Iowa Governor Candidates Loom In 1944 Race
Discussion on governor succession features a two year waiting period proposal for moves to the U S Senate. Republicans seed a crowded field with Lundy Evans and Emerson named lieutenant governor candidates and others hinted. Also noted is a surge in blood testing at the University of Iowa lab due to wartime acts and ordnance workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States Senate
Hugh W. Lundy
Albin
John R. Hattery
Nevada
G. W. Hunt
Guttenberg
Harold F. Nelson
Sioux City
John R. Irwin
Keokuk
Ight
Lieutenant Govenor
John M. Grimes
Osceola
C. B. Akers
University of Iowa
Ordance
Hard Work Rewarded for Reinbeck Turkey Farmers
Mr and Mrs John Schlicht of Reinbeck bought 4000 day old turkey poults on May 15 at 67 cents each. They recently sold the flock for 23527 dollars after 500 birds were cast. The remaining 3500 turkeys required 60 tons of commercial feed plus substantial home grown feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schlicht
Reinbeck
Schlichts
Mt Olive Ne ws Social Calendar Spills Local Visits
Mt Olive area notes a parade of visitors and gatherings from Clarence Ohlson and Gustafson households to Aurelia and Cherokee. Families attend showers and dinners, celebrate birthdays, and share notes on a farm sale and a Newton Township funeral.
Free Supper for Helpers at Center Chapel Church
Wilson Burns, chair of the Center Chapel building committee in Warren County, announced a free oyster supper on Thanksgiving evening for all who helped rebuild the church after a September 1941 fire. The rebuilt church cost $4,000 plus about $500 in donated labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Burns
Center Chapel
Warren County
Market Report Sioux City Livestock Prices Shift
Slaughter steers and yearlings sold steady to $0.40 lower with demand weak on fat cattle. Choice fed cattle steady. stock cattle and calves largely steady to $0.25 lower. Swine receipts totalled 29,000 with good clearance. hogs and sows mostly steady to slightly lower. Cherokee county shippers include Allen, Flescher, Plagman, Leonard, Radke, Lenhoff and Son, Rice among others with varied weights and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Cherokee County Shippers
Wilbur Allen
Howard Flescher
Ralph Plagman
Arnold Leonard
Louis Radke
Pete Lenhoff
Afton Vicinity Social Notes and Moves
Mrs. Myrna Gates entertained the A C C Wednesday afternoon with good attendance. Henry Everhart visited his brother Con in St. Joseph s Hospital Sioux City. Mrs. Glenn Sleezer of Cherokee visited with relatives in Will Sleez home overnight. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hanson called on relatives in Cherokee Sunday evening. Mrs. Troy Mummert is a patient in Sioux Valley hospital. Herbert Troxel left to visit his parents in Washington. Mrs. Lottie Jenkins and Verle Jenkins of Washta visited Earl and George Zwicks. Mr. C Mitchell of Cherokee, grandfather of Mrs. Robert Jackson, is spending the winter in the Jackson home. Wilbur Allen of Storm Lake visited Edgar Allen. Mrs. Harry Carlson and baby of Peterson spent time in the Earl Zwick home. Mrs. McKinley Menefee and Marlene arrived home after a visit with relatives in Stookston Minn and Grand Forks N D. Mr. and Mrs. C C Martin moved to Cherokee last week. Mr. and Mrs. Oren Kelly will move onto their farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ohlson
Enoch Nelson
Caroline
Grandma Gustafson
Oscar Gustafson
Frank Becker
Vernon Peterson
Aurelia
Ole Carlson
Robert Bengtson
C. J. Johnson
August Peterson
Cliff Bengtson
Albert City
Bruce
Jerry Lee
Charlene Hahn
Alfred Simonsen
Kingsley
Homer Anderson
George Schafer
Maggie Fritz
John Leber
Leonard Anderson
Howard Anderson
Cherokee
Kenneth Stieneke
Wes McGregor
Anne Dubes
Sioux City
B. H. Dubes
Leslie Gregg
Roy Glidewell
Earl Crippen
Cliff Bruce
Ernest Colquist
Marion McCannon
Everett Nelson
Opal Cave
Harold Johnson
Floyd Johansen
Rueben Ohlson
Lloyd Ohlson
