Happenings from Nearby Towns Highlight July News
County Attorney James D. F. Smith and Constable Otto Morton seized four slot machines in Marcus after their visit. A fire at the S. L. Austin farm near Peterson destroyed a house due to heat and dry weather. Sol Semple debuts as Casino manager with a lively Fourth of July, and jurors from Sioux County will try riot cases set for July 10. Elvin Steer, 19, injured at Lakeside beach, shows slight improvement. Bids set for July 19 for grading and paving from Powell’s corner to Highway 71. A hailstorm near Remsen caused crop losses, mostly insured, with considerable damage.
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Marcus News
James D. F. Smith
Otto Morton
Cherokee
Marcus
Peterson Patriot
S. L. Austin
Peterson
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Sol Semple
Storm Lake
LeMars Sentinel
Earl Peters
Clarinda
Iowa
Sioux County
Petersons
Powell's Corner
Sioux Rapids
Remsen
Bell
Notice to Mow Weeds in Pitcher Township
Notice to mow all weeds on public highways in Pitcher township by August 1 to comply with state law. If not mowed, the township will do the work and costs will be assessed against adjacent property. 152 Township Trustees.
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Pitcher Township
Meriden Boy Drowns in Little Sioux River East of Cherokee
George Thomas seven year old son of George Thomas who lives north of Meriden drowned in the Little Sioux River at East Main street bridge around 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. His brothers Donald ten and Kenneth Jones eleven were with him when he sank in three and a half feet of water. Donald tried to rescue him and went under but was helped to shore by Jones. Lifeguards Evlas Quinn and Robert Warren and local rescuers worked long to revive him, with physicians later declaring there was no life. The boys were visiting their uncle Anthony Thomas near Cherokee. their mother is dead.
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Cherokee Times
George Thomas
Meriden
Little Sioux
East Main Street
Donald
Kenneth Jones
Jones
Marshal Albert Hurd
Charles Unger
Evlas Quinn
Robert Warren
Springlake Beach
Thomas
Anthony Thomas
Cherokee
Brooke Township Couple Married at Alta
Gladys Burode and John Krout of Brooke township were wed Thursday of last week, June 29, at Alta. Mayor Larson of Alta, an uncle of the bride, pronounced the ceremony. Mrs. Krout is the daughter of the late Grant Scofield. the groom once lived in the Rembrandt neighborhood. They will reside on the Scofield farm.
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Gladys Burode
John Krout
Brooke Township
Alta
Larson
Krout
Grant Scofield
Rembrandt
Farm Bureau Seeks Tax Revision Plan for Iowa
Francis Johnson of Terris Iowa, vice president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, outlined a tax revision program at the Cherokee Farm Bureau picnic. The plan aims to lift agricultural tax burdens and anticipates a special legislative session to consider reforms based on Brookings Institute findings and council reports.
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Farm Bureau Exchange
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Francis Johnson
Terris
Iowa
Wescott Park
Cherokee
Farm Bureau
Johnson
Senate Journal
Brookings Institute
Iowa Federation
Federation
Hearst Presses Fast Action to Raise Hog Prices
Charles E. Hearst chairing the Iowa Farm Bureau urges immediate measures to lift hog prices. He cites talks in Washington with packers and government officials on foreign markets and production controls to offset a 13 percent rise in fall pig farrowing. A follow-up meeting is expected within a week.
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Mr. Hearst
Hearst
Washington
Farm Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Oats for Hay Advised Amid Drought in Iowa Fields
Iowa farmers facing limited rainfall may cut oats for hay to save clover and alfalfa seedings. Iowa State College expert H D Hughes notes oat hay can be more valuable than grain, requires less cost, and helps protect weakened clover stands. Oat hay, cut in the milk stage, yields high protein feed and is favored by livestock, though not a full substitute for clover.
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Iowa
H. D. Hughes
Farm Crops Department
Iowa State College
County Seat News from Cherokee Papers
A campaign to raise the county budget of 65 789 dollars for next year is opened by the Chamber of Commerce. Dr R C Siple elected president of the Sioux Valley Dental Study club at Ida Grove office of Dr Paul Curry. Archie Nelson robbed of 32 dollars Sunday night at his highway 5 oil station by two gunmen. County board plans to house more needy at the county farm with no rent after July 1. Six cottages will be built and a schoolhouse erected by fall. Mildred Cave elected county club president at Rally day in Wescott park. Officers named Letha Davis Melva Stricker Lois Anderson.
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Chamber of Commerce
R. C. Siple
Sioux Valley Dental Study Club
Paul Curry
Ida Grove
Archie Nelson
Cherokee
A. N. Tilton
Nelson
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Mildred Cave
Afton League of the Four-Leaf Clover
Wescott Park
Letha Davis
Spring
Melva Stricker
Grand Meadow
Lois Anderson
Pitcher
New Cherokee Law Firm Opens With Two Young Attorneys
Cherokee welcomes a new law firm featuring Archie R. Nelson and Oscar E. Johnson as partners. Nelson, formerly of Lake Mills, moved his family to Cherokee and opened the practice last Thursday, while Johnson, formerly with Maher and Meloy, seeks a bright future in the city.
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Cherokee
Archie R. Nelson
August Nelson
Aurelia
Oscar E. Johnson
Nelson
Lake Mills
Johnson
Maher & Meloy
Wehking Receives Pastoral Call in Gurley
Ten years ago Rev. Wehking son of Rev. EH Wehking of Hanover accepted a call to the Salem Lutheran church in Gurley Town. The Aurelia Motor Co. received a Ford carload but still has many orders unmet. Mr and Mrs Frank Stewart Jive moved to Aurelia after work for Floyd Anderson. Congressman Wm D Boies of Sheldon spoke at the Community Club meeting.
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FP. Wehking
EH. Wehking
Hanover
Salem Lutheran Church
Gurley
Town
Aurelia Motor Co
Frank Stewart Jive
Aurelia
Floyd Anderson
Wmn. D. Boies
Sheldon
Community Club
Patterson High Wins Junior Judging Runoff
Stanley Patterson of Pilot township topped a 4-H market Pig club judging contest with 225 of 250, placing first. Loren Trapp of Willow township and Philip Peterson of Pitcher township finished second and third among Baby Beef and Purebred Sow and Litter clubs as 60 members toured Farm Bureau members across 10 homes and the Cherokee state hospital. A morning tour ended with a picnic at Ralph Peterson’s near Aurelia and a member team ball game.
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Farm Bureau Exchange
Stanley Patterson
Pilot Township
4-Ie Club
Loren Trapp
Willow Township
Philip Peterson
Pitcher Township
Loren
Baby
Philip
Farm Bureau
Cherokee State Hospital
Harlow Fishman
Wilmar Dubbes
Ralph Peterson
Aurelia
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Omaha
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California
Lowell Peterson
Eastside
First Presbyterian Church
J. W. Pressley
Nebraska Synod
Alta Church
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
Bureau
Cherokee County
Chas. E. Hearst
Washington, D. C
Roswell Garst
Sac City
A. G. Black
Americans Institute of Meat Packers
Crops Department
Methodist Church
W. H. Welch
Epworth and Junior League
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Leslie Leonard
Fort Dodge
Hulda Stief
Fred Hinkeldey
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