Christmas Gift Boxes Sent To Seamen By Red Cross Board
Plymouth County Red Cross o f October meeting accepted 50 gift boxes to purchase pack and ship to ports of embarkation. Contents valued about 2 dollars each. Community groups invited to join. shipments due by November 30. Names of committee members and contact details noted. Local servicemen at sea thanked sources for Christmas cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County Red Cross board
J. Hoorneman
Arnold Coppock
H.R. Pew
D. Hart
Red Crow
Sasebo
Japan
Movie Time Schedule Royal Theatre
Royal Theatre schedule lists the Woman They Almost Lynched and Stalag 17 showings on Thursday through Sunday plus cartoons and The Bobby Soxer. Times include 7:15 and 9:13 with late screenings at 7:43 and 9:44 on Thursday.
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ROYAL THEATRE
Thur. Fu
Sal
FALOs
Sun
Mon
Stilag
PIX
Cartoon
Plymouth County Leads Youth Safety Crusade Activities
The Rural Youth Contest for Safety in Plymouth County features Scotch-Lite road safety sales, free bike safety samples, high safety meetings with a highway patrolman talk, and a Tractor Rodeo at the 4-H fair to curb accidents. Delegates from 4-H FFA and AYP groups promote the Safety Movement with National Safety Council involvement and renewed youth emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County R. YY. Po
Plymouth ate
Naul Chicago
ational Safety council
IMinoix
Jews Farm Bureau
Federbon
great safety crusade
Saftey Movement
Youth of America
Wayne Wallace
Greenfield
Iowa
National Safety Council
Lois Mortensen
Le Mars
Post Office Debuts 3-Cent Patton Stamp November 1953
The Fort Knox Kentucky post office announces a 3-cent stamp honoring Gen George S Patton Jr and the U S Army to be issued November 11 1953 with a Patton tank design. Collectors may request first day cancellations via Fort Knox and Philatelic Agency Washington D C starting November 12 1953. Le Mars Post Office will stock after November 11 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
George S. Patton, Jr
United States Army
Fort Knox
Kentucky
samp
Patton
U. S
George S. Pagan, Jr
U. S. Army
Philatelic Agency
Washington
D. C
Le Mars
Soil tests help Plymouth farmers ahead of next year
Plymouth County farmers may send soil samples to the Iowa State College Soil Testing Laboratory for rapid analysis. Extension Director Arle A. Piorson cites lab head John Han noting quicker turnaround, with results within six weeks of receipt in Ames. Early testing aids fertilizer planning and spring field work such as oats, legumes, and pasture improvement.
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Plymouth County
Iowa Suite College Soil Testing Laboratory
Arle A. Piorson
John Han
Hine
way
Ames
Boy Killed in Rabbits Hunt Accident
A 16 year old Eartham youth named Larry Waddell was shot and killed when a hunter fired at a rabbit. The incident occurred during a rabbit hunt with a companion firing the rifle, striking Waddell in the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Waddell
Eartham
Larry
Local 4-H Seeks New Members and Youth Guidance
The local 4-H clubs invite boys and girls who will be 10 by January 1, 1954 to join. Contact the leader or join a nearby meeting. the office offers guidance. Also notes on pig rearing timelines, potato storage, evergreen care, and a 4-H/F TA chapter at Morningside College with Gayle Patton, a senior majoring in education. Weston Karr and Elwood Ghu of the REA office attended a Des Moines meeting of REA bookkeepers and accountants.
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worh
Gayle Patton
O. D. Harnson
Hinton
Morningside College
Future Teachers of Ameca
Morningside
Northwest
Iowa
FTA
Russell M. Eidsmac
Gayle
ehief Weston
Karr
Elwood Ghu
R.E.A
Des Moines
Le Mars Adult Evening School enrolls 110 for program
About 110 adults from Le Mars and nearby rural areas enrolled Monday for three months of night classes under the Le Mars Public Schools. An additional 40 farmers are expected to join next Monday evening. Welding, machine work lead with 24 and 21 enrollments in typewriting. A $5 registration fee is charged for all courses except first aid. some courses may require extra costs for texts. The program operates under a community service plan with an eight-member Evening School Executive Council.
