Election Results From Merrill Hinton Akron and Kingsley
Merrill voters elected Mayor Vanderloo despite not appearing on the ballot with 152 votes 114 for him and three council seats filled by Branum Bock and Strub while two more will be appointed. Hinton re elected Schindel Brow Brown Jones Stockburger and Arndt. Akron Dr Mason re elected by write in 309 votes new council members Trotzig Nielsen Barwick. VanderHelm and Hummel reelected. Kingsley in uncontested race re elects Mayor Page and councilors Grothaus Wessling Norby Ledgerwood Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill
J. C. Vanderloo
Vanderloo
Keith Branum
Ronald Bock
James Strub
Hinton
Oscar Schindel
Clarence Brow Brown
Jack Sies
LaMar Jones
Cecil Stockburger
Henry Arndt
Akron
C. R. Mason
J. P. Trotzig
Roy Nielson
Verle Barwick
Allen VanderHelm
Clarence Hummel
Kingsley
Ernest Page
C. E. Grothaus
Ben Wessling
Marvin Norby
Guy Ledgerwood
Lynn Thomson
New Cars Listed by Dealers Across Iowa
Arthur Ream Merrill Chevrolet in Le Mars and Westfield dealer Keith Knapp join Studebaker Ford dealer Roy Maass Remsen and Gassman Motor Akron to offer new Chevrolet and Ford models. Dwight Ladenberger in Le Mars and Frank Lehrman Struble showcase additional inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ream
Merrill Chevrolet
Dwight Ladenberger
le Mars
Chevrolet
Keith Knapp
Westfield
Studebaker
Frank Lehrman
Struble
Ford
Roy Maass
Remsen
Gassman Motor
Akron
Funeral Rites For Mrs. Bush Of Le Mars Iowa
Funeral services for Mrs. Ed ward Bush of Le Mars Iowa, aged 64, were held October 30 1959 at St John’s American Lutheran Church Le Mars with Dr L L Belk officiating Music was led by Mrs C L Hagen and a quartet sang Rock of Ages and Asleep in Jesus Burial followed at Arlington Cemetery Moville under Mauer Funeral Home direction Surviving are widower Edward Bush four daughters and one sister with 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild among the out of town relatives attended from North Dakota California Minnesota and South Dakota The couple moved to Le Mars in 1942 after farming together Mrs Bush known for kindness and devotion to home passed after a three month illness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bush
le Mars
Iowa
St. John’s American Lutheran Church
L. L. Belk
C. L. Hagen
St John's
Norma Kamman
Norma Mohning
Bennie Ahrendt
Mann
Jesus
Sacred Heart Hospital
Arlington Cemetery
Moville
Mauer Funeral Home
Bush
Lois Steinhauer
Harold Goldsmith
Tuttle
North Dakota
Robert DeLaughter
Sibley
Inn
Clarence Yates
Chester Yates
Henry Hopp
Harvey Hopp
Fred
Fern) Haring
Harvey
Louise) Robinson
Vincent
Doris) Ryan
Whittier
Alaska
Harley
Phyllis) Ramthun
Oscola
Herbert Yates
Westfield
Town
Wynda Kroepel
Freddie
Gene
Roger
Betty Ann Haring
Berniee
Lea
Patty Robinson
Lyle
Lynn
Lynda Ryan
Susan Ramthun
Bonnie Jean Kroeel
Gertrude Bush
Daniel DeLaughter
Lawton Town
Ed Bush
Scholer wins Le Mars mayoral race in historic turnout
Eugene Bud Scholer election victory with 1207 votes secures Le Mars mayoralty. total mayoral votes 2052, mayoral turnout the largest yet. Incumbent R J M Long 730 votes and E W Rogers 115. Rogers notes high civic participation amid youth support. office to begin January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scholer
le Mars
Eugene
Bud” Scholer
R. J. M. Long
E. W. Rogers
Chamber of Commerce
Rogers
Adler
Featherston
Batman
Nemmers
Swanson
Rozeboom
Budde
al Engber
Ivan Schultz
Mount
Lenihan
Court actions seek judgments in two district suits
Frederick C. Bendixen sues Mr and Mrs Wiltman in district court seeking 95.15. The Standard Oil Company files against Vernon Nacke seeking 152.05 on accounts due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick C. Bendixen
Wendell Wiltman
Standard Oil Company
Vernon Nacke
Open House for 85th Birthday at Kloster Home
An open house will be held November 8 from 2 to 5 p.m. in Fre donia township at the home of C. P. Kloster to honor his 85th birthday. Friends and relatives may call. Also notes on Carl Witt and his wife returning from a month with their daughter in Arvada Colorado, then three weeks at Bergen Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Kloster
Fredonia Township
Mr. Kloster
Carl Witt
John’.Guyer
Arvada
Colorado
