Local Family Visits And Socials Across Midwest Towns
Mrs. Burt Beeghley spends the 4th at Kingsley in the G. W. Roger home. Henry Fassler of Benton Iowa visits Burt Beeghley and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones visit Rock Island Nebraska with Mrs. Jones' sister. Miss Mildred Cave and Lois Booth vacation in the Iowa Lakes region. Mrs. J. W. Weiser and children depart Elmhurst Illinois after six weeks with O. B. East. Merlin Hansbruch Marvin Lehnhardt escort Miss Pat Young to Elber and Cedar Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Stull of South Sioux Nebraska visit Herbert Peterson’s home. Stull is Frances Marquardt formerly a local teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Fassler
Benton, Iowa
Burt Beeghley
J. W. Weiser
Florence
John
Elmhurst
Ill
O. B. East
Merlin, Hansbruch
Marvin Lehnhardt
Pat Young
Elber
Cedar Falls
Carroll Stull
Jane
South, Sioux, Nebr
Herbert Peterson
Stull
Frances Marquardt
K. J. Phillips
Kingsley, Ia
Mr. Phillips
A. W. Phillips
Iowa
Storm Lake Fourth Celebrations Highlight Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Wharton joined Mrs. M. O. Miller at Storm Lake for the Fourth. Misty Fly Spray pint priced at 39¢ from Flory Drug Store. Mr. and Mrs. H FE. Rice also spent over the holiday at a cottage on Storm Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Wharton
M. O. Miller
Storm Lake
Misty Fly
Flory Drug Store
Fire Insurance and Holiday Visits Across Iowa and nearby
A roundup of local fire insurance notes and holiday travel shows Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Krout and Earl Fraser visiting Sioux Falls South Dakota over the Fourth. Mrs. Gertrude Russell stayed with her daughter in Cherokee. A crew works on telegraph lines near Aurelia while Merle Bischel enjoys a ten day furlough in North Carolina. Mrs. K J Phillips returns from Marcus Iowa as Band Tag Day reaches fifty dollars and fifty three cents. Dale Whitney and Will Meisenhelder visit from Hartford South Dakota. Last week’s Sentinel overlooked attendees at Rev. G R Gilbert's funeral in Nemaha June 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Krout
Earl Fraser
Sioux Falls
S. Dak
L. E. Walter
Merle Bischel
Alma.Bischel
Merle
North Carolina
Dale Whitney
Will Meisenhelder
Hartford
South Dakota
Walter Whitney
O. B. East
Sentinel
Chas.Nelson
A. J. Maltby
G. R. Gilbert
Nemaha
Holiday Socials and Travel Rumors Across West Okoboji and Beyond
The Fourth weekend features residents at cottages on West Okoboji Lake including Mal Prewitt and Ernest Gustafson. Others travel to Omaha Emmetsburg and Des Moines. Personal visits span Texas to Minnesota with families and friends, plus trades like painting and insurance services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mal Prewitt
Ernest Gustafson
West Okoboji
Family visit to Garden City pastors in Minnesota
Mr. and Mrs. Albert V. Fierk of Vernon and Mrs. Ariel Byerly with son Frankie traveled to Garden City Minnesota on Sunday to visit Rev. and Mrs. Clyde C. Leeds and family. They returned home Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert V. Fierk
Vernon
Ariel Byerly
Frankie
Garden City
Minn
Clyde C. Leeds
Boot Foot Replaces Amputated Foot for Ida Gorve Man
Ray Pilcher of Ida Gorve gains a temporary tailored right boot foot after his left foot was amputated six months ago. The device serves until an artificial foot is ready and lets him drive and stand with one crutch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Pilcher
Ida Gorve
Ray
Old South Church bulletin on air raid drill circulated
Louis Scott Robinson, son of Mills County treasurer, serving in the coast guard in Boston, Mass, sent a bulletin to his father in Malvern instructing Old South Church in congregation air raid procedures during service. The church has historic ties to the Revolutionary War alarms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Scott Robinson
Mills County
Coast Guard
Doston
Mass
Malvern
Old South Church
Society Notes Highlights July Civic Parties And Birthdays
Mrs Nels Carlson entertained her club with lunch on Friday afternoon July 3. Rebekahs met at I O O F hall July 3 with cake and coffee served. Miss Inez Groff celebrated birthday July 7 with a covered dish luncheon and a dime gift to honoree. Joan Westphal hosted seven to eight girls for her July 7 birthday party with games lunch and gifts. Mrs Jess Williams honored by PF F club July 2 with gifts and lunch. Birthday club met July 1 at Mrs Williams home with a dime shower and lunch. Mrs Wilson Perry hosted N R club July 2 with prizes and guests. next meeting at Mrs Gladys Robar’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekahs
I. O. O. F. Hall
Mildred Russell
Birthday Club
Inez Groff
Joan Westphal
Joan
Jess Williams
F. F. Club
PF. F. Club
Earl Bruce
Clifford Bruce
Jerry
Ivan Wilson
Wilson Perry
N. R. Club
Phena Parrott
Ida Rydstrom
Ernest Gustafson
Ben Spitsbarr
Gilbert Clow
Floyd Anderson
Gladys Robar
Afton Vicinity Social News Highlights Local Visits
Mrs. Eartwick notes visitors and gatherings around Afton including Mr. and Mrs. Gunner Olson and Vernon of Grand Forks visiting the Menefee family. Stienekes at the Bill Young home. multiple supper and Sunday visits. a Spring township picnic. family reunions. and guests from Wisconsin and Chicago at local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunner Olson
