Local Towns Report Diverse Happenings Across Counties
Peterson and Storm Lake news note beer permits and new sales under 3.2 percent law. Galva discusses a Bank Department meeting on a new bank and receivership. Marcus grants six business permits for 3.2 beer. A fatal highway tragedy near Fonda claims two children. Burglars hit Linn Grove post office and other local robberies.
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Peterson Patriot
Peterson
Galva Tribune
Des Moines
State Banking Department
Galva
Galva State Bank
Marcus News
Marcus
Marcus Council
Albert Busby
Joe Glenn
Sioux Valley
Fonda Times
Fonda
Vern
Madonna
Will Nagel
Storm Lake Pilot-Tibune
Buena Vista
Linn Grove
Fred Mangold
Truesdale
Sioux Rapids
Storm Lake
Methodist Church Notes Services and Sunday Schedule
W H Welch pastor conducts morning service and Sunday School at 10 00. Preaching at 11 00. Evening service at 7 00 with Junior League at 7 30. Reading out for sale column this week.
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Methodist Church
W. H. Welch
Hill and
Alta News Items From Alta Advertiser
Miss Harriet Olson arrived from Los Angeles to visit her mother Mrs. Harley Olson in Alta. Supt. B C Holmes, son of Mrs. C P Holmes, re elected for the third time as superintendent at Truesdale and is finishing his second year there. Buster Matson scored 25 points in a Cherokee four sided track meet for Alta. The local kitten ball league in Alta was organized with six teams of ten men and three league games weekly. J W Wilkinson reports salary reductions from 20 to 15 cents per hour for R F C relief workers. Rusco Transportation, run by Russell O Bannon and Colby Erickson, contract to haul butter weekly Ft Dodge to Cleveland. Glenn Frear operates a large truck service to Chicago weekly.
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Harriet Olson
Los Angeles
California
Harley Olson
B. C. Holmes
C. P. Holmes
Alta
Truesdale
Holmes
Buster Matson
Cherokee
Holstein
Storm Lake
J. W. Wilkinson
R. F. GC
Rusco Transportation Company
Russell O’bannon
Colby Erickson
Ft. Dodge
Cleveland
Ohio
Glenn Frear
Chicago
Buena Vista Choir Broadcast From Ames May Sixth
The Buena Vista Chapel Choir 70 voices will broadcast live from WOI Ames on Saturday May 6 at 2 30 p m Gems from Scandinavian folk songs will be featured The choir recently performed at Alta Pocahontas Lohrville Battle Creek and Plover with strong audience reception The broadcast was postponed earlier due to a mumps epidemic on campus.
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Buena Vista Chapel
WOI Ames
70 Voices
Alta
Pocahontas
Lohrville
Battle Creek
Plover
Fruit Prospects Good Says Horticultural Society
The Iowa State Horticultural Society reports weather has delayed fruit bud formation and full bloom in central Iowa until around May 10. Most fruits survived winter well except peaches, with spraying urged to combat likely scab and worm issues.
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Iowa State Horticultural Society
State Department of Agricultural
Iowa
Funeral Rites of Pioneer Woman Julia Robar
Neighbors and friends paid final tribute at funeral services for Mrs. Julia Robar held at her son Homer Robar’s country home and later at Aurelia Cemetery. She was 77 and survived by seven sons, one daughter Irene, eleven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and a large extended family across Iowa South Dakota Illinois and Minnesota.
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Julia Robar
Homer Robar
G. R. Gilbert of
Pierson
Aurelia
Harvard
McHenry County
Illinois
Robar
Homer
Wesley
George
Chester
South Dakota
Eugene- and-Griften
Sioux
California
V. Bradfield
Delores
Colorado
George Robar
Wesley Robar
Jay Robar
Fort Pierre
Garret Robar
Irene Robar
Chicago
Clifford Robar
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Julia Robar
The family thanks neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of their mother Mrs. Julia Robar and for the beautiful floral contributions. The Children.
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Julia Robar
Young Men Over Sixteen Must Have Fishing License
Storm Lake Register notes a Des Moines bulletin announcing that all males over 16 must hold a fishing license. The change raises the previous minimum age from eight, with new six day non resident licenses at 1 and season licenses at 3 dollars, unchanged from last year.
