Community Dance Draws Big Crowd at Legion Hall
The Commercial club hosted a free community dance at the Legion hall drawing one of the season’s largest crowds Friday night. Residents enjoyed a lively evening in nearby town Happenings.
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Peterson Patriot
Commercial Club
Legion Hall
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Verna Miller
Brooke Consolidated
Irene Johnson
Alta
Buena Vista County
Court House
Legion Auxiliary County Meeting Set at Washta
The Cherokee county Legion and Auxiliary will hold at Washta school auditorium Friday April 12 at 8 p.m. Speakers include Geo Paradise of Sioux City Archie Nelson of Cherokee and Sylvester Fidler of Remsen. The public is invited.
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Cherokee County
Robbers Loot Quimby Store and Lumber Office
Robbers entered the Carnahan Cash grocery store in Quimby Iowa through a rear entrance and stole merchandise worth 200 dollars. The same night they broke into the Weart Lysaght lumber company office and took a small cash amount from the safe. Wraten your subscription date.
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Quimby
Carnahan Cash
Weart & Lysaght Lumber Company
Rural routes consolidated in Aurelia May 1
Postmaster A A Dingman announced the Aurelia rural free delivery routes will merge from three into two on May 1. Route one will serve patrons north of town with Roy Schroeder as carrier, route two serves south with Albert Fierk.
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A. A. Dingman
Postoffice Department
Washington, D. C
Aurelia
M. Hines
Post Office Department
Roy Schroeder
Albert Fierk
Dingman
Post Office
The
Aurelia Garden Club
W. H. Bischel
Fae Fraser
Iowa May Get Half Million At Federal Weed Control Funds
State Secretary of Agriculture Ray Murray reports Iowa has good odds to receive at least 500000 dollars in federal funds for weed control. The funds result from several conferences, including the January 26 state need meeting at Ames organized by the Department of Agriculture and the State College.
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Ray Murray
Iowa
Ames
Department of Agriculture
State College
Peterson and Aurelia Bridge Teams Clash at Community Club
Six Peterson players faced six local men at the Community club room on Tuesday evening. The Aurelia team amassed the highest score, while the Peterson players were treated to lunch at the Nelson cafe after play.
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Peterson
Aurelia
Nelson
Alta News Items From Alta Advertiser
Virgil Kruchten of Fonda arrived in Alta and took charge of the gamble store from Guy Redman of Storm Lake. A. R. Johnson, noted photographer, will give up work due to health and has leased his studio to G. R. Cunningham of LeMars. Miss Elvera Gustafson marries Carl M. Gulbrandson on Saturday at 1 30 pm. Her sister Gladys Gustafson wed in Minneapolis. Street and Alley committee to study curbing and guttering as a Federal Relief project. School board re elects entire faculty with about ten percent salary rise. Supt L A Clark re elected at 2400.
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Virgil Kruchten
Fonda
Alta
Gamble
Guy Redman
Storm Lake
A. R. Johnson
G. R. Cunningham
LeMars
Elvera Gustafson
Carl M. Gulbrandson
Gladys Gustafson
Minneapolis
Elof Nelson
G. A. Benson
Board of Education
Alta School
L. A. Clark
Young Peoples District Conference a Success in Aurelia
One hundred youths attended the Congregational Christian district conference at Aurelia's Congregational church last Sunday. Visitors from Milford Peterson Rossie and Sioux Rapids joined local youths. Highlights included addresses on The Challenge of Youth by Rev. Stauffer and Rev. Hyde, plus music from the high school orchestra and the Congregational trio.
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Congregational Christian Young Peoples District
Congregational
Aurelia
Milford
Peterson
Rossie
Sioux Rapids
Stauffer
Federated Church
C. A. Hyde
Peterson Congregational Church
Mary Fraser
Frances
Maryianne Chandler
County Seat News from Cherokee Papers
Jurors to attend Monday start of March term of district court with Judge W C Garberson presiding. Over 150 Cherokee county youths form Junior Farm Bureau unit at Immaculate Conception church meeting. Lieutenant William McCulla to Boston for special training next year. About 1475 corn hog contracts signed in Cherokee county this year. Plans to beautify Railroad creek banks discussed by Chamber of Commerce and Garden Club committees.
