Happenings in Nearby Towns and Regional Updates
Supt. Anderson and wife spent the week end here then returned to Iowa City where he will pursue a Masters at Iowa State University this summer. O S Helin of Marcus named secretary and member of the resolutions committee to draft a plan for benefits to corn and hog producers under the new Congress act. Remsen municipal electric light and power project moves forward as the first material arrived. engineers await the signal to begin work. Buena Vista county budgets show 1934 costs at 285100 with 43000 cut from the prior year and 60101 below 1932 expenses. Storm Lake plant installs machinery to can whole kernel corn. expected to boost output. Storm Lake tensorial parlors adopt new price list under the N I R A: shaves 25c, haircuts 40c, children's cuts 40c. Dredging plans for Storm Lake under the Iowa Conservation board. five new lakes proposed in southern state. Peterson Patriot reports rain washed out part of the Northwestern roadbed near town, delaying westbound service until repairs were made. Spencer News Herald notes Northwest Iowa farmers lifting out of debt from a decade of low prices, aided by a major farm mortgage firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galva Tribune
Anderson
Iowa City
Iowa State University
Marcus
Des Moines
Helin
Congress
Remsen Bell
Remsen
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Buena Vista County
Board of Supervisors
Storm Lake Register
Storm Lake
Iowa Conservation Board
Jacob L. Crane
Aurelia Garden Club Meets at Honsbruch Home
Aurelia Garden Club gathered Tuesday evening August 1 at Mrs. Wm Honsbruch home. Members visited Fred Wieland and Will Wieland gardens before a business meeting led by president Mrs Olive Johnson. Cora Williams spoke on What to Do in August and Mrs Ora Jordan demonstrated bouquet arranging with 18 arrangements noted for various recipients including a new baby and a sick girl. New member Mrs Lew Dyslin joined. secretary Mrs Eula Lewis was remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Honsbruch
Aurelia Garden Club
Fred Wieland
Will Wieland
Olive Johnson
Cora Williams
Ora Jordan
Eula Lewis
Lew Dyslin
Wheat Growers Respond to Control Program
Cherokee county wheat farmers indicate willingness to cooperate with the USDA to raise farm prices to parity with other nations. They will attend a county meeting to form a county committee and adopt USDA prescribed by laws, though the by laws have not yet arrived at the Farm Bureau Office. A county meeting will be called once the by laws arrive. The corn hog program plan is being worked out by interested farmers. Mrs John Grashoff rode to Sioux City last Thursday and returned Sunday with Harold Chandler who is staying this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Cherokee
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau Office
Farm Bureau Exchange
John Grashoff
Sioux City
Harold Chandler
Roosevelt’s blanket code re employment rules and wages
Roosevelt’s blanket code outlines an emergency re employment drive from August to December 1933. It imposes age limits, hours, minimum wages, and price controls for various worker classes and calls for industrywide codes under the National Industrial Recovery Act.
Local business men attend NIRA meet at Cherokee
C O Larson W A Lewis H E Boehnke F E Pratt A W Larson L P Nelson and Eric Carlson attended a county wide meeting in Cherokee last Thursday evening to learn about parts of President Roosevelt s blanket emergency code. Henry Nielsen, secretary of the Des Moines Retailers bureau, explained the measure requiring voluntary business action until the federal code is enforced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Larson
W. A. Lewis
H. E. Boehnke
F. E. Pratt
A. W. Larson
L. P. Nelson
Eric Carlson
Cherokee
President Roosevelt
Henry Nielsen
Des Moines
Aurelia business men sign N R A blanket code
Aurelia business men are adjusting their business conduct to conform with President Roosevelt's N R A voluntary blanket code. No concerted action on hours. however, readjustments are being made to employ help within prescribed hours. Postmaster A A Dingman will submit the signers list to be published next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Roosevelt
A. A. Dingman
Sentinel
Iowa 4-H Show Promises Cash Prizes At State Fair
More than ten thousand dollars in cash prizes scholarships trips and other awards will be given to farm boys and girls of Iowa in the state wide 4 H club show headlining this year s Iowa State Fair and Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Boys
Iowa
Iowa State Fair and Exposition
Congregational Church Suspends Services on August 6 and 18
Church and Sunday school services will not be held Sundays August 6 and 18. Pastor Edwin Trigg leads Congregational Church activities and calls for interval time.
Kittenball Teams Dominate Week With Wins Across City Play
Aurelia's three kittenball squads posted strong results last week with the All-Stars going 2-1, Guarantee Oil 2-0, and the Drifters also 2-1. Highlights include the All-Stars beating the State Hospital 1-0 and a 19-18 win by Aurelia Jrs over Quimby Jrs in an 8 inning opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
All-Stars
Guarantee Oil
Aurelia Jrs
Rice
Shank
Drifters
Cherokee
Casey’s
Rice and Faber
Mansfield and
Hobbs
Alta
Anderson and
Collins
Matzdorff
Rapp
Afton
Meier and Faber
Battery
H and L. Kolpin
Aston
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years Ago
Ten years ago Frank Parrott longtime resident died suddenly on Sunday July 29. Mrs W A Brown died at Sioux Valley hospital Cherokee after 43 years in the community. Rena daughter of Ralph and Mrs Green died at age six. Supervisor G M Dieterich attended a Mason City county officers meeting. Mrs August Bischel plans to auction household goods before moving to Whittier California. A W Baltimore sold a 280 acre farm east of Aurelia to E L Yocum of Galva Illinois at 276 per acre and bought 160 acres east of Galva. Chicken thieves took 400 young chicks from Glenn Parrott farm. Twenty years ago Carl Nelson signed to perform on Jones Chautauqua program next year. John Stablefield bought a farm in Osceola county to move in spring. Wilford Diercks returned from Minneapolis after department store work.
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W. A. Brown
Sioux Valley Hospital
Cherokee
Rena
Ralph Green
Diamond Vicinity
G. M. Dieterich
Mason City
August Bischel
Whittier, California
A. W. Baltimore
Aurelia
E. L. Yocum
Galva
Ill
Mr. Yocum
Iowa
Glenn Parrott
Carl Nelson
Perry Monday
John Stablefield
Osceola County
Wilford Diercks
Minneapolis
Pitcher and Afton Farm Bureaus Gather for Park Picnic
In Aurelia the Pitcher and Afton Farm Bureaus announce a joint summer picnic at the city park on Thursday evening August 10. The park offers facilities for the event and a local high school band will provide music. Ice cream and cake will be served, and each lady is asked to bring a cake. Townspeople and others are invited. Miss Margaret Eddy returned from Chicago where she visited relatives and attended the fair.
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Aurelia
Pitcher and Afton Farm
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Pilot-Tribune
Bert Marchant
Peterson Patriot
Spencer News-Herald
Garden Club
Farmers National Bank
Eml
National Recovery Administration
National Industrial Recovery Act
NIRA
Storm Lake Independents
All- Stars
Grapenthen
Price and
Allen
Washta
DeVries
Shank Wer
Orange Candle Singer
Vilas
Alta Jrs
Hamilton
Frank Parrott
Aron Mal
Margaret Eddy
Chicago
First National Bank
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