Nearby Town Happenings Across Several Iowa Communities
Reports from Washta Sutherland Spencer Storm Lake and Storm Lake show local tragedies shifts in public works and college activities. Notable items include two suicides Herman Hoppe 57 near Sutherland and Sam Carrington 84 near Washta. Storm Lake set to receive a state dredge after its Lake Manawa project. H H Cobb undergoing appendicitis surgery at Des Moines veterans hospital. five fire alarms in Marcus over 24 hours. rail removal near Rembrandt Spencer by Chicago firm. Elmer Mohr of Minneapolis fined 300 for intoxicated driving. a July wedding for Dorothy Elizabeth Edson and Max Dillon at the Edson home. Buena Vista college repair painting projects and a rise in summer enrollment to 170 students.
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Washta
Sam H. Carrington
Cliff Conley
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Storm Lake
Lake Manawa
Council Bluffs
Sutherland Courier
Herman Hoppe
Sutherland
Peterson
H. H. Cobb
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Marcus News
Sioux Rapids Press
Rembrandt
Spencer
Greenville
Hyman-Michaels Wrecking Company
Chicago
Spencer News-Herald
Elmer Mohr
Minneapolis
Clay County
George A. Heald
Mark
Storm Lake Pilot- Tribune
Wills C. Edson
Lake Ave
Dorothy Elizabeth
Max Dillon
Margaret G. Dillon
Newton
Buena Vista College
E. W. Oates and Company
Olson
Science Hall
Alta News Items Highlights County Youth Survey and Park Meeting
Alta selected as one of three Iowa towns for a study on why youths leave home. The second of three county wide Farm Bureau evenings will meet July 24 at Wescott Park Cherokee with Iowa State College President Friley to speak. Local items include a fatal illness at Alta hospital and a Wayne Dyer wedding in Bancroft. Grasshopper complaints reported by County Agent Gunnerson.
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Alta
Iowa
Mary
Charlotte Castle
Esther Hanson
Black Hills
Colorado
Yellowstone National Park
West
Rose Rawn
Alta Hospital
Donald Dyer
Fangman
Loma Anderson
Storm Lake Lake
Father
Bancroft
Mr. Dyer
Cherokee County Farm Bureau
Wescott Park
Cherokee
Charles E. Friley
Iowa State College
Friley
Cherokee Municipal Band
Ronald Bush
Washta
Pitcher Township Farm Bureau
Cherokee Public School
Grace Johns
Francis Johnson
Marjorie Spoor
Fanny Paschell
Wilma Luce
Silver Township Farm Bureau
Walter J. Peterson
Walter Fuller
Lawrence Kohns
Jim Korns
C. G. Turner
E. H. Dull
Margaret Shea
Marcus
Fred Mossman
Walter Miller
Guy Rae
Norman Smith
Lloyd Barnes
First County Paving to be Let August 4
Cherokee Times reports bids for paving under the Cherokee county bond issue will be received by the state highway commission on Tuesday August 4. Projects include primary No 5 from the Plymouth county line to Cherokee and Aurelia to Alta, plus primary No 148 linking Marcus with No 5.
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Cherokee Times
Cherokee County
State Highway Commission
Ditto
Commission
Howard Montgomery
Plymouth County
Cherokee
Aurelia
Alta
Marcus
Ida County
Holstein
Osceola County
Straw conservation tops Iowa drought survey recommendations
Iowa county agents urge saving all straw and trench silos for cornstalks to curb drought losses. The survey led by P C Taff of Iowa State College Extension Service recommends feeding exchanges, possible loans, and cattle buying programs to cope with shortages.
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Iowa
P. C. Taff
Iowa State College Extension Service
Drouth
Iowa Baby Beef Show Left With Limited Calves
H C Aaberg assistant secretary of agriculture and superintendent of the 4 H Baby Beef Show at the Iowa State Fair says over 5000 baby beeves are on feed in Iowa and counties may only exhibit up to 20 calves due to stall shortages. The baby beef barns at the State fair Grounds hold 580 stalls making the show the largest in the world.
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H. C. Aaberg
Iowa
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church announces Sunday services
St. Pauls Lutheran Church invites attendance with Sunday School at 10 a m and English Service at 10 45. Mr Milton Otto, theology student at St Louis Seminary, will speak. On Sunday August 2 Mr Stuart Dorr of Marcus will preach.
