Alta News Items Highlights Local Changes and Anniversaries
Lloyd Luft sells his case in Alta to C R Rowe of Early with possession to be given Monday July 7. Rural mail carriers switch to 8 AM deliveries. Miss Lillian Larson seeks release from a Colorado school assignment. Mr and Mrs James Alderson celebrate 50th anniversary with relatives present. August Richter parole revoked by Judge DeLand and he is committed to the state reformatory for five years after pig theft arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Luft
Alta
C. R. Rowe
Lillian Larson
Lars Larson
Colorado
E. J. Edwards
Board of Education of
Alita
James Alderson
Dubuque
Iowa
C. H. Johnson
Adeline Alderson
Leon LePage
Alderson
August Richter
Gasoline Explosion Burns Earl Wiggins at Popcorn Stand
Earl Wiggins suffered severe burns to both legs when a gasoline pressure tank exploded at a popcorn stand run by the McKinnis family near Tutt cream station. Mrs. McKinnis started the burner. Wiggins assisted, overpressured a gauge-less tank, causing a spray of gasoline and fire. Several nearby children escaped with minor burns. Wiggins shows painful but improving prospects.
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Earl Wiggins
McKinnis
Tutt
Wiggins
Clean Houses and Spray for Chicken Mites
W N Vernon extension specialist warns poultry keepers that chicken mites threaten profits in summer. Begin by cleaning nests, boards and floors, then spray with a 5 percent liquor cerosol or coal tar disinfectant, inside and outside as needed, and repeat. After drying, apply a mixture of five parts waste crank case oil to one part liquor cerosol compound to nests and roosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Vernon
Town State College
Two Special Attractions At Community Theatre This Week
The Community Theatre announces two special weekly attractions on Wednesday and Saturday nights. Saturday features Ken Maynard in The Wagon Master, a western epic about a fearless wagon master guiding caravans through harsh odds. Wednesday presents This Mississippi Gambler with gambling wheels cards and bags of gold.
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Ken Maynard
Prairies West
Social gatherings and birthdays mark early July in local society
Mrs Arthur Ohlson hosted friends on Thursday for five hundred with Mrs Lars Mark winning the high score. A lunch followed among pastel decorations. Relatives surprised Mrs Jacob Herold for her eighty first birthday on July 8 with a luncheon. The WFM S met at Mrs Ralph Peterson's on July 9 with Extension Work lessons and a piano duet. July 4 brought a country picnic for relatives at Mr and Mrs August Nelson’s with several local families attendees. The Pythian Club met at Mrs John Holderness's home, gifting a silver spoon to her small son Ray Dean. A Cherokee Tourist park picnic featured swimming at Spring Lake with Miss Mildred Anderson and friends.
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Arthur Ohlson
Lars Mark
Jacob Herold
Ralph Peterson
Walter Lewis
Charice Moore
Anna Paulson
Lucille Wieland
Peterson
Lew Dyslin
A. J. Maltby
August Nelson
H. H. Lockin
George Scott
H. H. Howell
Robbie
Archie Nelson
Billy
Lake Mills
Iowa
L. H. Deno
Akron
Colorado
Pythian Club
John Holderness
Cherokee Tourist Park
Mildred Anderson
Allen Onn
Bernice Kolpin
Cherokee
Spring Lake
Theatergoer Follows Play Twice Daily for Two Weeks
Joseph Van Ramite recounts a New Yorker who attends the same theater production every night for fourteen days. The man explains his plan to witness a pivotal moment when the husband might return for a missed item and confront the lover on the fire escape.
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Joseph van Ramite
Sweeping the Board Origin in Card Play
A Britannica style note explains that to sweep the board means to win all stakes, tracing the phrase to card players where one person takes every item on the table. It outlines how the expression conveys a dominant victory over all opposition.
For Sale Local Item Sought By Neighboring Buyer
A local for sale listing invites offers for a community item. The ad requests quick contact and notes reasonable price expectations and nearby pickup options.
