City Pay scales in Iowa towns under ten thousand
A statewide survey compares salaries for officials and staff in 50 Iowa cities over 5 000 population. Cherokee Storm Lake and Le Mars show varied weekly hours pay and allowances including mayors clerks treasurers and attorneys with specifics on holidays vacation sick leave and supplementary duties. Monthly and hourly rates for positions such as dump supervisor fire chief police officers water operators and park superintendents are listed with rough monthly totals for Storm Lake Cherokee and Le Mars.
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Iowa
State University of Iowa Institute of Public Affairs
le Mars
Cherokee
Storm Lake
Les Mars
Red Cross
Sho
Chamber retail committee sets May 29 late Friday opening
The retail committee of the chamber announced that stores will open Friday May 29 until 1 PM to help weekend shoppers and will close Saturday May 30 all day to finish weekend shopping.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Wedding License Issued in Sioux City for Mattey and Williams
A marriage license was issued in Sioux City to William J. Mattey 36 of Sioux City and Phylhy B. Williams 25 of Merrill Iowa confirming a union between the couple in the local records.
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Sioux City
William J. Mattey
Phylhy B. Williams
Merrill
Iowa
Rural Young People Tour Le Mars Savings Bank
Rural Young People of Plymouth County visited Le Mars Savings Bank on Tuesday evening. Gordon Mennen and Lawrence A. Kass led the tour and explained banking principles, depositors funds, loan types, and account openings. The group then met in the Farm Extension Office and later went to Dena's Cafe for refreshments.
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Plymouth County
le Mars Savings Bank
Gordon Mennen
Lawrence A. Kass
Anl
Frank Staab Dies In Car Of Heart Attack
Frank Staab 59 a farmer north of Remsen died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack while driving home from town His car left the gravel road struck a ditch and embankment Dr L A George rushed him 10 miles to a Le Mars hospital where he died en route or on arrival Staab found by his son Ralph survivors include Minnie widow three sons Ralph Richard Milo all of Remsen two daughters Olga Stoffel Remsen and John Brown Omaha a brother Joe Remsen and three sisters Josephine Frisch Des Moines Mrs Ben Hansen and Mrs Hansen Alton Body at Fisch funeral home until service at St Marys Catholic church Remsen burial parish cemetery
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Frank Staab
Remsen
L. A. George
Les Mars
Staab
Ralph
Reownea
Stagh
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Fisch
Plymouth Banks Among Iowa's Best For Traffic Safety
In a 1952 survey Plymouth county ranked high for accident reduction from 1951 to 1982 with a 14 percent drop. Comparisons show Des Moines Story Appanoose and Carroll counties rising in accidents while Plymouth Cherokee Buena Vista recorded varied driver involvement. The May Feast of Luxembourg tradition is noted for Sunday events at St Marys church and Legion Hall with Brotherhood Section H4 members invited.
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Plymouth County
Iowa
Louisa
Shelby
Grundy
Plymouth
Fayette
Cass
Des Moines
Story
Appanoose
Carroll
Cherokee County
Town Safety Council
Buena Vista County
Duchy of Luxembourg
Reuven
St. Mary's Catholic Church
A. m
Legion
St. James Hall
Johnson's Cafe
Jim and
Karol Kronoveter
Pipestone
Minn
Walt Johnon
Mrs Richards Funeral for Selah Richards in Le Mars
Mrs Selah Richards 67 widow of Richard A Richards longtime Le Mars photographer dies in Sacred Heart hospital after several years illness Funeral 2 p m Friday at Mauer Funeral Home burial in city cemetery Rev Allen Bowe officiates Survivors include son John W Emmitsburg Md daughter Jane Le Mars two grandchildren Mr Richards died July 1951
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Selah Richards
Richard A. Richards
le Mary
Mauer
City
Rev. Allen
Bowe
Richards
Sacred Heart Hospital
Selah Watson
Mincloa
Neb
Mr. Richards
New Night Police Hired For Le Mars
Chief Fay Terpenning announced two new men for night duty in Le Mars. Dwight Cathoor will start as the first to work, relieving someone at Dena's restaurant. Lew Mays, a Westmar College student with prior military police experience, will work weekends for the rest of the school year and then full time in the summer. Duty hours not yet set.
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Fay Terpenning
Bo Dwight Cathoor
Dena
Cite
Nia
Lew, Mays
Westmar Colege
Terpenning
Senior Day at Iceland Names Student Mayors and Chiefs
Le Mars seniors from St. Joseph and Central high schools will serve as city officials on Senior Day May 17. Darrell Stusse will be mayor and Fred Forsberg fire chief, Gene Sitzmann police chief, and Don Hull street commissioner, all grads of Central and St. Joseph. The event, organized by the Le Mars Chamber of Commerce, lists participating students and the businesses they will manage, with an Iceland Ballroom party for seniors later that evening featuring Leland Fett and his orchestra.
