Afton Vicinity Club Activities and Local News
Afton area reports detail A. C. C. club meeting with 23 members and six guests hosted by Mrs. Lester Melton. 4-H team Marilyn Minkler and Joan Stief demo Lights Our Way. Cheerio club visited by Mrs. A Waltman. Eleanor Handford from Des Moines visiting Gates home. Aston League 4 Leaf Clover held a paper drive collecting four tons to Sioux City for local club funds.
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A. C. C. Club
Lester Melton
Mesdames F. Ducommun
W. Lynch
G. Anderson
M. Coupe
H. Brownmiller
Kathleen Jones
Glenn Loucks
Greece
Marilyn Minkler
Joan Stief
Walter Meinking
Loucks
le Roy Mathews
Cheerio Club
A. Waltman
Cherokee
Eleanor Handford
Des Moines
R. Gates
Margaret Kudrle
Sioux City
Aston League
Four Leaf Clover
le Ann Anderson
Russell Allen
Anderson Yard
Sea of Darkness name for Western Atlantic cited
The Western Atlantic was historically referred to as the Sea of Darkness before Columbus, reflecting early navigator and cartographic traditions.
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Atlantic
Sea of Darkness
Hanover News Snaps Weekend Visits and Ozarks Trip
Jr. and Mrs. Walter Miller and family returned Saturday after a trip through the Ozarks. Charles Zwemke and family spent Friday evening at the Harold Hogrefe home near Peterson.
One Year Enlistments Still Open
Major Earl Longacre Jr. says limited slots remain in the August quota for the one-year enlistment term offered to 18 year olds in the Nebraska Iowa recruiting district. An 18 year old named at a station remains eligible even if he turns 19 before being called.
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Earl Longacre Jr
Nebraska-Iowa
U. S. Army
U. S. Air Force
Major Longacre
Man Injured in Chair Collapse in Grundy Center
DANGER Heye Bleeker of Grundy Center fell asleep in a lawn chair last week. The chair collapsed, catching a finger and tearing off the first joint. He freed himself using a pocket knife and cautions that safety is fragile.
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Heye Bleeker
Grundy Center
Mr. Bleeker
Elkader Farmer Finds Rock Shaped Like a Shoe
Duane Feller on his Elkader farm found a rock shaped exactly like a shoe. When split, the outer layer divided into several pieces with a bottom resembling a shoe sole. A classified ad may sell it.
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Elkader
Duane Feller
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Don R. Hankens
Cherokee State Bank
Winfred Moulton
Aurelia
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Wharton Funeral Home
Ambulance Service
G. R. Wharton
L. EL
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
Cherokee County
Fred Radke
H. H. Lockin
O. H. Kaskey
Robert Bjorkgren
Quimby, Iowa
Hanover
Irene Zwemke
Carlson & Gustafson
B. Thorpe Co
Nelson & Nelson
Archie R. Nelson
Joe G. Nelson
W. A. Liebsch
Fred J. Stoyke
Elmer Swanson
Ash
Kroll & Patterson Implements
Ernest Seeley
Galva
Galva Rendering Works
Galva, Iowa
Fulton
Aurelia, Iowa
I. F. A. Livestock Show
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F.F.A. Livestock Show
Daniels Barn
Harry Dewar
Marcus
Schaller
Alta Red Sox
Modern Dance
Johnny Galvin
Aurelia. Park
Quimby
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Henry Kluver
Midwestern Exposition Company
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