Happenings in Nearby Towns Stir Local News
A compilation from Storm Lake Pilot Tribune notes Arthur P. Hughes longtime Storm Lake fire chief died at St. Joseph’s hospital Sioux City at five. In Storm Lake Canning company began bean packing but beans ran short forcing a halt and manager Bert Marchant warns crop may fail without rain.
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Storm Lake Pilot Tribune
Arthur P. Hughes
Storm Lake Fire Department
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Sioux City
Storm Lake Canning Company
Bert Marchant
Storm Lake Register
Storm Lake
Sioux Rapids
Clyde L. Hering
Remsen
Wm. Beckmann
Beckmanns
Beckmann
Peterson Patriot
Miss
Mary Fraser Wins in Lakeside Audition
Miss Mary Fraser of Aurelia won first place among women singers in an audition sponsored by Jimmie Barnett’s orchestra at the Cobblestone dance pavilion, Lakeside Park, Storm Lake. Her selections were One Night of Love and The World is Waiting for the Sunrise.
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Mary Fraser
Aurelia
Jimmie Barnett
Lakeside Park
Storm Lake
Alta News Items: Departures, Marriages, and Missing Manager
Mrs. Lucy Jimmerson dies at age 74 in a Cherokee hospital. Dier Tincknell earns a B S from Iowa University. Dr and Mrs Everett Lund visit Alta after three years in Siam. Harold Carpenter marries Evelyn Keith in South Sioux City. J J O Hara, Alta Creamery manager, missing since Monday. family in Ft Dodge reports he is en route to Chicago to see a baseball game and bank records show overdrawn checks.
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Dier Tincknell
Bessie Tincknell
Dier
Iowa University
Everett Lund
Alta
American University
Siam
Lund
Gust Lund
Harold Carpenter
Frank Carpenter
Evelyn Keith
South Sioux City
Keith
Archie Case
Alta School
J. J. O'Hara
Alta Creamery
New Grade for No. 59 Near Larrabee Progresses
Cherokee Times reports grading crews building the new routing of U.S. 59 north from Larrabee. Work continues for weeks toward the O'Brien county line with bridges well advanced along the route. The highway commission plans to extend the rerouting north into O'Brien county to connect with the present route near Calumet in early settings.
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Larrabee
O’brien
Calumet
Highway Commission
St Pauls Lutheran Church Service Schedule
William Walter is pastor. Sunday School starts at 10 a m and the English service at 10 45 with Holy Communion. German service to celebrate communion on Aug 4 with announcements on the prior Friday.
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ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Walter
More Funds Available for Old Age Pensions
Des Moines reports 1985 old age assistance tax totals 1 631 454 31 with Cherokee county contributing 11 868. Remittances continue and state funds of 1 000 000 for 1986 are available. Federal aid is possible but uncertain. Awards begin within two weeks under Byron G. Allen. About 6 000 more pensions may be awarded in months ahead, bringing total to 16 000. Each new million funds covers 6 173 pensions yearly at 13 50 monthly.
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Des Moines
State Comptroller’s Office
Cherokee County
Congress
Byron G. Allen
Iowa Old Age Assistance Commission
Allen
Nxt
Aurelia All-Stars Run Wins As Pitcher Sets Records
The Aurelia All-Stars extend their win streak to three with a 4 to 1 victory over House of David, as Matzdorff fans six and yields four hits in 25 minutes. They then beat Cherokee 10 to 7 in extra innings with 17 strikeouts by Matzdorff, and close with a no run no hit game against Newell.
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Aurelia
All-Stars
House of David
Matzdorff
Aurelia All- Stars
Cherokee
Mattison
Newell
Newell Boys
L. P. Nelson Honored on 73rd Birthday Anniversary
About twenty business men and friends gathered at the Nelson Cafe last Friday for a six thirty chicken dinner hosted by Miss Else Nelson in honor of her father L. P. Nelson turning 73. G. R. Wharton presented him an easy chair as a gift of remembrance. Nelson, a veteran Aurelia business figure, moved from Alta thirty years ago and has run the town cafe and restaurant.
