Community Notes From East Afton and Elk County
Local families visit relatives in Peterson Storm Lake and Aurelia and send greetings to Mrs. Win Otto. Funeral services for Lichtenberg held in Hanover. Spelling contest at Storm Lake court house with Elk counties represented by Melvina Westhal Mada ynne Booth and Jeanette Hammon Brooke. Social visits, birthday greetings, and errands including Storm Lake Cherokee and Sioux City trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curt Tigges
Peterson
Fred Kolpin
Win
Otto
Mr. Lichtenberg
Hanover
A and FE Club
Henry Westphal
Phyllis King
Margaret Wiggins
Quention Anderson
Coleen
Charlie Hammon
Cherokee
Carl Ammons
O. B. East
Aurelia
Helen Booth
Elsie Mae Haight
Ella Carrington
Wm. Otto
George Kolpin
Albert Pingle
Dow City
Junior Girl Scout Diary notes April patrol meeting
Lois Whitney records a Girl Scout patrol meeting held at Frances Dubes home on April 3. They voted for a new lieutenant, listed troop committee members, and agreed to study fish and create a health chart for merit badges. Dues of fifty cents are noted for new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Dubes
Ruby DeVries
Scheerer
Port
Frank Dubes
Betty Coombs
Evelyn Blanch
Dorothy Beeghley
Viola Fierk
Dorothy Harrison
Crystal Harker
Shirley Leeds
Bonnie Mummert
Irene Paulson
Phyllis Port
Deloris Peterson
Aurelia Schroeder
Evelyn Schroeder
Lois Whitney
Beulah Williams
Marion Wih
Gean Paulson
Ruth Rutter
Maxine Dubes
Age of Accountability Realization in Civilization
A San Francisco Chronicle passage reflects on the age of accountability as the moment a person observes civilization and recognizes their place within it, prompting a blush. The line frames self-awareness within social belonging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisca
Woman of Stage Elopes with Sturt Jordan
Posee Rankin questions Laura Dimont Jordan about her voyage and the past romance with Sturt Jordan. Laura, once an actress, recounts meeting him at a private party in St Louis and slipping away to marry him, with details of their secret union and the marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin
Sturt Jordan
Loa
Miy Ste Nine
du Monte
Dunit
Sam
Anna Suimmer
Ireland
Shits Phystecan
Amy Wittens
Jordan
Casinass
Sherdeen
den Bad Peeves
Houedy Uiae
Amy Oof
Stuart Jordin
Ligher
Noebehey
Moody
Sturt
Laura
Yen
Laura Dimont
Bief Louis
Mi Sapo River
Nelghborine
Mes
Jordan” Rankin
Strrart
Fragmented OCR Sports Note on Tie and Losses at Arena
A garbled passage mentions a basketball game tied score and losses at a venue called Berson Nur, with references to players and strategies. The legible bits imply an uncertain tally and confusion over outcomes, but no clear names, teams, dates, or standings emerge.
Methodist Church Notes Presides Easter Missionary Offering
Lloyd Scheerer outlines Sunday School plans and April May attendance contests. Morning worship features a choir solo and sermon on The Christian. Epworth League meets at 7 PM with Bible study focus. Evening service at 8 PM presents A Spring Awakening. Church training class opens next Saturday. Ladies Aid meets Apr 12. Wall repairs and repainting completed with contributions from A A Rapp and George Joergison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Lewis
Frank Wray
Gherch
Crood Sanwritin
Janioy
Tria
Comedder
Lilies
Gean Paulson
Hazel Stutz
Vern Culver
Seren Thea
The
Epworth League
Lois Anderson
Dorothy Harrison
Methodist
Sioux City
White Cross
Sesson
Lenue
Ladies Aid Society
Ralph Peterson
Miss Pitcher
Jay Parrott
Walter Peterson
A. A. Rapp
George Joergison
Social News From Quimby And Nearby Families
Mrs Will Hahn and others attend Robeksh lodge in Quimby. Funeral for Liehhten Bever held in Panover. California visitors tour L A Siemens home on return trip. Various locals host and attend family dinners and weddings in Cherokee Quimby and nearby towns. Fire destroys chicks at Gustafson home after a wedding. Joyce Leber hosts party near Good Hope. Community members visit hospitals and attend church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hahn