Frances Hahn
Clare
Nina Ohlson
Nina
White Cross
Jubes
Holstein
Levis Lee Thorborg
Elmer Thorborg
Sear Holstein
Clarence Simmons
John Towner
Cliff Simmons
Myrna Gates
Henry Everhart
Con
St. Joseph's Hospital
Meriden
Reice
Glenn Sleezer
Carl Hanson
Troy Mummert
Sioux Valley Hospital
Herbert Troxel
Washington
Lottie Jenkins
Verle Jenkins
Washta
Earl
George Zwicks
C. Mitchell
Robert Jackson
Jackson
Wilbur Allen
Storm Lake
Edgar Allen
Harry Carlson
Baby
Peterson
Earl Zwick
Local Residents Visit and Travel News for Aurelia Area
Sgt and Mrs Karol Fredrickson left Wednesday for Colorado Springs after a week with Ed Pingle and Fredrickson families. Mrs Albert Waldo and Mr and Mrs Earl Waldo visited M Hines in Aurelia, while Carl Grienke and family called on W I Booth. Howard Andersons trip to Washington DC left Werner Grienke to manage the farm. John Booth and Slaine spent Friday in Jay Hines home in Aurelia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
Karol
Ration calendar details 1944 food and fuel stamps
Govt ration schedule lists book, stamp numbers and expiry dates for A through U green stamps, various meat and sugar stamps, shoes and airplane stamps, and fuel oil coupons. Endorsement rules apply. C book holders must complete by Feb 28, B by Feb 28, A by March 31, 1944.
Diamond Center News and Social Happenings
Mrs. O C Hickey and family visited Richard Peterson home while Art Hickey and N F Hickey spent Sunday at the Petersons near Linn Grove. Larry Joe Hickey had flu last week. Mrs Kruetz celebrated her birthday with guests including Trahns Elbert and others. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Fred Hoyt of Rochester New York formerly Gavonne Dubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Hickey
N. F. Hickey
Scar Peterson
Linngrove
O. C. Hickey
Richard Peterson
Walter Radke
Orville Hickey
Ervil Rapp
Larry Joe Hickey
Fred Kruetz
Henry Trahn
Detlef Trahn
Lawrence
Elbert
Willard Loof
David
Della Peterson
Ruth Erickson
Rank Erickson
Henry Otto
John Otto
Ottos Celebrate 85th Wedding Anniversary in Alta
Relatives and friends from Hanover attended the 85th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Otto of Storm Lake at the Legion Hall in Alta. Other notes include a Decatur visit by Fred Trimble and Nancy, a Zwemke 69th birthday observance, and a Mrs Carlson home project meeting with a pot luck dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Otto
Storm Lake
Legion Hall
Alta
Fred Trimble
Nancy
Decatur
Ill
Wm. Menke
Edgar Ahr
Lester Grieme
Harold Hogreve
Karlan
Richard
Newell
Chas. Zwemke
Henry
Storm Like
John Schmidt
Inspections Prompt Frames and Screens at Reinbeck Plant
Following government inspectors instructions workers at a Reinbeck produce packing plant have been constructing frames and placing screens over more than sixty openings to meet safety and sanitation standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinbeck
Hunters Stop Wolf on Road Near Stuart
Easy Hunting Raymond Mitchell of Madison county with Gerald and Russell Weeks found a wolf on a road near Stuart while returning home. They sped the car and captured the wolf before it could flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Mitchell
Madison County
Gerald
Russell Weeks
Stuart
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America
McCormick-Deering
Art Chamberlain
Kroll & Patterson
Aurelia, Iowa
Capitol Letter
A. B. Lindsay
Harton
G. R. Wharton, L. E
Urelia
Don R. Hankens
Largon’s Store
Cisrokee
State Bank
W. A. Liebsch
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
Cherokee County
Fred Radke
H. A. Lockin
H. H. Lockin
C. H. Kaskey
Col
A. A. Woltman
Reggy Martin
Ida Grove Rendering Co
A. Rodine, Jr
MT. Olive
Afton
Earl Awick
Harrison- Dillon Studio
Harlan Harrison
Max G, Dillon
Kermit Buntrock
Afton & Elk Mira
Booth
San
Dad
Parma
Mummert
Diamond Center
Mrs. O. C. Hickey
Hanover
Irene Zwemke
Sufekmenv
Iowa Public Service Company
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