Denver
Bergen Park
Evergreen Park
E. W. Rogers
Jim
le Mars
Rogers
Laws & Order
Ed Stellingwerf
Roger
Sioux City
Elmer Hoffman
Hoffman Electric
Kentucky
Social Security Administration District
Iowa
Commerce Building
Nebraska
John R. Goldman
Post Office
Janet Koerslemann
Nu Fu Club
Neighbors Aid Howard Trometer Near Hinton
Neighbors helped Howard Trometer harvest 70 acres of corn near Hinton after his hospitalizations for heart trouble this summer. A large group assisted with corn picking, hay baling, and meal service, with many locals contributing food and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Hinton
Lester Kovarna
Kenneth Tremeter
Ole Kelly
George Vondrak
Adolph Kovarna
Gordon Elliott
Gene Hanson
Harold Beaulieu
Edwin Beaulieu
Lloyd Crouchand
Tom Flannery
Pete Jensen
Ora Bonnes
Erwin Ve
Rita Shearon Attends Omaha Hairdressers Convention
Mrs John Rita Shearon owner of Rita's Beauty Salon attended the Hairdressers convention at Fontenelle Hotel in Omaha over Sunday and Monday. Six stylists taught the group including a recent Oscar winner for top ten hair stylists. The theme was Versatile Hair Cutting and American Caprice style with advanced classes in cutting styling shaping and permanent waving. Attendance reached 1500 to 2000, far higher than last year.
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John
Rita) Shearon
Rita
Fontenelle Hotel
Omaha
Shedfon
Epic
Funeral rites for Miss Nancy Frerichs at St John’s Lutheran
Pallbearers William Wilken William Heubrock Arnold Heubrock Robert Frerichs Edward Beeck Jr and Thomas Beeck served at the funeral Tuesday afternoon at St John’s American Lutheran Church. Burial followed in the city cemetery under the direction of Mauer Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Frerichs
St. John’s American Lutheran Church
William Wilken
William Heubrock
Arnold Heubrock
Robert Frerichs
Edward Beeck, Jr
Thomas Beeck
Mauer Funeral Home
Marriage Licenses Issued in Le Mars and Kingsley
Local clerks issued marriage licenses to Alwayne George Oetken and Kath leen Fay Farmer of Le Mars and Bill Heidesch and Shirley Barthole of Kingsley this week. Also noted are attendees at Iowa conference of historians in Ames and Farm Bureau plans for Des Moines convention tickets. The report lists social gatherings and visits across Le Mars, Westmar College attendees, and a desert luncheon with Contract cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwayne George Oetken
Kathleen Fay Farmer
le Mars
Bill Heidesch
Remsen
Shirley Barthole
Kingsley
Court House
Garrett B. Kempers
Arthur Q. Larson
Clarence J. Altig
Westmar College
Iowa Conference of Historians
Iowa State University
Ames
Plymouth County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau
Des Moiines
C. Douglas Dillon
Don Fischerstad
H. L. Vander Stoep
Vander Stoeps
Elmer Olson
Sioux City
Europe
Richard Vander Stoep
Lynden
Washington
William Rees Sr
William F. Rees
John Kamerer
Gus Okerstrom
William Penning
Lena Rees
Orville Stoesz
Mountain Lake
Minnesota
Jack Dunne
Patty Jo
Robert John
Dennis
William
Paullina
Harold Rees
Merrill
Eugene Carey
Readers' Letters Praise Le Mars Parking Policy
John H. C. Blanke congratulates Le Mars for no parking meters and for widening streets and creating parking lots. He urges preserving free parking to keep business within Plymouth County and prevent out-of-town shopping centers. Editor's note defends opposition to parking meters as truthful reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. C. Blanke
le Mars
Globe-Post
Plymouth County
John H. D. Blanke
P. O. Box
Barrington
Illinois
American Education Week Observed Across Le Mars District
The 39th observance of American Education Week runs November 8 to 14 with Le Mars Community Schools planning displays in Bowers Window and Merrill to highlight learning tools. A radio message by Sam Levenson promotes the event. Parents of secondary students are invited to open houses Tuesday night at 7.00 p.m., with teacher visits and class overviews, plus Iowa Tests results to be handed out. Rural schools schedule visits on chosen days, and elementary schools plan parent visits across Franklin, New Central, and Clark. Time schedules will be sent home, and all parents are welcome to visit during Education Week.
