Remsen Firemen Plan Annual Dance at Avalon Ballroom
The Remsen volunteer firemen announce their annual ball at the Avalon ballroom on Wednesday January 18. Music by Jimmy Thomas and his Orchestra. Proceeds fund the firemen who serve without salary, receiving small stipends and fees. The event allows the public to show support as the fire crew promotes safety with their equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remsen
Avalon ballroom
Jimmy Thomas
Gene Kieffer
Remsen Bell Enterprise
New Trial Granted for Kluckhohn in Raleigh Shooting Case
Richard Paul Kluckhohn 21 son of Dr Clyde Kluckhohn Harvard faculty member and Westmar College apartment resident won a new trial in the North Carolina Supreme Court on a murder charge tied to the accidental shooting of Berneice Seawell a government worker from Arlington Virginia. He was traced to Chapel Hill after being implicated in the May 13 1955 Raleigh incident. His parents prominent scientists faced legal counsel as Kluckhohn formerly studied at the University of Chicago and was already convicted of involuntary manslaughter with a 5 to 10 year sentence. A separate marriage license for Allyn D Holtz and Darlene A Christensen was issued in Woodbury county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Paul Kluckhohn
Clyde Kluckhohn
Harvard University
Le Mars
George Kluckhohn
Westmar college
North Carolina supreme court
Kluckhohn
Raleigh
North Carolina
Berneice Seawell
Arlington
Virginia
Chapel Hill
Under Doctor's Care In Hawarden And Local Births
J A Lindenman 85 of Freton is listed as fair to good at Community hospital Hawarden after a long illness. Numerous local births are recorded at Sacred Heart and Sioux Center hospitals including daughters to Gaylor Scott LeMars and Adrian Van Rodenzweig Sioux Center, and sons to Harold Jansen Alton Norman Davies LeMars Bernard Jungers Hospers Henry Brandes Alton Louis Renken Rock Valley Peter De Boer Rock Valley Alvin Pagler LeMars Harvey Johnson Hinton, among others. Hospital notices also include surgeries for Mrs Elton Zink Orange City and patient dismissals and transfers within Sacred Heart hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Lindenman
freton
Hawarden
Lindenman
Lowa Mail Carriers association
National association
Elton Zink
Orange City
Grossman hospital
Peter Hoffman
Harold Jansen
Alton
Norman Davies
LeMars
Sacred Heart hospital
Bernard Jungers
Hospers
Henry §. Brandes
Sioux Center Community hospital
Louis J. Renken
Rock Valley
Sioux Center hospital
Adrian Van Rodenzweig
Sioux Center
Howard Lubach
Peter De Boer
Alvin Pacgler
Gary Allan
Gaylor Scott
Harvey Johnson
Hinton
Christie Waite
Lee Waite
Larry Corbin
Wm. Hawkins
Route 4
Cecil Walsh
Margaret Dennler
Linda Kluter
Ireton
Robert Paulin
Remsen
John Beever
Catherine Full
Andrew Crowe
Le Mars
Ice Capades comes to Sioux City Auditorium February 26 to March 4
Ice Capades, a premier professional ice show with stars from the United States Canada and Europe, arrives at the Sioux City Auditorium February 26 through March 4 for eleven performances. The production features lavish numbers and costumes with a mix of music comedy and skating, including champion skaters Margaret Field World Champion Aja Zanova and European pair Silvia and Michel. Matinees are February 26 and March 4 at 1 30 p m with extra shows March 3 at 6 p m and 9 p m. Tickets priced 1 50 2 40 3 00 plus mail orders to Ice Capades Boxoffice Martin Hotel Sioux City Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Auditorium
dice Capades
Sioux Cry
United States
Canada
Europe
Life
Cosmopolitan
Margaret Field
Jimmy Lawrence
Aja Zanova
Bill Knapp
Sharon Holmes
Don Bearson
Joan Mackay
Silvia
Michel
Paris
Iee Capades Boxoffice
Martin Hotel
Sion City
Iowa
Not Hurt In Plane Crash Not Hurt In Plane Crash
Jack Knerl and Arla Luschen were shaken but unhurt after a forced belly landing of Knerl's two passenger plane near Fort Dodge. En route from LeMars to Rockwell City, fog forced a diversion to Manson then Fort Dodge where the plane touched down on grass by the runway. The propeller blades were broken and the underside damaged. Knerl operates LeMars Motor Co. and Luschen is his employee on a business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Knerl
Arla Luschen
LeMars
Fort Dodge
Knerl
Rockwell City
Manson
LeMars Motor Co
Luschen
Office Will Not Close Bob Kelly Says Plymouth County Office Open
Plymouth County Treasurer Robert Kelly stated the treasurer's office will remain open despite license plate shortages. He said the office will continue to collect taxes as required by law and will issue plates when available, stressing no shutdown due to supply issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Kelly
Plymouth
Robert Kelly
Kelly
Hoeven Announces Run for Renomination in Iowa District
Congressman Charles B Hoeven of the eighth district of Iowa declared his candidacy for renomination as Representative in Congress. He stated his intention to seek another term and continue his legislative work in Washington.
