Local School Head Re-elected. Road Work Bid Won
Supt. Fred B. Farmer was elected to head Storm Lake schools for the ninth year at the school board meeting Tuesday. Edgar Speckerer won a large Buena Vista county road contract covering 20 miles involving elevation and hauling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Fred B. Farmer
Storm Lake
Galva Tribune
Edgar Speckerer
Buena Vista County
St. John’s Tuiterary-churett
Fiidaye
Faroaey
Serena Rusch
Carl Weiland
Cherokee County Banks Set Coupon Cashing Rates
The Cherokee County Bankers Association approves cashing charges for coupons effective on publication. For all coupons except Liberty Bond or Government coupons the fee is 15 cents for the first coupon and 10 cents for each additional coupon in the same series. Rates decided at the February 19, 1930 meeting.
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Cherokee County
The
County Bankers Association
Cherokee County Bankers
Asa’n
Alta News Items From Alta Advertiser
Jens Peter Mikklesen born January 15 1861 in Vadam county Denmark and died February 12 at the family home in Alta. Des Moines Register shows C E Cameron of Alta re elected head of The American Trotting Association at Chicago meeting. A $122000 suit by D D Bourne receiver of First National Bank of Alta against seven directors settled and will be dismissed. Directors liable for directing loans of $2000 and costs. John Delbridge arrested February 8 for illegal possession of alcohol but not indicted. He was released and bondsmen discharged. Dr J W Morrison to remodel his Cherokee street home to house two families on two levels.
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Peterson
Clifford French
Davenport
Peoples’ Store
Johnson Oil Station
Paskett & Frank
Remsen Bell
Jens Peter Mikklesen
Vadam
Denmark
Alta
Des Moines Register
C. E. Cameron
American Trotting Association
Chicago
D. D. Bourne
First National Bank of Alta
John Delbridge
Iowa
Nels Berndt
Delbridge
J. W. Morrison
Cherokee Street
C. J. Wettsteadt
Morrison
Locals Take Fourth in County Basketball Tourney at Meriden
Aurelia high school finishes fourth in the county tournament with Marcus claiming fifth after a 29 24 win over Aurelia in Friday’s play. Aurelia also beat Meriden 36 17 in Consolation before losing 14 7 to Cleghorn ending their season under Coach Anderson.
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Meriden
Grand Meadow
Larrabee
Cleghorn
Marcus
Aurelia Novea A Saa Marcus
Marcus Boys
Aurelia
Aurelia High School
Anderson
Aurelia Business Men Honor Retiring Members
Aurelia gathered Tuesday evening to honor retiring business men and welcome new ones. G. R. Wharton voiced regrets and extended fellowship after a seven o'clock dinner at L. P. Nelson restaurant for forty five guests, then social games at the Community Club rooms.
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Aurelia
L. P. Nelson
G. R. Wharton
Large crowd hears negro quartet at M. E. Church
A capacity crowd at the Methodist church heard a program by the negro male quartet from the negro Methodist church in Sioux City. The performance featured negro spiritual and sacred songs and a free will offering was collected.
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M. E. Church
Methodist Church
Negro Methodist Church
Sioux City
St Pauls Lutheran Church Services Next Sunday
E F Webking pastor leads St Pauls Lutheran Church with services in the American language and Sunday school at the usual hour. Does your business need a tonic.
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ST. Paul's Lutheran Church
E. F. Webking
Longtime Aurelia Sentinel Subscriber A L McKinnon
The Aurelia Sentinel records A L McKinnon as the paper’s longest continuous subscriber since its founding nearly fifty years ago He also recalls his move to a farm north of Aurelia and notes George McAndrew has lived on the same farm for sixty three years This account mentions Aurelia’s early Main Street fire and Edward Daniels hotel loss with later relocation of Daniels building to Main Street post fire.
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Aurelia Sentinel
A. L. McKinnon
Aurelia
McKinnon
The
Sentinel
Edward Daniels
Mr. Daniels
Daniels
Iowa’s Top Ranking in Agriculture and Industry Shown
Iowa's 1929 corn crop accounted for 16.7 percent of U S production valued at 306 432 000, far ahead of other states. The state leads in farm values autos per capita and multiple agricultural measures while boasting vast fertile land and major industrial facilities.
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Iowa
Iowa Department of Agriculture
U. S
Congregational Church Schedules Sunday Services
Edwin Trigg as pastor leads Sunday school at 10 00. Morning sermon at 11 00 with Rev H Hendrickson preaching. Christian Endeavor at 6 45 evenings. Note changes in Sunday school and morning service hours.
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Christian Endeavor
Rev. H. Hendrickson
Annual Meeting Notice for Consolidated Independent District
Notice to qualified electors of the Consolidated Independent District of New Aurelia Iowa that the annual meeting will be held in Aurelia on the second Monday in March 1980 at noon and close at 7 pm A three year term director will succeed Geo E Blanch another three year term director will succeed Earl Fraser and a two year treasurer will succeed L E Christensen The meeting will handle business legally before it H H Deyloff Secretary dated February 15 1980 48 2
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New Aurelia
Cherokee
Buena Vista
Iowa
Aurelia
Geo. E. Blanch
Earl Fraser
L. E. Christensen
H. H. Deyloff
Classified Ad Rates Promotion
Local newspaper runs a limited time offer for classified advertising with 10c per line for the first insertion and 8c per line for each additional insertion, encouraging new ads and bulk placements.
