Happenings of Nearby Towns Marches to January 19 Events
The 66th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs C J Williamson will be celebrated Sunday January 19. Storm Lake Packing Co employs 65 with meat shipments rising as 22 cars went east last week and 14 cars this week. A dispute between towns over a $20 000 Interstate Commerce Commission case involves M and St L and the Storm Lake Chamber of Commerce. A Linn Grove report notes large fish kill above the dam due to lack of air under the ice. J L Figi plans Klondike trip to probe a nearby gold strike near his Alaska land bought in 1909 for 40.
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Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
C. J. Williamson
Storm Lake
Storm Lake Packing Company
Pilot-Tribune
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Linn Grove Independent
Storm Lake Herald
Alaska
J. L. Figi
Lakeside
Agricultural Planning Boards Meet Tuesday in Cherokee Iowa
A joint session of Cherokee and Plymouth county planning boards met at the Cherokee Methodist church basement on Tuesday January 21 with representatives from Iowa State College soils and agricultural economics departments. About forty men from every township attended as County Agent Clarence Turner led the meeting. A second joint session will be held soon to complete the county plan for submission to the state planning board. Pump windmill and plumbing Esby McDeid Phone 99.
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Cherokee County
Plymouth County
Iowa State College
Methodist Church
Cherokee
Clarence Turner
State Planning Board
S V C Tournament Here Saturday January 25
Aurelia community attends a six team S V C basketball tournament on January 25 featuring Aurelia Alta Marcus Paullina Sioux Rapids and Sutherland. Early games include Aurelia vs Paullina at 10 00 a m and Alta vs Sioux Rapids at 11 00 a m with later finals at 9 00 p m. A pep band and large crowd are expected with schedules and parings listed.
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Aurelia
Alta
Marcus
Paullina
Sioux Rapids
Sutherland
Birthday Ball for President Roosevelt In Cherokee County
Cherokee county joins 5000 cities for a Birthday Ball to aid infantile paralysis. At the Lewis hotel a dance and at the Hillside hotel a card party on Thursday January 30. Tickets 50 cents per couple. Seventy cents stays countyward for local treatment, thirty cents to the national committee.
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United States
Cherokee County
Lewis Hotel
Cherokee
Hillside Hotel
National Committee
Buena Vista County Names Official Papers for Proceedings
The Buena Vista County board of supervisors designated three newspapers to publish county proceedings with pay: The Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune, The Storm Lake Register, and The Sioux Rapids Press. Sworn mailing lists show Pilot-Tribune 2919 subscribers, Register 2841, Buena Vista County Herald 1797, Sioux Rapids Press 1274, Alta Advertiser 965.
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Buena Vista County
County Board of Supervisors
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Storm Lake Register
Sioux Rapids Press
Buena Vista County Herald
Alta Advertiser
Aurelia Welcomes Last Vacant Store With Bakery Opening
All Aurelia storefronts are occupied after Fred Goerner of Lake Norden opened a bakery here last week. Other new enterprises last year include A. G. Bachman breaking in a blacksmith and welding shop from Alcester, Lewis L. Miller opening an auto repair shop, Gambles agency store run by H. E. Boehnke, Irwin C. Kroll Funeral Home in Spencer, and a local blacksmith shop by George Hansen.
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Aurelia
Fred Goerner
Lake Norden
South Dakota
A. G. Bachman
Alcester
Lewis L. Miller
Correctionville
Iowa
Gambles Agency
H. E. Boehnke
Kroll Funeral Home
Irwin C. Kroll
Spencer
George Hansen
H. S. Basketball Schedule Revealed for January to March
The schedule lists games starting January 25 at Aurelia in the S V Conference tournament and includes trips to Paullina Marcus Cherokee Linn Grove and a February 14 open date. Sectional tournament is set for March.
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H. S
S. V
Aurelia
Paullina
Marcus
Cherokee
Linn Grove
Gillette Not In the Senate Race
Congressman Guy M. Gillette of Cherokee said he has no intention of voluntarily entering the 1986 Iowa senate race. He will run for re election in his Ninth district and declined to comment on potential drafting efforts.
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Washington, D. C
Iowa
Guy M. Gillette
Gillette
Ninth
Storm Lake Man Heads North for Gold Strike
J L Figi of Cobblestone Inn and Lakeside enterprises left Storm Lake Wednesday to pursue a gold strike reported near his Saskatchewan land. He traveled via Sioux City to Minneapolis and Winnipeg and will fly to the far north to inspect the claim. Figi bought 40 acres years ago at 50 cents an acre. reports suggest more gold has been found nearby.
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Storm Lake
Former Iowa Pastor Dies In Wisconsin
Rev. Wm. Wetzeler, once pastor in Pomeroy, Council Bluffs and Schleswig, died January 18 at Appleton Wisconsin. He served 13 years in Appleton and was married to Miss Mary Bischel in 1897. Survived by widow and four children Herbert Akron Ohio Cincinnati Ohio Hospers Iowa and Appleton. Funeral and burial were in Appleton Tuesday.
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Wm. Wetzeler
Iowa
W. H. Bischel
Appleton
Wisconsin
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Pomeroy
Council Bulffs
Schleswig
Wetzeler
Mary Bischel
Aurelia
Zoma Coombs Estate Public Sale Near Aurelia
The Zoma Coombs Estate sale is set for Wednesday January 29 at the Coombs farm three-fourths mile south of the Aurelia schoolhouse. Items include 32 horses 32 cattle dairy cows 83 hogs farm machinery and household goods plus 4 cars and grain and hay. A second sale by Daniels Carlson occurs Saturday at the Daniels barn in Aurelia with livestock milch cows feeder cattle brood sows and machinery.
