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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1956
Page
2
Local notes of residents visiting relatives in LeMars and area include families such as Haverhals Zeephat and Van Driel. Reported wind and hail damage to crops and buildings near Orange City and Sioux Center while community events feature Canasta and birthday celebrations.
Residents and relatives gathered for visits across Minnesota and California while church groups held meetings at St Pauls Lutheran Presbyterians and Christian Reformed venues. Local families traveled to Michigan Colorado and California with several funerary notices and vacation departures noted.
Surnedt out, Himer Younpren and Arthur Kuter were Sioux City visitors Thursday. Mrs C Van Wyk of Denver arrived Tuesday to visit in the Curtis Mulder home and to meet her new granddaughter born recently at the Mulder home. Mr and Mrs Spencer Plumb of Bloomington arrived to visit relatives here.
The marriage of Mrs. Marty Ann Plathe daughter of Mr and Mrs Anton Schultz of Remsen and Leon ard Hansen son of Mr and Mrs Emil Hansen of Le Mats occurred in St Marys Catholic church Remsen Tuesday morning July 10 with Rev Father John Cain performing the ceremony and the Sisters of St Francis providing choir music. The bride wore a beige lace street length dress with coffee brown accessories and a yellow rose corsage. Bridesmaid Margie Hansen wore a blue lace street length dress with white accessories and a yellow rose corsage. Besiman was the brides brother Pon Schiltz. The couple left for a trip to the Black Hills and will reside in Marcus where the groom is a carpenter. Attending relatives from a distance included Mrs Bob Deiperding of Lucerne California Mr and Mrs Gordon Ludwig of Parker SD and S Sag Gerald Hansen of Jacksonville Ark.
The Women’s Society of Christian Service held a Poulir meeting in the church social rooms with Bertha Tschampel and Dora Pech as hostesses. Mrs Claudia Hauff led devotions with gospel songs and Jane Harbour presented the program topic with The Four. The next meeting is July 25 in the church basement with Vera Fry and Viola Nelson as hostesses.
Golden brown fried chicken will be served family style at the annual chicken dinner and bazaar at St Michael’s church Kingsley on Sunday July 22 1956 serving starts noon until closing. A kiddie train ride attraction called the Old Home Special is offered with Metz Baking courtesy.
A Sioux City notice announces a Deluxe Health-O-Meter scale door prize and an afternoon evening event featuring a Kingsley versus Storm Lake baseball game. The Chicken Dinner supports St. Michael's Guild led by President Mrs. Robert Straiton. The Lowest 4-H Club meets at Arlen Brown's home with 10 members present. Gary Banks elected county office delegate. Darrell Fasion reports on Boys Short Course. Allen Brown and Ronnie Banks share 4-H Camp Okoboji plans. Judith Knupp leads Sportman Meeting. meeting adjourned after 4-H pledge. lunch served by Mrs. Doane.
A Globe Post reader laments a tornadic scare and jokes about buying insurance to get a photo. The letter mocks a silver iodide altar at Merrill and warns a fan might trigger a dangerous whirlwind.
July 16 at 8:00 p m fairgrounds hosts a fairboard meeting. July 17 KVTV Siouxland Farmer at 12 15 p m Buena Vista County discusses Room Accessories on television.
Arlie Pierson reports Plymouth county crops show wide variation with rainier areas yielding very good corn and soybeans in bloom while drier spots are very poor. Corn tassels and soybeans bloom as grasshoppers damage fields. Farmers spray fencelines pastures and meadows. oats near Les Mars yield around 10 bushels per acre.
Mr and Mrs Al Meis of Lewistown are en route home from an European tour after a sickness. Mrs Meis suffered a blood clot in her leg in Switzerland but has improved enough to travel. Lt Rawley, a Marine lieutenant, visited with the Meis family and is newly discharged.
Rev DL Harbour led a group of young people on a weekend trip to Camp Quest at Lake Okoboji returning Saturday. Participants included Mary Jo Kissinger Kay Weinhemer Billy Mattus James Galven and Richard Vanderloo. Mrs Frank Rath and her son Harold and their New York City family visited last week.