Vernon
Grand Forks
North Dakota
McKinley Menefee
Marlene
Olson
Menefee
Ellis Stieneke
Roy Stieneke
Bill Young
Storm Lake
Mesdames F. J
Dale McGuffin
Will Sleezer
George Zwick
Laurine
Opal Cave
Frank
Forrest Dreyer
Gilbert Clow
Merlyn Draper
Spring Township
Dale Sleezer
Alvin Peterson
Aurelia
Arthur Phipps
Floyd Eby
Esther Phipps
Wisconsin
John Gilchrist
Mildred Cave
Okoboji
Merlyn Honsbruch
Cedar Falls
Elberon
Pat. Young
Earl Zwick
Sutherland
Peterson
Roy Mason
Victor Swanson
Oscar Swanson
Hartley
Eby
W. A. Allen
Woodrow Nelson
N. K. Nelson
Alvin Nelson
Delmar Ross
Chicago
Mr. Ross
Peterson and
Russell Allen
Church services and Sunday schedules listed
The Congregational Church led by Edwin Trigg holds church school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. St Pauls Lutheran Church pastor William Walter offers Sunday school at 9 45 a.m. and English language divine worship at 10 45 a.m. Visitors welcome at all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin ‘Trigg
Methodist Church Notes Junior High Camp Delegation
Rev E Stanworth reports church activities with church school at 10 am and morning worship at 11 am. Six youths named Richard Jones Robert McKinnis Jimmy Hench Kenneth Wickersheim George Phipps Eveline Stanworth attend Junior High Camp at Lake Okoboji from July 6 to 11, under Rev and Mrs Stanworth supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Allen
Lake Okoboji
Richard Jones
Robert McKinnis
Jimmy Hench
Kenneth Wickersheim
George Phipps
Eveline Stanworth
Stanworth
Mount Olive Baptist Church Service Schedule Vernon Wyoming
Vernon WY church announces Sunday school at 10 am morning worship at 11 am and evening preaching at 8 pm. The B Y P U meets Thursday evenings twice a month under Pastor White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Olive Baptist Church
Vernon
Big Iowa Bizman Marks Army Insurance Sales
Vin Clindinin of Grinnell serving in California Army averages 1.2 million dollars weekly in regular Army life insurance for soldiers and receives no commission. He recently signed Texas A and M fullback John Kimborough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vin Clindinin
Grinnell
California
Fin
John Kimborough
Texas A & M
Citizens protest Burlington plan to replace gas electric service
One hundred Milton residents petitioned the Commerce Commission against the Burlington Railroad proposal to substitute mixed train service for existing gas electric passenger routes and to tear up tracks between Moulton and Sedan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
The
Commerce Commission
Burlington Railroad
Moulton
Sedan
Harvard Names Leslie Rollins Assistant Dean
Leslie Rollins formerly of Denison and recently teaching at Northwastern University Ruanston TI has been appointed assistant dean of the Harvard School of Business Administration in Cambridge MA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Rollins
Denison
Northwastern
Ruanston, TI
Harvard School of Business Administration
Cambridge
Mass
Irate Wife Calls Out Tomato Catsup Code On Bill
A Corning housewife complained after receiving her grocery bill and challenged a line item described as 1 tom cat 15e. The grocer explained the term was code for 1 bottle of tomato catsup and calmed her upset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Draftee John Sheridan Deferred After Shock Near Hampton
John Jerome Sheridan of Rodman among 37 draftees who left Palo Alto county for induction on June 13 was deferred at Des Moines to recover from injuries after a lightning shock near Hampton Iowa several weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jerome Sheridan
Rodman
Palo Alto County
Des Moines
Hampton
Iowa
Hen Lays Upright Eggs Puzzle Baffles Farmer
A Glen Shook farm hen near Emerson lays eggs that always stand upright, defying normal packing. The farmer sends the odd eggs to a believe it or not department of an agricultural journal for explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Shook
Emerson
Glen
Department of An Agricultural Journal
Whopper Ration Counts 97 500 Pounds Sugar For Reinbeck Cannery
Grundy county rationing board grants Reinbeck Canning Co. a single order permit for 97 500 pounds of sugar for three and a half months. The quota covers this year’s canning requirements and mirrors the county’s expected need for all residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
State buys park area shores of Lake Cornelia near Clarion
The State Conservation Commission purchases the north shore of Lake Cornelia from George Linebarger and adjoining land from Earl Hamilton for state purposes. The acquisition totals about 20 acres including areas north and west of the shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State Conservation Commission
Lake Cornelia
Clarion
George Linebarger
Earl Hamilton
First all-woman jury drawn in Clarke county trial
An all-woman jury, the first in Clarke county, was chosen to hear Don Davis sr. vs. A M Bell. Trial Judge Homer A Fuller said it was the first such jury in his district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Don Davis, Sr
A. M. Bell
Homer A. Fuller
Town’s 1942 gross income may top 200 million over 1941
The city projects a potential jump in gross income for 1942, estimating an increase around 200 million dollars compared with 1941 figures, signaling hopeful fiscal momentum for the municipal budget.
