Happenings of Nearby Towns in Washta and Area
Washta posts postmaster nomination J. G. Chapman with Irene Wright as assistant and a lighted kittenball field approved on school grounds. Marcus News reports two bandits stole about 26 dollars at J. P. Beck store. Peterson farmer Carlos A. Story dies from a self inflicted gunshot in temporary derangement. Storm Lake reports U. S. Highway 71 rerouted through the city per state highway commission. Midway service station losses about 50 dollars in auto accessories to robbers. A B C Dexter named defendant in a 1189.03 damage suit against Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha Railway. Sioux Rapids committee seeks routing for Nos 71 and 10 with concessions gained for town.
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Washta Journal
Business Men’s Association
Washta
Marcus News
J. P. Beck
Peterson Patriot
Carlos A. Story
Peterson
Highway No. 10
Storm Lake
Vera Scott
Dexter
Sibley
Sioux Rapids
G. L. Horner
T. R. Campbell
C. L. Sipe
Ames
Town Highway Commission
Alta News Items Highlights Local Health and Deaths
A. H. Stivers, former Alta station agent, is improving after surgery at Illinois Central Hospital in Chicago. Farmer Hirman Carl Wigens of Alta area dies from an ankle infection, sudden and after about ten days illness. Mrs. DeLay, injured north of Alta, recuperates at home. Mrs Mary Sorensen, resident since 1880, dies after a period of illness at her daughter’s home in Alta.
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Alta
A. H. Stivers
Mr. Stivers
Illinois Central Hospital
Chicago
Hirman Carl Wigens
Higgins
Buena Vista County
Assembly of God
Mary Sorensen
Fred Blake Celebrates Seventy Years on Afton Farm
Fred Blake marks seventy years residence on the Afton township farm where he was born. He may hold a county record for longest tenure on a single farm. This week also sees his birth week seventy years ago and his mother Mrs John Blake still lives on the same property at age 92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Blake
Afton Township
Fred
Mr. Blake
John Blake
Alta Fair in Buena Vista County opens with record expected attendance
Secretary Bains announced the Buena Vista County Fair at Alta will launch August 15 with a record program. Six heats of racing daily, music by Le Mars Municipal Band, Florence and Reinmuth Rhythm Review led by Genevive Naegle, and Barnes Caruthers acts headline. A $50,000 livestock parade Thursday, a Wolf Shows midway, and vast Four_H exhibits accompany Storm Lake Day observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bains
Buena Vista County
Alta
le Mars
Morse E. Reed
Florence &. Reinmuth
Genevive Naegle
Four-H Club
Expositia
Storm Lake
Short
Wallace M. Short
Sioux City
Farm Labor
Iowa
Dan Turner
Herring
Nels Kraschel
Hanover Mission Festival at St John’s Aug 12
The St John’s Evangelical Lutheran church of Hanover will host its annual mission festival with invited neighbors from Storm Lake Schaller Galva and Aurelia. Preachers include BE. M. Frentzel Shenandoah E. T. Vogel Clarinda and Arthur Wunderlich Bremer Town. A double service at 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. is planned and the Ladies Aid will feed any strangers at the morning service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Hanover
Cat Defeats Garter Snake in Garden Showdown
An A. L. Neville household reports a house cat fought a large garter snake in the garden last Saturday. The snake measured about two and a half feet. the cat had the struggle nearly finished when observers looked on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Neville
Mr. Neville
King to Direct Mass Band at Cherokee Park Sunday
Karl L. King will direct a mass band concert in Cherokee Iowa at Wescott Park on Sunday afternoon August 12 at 3 00 oclock. The Fort Dodge municipal band director known as the March King will lead an expected 160 musicians including non band players who are invited to join.
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Northwest Iowa
Wescott Park
Cherokee
Cherokee Municipal Band
Karl L. King
Fort Dodge
All-Stars Win In Alta Tournament
Aurelia All-Star kittenball team beat Vilas of Storm Lake 66 to 1 in Alta, adding to Tri-County League standings. Roy Matzdorff twirled for Aurelia, allowing three hits. Upcoming match pits Aurelia against the winner of Schaller versus Carlson's Colts.
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Aurella
Alta
Vilas
Storm Lake
Roy Matzdorff
Aurelia
Schaller
Carlson
All-Stars
Remsen
Graphenthe
Sid Rapp
Hanover
Grapenthen
Grienke
Battery
Dreier
Peterson
Raymond Kruse
Guarantee Oil
Oilers
Matzdorff
Stiencke
Faber
Guarantee
Guarantee 01
Afton
Meier and Faber Battery
Kolpin
Royal Boys
Whitney and
Wills Battery
Larrabee Girls
Aurelia Girls
Quimby Juniors
Aurelia Juniors
Universal Carleaders
Sioux City
Carleaders
Abandoned Water Pressure System Recalled in Emergency
Aurelia’s decayed water pressure setup, retired ten years ago for an elevator tank, was reused last Saturday when a new riser pipe began. Water Commissioner Scott kept pressure low to avert possible tank explosions while the old system supplied emergency water in its tanks.
