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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1954
Page
7
Mozart's Don Giovanni conducted by Gerard Samuel with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. Ruth Crockett of the West mar Music Faculty accompanies the chorus and Mr Day performs the baritone aria Arm Arm Ye Brave from Handel Judas Maccabaeus.
A clipped OCR style listing shows various animal feed products with percentages and package sizes. Items include 32% Poultry Concentrate, 28% Poultry Balancer, 15% Sugar, Pig Starter options, Sow and Hog supplements, Beef Supplement, and Cattle Concentrate. Names of brands or suppliers are not clearly identifiable due to the fragmentary text.
A concert program closes with Handel's immortal hallelujah chorus. A free will offering will be received after the final number.
A list of updated addresses appears after a prior Thursday Globe-Post issue. Notable changes include Marvin KR Lubben at U.S.S. Okamogun in San Francisco, and Lovell Schieféns reassigned to the T Corps near Seoul, Korea, now Pfc. Lovell Schiefen U.S. 55330758 P.M. HQ E Corps. P.O. 358. Schiefen’s two years of service end February 12, 1955.
About 1200 people, mostly parents, attended LeMars Public Schools observance of American Education Week. If Veterans Day program guests from public schools and American Legion are included, total exceeds 1400. Around 600 visited secondary classes during Parents' Night, another 600 visited elementary schools during open house. A recap appeared in last Thursday's Globe-Post. Of 591 elementary visitors, 225 went to Clark building, 206 to Franklin, 160 to Central.
Total group 474 visited during the scheduled period while 75 came at other times during the week and 42 visited with teachers after school. Dads accounted for 29 visitors in elementary schools. Secondary Parents Night saw a near even split between mothers and fathers. A new opening session of the LeMars Community Forum featured Dr Lester E Beck speaking on Parents as Children See Them. Co sponsors included the Clark Franklin PTA Plymouth County Education Council and three women's clubs Learn A Little Eight All Late and Mothers clubs. Superintendent Dr H N Kluckhehn praised community interest and urged ongoing support for education Week aims.
Sunday visitors gathered at the M B O Banion home including the Stehlinks Lacey Waldemer Ulrich and families. Wm Baack celebrated his 74th birthday with relatives visiting from Hinton Granville Bronson and other nearby towns. Additional gatherings included friends at Adaville and a large shower honoring Miss Doris, with residents from Palo Alto and Kingsley visiting Le Mars.
Crawford of Moville Iowa will become the bikke of Eldye Mor tensen on Sunay Alice the opening of the gift packages a backera Wao served Mr and Mrs Henry A Abbers II hosted a family dinner on Sunday honoring their daughter Ellen on her first birthday The Evening club met at the country home of Mr and Mrs Ray mwo ol Weenak a bare luncheon followed pinuchle The Faculty Women's club of Westmar college held a luncheon at Coras Tea room with Miss Evelyn Allen Mrs Elma Daeschner Miss Rose mary Sassori and Mr W C Noll hostesses Harvest Pilgrim theme on tables for twenty Mr W E Back Man of York Nebraska gave readings Mr and Mrs J Frank Jewett attended a Western Iowa chapter Amer can Guild of Organists dinner at Tonys Kitchen in Stourqig The group visited First Presbyterian church where Mrs Henry Hedeen gave a recital and Mr Hedeen sang Several numbers Mr and Mrs Allan Banks were dinner guests Friday of Mr and Mrs Fred Moeller of Kemsen Others included Mr and Mrs Burton Parnot and children and Mrs Ela Moeller Mr and Mrs J Frank Jewell hosted Mr Hannah Alten and daughter Evelyn Alten at dinner Friday as courtesy to Mrs Allen who leaves Saturday for Salt Lake City Utah She will stay until the new year
Robert E. Brownlee aged 63 of 613 West Third Street Sioux City died recently. Funeral services were conducted at Whitfield Methodist Church with two ministers presiding. Burial followed at Franceland Park Cemetery under Nelson Berger Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife Lillian three daughters and two grandchildren. His life included farming in Plymouth County and service as a supervisor chairman. He retired in May 1952.
The Browons held their regular weekly meeting after school on Wednesday. Four new members received pins while others got pendants. An officers’ tie for Sylvia Swanson and Marlene Hamilton led to a two week rotation with Sylvia as president and Marlene as Secretary-Treasurer, then swapped. A cookie sale cleared 17 carriers of a dozen packages each, with strong demand. Afterward the group went downtown for treats.
Mr Advons and Mrs Vacumum Rageman of Hinton announce the engagement of their daughter Eleanor Jean Hageman to Leonard W Marineau son of Mr and Mrs Ben Marineau of Merrit No wedding date has been sent Eleanor Jean Hageman is a graduate of Hinton High School Leonard Marineau is employed at Ireton
The Le Mars Community Forum begins its 1954 55 series with Dr Lester E Beck of the University of Southern California presenting Parents as Children See Them on Tuesday November 16 at 815 p m in the high school auditorium The talk explains how children visualize their parents how images change under strict or indulgent parenting and how a child's view may differ from a parent's self view Local groups including Clark and Franklin PTA Plymouth County Education Council Le Mars Girl Scout Council and three Le Mars Federated clubs co sponsor the event.
Women clubs will promote interest in the 1954 55 lecture series with Dr Carl D Lang as co sponsor and guest speaker. Co sponsors include Freaklin PTA and the County Education Council with front seats for their presidents. Printed brochures describe the five programs and biographical sketches of speakers. Brochures include sponsorship cards to fund forum expenses. Sessions are open to the public with a free will offering to defray speaker fees and other costs. Dr Harvey N Kluckhohn notes the 1954 58 series will be among the strongest in the forum’s four year history featuring Dr Beck Dr E Stanley Jones Miss Daphne Vee Dr Reuben Youngdahl and CBS’s Bill Costello.
Ton Le Roy Holland from Shenandoah and Sendra dean Canon along with Alex Richard Van Voorst and Carola Kay Bensley, both of Le Mars, are identified in the notice.
Harold Jeiken Brunsville shows a Chevrolet truck. Clarence J Campbell Le Man handles Chevrolet. Vincent Plendl Kingsley lists Ford models. Don Kellen Remsen Ford. W W Wormley Kingsley Ford. Ray E Weinrich Hinton Buick. George Stevens Kingsley Ford. Wesseing Motors Kingsley Ford. Clarence P Braun Le Mars Ford. William H Haage Akron Chevrolet.
Mars Iowa district dominates county results in the Iowa Good Roads Association essay contest arguing for an additional 2-cent gas tax to fund highways. The winning piece cites Death Bridge near the town, road safety, fuel efficiency, and car upkeep as reasons to invest in better roads for students and rural communities.
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