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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1959
Page
4
The Pierson office notes rising interest in storing wet corn and increased field shelling this year. Leaflets at the Exter office offer guidance for those planning to send feed grain to Ames for fertilizer and timing for applying after harvest.
Fall soil testing is available at no charge with information sheets. Samples cost 1.50 each and results take five weeks. Silage quality depends on dented corn with green leaves. repair upright silos now using silo-mending material or cement paste as Plymouth County corn nears ensiling time.
Funeral services for Joseph J. Schuetz 58 were conducted at St. Boniface Church Sioux City with Rev Scherrer presiding. The Granville native died Thursday after a lingering illness and is survived by his wife and six sons. Born December 30 1900 in Wein Missouri he farmed near Granville with his wife Justine Goergen before moving to Sioux City and serving as Calvary Cemetery sexton before his illness began about three years prior. The service was a Requiem Mass for the deceased.
The report lists multiple Granville area families with extended relatives, travels including a western states trip via Yellowstone Park, and visitors from Granville such as Jennie Diederich and Paul Goergen. Local events include a basement excavation for a new home, the town marshal Gerald McCarthy sustaining a cut, a birth at Sheldon Hospital, and various community movements such as beauty shop changes and local visits.
Miss Jean Watje daughter of Mr and Mrs Watje of Sioux City was guest of honor at a miscellane ous bridal shower hosted by Hans Petersen. The evening featured visiting and socializing at the Petersen home on Wednesday.
Contests closed as Miss Wasté opened gifts while refreshments were served by Mrs Petersen and Hope. The couple Miss Watte and Carl Gene Consol us plan marriage at Whitfield Methodist church in Sioux City on August 28. Local visits and outings are noted, including relatives from Sioux City, Waterloo, Remsen, and Chicago with several weekend stays and family gatherings across several towns.
A sweep of community life includes Maurice Special undergoing surgery at Methodist Hospital Sioux City and to convalesce with his daughter in Leeds. Slumber party hosted by Sharon Campagne with friends Sharon Reinking Jean Weyers and Sherry Jager. Various families spend time at lakes and farms across Minnesota and Iowa, with teaching jobs started in Rock Rapids and Paullina, and news of births, hospital visits, and travel to Denver Montreal and Australia.
The report notes Harmelink and related families in Pella attending gatherings. It praises long time 4-H record books as pathways to State and National awards and scholarships. About 99 percent of Plymouth County 4-H members complete one year records annually, enabling attendance at the achievement banquet led by Helen Davis and Fun Lund.
The Breton Womans Civic Club will hold a September 1959 meeting at Mrs. Roland Saterlee's home with hostesses Mrs. Arthur Sinkey Mrs. Delbert Dittmer and Mrs. Harvey Boisen presenting Music Study building a home library and children's books topics. New officers named for 1959 60 include chairman Mrs. Arthur Sinkey and other posts. Also noted is Rev Arend Roskamp visiting Stout Iowa to meet local congregation members. Visitors Jim and Bein Borgman from California and Rev Kenneth Van Wyk and family of Holland Michigan were in town with services led by Rev Van Wyk at the First Reformed Church.
Helen Davis, Summer Extension Trainee, reports progress in 1959 as long time 4-H record books are emphasized for Plymouth County clubs. The extension program stresses complete record books for members with over three years in 4-H, highlighting a full view of a girl’s 4-H career achievements.
September activities include 4-H record books due at the Extension Office and a Know Extension Service radio segment. A Cherokee County television program Skualand Farmer 215 airs September 9, with the Northwest Association for Retarded Children meeting September 4 at 8 pm in Sheldon. Mr and Mrs Bernard B Jones of Denham Springs Louisiana visited Sheldon during a trip that covered all 50 states and Hawaii, ending with Alaska. they were hosted by Mr and Mrs Ben Clag.
Link Join Roth of Boyer Valley suffered a broken leg and bruises when a tree limb fell during land clearing for bulldozing work. Alvord marks 95th birthday as Lyon County’s oldest resident, Mary Bauchspies, last surviving child in a 12-child family. Patrice McNamara of Rock Valley dies, ending 79 years with twin brother Martin and their lifelong bachelor status. Six-year-old Billy Orr Jr of Fayette keeps a Leghorn rooster named Smyartie perched on his shoulder or head, with the bird staying put when Billy retrieves it.
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