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le Mars
Bowers Window
Merrill
Sam Levenson
KLEM
Iowa
Franklin Visitation
New Central
Clark School
America
Storm Closes Area Schools Except St Patrick's Sheldon
Storm disruption leads to school closures across the region with St Patrick's School in Sheldon remaining open. Snow, rain, and freezing conditions stall highways and trigger multiple power and line issues.
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Le Mars Residents
Mr and Mrs Nu and Kellen longtime Le Mars residents celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary. They were married November 25 10 at St Marys. Mrs Kellen, former Clara Wenner, attended. An open house occurs November at SE Josephs Church parish hall. They are parents of seven children, 30 medalen and 16 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nu& Kellen
le Mars
Wall of
St Marys
Rerven
Kellen
Clara Wenner
Csundan
SE Joseph's Church
Eich Quits At Extension
Allan Eich resigns as County Extension Youth Assistant after ten months in the post moving to commercial sales work effective November. He will attend the county-wide 4H club banquet at Hinton High School on November 7, with tickets $1.25 per plate. reservations due by Tuesday November 3. Mr Pierson said Iowa State University will send applicants to Plymouth County.
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Arlie Pierson
County Extension
Iapain
Allan Eich
Hinton High School
Pierson
Iowa State University
Ames
Plymouth County
Cars Off Streets For Snow In City Order
The mayor and city officials announced a snow removal order requiring all vehicles off streets in business and residential areas from midnight to 4 a.m. after snowstorms to allow the Street department to clear roads. The order goes into effect May 7 by the city police department and city council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Cmy
le Mats
Merrill Gas Cost Sharing Agreement Described
Public Service Company notified Northern Natural Gas Company of Omaha it would share the cost of a metering station at the Merrill town border and contribute to part of a branch pipeline. The plan hinges on business feasibility and partial funding by the Merrill distributor if Northern agrees to cover metering and pipe costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jond Public Service Company
Nother Natural Gas Company of
Omaha
Merril
Ordunanib
Epsi Burkis
Sisten
Federal Power Commission
Mers
Sataril
Police Court Fines Across State and Local Cases
State records show James Lampe of Le Mars fined for night speeding in a city case also mentioning Don Hos of Le Mars for improper passing. The Fitzpatrick and Schnepf couples plan a weekend trip with Al Goerdt to Notre Dame to attend the Notre Dame Georgia Tech game. Larry Schnepf, son of Mr and Mrs Ediner Schnepf, studies at Notre Dame University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
My Arsenurt
James Lampe
le Mars
Don Hos
William F. Fitzpatrick
Filmer Schnepf
al Goerdt
Dyersville
Iowa
Notre Dame
Koehler Estate Tax Reveals Value of Estate
Court records show the RK Koehler estate valued at about 1.75 million dollars with a federal estate tax assessment of 234,668 dollars. The estate had previously been listed at 244,068 dollars in tax records.
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Court House
Engagement of Miss Jeng with Mr De Jong in Le Mars
The text notes the engagement of Math Jeng, daughter of Mr and Mrs De Jong of Le Mars, to Stanley Ererich, son of Mr and Mrs Claus Sreroh. Miss Jeng is employed in the Avseconrss office in Sioux County and is a member of the Dental High School faculty in Le Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oat
Melon de Jong
Alfon
Six children die in house fire while babysitter watches
A small home in Le Mars burned killing six children and a 14 year old babysitter while Mrs. JeRoy Van Horne was at a club. The family, though poor, owned a TV set. The fire originated in the single-door dwelling. One victim was a cousin of Mrs. Van Horne’s children. The mother, who received child support, was at the club, and the father, remarried, faced arrest for bigamy after vowing to attend the funeral. The column blends local gossip with broader media critiques and other local items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JeRoy van Horne
van Horne
Key Club
Dogooders
Under Doctors Care Births and Admissions in Iowa and South Dakota
A list of births and hospital admissions in the region includes several newborns born to the Mayer and Owings families in Yankton South Dakota and Hinton Iowa. Multiple patients like Mrs. Ray Baack and others from Le Mars Marcus and nearby towns were admitted to Sacred Heart Hospital and Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital with various injuries and medical conditions.
