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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1953
Page
4
Autumn brings back the school bell and the bustle of students returning to the old hall of learning. Freshmen anticipate four years of adjustment and growth, seniors face the final chapters, while teens adopt a steadier pace as summer fades amid a heat wave.
Vera Fry Thelma Berner and Fileen Anderson are announced as September hostesses for W.S.C.S. to meet in the church basement on Wednesday afternoon September 9 at 2 30. Louise Hurd is program leader.
The Northside Cafe reopened on Monday August 31 under the management of former owners Mr and Mrs Martin White. The cafe, badly damaged by the flood, has been remodeled and now offers improved service. The White family occupies a nearby house and are assisted by Mrs Ed Marienan, Dorothy Hughes, and Carol Marienan.
The Merrill Ramblers defeated Brunsville in an exciting Tuesday game by a close score as a large crowd watched.
The Iowa Sun of Davenport reported in September 1838 that a water motion raised by James W W. B. Franks, living about a mile and a half west of a village, weighed forty and a half pounds, measured four feet in one direction and three and a half feet in the other, and was sold for thirty cents.
A last week's column failed to include Dick Strub among the 1953 graduates who will enter college this fall. Strub has enrolled at Cedar Falls.
The article notes Iowa has occasional quakes with notable events in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It records tremors felt across eastern Iowa on September 26 1891 and another in southwestern Iowa on September 27 1909.
The Tuesday Club visited Mabel Albright in Leeds on September 1 with Mabel Thormahlen presiding. Myrtle Lang traced the club’s twenty year history while Emma Tooker led the social hour and Mrs. C. Lunde attended as a guest. A farewell lunch concluded the evening. The Woman's Study Club opened its year in the Methodist church basement with Louise Dennter presiding.
Pauline Jones named club secretary as the October Iowa Federation meeting in Sioux City is set. Flor ence Swanson becomes county secretary and Thea Stribley treasurer. Delegates selected for the eighth district meeting in Sioux City on Oct 5. Members share photos from May, discuss Ag Day preparations, and note local visits and hospital news.
Mrs. Harry Thompson returned from a ten day visit with her son in Wesing ton Springs where heat and drying winds harmed the corn crop. Albert Lang and family returned from Bruce Lodge Star Lake Mion where Ainsworth Lang and wife fished, faced a rough windstorm, and did not boast of large catches. Lyle Pedersen and Cresco guests visited Mr and Mrs Tooker, with Mason City visitors also in attendance over the weekend.
Fragmentary weather note hints at mixed signals about temperature and mood with lines about being happy and cooler. It remains unclear and provides no concrete data, dates, or locations to anchor a full news item.
The Hurd family marked a week of birthdays with gatherings and mutual wishes. On Saturday August 29 Mrs Dean Hurd hosted ten friends for her daughter’s seventh birthday, with mothers and neighbors in attendance. Mrs Harry Hurd celebrated a day earlier. Mr and Mrs Carl Hurd of Bronson hosted a family dinner Sunday honoring Grandpa Hurd and other relatives whose birthdays fell that week.
Ag Day festivities featured filled halls and a noon parade with visiting bands from Le Mars and Orange City. Judges awarded Best Float to American Legion Auxiliary and noted standout entries in commercial and farm group categories. Notable honors included Best Dressed Horse and Lady Rider Barbara Rupp and the unique Geese Herders pet exhibit by Sharon Swanson, Susan Swanson, and Sara Jane Hauff.
School has dismissed daily at 2 45 pm this week because of extreme heat. On Friday students were released at Ut a mm for Ag Day activities. The lunch program started Tuesday with Mrs. Oscar Schmid and Mrs. Joe Strub leading.
Historian notes patronage of about sixty daily in the first week. Gin Brancum and Chub Mattas secured. Lloyd Wells stands in for Chub. Grade enrollment rose from 42 to 53 over the period. Total enrollment this year 242 up from 128 in 1945-46. 20 kindergarten and 31 first graders.
Miss Mirge Simonson returns from Harrison Maine where she served as Waters Front Counselor at a private girls camp. She visited sister and family in Wilmington Delaware, met them in Washington, D C, and plans a visit with Miss Leone Carstensen at the Sallee home before returning to Rochester Minnesota. Leone Carstensen, a Merrill High School graduate, has just come from three years teaching in Fue Tope and will resume duties in Cedar Falls on September 9 at ESTC.
State Conservation Officer Harry Blomquist aged 34 died from injuries after a late Monday August 31 automobile crash west of Teipoli at the Hig 63 and 93 junction. His wife Mrs Blomquist and two children were injured while the family was en route to the State Fair.
The conservation officer vacancy will be temporarily filled by James Hecker from Buchanan and Dekosie counties. Community notices list meetings for Catholic Daughters of America at St. Joseph's parish hall and the 3rd Order of St. Francis, plus a Korea war update on Pvt. Marion J. Boersma with IX Corps. A funeral for Mrs. John Innez Neyens in Creighton is reported with surviving relatives and attending locals named.
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