Alta News Highlights Social Visits and Health Note
Mr and Mrs Frank Parker hosted Mr and Mrs Emer Johnson and aons from Browns Valley Minnesota with Mrs Johnson visiting Aurelia to see her parents Mr and Mrs W Newcomb. John Mekkelson has been in declining health for months ending Friday night. Farm Bureau plans a soil and liming exhibit at the Alta Fair offering free soil tests for small samples at the Farm Bureau booth with lime application demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank. Parker
Emer Johnson
Aons
Browns Valley
Minnesota
Peter Johnson
Johnson
Newcomb
Aurelia
John Mekkelson
Farm Bureau
Art Hall
East Afton and Elk Community Notes
Tobe Ruebsam of Aurelia called at the Bill Ruebsam home Monday. Clarence Haight attended the Home Coming at Cherokee Tuesday afternoon. Bill Booth and Glen Dyslin were Cherokee callers on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Wm Booth entertained Margaret Pratt Felica Hines Earl Peterson and Chris Screpton at 7 o'clock dinner. Sunday evening Henry Glawe and daughter Arlene visited the Alice Meyer home. Mrs John Booth and Lois spent Friday at the George Booth home in Aurelia. Edna and Helen Gerte are keeping house at Homer Rober's while they are in South Dakota. Howard and Clarence Haight were business callers in Cherokee Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobe Ruebsam
Aurelia
Bill Ruebsam
Clarence Haight
Cherokee
Bill Booth
Glen Dyslin
Wm. Booth
Margaret Pratt
Felica Hines
Earl Peterson
Chris Screpton
Havelock
Henry Glawe
Arlene
Alice ; Meyer
South Dakota
W. G. Ruebsem
LaMerne
Howard
Contemplation of Retirement Cited by Senator Sorghum
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum as saying he plans retirement to private life, comparing it to the prospect of heaven. He calls it sweet and blissful yet notes no rush about it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorghum
Washington Star
Old but No Fool She to Old Suitor Read the Ada
Dialogue hints at social satire about marriage for money. A witty exchange shows one speaker accusing the other of seeking wealth, while the other retorts that cleverness guards against such a plan. The fragment hints at a broader story or aria about reputation and motives.
Community News Roundup From Mt Olive Area
A weekend of dinners socials and visits across Mt Olive and nearby towns. Families including the Eubanks Sanger and Ohlson clans shared meals near Quimby Sioux Valley and Aurelia. An ice cream social for the Swedish Lutheran League of Cherokee raised funds. A Busy Bees group met at the Parsonage with sixteen members and seven visitors. a baby boy, Betty Jean, arrived in Los Angeles. Several home gatherings and church events wrap the week with picnics and a forthcoming homecoming at Cherokee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eubanks
Sanger
Mildred
Earl Crippen
Baptist Ladies Aid
M. F. Dubas
Cherokee
Ed Georke
Sac’ City
Howton Stevenson
Betty Jean
Freeman Stevenson
Los Angeles
Cal
Busy Bee
Group III
Evelyn Towney
Phylis Dubes
William Hanson
Vivian
Viola McGregor
B. H. Dubes
Holstein
Carl Magnuson
Robert
John Ray McGregor
Sioux Valley Hospital
C. C. Deibner
F. Dubes
Allen Neville
Aurelia
Elmer Dubes
Armour
Jamson
Dubes
Axel Johnson
Clouse Johnson
Sioux Rapids
Mt. Olivettes
Church Lawn
Fraser
Local Social Roundup and Farm Bureau Picnic Report
Mrs Frank Sexton and baby of Meriden visited. several families spent time in Chicago and Lake Okoboji. Farm Bureau picnic at Montgomery home drew a large crowd with ice cream and cake. Trips include Leon Sanborn heading to Black Hills and Yellowstone. Fireless cookers demoed by Zetta Mummert. outings at Arnold’s Park and Earl Zwick homes. For sale column invites responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sexton
Baby
Meriden
Floyd Sexton
Emmet Ammons
Gilbert McKinnon
Chicago
Troy Mummert
Jay Parrott
Lake Okoboji
Kate Knight
Quimby
Earl Night
Farm Bureau
Montgomery
Leon Sanborn
Black Hills