Market swings in Sioux City hog and cattle prices noted
Hog prices peaked at $14.40 Monday and slid to $14.15 Tuesday with main trade at $14.00. Sows reached $18.00, steers and yearlings largely steady to 15 cents lower, heifers $10.75 to $12.75, spring lambs $14.75 top, yearlings about $11.85, with Cherokee county shippers like Richard Glawe marketing 46 steers at 1075 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Cherokee County
Richard Glawe
Steers
Livestock Prices and Purchases Listed in Billings
A ledger lists bids and weights for several livestock lots. Henry H. Otto funds 17 steers weighing 892 pounds at 12.60 per hundredweight. Albert Johnson offers 16 steers at 1006 pounds with a total of 12,560 dollars. Frank Becker provides 20 sows at 894 pounds priced at 14.00 per hundredweight. The entry also shows 12.15 for one heifer weighing 860 pounds and various price points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Otto
Albert Johnson
Frank Becker
Caution on Ladders and Stepladders Hazards
Going through ladders is more unlucky than walking under them and sets a warning against keeping weak or broken ladders. Stepladders pose special hazards due to frequent use and their complexity compared with straight ladders.
Newchamp Willie Lamb Breaks Timothy Growth Record
Bloomfield farmer Willie Lamb briefly held a record for long eared Timothy growth at 10 inches before M. Jones surpassed it with Timothy heads just over 11 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Lamb
Bloomfield
M. Jones
Timothy
For Sale Grain Elevator and Farm Tools
For sale a grain elevator complete with jack and power. Howell Motor Co advertises lawn mowers and sickles sharpened. General blacksmithing, horse shoeing and wood work offered. Located across the alley from Cram's, Geo. A. Hansen. Aetna farm loans at low rates with no commission appraisal or title costs to borrower. Farmers National Bank, Aurelia, 2-42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell Motor Co
Cram’s
Geo. A. Hansen
AETNA
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aurelia, Iowa
Kingsley
G. W. Roger
Tornado Insurance
Harry H. Lockin
Mrs. Paul Jones
Rock Island
Nebr
Mrs. Jones
Carl G. Anderson
Forman
N. Dak
Mrs. Anderson
Mrs. Jensen
Lois Booth
Iowa Lakes Region
Fire Insurance
Gertrude Russell
E. E. Crippen
Cherokee
Illinois Central
Marcus
Lloyd Ruby
C. C. Hansen
Orlo Shank
Donna Rae
Omaha
Automobile Insurance
E. C. Lighter
Carl
Emmetsburg
Edwin Johnson
Texas
Rosalia Johnson
Espy McDeid
H. H. Lockin
Harry Howell
Geo. Scott
Archie Nelson
West Okoboji Lake
W. H. Soule
Vermillion, S. D
Ramona Thevenin
Clarence Thevenin
Henry Teerink
Afton 4-H
Farm Bureau
Burt Mummert
Alex Ian
A. J. Fraser
Alma Bischel
Clay Dawson
Minneapolis
Leon Bischel
Mrs. Dawson
Wm. KE. Whitney
Thomas
Billy
Mildred Whitney
Mr. Ruby
Eldora Ruby
Sheldon
Lyle Waddell
Webb Waddell
Harry Williams
Waterloo
Rantoul
Helmer Carlberg
Virginia
Boone
Mrs. Carlberg
Clara Ingersoll
Step Up Production
A. Fraser Elevator
OLD South
Society
Mildred Thomson
Afton
Mrs. Eartwick
Methodist Church
E. Stanworth
Harvard
Tom Cat
Allis-Chalmers
Kroll & Patterson
Newchamp
Robinhood
Carlton
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