Residents and visitors appear in a jumble of social items. Ed Yoorger visits Mrs Tullie Peters in Mollistown Liberty Township. Mrs Warren Hauff stays home with arthritis. Marvin Nelson visits Worthington. Frank Braun wins a grocery prize at De Boe. Barbara Brodie celebrates eighth birthday with friends. Marie Duringer returns from Waterloo. David Benderman visits relatives in Brunstedt home. Various guests, hospital news, new baby in the Brunstedt family, and telephone number change for Floyd Powell are noted.
Local readers learn Pvt Kenneth A Maass 20 son of Mrs Ella Maas Remsen Iowa took part in a four day command post exercise with the 1st Armored Division at Fort Polk Louisiana. Details include enlistment in 1955 basic training at Fort Chaffee Arkansas Remsen High School 1954 and Army branch information from Sergeant Garvey. Also notes Vincent Marsh named manager of Sheehan Produce Kingsley July 1 with family details and a chicken supper at Seney Church August 7 plus the first annual model airplane contest at Westmar airport July 22 with 100+ entries and sponsors Mars Chamber of Commerce. Also Pvt Orville A Von Arb and Pvt Galen R DeValois completed eight weeks missile training at Fort Bliss Texas and Fort Chaffee Arkansas respectively. Card of thanks from hospital patient.
Remembrances and appreciation for prayers cards and visits while a patient at St. Vincent Hospital and after returning home. American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular meeting Tuesday July 7 at 8 00 p m at the stables Elections of officers will take place. The hall will be air conditioned. Mr and Mrs Arnold Wetter and daughter Mary and Sylvester Wetter of Des Moines Iowa returned to Le Mars after ten days in Los Angeles visiting relatives and friends. Please return the borrowed rubber tired wheelbarrow for cement work. Mr and Mrs Henry Wendt and family of Springfield Oregon are visiting Mr and Mrs George Hermann and Mr and Mrs Reinard Dreckman.
Wendell Pendleton, former chair of the Iowa legislature's water rights committee, testified in Des Moines on a hearing into rain-making promotions. Farmers have paid hundreds of thousands. promoters take none. The groups call projects gambles and long shots. Pendleton does not expect a general tax levy to fund the rain schemes.
Mr and Mrs Herman Thomas and granddaughter Diane and Frances Thomas of Merrill visited Lawrence Fisch at his Akron area home. Diane bit her tongue during play, required eight stitches, and remains in recovery.
William Augustine 19 and James Wittkop 24 were injured Saturday morning when their car left Highway 73 about 44 miles south of Merrill and crashed into a ditch. Augustine fell asleep at the wheel. both were treated at Sacre Heart hospital and released, with Augustine suffering a collarbone separation and cuts and bruises and Wittkop with similar injuries. They recuperate at home.
Jury selection started today to decide if Edith Nelson will face trial for altering checks on the Alberta Deegan account. State attorney Morse Hoorneman and defense attorney Bill Sturges were vying for jurors but did not confirm a full panel by nightfall.
Mr and Mrs Nelson Callias of Le Mars announce the engagement of their child to a forthcoming fiancée in this society notice.
Local social items note August wedding plans for Anne Frances Vander Weil daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Vander Weil of Le Mars to H D Bud Vander Weil with August date. Tea Day hostesses at the country club are Mrs R L Budde and Miss Josephine Arendt. Izaak Walton League meeting set for July 17 at New Deal Park with re election of offices and new members urged. Christian Mothers Society to sponsor Ice Cream Social July 22 at St Josephs Church serving from 4 p m. Pye Dick Kraayenbrink of Sioux Center completed eight weeks of Army specialist training at Fort Bliss Texas in surface to air missile systems and related tasks. He joined Army last January, trained at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and attended Sioux Center Public High School.
Robert J. Kelly, Treasurer of Plymouth County Iowa presents the period January 1 1956 to May 32 1956 inclusive. The report details accounts by funds and a summary of business transacted during the period as certified by the treasurer.
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