Mystery at Aberdeen Ends With Dormitory Feud Explosions
Detective Rankin probes Aberdeen murder linked to Buckley and Jordan feud among sophomores at a Philadelphia university. He traces a dormitory fight over cheating with weighted dice, Buckley's expulsion, and a web of deception about Buckley’s past and Jordan’s death.
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Erin
Harply Boekles
Rankin
Aberdeem
Phe Tes
Buckley
Woodland Avenue
Lo O
Buckles
Aber Soen
Adustions
Philadelphia
Rince
Randall
Jordan
Aberdeen
Tle
Sdiet Aieinet
Fesektey Aya
Jomlan
Vaan Chili
Jordaum
Jordin
Feo
Puck
Jey
Suckley
Desen
Mehlex
Thorne
Dogs Kill 130 Sheep at Mt Olive in Sizable Losses
In Mt Olive area several farmers report heavy sheep losses from dogs. Ed Gearke lost about 60 head and Victor Gearke about 80 in a single night last week. Community activity includes visits, social events, and a funeral for Chas Jones of Cherokee.
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Ed Gearke
Victor Gearke
Tracy Porter
Lewis Porter
Aurelia
George Schaffer
Irwin
Earl Smith
Farm Bureau Training
M. Olson
Quimby
Robert Klema
Sioux City
Berger Samuelson
Edgar Johnson
Storm Lake
Vernon Hill
Sioux Valley Hospital
Cherokee
Ladies Aid
Floyd Allen
Margaret Juber
Paul Frank
Victor Frank
Clarence Olson
Chas. Jones
Good Hope Church
Good Hope Cemetery
Lloyd Ohlson
Clarence Johnson
Mildred Olson
Larrabee
Johnson
Robert Lenz
Floyd Alien
Earl Crippen
Methodist Ladies Aid
Allen Neville
Frank Radle
Everett Radle
John Galvin
Chas. Galvin
Eldorado
Lorraine Bristom
Glynn Allen
Dixon
Illinois
Fred Hallbauer
B. H. Dukes
Claud Jones
Emmett
Raymond Sawvell
Cha
Afton News Briefs Highlight Local Health and Visits
Terrill Loucks sustains a broken leg and severe bruise from Friday and is recovering as expected. Mrs. Adamson of Centerville Iowa visits to help care for newborn twins with her daughter Mrs. George Nelson. Afton No. 5 pupils return after six weeks as whooping cough spread through the class.
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Terrill Loucks
Adamson
Centerville
Iowa
George Nelson
Afton No. 5
Ruth
Dorothy Montgomery
Sutherland
Gilbert Clow
Will Anderson
Paige
North Dakota
Irvin Brewster
Menefee
Frank Lewis
Alice Ware
Mary Dunn
Effie Blake
Hallie Anderson
Beu
Oyster Supper for Diamond Ladies Aid Set at Tom Holmes Home
Diamond Ladies Aid hosts an oyster supper at the Tom Holmes home on Friday night December 16 with serving starting at six. All are invited. Also notes Ben Galvin returned home from Eldorado Springs Missouri after a visit with his parents.
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Tom Holmes
Diamond Ladies Aid
Ben Galvin
Eldorado Springs
Missouri
C. L. Liming
Primghar
Lloyd Scheere
Aurelia
Arrasmith
Haight Family Welcomes Eightieth Daughter
East Afton and Elk area reports list H G Haight and wife as parents of an eightieth baby girl born Thursday morning. The Haight family includes five other children. Local social notes recount visits, entertainments, and hospital trips involving residents of Storm Lake Aurelia Peterson and nearby communities with several gatherings noted.
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H. G. Haight
Henry Sansen
Carol
Storm Lake
Herman Caboth
A and E Club
W. M. Booth
Ray Hines
M. Hines
Aurelia
Sioux City
Ray
St. Josephs Hospital
W. S. Ammons
Alva Ammons
Ed Dooley
Peterson
Alverada
Orris Erickson
Alfred Stieneke
Margaret Wiggins
Plucky Pitcher 4-H Club Elects Officers
The Plucky Pitcher 4 H club met at Deloris Petersons home with eight members. Roll call and minutes were read. Officers elected: President Lillian Johnson, Vice President Gladys Larson, Secretary Lois Dieterich, News Reporter Lois Anderson, Historian Jeanne Anderson. Refreshments served by Lois Anderson.
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Deloris Peterson
Lillian Johnson
Gladys Larson
Lois Dieterich
Lois Anderson
Jeanne Anderson
Obituary for Charles Milton Jones of Cherokee Iowa
Charles Milton Jones born December 14 1859 in Tippecanoe county Indiana died December 6 1883 in Cherokee Iowa at age 23 11 22 He married Anna B Fisher in October 1885 in Fowler Indiana They had two sons and four daughters The family moved to Cherokee County Iowa in 1902 A member of Mt Olive Baptist Church he is survived by his wife two sons Claude P and Russell A four daughters Mrs Goldin Dukes Mrs Lorraine Bristow Mrs Glenn Allen and Mrs Vera Hallbauer three brothers and seven grandchildren The funeral was December 7 at Good Hope Church with Rev Clyde G Minor The service included hymns The body rests at Good Hope Cemetery
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Charles Milton Jones
James
Rachael (Wilson) Jones
Tippicanoe County
Indiana
Cherokee
Iowa
Anna B. Fisher
Fowler
Cherokee County
Jones
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Mt. Olive
Anna B. Jones
Claude P
Russell A
Goldin Dukes
Lorraine Bristow
Glenn Allen
Dixon
Illinois
Vera Hallbauer
Sioux City
Good Hope Church
Clyde G. Minor
Hazel Emmert
Dixon Illinois
Hannah Allen
Frank Dubes
Aurelia
Minor
Good Hope Cemetery
Christocratic Government Talk At Linn Grove Meeting
In Linn Grove on December 18, S M Wixel of Marcus spoke on the Christocratic Government plan at a Presbyterian church event led by Prof Peter S DeJong. An open forum followed with questions and a late finish. Wixel warned faulty government risks crisis and potential civilization retrogression without a plan and leadership. Several men volunteered to lead future study and introduction of the plan now gaining attention nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Grove
Presbyterian Church
Peter S. DeJong
S. M. Wixel
Marcus
Wixel
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Hawley Allison
Richard Nelson
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Jeff Dieterich
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