25 May 1959
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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1959
Page
1
An essay on graduation season and parental concerns about transitions to high school and college. The piece contrasts parental hopes with youth pursuit of security and material comfort, notes fear of the unknown, and recalls weather as a metaphor for hardship, including a personal farming memory of drought and failed crops.
A mixed list of livestock lots with weights and prices across Plymouth and Sioux regions. Buyers include Herman Schmidt, Lloyd Wool Remsen, J Moritz, Fred Ludwig, Elmer Reichmann, Phinnery Brothers, Jack Griffith, Onne Johnson, Norman Klemme, Ella Hopp, Melvin Johnson, Wayne Irwin, Walkin Allan, Robert Rehm, Richard Cambier, Marvin Schmidt, Art Haver, Schuver & Son, Ebner Houtkroper, Cora Schlichte, Joe Eitenhisselink, Dale Hedin, Oscar Douna, Wayne Scott, and Willis Ten Hauken. Weights range from ~190 to 1,400 pounds with prices from about 14 to 30 dollars per hundredweight.
John Rinnehouse transfers to Harold C. Biancheese one dollar in a ledger entry. K. Beckman, executor of the John R K Beckman Estate, to Vern Davis one dollar for a described parcel in Akron, listing N 1 of S 28 of Tot 1 Blk 4.
Navy recruiters in Sioux City announce that honorably discharged veterans with recent service may be assigned immediately to Navy training schools upon joining. Eligible men can select from 72 job fields and enroll now without waiting for schooling, visiting the Post Office Building recruiting station for details. The notice also includes obituaries and local club notes from Le Mars Lassies 4-H and related community items.
Iowa will launch a statewide Slow Down And Live safety campaign from Memorial Day through the summer to reduce traffic deaths. Frank Ulish, director of safety education, said the effort aims to instill a positive safety mindset in drivers with one simple rule slow down. He warned that many motorists will face peak danger as vacation travel begins and urged caution to prevent a rise in fatalities.
A nostalgic reflection notes how the automobile altered memory of Memorial Day, suggesting many in Iowa visit graves and remember loved ones buried long ago. The piece emphasizes personal remembrance over war history and honors those who died early.
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