Alta News Items from Alta Advertiser
C Jay Bains elected president of Iowa Fair Managers association at Des Moines meeting. Rank I Willfong named president of Alta Hospital Association succeeding A B E Hilderbrand. Parishioners greet Rev E E Witter in Storm Lake. C F E Cameron reelected head of American Trotting Association in Chicago. L H Plog and F E Castle buy Corneliussen company fixtures and stock, form Plog and Castle, taking over December 6 in Hanover.
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C. Jay Bains
Buena Vista County
Iowa Fair Managers Association
Des Moines
I. Willfong
Alta Hospital Association
Willfong
A. Be. Hilderbrand
M. E. Church
E. E. Witter
Storm Lake
C. FE. Cameron
American Trotting Association
Chicago
Cameron
L. H. Plog
F. E. Castle
Corneliussen Company
Plog and Castle
Flanover
Basketball Schedule Listing for Local Games
The schedule lists games on Dec 17 at Alta and Dec 20 at Sioux Rapids. Jan 11 at Sutherland and Jan 14 at Imogene Con. Jan 21 against 8 V Conf at Hartley. Jan 28 at Cleghorn and Feb 4 Co Tourn at Marcus. Feb 11 is Open. Feb 15 at Hartley and Feb 18 at Marcus. Feb 25 See Tournament.
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Alta
Sioux Rapids
Sutherland
Hartley
Cleghorn
Marcus
Cherokee News Highlights Local Court and Community Events
A Cherokee grand jury indicted Lester Phelan on embezzlement of mortgaged property, but the charge was dismissed by Judge R G Rodman. Cherokee High School cagers won 16 to 14 in Lakes Conference play over Spirit Lake amid rough foul-filled conditions. Bert Heinen sealed 1500 bushels in the 1938 corn loan program per county official Alfred Schmillen. Martin Tierney was elected worshipful master of Speculative lodge No 807 A F and A M at the Cherokee Masonic temple, succeeding W B Seippel.
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Cherokee Grand Jury
Lester Phelan
R. G. Rodman
Cherokee High School
Spirit Lake
Bert Heinen
Rock Township
Cherokee County
Alfred Schmillen
Martin Tierney
Illinois Central
Speculative Lodge
A. F
A. M
Cherokee Masonic Temple
W. B. Seippel
Public farm sale advertising tips in Aurelia Sentinel
The Aurelia Sentinel explains local farm sale advertising benefits for territory buyers. It notes most buyers come from the sale area and promotes reduced printing costs and new classified rates of 10c per line for first insertion and 6c per line for subsequent insertions.
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Aurelia
Aurelia Sentinel
Methodist Church Notes Holiday Cantata and Programs
Church school at 10:00, morning worship at 11:00 chaired by George Lamm. The choir of 28 presents The Carol from the Skies at 8:00 p.m. An offering for World Service Christmas is urged. Epworth league carols December 22 at 8:00 p.m. and Mrs. Preul’s class boxes treats December 22 at 7:00 p.m. Christmas program Friday December 24 at 7:30 p.m. Christmas wishes for joy, good will, and New Year happiness.
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George Lamm
Epworth League
Church School
Christmas Cantata Planned by Congregational Church Choir
Congregational Church led by Edwin Trigg schedules church school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. A Christmas cantata The Wonderful Story features The Shepherds The Angel Choir We Three Wise Men Into the Town of Bethlehem The Manger with Mrs Robinson and Mrs Mongan and Christmas Dawn. A vesper service at 4 p.m. by the Women's Club follows. Endeavor Society does not meet. Members invited to vesper service. Christmas Eve program to be sponsored by the Sunday school.
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Bethlehem
Robinson
Mongan
Women’s Club
Endeavor Society
Sunday School
St Pauls Lutheran Church announces Christmas services
William Walter, pastor, invites guests to all services. German Holy Communion at 10 45 a m Sunday. no English service this Sunday. Sunday school at 10. Christmas Children program at 2 30. Christmas service December 23 at 7 30 p m. Christmas morning matins at 6 30 a m in English.
Christmas Worship Services at St John’s Evangelical
Christmas worship services are set for December 19 at 2 p m at St John’s Evangelical Reformed Church with Rev A Bock inviting attendance. A separate classified item notes Edgewood Iowa dairy route ownership by siblings Eugene and Virginia Perrinjaquet aged six and five respectively.
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ST. John's Evangelical Reformed Church
A. Bock
Child
Edgewood
Eugene
Virginia Perrinjaquet
United States
City Officials Heirs in Malden Will Left $100
The will of attorney George Howard Fall filed in probate court leaves Malden city officials a $100 leg0cy for being "sick and tired" of their duties.
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Malden
Mass
George Howard Fall
Stingless Bee Sought by Alfred University Chemist
Dr Lloyd R Watson of Alfred University works on controlled mating to create a stingless bee. A Rochester ACS report predicts the future bee will be gentle, carry a larger load, work at lower temperatures, have a longer tongue and be more beautiful, enabling porch hive honey.
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New York
Lloyd R. Watson
Alfred University
Rochester
American Chemical Society
Social events and club gatherings fill December notes
Mrs. August Nelson hosted a niece shower for Joan Thomson with prizes and a bride cake centerpiece. Pythian Sisters held card games with high scores in bridges and 500. Various hostesses, dinners and bridge clubs celebrated birthdays, Christmas themes, and charitable gifts for a Fort Dodge orphanage, with guests from Storm Lake and Cherokee.
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August Nelson
Joan Thomson
H. H. Lockin
J. C. Nelson
A. R. Nelson
C. L. Holden
Cherokee
Pythian Sisters
K. of P. Hall
Beulah Dagger
Viola Christensen
Daisy Snapp
Ruby Johnson
Gaylord Salzhorn
Grace Meier
A. E. Krout
A. A. Dingman
Oren Coomts
Afton Vicinity Socials and Local News Highlight Holiday Activities
Mrs. Earl Zwick reports on Afton area events including M E circle gathering at George Zwick’s home with program contests and Christmas gift exchange. 4 H girls and mothers held a covered dish dinner at Ruby Stieneke’s with officer elections and contests. Obituary notes Chas Stief died after a long cold.
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P. F. E. L. Club
Chas. Gerrets
Walter Whitney
Mabel Johnson
Virgil Thevenin
Mesdames
George Zwick
Wm. Sleezer
M. E. Circle
Percy Clover
Wilson Perry
Mt. Olive
Isaac Clow
Chas. Stief
Wi, Booth
Elsie Nelson
Tyner
Gilbert Clow
Linn Grove
Afton
Ruby Stieneke
Clarence Kaskey
Delores
Emmett Ammons
Arthur Phipps
George
Ralph Patterson
Leonard Smith
Holstein
Dorothy Montgomery
Sutherland
Nina Loucks
Brooke
Masks and the many faces of healers in old world lore
The article notes that native medicine men carry one mask to drive out sickness spirits but in Ceylon dancing doctors use nineteen standard false faces for nineteen ailments. It explains that a mask scaring the bunion spirit won’t affect the neck pain spirit, illustrating varied traditions.
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Ceylon
Collier's
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Fort Dodge
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