Storm Lake building permits top sixty nine thousand in 1937
City Clerk Guy Robinson figures show steady Storm Lake growth with over 69000 dollars in building permits issued in 1937. Rembrandt thieves broke into an Independent oil station east of Rembrandt school Friday night stealing oil, batteries, candy and gum worth about 50 dollars. Lucille Miner and Ralph French announce marriage in nearby notices. Des Moines Register reports death of Dr E W Parker in Pasadena, formerly a Sutherland physician who trained in Keokuk and practiced there after 1883.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Pilot-Tribune
Guy Robinson
Rembrandt
Peterson Patriot
Lucille Miner
Winterset
Iowa
Ralph French
Frank French
Peterson
Sutherland
Des Moines Register
Pasadena
California
E. W. Parker
Bischel Starts Fortieth Year in Bank Business
W H Bischel, president of First Trust and Savings bank in Aurelia, marks forty years in banking begun in November 1898 as a bookkeeper at Jas F Toy bank. He later served as assistant cashier in Alta and cashier in Aurelia, then bought the bank in 1935 after Toy's liquidation and has led the institution since. Wedding stationery at Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Bischel
First Trust & Savings Bank
Aurelia
Mr. Bischel
Jas. F. Toy Bank
A. J. Whinery
Bischel
New Town Well Stands Under Severe Test And Wedding
Aurelia’s new town well completed by Rasmussen Co. of Sioux City stood up to a 24 hour test, pumping 482000 gallons at 300 gallons per minute. The 300 foot well dropped 33 feet in the first hour and then held. The old nearby well showed only a 2 3 foot drop. The test used a Dakota sandstone aquifer. Irene Roggow and Roy Sump were married December 29 at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran church in Afton township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Irene Roggow
H. W. Roggow
Petergson
Roy Sump
Henry Sump
Aurelia
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Afton Township
Rev
O. Braunschweig
Harry Pingel
Aleda Roggon
Helen Sump
Clarence Sump
Elmer Buddenhagen
Eleonora
Cornelia Braunschweig
Mr. Sump
Spring Township
Pioneer Methodist Minister Passes On
News dispatches report the death of Rev. F. J. McCaffree a pioneer Methodist minister at Scotts Bluff Nebraska He served as pastor of the Aurelia church for one year after his 1889 appointment and spoke at the churchs fiftieth anniversary nine years ago He joined the Methodist conference in 1879 and retired in 1912 He died aged 87 The editor recalls the McCaffree family who lived near Rolfe about 40 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Methodist
F. J. McCaffree
Scotts Bluff
Nebraska
McCaffree
Aurelia
McCaffre
Shack of Dead Alta Recluse Yields $1500 Found
After the death of Homer Breman 57, relatives searched his shack and found about $1500 in currency in an old trunk. Breman never married and had no immediate relatives. He long served as sexton at Woodlawn Cemetery and custodian of the park and athletic field.
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Alta
Homer Breman
Breman
Woodlawn
Three 4-H Girls Clubs Rank as Standard in Cherokee
Three 4-H girls clubs in Cherokee county were named standard for the year based on high scores. The Afton league of the Four Leaf Clover in Afton township, the Spring Riverside club in Spring township, and the Rock-Shur Recruits of Rock and Sheridan townships all scored at least 90 points for organization and activity. Each club reports a written yearly program, a qualified adult leader, ten meetings, a public program, and 75 percent member completion of county project work. Certificates of award will be issued by the state 4-H club department at Iowa State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County
Afton League
Four Leaf Clover
Afton Township
Spring Riverside Club
Spring Township
Rock-Shur
Rock and Sheridan Townships
Iowa State College
Five and Ten Cent Matinee Planned in Aurelia
Local business men announce a weekly five and ten cent matinee at the Community Theatre in Aurelia. Manager J. C. Eding has agreed to host shows each Saturday, starting promptly at 2:16 PM and continued for late arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
J. C. Eding
Emergency Wildlife Feeding Program in Cherokee County
The State Conservation Commission set up an emergency winter feeding program for wildlife in Cherokee County. Corn from state dry lake beds will be stored at county depositories including Aurelia Irwin Kroll Marcus Kenneth Bancroft Cleghorn Fred Imlay Larrabee George Nitz Quimby Walter Harry Washta Paul Carlton Fielding Frank Booth Fielding Store.
