Iowa political notes and farm institute announced
The piece outlines expected gubernatorial and lieutenant governor candidacies, names Rep. W. P. Knowlton and Ex Secretary Thornburg as possible runners, and notes dates for the National Farm Institute in Des Moines. It also covers Treasury end dates for Fourth War Loan and Iowa banking deposits, plus absentee voting deadlines for Iowa legislators with March 17 filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Thornburg
W. P. Knowlton
Decorah
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Cancer Deaths Linked With Life In Rural Areas
Iowa’s rural regions linked to higher stomach cancer deaths with 3029 fatalities in 1938 to 1942. Dr. E G Zimmerer notes many rural patients avoid hospitals delaying diagnosis and treatment. only three established treatments exist and early diagnosis is crucial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Zimmerer
Resigns long-time Hesper township clerk
Herbert C. Rowe of Hesper resigns as township clerk after 52 years in the post. He announced stepping down, ending a half-century of service to the township government.
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Herbert C. Rowe
Hesper
Mr. Rowe
Ration calendar details February 27 start and stamp values
Special note sets token program start February 27 giving one point red tokens for Red Stamps and one point blue tokens for Blue Stamps. Stamps worth 10 points each. Lists valid from February 27 to May 20 for meats fats processed foods and sugar, with various Green Brown and Airplane stamps and fuel oil coupons. End dates and book-specific deadlines included for C B A books and required ink endorsement and completion dates.
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Processed Foods
Aurelia City Council Minutes February 7 1944
Aurelia Iowa council meeting minutes record attendance Mayor Grapen chen and members Mummert schenke Shank Kaskey Carlson present with no absentees. Read January 3 1944 minutes and approved. Treasurer and Clerk reports approved. Bills approved for General and Waterworks funds including Library Association, Dr W A Liebsch, Aurelia Sentinel printing, Iowa Public Service Co, Geo F Scott salaries and postage, Howell Motor Co repairs, Standard Oil fuel oil, express P V Clover plumbing and others.
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Aurelia
Iowa
Grapenchen
Mummert
Schenke
Shank
Kaskey
Carlson
Grienke
General Fund Library Association
H. E. Rice
W. A. Liebsch
Bruse
The
Aurelia Sentinel
H. Lockin
Iowa Public Service Co
Geo
F. Scott
P. V. Clover
Standard Oil Co
Mt Olive Social Notes Reflect Busy Community Life
Mrs. Leslie Gregg hosted the I N C Club with readings and a two course lunch on February 11. Residents and visitors from Cherokee Larrabee Aurelia and nearby towns attended gatherings, prayers, and trustee meetings while several families hosted dinners and church services amid stormy weather.
Excuse-Making Lessons From Everyday Parental Habits
A discussion on how children quickly learn to make excuses from parents actions. The piece suggests parents model avoidance and blame shifting, and proposes guiding children to face true causes of problems to build accountability and problem solving.
Thompson Ships 2000 Pounds Turtles in Trade
Payton resident H. Thompson turned spare time into a business shipping 1 000 pounds of live snapping turtles to a New York firm, then another 1 000 pounds to the same recipient. The trappers finds the turtles south of Black Hawk creek. Iowa State College entomologists note banding elm trees timing for cankerworm prevention varies with winter conditions.
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M. H. Thompson
Hudson
Thompson
New York
Black Hawk Creek
Iowa State College
Birthday and Anniversary Gatherings In Hanover County
Miss Beverly Friedrick hosted a combined birthday and Valentine party with games and a two course dinner served by her mother Mrs. Arthur Friedrick. Guests included Marie and Dorothy Glienke Loretta Darlene and Ardis Fahr Janice Grieme Myrna and Delores Lichtenberg Ardis Hinkeldey and Lorraine Otto. A group later marked a 12th wedding anniversary at the Ice man Hinkeldey home with social gathering and a late lunch. Others joined Eldon Sorbe’s birthday at the Zwemke home with nearby relatives in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Friedrick
Arthur Friedrick
Beverly
Marie
Dorothy Glienke
Loretta
Darlene
Ardis Fahr
Janice Grieme
Myrna
Delores Lichtenberg
Ardis Hinkeldey
Lorraine Otto
Geraldine
Ice
Man Hinkeldey
Hinkeldey
Floydahr
Arthur Dreier
Jane
Herman Glienke
Martha Fahr
Harold Hogrefe
Harlan and
Richard
Newell
Leila Iverson
Storm Lake
Charles Zwemke
Eldon Sorbe
Fred Sorbe
Marilyn
Aurelia
Eldon
Walter Miller
Marlys
Alvern
Herman Winterlof
Galva
Adele
Irene Zwemke
Harry Lietz
Erwin Heimsoth
Martin Hinkeld
Afton Vicinity Notes and Guests
Miss Lucille Johnson of Los Angeles and S2C Vernon Johnson recently visited their parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Johnson. Hugh Hagen and daughters of Storm Lake and Raymond Zwick visited the Rob ert Gates family for Sunday dinner. Mrs John Peterson of Rochester Minn is ill. Blanche Kelpin of Cherokee visited Dexter McQuinn and Lizzie Mongan. Alva Melton’s 44th wedding anniversary celebrated in Cherokee with visiting friends. Lt Russell McKinnis left for Florida for rest camp. Mrs Troy Mummert was hospitalized in Sioux Valley. Lorenz Roth family were dinner guests near Holstein. Chas Meefee is a patient in Rochester Minn.
