Merrill Record highlights local visits and events
Mr and Mrs Fletcher West and Emily visited Mrs Wests sister in Omaha. Rev D L Harbour attended the Annual Conference at Mason City. Miss Carol Lange wed Harry Karley at Emerson Neb. Joseph Eugene OHara from Sioux City died. Bill Boem visited in Merrill. Gene Cockrell hospitalized in Iowa City. Dorothy Powell and Kay Wingert represented Plymouth County at a Junior Red Cross camp in Madrid Iowa. Alfred Jones joined Early Lumber Yard in Early Iowa. John Quinn family visited from Carroll. Merrill School Library open July 3 to August 2 Fridays and Tuesdays 2 to 6. Barbara Powell became Bills Market clerk. Colette Lehmann resigned from Bills Market. Mrs J E Heisler visited family in Sanborn. Histon and Merrill Methodist youth delegates attended Mason City conference. Don Oxenford served as counselor. Floyd Powell joined Farmers State Bank Brunsville.
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Merrill
Fletcher West
Emily
E. J. O'Hara
Sioux ‘City
Margaret Pollack
le Mars
Bill Boem
Leeds
Frank
Bath
Géne Cockrell
Armond Hodge
University Hospital
Iowa City
Dorothy Powell
Madrid
Histon
E. E. Senst
Bonnie Bertha
Melvin Koelker
H. P. Simonsen
Marjorie
Russell Simonsen
Iowa State College Ames
Simonsen
U. S. Army Reserve
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Carrier Boys
Journal Tribune Publications
Miss Georgia Schnepf Sets European Summer Tour
Miss Georgia Schnepf a Minneapolis public schools teacher sails from Montreal on the Arosa to spend the summer touring Europe. She will visit Germany Switzerland France England and Italy including a highlight at St. Peter's in Rome. She travels with Miss Dolores Ask and plans to return August 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Schnepf
Minneapolis Public
Monreal
Canada
Arosa
Europe
Germany
Switzerland
France
England
Italy
St. Peter’s
Rome
Dolores Ask
Minneapolis
Miss Schnepf
George Schnepf
St. Joseph Parish
Miller Kennedy wedding in Sioux City honors Harold Miller couple
Mr and Mrs Peter Wolf hosted the wedding of their grandson Dr Harold Miller of Sioux City and Phyllis Jean Kennedy of Des Moines on Saturday June 16 in the groom's parents home. Harold Miller a ISU veterinary graduate and Alpha Rho member was commissioned first lieutenant. Phyllis Kennedy a ISU graduate and Delta Zeta member taught home economics in Des Moines. The couple will live in Blair Nebraska to start his veterinary practice. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Lloyd Wolf and Mr and Mrs James Wolf of Remsen.
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Peter Wolf
Sioux City
Harold Miller
Phyllis Jean Kennedy
Des Moines
Lloyd Wolf
James Wolf
Remsen
To Build High Lines For Remsen Electric System
Des Moines reports the state commerce commission set a hearing for July 1 at its office to consider petitions from seven power firms and the town of Remsen to erect transmission lines. The hearings involve requests for permission to construct high lines and related authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Commerce Commission
Remsen
Power Co-ops and Lines Across Counties Teeter Over Fine
Central Iowa Power cooperative Cedar Rapids seeks lines in Boone Webster Delware and Dubuque counties. Iowa Southern Utilities proposes lines in Appanoose Washington and Wapello counties. Greene County Rural Electric faces a fine in Greene county. Interstate Power proposes in Fayette cooperative Rockwell City for Calhoun county. Iowa Power and Light Des Moines handles Mahaska matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Iowa Power Co-Operative
Cedar Rapids
Boone
Webster
Delware
Dubuque
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Appanoose
Washington
Wapello
Greene County Rural Electric Co-Operative
Greene County
Interstate Power Co
Fayette
Natalie's Marriage Unites Bork and Kruse on June 24
Miss Natalie Ann Bork wed Ronald Kruse son of Mr and Mrs Truman Kruse of Granville at Granville on June 24. The ceremony joined families of Ned Bork and Truman Kruse in a local church setting with both couples hosting relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalie Ann Bork
Ned Bork
Ronald Kruse
Truman Kruse
Granville
Held Davies Bride in Burns Oregon June 23 1956
Miss Carolyn Jean Held became the bride of Thomas Carol Davies in a 10 am single ring ceremony at Pioneer Presbyterian church Burns Oregon. Rev Stanley Banks officiated. The couple will reside in Princeton after a honeymoon to Boise Idaho.
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Hinton Specila
Carolyn Jean Held
Thomas Carol Davies
Stanley Banks
Pioneer Presbyterian Church
Burns
Oregon
Water Held
Hinton
John W. Davies
Princeton
Ross Johnson
Floyd Burden
Shirley Thompson
Diamond
Jack Davies
Bess Man
Leonard Taylor
Earl Sirsz
Palois
Kappa Zeta Chi Sorority
Rock Valley
Burns Corgon
Boise
Idaho
L. P. Nurses Plan Annual Convention
The L. P. N. annual convention is set for June 26 and 27 at the Martin Hotel in Sioux City. Iowa members and friends are urged to attend for officer elections, new policies, and a new insurance plan. The program includes talks by nursing school members and panel discussions by Nursing Directors, with a Town and Country Booth as an added attraction.
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Martin Hotel
Sioux City
L. P. ON
Iowa
Association
L.P.N. Members Sell Items to Fund Convention
A variety of useful articles crafted and donated by L. P. N. members will be on sale to help finance the convention. Donors should hand items to Miss T Audrey Vogt at registration. Registration costs $2.00 with banquet on Tuesday evening June 26 priced at $4.00 and lunch on Wednesday at $2.50. Prizes are being provided by Sioux City merchants and others.
