Happenings of Nearby Towns Headlines
Marcus-Harold Wood reelected superintendent for eleventh year along with all teachers. Roggon returned home from Sioux City hospital in serious condition. Mrs. Henry Plagman died. funeral held with burial at St. John’s Brooke cemetery. Murray buys Yocum farm north of Galva for 817,500. Erskov tenant. Raids on twelve Le Mars beer and soft drink outlets find liquor at two locations. Storm Lake highway project advances with concrete work on Highway 71. Auto tragedy from 1985 inspires 10,000 damage suit against Marion Robbins, filed by Helen Collins.
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Marcus
Harold Wood
Peterson Patriot
John Roggon
Sioux City
Henry Plagman
August Bock
St. John’s
Brooke, Galva
Roy Murray
Yocum
Robert Tymeson
Storm Lake
Congregational Church Schedules Worship and Activities
Edwin Trigg serves as pastor at the Congregational Church with church school at 10 a.m. Morning worship follows at 11 a.m. Junior and Senior Endeavor meet at 7 p.m. Wedding stationery is available at the Sentinel.
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Edwin ‘Trigg
Sentinel
Alta News Items Mix of Weddings Accidents and School
The Alta area reports include Miss Margaret Bradley wedding to Albert Griffel in Albert City, Hugo Kohlstedt injuring a leg and elbow after a hay mow fall near Alta, and Smith Post selling equipment and leasing the Majestic Theatre to Harold McGinnis of Granite Falls.
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Margaret Bradley
Florence Bradley
Alta
Albert Griffel
Albert City
Hugo Kohlstedt
Ed Gustafson
Hazel Johnson Wins Honors For Typewriting Skill
Miss Hazel Johnson of Aurelia, a student at the American Institute of Business in Des Moines, has been elected to the International Horner Society of Business Education for typing at 70 words a minute with minimal errors. She is a Aurelia High School graduate, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Johnson. Meanwhile Main Street West is blocked this week for water service pipe installation to the Paulson Fink timber yard and Jordan garage.
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Hazel Johnson
Aurelia
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
International Horner Society of Business
Miss Johnson
Aurelia High School
Edwin Johnson
Paulson-Finkbine Lumber Co
Jordan Garage
Aurelia Names Union Man Arthur Renaud as Superintendent
The Aurelia school board elected Arthur J. Renaud of Union Iowa as superintendent for the coming year at a salary of 2000 dollars. Renaud, 40, has led the Union consolidated school for 14 years and previously taught and coached in Dawson and Minnesota. He will assume duties after accepting by long distance call.
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Aurelia
Arthur J. Renaud
Union
Iowa
Renaud
Hardin County
Dawson
St. Louis Park
Minnesota
Central College
Pella
Iowa City
Mother and Daughter Banquet at Methodist Church
A mother and daughter banquet will be held at the local Methodist church parlors Thursday evening May 6 with serving starting at 7 00 oclock. Tickets for two cost 90 cents and single tickets may call Mrs. H. H. Lockin. The event is a community affair limited to 200 guests with Mrs. M. P. Arrasmith of Storm Lake as speaker and musical numbers on the program.
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H. H. Lockin
M. P. Arrasmith
Storm Lake
St Pauls Lutheran Church Services Outline
William Walter, pastor, leads Sunday school at 10 and English worship at 10 45. German service is at 9 00.
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ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Walter
Cherokee Laborer Dies From Storm Exposure
Cherokee Times reports William Wilkinson a 66 year old laborer was found dead from exposure after a winter storm near Larrabee. Sheriff Tilton and coroner Dr. Quinn investigated noting Wilkinson and Ed Becks hired man Walter Poreth had traveled home intoxicated Saturday.
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Cherokee Times
William Wilkinson
Larrabee
A. N. Tilton
CG. F. Quinn
Ed Beck
Wilkinson
Cherokee
Beck
Sioux Hospital
Tilton
Quinn
W. Beech Street
Poreth
Bill
Methodist Brotherhood Rally Draws 80 At Aurelia Church
About eighty members visitors and church men attended the Aurelia sub district Men's Brotherhood gathering last Thursday evening. A supper in the church parlors preceded an evening program led by George Lamm and featuring the Aurelia quintuplets and vocal numbers. Rev George W Dunn of Sioux City gave the sermon. Visitors came from Cherokee Marcus Larrabee Peterson and Paullina.
