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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1959
Page
6
A funeral service will be held March 23 at 1 30 p m at Trinity Lutheran Church officiated by Pastor Robert Miskimen. Burial follows in Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery at Hinton. The body will lie in state from 10 30 a m at the church until services begin.
Richard Kowalke, 21, died at 9:50 a.m. Thursday March 19 in Cherokee after a four month illness. A Cherokee High School graduate class of 1956 he joined the U S Army Signal Corps January 28, 1957. He served overseas in Darmstadt Germany and returned December 9, 1958. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Otto Kowalke of Cherokee and grandparents Mr and Mrs Albert Kowalke of Sioux City and Mrs Leroy Wilson Bloomfield Neb. He was preceded in death by a 19 month old brother William Dean Kowalke in 1936. Funeral services are set for Mon-
Funeral services for 70 year old George D Nailor who died Friday night at Cherokee hospital will be held at 1 20 p m Tuesday at the Congregational church Rev C H Ziegel will officiate with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery Sioux City under the direction of Dickison funeral home He was born March 22 1888 in Battle Creek Iowa and married Covetia Sengelman January 25 1911 The couple farmed in Battle Creek Lawton and Moville before moving to Kingsley ten years ago Survivors include his widow three daughters Mrs Lois Bush Mrs Bonita Waller and Mrs Betty Black all of Kingsley two sons James of Fort Bragg California and Robert of Bryan Ohio a sister Mrs Viola Krink of Lincoln a brother Ralph Nailor of Battle Creek 24 grandchildren and three great grandchildren
Funeral services were held Monday at 7:19 a.m. at St Michael's Catholic Church in Kingstey with Rev R P Weiling presiding. Burial followed in the parish cemetery under the direction of Dickison Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha L. Madison of 326 1st Street 5 W in Le Mars were conducted at 10:30 a.m. March 23, 1959, at Mauer funeral home with Rev. R. V. Gildner officiating. Burial in city cemetery followed under Mauers' direction. Born February 19, 1876 in Platteville Wisconsin, she married Frederick Madison at Storm Lake Iowa. She died March 20 at Sacred Heart hospital after a brief illness. Survivors include sister Mrs. Mary Wasmer of Highmore SD and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a daughter Jessie and four brothers and a sister. She belonged to the First Methodist church.
Ed Kehrberg secretary announces an auction sale of school equipment by Richards and Ruden to be held Saturday April 4. Elvin Lippke is president. Two school houses to be sold in Stanton township, one in section 26 at 1 p.m. and another in section 30 at 2 p.m. Also to be sold are two oil burning stoves two fire extinguishers one coal house desks books and light fixtures. Buildings located on Henry V Pagler farm corner in section 30 and on the Wil in section 26.
Valentine G. Plendl 74 longtime Kingsley resident died unexpectedly Friday at his farm home west of Kingsley. Born October 23, 1884 in Plymouth county he married Ellen Catherine Dune February 25 1908 and farmed in Kingsley area all his life. Survivors include widow four daughters two brothers two sisters many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Speculation surrounds ownership of two one acre parcels used for school purposes near Neptune. District township Stanton holds title to both, with a 1891 deed from Herman Eppling to the district on one tract and a $35 reversion clause if land ceases school use. Henry W Pagelgier owns the adjacent farm two miles west, while P K Martin originally sold the Nevens farm land for $50 with no reversion clause, raising questions about eventual sale.
Le Mars business circles fear anti business aims in a Kennedy Roosevelt minimum wage bill. The measure would raise the wage to 1.25 an hour and restrict employment including newspaper carriers under 16. The Le Mars Chamber notes dangers and urges letters to Senator Kennedy and Congressmen Hoeven Hickenlooper and Martin.
Mr and Mrs John Meyer long established farmers with about 43 acres in Hannover Germany are expected to visit in May. They will travel to see Meyers brothers and sisters, children of the late Rev D Meyer and Mrs Meyer, former Grant Township pastor. John Meyer was born in the United States and later chose to live in Germany reversing the common trend.
Mr. Meyer, who left the United States in 1926, runs a relatively small yet productive farm in Germany. He notes intensive farming, turnips among crops, frequent use of fertilizer, and manual spading in fence corners due to limited space. He does not yet own a tractor but plans to buy one.
Daily menus list meals for Tuesday March 24 including goulash lettuce salad glazed doughnuts sliced apples bread and butter milk Wednesday March 25 features beef vegetable soup crackers dried beef sandwiches fruit jello and a brownie with milk Thursday March 26 offers Hapburgers mashed potatoes and gravy Harvard beets or spinach and a peach crisp A separate entry for Tuesday March 3 shows taverns with dills tossed salad chocolate pudding and Rice Krispy cookies Mik
Storm Lake plans a deep well 1690 feet deep to relieve summer water shortages. A pump assembly was ordered at 10129 dollars. Mayor Lloyd Bridge says the well will take load off three shallow wells and supply at least 1400 gallons per minute during a six hour day. Local users include Kingan packing plant and Vilas poultry processing plant, with about 3 million gallons daily in summer.
Nora C Chadwick Musser age 60 of Yates Center Kansas mother of Rev Lloyd L Musser of Merrill and Vera Dixon of San Fernando and Alvina Griebel of Monroe dies after monthslong illness at Sacred Heart Hospital burial in Yates Center with funeral director Mauer. Survives include three daughters three sons six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Deceased was a member of Evangelical United Brethren Church.
Rev Richard J Torgler former pastor of Trinity Lutheran church near Hinton died yesterday at his St Louis home from a stroke born May 29 1894 Funeral services scheduled Wednesday March 25 at Em maus Lutheran Church in St Louis He organized the Walther League and Ladies Aid at Trinity and helped the church join the Missouri Synod Calvin L Harm is the current pastor
Remsen officials and Bud Phillips lead a drive to form a rural fire protection group. Ten year memberships at 35 dollars fund a new fire truck, with nonmembers paying 200 dollars plus one dollar per hour per firefighter. Members may call the fire department free for emergencies. chemicals cost extra. The truck would be kept in the city garage with town maintenance. Residents should contact any Remsen firefighter or the town clerk.
The Chamber argues featherbedding inflates costs and hampers business. They claim railroad employers face a stacked deck against them due to a government policy seen as lenient toward unions.
J E Camp of Kansas City Missouri spoke at the Christian Science chapel meeting. Byron Jeys Jr of Le Mars, a Westmar College student, was appointed circulation representative for the Monitor in Sioux and Plymouth counties.
The Marcus dogs tied to the Ed Delancey and Paul Wankum families in Le Mars have died from poisoning over the past few weeks, with authorities and neighbors hoping for further clarity and preventative measures.
Dr. G A Wiedemeier says the dogs' deaths may be accidental and could stem from contaminated feed or can material turning toxic during winter. He urges immediate reporting of any new cases to city officials to issue a warning. Ed Utesch and wife returned from Bartlesville Oklahoma after four days with daughter and family, noting prairie fires that devastated thousands of acres of ranch land.
Seed potatoes arrive with blue tag Triumphs Kennebecs Pontiacs and Early Ohio offerings. Free Guide to Better Lawns and Gardens. lawn seed 80c per pound and fertilizers spreaders for Vertagreen Vigero and Muorgante. Prices on pans bulbs alfalfa seed and inoculants listed. broad variety for pasture seeding and grazing.
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