Old Holland Exhibit Showcases Tulip Day in Orange City
The exhibit features Vander Meer artifacts and a Delft born Pieter Van Meer coat of arms. A window display from DeLier shows Mrs A G Vander Meer’s birthplace and a large brick church built on a stone foundation, with a fire that burned the tower. Mother’s Day gatherings were held around Westfield as part of the event.
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Orange City
Vander Meer
Béer Meer
Pieter van Meer
Prince Maurits
Drange
Eter
Delft
DeLier
Southland
Canal
A. G. Vander Ws
Camilla Conway
Westfield
Westfield Friday Activities Include May Day Show and Baccalaureate
Westfield School schedules Friday events with a Day Club May Day Show in the auditorium, an evening May 15 baccalaureate in the school storium, and Thursday evening commencement at 8 p.m. Athletic director Ruck Hoy will introduce the University of South Dakota speaker. Fraternal and family visits noted amid a busy week including the annual school picnic and Mother's Day activities.
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Westfield
Roy Orr
Orr
Mirst Waltce Holder
As Wester
Sioux City
Carl Cryne
Terry Bobo
Covin
Alabama
Mrr
Wi. French, Jr
Jack Larson
Lu|s
Genfelder
Mat Welchi
Martin Conway
Milton
Way
Fredonia Social Roundup Reflects Village Life
Fredonia and nearby residents share a Sunday with visits to Ray Bush and Charlie Carwell. Albert Lundgren attends a Hereford sale in Parker, South Dakota. Various callers visit the Boghs, Lundgrens, Miller and Shadlow families. Dorcas ladies meet at the church basement with fifteen members present. A Danenberg Nebraska minister and a Marcus family member attend a meeting. The Farm Bureau gathers with fifteen ladies and plans a September picnic.
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Albert Lundgren
Charlie Carwell
Virginia
Dort Shadlow
Johny Ferry
Ray Boghs
Cray Shadlow
Pierson
Allen Lundgren
Parker
South Dakota
Floyd Miller
Tina Miller
Andrew Bogh
Rock Rapids
Truxel
Irene Lundgren
Ladies Aid
Denison
St. Pauls
Weahander
Danemberg
Nebraska
Jacob
Marcus
Sam Lund
Verna Milbers
Arnold Patterson
Anna Bogh
Nick Kloster
France Schnieder
Tena Afiller
le Marson
Center
Nels Montensens
Leona
Farm Bureau
Floyd Millers
Whitlock Couple Celebrates 60th Wedding Anniversary
A former Iowa couple, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Whitlock, observed their 60th anniversary in Los Angeles. They were married sixty years ago, marking a long union.
Mailbox Improvement Week Designated by Postal Chief
The Postmaster General Mr Summerfield designates May 17 to 22 as Mailbox Improvement Week to boost mailbox standards. Citizens are urged to ensure their boxes meet federal specs with proper height, front opening, paint, and legibility, aiding carrier service.
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Summerfield
Postal Service
Church Council To Meet On Proposed Lutheran Merger
Northwest Iowa Lutheran council members will meet Monday evening May 17 at St John Amarel ian Lutheran in Le Mars to discuss a planned merger of four synods. About 175 members are expected. Dr H W Siefkes of Waterloo will preside. The merger would unite four synods with about 1 250 000 adult members.
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Church Council
Iowa
St. John’s Amarelian Lutheran Church
le Mars
L. L. Beth
H. W. Siefkes
Waterloo
American Lutheran Church
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lutheran Free Church
United Evangelical Lutheran Church
Safety in Sleep and a Fossil of Folklore on the RR
A foreman jokes with a sleeping laborer on the railroad line, mocking the man with Irish wit about staying put until his shift ends. The anecdote appears in Railroad Folklore. Separately, Palo Alto County court reports an $80,000 damages verdict for Richard Olesen in an auto accident suit.
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Palo Alto County
Richard Olesen
Clergy assign rules govern diocesan clergy May 20 1954
May 20 1954 marks effective clergy reassignments across the diocese. Names include Father Richard Graf, Father John Turza, Father Sylvester Grady, Father Richard Sweeney, Father Norbert Bees, Father Leander Friedman, Father Thomas Molloy, Father Raymond Rick, Father George Bevnlo, Father Vincent Beacom, Father Gerald Kelly, Father Gabriel A O Rowe, Father Raymond J Calkins, Father Frank Brady, Father Gerald Wingert, Father Robert Phillips, Father John Terpstra, Father Raymond Wieling, Father Daniel Lynch, Father Robert Keefe, Father Nichols Rules, Father Edmond Adams, Father Roberts Kinschbaum, Father John Brennan, Father Paul Bruening, Father Thomas Donahoe, Father Robert Fangman, Father Lawrence Hoffman, Father Merman Hood, Father Dale Koster, Father James Lafferty, Father Richard Mache. Summer school attendees listed. Visiting parties from Marysville and Rock Rapids plan California vacation.
