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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1959
Page
2
The Le Mars Globe-Post states it is published as second class matter at the Le Mars post office. It lists subscription rates at $3 a year within Plymouth and surrounding counties and higher rates for foreign counties and groups, with billing terms and delinquent notices.
Jerry Adams of Akron has been named most improved on the Moralla college varsity football team. Adams, a 174-pound fullback, started regularly at fullback all season and delivered strong performances throughout.
Miss Mary Runcie discharged from Sacred Heart hospital after Friday visit. Newborn daughters announced for Schnepf and Gengler families. Becker and Hurtig births noted at Sacred Heart with Hurtig mother’s death. Ellen Dempster hospitalized after heart attack. David Wingert recovering from injuries from October fall, awaiting return to Union Consolidated duties.
Reports include injuries from truck accident near Le Mars, a baby born to Wayne Crowley family in Sioux City, several local hospital births, and a spate of church and school activities. WCTU and community meetings note efforts against alcohol use among students.
Plymouth buyers include Harry Buss stock 43 head 1198 pounds 27.25 dollars and Donald Bauerly 32 hogs 224 pounds 13.10. Paul Von Drak 121 hogs 227 pounds 19.15. Clarence Bruncken 59 cattle 905 pounds 25.25. Mike Bartscheller 39 hogs 23 pounds 13.35. Sioux entries list Ralph Pebbles 46 head hogs 940 pounds 25. Wyffets Bros. Rock Valley 14 hogs 263 pounds 13. Emery Vlothe 22 steer 1255 pounds 27. Eldan Nelson 68 head hogs 917 pounds 25.50. Marlyn Richler 15 lambs 112 pounds 19.50. Vernon Ten Haken 19 head hogs 960 pounds 25.
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Le Murs gathered Thursday October 22 at Mrs Roy Jennings residence with Mrs Elmer Brown assisting. Mrs Henry Hahn led devotions citing Psalms 119 and 105 in the quiet meeting.
The Lucky Lassies 4-H club met at Betty and Kathy Rosenow's on September 26 with 16 members and 6 visitors. Karen Attrill led, pledge recited, program books and enrollment cards filled, new members Frances LaBahn Joyce Trometer Kay Hageman Diane Kovarna Cheryl Kovarna welcomed, motion to hold meetings Saturday afternoons approved. Lunch served by Mrs Rosenow. reporter Jeanne Franckson.
The Lucky Lassies 4 H club met at Patty Taylor home on November 7 with twelve members attending. Minutes approved, plans discussed for a Christmas party and gifts to the needy. Members will bring pin cushions and head scarfs for judging at next meeting. Frances La Bahn, Diane Ovarna, Cheryl Kovaina, and Kay La Bahn demonstrated pin cushions and head scarves. Lunch served by Mrs. Taylor. reporter Jeanne Franckson.
School menu lists meals for the week with two days shown. On Tuesday November 17 students have scalloped potatoes and ham dried carrots blue plums cookie peanut butter sandwiches and milk. On Wednesday November 18 beef vegetable soup meat sandwiches fruit macaroni salad brownie and milk.
A dated menu sequence lists meals for Thursday November nineteen with meat loaf potatoes cabbage slaw pineapple peach cobbler bread milk Friday November twentieth features baked haddock fillet mashed potatoes buttered lima beans Harvard beets cubed jello bread milk and Monday November twenty third offers goulash sun shine salad celery crowns cupcakes bread and butter milk.
A list of real estate transfers and sales from Merrill and nearby towns, including undivided interests in parcels, lot and block descriptions, and private sales. It also lists numerous farm animal lots with weights and sales prices for Plymouth and surrounding areas, plus several farm and vehicle transfers. Names include Lloyd A Weidauer Peter Trometer Gene F Dickman Vera Diediker Carmen Sherman James H Sherman and Esther Sherman. Local towns noted include Merrill Le Mars Frosts Westfield and Granville. Prices show mostly nominal sums like 1.00 and miscellaneous livestock values.
A long list of property deeds shows Edward Lampert transferring interests to State of Town and Resthaven Memory Gardens Inc, and numerous transfers in LeMars and Akron. Names include Donald L. Fairchild Minnie Downing Edith Burrow Anna Gosting Geraldine Olsen Henry Dirks Nancy Earnest Joann Koontz James Arden Gale and James Scranton. Amounts are mostly symbolic one dollar and a large 6500.00 sale noted.
A readers letters column blasts a student paper and mocks farmers readers while defending the Globe-Post. It includes numerous names of local readers and families from Le Mars, Iowa, with mixed tone about readership and editor responses.
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