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L. P. Nelson
Nelson Cafe
Else Nelson
Nelson
G. R. Wharton
Aurelia
Alta
Terrel to Address Farm Bureau Meeting in Cherokee
Harry E. Terrell regional secretary of the National Council for the Prevention of War will speak at the Cherokee County Farm Bureau meeting in Wescott Park Cherokee Friday evening July 26 at 8 o clock. He will discuss What Farm Prosperity will cost us with a broad view of international relations and their impact on agriculture based on his experiences abroad.
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Harry E. Terrell
National Council For the Prevention of War
Cherokee County Farm Bureau
Wescott Park
Cherokee
Terrell
Iowa
Ohio
Virginia
Cornell College
Yale University
National Guard
Mexican
University of North Dakota
University of Iowa
Midwest
National Council For Prevention of
Europe
France
Switzerland
Saar
Germany
England
League of Nations
The
Hague
Farm Bureau
Cherokee County
Plymouth County Sheriff Removal Discussed by Board
Le Mars Sentinel reports that Attorney H. M. Havner and Attorney Gunnell urged ouster proceedings against Sheriff Ralph Rippey. County Attorney Gene Murray will review evidence with the Woodbury county grand jury before a supervisor meeting to decide next steps for possible suspension.
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le Mars Sentinel
H. M. Havner
Des Moines
Gunnell
Sioux City
Board of Supervisors
Gene Murray
Court House
Ralph Rippey
Havner
Rippey
Murray
Woodbury
County Seat News From Cherokee Papers
Cherokee County prepares for open competition as Illinois Central Railroad cuts class rates by 22 and a half percent with a local drawing firm already contracted. 14 counties join a new 4 H girls club project next season, focusing on home efficiency. Vera LaVonne Dawson earned a Master of Science at Town State Teachers College. Congressman Guy M Gillette left for Washington after a family visit, noting adjournment timing remains speculative.
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Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Cherokee
Guy M. Gillette
Washington
Congressman Gillette
Congress
Hanover Softball Showdowns Highlight Sunday Night
Two Hanover teams meet Sunday with the All-Stars on the mound as Drier returns and Matzdorff opposes him. The Hanover girls face Ruebsams Ponies in the curtain-raiser. Local observations note community attendance and interest in both games.
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Hanover
Drier
Matzdorff
Curtian
Ten Years Ago in Aurelia Trades. Deaths and Developments Recap
Ten years ago John Otto bought the August Miller estate farm near Hanover church at 225 dollars per acre. Mrs. Herman Nelson died suddenly at Bates hospital from heart dilatation after childbirth the day before. Henry Luckeman, early Aurelia settler, died at a Cherokee hospital. Aurelia's new chemical and fire truck arrived ready for emergencies. Ira Mann plans north front and office additions to the Aurelia Motot Co. garage for about two thousand dollars.
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John Otto
August Miller
Hanover Church
Herman Nelson
Bates Hospital
Henry Luckeman
Aurelia
Cherokee
Ira Mann
Aurelia Motot Co
Oat and Barley Crop Disappoints Farmers
Farmers report disappointment in oat and barley yields and quality after a hot, dry two week period. Early rosy prospects were dashed by rust and heat during final development, leading to a poorer harvest in the region.
Congregational Church Service Schedule
Church school opens at 10:00 a.m. Morning worship at 11:00 a.m. No Christian Endeavor until September. Pastor Edwin Trigg presides.
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William Cash
George Price
le Mars Savings Bank
Woodbury County
Orange City
State Bank
Lakeside
Mrs. Dugan
Marcus
Mrs
Orlo Shank
Alta Advertiser
Lucy Jimmerson
Jimmerson
O’brien County
Saftey
Farmers National Bank
Terrel
Farm Bureau Meeting
Plymouth
Ruebsam
K. C. Dagger
W. E. Dagger
Glenn Dagger
Philip Fassler
Fred Fassler
Cornelia Braunschweig
Sentinel
M. Streff
W. N. Streff
John Baumann
Olmstead Cafe
Turner & Leiser
K E. R. Turner
George Chamberlin
August Bischel
Aurelia Lumber Co
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the First Trust & Savings Bank
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