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Charles B. Hoeven
Bth
lows
Congress
Hoeven Seeks Seventh Term in 1956 Republican Primary
Rep Hoeven, serving his seventh term in Congress, holds the fourth ranking Republican on the House Agriculture Committee. If re-elected on June 4 1956, he would move to the third ranking spot, securing key subcommittees and conference roles. He also serves as deputy Republican whip and previously chaired the Sioux County Iowa State Senate and acted as County Attorney. He resides in Alton Iowa with a wife and two children.
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Hoeven
Congress
House of Representatives
Iowa State Senate
Sioux County
Alton
Iowa
Stanley J. Marshall
Des Moines
Charles Pike
Iowa State College
Wedding of Miss Constance Hope Christopher and Dana Beeghly
Miss Constance Hope Christopher daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Christopherson wed Dana Beeghly son of Mr and Mrs Dale Beeghly at the Lutheran church in Kingsley on Saturday evening January 14 at 7 00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Hope Christopherson
Henry Christopherson
Dana Beeghly
Dale Beeghly
Pierson
Kingsley
German Youth Sees His Hogs Sold at Sioux City
Erhardt Kruesken Moeis Germany and Franz Schnei der Le Man Iowa visited the Sioux City market on Tuesday January 10 observing the sale of 40 head of hogs from Schneider and Bogh Le Mars. The hogs averaged 235 pounds and brought 11 dollars each. Kruesken, a Turemgn farm youth trainee from Germany, had cared for the hogs since they were weaned and had been in the United States seven and a half months to date before returning home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erhardt Kruesken
Moeis
Germany
Franz Schneider
Le Man
Iowa
Sioux City
Schneider and
Bogh
Le Mars
Kruesken
hus vie
Government Surplus Corn and Wheat Released for Aid
Secretary Benson orders free release of surplus corn and wheat to aid agencies for overseas and domestic relief. Churches and private groups including CROP Lutheran World Relief and Catholic Relief Services pushed for policy change. The move, praised as a peak act of practical brotherhood, enables full use of contributions for distribution and shipping.
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United States
Siouxland area
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Church World Service
CROP
Lutheran World Relief
American Friends Service Committee
Catholic Relief Services
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
CIRE
Christian Century
How To Make Money At Corn Farming
A Wall Street Journal piece from Watseka Illinois explains farmers profit by diverting corn to government price supports then buying cheaper open market corn for livestock. The practice boosts government stocks and storage needs, reshaping corn belt economics with taxpayer cost and potential market shortages later.
LeMars Bulldogs defeat Central by 22 in home win
LeMars built a big second quarter to beat Sioux City Central 55 to 33. Bob Whelan led LeMars with 15 points while Brad Jones and Donnie Frerichs added 16 combined for Central, which drops to 1 and 9. LeMars improves to 10 and 2 as Central’s seconds lose 37 to 34 in a preluding game.
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LeMars Bulldogs
Sioux City Central
LeMars
invaders
Bulldogs
Central
Brad Jones
Little Maroons
John Yarbrough
Bob Whelan
Donnie Frerichs
Ron Charlson
Frerichs
Tom Pfaffie
Central seconds
Pups
Grain price politics and hog subsidies spark county debate
An elevator manager from Macon county recalls farmers who sold corn at $1.60 while criticizing open market prices to feed hogs. He notes harvests that kept corn above $1 and that over 60 percent of the 1955 corn crop was entering loan programs, highlighting tensions among wealthy locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WATSEKA
local Agricultural Stabulization & Conservation office
Uncle Sams
Eisenhower
Congress
Charles Aric
Towa
Orson Hill
Creston
Ilinois
Joan
Jack Pickrell
Lanesville
Sangamon county
corn exchange
Dick Roberts
Hliopolis
Macon county
Between Wolves and Firefighters in LeMars Editorial Feud
A chaotic, satirical exchange from the Globe-Post and Throwaway papers laments misquotes about a baby abandoned to wolves and a fire department clash. Gene Kieffer weighs in on a county attorney’s quip about identifying the mother of a dead infant, while references to local editors, a Parthian shot, and sheriff Frank Schoter ripple through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Kieffer
Hemsen
Junnor
Kioyd Valley
Globe-Post
Akron
Farewell Supper For Third Son Before Army Entry
Cpl Isidore Poltebaum and his brother Tony Jr were honored guests at Mrs Henry Schnee home in Alton before Saturday bus trip to enlistment. Ike left for Fort Benning the same day. Anton Pettebaum family now has three sons in service with Tony Jr joining, Ivan previously discharged. Cpt Howard is in Germany awaiting discharge in February.
