Nearby Town Happenings Highlight Local Events
Storm Lake residents bring home Mrs C A Wheat after major surgery at St Josephs Sioux City. Storm Lake teachers win reelection with 5 to 10 percent pay raises. Lois Matson of Peterson named Clay County spelling champion at Spencer. Linn Grove hires Rev Warren Ives as new Presbyterian pastor starting Sunday. Marcus News reports six year old Billy Zangger remains unconscious after an accident near a country school northwest of Marcus.
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Storm Lake Register
C. A. Wheat
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Sioux City
Wheat
Storm Lake
Peterson
Lois Matson
P. B. Matson
Clay County
Spencer
Linn Grove
Warren Ives
Omaha
Nebraska
Presbyterian Church
Peterson Patriot
Marcus News
Billy
Fred Zangger
Marcus Township
Sacred Heart Hospital
le Mars
Marcus
Garden Club Meeting at Mrs Fred Wieland Home
Aurelia Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. Fred Wieland on Tuesday evening April 7. With the president and vice president absent, Mrs. Fae Fraser led the business session and members shared plans for gardening this year.
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Aurelia Garden Club
Fred Wieland
Fae Fraser
Ruth Cariberg
Effie Waddell
Mary Fraser
Joyce Kilmer
Stuits
Mel Parrott
Scheerer
Wm. Honsbruch
J.C. Lockin
M. L. Garber
Correctionville
Aurelia
Eva McAndrew
Edward J. Kobthagen
Cherokee youths enter CCC camps and local updates
Seven Cherokee county young men were taken to CCC camp for six months while five others found jobs on farms and in a garage. A meeting at James R. Fee’s Willow township farm will discuss tree planting for erosion control with Glen Johnson supervising. Detour signs signal a 1.4 mile paving project on Highway 59 into town, and work progresses on the county jail and sheriff’s residence as concrete walls rise.
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Cherokee County
CCC
James R. Fee
Willow Township
Glen Johnson
Forester
Iowa State College
Highway Commission
Court House
Woman's Federated Club Meets at Mrs Dora Troups Home
The Woman's Federated club met at Mrs Dora Troups home on Friday April 10 with Effie Waddell presiding and eighteen members present. Officers elected for the coming year were Effie Waddell president Bess Lindsay vice president Eurella Johnson secretary Florence Will treasurer and Forney Dubes club reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Federated Club
Dora Troup
Effie Waddell
Iowa
Bess Lindsay
Eurella Johnson
Florence Will
Forney Dubes
Helene Nelson
Inez Larson
Arlene Peterson
Iowa Indians
Bess Pitcher
Forney Dukes
Quakers of
Gladys Glawe
Helen Nelson
Hotel Lockin
Woman’s Club
Aurelia
Last Training School Held Wed April 9
The fourth and final training school for Pitcher and Diamond townships was hosted by Mrs. Louis Bengston in Diamond. Miss Sims presented on meat cookery methods, discussing cuts and temperatures to keep meat juicy. A noon dinner featured roast beef and spiced peaches, with attendees urged to bring five participants to the follow-up session.
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Pitcher and
Diamond Townships
Louis Bengston
Diamond
Sims
Miss Sims
G. Larson
R. Peterson
Roy Dieterich
Matthews
Bess Pitcher
A. Hickey
Lillian Ohlson
Ivan Wilson
Ed Lehnhardt
Heimsoth
Walter Peterson
Dawson
Herbert Will
Pitcher
F. Lindsay
Reilly
Esther Lundquist
W. H. Helmsoth
Illinois Central Pays 1936 County Tax Installment
Illinois Central System paid 247801.46 in taxes to 29 Iowa county treasurers for 1935 assessment. Cherokee County’s share was 19176.80. In 1936 Iowa taxes totaling 869381.03 were paid, part of a system total near 7 million dollars.
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Illinois Central System
Iowa
Cherokee County
New Bleachers for Clay County Fair
The Clay County Fair Association begins construction of a concrete and steel bleacher with 3000 seats. The grandstand and bleachers total capacity reaches 9000. Twenty six more acres of free parking were added. The town council plans to sell the building near Jordan garage used as jail and hotel deluxe, as its placement blocks No 5 run through Aurelia.
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Clay County Fair Association
Jordan Garage
Willies
Aurelia
Junior Girl Scout Diary Hikes to Muskrat Island
The Girl Scouts met at the school house for a business session and planned a hike to Muskrat Island. If weather fails, a school house picnic will be held instead. The meeting adjourned after discussions.
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Muskrat Island
Town to Sell Jail Building 164 by 32 Feet at Auction
The town of Aurelia puts up Building 164 by 32 feet with a lean to suitable for a car, formerly used as a town jail, to the highest bidder. Sealed bids must be delivered to town clerk H. H. Deylon by April 25, with opening of bids scheduled then.