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W. C. Garberson
Cherokee County
Immaculate Conception Church
William McCulla
Rock Island Arsenal
Boston
Clarence G. Turner
Farm Bureau
Railroad Creek
Cherokee
Chamber of Commerce Civic Committee
Cherokee Garden Club
Funeral service for George N. Booth held in Aurelia
George N. Booth born September 19 1857 in Sheffield England died in Aurelia Iowa at 77 years 6 months 19 days Funeral held from home and Congregational church with Rev Edwin Trigg interment Elk cemetery Readings note a long Iowa life as a pioneer and father survived by widow and four children with several relatives attending from Pomeroy Chicago Alta Cherokee and Manson wedding stationery at Sentinel
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George N. Booth
Congregational Church
Edwin Trigg
Elk Cemetery
Aurelia
George Newton Booth
Sheffield
England
Iowa
America
Freedom Forge
Penn
Elk Township
Buena Vista County
Ellen McCarry
Hannah
Booth
South Dakota
John
George
William
Mary Corrington
Quimby
Henry Wells
Harley Wells
George Ivey
Ell
Owen Ivey
Will Hutchinson
Pearl
Tom Wells
Pomeroy
Wm. Kenney
Will O’brien
Chicago
Otto Johnson
Adeline Alderson
Frank Watson
Alta
Henry Carrington
Ella
Cherokee
Gunnard Gulgren
Manson
Moisture Improves Iowa Crop Outlook Despite Pockets of Drought
Charles D. Reed of the Iowa Department of Agriculture reports ample soil moisture overall after a mild wet winter, supporting pastures alfalfa winter wheat and tree and cane fruits. Southwest Iowa needs rain as soil moisture is scarce. Reed predicts a warmer drier spring and summer with bumper corn and oats possible if temperatures stay moderate. A ten day cooler period in late May could curb chinch bugs.
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Charles D. Reed
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Reed
First National Bank Reorganization Planned for Aurelia
Articles of incorporation for the First Trust and Savings Bank of Aurelia announce the First National Bank will be reorganized under a state charter with local ownership and management. Details will follow in next week’s issue.
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First Trust and Savings Bank of
Hanover teacher to retire after 44 years
Professor Jacob Schmidt of the Hanover parochial school announces retirement after 44 years of service. The St. John's church Messenger notes his resignation effective July 1, with the congregation urging him to reconsider until then to allow the new theology candidate Kurt Horn to take over duties.
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Jacob Schmidt
Hanover
Messenger
St. John’s Lutheran Church of
Schmidt
Oureconsrregation
Kurt Horn
Iowa Corn Loans Seal Two Thirds Under Seal
Iowa farm lenders reported two thirds of all state corn loans under seal. On March 29 total government loans on corn reached 9,964,472 dollars for 16,662,527 bushels nationwide. Iowa farmers received 5,839,000 dollars for 10,616,000 bushels and all last year’s 60 million dollars borrowed on Iowa corn had been repaid.
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Iowa
Ray Murray
Towa
Fire Boys Hold Annual Banquet At Jack's Cafe
Aurelia fire department members gathered Tuesday evening at Jack's Cafe for their annual banquet with town council members as guests. Mayor Sig Matzdorff could not attend due to illness. The event featured a social evening and card games after the meal.
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Aurelia Fire Department
Jack's Cafe
Sig Matzdorff
Looking Back Into the Past Ten to Thirty Years Ago
Ten years ago Mrs. David Miller died after traveling from Indiana to attend a funeral in Aurelia where she contracted pneumonia. HW Leonard had major surgery at Bates hospital and Wd Kreger underwent appendicitis surgery there. Twenty years ago HH Simmers opened an auto repair shop in the former G B Scott building with Frank Minor hired. Fred Jordan joined Bennet Auto Supply as a Sioux City worker. Carl Nelson returned to study in Minneapolis. Thirty years ago C D Curtis was reelected Aurelia superintendent and Mike Hines would take rural route duties northeast of Aurelia replacing Alfred Bank. J M Neville bought two lots on Myrtle street and planned to move a house from Diamond township.
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David Miller
Indiana
Otto V Plantz
HW. K. Leonard
Bates Hospital
Wd Kreger
Storm Lake
HH. Simmers
G. B. Scott
Frank Minor
Cherokee
Fred Jordan
Bennet Auto Supply
Sioux City
Carl Nelson
Minneapolis
C.D. Curtis
Aurelia
Mike Hines
Alfred Bank
Peculiar Wednesday Morning Weather Darkens Streets
A strange phenomenon shrouded the area Wednesday between nine and ten AM causing near darkness. The density peaked around 9 30 AM before a heavy rain shower. Street lights and vehicles appeared with lights on as dust clouds from South Dakota lingered, blocked by low clouds and moisture.
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South Dakota
Card of Thanks for George N Tooth
We extend sincere thanks to friends for acts of kindness during the illness and death of husband and father George N. Tooth and for the beautiful flowers. Mrs George Booth and Children.
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George N. Tooth
George Booth
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E. H. Edwall
Rembrandt Club
Buena Vista County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Linn Grove
Peterson School
Kephart
Maris DeWolf
Spencer Chick Hatchery
United States
Legion
Auxiliary
Washta
Farmers National
Alta Advertiser
Young Peoples District
Garden Club
Sentinel
First National Bank
J. M. Neville
Myrtle Street
Diamond Township
Earlies
Wittens
Able Stock Companies
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