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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1953
Page
4
F Waggoner describes a Mexican pueblo and its people while sharing encounters in daily life. He notes stark wealth disparity, vibrant culture, and ordinary scenes from markets, street life, and neighborly visits. The piece blends travel observation with personal interaction and anecdotal humor.
Merrill locals record a flurry of visits and gatherings. Mrs. Lee Bleckseim and children stay with her parents the Frelses in Ogden. Tookers and Elmer Tooker of Culver City visit Louw Walker and family. Bliss of Erie and Hamiltons host cousins and friends. Dewayne Schulz SK3 writes from San Diego after arrival and school intake. Glenda Vanderloo undergoes appendectomy. Laura Bock Vacation noted. a casual community snapshot with names and travel notes.
Low Walker was honored as guest of honor at a family picnic last Sunday in July. The event gathered relatives for a casual celebration with food and conversation marking a birthday occasion.
Mr and Mrs John Harkee of Sioux City hosted Mr Ras Walker and Mr and Mrs Wayne Penning of Le Miars at Re eside Pak to honor Mr Walker on his eighty first birthday, with a celebration noted in this brief local item.
A Stork Shower hosted Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Jaiek Colesy Loch in Wayne Hamilton. Guests enjoyed games and a luncheon after the gift giving, with Mesdames Bauch Schmid and Hurd as the honorees and several lovely crafts presented.
The Tuesday Club entertained their husbands at a Sunday picnic on the lawn of the Herb Kehrberg residence in Le Mars, with duty noted on the 26th.
A family dinner Sunday July 19 at the Ed Marie nu home marked Mir Marino’s fourth birthday on a Saturday. Additional guests joined in late afternoon for a birthday supper and games. Mr Malienau received small gifts, including a set of horseshoes for Mast.
At a dental meeting experts claim apples clean teeth better than toothbrushes and warn children soak in sugar through diet. Advocates urge removal of candy vending machines in schools and theaters to curb tooth decay.
Rural mail carriers attended a summer meeting hosted at the Elmer Young home in Himton. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Hauser Mrs. Merton Jessen and Mr. and Mrs. Clent Mertes joined in a pot luck dinner followed by a business session and officer elections.
Mrs. Lou Hauser reports July rainfall reaching 1.16 inches on Meruth through Friday morning July 24, reflecting the month’s wet spell and local hydrological conditions.
City authorities praise the present cleanliness and seveling of Merril's Dump. Mayor Frank Todd warns the public to keep streets orderly and avoid careless rubbish disposal, which could incur a ten dollar fine as plainly posted.
WSCS Circles attendance was good at both meetings held Wednesday afternoon. Circle To met at the church basement with Maggi Hammond and Louella Muffins as hostesses. Guests included Mrs. Elmer Tooker of Culver City California Mrs. Lois Hedges and Mrs. Laura Sletwold both of Sioux City and Mrs. Brenam. Circle IT were guests at the country home of Bertha Tsehampel with Myrtle Lang assisting. Guests included Nellie Kehrbert of Le Mars Ruth Kehrberg Ethel Tsehampel Violet Knudsen and Mrs. John Hurd of Bronson. Both circles discussed tentative ideas about the Ag Dav stand. Committees were appointed from each circle to make plans.
A family picnic for the Spies clan and friends gathered at Mia Municipal Park on Sunday noon July 19. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Oliver Reeng of Pomona California, Mr and Mrs Ben Spies, Bert Spies, Frank Allen and Bettie, Mr and Mrs Lester Gulseth, Lin Lona of Valley Springs, Fake Spies, Mr and Mrs Arden Cuds, Lanny, and Dale T.
Caldwells Senna Laxative offers gentle relief from constipation through a vegetable formula with senna extract. The ad promises mild action, thorough relief, and relief from stomach sourness, plus a 25¢ size and a money back guarantee if not satisfied. It directs mail to Box 280, New York, NY.
A large contingent of Spies, Schindels, and relatives from Kingsley Merrill LeMars Hin ton and surrounding areas attended a family gathering at the Hinton community house on Sunday night. Guests included Mrs Will Spies Mrs Fred Spies Mrs Oscar Schindel and others while Mrs Koenig was honored at a WH Spies home gathering on Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs Joe Strub hosted a July weekend reunion bringing together eleven children and their families from Minnesota Kansas Iowa and Nebraska with relatives from Omaha LeMars Waterloo Spring field Merrill River Sioux Stony City and nearby towns. A Municipal Park picnic in Le Mars closed the event with several guests staying longer for visits.
The Merrill chapter of the Izaak Walton League received a warning from its national offices about the dust bowl threat in five states Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Colorado and Kansas. The message recalls the 1930s dust bowl and urges land restoration with grass in livestock use to endure future dry years.
Bertha Ischampel celebrated her birthday Saturday July 25 as guest of honor. On Sunday July 1 Ma Harold Ischampel hosted a dinner for Mas Peter Treiber of Hasarden Ma and Mrs Peter Treiber plus children. Also present were Mr and Mrs Robert Hilkricks and daughter Scheril of Akron and Mr and Mrs Lester Cain and daughter Ardyee of Ha Warden.
Neighbors race to settle a property line dispute as the noon mowing schedule starts. Local officials urge calm while two residents work with a mediator to avoid delays.
A string of visitors and dining guests travels through Bronson Wessington Springs Oldham and Stony Falls with stops at the Berner Techampel Heisler Lake Eldon homes. Notable trips include Jack Thompson departing for California and Korea, and Roger Easton undergoing heel surgery in Sioux City.
Margaret Kass of 454th I Avenue NL is spending a few weeks in Ashton Iowa visiting relatives and enjoying time away from home.
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