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Aurelia
Scott
State Fair Two Weeks Away in Des Moines
Iowa's eightieth annual State Fair opens August 22 to 31 with a vast agricultural exposition including corn and small grain shows, Farm Bureau projects, and government exhibits. The event features a record livestock show with over a million dollars in stock and $40,000 in prizes, 4-H contests, a women’s pavilion, a nationwide farm machinery show, a statewide public schools exhibition, and extensive entertainment across eight days with races, rodeo, bands, fireworks and a modern midway.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Farm Bureau
U. S
Iowa Dept. of Agriculture
Mrs Chas Sawvell Dies at 57 in Mt Olive Community
Mrs Chas Sawvell of the Mt Olive area died Tuesday afternoon at her daughter Mrs Glenn Leeds home in Pitcher township after a year of declining health. She was 57. Survived by husband two sons Raymond of Sioux City Howard of Huron SD and daughter Mrs Leeds. Funeral from the Mt Olive home at 1 30 pm and at the new Mt Olive church at 2 pm burial in Good Hope cemetery.
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Chas. Sawvell
Mt. Olive
Glenn Leeds
Pitcher Township
Sawvell
Mt. Olive Church Corner
Raymond
Sioux City
Howard
Huron
S. D
Mt. Olive Church
Good Hope Cemetery
Corn Marketing In Aurelia Elevators Reaches 51500 Bushels
A two week check shows Aurelia elevators marketed about 51 500 bushels of corn by local farmers. Prices ranged from 50 cents to 64 cents with an estimated average near 57 cents, yielding around 29000 dollars in payments. Prices rose from 63 to 64 and 65 cents across the period.
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Aurelia
Aurelia Trio to Sing at Storm Lake Concert Sunday
The Aurelia trio of Misses Mary Traser Marianne and Frances Chandler will perform with the Storm Lake band at Sunset Park Sunday afternoon. They join with A B Morse Storm Lake band director to sing during the band concert period. Morse notes an evening concert next Sunday by the Rockwell City band.
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Aurelia
Mary Traser
Marianne
Frances Chandler
Sunset Park
Storm Lake
A.B. Morse
Aurelia High School
County Seat News from Cherokee Papers
Local comment on the New Deal voiced during a Rural Letter Carriers meeting at the Rialto theatre. Grace Heller named to the 1934 85 legislative committee of the Iowa Hospital association. July licenses total 60 for hunting or fishing and 70.60 in state license fees. The State Trust and Savings Bank of Quimby to liquidate August 13 with depositors paid in full by Cherokee State Bank. County Corn-Hog board members met to plan contract terms with Glenn Curtis and C. G. Turner reporting from Ames meeting.
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United States
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
State Fish and Game Commission
State Trust & Savings Bank of
Qiumby
Cherokee State Bank
Cherokee County Corn-Hog Control Board
Farm Bureau
Glenn Curtis
C. G. Turner
Ames
Storm Lake Listed to Get Liquor Store Soon
Des Moines reports state liquor stores to open next to fill gaps in supply with Perry Boone Rockwell City Storm Lake Webster City and Newton among possible openings before September 1. Commission members say no definite dates yet but plan to operate new stores soon.
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Des Moines
State Liquor Control Commission
Commission
Perry
Boone
Rockwell City
Storm Lake
Webster City
Newton
Retail Sales Tax Field Representative Visit
J. L. Deibert state field representative for the retail sales tax will be in Aurelia next Tuesday afternoon August 14 to aid those needing corrections on recent reports. He notes many quarterly forms were returned for corrections and a systematic check-up will assist those who filed incorrect returns. Watch your subscription date.
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J. L. Deibert
Aurelia
Marriage notices and local trades from Aurelia area
Looking back through past columns records a marriage of Lou Pingel and Anna E. Claussen near Aurelia, another Tuscon Arizona wedding, and local moves. It notes threshing outfit prep, a hospital discharge, Ames enrollment, and various retirements and business transfers from 20 and 30 years ago in nearby towns.
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Lou Pingel
Aurelia
Anna E. Claussen
Sioux City
Paulinna
Edwin Mummert
Benson
Arizona
Vera Stiner
Quimby
Tuscon
Mdwin
James Mahoney
State Hospital
Will
New Mexico
Arie DeVries
Ames
Howard Nelson Reports 50 Bushel Oats Per Acre
Howard Nelson living near Aurelia reports a record oat yield for the threshing season. On 57 acres he harvested 60 bushels per acre by machine measurement. The oats are of good quality and likely weigh more than the figure.
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Howard Nelson
Aurelia
Congregational Church Announces School Restart and Service Pause
The Congregational Church led by Pastor Edwin Trigg calls for church school at 10 a m with no church services until further notice and no Endeavor Service until school reopens in September. The Sentinel remains the authorized agent for both Sioux City papers.
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the Sentinel
Sioux City
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. G. Chapman
Guy M. Gillette
Irene Wright
Alta Advertiser
Farmers National
Aurelia, Iowa
Cat
Garter Snake
King
Cherokee Park
Kittenball News
County Seat News
Sentinel
G. B. Scott
Staver & Lathrop
A. D. Coffman
First National Bank
Omaha
Larrabee
J. C. Nelson
Harry A. Strouse
J. C. Lockin
Lockin
M. Mummert
George Ingalls
Pitcher School House
W. WW. Hickey
Edwin Grenke
Farmers National Bank
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