Outlook Meeting Cherokee Feb 15 for agriculture briefing
Cherokee is among 30 Iowa counties hosting an agriculture outlook meeting for farmers and interested residents on February 15. State college representatives and economists organized the session to provide forward looking data on crop yields, food demand, and price trends to help farmers plan for 1929 and align production with domestic and foreign demand. The event aims to improve business planning rather than guarantee prosperity.
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Cherokee
Iowa
State College of Agriculture
Marriage of Gertrude Buma to Al Kannenberg in Aurelia
Miss Gertrude Buma and Mr. Al Kannenberg wed at the German Lutheran parsonage in Aurelia on Thursday January 17 officiated by Rev E F Wehking. A wedding supper followed at 8 30 at the groom’s uncle C H Kannenberg’s home with relatives present. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Buma of Aurelia and employed in the Alton Cher okee store. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Wm Kannenberg of Kanaranzi Minnesota and the couple are visiting Kanaranzi with his parents.
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Gertrude Buma
al Kannenberg
Aurelia
E. F. Wehking
C. H. Kannenberg
Andrew Buma
Alton
Mr. Kannenberg
Wm. Kannenberg
Kanaranzi
Minnesota
Basketball Schedule Pine City Feb Dates
Schedule lists games February 1 at Peterson, February 8 at Larrabee, February 15 at Cleghorn, February 20 at Galva. Also ad for Guarantee Oil Company B batteries, heavy dutys priced at three dollars or two for five fifty.
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Peterson
Larrabee
Cleghorn
Galva
Guarantee Oil Company
Postponed Home Declam: Final Contest Delayed
Illness of Mrs. Gray's father prompts a snowbound delay. Contest moved to Tuesday February 5 with orchestra and string sextette, violin solo by Frances Peters, and a program of dramatic and instrumental pieces. Proceeds fund trainer and judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Peters
Howward Anderson
Florence Harrison
Oris Holderness
Ervil Rapp
Francis Petrs
Lily Danielson
Aileen Glawe
Esther Nelson
Ballant
Anna Paulson
Gladys Paulson
Jane Blanch
Jimmie
Bonnie Keister
Frances Person
Chautauqua
William Philpott
L. E. Christensen
Alta News Items Highlights Local Happenings
Miss Nettie Lindlief underwent appendicitis surgery at the local hospital. Fairview Consolidated beat Alta 82 to 14 in a basketball game at the Alta field. The U.S. Senate approved L. E. Kislingbury as Alta postmaster for four more years. Wedding news: Mrs. Sylvia Swanson and Mr. Robert Gustafson wed, January 18. Gorge W. C. Hultgren and Lewis Johnson sold their implement business to P. D. Long and W. K. Blackwell of Spencer with a half section stock farm as part of the deal.
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Nettie Lindlief
Fairview Consolidated School
Alta Field
Washington, D. C
L. E. Kislingbury
United States Senate
Alta
Alta For Anoth
Sylvia Swanson
Peter Swanson
Robert Gustafson
E. J. Gustafson
Gorge W. C. Hultgren
Lewis Johnson
Altea
P. D. Long
W. K .Blackwell
Spencer
Retirins
Milford
Public sales dates listed for publication
A memo lists upcoming public sale dates from various sellers. Sword and partner on Feb 1, Victor Larson on Feb 5, Peterson Bros on Feb 18, W R Montgomery on Feb 14, Ed Anderson Alta Chester White sow sale on Feb 19, Gylfe Anderson on Feb 20, John T Edson Storm Lake Poland China sow sale on Feb 22.
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Sword and Partner
Victor Larson
Peterson Bros
W. R. Montgomery
Ed. Anderson
Alta
Chester White
Gylfe Anderson
John T. Edson
Storm Lake
Poland
China
Methodist Church Notes Highlight February Events
Pastor F Moore leads regular services with a Sunday sermon and a Child Life of the World picture show. The W F M S meets at the parsonage on Wednesday February 6. A Lincoln Speaks pageant is set for Sunday evening February 10.
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Lincoln
Life Devoted to Lord's Work
Obituary for Wilhelmina Mathilda Augusta Wehking daughter of Rev H Wehking born October 7 1887 Wayne Nebraska died January 20 1929 St Paul Minnesota after a long illness. She taught parochial school in Hanover Iowa for twelve years trained as a nurse at Lutheran hospital Sioux City and served as superintendent of Luther an hospital. She suffered Bachariel Endocardites after influenza in 1928 and died at St Johns hospital St Paul. Funeral services were held January 24 at St Johns Hanover in German and English with burial in the church cemetery.
