Granville Man Dies in Two Car Crash Near Granville
Erwin Joseph Wortherms, 27, of Granville, died in a two car crash two miles south of Granville on Tuesday morning while returning home after taking his son to kindergarten. The other driver, Odelo Schlichte, was hospitalized with good condition reported. Wortherms, born April 29 193, married Arlene Heying in 1951, survived by wife and three children, and four sisters. Funeral set for September 6 at St. Joseph's Granville with burial in church cemetery.
Mrs M Harnack dies after long illness near Remsen
Mrs M Harnack of a farm near Remsen died at home on September 1 1957 after years of illness. Born Kathleen Minten on April 15 1926 in Alton she married Milo Harnack September 2 1946 and they lived near Remsen. Funeral at St Marys Remsen at 730 am Wednesday conducted by F P Schultes. Survivors include husband three children Roger Noreen Colleen at home, her parents three sisters James Christoffel Richard Schroeder Marilee Minten and two brothers Donald Myron. one daughter preceded her. She belonged to Catholic Daughter of America. Rosary said at Fisch funeral home Monday and Tuesday evenings.
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Milo Harnack
Remsen
Kathleen Minten
Alton
Bernard Minten
marr
St. Marys catholic church
F. P. Schultes
Roger
Noreen
Colleen
James Christoffel
Richard Schroeder
Marilee Minton
Donald
Myron
Catholic Daughter of America
Fisch funeral home
Do Women Wear Necklaces Do Women Wear Necklaces
A fragmented 1937 text notes necklaces began as amulets from omen with teeth and claws. It claims adornments served to transfer attributes, mentions Queen Josephine and Marie Antoinette, and oddly links Tibetan women’s necklaces to carrying personal tools.
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Ager
Josephine
Marie Antoinette
Jobu Emery Rat
Estate and Farm Auction Dates Named in Notices
Friday September 13 marks a sale for the Margaret Kemp Estate. Saturday September 14 features the John Shearon Sr farm auction. Monday September 16 lists the Harry Buchre farm and personal property auction.
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Margaret Kemp
John
Shearon, Sr
Harry Buchre
Whitmer of Muscatine Dies at 58 in 1957
Lee A. Whitmer of Muscatine Iowa father of The Rev. Martin Whitmer of Le Mars died August 28 1957 at Bellyue hospital age 58. Funeral Aug 31 1957 at Trinity Episcopal church Muscatine with Rev A E Line officiating burial Memorial cemetery survivors include widow Leora Kreinbring and three sons James Ronald and The Rev Marlin Whitmer of Le Mars.
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Lee A. Whitmer
Muscatine
Iowa
Martin Whitmer
Le Mars
Bellyue hospital
Lincoln Ghvd
Whitmer
Leora Kreinbring
pam
Trinity Episcopal church
A. E. Line
Memorial cemetery
Marlin Whitmer
James
Ronald
Renken Brothers Bag A Good Alaska Mountain Sheep Trophy
Captain Randall Renken and his wife and two sons Robin and Mike visit Mr. and Mrs. Fred Renken in Le Mars en route to Osakata Michigan. Captain Renken has served in Fairbanks Alaska twenty months and will relocate with family. furniture shipment and housing to Osakata underway. Brother Jack accompanies them in Alaska.
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Capain
Randall Renken
Robin
Mike
Fred Renken
4th Ave
N. W
Le Mars
Osakata
Michigan
airforce
Renken
Fairbanks
Alaska
Detroit
Ren ken
Jack
172 Miles New Concrete In County
The state highway commission gave tentative go ahead 1744 miles of cement concrete on highway 29 from Sioux to north, with completion set for 1958. The action was taken on Tuesday as part of eight projects planned for 1957 and 1958 in the region.
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state highway commission
highway 29
Sioux 4
Local New Car Dealers List in Le Mars and Remsen
A fragmented OCR list shows several auto dealers and brands across Le Mars and Remsen. Names include Cambier Motors Le Mars Chevrolet Wm Corrigan Remsen Chevrolet Clayton Holzman Le Mars Buick Harry Utesch Le Mars Buick John Paulin Le Mars Plymouth and Clarence Vanderloo Mecill Ford.