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Storm Lake Register
Regina Pierson
Des Moines
Congregational Church Service Schedule
Edwin Trigg is the pastor. Church school opens at 10:00 a m and morning worship at 11:00 a m followed by Communion. The Christian Endeavor Society meets at 7:00.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Cong's Church Marks Fifty Years in Aurelia Anniversary
The First Congregational church of Aurelia celebrates fifty years since its April 22, 1883 organization. An anniversary banquet and Sunday services drew about 100 attendees with remarks from Rev. Barter and Rev. Johnson. The record details charter members, pastors, building expansions, and ongoing community mission led by Rev. Edwin Trigg.
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Aurelia
G. R. Wharton
Bartter
Sioux Rapids
C. G. Minor
Mt. Olive
W. A. Lewis
Grace Meier
Earl Fraser
Mary Fraser
Marianne Chandler
P. A. Johnson
Congregational Churches
Grinnell
Iowa
Ed Pierce
Frank Welch
Primghar
Chester Holden
J. C. Nelson
Jas. Fee
Cherokee
Elizabeth Rae
M. C. M'ler
Storm Lake
Barter
St. Paul’s
Chase
Skinner
Taylor
Wyatt
Smith
Webber
Lielighter
Stump
Watt
Hoffman
Menke
Stark
Parks
Gillett
Bros
Huffman
Christian Endeavor
The
Missionary Society
Miss Brosius
Men’s Brotherhood
Safford
Trigg
Cherokee County News Highlights Local Training and Track Feats
County officials announce only single men will join the 85 Cherokee county workers eligible for enrollment in the federal conservation corps per Emergency Relief notes. Cherokee two mile relay team set a Cedar Falls record with an 8 13.2 victory, fastest for a Cherokee squad in class A. Wool growers expect wool prices at 12 cents or more per pound as pooling continues. Francis Bauer, 15, shot by accident while gophing. revolver discharged in holster struck groin leg and knee.
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Cherokee County
Federal Conservation Corps
Floyd G. Rubey
Emergency Relief Committee
Cedar Falls
A. A. Coburn
Chas
Sexton
Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers Association
Francis Bauer
John Bauer
Cherokee
Bauer
Former Aurelia Girl Weds in California
Miss Clara Louise Lockin of Los Angeles married Charles Richard Blankenship of Glendale on Wednesday April 12 at the We Boys J. D. C. Club House in Pacific Palisades Los Angeles. The couple has lived in LA seven years. Miss Lockin worked at the Los Angeles Public Library. They reside at 3763 Valley Brink Ave LA, and Miss Jessie Lockin at 8923 West 27th St LA.
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Clara Louise Lockin
Los Angeles
Charles Richard. Blankenship
Glendale
California
We Boys
Pacific Palisades
Charles Scott
Jack Elerath
San Tomendo-songa Solo
Blankenship
Jessie Lockin
Ten Years Ago Class of 1923 Graduates in Aurelia
Looking Back Into the Past recalls the Aurelia high school class of 1923 set to graduate May 25. Other items note the G J Lewis store reopening under receivership, W A Bischel buying an 80 acre Illinois farm, and Will Stutz adding a west kitchen and bath to his cement block home.
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Aurelia High School
G. J. Lewis
Mhlinois
A. Bischel
Will Stutz
F. Perl
Primrose
Iowa
Aurelia
BE. D. Snider
Fred Bowen
Royal
Local Engineer Student Takes Inspection Trip
Ames Iowa William E Whitney son of Mrs W G Whitney of Aurelia was one of 32 mechanical engineering students from Iowa State college on an April 21 22 inspection trip to Davenport Rock Island and Moline. They visited the government arsenal the Mississippi over locks and cofferdam a power plant and a foundry.
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Ames
Iowa
William E. Whitney
W. G. Whitney
Aurelia
Iowa State College
Davenport
Rock Island
Illinois
Moline
Mississippi
Tri-Cities
University of Iowa
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
T. R. Agg
Division of Engineering
Whitney
High School Track Schedule For Spring Meets
Track schedule lists meets for Aurelia Alta and Sioux Rapids on April 27. May 5 brings the Big Four meet at Fonda. May 13 is the district state meet followed by the Cherokee county meet on May 20.
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Aurelia
Triangular
Alta
Sioux Rapids
Fonda
Big Four
Cherokee County
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Alta Advertiser
Buena Vista Choir
Good Says Horticultural Society
Uncle Sam
Farmers National Bank
Julia Robar Wind
Cong’s
West 27Th St
Sentinel
W. P. Dawson
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