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Catherine Hansen
Quimby
Gunner Hansen
Hansen
Hoasework
B. H. Dubes
Lincoln Hahn
Lars Mark
Oscar Gustafson
Pierre Bengtson
Aurelia
Leslie Gregg
Arthur Gregg
Larrabee
Raymond Gregg
E. H. Gillet
Will Hahn
Clare
Nina Ohlson
Donald Nelson
Arizona
Oscar Smith
Raymond Gould
Jess Pennington
Kenneth Pennington
Linn Grove
Diamond Township
Earl Crippen
Fred Ritchie
Near
Marcus
Mt.” Olive
Harry DeBolt
Cherokee
Lawrence Mongan
Alfred Simonsen
Jess ‘Wetherman
B.C. Buenger
Harry Wilson
Vernon - Warriner
Baby
Earl Bruce
Stanley Gillet
Philadelphia
Gillet
Edith
Stanley
Mt. Olive
Carol Sansen
Victor Skadland
Lucille Johnson
Los Angeles
Calif
Vernon Johnson
Oscar Johnson
Hugh Hagen
Storm Lake
Raymond Zwick
Robert Gates
John Peterson
Rochester
Minn
Troy Mummert
Sioux Valley Hospital
Lorenz Roth
Joe Kastengren
Holstein
Chas
Meefee
Tama boys sweep highway glass as punishment
Two Tama boys faced a community punishment for breaking bottles on the highway. They swept the pavement, collected glass in a bucket, and disposed of it at the city dump. The cleanup was completed in time to prevent punctured tires, and they avoided juvenile court.
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Tama
Lake Ride Marks Early Boat Season In Emmetsburg
Earl Boating Season Earle Beebe and Gilbert Myers of Emmetsburg took a boat ride on Medium Lake on January 81. It appears to be the earliest known date for a boat outing on the lake. The lake later froze again.
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Earle Beebe
Gilbert Myers
Emmetsburg
Medium Lake
Sioux City Livestock Market Report From Cherokee Shippers
Slaughter steer and yearling prices ranged from 13.00 to 16.50 with feeders up to 14.00. Hog values steady to 0.05 higher, top at 18.45. lambs strong to a quarter higher 14.50 to 16.25. Cherokee county shippers reported totals including Harold Dorr 118 lambs and Bert Mummert 13 steers, with various weights and prices across hogs, cattle, and lambs.
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Sioux City
Cherokee County Shippers
Harold Dorr
Walter Fuhrman
Glen Elliott
Steers
Bull
Aug. Magnussen
Andrew Patterson
Les Briggs
Brownmiller Bros
Bert Mummert
George Forsman
Fred “Hokinson
Pete Lenkoff & Son
Ervin Mayer
Heifer
Claude Weavers
George Rosch
Bernhart Nelson
East Afton and Elk Gossip From Mrs Booth Chiefs
Mr and Mrs W M Booth hosted callers in the Fred Kolpin home Friday. Sioux City visitors included Mr and Mrs Dale Sleezer. Several relatives and friends visited or stayed overnight at Booth and Kolpin homes. Read the classifieds.
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Sioux City
Edwin Engdahl
Kentucky
Conrad Engdahl
East Afton & Elk
Wm. Booth
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Donald Vesgaard
State Capitol
National Farm Institute
Des Moines
Monte Gomes
Chang-Lok Chen
Republic of China
Treasury Department
Towa
A. B. Lindsay
Winfred Moulton
Don R. Hankens
Larson’s
State Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
Maple Valley Mutualnsurance Association of
Lows
Cherokee County
Fred Radke
H. H. Lockin
C. H. Kaskey
Col
A. A. Woltman
BAY. Simonsen Victory
Robert Bjorkgren
Reggy Martin
Ida Grove Rendering Co
C. A. Rodine, Jr
Council Proceedings
John Stutz
A. F. Nordstrom
J. W. Grapenthen
Chester G. Sjoberg
South Pacific
William P. Campbell
Minneapolis
U.S. Treasury Department
Frances Hahn
I. N. C. Club
Mr. Olive News
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
Hanover
Irene Zwomke
Afton
Earl Zwick
Pere
W.M. Booth
Fred Kolpin
Dale Sleezer
Larry
Carolynne
Fredrick Kolpin
W. M. Booth
Frank Mansfield
George Glawe
T.R
Trace) Porter
Hempstead & DeMaranville Commission
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