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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1956
Page
7
The Plymouth Democratic organization, chaired by Dr. R. J. Joynt, reports renewed activity. About 35 persons attended the courthouse caucuses on Tuesday to select 10 delegates to the county convention to be held April 4.
The article outlines delegates for a local convention bound for the national presidential event. It mentions Democratic candidates including Dr Joynt and Major Al Rolfes for state representative, Republican incumbent J Henry Lucken, and R M Spike Evans of Arnolds Park seeking the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate. Evans criticizes seasonal agricultural representation and calls for reform as agriculture faces financial strain.
The Globe-Post reports a debate on farm policy stressing that low farm prices harm the broader economy. Speakers call for restoring 90 percent purity supports, parity payments if needed, and expanded school lunch and food programs while plans for a new school building proceed amid civic discussion.
Bond vote scheduled for Monday April 30 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to approve a $310,000 issue for building and furnishing a new public school gymnasium. Le Mars Board of Education approved a resolution after receiving a petition signed by 182 voters. Election will take place in the Central School gymnasium. This notice is the first in a series of four weekly official announcements.
In cooperation with Methodist Churches from Coast to Coast First Methodist Church of Le Mars will hold a 24 hour prayer vigil beginning on Good Friday at 3 PM following the Union Good Friday services.
The Vigil invites all to spend about thirty minutes in prayer in the Youth Chapel of the church basement. Prayer guides will be provided at the chapel door. The 24 hour vigil runs from 3 PM Good Friday to 3 PM Saturday with heating and lighting throughout the night. Visitors may enter from the church south grade door.
A horizon in Plymouth County is linked to a Sig ma phenomenon. Two similar sheriff sales appear in this issue of the Globe-Post. Not the first, but rare occurrences. A notice of abandonment involves a burial lot in a Grant Township cemetery. If caretaker charges remain unpaid, the lot reverts to the church.
Plymouth county soil moisture is very low this spring. Elmer J. Lund, extension area soil conservationist, credits level terraces for saving most of the ruin that falls. A terrace building demonstration by bulldozer method will be held at the Wm. Custer farm in Section 1 Grant two, two miles west and one mile north of the site.
Farmers urged to attend a demonstration Monday at 10 00 am to learn about terrace use. Pallbearers at the Richard Rippey funeral held Monday.
An afternoon at the Methodist church in LeMars brings together six classmates Wile Bur Lucker net Bohthe Eugene Berke William Mayrose Robert Laux and Don VanderWell. Dick was killed in a car accident near Vermillion last Friday night.
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