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Cherokee County
State Conservation Commission
Storm Lake
Aurelia
Iowa
Irwin Kroll
Bidg
Marcus
Kenneth Bancroft
Cleghorn
Fred Imlay
Larrazee
George Nitz
Quimby
Walter Harry
Harry Insurance Co
Washta
Paul Carlton
Fielding
Frank Booth
Fielding Store
Grasshopper Infestation Survey Warns of Exitent Dangers
A joint survey by the U S Department of Agriculture and Iowa State College shows widespread grasshopper egg deposits across Iowa with heavy concentrations in the south and west. State entomologist Dr. Carl J. Drake cautions that next year’s damage depends on spring and summer weather, with hot dry conditions likely to worsen outbreaks while wet years reduce risk. He notes some areas may require targeted poisoning campaigns to protect crops.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture, Experiment Station and Extension Service
Iowa State College
Cherokee
Carl J. Drake
Drake
Methodist Church Notes Pastor L H Preul
Church notes announce Sunday school 10:00 led by George Lamm. Morning worship 11:00, Epworth league 7:00. Choir rehearsal Tuesday 7:30. Epworth skating party Friday on Maples river near Ralph Peterson home meet parsonage 7:00 pm. Ladies Aid meets Thursday January 18 with Circle No 2 program, 2:30 pm. Sentinel is authorized agent for Sioux City and Des Moines newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lamm
Epworth League
Maples River
Ralph Peterson
Ladies Aid
Mesdames Roy Hench
Art Will
Harold Cornwall
Ray Jones
A. H. Loucks
A. Peterson
Gertrude Russell
Circle No. 2
Gas Record Set In Iowa Sets 1987 Gas Use Marker
Des Moines reports Iowa burned over 499 million gallons of gasoline in 1987 to set a state consumption record. State Treasurer Leo J Wegman noted the 1987 gasoline tax revenue totaled 314,979,889, up 9 percent from 1986, with receipts from the 3 cent per gallon tax at 13,695,875. After refunds for machinery and manufacturing use, the volume equates to over 6.5 billion highway miles, far exceeding 1927’s tax take of 7,862,188.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Rescue Effort Reforms Catfish at Linn Grove Dam
Linn Grove residents and game wardens organized a rescue after thousands of catfish gathered in shallow river water near the dam as ice formed. About 60 locals with booted feet and dip nets carried fish over the dam to the west side where air and overflows improve survival chances, saving hundreds of fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Grove Independent
Linn Grove
Lmecca
Rural Homemakers to Study Color and Design
Rural women in a home project study phase two on color and design using line work to create design illusions. Training schools run across January with pairings of towns and instructors including Mrs Dean Mummert Mrs Will Miller Mrs James H Fee Mrs Ray Marsh and others at Grand Meadow Willow Silver Amherst Pitcher Diamond Spring Cedar and Cedar locations.
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Afton
Cherokee
Dean Mummert
Liberty
Sheridan
Will Miller
James H. Fee
Grand Meadow
Tilden
Grand Meadow School
Willow and Silver
Ray Marsh
Amherst and
Marcus
Lester Briggs
Pitcher and Diamond
Glen Leeds
Spring and Cedar
L. I. Julius
Looking Back Into The Past Ten Years Ago
In Cherokee county Farm Bureau gains 40 new members last week and a streaming establishment is confirmed after a pledge. A fire at Oren Coombs’ home causes about 40 damage Saturday evening as Mrs Clifford Braley dies Monday at Oakdale sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County Farm Bureau
Streamer
Miles Eows
Oren Coombs
Clifford Braley
Frank Lewis
Oakdale
Former Local Minister Dies at Mt Vernon
Dr. Sidney L. Chandler longtime Aurelia Methodist pastor died at Mt Vernon Town on Wednesday of last week aged 69. He served as sociology professor at Cornell College Mt Vernon since leaving Aurelia and previously taught at Morningside College Sioux City. Funeral services were held at Mt Vernon Methodist Church and he was buried in Odeboldt Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney L. Chandler
Aurelia Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon
Dr. Chandler
Cornell College
Aurelian
Aurelia
Morningside College
Sioux City
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Sentinel
New Town
Irene Roggon
Pioneer Methodist
Raul
Methodist Church
L. H. Preul
The
New York City
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Linn Grove Dam
Fred R. Woodcosk
Canova
South Dakota
Peoples Telephone Co
Julius Robar
Irene
France
Red Cross
Otto J. Johnson
MD Kreger
Leonard
GC. K. Davis
Western Elevator Co
Colorado
John Kolpin Sr
Diamond Township
Galva
W. L. Kannenberg
Luverne
Minnesota
Farmers National Bank
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