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T Audrey Vogt
Sioux City
Ovens Corner
Remsen
Remsen Wedding Aims and area notices in June
Warner Lang couple wed at St John’s Lutheran Le Mars with attendants Wayne Grothaus and Bob Lang. Also noted is need for 75 graduate nurses at Hines VA hospital, veteran care, and salary raises to attract nurses. Pilgrimage to Europe planned from New York with Pope audience sought. Local clergy changes include Rev. L C Schumacher guiding, Rev. Father Cain assisting summer, and Franklin Tritz becoming truck deliveryman after service. Christian Mothers plan meeting in Ov ens, and visitors from Champaign IL and Shore Acres visit Le Mars.
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Shirley Warner
Harold Warner
Estil Lang
St. John’s American Lutheran Church
le Mars
Wayne Grothas
Betty Backer
Bob Lang
Wayne Grothaus
Remsen
Hines, Lil, Veterans Administration Hospital
Hines Hospital
School of Nursing
L. C. Schumacher
St. Josep’s Church
Bode
Europe
New York
Cunard Line
Swissair
Ireland
England
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
France
Our Lady of Knock
Co. Mayo
Rome
Lourdes
Paris
Guild of Catholic Travel
Fifth Avenue
N. Y
John Cain
Sioux City
St. Mary's
David Hogan
Creighton University
Omaha
Father Cain
Pocahontas
Franklin Tritz
Remsen Tank Line Co
Franklin
Harry Tritz
Jane St
Christian Mother's of Ovens
Caution Issued on Handling Blackleg Dieoffs
The Foundation warns that carcasses of animals dying from blackleg must be burned or buried deeply under lime to prevent infection spread and soil contamination.
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Foundation
Wedding at Calvary Church Unites Rhela Bosworth and Lester Rollins
A June wedding at Bosworth Rollins Calvary Church in Le Mars joined Rhela Bosworth and Lester Rollins in a 7:30 ceremony on June 15 conducted by Rev. Kenneth Clawson. The couple, both employed at Wiltgen Ready Mix Co, will reside in Le Mars. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Maloney of Denver and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lang of Des Moines.
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Calvary Church
le Mars
Rhela Bosworth
Lester Rollins
Albert Lang
Remsen
Alva Rollins
Akron
Kenneth £. Clawson
Carol Kurtz
Wayne Winterfield
Collins Collman
Wayne Lang
Barther
Jake Albrecht
Howard Bonnema
Lowell Baldwin
Edna Rollins
Minnesota
Rollins
Wiltgen Ready Mix Co
John Maloney
Denver, Colo
Roger Lang
Des Moines
Iowa
Engagement Notice for Col lins and McClatchey Couple
Mr and Mrs Wayne Collins of Le Mars announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Gray Collins to Robert McClatchey son of Mr and Mrs C J McClatchey of Mapleton The wedding date has not been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Collins
le Mars
Mary Gray Collins
Robert McClatchey
C. J. McClatchey
Mapleton
Birthday celebration at Mrs. Johnsons home
Ireton special notes St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Birthday group celebrated Mrs. Harry Johnsons birthday at her home Thursday afternoon with informal visiting and a birthday treat. Ronald Van Whyte left for Wileston North Dakota for unspecified reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireton
Harry Johnson
St. Paul's
Local notes: visits births travel and early egg factory plan
Mrs. Fred Lindenman and Mrs. Art Lindenman of San Bernardino visited the Lindenman home this week. Wallace Vander Hamm and family welcome a baby daughter on June 13. Ted Vonk leaves for Grand Rapids to work in a furniture factory after studying at Iowa State College. John Binsbergen Sr. travels to New York and the Netherlands for several months visit with relatives. Mrs Howard Van Oordt and children return from Hospers. Bert Brock plans a 28 by 100 ft poultry house near Ireton for 2,000 laying hens and an October egg factory start, a cog production venture newer to the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lindenman
Art Lindenman
San Bernadino
California
Jake Lindenman
Wallace Vander Hamm
Ted Vonk
Iowa State College
Bert Broek
Ireton
Brock
Washington
Oregon
Vaccination Urged To Combat Blackleg In Livestock
Stock raisers are advised to vaccinate calves at three or four months in areas with blackleg history to prevent losses from a rapid, fatal disease. The American Foundation for Animal Health notes spores persist in ground and can infect through small cuts. If deaths occur, a veterinarian should verify blackleg and herd protection should follow with vaccination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Foundation For Animal Health
Blackleg
Foundation
Plymouth Market Livestock Prices and Purchasers Listed
A list from Plymouth shows buyers and lots: Geo Bleil and Creasy Kingsley with 13 heifers at various weights and prices, Marvin Galtus Kingsley with 35 steers, Les Spears Kingsley with 14 hogs, Harry Hoyt Le Mars with 25 heifers, Larson Bros Remsen with 21 steers, and multiple other buyers in Kingsley Remsen Akron Hawarden Ireton and Orange City. Prices range from about 11.00 to 20.75 per hundredweight across steers hogs and lambs.
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Plymouth
Geo Bleil & Creassey
Kingsley
Marvin Galtus Kingsley
Les Spears
Harry Hoyt
J. H. Hoyt
le Mars
Larson Bros
Remsen
D. G. Wail
Jasm & Wm Phillips
Akron
Hughes Bros
Roy Postewaite
Westfield
Gilbert Weiler
Lyle Homan
Max Thomson
Henry Randall
Rock Valley
Doorhout Bros
Orange City
Lloyd Mueller
Ireton
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Elmer Muecke
Merlin Lock
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Anna Brunsstedt
Florence Singer
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