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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1956
Page
4
Mrs Lyle Hummel arrived from Kalispell Montana last Friday to visit her sister in law at her home. The brief note records a family visit with no further details.
A digest of social items from Elkton South Dakota includes Henning Hansen visiting her mother Mrs Engtebritson, trips to Omaha with Mrs Hummel and Mrs Hansen, and returns of Mr and Mrs Chas Kroksh from Sioux Falls. A daughter Linda Sue was born to the Gagnons March 12. Sunrise services planned April 1 at the Lilly farm. Joe Hummel recovering in hospital. Des Moines convention attendance noted. Various club meetings, art purchases, and visits among local families are listed along with a town marshal appointment and a sale of the Heller home. Mrs Jonas Wester and others ill or traveling are mentioned. Curtain cleaning offer from Stevens Cleaners.
The Wall Street Journal notes bowling's rise as a mass sport with automatic pinsetting. Bowling lanes, led by AMF and Bowl-Mor, expand to about 97 million total lanes globally, with 62,000 registered in the U.S., and 20 million enthusiasts, including a surge of women and youths. The piece traces history from ancient origins to modern pro leagues and industry trends.
Sunday events include Adaville visitors from Sioux City Gene Manning and family and George Bray with Wm Eddington while Alan Fearhelm underwent appendicitis surgery in Akron. Travel and Church life recur with baptisms at EB U B church and pre Easter meetings. Longer list covers relatives visiting and towns including Hawarden LeMars Merrill Alta Town City Rochester and Westmar College. Farmers began discing and sowing oats as spring work starts.
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