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Asm
Mes
Warren Mayer
Yankton
South Dakota
Mayers
Fawn Mayer
Marcus
Edward Buss
le Mars
Sioux Cy
Iowa
St Joseph Mercy Hospital
John Owings
Hinton
Ray Baack
Sacred Heart Hospital
Soineshantes Fan Case Filed in Albert Waltgen District Court
A district court complaint in Albert Waltgen district alleges Wiltgen Ready Mis vs Arle Packsen in a business dispute over NQ2P 24 for work performed by the plaintiff at the business establishment. The filing names Soineshantes fan as the plaintiff and cites contractual work completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soineshantes
Albert Waltgen
Arle Packsen
Worsade Tan
Crockett Returns To Westmar
Crockett resumes teaching at Westmar College after a year’s leave. She earned a graduate fellowship and completed coursework toward an EdD in Music Education, passing 16 hours of written exams covering education foundations, music history, theory, and music education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bliss Path Crockett
Westmar College
Muse
Mel Crockett
Hhana Champaign
Ulmers Wile
University of Thlinois
Mass Crockett
Musee
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Mrs. Bush
John Douglas Tolsma
Oscado
Michigan
Tolsma
Wurtsmith Air Base
Edgar Tolsma
Shhdhiv
Mrs. Shearon
The
Radio Klem
St. Patrick's
Sheldon
TPS
MIPCA
Joe Barger
Tme
Shewt
Frank Seholer
Wild Lehmkuhl
Kenneth I. Pringle
Iwo
Oscar Wyeulf
Sioux Lines
Fort Dodge
Midwest
Minneapolis
Sioux Ciu
Greyhound Line
Suicide Bridge
St Cloud Meat Packing Company
St Cloud
Phil Groetken
Fred Andresen
Preston
Eldon
Wendell Nilson
Alcester
Nilson Brothers
Justice of the Peace
District Court
Sore
Mr . Andresen
Mate
Justice Court
al Lindgren
Clifford Meister
Ernest Benjegerdes
Alfred Jietz
Griswold
Towa
Don Waring
Donald Paul
Navy
Therese
Robert
William Rees
Nick Kellens
Eich
P.S
Merrill Gas
Koehler
LE Mars Daily
Charles van Doren
Daily Papers
Bett
Tote Ta
T. E. Starzl
Chicago
Litchfield
Ples
Phoenix
Arizona
Cliff Dorr
Lester Beder
Bea Con
Ywest Lute
Old Turks
Young Turks
Dr. George
Nick Hatz, Sr
John Boever
Peter Treinen
Cloyd Zieg
Dewey Grant
Bud Phillips
Albert Dallenbach
John Pick
Ralph Augustine
Rev Sen
Dorr
Axel Peterson
Stanley
Mohning
Gail
Dean
John Nielsen
Russell Bowers
Richard Bowers
Keokuk
AIL Presse Mr
Keinholdt
Ty Bauch
Lether
M Tangel
Mer
Iit
Mirooamd
Otoh
Aero
Fld Addy
Pauphter
Coober Mio
Sernard Karssen
Sen
Oxtober
Cl Wollman
Tinton Paughter
Raphael Ruden
Moy
James Fina
Phauphiter
Nurs
Mfr
Oand
PeRcy Harpemdag
Daniter
Mio
Aind
Wilbur Koh
Sun
KR Sen
Sem
Afr
Fohming
Oven
Mon
Iss Dlen Tuschen
San
Pas
Medial Tallent
Hrenstad Tesch
Paul
Bert Rat
Rem
Sacred Heart
Henry Werles
Fe Mar
Susan Hughes
Fe Shaw Pollich Grepenburg
Pada Walker
Moruli
Mis Berardine Harpenau
Jorma
Pas Font
Crockett
Westmar
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