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le Mars
St. Joseph and
Central High Schools
Central High School
Darrell Stusse
Fred Forsberg
Gene Sitzmann
Don Hull
St. Joseph High School
le Mars Chamber of Commercce
Chamber
Jeanne Nall
Rachel Bartz
Helen Hentges
Ender-Sampson
Eunice Buss
First Nation Bank
Gerald Hoffman
Hoffman Electric
Delores Panseh
le Mars Abatrac Co
Ann Michaelson
Ronald Anderson
Dale Doolin
le Mars Globe-Post
Paul Knorr
Mauer Furniture
Eldon Schickel
McKee Motor Co
Fil Albert
Mess
Glenn Atwood
John Fisch
Mount Drug Co
Donna Hansen
Donna Rees
J.C. Penney
Pete Vander Meer
Nancy Bergin
Vander Meer Bakery
Carel Rollin
Wal-Der Cafe
Elizabeth Freking
Bob Rigdon
Bowers
Marie Shehan
Pat Allison
Chira Owen
Delores Beitelspacher
Carol Brink
Becker
Hugh Boylan
AB Appliances
Dwayne Rodman
le Mars Hatchery
Alosayne Octhen
Lewis Hardware
Lloyd Borchers
Pew's
Chamber of Commerce
Advance
Iceland
Local Car Listings From Le Mars and Merrill
New car entries show owners Foster and Rowe in Le Mars with a 1953 Ford listed along with George A Lang and a 1953 Packard for Oscar W Schulz of Le Mars. Delbert Ruby of Merrill is noted with a 1953 Pontiac and a mis-spelled Doulge.
Naturally They Don’t Like A Good American
A syndicated anti McCarthy notice praises Senator McCarthy as a patriotic American who speaks for America. The piece cites Knebel and Crane articles noting he dominates international perception and earns broad support in Wisconsin and among Americans while deriding internationalists and communists. It argues Americans need more leaders like him before concluding McCarthy is the patriotic choice.
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London Times
McCarthy Sary
McCarthy
Borah
Harry Hopkins
George C. Marshall
Dean Acheson
Alger Hiss
John Foster Dulles
Jone Stakoc
New York, Post
New York Times
America
Reds
Wisconsin
Ike
Dog Chases Car Dies Near Cherokee After Crash
Mrs. A. M. Mauer escaped serious injury in a Tuesday crash one mile east of Cherokee on highway 73 when a large dog leaped from a ditch and tangled with the steering of her 1951 Mercury. The car went into a ditch, overturned on a soft embankment, and she was treated at Stout Valley hospital with cuts and bruises. The dog was killed instantly and the wrecked vehicle was towed to Cherokee body shop.
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A. M. Mauer
Cherokee
Highway 73
Wacker
Mae
Engaged Couple Plans Kingsley Wedding
Mr and Mrs Francs Schie of Le Mars announce the engagement of their daughter Eumee to Vert J Chaer, son of Mr and Mrs Jay Leber of Le Mars. The wedding is set for 9 am Tuesday at St Josephs Catholic Church in Le Mars.
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Francs Schie le Mars
Eumee
J.chaer
Jay Leber
Kingsley
St. Joseph's
Walleye Planting Reaches Le Mars Ponds
The Iowa conservation commission delivered 10 000 wall-eyed pike to Le Mars for the New Deal park, dumping them into North and Sowh lakes. Most fish are under 2 inches and won’t take hooks for years, while future bass and crappie populations may consume them. This marks the first local plant of walleyes in nearby waters.
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Adunk Tuck
State Conservation Commission
le Mars
New Deal Park
Poppy Day Observed In Le Mars On May 23
Poppy Day will be observed in Le Mars and across the nation on May 23, with Mrs C M Langendorfer announcing the event. Disabled veterans will hand out crepe paper poppies as memorial symbols for World Wars I and II and the Korean conflict, with volunteers distributing them throughout the day. Twenty five million poppies will be worn to honor war dead.
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le Mars
Na Won
C. M. Langendorfer
American Legion Auxiliary
France
Flanders
America
Orange City Boy Strangled in High Chair Tragedy
An infant, Dennis Van Steenwych, seven months old, died from strangulation after sliding down in a highchair. His mother found him caught in the chair and rushed him with neighbor assistance to a nearby hospital but he could not be revived. Survivors include a five-year-old brother, Darrel.
