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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1954
Page
5
Farm Safety Week uses the theme Farm to Live and Live to Farm. The first National Farm Safety Week runs July 25 through 3. Chas R Tucker secretary of the Plymouth County Farmers Mutual Insurance Association spoke on safety and farm living needs.
Plymouth County Farmers Mutual Insurance Association teams with Farm Safety Council of Iowa and county groups to call for organized action by all farm people to reduce farm accidents, urging awareness and safety reforms.
During 1953 thousands of farm workers died or were seriously injured. Officials urge citizens to join a continuing drive to reduce deaths and property loss from farm accidents. Farm Safety Week focuses on removing hazards in machinery, buildings, fields, and homes, with a safety quiz to gauge personal responsibility.
Of Local Interest Banox of marriage were announced for the first time Sunday between Miss Rosemary Kunkel daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Kunkel and Ralph Thorpe Jr of Hudson South Dakota The wedding will take place August TP at St Catherine s church Ovens The couple will be members of St James parish Le Mars
Sheriff investigates deliberate sabotage of Ray Anderson’s Caterpillar tractor and bulldozer by filling oil induction pipes with river sand and gravel. Damages around 1000 dollars. Suspects range from mischievous youths to foes of local dike construction along Floyds Fork, with lovers’ lane referenced as a nearby ruse.
Raphael Wersinger son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Wersinger of Remsen will be ordained a Catholic priest at 10:00 a m August 16 at St Marys church in Remsen The following day at 10:00 a m he will celebrate his first Mass in Remsen
Engaged Mr and Mrs John E Flanagan of 325 S 2Ist St LaCrosse Wisconsin announce the engagement of Helen Elizabeth Sloulin to John Raymond Manning son of Mr and Mrs R A Manning 509 Ist St We Let Mar Iowa Mrs Sloulin a graduate of Wisconsin State College LaCrosse and George Washington University
Buick rises to the top of national sales in the first five months of 1954, outselling most rivals and joining the nation’s top sellers in the esteemed “low-price three” circle. The story highlights Buick’s surge and the evolving market dynamics as the Big Three contend for leadership.
A Washington DC woman, a Zeta Tau Alpha and Phi Lambda Theta member, will marry Mr Manning a George Washington University chemical engineering student employed by Burroughs Corporation. The wedding is set for Saturday August 2 at the Catholic Church of the Blessed Sacrament in La Crosse Wisconsin.
August 4 1 pm day sales at Le Mars Livestock Co. Numerous civil service teaching vacancies announced by Bureau of Indian Affairs for North and South Dakota Iowa Nebraska with salaries up to 4620. Applications available at post offices and from BIA offices in Aberdeen St Louis. Notice of office closure until August 9. Local notices include baptism, club meeting, insurance ad, and Korean War service details. Weather summary and a forthcoming estate auction noted.
Le Mars area note reports Corporal Cornelius G Harthoorn son of Mr and Mrs Case Harthoorn Route 1 Doon Iowa promoted to corporal while serving with the Army Corps in Korea The 1 Corps coordinates post truce training for UN units He is a cook with the 17th Field Artillery Battalion married to Grace and stationed in the Far East since last August Entered service March 1953 completed basic at Camp Chaffee Ark.
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