Card of Thanks from Wieland children
The children of Mrs. Ben Wieland express sincere thanks to friends for acts of kindness and sympathy during her illness and death and for the beautiful flowers.
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Ben Wieland
Floyd Anderson Named Chairman Soil Unit
Floyd Anderson of Afton township was elected chair man of the Cherokee county organization of community committeemen to promote the soil conservation program of the United States Department of Agriculture at an all day meeting in the K of P hall. Sixteen township chairmen organized to push county board actions. Officers named include J. F. Kerns vice chairman Ray Marsh third committeeman Alfred Schmilien alternate third committeeman C. G. Turner secretary and B. H. Anderson treasurer. Over 60 attended the training school from 1 am to 4 pm Wednesday, learning program provisions and methods for filling worksheets and establishing appraisal for each fauna.
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Cherokee Times
Floyd Anderson
Afton Township
Cherokee County
United States Department of Agriculture
K. of
P. Hall
J. F. Kerns
Silver Township
Ray Marsh
Willow Township
Alfred Schmilien
Tilden Township
Grand Meadow
LeRoy Hench
Diamond
C. W. McDonald
Iowa State College Extension Service
St Paul’s Lutheran Church services and classes
William Walter, pastor, leads Sunday School at 10 a m with classes for children and a youth class. English service at 10 45 a m features a sermon on Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness. German service at 9 a m. quoted Romans 6 4 about walking in new life.
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ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Walter
Christ
Congregational Church Service Schedule
Edwin Trigg serves as pastor with church school at 10 a m Morning worship at 11 a m Junior and Senior Endeavor at 6 30 p m.
Alta News Items Looking Back From Alta Advertiser
A compilation of past events and notes from Alta, recounting marriages, business deals, elections, and local changes. Highlights include Dorothy Zwemke-Peterson and Herbert Fagerholm marriage in South Sioux City, Wm. Burchwald buying Westside Billiard Parlor, Elwin Lindlief seeking county auditor, and candidates Hinkeldey and others. Also recalls ten, twenty, and thirty years ago happenings in the area.
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Dorothy Zwemke-Peterson
Herbert Fagerholm
Lutheran Parsonage
South Sioux City
Mic
Elwin Lindlief
Alta Farmer
W. O H. Kaufman
W. M. Grittel
Newell
Deerhead
Alf. Larsen
Fred Hinkeldey
Maple Valley Township
Maarth
Maple Valley
Nokomis
Elk Townships
Preliminary Work on Re-location of No 5 Start
Reconstruction crews under contractor Harry Noel begin moving primary No 5 from the Erick Johnson corner toward Alta and Aurelia. One team starts at Aurelia, another from Alta, with culverts and a bridge under construction along the Illinois Central route.
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Erick Johnson
Aurelia
Altaroz
Harry Noel
Peterson
Alta
Ilinois Central
Fred Fassler
Jordan Garage
Mummert Cement
School Board Finishes Election of Teachers
The Aurelia school board completed the election of teachers at a meeting last Friday evening. The action completes the reelection of the entire faculty for the past year. Salaries were adjusted with varied changes. the average raise is about nine percent.
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Aurelia
Fire Hazard Visit From Maple Valley Mutual Insurance
Members are urged to prepare for a safety visit from an association representative. The aim is to identify dangerous fire hazards such as faulty chimneys and broken lightning rods to prevent losses. Cooperation is requested to help the inspector, who comes to assist, not to criticize. H W Leekin secretary.
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The
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association
Classified Ad Rates Promotion
Retail text advert announces new rates for classified ads with a per line charge for the first insertion and a per line fee for each subsequent insertion.
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Garden Club
Cherokee
Lockin Agency
Sur
Lemel
Farmers National Bank
Illinois Central
Evelyn Schroeder
Methodist Church
Men’s Brotherhoods
Methodist
Congregational Churches
Raymond Kruse
Bennie Wieland
Edwin Trigg
Irwin C. Kroll
Billie Lindsay
Beaver Patrol
John Christensen
Panther Patrol
Claude Davis
Flying Eagle Patrol
Philip Peterson
B. L. Troup
Frank Dubes
A. J. Lemans
M. F E. Churches
Sentinel
Alta Advertiser
Wm. Burchwald
Westside. Billiard Parlor
Joe Ludwig
Edward Daniels
Worthington
Minnesota
Sumner Fairchild
Bates
Henry Myers
Henry Buddenhaven
Mary Hamann
Arthur
California
Jyron Paulson
Capital City Commercial College
Des Moines
Peoples ‘Telephone Co
B. Butterfield
R. OM. Hubert of
Pringrhar
Aurelia Dunber Co
Maple Valley Mutund
H.W. Leekin
the First Trust & Savings Bank
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