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Le Mars
Harry AL Elliot
dugetor
vocational agriculture department
Mae
Eltiont
Richard Hammians
PMs
Bark Moi
Lester Hartter
Herman Vander Well
Mas
James PL Kelley
Buddy Duvall
Fleury AL Elliott
Frank Marding
Red Cross
Martine
Elliott
Good Will Drives Salvage Materials This Friday
The Good Will Industries track from Sioux City will collect salvage materials here this Friday October 30. Clothing of all kinds is needed regardless of condition and other items such as dishes utensils and equipment are welcome. Disabled workers will prepare and salvage the materials to aid those who rely on the program. Afro and Mrs Weston Karr and sons Kendall and Douglas visited the Randall Karr home Sunday.
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Sioux City
Weston Karr
Kendall
Douglas
J. Randall Karr
treten
Seed Directory Listing From Iowa Crop Improvement Group
The 1933 Certified Seed Directory, issued by the Iowa Crop Improvement Association, lists 1953 growers of certified varieties of corn oats soybeans wheat flax red clover birdsfoot trefoil and other grasses. It describes varieties noting maturity growth characteristics and disease resistance. Available at county Extension offices in Le Saint or from the Poor Crop Improvement Association in Ames.
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Iowa Crop dere yeen Association
ted
ain Le Stary
teorr
Ames
Le Mars High School to Survey Local Occupations
Senior class at Le Mars high school will conduct an occupational survey with help from Harry Elsior and Mix Keaveny. Questionnaires will be mailed to local business leaders on November 17 to map employment opportunities and needed training, linking school programs with business, industrial, and agricultural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kas Kramer
Le Mars high school
Harry Elsior
Mix Keaveny
SONMIAL
Quail Season Opens With Edges In Iowa
The Iowa quail season opens November 1 with the long zone running through December 3 and the short zone ending November 15. Shooting hours are 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m daily with a bag limit of six birds in both zones. Prospects are good despite dry conditions hindering dog scouting as quail populations rise in southern counties.
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Iowa
Conservation Commission
Commission
Tama
Benton
Linn
Jones
Jackson
Jasper
Poweshick
Tow Johnson
Cedar
Clinton
Scott
Adair
Minison
Warren
Marion
Mahaska
Keokuk
Washi Muscatine
Louisa
Union
Lucas
Montes
Wapello
Jefferson
Henry
Des Moines
Taylor
Ringgokd
Decatur
Wayne
Appanoose
Davis
Van Buren
Lee
Winneshick
Allamakee
Clayton
Black Hawk
Delaware
Dubuque
Community leaders to address local clubs
Kay Kramer will speak to the Rotary Club, Wendell Staab to the Lions Club, and James Price to the Business and Professional Women's Club as part of a series of community presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Kramer
Rotary Club
Wendell Staab
Lions Club
James Price
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Westmar Supports Fund Drive For Needy Students
Westmar students engage in a World Service Agencies fund drive run by the YMCA and YWCA to aid refugee students with food clothing and books. Miss Marlene Bengel of New York spoke on campus about conditions for learners amid war disruptions. An evening event features a basketball game between seniors and faculty followed by a lunch basket auction and a “Parents Night” to boost support. Westmar football, coached by Stockman, faces Sioux Falls next Saturday seeking a win to reach half the 1933 schedule, on Oct 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WESTMAR NEWS
Westmar
World Service Agencies
YMCA
YWCA of
Marlene Bengel
New York
World University students Service Agency
elcat
Weimar
Sanwan
Stockman
Golden Eagles
Sioux Falls
Westmar hays
lust
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