
Northwestern college
Orange City
Cherokee Girl Dies After Auto Wreck
A 14 year old Cherokee Public Schools pupil died from head and chest injuries after a one car crash near Cherokee Saturday night. Three other teens were injured, including Sheryl Leonard and Gayle Fuhrman. A coroner jury investigated the fatality, marking it the year’s eighth Cherokee County district death in 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee
Times
auto
Geraldine Chambertin
Mel
Clarence Bolles
Sheryl Leonard
West Beech
Charlotte Leonard
Gayle Fuhrman
West Elm
Wal Fuhratin
Cecil Fletcher
Clarence Fletcher
Clayton Eugene Reiner, Jr
Clayton Reinert
Miss Chamberlain
yaar
District No. S
Westmar College Band Plans Annual Westmar Tour
The Westmar College Concert Band under Br Richard G Parker departs on Friday March 29 for a five state 1785 mile tour. The group of 30 instrumentalists will perform works by Beethoven Mozart Grieg and Sousa with soloists Robert Boesyink Marlun Tevisith and William Wood Abiina. Several ensembles accompany the band and Dr A Howkind will travel with the group. Tour stops include Hubbard St Andrews Trenton Penalosa Ponca City Omaha Le Mars and other venues with dates through April 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westmar College
Richard G. Parker
Iowa
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Beethoven
Mozart
Sigurd Jorsalfar
Grieg
Band of America
Hubbard
St. Andrews
Trenton
Kansas
Penalosa
Ponca City
Born, Kansas
aim
Omaha
Harford Memorial
Le Mars
Holstein Relays Set for April 12 Entered Teams Named
The 19th annual Holstein Relays will be held Friday April 12 at 3 60 PM with champions from 1936 defending titles. Meet chairman ML Duke Christie notes Heetan Song v Stony City Fast as key matchups. Schools from Central Signy Omaha Tee, Omaha North, K Ruemper, Le Mars, Stony, storm Lake, and Esthersil expect a strong AAA section. Sac City Onawa Lake City and Sibley among contenders in Class A. Fifty Class B schools led by 1956 champion Aureli compete for Class B honors, with Tyn all South Dakota noted as tough returning.
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tai a
ML “Duke” Christie
Heetan Song
Stony City
Central Signy Omaha
Tee
Oinaha
K Ruemper
Le Mars
Stony
storm Lake
Esthersil
Sac City
Onawa
Lake Cit
Sibley
Chins A
Aureli
Tynall
South Dakota
Locals Run as Ducs to Fit Globe Post’s News
The Globe Post uses locals as short, concise items labeled ducis to avoid exploiting small topics. Readers should scan both the Joes and the headed stories to get all the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Post
ducis
Joes
wells
F B Y P Met Monday at Le Mars Club Basement
The Young People's group met Monday evening March 25 at the Le Mars club basement. Dances and square dancing were enjoyed with a “Wonderdul” time reported. Harold Bineboese and Wesley Heidbrink led intermission snacks of chocolate milk and rolls. The district barbecue and spring membership roundup is set for Spencer at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday the 2nd. attendees should meet at the Farm Bureau Office in Le Mars at 5:48 p.m. Dress is informal with a Western theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carele
van Young People’s
gles Club
Le Mars
Wibur hurth
the
Mars
Harold Bineboese
Wesley Heidbrink
Spencer
Farm Bureau
Plymouth county Coffee Day coordinator named by ALM
Ruth y Iowa restaurant operator appointed to coordinate Plymouth county Coffee Day activities. Some Le Mars eateries may participate. April 10 will offer free coffee to raise funds for equipment for the Iowa Camp for aided children. Mrs Gross expressed enthusiasm and urged all restaurant operators to join this effort supporting the Easter Seal Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Iowa
Plymouth county
ALM
Estate Transfers From Official Records and Church Grants
A fragmented OCR lists real estate transfers from Official Records including Blanche H. Knappe to John F. Mander Schaaf, Westmar College funds to March Brothers Theatres, and various deeds among Irene Bunkers Olivia Lang Mary Bunkers and others. The date appears as March 1958 with references to church affiliations and unnamed local entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche H. Knappe
John F. Mander Schaaf
Westmar College
Evangelical United Brethren Church
March Brothers Theatres
Bunkers
Olivia Lang
Mary Bunkers
Jeniia
Wichita woman announces engagement of Maxine Opperud
Mrs Sant Baron of Wichita announces engagement of her daughter Miss Maxine Opperud of Leo Mars to Carter A Bussom of Mars Sentinel. Miss Opperud studies at I Mil Patts and teaches in soens Mars high school. A late summer wedding is planned.