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Milton Otto
Our St. Louis Seminary
Stuart Dorr
Marcus
Rain and Wind End Dreuth in Aurelia Area
A late Sunday storm brought rain gusts and hail across Aurelia and surrounding regions. Winds toppled trees damaging property and causing telephone outages while corn and oats suffered. Reported hail damaged crops six miles northeast of Aurelia with several residents noting line repairs and farm losses.
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Aurelia
Martin
Harry Wilson
Peoples Telephone Company
Bell
D. A. Fleter
Ida Grove
Henry Reimers
Marcus
Leo Kolpin
McKinnon
John Booth
Earl Waters
Stout
Swan Nelson
Nick Linquist
Urang McGown
Art Peckenschneider
Water Connections Near Completion on Main Street
Water connections on Main Street are nearly finished with copper service lines from mains to curb and from curb to basements by property owners. The town divided work among three plumbers Aurelia Percy Clover Espy McDeid and Perry Ammons. The project also extends the main north to the Farmers National Bank corner and west to the bank building end. a fire hydrant was moved from Nelson Cafe to the rear of the bank.
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Aurelia
Percy Clover
Espy McDeid
Perry & Ammons
Farmers National Bank
Bank
Nelson Cafe
Card of Thanks for kind assistance in time of sorrow
The Hoffmeier Peters and Strom families express gratitude to friends for support during their bereavement. They assure all kindness will not be forgotten and sign with grandchildren.
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Fred Hoffmeier
Will Peters
John Strom
Cherokee News Highlights Local Action and Community Notes
One hour parking on Cherokee’s four main streets will be enforced 9 a m to 12 p m Saturdays beginning Aug 1 per Chief C C Cobb. Marguerite Danielson elected president of the Ladies Auxiliary Patriarchs Militant of Towa 1 0 at the state meeting in Clear Lake. Cherokee county ranks fifth among 12 northwest Iowa counties in farm homes with radios per Iowa weather and crop bureau. 1937 county budget estimated at 281 600 by supervisors, about 33 000 above IOAG levy of 248 888. A fire scorched over 30 acres of pasture on J M Lyman farm north of Sioux Valley hospital Saturday evening, likely from a spark from a passing baled freight train damaged Port Sleezer farm nearby.
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Cherokee
C. C. Cobb
Marguerite Danielson
Department Association
Ladies Auxiliary Patriarchs Militant of
Towa
Clear Lake
Cherokee County
Iowa
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iown Department of Agriculture
Board of Supervisors
Court House
IOAG
J. M. Lyman
Sioux Valley Hospital
Satceley Ciening
Port Sleezer
Ask Federal Aid for Plymouth Farmers
LeMars Sentinel reports a survey by Plymouth county relief workers finds extreme crop losses. They urge the state relief headquarters to add Plymouth to the drought relief area to secure federal assistance for farmers who have lost crops.
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Plymouth
LeMars Sentinel
Harry Cannon
C. R. Lindquist
le Mars
Herman Jennemd
Spencer
Plymouth County
Drouth
Jenneman
Rerouting plans for east hill road and new river bridge
Ten years ago the state highway commission proposed rerouting the east hill road at Cherokee and the construction of a new river bridge. Funeral services for Conrad Mumnmevt were held at the Methodist church. Aurelia fire department raised 221.50 at a second dance at the Tie-In barn. Harley McKinnis family moved into a residence by the town park. O B East advertised a closing-out sale of his grocery and meat stock. Miss Clara Leckin and Miss Jessie Leckin planned to move to Los Angeles. Miss Margaret Pruitt also headed for Los Angeles. Hazel Lama would take her place at the telephone office.
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State Highway Commission
East Hill
Cherokee
Conrad Mumnmevt
Methodist Church
Aurelia Fire Department
Harley McKinnis
O. B. East
Clara
Jessie Leckin
Los Angeles
California
Margaret Pruitt
Hazel Lama
Storm Lake Level Drops Below Normal Amid Dry Weather
Storm Lake has fallen about one foot and eight inches below its high point this year due to extended dry weather. The lake rose after snowmelt in April but remains two feet below normal with no overflow over the dam since the season peak.
Congregational Church Details and Subscription Push
The Congregational Church led by Pastor Idwin Trigg lists church school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Junior and Senior Christian Endeavor will be discontinued until September. The Sentinel acts as authorized agent for Sioux City papers and urges subscription renewals.
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Christian Endeavor
the Sentinel
Sioux City
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Alta Advertiser
Charles E. Finley
WSUR
ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Walter
Dreuth
Sentinel
A. A. Dingman
W. C. Marsh
Jess Pierce
George Garber
Dunkard
Pitcher Township
Western Union
the First Trust & Savings Bank
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