Yellowstone Park
de Bolt
Frank Kolpin
Zetta Mummert
Guy Robinson
Lona
Arnold's Park
Art Hollengren
Galva
Oscar Lewis
Earl Zwick’s
Will Brady
Sutherland
Earl Zwicks
Cherokee visitors and Nebraskan family gather for weekend
Mr A Peterson and relatives hosted Cherokee visitors Saturday afternoon. Jim Ralston and two sons from Nebraska visited Ray Ralston and returned home Saturday. Mayne Everhart from Meriden visited Ebba Swanson. Frank Webb and family spent the weekend at Lake Okoboji. Anna and Vera Nordstrom stayed with grandparents T P Ohison. Threshing finished in record time with minimal rain delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Peterson
Jim’Ralston
Nebraska
Ray
Frank Webb
Lake Okob
Anna
Vera Nordstrom
T. P
Ohison
Frank Erickson
Edgar Johnson
Silvertwanship
Wallace Taylor
Publicity and Personal Costs of Fame Highlighted
A fragmented note discusses the actor facing the perils of publicity and the sacrifices needed for stardom including marital strain and space constraints. The text references Pye and movie careers as examples of fame’s pressures.
Unloaded Years Noll What Else She May Say
Fragmentary text hints at incomplete quote about someone named Noll and a potential later statement. The readable portion provides no clear event, date, place, or identifiable organization to anchor a concrete news item.
All Right for the Purpose Card Trade Quip
A brief quip from the New York Mercury notes a playful exchange about painting a scene. The dialogue touches on souvenirs and postcards, reflecting lighthearted commentary on visual arts and replication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-dolog St
New York Mercury
Aldermen Hear Odd Confused Plea For Parking Space
Fragmented dialogue shows Aldermanic session discussing parking space for Abel mobiles as chaotic exchanges occur. A traveling man and postmaster remark on marital behavior and a bride as a $5 bill and stamps are mentioned in a tangled scene.
Fragmentary line from a stage or verse piece
A distorted OCR fragment references an actor and audience reaction, noting death and applause in a collapsed line of verse. It mentions revival as impossible amid applause and hints at a curtain call context. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear entities or a coherent event.
A Hint to Epicures and Dining Etiquette
A dialogue fragment shows a wife questioning telling the cook about guests while the husband protests his tiredness of always having the best food. A playful exchange hints at domestic dining etiquette and social expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epicures
Dusty Bill-Times Eyes Open For Job Offers
Fragmentary chatter from London papers notes Dusty Bill-Times receiving job offers since noon while recalling Mrs Smith and a village girl. The scene shows a gloomy outlook and a dismissive memory of a past companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusty
Phil
Fragmentary Note on Legal Contention
A partial, garbled text fragment references a possible legal matter and a person tied to a contract. No clear names, dates, or places are readable to establish specifics. The readable portion hints at correspondence and disagreements surrounding an agreement.
County Seat News Item Lacks Clear Details
Fragmentary note mentions ie and carburetor costs and a private money issue involving Mr Pierce. Reference to local talent and a completed job lacks coherent facts, names, places, dates, or outcomes to form a full report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
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Paulson-Finkbine Lbr. Co
Laws
E. C. Lighter
Aavence
Cherokee County
Alta News
Alta Advertuer
Boston Transcript
East Afton and Elk
Sol Grove
Plover
Mt. Olive
Afton and Vicinity
Anthor
A. H. Eddy
Eddy Eldy
Aurelia, Iowa
Moulton
Aureus
Geo. B. Bigneh
HE. E. Lockin
Aldermen
Akies
Abel Mobiles
Marisa
Nelsons Réstaurant
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