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aauivey Boyd
Le Mars
Chevrolet
Cambier Motors
Remsen
Wm. Corrigan
Clayton Holzman
Buick
Harry Utesch
John Paulin
Plymouth
Clarence “Vanderloo
Mecrill
Ford
Izaak Walton League Trap Shoot Near Highway 73
The Izaak Walton League hosts a trap shoot on Sunday September 8 at 2 00 p m at the grounds one mile south on highway 73 and 42 miles west. Milo Manning notes shells are available and guests welcome admission is 3 for nonmembers with annual dues 6. The archery range is ready and the rifle range nears completion. A new gate sign fronts the entrance as the league grows to 70 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Manning
Manning
league
Sister M Martina Sister Mary Marthina dies at 77
Sister Mary Martina Holdgrafer 77 a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Family died Tuesday at Sacred Heart hospital Le Mars after a brief sickness. Born September 29 1879 in Lyons Iowa she entered Mount St. Francis Dubuque in 1897 and spent her life teaching in the order. Funeral services will be held at Mount St. Francis Dubuque.
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Mary Marthina
Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Family
Sacred Heart hospital
Le Marse
Briar Cliff college
Sioux City
Mary Martina Holdgrafer
Lyons
Mount St. Francis
Dubuque
Granville
Ashton and Briar Cf
Phipps to Study for Priesthood in Ohio
Walter Phipps son of Mr and Mrs R W Phipps of Le Murs leaves Sunday for enrollment at Josephinum Pontifical college Worthington Ohio He attends Gehien schools and is to be a pre seminary student at the Junior college in Worthington He is a St James parish member the first from that parish to study for the priesthood in years Walter will meet seminary peer Dale Reiff in Carroll and travel to Ohio Kathy his sister continues the Globe Post carrier duties
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Walter Phipps
R. W. Phipps
Le Murs
Josephinum Pontifical college
Worthington
Ohio
Waller
Gehien
St. James parish
Walter
Dale Reiff
Carroll
Globe-Post
Kathy
Den Mothers Needed Again For This Year
There will be a meeting of last years den mothers on Tuesday September 10 at the E U B church at 7 30 p m. Anyone wishing to be a den mother is asked to attend. There will be a class on how to pack paper work and a general discussion of the whole program. Eldon Lennox notes boys eight years old are ready for cub scouts. Ladies without time to be den mothers are invited to attend for information to help mothers and den mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Lennox
Rogers Offers Help To Parking Trouble
E W Rogers discusses Le Mars parking woes citing a national survey. Suggestions include more off street parking, enforcing rules, and installing parking meters to free spaces downtown. He notes towns near rail lines succeeded by expanding parking and asks business leaders to pledge not to park during business hours.
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Rogers
Chamber of Commerce
Le Mars
busines
Just a Line About A Fire That Didn’t Happen
A reader from Merrill Iowa criticizes local coverage of a Merrill fireman who assisted at a gas truck incident and taunts the Merrill gossip sheet for not publishing a thank you note. The editor replies by questioning which gossip sheet is meant and references old Globe-Post Want Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill
Iowa
Globe-Post
Le Mars Polices Law & Order Policy Debate Generates Suspicion
Anton Sartori mocks a proposed Le Mars Law & Order measure protecting local workers from union interference and threats while Tony argues the plan targets out of town drivers. The Globe-Post notes scarce city records, calls for better clerk duties, and reports mixed local sentiment against the law and order stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton J. Sartori
Le Mars
Law & Order
Tony
Ulish
Engaged Miss Latina Vondrak to John Schreiner
Mr and Mrs William Vondrak of Hinton announce the engagement of their daughter Latina Vondrak to John Schreiner son of Mr and Mrs John P Schriener of Remsen A wedding date had not been set.
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William Vondrak
Hinton
Latina Vondrak
John Schreiner
John P. Schriener
Remsen
Edward Ritz obituary from Remsen and Sioux City area
Edward Ritz a Sioux City resident for the past ten years died September 4 at St. Joseph's Hospital after a several weeks illness. Born November 1, 1944 in Remsen he worked at Braunger Produce Co. He married Helen Tentinger in Remsen in November 1937. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. at St Marys Catholic Church Remsen with Rev Nick Ruby officiating. Burial will be in St Marys cemetery under Fisch Funeral Home Remsen direction. Survivors include his wife four children Mary Margie and Ronald his parents Mr and Mrs John Ritz of Remsen one brother and two sisters. He was preceded in death by his mother one brother and two daughters Rosary will be recited Thursday and Friday evenings at the Fisch Funeral Home Remsen Mr Ritz was a member of the Holy Name Society and Sacred Heart Parish Sioux City Iowa.