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Orange Cin
Dennis van Steenwich
Ernest van Steenwych
van Steenwych
Frank Popma
van Steenwyck
Darrel
Ruling on trade stamps into stores nationwide noted
The Attorney General's decision on trade stamps such as tereen and yellow affects stores across the country including Le Mars. Ray Hartmann of Swinson's Super Store received a call from Bob Johnson Ames State manager of the gold bond stamp system. Johnson advised continuing stamp distribution as lawyers believe they can defeat the issue. Hartman confirmed gold bond stamps will be issued as usual at Swanson's.
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Globe-Post
le Mars
Ray Hartmann
Swinson
Bob Johnson
Ames
Johnson
Flattman
Oon
Hartman
Swanson's
Multiple Vehicle Accidents Reported on Central and Plymouth Streets
Several daytime collisions reported in town. Doris Hinde backed a 1948 Pontiac into a northbound 1947 Plymouth driven by Robert Kellen on Central Ave near Plymouth Street, causing rear damage. John Probst backed a 1950 Chevrolet near Plymouth and 130 feet west, hitting Ray Ingebritson in a 1981 Plymouth. Shirley Reich's 1941 Ford traveling south collided with Stan Staab's 1953 Plymouth at East Plymouth Street intersection. damage noted on both fronts. Damage estimates listed as $40 for Ingebritson vehicle.
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Central Ave
Plymouth Street
Doris Hinde
Ponting
Robert Kellen
Hinde
Kellen
John Probst
Aston
Ray Ing
Death of Frank Fitzpatrick in Nevada reported
Word reached Lesery today of the death of Frank Fitzpatrick at Fallow Nevada. He grew up near Maurice Town and was a longtime resident there. Funeral arrangements are pending with burial at Maurice Iowa.
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le Sary
Frank Fitzpatrick
Fallow
Nevada
Fitzpatrick
Maurice
Town
Iowa
Bethlehem native Mrs. H. Jacobs at St John’s church
Mrs. H Jacobs born Arabic in Bethlehem invites the public to an Friday evening service at St John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church at 8 p.m. Rev M L Straube leads the service and Mrs Jacobs will show slides from her Holy Land trip benefiting Bethlehem leper children hospital work. She now lives in Sioux City and speaks of her love for American liberty.
Three Seniors Run The Globe Post Saturday
Lucretia Anne Michaelson serves as circulation manager and managing editor while Ronald Anderson’s photo is delayed to Monday’s edition. Dale Donlin’s picture is also missing. The trio, all graduates, have been working at The Globe Post office during time off from school and plan to take over Saturday Senior's Day duties.
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Globe Post
Lucretia Anne Michaelson
Ronald Anderson
Dale Donlin
Globe-Post Office
Suit Filed Over Labor Labor and Damages
Darrel Decker sues M G Robesen claiming 92 hours of canvas repair at 3.00 per hour totaling 276.00 plus 40 hours of tent floor work at 1.50 per hour totaling 60.00, seeking 336.00 plus costs. The filing covers May 1 to June 27, 1952 and June 28 to July 2, 1952. Also notes moves of Mr and Mrs Edgar Oldham from Bremerton to Le Mears and promotion of Larry G Hart to corporal in ROTC at State University of Iowa.
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Darrel Decker
M.G. Robesen
AL GL Robesen
M. G. Robesen
Darel Decker
M. G. Robeson
Edgar Oldham
Bremerton
Washington
le Mears
Florence Lynch
Senator Denies Bass Canary on Draft Extension
The Globe Post reports a U S senator, Everett Saltemain, denies supporting draft extension beyond 24 months. He clarifies his position, cites misattribution in a press interview, and urges ordinary citizens to write to their representatives. He notes a preference for shorter drafts but cautions about service needs.
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Bass Canary
Globe Post
U. N
G. FE
Korea
Globe-Post
Saltenstall
Congress
Ming
Associated Press
Armed Services
United Sates News and World Report
Everett Saltemaal
U.S
Maschusetts
United States
England
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Mrs. L. Richards
Ag Army Air Force
Vincent Buss
Germany
Second Ave. S. E
Judia
Burma
Wayne Henry Grothius
Charles John Bystrek
Rasssell
Fred Gronemeier
le Mare
Wesley Wayne Heidbrink
le Alen
Elmer Gerhard Harms
Struble
Albert Herman Roder
Jatcoo Voket Ahrendsen
William Stewart Joseph
Westfield
Tranklin Delano McQueen
Kings
George Nuesle
Sions Yi Marlin
Dean Hillmehs
Akron
Fred Leslie Gi
Core Crowley's
Angeling
Iowa Welfare
Iowa City
Mary Gahan
Plymouth County Welfare Office
Xeaia Dowhower
Red Oak
Eric Dougan
Bedford
Min Gahan
le Maury
Virginia Puckette
Eldora
Saturda
Fairgrounds
Billmolek
Iowa State College
Producers Livestock Commission Association
Orange City
Bethlehem
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