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Zoma Coombs Estate
Coombs
Aurelia School House
Sentinel
Daniels & Carlson
Daniels
Aurelia
Congregational Church Services and Activities
The Congregational Church led by Pastor Edwin Trigg schedules church school at 10 a m worship at 11 a m and junior and senior Endeavor at 6 30 p m Read the ads.
Aurelia Faces Heaviest Iowa Snowfall in Years
Aurelia and surrounding Iowa areas faced a major snow event starting Friday with about eight inches of snow and heavy drifting. Extreme cold followed with temperatures near 20 below and a record low reaching 25 to 38 below zero before a promised moderation. Local crews led by Shorty Davis cleared residence streets Saturday and Sunday, while Main Street work involved the Paulson-Finkine Co. scraper on Monday.
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Aurelia
Iowa
Shorty” Davis
Paulson-Finkine Co
New Bakery Sees brisk patronage in Aurelia opening
Fred Goerner reports strong early trade at his new Aurelia bakery on opening day last Saturday. A late yeast shipment delayed full filling of demand from local stores, but supplies have since arrived and he works extra hours to satisfy customers. Patrons received favors with purchases, including cigars for men and roses for women, as the owner notes high community support and confidence in continued patronage.
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Fred Goerner
Aurelia
Goerner
Junior F B Delegates Attend Sac City Conf
Members of the 1985 and 1986 Cherokee County Junior Farm Bureau executive boards join county agent Clarence Turner to attend the first district conference in Sac City on Friday January 24. Delegates include Kenneth Pennington Louis Shea Mildred Cave Verna Reinert Halcyon Warren Nina Hanson Florence Rupp Wayne Tigges and Clarence Turner.
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Cherokee County Junior Farm Bureau
Clarence Turner
Sac City
Kenneth Pennington
Silver Township
Louis Shea
Mildred Cave
Afton
Verna Reinert
Rock
Halcyon Warren
Nina Hanson
Florence Rupp
Sheridan
Wayne Tigges
Peterson and Noble Public Sale Set for February 5
O. N. Peterson and G. R. Noble announce a joint public sale on Wednesday February 5 at the Kaskey farm seven miles southeast of Aurelia. The auction will feature 7 head of horses and mules 49 head of cattle 140 hogs farm machinery hay feed and chickens. Sale bills are printed in The Sentinel and a full property list will appear in next week’s advertisement.
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O. N. Peterson
G. R. Noble
Kaskey
Aurelia
Sentinel
Five Points of Health Topic At Senior Scout Meeting
Evelyn Blanc reports on a senior girl scout meeting at the school where members passed the health test, recited the laws and motto, and sang the Star Spangled Banner. A social gathering is planned for January 28 at Dorothy Harrison's.
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Dorothy Harrison
Afton Township Farm Bureau Oyster Dinner Speaker
Harry Terrill of Des Moines, secretary for the National League for the Prevention of War and brother of Mrs. Glenn Loucks, spoke at the annual oyster dinner meeting at the Aurelia Methodist Church on Tuesday January 24. The program included a report from Wilbur Allen and Mrs Md Ware on the federation convention, songs by the Aurelia men's quartet, and a short talk by County Agent Clarence Turner.
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Harry Terrill
Des Moines
National League For the Prevention of War
Glenn Loucks
Afton Township
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Wilbur Allen
MD Ware
Aurelia
Clarence Turner
Cherokee County Bonus Would be $317,873
Cherokee county World War veterans would receive 317873 if the bonus bill before Congress passes. Iowa total would be 41019480 with county tabulations showing Buena Vista 316865, Clay 273255, Ida 202443, O'Brien 381308, Plymouth 409857, Sac 299279, Woodbury 1724814.
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Cherokee County
Iowa
Buena Vista
Clay
Ida
O'Brien
Plymouth
Sac
Woodbury
Roads and Bridges Planned on Cherokee Route This Year
Ten years back the State Highway Commission and county supervisors agreed to build a new road and a bridge on the Cherokee road this year. W P Dawson of Aurelia was elected president of the Iowa Farm Credit Corporation at its Des Moines meeting. GC Larsen bought the Garber bungalow on Main Street and will move in this spring. Twenty years ago Chas Rubbernus bought a quarter section farm at Wimbledon, ND and planned to move there. J C Lockin was reelected secretary of the Farmers Cooperative Elevator Mutual Insurance association of Iowa with HQ moving from Fort Dodge. Mr and Mrs W A Kruse moved to Fort Dodge. Nellie Hadin and Virgil Sawell married at Mt Olive on January 4. Thirty years ago A Mammert and Zetta Perry were married at the bride’s Cherokee home on January 16.
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State Highway Commission
County Board of Supervisors
Cherokee
W. PL Dawson
Aurelia
Iowa Farm. Credit Corporation
Des Moines
GC. Q. Larsen
Garber
Chas. Rubbernus
Wimbeldon
North Dakota
J.C. Lockin
Farmers Cooperative Levator Mutual Insurance Association of
Iowa
Fort Dodge
W. A. Kruse
Nellie Hadin
Virgil Sawvell
Mt. Olive
A. Mammert
Miss Zetta Perry
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Frank F. Faber
Mgr
Agricultural Planning Boards
Esby McDeid
Farmers National Bank
President Roosevelt
Senate
New Bakery
F. B
Sac City Conf
Peterson and Noble Sale
Evelyn Blanc
White River
Moye Spruce
B. C
Wire and Post
Afton F. B
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