Cherokee Leaders Shift Roles and Scout Reforms Urged
I W Johansen elected president of Cherokee County Bankers association at annual meeting. Fred W Woolworth urges reorganization of Boy Scouts in Cherokee in Rotary club talk. Township reps plan a two year road program with supervisor meetings ongoing. Dick Eshelman retires after 61 years in hardware business and 25 years in Cherokee. Edith Holmstrom reports on six weeks of school visits totaling 26 Cherokee county schools and 900 inspected pupils. work began January 13 and continues to May end.
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Boy Scout
Fred W. Woolworth
Sioux City
Iowa
Rotary Club
Cherokee County Board of Supervisors
Dick Eshelman
Eshelman
Nicholson Hardware Company
Cherokee County
Edith Holmstrom
Miss Holmstrom
Aurelia Fire Department Elects Officers at Banquet
The Aurelia Fire Department held its annual banquet at L. P. Nelson restaurant on February 13. Officers elected for the year are Assistant Chief A A Rapp Secretary John Mummert and Treasurer L E Christensen. A ball committee was named to plan the firemen's ball while the department roster lists 14 members.
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Aurelia Fire Department
L. P. Nelson
A. A. Rapp
John Mummert
L. E. Christensen
C. H. Kaskey
E. L. Rapp
Robbery Targets Quimby Bank Cashier Don Kent
Robbers seem to target Quimby cashier Don Kent of the State Trust and Savings bank. His car was stolen from an alley by the Orpheum in Sioux City, and the Quimby bank lost nearly $9,000 in an early January robbery. About a year earlier two suitcases of clothing were stolen from Kent’s car in Sioux City, belonging to Mrs. Kent’s mother, Mrs. Bruce of Omaha.
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Quimby
Don Kent
State Trust and Savings Bank
Orpheum Theater
Sioux City
Kent
Methodist Church Notes and Evening Sermon
J F Moore, pastor, invites worshipers to 11:00 A M service with sermon and 7:30 P M service featuring the High school orchestra. Mrs Dudley of the W F M S speaks. A Town Public Service official extols home electrical appliances as a sound investment for comfort and convenience.
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Methodist Church
J. F. Moore
Dudley
Womans Foreign Missionary Society
G. Champion
Books Donated to the Public Library January List
A list of books donated to the public library in January includes works by Symonds Cox Duscoll Alger Emerson and others. Notable titles span biographies, fiction, poetry, and reference volumes from Bryant Hawthorne Gaskell Lamb and Shakespeare editions. Multiple donors are named including Mrs J C Nelson.
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Benvenuis Cellini
John A. Symonds
Palmer Cox
G. Harvey Ralphson
Brigton Boys
James R. Duscoll
Horatio Alger Jr
J. C. Nelson
Edwin Emerson Jr
Everybodys Cyclopedia
Students Cyclopaedia
Sarah Grand
Washington
T. W. Shannon
J. R. Miller
W. C. Bryant
Lucile
Owen Merdith
Crawford
Mrs. Gaskell
Nathaniel Hawthorne
William Pittenger
Saxe
J. G. Saxe
Mount Lowe
G. W. James
Charles and
Mary Lamb
Quida
Roosevelts
T. C. Unger
Edward Eggleston
Congregational Church to Open Plymouth Hall with Banquet
Ten years ago the Congregational church planned a grand opening banquet for Plymouth Hall beneath the church next Friday evening. August Carlberg bought eight acres in town from A L Neville at 1000 per acre to develop residence lots. Floyd Parrott moved to a 160 acre farm near Ballaton Minnesota as P F Parrott and family relocated from Aurelia to a farm near Slayton Minnesota. Miss Mary V Dieterich and Mr Charles L Menefee wed at the Congregational parsonage in Cherokee on February 19. Julius Jordan bought a fine residence in Sturm Lake and will move there in April.
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Congregational Church
New Plymouth
August Carlberg
A. L. Neville
Floyd Parrott
Ballaton
Minnesota
P. F. Parrott
Aurelia
Slayton
Mary V. Dieterich
Charles L Menefee
Cherokee
Julius Jordan
Sturm Lake
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Inez I. Gano
Ed H. Campbell
Washta
McGonagle
Volkert
Storm Lake Register
Sioux Rapids
Brooke
Hilder L. Larson
Arlington
South Dakota
Remsen
Peterson Patriot
Linn Grove
Sutherland
Peterson High
Peterson High School
Uncle Sam
Terest
Farmers National Bank
Aurela, Iowa
Alta Advertiser
A. L. McCkinnon
Consolidated Independent School District
County Seat News
I’. W. Johansen
First National Bank of Cherokee
Cherokee County Bankers’ Association
Fire Department
Quimby Bank
Dr. Hess
F. E. Pratt
Fred Lehvenover
W. F. Rabe
Art Whiting
Ole Olson
McQuinn
IF. B. Dyslin
Murphy
R. B. Clemens
Diamond Township
Galva
First National Bank
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