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Cpl
Isidore Poltebaum
Tony, Jr
Henry Schnee
Alton
Ike
Fort Benning
Anton
Pettebaum
Ivan
Cpt
Howard
Germany
Funeral services for Mrs Clara Raish held in Akron
Mrs Clara Raish 86 Akron resident died Wednesday after brief illness at Akron hospital. Funeral at 2 p m Sunday at Rossow funeral home Akron officiated by Rev Chester Guinn. Burial in Akron cemetery. Born March 17 1870 in New York state she lived in Boyden North Dakota Los Angeles and Bikings Montana where she belonged to Edna chapter Order of Eastern Star. Her husband died years ago. Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
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Rossow
Akron
Clara Raish
Akron hospital
Chester Guinn
Akron cemetery
Raish
New York state
Boyden
North Dakota
Los Angeles
Bikings
Montana
Edna chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Central High To Host Two Class A Sectionals And A Class B Tourney
Central High in Sioux City will host two class A sectional tournaments and one class B event the week of February 20 to 25. Matches include Leeds vs Heelan and East vs Central with finals February 25, along with LeMars vs LeMars Gehlen and Kingsley vs Akron in other A bracket, with finals Feb 25. Class B funneled games feature Westfield Union LeMars Moville Merrill Liberty Merrill Lawton and Hinton, with the schedule centering three games nightly February 20 21 and 22 and all finals February 25. Sioux Center also holds a class A with Orange City Hawarden and Rock Valley, continuing to district play despite 1955 form.
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Central high school
Sioux City
Iowa High School Athletic association
Leeds
Heelan
East
Central
LeMars
LeMars Gehlen
Kingsley
Akron
Westfield
Union township
Pierson
Moville
Merrill
Liberty Consolidated
Lawton
Hinton
Sioux Center
northwest Iowa
Orange City
Hawarden
Rock Valley
the
Indians
Mrs. M Ebrecht 91 longtime Plymouth resident dies
Mrs. Magdalena Ebrecht 91 longtime Plymouth county resident dies at home in LeMars after a lengthy illness. Born in Germany July 31, 1864 she came to the United States as a child and lived in Nebraska before moving to Remsen area in 1895 and LeMars in 1911. Survived by five sons Henry, August Jr, William, Frank, Winlter. four daughters Mars Johnson Rose Clouse Elmer Kress and Joseph Medaires. 20 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Saturday at Mauer Funeral Home with burial in LeMars City Cemetery.
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Magdalena Ebrecht
Plymouth county
LeMars
Ebrecht
Germany
United States
Nebraska
Remsen
August Ebrecht
August, Jr
Sioux City
Henry
San Bernardino
California
William
Frank
Winlter
Mars Johnson
Wentworth
South Dakota
Rose Clouse
Inglewood
Elmer Kress
Firebaugh
Joseph Medaires
Fort Gibson
Oklahoma
Mauer funeral home
LeMars City cemetery
Engaged Couple to Wed. Local Murder Reflection Sparks Debate
Akron announces the engagement of Carol Jean Jensen to Ervie Heinzeroth of Alden Iowa with no wedding date set. The letter-writer criticizes a murder case linked to a baby found in an Akron dump, invoking Gene Kieffer and quotes from Shakespeare and Wilde.
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Dutford Jensen
Akron
Carol Jean
Ervie
Heinzeroth
Alden
Iowa
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Remsen Firemen
Allyn D. Holtz
Darlene A. Christensen
Woodbury county
American Legion aunilary
Legion club worns
Gov'mint
Wall Street Journal
FE. C. Secor
Ilinois A. S.C. chanman
capiol
Springfield
Mindy
U. S
Lowa
Baldwin Elevator Co
Desatur
Illinois
U.S
Linquoi
County
Commodity Credit Corp
Department of Agriculture
Indiana
lews
Minnesota
Secor
Illinois A. F. C
W. H L. Sprehe
Buckley
A. S.C
Washington
Charles Borchers
6th Armored Division
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Mon
Wilbur Renken
St. Ada's
fire department
Margo
West
Mr. Kieffer
Texas
air express
Arctic
States
Texars
Moimn
Sherif
Frank Scholeh
Frank Schoter
Central High
M. Ebrecht
Gene
Kieffer
Shakespeare
Richard
Oscar Wilde
Reading Gaol
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