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Richard Graf
Hawargen
Holy Angels
Kovelle
John Turza
Salix
SS. Peter and Paul
Pocahontas
Sylvester A. Grady
Danbury
St. Mary's
Humboldt
Richard V. Sweeney
St. Mary's Parish
Norbert J. Bees
Pomeroy
St. Joseph's
Leander Friedman
Liddesdale
St. Mary’s
Hawarden
Thomas Molloy
Sanborn
Sacred Heart
Manning
Raymond Rick
Myrcy Hospital
Fort Dodge
Christ the King
Dayton
George Bevnlo
Struble
Holy Family
Doon
Raymond J. Calkins
St. Joseph’s
Palmer
Frank Brady
Breda
St. Cecelia Parsh
Harris
Faller Gerald Wingert
St. Lawrence
Carroll
St. Joseph
Estherville
Holy Family Hospital
Raymond Wieling
St. Joseph's Parish
le Mars
Immaculate Conception
Sioux City
Daniel Lynch
Heelan High School
St. Monica’s Home
Robert Keefe
Blessed Sacrament
Vail
Father Nichols ‘Rules
SS. Peter and
Community Notes From Perry Center Me And Surrounding Area
Local social roundup lists visits and gatherings among Perry Center Me residents and neighboring families. Guests include Gittins, Win ks, Lindhof, Knapp, Bodens, Vondrak, Kowrna, Flannery, Williams, and others. Farm Bureau events cover committee meetings in Le Mars and a tour of a new airbase administration building. A tax error at Mobil county treasurer’s office adjusted from 26000 to 2600.
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Jimmie Gittins
Leon Winks
Sioux City
Guy Gittins
Larry
Fay W. Knapp
Farm Bureau Womn
le Mats
Ronald Tigges
Peterson
Iowa
Cuff Lindhof
Jimmie Gitteny
Gus Gunns
Charles van Hoof
Mregen
Hartley
JF . Boden
Jobo
Urak
Woody Akers
Stony Cay
Fom Ross
Fay W. Kn
Pamela
North
Siwny
Clit. Lindhet
Adulph Kowrna
Howard Kosurna
Darsi Welhamys
Linda
South Siguy
Lark Wallan
Olver Bonnes
Amuri Baden
Omaha
Lester Kovarna
Sioux Cry
Sioux Falls
Weir
I Leo Vondrak
St. Joseph Hospital
William Flannery
Eues
Tom Flannery
Tommie
May John Vondrak
Don Manzer
Darayn Vondral
Sioux Ciy
Garda Vondrah
North Sioux Cry
Francis Boden
James Boden
Adolph Kavarna
Chiif Lindhef
Bana
Mary Frances
Edwin Beaulieu
Ad Witton
Mehin Williams
Earl Willams
Kenneth Lownsberry
Marvin Burnett
Miro
John Vondrak
Otto Priborsky
Jefferson, S
FLW
Knapp
Bob
John Walliams
Patty
Melvin Williams
Stour City
Mes
Earl Williams
Farm Bureau
Gordon Sthott
Fay Goff
Gordon Flot
Jay Goff
Fom Flannery
Mobil
F. ML Robinson
Hansen couple marked 49th wedding anniversary
Le Mars social item notes Mr and Mrs SS Hansen celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary with a 6:30 dinner at the home of Mr George von Beer and his wife. The brief report records the couple's milestone with neighbors and local acquaintances.
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SS Hansen Ot
George von Be
Le Mars Globe-Poss May 17 1954 Highlights
A May 17 1954 le Mars Globe-Post item recounts a dinner club gathering at Mr and Mrs R B Mauer and a Sacred Heart hospital nurses’ dinner at Cora’s Tea Room. It notes a Site Historical Society membership update, a 54 member election, and a Hawarden vehicle crash on Highway 77 N W of Jefferson South Carolina leaving Das Blomberg with serious injuries plus two Hawarden youths unhurt.
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LE Mars Globe-Poss
Seasy
B. McManus
R. B. Mauer
Sacred Heart Hospital
Cora
RK. E. Club
Ernest Benjegerdes
Charles Down
le Mars
Hatorical Society of
Iowa
Das Blomberg
Hawarden
Sioux City
Jefferson
S. C
Blomberg
Jack Waddel
Marlene Weber
St Joseph's Hospitel
Westfield Consolidated School District Property Sale Notice
Sgt James Ruba, recently back from Korea, arrived in Remsen on furlough to visit his parents Nick and Mrs Ruba. He has 3.5 months remaining in service with the Second Division 9th Regiment 1st Battalion and will be stationed somewhere in the U.S. The listing notes land parcels Lot 3 and allotments in Westfield valued at $4500.00.
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James Ruba
USA
Servce
Korea
Remsen
Nick Ruba
Ruba
Wil Bes
9Th Regiment
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St. Mary’s Parish
Ronco
Paul Barth
John Brennan
Siooux City
Paul Bruening
Arcadia
Thomas Donahoe
St. Anthonys Home
Robert Fangman
St. Lawrence Parish
Lawrence Hoffman
St Monica's Home
Sioux
Mersin Hood
le Mius
Dale Koster
James Laflerty
St. Bernard's Parish
Richard Mache
Kenyan
Fathers Alfred McCoy
Thomas Nash
Joseph Studer
Patrick Waite
J. L. Bauer
Paul Albsey
Daniel Lyech
Gerald Lyon
L. BE. Reyeltsi
Steven
Marysville
Calfornia
Meh
Mortensen
Claus Revelts
California
Ames
Jude
Phil Groetken
Iowa State College Armory
Verdea
Plymouth County
Henry Visser
United States Savings Bonds Division
Viewser
Raphael's Circle of
St. James Church
General Aid
Clome
Jessie Madison
Louis E. Brick
Woo
Elmer Singer
Ph. Jisir
Riviera
TER Autor
LE Mars Social News
Tdwin L. Rochester
Westfield Comolidated School Distriet
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Seatuan
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Amy Lamet
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