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Men's Brotherhood of the
Methodist Churches
Aurelia
George Lamm
Rev. Howe
Paullina
Lamm
George W. Dunn
First Methodist Church
Sioux City
Cherokee
Marcus
Larrabee
Peterson
Helmer Carlberg Repeats as Cherokee County Club Chair
Mrs. Helmer Carlberg was reelected chairman of the Federated Women's Clubs of Cherokee County at the annual convention in Washta last Friday. Aurelia members attended including Mesdames Dukes Hickey Waddell Whitney Troup Glawe and Miss Pitcher. Reports were given by Carlberg and others. district director Mrs. Pike spoke on the club woman's place in international affairs. nine federated clubs contributed to the afternoon program.
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Helmer Carlberg
Federated Women's Clubs
Cherokee County
Federated Church
Washta
Aurelia
Sanford
Cherokee
Catherine Brown
Mabel Sherman
Carlberg
Robert Pike
Sioux City
Tow Trucks Begin Enforcing Plate Rules In Cherokee County
Auto owners without 19387 license plates will face towing starting May 1 as County Treasurer BF M Tyner warns. Towing charges and plate purchases payable by owners. Cherokee farm bureau officials from 12 northwest Iowa counties met at Spencer to discuss publicity handling. Wescott park will feature lighted roadways grounds and band stand this season with a Town Public Service installation contract to install poles next Monday. A Cherokee group including Superintendent Trene Brooks and the county champion speller were stranded 2 miles north of Guthrie Center after attending the Des Moines state spelling contest. Paul Dull of Cherokee earned a four year full tuition scholarship at the State University of Town, announced by Dr A Craig Baird.
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Bf, M. Tyner
C.H. Thompson
Miss Pearl Sims
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Spencer
Wescott Park
Cherokee
Park Commission
Town Public Service Company
Trene Brooks
Speller
Guthrie Center
Des Moines
Paul Dull
Emery Dull
A. Craig Baird
Lows Forensic League
State University of Town
Northwest Iowa Endures April Snow Storm With Hazards
A week of unsettled weather hit Northwest Iowa with rain turning to snow as warmth melted much of it on contact. Drivers faced hazardous conditions and cars were kept off roads. Temperatures dropped to around 22 degrees, and some areas north and west reported drifts up to six feet delaying motorists until roads opened.
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Aurelia
Driinghar
Aurelia High Wins Music Contest Raking Honors
Ten years ago Aurelia high school dominated a Paulling music contest winning two seconds one third and one fourth place. Mrs Morris Madsen moved to Marne Henry Doeslet began building a modern residence north of the school. Mary Tilton formerly of Afton died at her daughter’s home in Gering Nebraska. Helen Gierjets and Galen Dyslin wed at the Methodist church last week. Lt Kerper sold a shipbert of steervs at the highest price for the year on Chetage market April to the o price was SbE00 per hundred. Seventeen head brought Sashah and Twenty years ago will Wieland of Verne Minnesota and Will Wieland were doing carpentry on the house built by his father. Five inches of rain caused washouts and flooded bridges Wednesday night.
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Smith Post
Majestic
Harold McGinnis
Granite Falls
Minnesota
Methodist Parsonage
Belvidere
Lorraine B. Bodine
Ivan Bodine
Donald C. Henry
Charles Henry
Board of Education
Lt. E. Perry
Alta
Emil Mark
Mark
Aurelia
Chicago
Ames
Illinois
Louis T. Bengtson
Robert Bengtson
Pierre Bengtson
Ernest Bengtson
A. M. Bengtson
Ernest Bjorklund
Insurance Company
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
H. H. Lockin
Aurelia High School
Paulling
Morris Madsen
Marne
Minvis
Henry Doeslet
Mary Tilton
Afton J
da Ry Rogers
Gering
Nebraska
Helen Gierjets
Galen Dyslin
Ed. Kerper
Sashah
Will Wieland
Verne
Ennine
Will
Wark
Amos Harper to Be Freed June 8 in Parole Plan
Storm Lake Register reports Amos Harper of Sioux Rapids will receive parole from Fort Madison penitentiary on or about June 8. He had pleaded guilty to involvement in the poisoning death of Marshall Gee, though investigators later found no poisoning and the claim centered on alleged coercion by questioners.
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Storm Lake Register
Amos Harper
Fort Madison
Des Moines
Sioux Rapids
Marshall Gee
Farreer
Lee
Amos
Woo
Harper
Brent Vista
Oneaw
Cherokee County
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Mnwald
Bel
Ssenger
Ace
Crane
First Trust & Savings Bank
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Methodist Church
Methodist Brotherhood
County Woman’s Club
Cherokee News
Stutz
Zorn
TH. J. Mahoney
Formely
le Mars
Guy
Iva McAndrew
Morton County
Dakotia
Farmers National Bank
Lowa
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