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Erwin Joseph Wortherms
aarmor
Granville
sion
O'Brien
Sioux county
Odelo Sciichte
Sacred Heart hospital
Wortherms
Thomas
Schlichte
Vortheris
Van Etten
Orange City
Mr. Vorther
Clarence
Berifiece
Knights of Columbus
Fisch
Remsen
Edward Rita
St. Joseph's Hospital
Sioux City
Mr. Ritz
Braunger Produce Co
Sioux
Helen Tentinger
St. Mary’s Catholic
Nick Ruby
wil
St. Mary's cemetery
Fisch Funeral Home
Mary
Margie
Ronald
John Ritz
Rosary
Rits
Holy Name Society
Sacred Heart Parish
Iowa
Plymouth County Girls Shine at Iowa State Fair Exhibits
Plymouth County youth represented by Patricia Parkinson of Fredonia Farm wetter earned a red ribbon for a dress outfit featuring a sheath dress and black velveteen jacket. Demonstrations by Hancock Hummingbirds Club members Sandra Beaulide and Sandra Mach Jem showcased circular skirts without a pattern, winning red placing and Foley measuring cups. County officials and Extension staff accompanied the group as Plymouth County exhibits received blue and red ribbons across categories including dress, play suit, housecoat, and school dress.
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Patricia Parkinson
Fredonia Farmwetter
Plymouth County
Sandra Beaulide
Sandra Mach Jem
Hancock Hummingbirds Club
Lester Williams
feadero
Eva Lund County Extension Home
Hoaglind
Sharon Jensen
Jane Gabel
Carol Probst
Janice Lang
Marih Dougall
Arlene Beitelspacher
Sandra Brauffew
Marietta Octken
Mary Ann Radloff
Lenihan resigns as Le Mars justice of the peace
Le Mars justice of the peace J. Lenihan retires after five years in office effective September. His notable case was the Ernest J Triplett murder in Bremmer. Lenihan’s resignation was filed with auditor L A Landwig. Amelia township trustees will appoint a successor. Also notes Tentinger as another Le Mars justice of the peace who has not performed weddings yet and the loss of postcard license renewal reminders impacting Iowa motorists.
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D.C
Lenihan
L.A. Landwig
Amelia township
Le Mars
Gordon Tenlinger
Tentinger
Marriage Licenses Issued in Plymouth County This Week
Licenses issued to Olson of Minneapolis and Patricia McLane of Akron and to Ronald Dean Walker and Janice Kasner, both of Moville, at the Plymouth county clerk’s office this week. Mirtiage Gilche-Post promotes Want Ads as the best method to sell or buy.
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Globe-Post
Olson
Minneapolis
Patricia McLane
Akron
Ronald Dean Walker
Moville
Janice Kasner
Plemouth
Mirtiage
Gilche-Post
Reading Institute and Clinic to Be Held in Le Mars
Dr Emmett A Betts a leading American authority on reading will conduct a two day institute and clinic in the Le Mars public school auditorium on September 16 and 17. Attendees include Le Mars faculty superintendents teachers Plymout County systems Westmar College instructors and students with other Midwest educators as guests. A special open meeting for teachers and parents is set for 1 00 pm Tuesday with no admission charge.
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Emmett A. Betts
Haverford
Pennsylvania
United States
Le Mary
Le Mars
vther
Plymowt
Westmar College
Birth Announcement Recalls Newborn in Hinton Family
Born in Sioux City on September 4, 1957, at Methodist hospital, a son to Mr and Mrs Tom Flannery of Hinton Iowa. The notice indicates the baby was under a doctor's care and continues on page 3.
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Sioux City
the
Methodist hospital
Tom Flannery
Hinton
Le Mars to hear on parking lot deal and tax fears
Le Mars city vows to surface a purchased parking lot from Mrs Joynt and leases REA land for a 132 by 150 foot area to park 64 cars. A September 19 hearing will allow citizens to speak on plans and possible parking meters or taxes amid local business concerns.
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Bob Long
Le Mars
chamber of commerce
Sioux City
Le Mars city concil
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Izaak Walton
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E. W. Rogers
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Podunk
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Frank B. Ulish
state safety commission
Le Marts
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Fay Terpenning
Edward Ritz
Des Moines
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G. Tentinger
J. P. NGHCT
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Joel Shepherd
commissioner of public safety
Sioux City Journal-Tribune
Reading Institute & Clinic
Wilbur Sieverding
R. J. Joynt
Roger Babson
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