Mrs Harry Reints vis Harry Wilhelminal Reints
Mrs Reints of 3340 Indo Ave Le Mars. Harry Wilhelminal Reints died at Heoait Hospital after illness. Detloff family links and farm life noted. Funeral at Mauer ben sid Temple with Clawsen officiating. Survived by four children and many relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
vis
Harry Wilhelminal Reints
Indo Ave
Soin
Le Mars
sted
Harry Reints
federal
bohi Briday
Mauer bensid
pam
Ree KOT
Clawsen
Burch
Mauer
Frank
Carrie) Weber
Remus
heonai Floyd
Minnie Reials
la Mars
ee vhiltien
Henry
Rainard andsthin
Detlef
Mathilda Uthe
Mamie Danley
Legion Prepares For Annual Memorial Day Dance
Sixty five members of the LeMars Drum and Bugle Corp and the American Legion met Monday at the LeFon rooms to discuss fundraising for the Memorial Day dance. Don Liengmann was elected rural chairman and John Byers fundraising chairman, with Davyl McCormick handling outlying districts. The goal by Memorial Day is $6500. A group photo including Elwood Gray, Gordon Tentinger, and the three chairmen will appear in the Globe-Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMars Drum & Bugle Corp
Amican Legion
Lefon
Le Mars
Drum Corp
brite Hall
Lelon
Don Liengmann
John Byers
Davyl McCormick
Elwood Gray
Drum & Buge corp
Gordon Tentinger
Walmer Post
Globe-Post
Winners At Home Show Prize Draws Highlight Montgomery Ward Booth
Mrs. Andrew Kern of 612 Plymouth Street won a pink sewing machine at the Home Appliance Show. McCormick Sales sponsored the prize. Mrs. Edwin Borchers of route 4 Le Mars guessed the closest beans in a glass jar at the Montgomery Ward booth. Her guess 2073 missed the correct 2071. she received a three piece silver coffee service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Kern
Plymouth St
McCormick Sales
panager
Gehlen High Track Team Opens Spring Practice
Gehlen High fields its track squad with 48 runners reporting for week one and six sophomores juniors and freshmen among returnees. The program divides athletes into four squads and plans a tentative meet setup including a triangu lar event at Spr ing 3 with Akron and Kimeslex invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Garber
Gehlen
Sophmeres
dune iors
hto
schowl
tnick
Geblen
cely
Akron
Kimeslex
vals
bach
Buiter
Westin
Oddball Clippings Touch Taxes and Tastes Across Regions
A rambling column jokes about a local man boycotting cigars taxed for governments abroad and recalls a California fan’s Elvis fixation amid earthquakes. It lampoons price boosts in papers, a Russian flag incident at Cedar Falls Teachers College, UN spies, and a Le Mars TV broadcast funded by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Vo Barkovsky
United Nations
Kick-off Meeting On Cancer In Plymouth County
The Plymouth county Ameri can Cancer Society chapter holds its kick-off meeting Friday March 29 in the Eagles club basement Le Mars at 8 p m Mrs Ed Willer Akron county chapter chairman urged all town and township workers county officers and cancer interest persons to attend The 1957 crusade fund drive materials will be distributed by Mrs Willer Main speaker Dr Anthony Kelly Sioux City physician will discuss The Cancer Problem Today The public is invited to hear him whether or not they participate in the drive Six area chairmen were named to supervise house to house canvass Mrs H W Sibley Kingsley Huel Paulin Mars Mrs John Luken Brunsville and Mrs S E Schoenfelder Westfield following talks a line wall will be served
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth county
American Cancer society
Eagles club
Le Mars
Ed Willer
Akron
Willer
Anthony Kelly
Sioux City
coding
Kelly
Wilkers
H. W. Sibley
Kingsley
Huel Paulin
the Mars
south central
John Luken
Brunsville
north
5. E. Schoenfelder
Westfield
southwest
Births and hospital notes from Terre Haute region and Le Mars area
A list of births and hospital admissions from Sacred Heart Hospital area residents. Notable items include the birth of Catel-Anh to Mr and Mrs Everett Doyle Hoffren in Terre Haute Indiana on March 18, and multiple admissions of patients from Le Mars and surrounding towns. Additional births include sons and daughters for local families in Le Mars Marcus Remsen Merrill Granville and Hilton areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catel- Anh
Everett Doyle Hoffren
Terre -Haute
Indiana
Hoffman
Jeanette DeBlauw
Peter Deblauw
Le Mars
Sacred Heart Hospital
Conrad Dreckman
Frances Luetdy
de Mars
Chares Oltmanns
Martha Kem
Carl
Donald Moir
Merrill
Gunter Rolfes
Milo Gualf
Granville boy
Lawrence Brady
Marcus
Muar
Paul Lang
Remsen
Richard Schiltz
G strong
Emmet Wolf
Richard McDougall
Francis Loeffelhotz
Sioux City
Methodist hospital
Vernon Angove
Hlinton
lord Scett
Generous Le Mars business people face advertising dilemma
Local business leaders in Le Mars are described as generous yet taxed by donations to support the Bulldogs. The piece argues many so called advertising gifts are really donations and criticizes pressuring firms for credits, noting advertisers often bear costs while the public sees it as support for the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe-Post
Bulldogs
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Exlyn Polish Company
Clyde Coppock
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Romney & Wolfson
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Maes
maton
riding Insurance Company
wecome
Posugeesids
Mie
Merritt Chapmin and
Scott
Westmar
Westmar Concert Band
lo Akarch
Legion
FRITA HALL
reshiner Jom Prete
Bob Arenas
Jom Rock
Ad Kehk
Tam Kelkes
Ben Rout
Gary Sivaman
Bill Semmers
Mike Sohal
Jos Wimmins
Mares] Bardi
Ben Bohthe
Coorg Weiler
Dhekchaud
Henin Pants
Jack Nagel
Tim Toole
Jin Rely
Pam Wiltgen
Dian Preckman
Will Phipps
Denny Sacehan
Henri Masuen
Bet Overman
Leonard Roltes
Bob Gaul
Joe Hall
Jim Gengler
Joe Kurth
Lares Kunkel
Jim Fish
Dennis Brown
Bob McCows
Bill En Tyreckmue
Dick Binder
Tom Warsore
Jorse TrauQes
Terry Havermai
Ren Henrich
radar
crystal
Havana
Brazil
California
Elvis Presley
Californa lealy
Presley
Prestes
Alton
Althow
New York Post
ube
puppcy trust
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James
Le Mars Bulle
West
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