Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Afton Lutheran Church
The Immanuel Lutheran church of Afton township Cherokee county marked its 60th anniversary with services attended by over 400 people. Pastors and visiting clergy from multiple towns led morning, afternoon, and evening programs, followed by a church lawn picnic.
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Afton Lutheran Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Aurelia
Afton
O. A. Braunschweig
L. Wittenburg
Lavarne Iown
H. Otten
Sioux City
J. Hartmeister
Paullina
H. Baumann
Des Moines
W. Stock
Cherokee
Otto Arthur
Galva
Pauling
Sutherland
Storm Lake
Hanover
Sutherland Crozier
Royal
Rembrandt
Minnesota
Nebraska
Braunschweig
Immanuel
Afton Township
Cherokee County
C. .Grammore
Thinattal
G. Guelker
A. Doerffler
H. Schwenk
G. Hartmann
J. D. Hesse
Immanuel's
Mo. Synod
Agriculture Instructors Meet at Ames ISU Conference
Agriculture instructors from across Iowa gathered at Iowa State College in Ames from August 1 to 4 for the “What’s new in agriculture” conference. The event aimed to generate ideas for classroom and community service, with A. H. Vogel among attendees.
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Conference of Agriculture
Iowa State College
Ames
A. H. Vogel
Aurelia Men Help Select Beauty Queen
L. E. Christensen H. H. Lockin and Irwin C. Kroll of this place acted as beauty judges in Alta Tuesday night to choose a queen to represent the town in a Buena Vista county fair contest.
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L. E. Christensen
H. H. Lockin
Irwin C. Kroll
Alta
Buena Vista
Rain and hail harm corn. towns report damage and grants
Rain fell Sunday in the Holstein area but hail caused damage over about twelve miles by two. Sutherland, Hawarden, and nearby towns reported grants and recognitions including a $25,119 street grant for Sutherland and a Who's Who entry for a Hawarden pastor. Marriage notice in Peterson area and gym auditorium grant for a Galva school are noted. LeMars voters approved 15 year extensions of Iowa Public Service electric and water franchises by large margins.
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Doerffler
Young People’s Society
Fromder
Sioux City
Immanuel
C. Erhardt
Lina Roggon
M. Pingel
Immanuel Ladies Aid
Holstein
Cushing
Sutherland Courier
Sutherland
K. J. Reiste
PWA
Omaha
Peterson Patriot
R. F. Chapler
Hawarden
Peterson
Shirley Ann Klaas
Harry Klaas
C. Todd Jessell
A. S. Jessell
Madison
Wisconsin
Galva Tribune
Tribune
Vincent F. Harrington
LeMars Sentinel
LeMars
Iowa Public Service Company
Vocational Agriculture Extends Community Service
A. H. Vogel states the vocational agriculture department aims to serve the community. The department offers help to adult farmers and youths, with services including soil tests, seed purchases, livestock selection, pruning, and erosion control. They provide free bulletins and agricultural information.
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Vocational Agriculture Department
A. H. Vogel
Crowds Pack Main Street for Weekly High School Band Concerts
Large crowds gather on our Main street each Saturday night to hear the band. Miss Mary Fraser sang Home on the Range with amplified sound using a homemade mic powered by Paul Stieneke. He has improved the amplifier for extra volume at upcoming performances.
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Mary Fraser
Miss Fraser
Paul Stieneke
Paul
Aurelia Defeats Sutherland 11-7 In Sunday Baseball
Aurelia under player manager Wattie Holm defeated Sutherland 11 to 7 on Aurelia grounds. Laursen pitched eight innings for Aurelia allowing seven hits, with Player finishing the ninth. Pritchard led Aurelia with four hits in five trips as the team announced plans to travel to Albert City next Sunday.
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Aurelia
Sutherland
Laursen
Player
Hopkins
Branstetter
Pritchard
Albert City
Fraser
Rausch
Martin
Kumnerfeldt
Enenbach
Gollier
Litka
Lahff
Ees
HPO A
Nelson
Cecaneh Ss
Christensen
Pingle
Robar
Lausen
Lutka
State Official Visits New Study Department
R. T. Hall assistant supervisor of agricultural education toured the local department of vocational agriculture on Wednesday afternoon July 27 to assist in equipping and organizing the department. He was pleased with progress and plans another visit later in the year.
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R. T. Hall
Department of Vocational Agriculture
Hall
Farmer Converts Burden to Bargain as Field Goes Unwanted
East of town Snyder, a farmer, tried to give away a 50 acre field of grain but found no takers. Oats valued at 15 cents per bushel at best, with poor quality and high labor costs making the deal unprofitable. Local implement shop manager Arthur Johnson eventually accepts the field. Backing dangers worry truck drivers. back slowly and ensure the path is clear.
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Peterson
Salem Snyder
Snyder
Arthur Johnson
Ten Years Ago Notable Local Deaths and Marriages
Ten years ago Henry Gearke, a pioneer of Aurelia, died at age 72. Other items note the Pitcher Farm Bureau summer meeting, marriages of Esther Hustedt and Richard Meimbrock, John Bremer’s death after an operation, and trips of Rev and Mrs Trigg and the Grashoff and Johnson-Larson couples.
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Henry Gearke
Aurelia
Pitcher Farm Bureau
Chas
Nelson
Esther Hustedt
Hanover
Richard Meimbrock
New York City
Hanover, Lutheran
John Bremer
Alta Hospital
Edwin Trigg
the Pass
Manitoba
Canada
John Grashoff
Washington
Alice Johnson
Carl R. Larson
Princeton
Missouri
Farm Labor Committee
Home Defense League
Albert Stief
Oscar Harris
John Baumann
Earl Akers
Arthur Larson
Erving Bell
D. J. Gilchrist
Ernest , Hasenwinnkle
H. F. Reeder
Quartermaster Department
Army
Collision at Cemetery Corner Kills Man and Injures Four
Robert DeLoss 66 of Cherokee dies from a fractured skull when a Baumann Bakery truck collides with a car driven by Miss Lucille McDonald near Aurelia. McDonald suffers multiple injuries, as does her father Tom McDonald and Karl Swisher of Cherokee. Funeral held in Cherokee with burial at Oak Hill cemetery.
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Robert DeLoss
Cherokee
Baumann Bakery
Lucille McDonald
Tom McDonald
Cemetery
Aurelia
Karl Swisher
McDonald
Mr. DeLoss
Mr. McDonald
Miss McDonald
Swisher
Swishers
A. E. Hickey
Bates
Irwin C. Kroll
Dan Danielson
DeLoss
Gerald
Roy
Estherville
Edith Hinds
Oak Hill Cemetery
Notice to Cut Weeds By August 15
The town council orders a second cutting of weeds on streets alleys and private properties by August 15 to comply with the state weed law. George Scott Weed Commissioner signs the notice.
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George Scott
Weed Com
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First Trust & Savings Bank
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sentinel
Rapp Brothers
Halgren & Baumgardner
Cemetery Corner
Savings Bank
Farmers National Bank
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