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Wilhelmina Mathilda Augusta
H. Wehking
Wayne Nebraska
St. John’s Hospital
St. Paul
Minnesota
Iowa
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Hanover
H. Webking
Thanks for kindness and flowers in our bereavement
The Wehking and Noack families express gratitude for acts of sympathy and memorial flowers. A note from Rev. and Mrs. H Wehking and Rev. and Mrs. A Noack along with Mr. and Mrs. H Wehking Jr and Rev. E F Wehking is included. Also advertised are radios priced from 35 to 60 dollars from Guarantee Oil Company.
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H. Wehking
A. Noack
H. Wehking Jr
E. F. Wehking
Guarante Oil Company
Pioneer Aurelia Furniture Man Fred Schroeder Dies
Frederick Schroeder, a longtime Aurelia furniture dealer born in Germany in 1852, died January 26 1929 at age 76 after a lengthy illness. He moved to Iowa in 1882, built a two story brick shop, and ran the business 27 years before selling. He leaves a daughter, three sisters in Germany, a brother in Paullina, and a sister in Aurelia. Funeral at German Evangelical church conducted by Rev. Edwin Trigg with burial in Aurelia cemetery.
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Fred Schroeder
Aurelia
Frederick Schroeder
Reburg
Hanover
Germany
Iowa
United States
Monee
Illinois
Frederika Bremer
G. R. Wharton
Odd Fellows
Modern Woodmen
Knights of Pythias
German Evangelical Church
E. H. Knight
Henry Schroeder
Paullina
Louise Schroeder
Edwin Trigg
Congregational Church
Aurelis Cemetery
Thanks to friends for acts during illness and death
We thank Mrs. E. H. Knight Miss Louise Schroeder and Henry Schroeder for their kindness and the beautiful flowers shown in our sorrow for our father and brother.
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E. H. Knight
Louise Schroeder
Henry Schroeder
Eding to Close Aurelia Movie House After Five Years
J C Eding manager of The American Theatre Aurelia announces closure of the moving picture show after five and a half years. Last screening will be Monday night with a second showing of Wings. He says attendance has been too light to continue and plans to dispose of equipment. The town will feel the loss of local entertainment.
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J. C. Eding
American Theatre
Aurelia
Eding
Senator McDonald Heads Code Revision Committee
State Senator Lew McDonald of Cherokee is named chairman of the code revision committee for the current session. He also serves on commerce and trade elections enrolled bills judiciary No. 1 military affairs political and judicial districts public schools railroads and ways and means. Representative Bush is assigned to Agriculture appropriations board of control dairy and food motor vehicles and transportation animal industry state and educational institutions and child welfare.
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Lew McDonald
Bush
County Engineer Resigns Sets Omaha Move
County Engineer J. N. Cook has resigned to relocate to Omaha and join Henningsen Engineering as a consulting engineer. Floyd G. Ruby was hired Tuesday as county engineer at 200 dollars monthly, bringing strong road expertise with C. Y. Seinstrom. Hotel Lewis renovations by Mrs. W. P. Goldie, Dale Goldie, and James Gordon run about 10 thousand dollars. A fire at Palm Studio destroyed the interior. only the outer shell remains. insurance coverage was partial. The Cherokee flying club eyes a March start with fifty class A members toward a goal now seeming achievable.
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J. N. Cook
Omaha
Henningsen Engineering Company
Cherokee Flying Club
Floyd G. Ruby
Ruby
Cherokee County
C. Y. Seinstrom
W. P. Goldie
Dale Goldie
James Gordon
Lewis
Cherokee
Tanic Mry Advertising Seeks Business Attention
Local ad brief asks whether your business needs a tanic marketing push and offers no further details on services or pricing.
Cherokee Man Killed in Auto Crash
Beryl Hicks, 21, of Cherokee, was fatally injured when a frost obscured John Mandell’s windshield causing his vehicle to strike the wrecker car as Hicks attempted to remove another car from a ditch. Mandell blamed frost on the windshield for the visibility problem.
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Beryl Hicks
Cherokee
John Mandell
Mandell
Looking Back Into the Past from Aurelia News
Letters from son Clifford and daughter Irene tell of a happy France meeting. Edith Russell and Henry Wathen wed at Cherokee and will move to the Howell farm. Albert Grashoff works on George Garber street. Lighter buys a residence from the Lighter family after four years. Staley sells Aurelia garage equipment. Fred Everett moves to North Dakota with a public sale on February 12. Mummert buys Garber Mummert building from Joseph Harker. Farmers form a cooperative telephone company planning to buy the Aurelia system from Northern Telephone.
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Edith Gerrude Russell
Henry Wathen
Cherokee
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FABER
Kannenberg
Buma
Alta Advertiser
Methodist ‘Church
F. Moore
Wilhelmina Wehking
Aurelia, IA
Senator McDonald
County Seat News
Palm
North Second
Willow Streets
Julius Robar
Cli
Irene
France
Clifford
M. Mummert
Garber & Mumert
Joseph Harker
Angeles
Cooperative Telehone
Aurela
The
Northern Telephone
Aan
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