Fur farm formed by Cherokee men in Sioux Valley region
Three Cherokee residents Debert Perrin George Perrin and Dr J H Wise organized Sioux Valley Fur farm to raise mink in Alaska and northern Minnesota with a 40 head start. The trade name was filed with the county recorder on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Valley
Minnesota
Couny
Debert Perrin
George Perrin
J. H. Wise
125 Boys Go to Ames Short Course
About 425 boys and 4-H leaders from 64 counties attended the Iowa 4-H short course at Luther College. The event featured judging contests, lectures, livestock and crop studies, farm visits, a banquet, and a campfire. Madison County earned a banquet certificate for full township club coverage and had the largest delegation. Irwin Edwards was elected president of the state 4-H boys organization.
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Annu
Loltege
Novia Woods
Madison County
Irwin Edwards
Winterest
George Lutteman
Grundy Center
Gilbert Hansen
Eagle Grove
Robert Ward
Fort Dodge
Franklin County
Grundy County
Hamilton County
Benton County
George Ludeman
Gilbert Till
Greenville
Russell Plager
Allen Packer
Clemens
Carl Snaull
Hampton
James Werner
Gibson
Clyde Brittain
Earlham
Raymond Langham
Vinton
Verold Brown
Poultry Culling Project Set for Mid July
Cherokee County Farm Bureau announces a poultry culling and dipping program to run on the same basis as last year. John G. Niles of Eldora, Iowa, will assist. Members pay 2 cents per bird. non members 3 cents. Farmers should list birds at the Farm Bureau Office for routing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County Farm Bureau
John G. Niles
Eldora
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Niles
Ames Man Urges Cautious Farm Expansion
Albert Mighell of Iowa State College warns farmers to grow cautiously amid falling prices. A study of 39 Webster County farms shows one operator overextended, earning less after wages and interest, underscoring that expansion beyond efficiency hurts profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Mighell
Agricultural Economies Section
Iowa State College
Mighell
Webster County
Heat Wave Stays Pressure As Thermometer Tops 104
The weatherman foresees no relief as a weeklong heat wave continues. A peak of 104 degrees was reached Wednesday, beating the prior day’s 103. By Thursday afternoon the temperature hovered near 100 degrees.
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years Ago
Roy E Becker remains manager of the Motor Inn Co garage in Aurelia after its sale with the Cherokee garage to D C Chadbourne of Highland Park Michigan. Carrie McClain and George Thomas wed June 1 in Sibley. Clarence Kaskey bought a new northeast town residence from Paulson Bros.
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Roy E. Becker
Manuscr
Motor Inn Co
Aurelia
Cherokee
D.C. Chadbourne
Highland Park
Michigan
Carrie McClain
George Thomas
Walnut Grove
Minnesota
Sibley
Clarence Kaskey
Paulson Bros
St Pauls Lutheran Church Nearby Services
E F Webbing will lead services next Sunday morning in the American language. Sunday School will be held at the usual hour.
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F. E. Prayt
Storm Lake
Pilot-Tribune
Masons
Buena Vista County
Sunset Park
Vane Herbert
Ford
Hawarden
Linn Grove
Regan
R. S. Mushrush
Storm Lake Register
Chamber of Commerce
George S. Angier
W. van Dyke
Mr. van Dyke
van Dyke
Montana
Helen Miller
Fairmont
Helen
Mary Kane
Wasata
Washta
George Barwick
Barwick
Lawerence Guthridge
Moville
Nature
Farmers National Bank
Aurela, Iowa
Alta Advertiser
Mickie
County Seat News
Carlson
Leon
Brown
Mary Sage
Chicago
O. G. Sage
Sage
Q O. C. Waddell
Illnois Centra
Kort Dodge
L. H. Downs
Ames
Frank F. Faber
Ar Sentinel
Sentinel
A.C. Lanham
Diamond Township
Walter W. Simmons
Jessie F. Peters
Mt. Olive
Geo. Anspach
Sioux City
Diamond Sunday
IHS Churci
Sie
Peropee
the Sentinel
First National Bank
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