Ralph Stoneking
Edgar Johnson
Robeksh Lodge
Quimby
Geetre Schafer
Liehhtenbever
Ray Peters
Geyersville
California
Woedneeds
L. A
van. Simmons
Robert McMurrin
CH Simmons
Robert Lenz U
Floyd Allen
Mildred
H. J. Allen
Earl Smith
Frank Radle
Sioux Valley Hospital
Good Tope Ladies Aid
Maia
Groocery
Cherokee
AlIn
Leonard Anderson
Dickie
Lincoln Hahn
James Stewart
Quimbe
Burl Will
Tartford
South
Larrabee
Mere
Nelson
Ed Geark
Nelsor
Mev
Earl Crippen
Richardson
Good Hope Sunder
Everett Radle
Oscar Gustafson
Good Hope
Leber
C. A. Simmons
Bell Sawvell
Troqusis
South Dakota
Sawwell
Mt. Olive
Florence Schafer
Berger Samoulson
George Schafer
Carl Holnberg
Chicago
Anton Tanson
Alfred Simonson
Veraldivs
Iknech Nelson
Spelling Contest Rep by Hazel Danielson’s Diamond 3 School
Hazel Danielson and Melvin Jobison will represent the Diamond 3 School in the Cherokee spelling contest. Kenneth Ohlson remains the sole pupil with perfect attendance this year. The school notes several names on the 100 percent Dental Honor Roll and praises visitors June and Shirley Kahl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Jobison
Kenneth Ohlson
Fourth grade studies North Central States and Corn Belt map
Grade eight finds Evangeline study interesting while fourth grade explores the North Central states. The class colors Corn Belt on United States maps and prefers unit geography over daily textbook assignments. They start United States geography with the new regional approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Central
Boos
United States
New England
North Central States
Corn Belt
Afton No 1 School News Spelling Winners and Activities
The eighth grader Russell Allens and seventh grader Verona Braun schweig, along with Mildred Tuttle and Annetty Braunschweig, earned perfect scores in spelling. The first three grades study birds. Easter recess ran Thursday night to Monday. Gladys Tuttle represented the school at Cherokee in the county spelling bee. Raymond Kolpin enrolled in school Ore, Lois Lydell was ill last week. Ottoman Braunschweie's side leads in the tooth brushing contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Allens
Verona Braunschweig
Mildred Tuttle
Annetty Braunschweig
Gladys Tuttle
Raymond Kolpin
Ore
Lois Lydell
Ottoman Braunschweie
Hanover News Highlights Local Easter Visits and Obituary
Concordia student Arthur Otto served German service at St John s Lutheran on Good Friday and spent Easter with his mother and relatives. Obituary notes John Wm Andrew Lichtenberg born 1868 in Spring Creek township Iowa, survived by wife Bertha and children, funeral services conducted by Pastor Bahr and Pastor Seltz with pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Otto
Concordia College of
Ilinois
Henry Otto Sr
Otto
St. John's Lutheran Church
Fred Wogahn
Arthur
Chas, Zwemke
Ernest Otto
Walter Miller
Marlys
Leslie Millard
Lloyd Getzmeier
Edna
Milton Hustedt
Fred Hustedt
Milton Otto
Concordia College of St. Paul
A. S. Otto
D. H. Schmidt
Erwin Radke
Ruth Bahr
Lester Speckerer
John Wm
Andrew Lichtenberg
Carl and
Engelina Lichtenberg
Spring Creek Township
Black Hawk County
Iowa
Carl E. Wiederaenders
Hanover
Bertha Holtz
H. Wehking
Lichtenberg
Maple Valley Township
Alta
Bertha Lichtenberg
Walter
Lydia
Henry Schulke
Ela
Carl Grieme
Ida
Edward Fredricks
Henry Lichtenberg
Wm. Lictenberg
Wm. Huseman
St. John's Eve
QO. Bahr
C. H. Seltz
Storm Lake
Frank
Lorenz
Edmund
Earl Lichtenberg
Henry Huseman
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Black Hawk
Edge
Paulson-Finkbine Lbr. Co
Aurelia, IA
East Afton and Elk
Iowa Public Service CO
Pletehoms
Ranekin
Arin
eGiutlired
Berson
Nur
Methodist Churchy
Lloyd Scheerer
WT. Glive News
Diamond
Nouel Hazel Danielson
Afton NO. 1
Alice Lydell
A. H. Eddy
Winfred Moulton
Aurelia, Iowa
Leigh Stanhard
Lews Brothers
Meah
Hanover News
By Irene Zwemke
E.G. Bates
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association
Cherokee County
H. H. Lockin
Geo, E. Blanch
W. F. Hickey
U.S
Allen Joslin Seed Farm
Holstein, Iowa
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