Mt Olive Social Roundup Reflects Local Arrivals and Visits
Mr and Mrs William Hanson and son of near Storm Lake attended a farewell party for Mr and Mrs Wes McGreggor. Earl Crippen visited H E Crippen home in Afton township. Grandma Gustafson from near Aurelia stayed with her daughter Mrs C J Johnson. Sam Bevins and family returned from a week in the Black Hills. Cecil Sears baled straw for Jack Lamb and Earl Crippen. Marvin Peckenschneider attended the Des Moines State Fair. Several residents attended a Farm Bureau picnic of the Silver Belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hanson
Storm Lake
Wes McGreggor
Earl Crippen
H. E. Crippen
Afton Township
Grandma Gustafson
Near Aurelia
C. J. Johnson
Sam Bevins
Black Hills
Cecil Sears
Cherokee
Jack Lamb
Marvin Peckenschneider
Des Moines
Farm Bureau
Cherokee Park
Mt. Olive
Donald Peterson
Emmetsburg
Peterson
Council Oak
Edd Gustafson
Alta
John Towner
Carroll Sansen
Sioux City
Towner
Lester Peckenschneider
Aurelia
Hugo Peckenschneider
W. Wilkinson
Fort Dodge
Louis Stellish
John Leber
Clarence Simmons
J. H. Towner
Quimby
Conrad Engdahl
Bertha
Phyllis
B. H. Dukes
Paul Anderson
Homer Anderson
Marion
S. Oak
Lawrence Mongan
Omaha
Georgia Godwin
Ray Owens
Enoch Nelson
Grahama Gustafson
Clifford Bruce
Jerry
Earl Bruce
L. GC. Bengtson
Spencer
Edgar Johnson
Donald
Hinkey
Missouri
Russel Filson
Jess Pennington
Victor Skadland
Larrabee
Skadland
Community Notes and Social Calls in Silver Township
Mount Olive Ladies Aid held a pleasant meeting in Mrs. Oscar Smith’s home with devotionals led by Mrs. Hannah Allen and a missionary lesson by Mrs. F. H. Gillet. A large turnout included several visitors and a two course luncheon. 4-H girls from Silver township demonstrated their work.
Slick Trick Rebuilds Prison Bar Rack Building by Truck
Purchasers at Clarinda watched W.G. Dunn lift and relocate a prison rack building with a truck and toggle lifting device. He hoisted the frame, moved the structure to its new site, and lowered it into place amid onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
W.G. Dunn
Mr. Dunn
4-H Achievement Day Highlights In Cherokee
A large group of 4-H girls and mothers gathered in Cherokee for Achievement Day. Roberta Hantsbarger and Jeanne Mummert won first for their demonstration and earned a state fair spot. They left Sunday for Des Moines with their parents and Mr and Mrs Earl Demaree. The group also includes several local families and visitors from nearby towns enjoying a busy week with trips, visits, and social events across the Afton vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee
Roberta Hantsbarger
Jeanne Mummert
Des Moines
Earl Demareee
Hantbarger
Demaree
Burt Mummert
Donald
Jack Carlson
Black Hills
John Odle
the Lakes
Russell Allen
Sac City
Paul Jones
Cedar Falls
Mary Higgins
Beloit
Wisc
Lester Melton
Robert Snapp
McKinley Menefee
Marlene
California
Western States
Ellis Stieneke
Ilinois
Lansing
Mich
Jas. Miller
Baby
Stieneke
Alvin Johnson
Sioux City
Herbert Kolpin
Kolpin
Eleanor Reubsam
Leora Drier
Storm Lake
Edna Crow
Blanche Jones
Kathleen Allen
Raymond Zwick
Earl Zwick
East Afton and Elk Social Guests Attend Booth Picnic
Dennis of Indianapolis joined a family picnic at W. M. Booth home in East Afton with a lawn dinner and social afternoon. Guests included Pat Hynes and family from Alta, Hynes and Curlew families, Hayes and Booth relatives, and several Aurelia and Sioux City visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Ammons
Larry Mansfield
Dennis
Ed Erickson
Lou Anderson
Carl Ammons
Joyce
Leland Dawson
Gilbert
M. Hines
Aurelia
W. M. Booth
Ethel Matzdorff
W. C. Holman
Indianapolis
Indiana
Pat Hynes
Bud
Margaret June
Alvie
Jerry Hutchinson
Bancroft
Francis Hynes
Curlew
Lee Hayes
Martha Waldo
Donald Hayes
Donnie
Anna Lee
Marvin Bengtson
Alta
Bill McCabe
Sandra
John Booth
Ray Hines
Fae Hines
Sioux City
Lifeguard’s quick action saves student at Decorah pool
Barth Thompson a Luther College student nearly drowned in a Decorah pool last week. Lifeguard Janana Downie and another swimmer pulled him from the water and she performed artificial respiration for five minutes. Thompson recovered and swam again the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barth Thompson
Luther College
Decorah
Janana Downie
Miss Downie
Thompson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wharton Funeral Home
Iowa
Ambulance Service
G. R. Wharton
L. E
W. A. Liebsch
Nelson & Nelson
Archie R. Nelson
Joe G. Nelson
A. B. Lindsay
Otto G. Plautz
Chet’s Dray Service
Chester F. Dyslin
Prop
Elmer Swanson
Fred J. Stoyke
Maple Valley Minimal Insurance Association of
Cherokee County
Fred Radke
H. H. Lockin
C. H. Kaskey
MT. Olive News
WM. Haight
Don R. Hankens
Cherokee State Bank
Carlson & Gustafson
Robert Bjorkgren
B. Thorpe Co. Live Stock Brokers
Ollie
Sigee Chesinot
Christensen Bros
Ideal Dry Cleaners
Harold Bezoni
Larson’s
Dagger Barber
Valley Rendering CO
Afton
Robert Gates
East Afton & Elk
5Th Avenue
Rathbun Auto Repair
Don Rathbun
Clay County Fair
Diamond Two
S. W. Corner
Oscar Gustafson
Cheroke, Ia
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