Mt Olive News Busy Week With Threshing And Visits
Mt Olive reports threshing in several rings this week and a flurry of visits. Families from Aurelia Cherokee Spencer Quimby and nearby towns gathered for suppers dinners and birthdays while locals shared hospitality and farm work at Mt Olive and surrounding homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Johnson
Eric Carlson
Melvin Johnson
Aurelia
Ludwig Anderson
Near Cleghorn
Lorne Anderson
Mt. Olive
Earl Crippen
Spencer
Ellen Smith
Archie Shireman
Rev Bahr Honored with 40th Ordination at Hanover
Hanover News reports Rev. Bahr marked 40 years in ministry with ordination sermon by Rev. Kreutz and farewell for Rev and Mrs Bahr. Congregation and Ladies Aid gave a purse, program at the school basement followed by lunch. An infant Linda Joyce Grieme was baptized. sponsors were the Lester Grieme couple.
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Bahr
St. John’s
Hanover
Arnold Grieme
O. Bahr
Linda Joyce
Lester Grieme
Marlin Einspahr
Beaumont
Texas
Fred Radke
Arnold Ludwig
Rockwell City
Fredrich
Fenton
Iowa
Bernice Roth
Sioux City
Chas. Zwemke
Harold Hogrefe
Peterson
Afton Area Socials and Family Gatherings Noted
Mrs Roberta Meinking hosted an A C C meeting with about 20 ladies. Winners were Mrs Ray Smith and Mrs Raymond Zwick. A family gathering at Victor Carlson's featured a large picnic, with attendees from Sioux City Storm Lake Cherokee and Marcus. A baby boy born at Sioux Valley hospital Cherokee was announced to Mr and Mrs Calvin Hanscomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Meinking
LeRoy Matthews
Ray Smith
Raymond Zwick
Lester Melton
Victor Carlson
Wm. Shea
Thos. Burke
Helen Carlson
Sioux City
T. Shea
Storm Lake
Louie Shea
Margaret Shea
Cherokee
Calvin Hanscomb
Sioux Valley Hospital
Harlan Brownmiller
Brownmiller
Ray Brownmiller
Marcus
Dwight Kudrle
le Mars
Clyde Kudrle
Rochester
Minn
Billy
Earl Demaree
Ossian Man Keeps 16Yearold Dog Duke and 1Yearold Duck Donald Lucifer
At Ossian Billy Goggin cares for a long lived dog named Duke aged sixteen and a one year old duck named Donald Lucifer. The duck follows Duke everywhere and stays near him while Duke naps.
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Ossian
Billy Goggin
Duke
Duck
Donald Lucifer
Woman's jaw wired after cracker incident
Mrs. L. A. Walden of Lamoni slipped her jaw while eating a graham cracker and now has both jaws wired. She notes the accident should not happen to anyone, especially women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Walden
Lamoni
4 H youth lead soil conservation efforts in Iowa
Iowa 4 H members integrate soil conservation into club programs with field activities. They map farms, layout contour lines, plant reed canary grass nurseries, test soils, and establish legume plots. Tours to demonstrations and farms reinforce practice, with awards from Firestone supporting medals, bonds, trips, and scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
C. A. Lineweaver
Soil Conservation Service
Dad
Soil Conservation
Page County
Iowa State College
Monroe County
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Chicago
Workman Rescues Fainted Colleague in Water Tower
In Albert City a worker descending to paint a water tower found a fellow worker dazed by fumes. A rope was used to lower the man from the tank and he recovered quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert City
Norwood Woman Rescues Child From Cistern
Mrs. Malvern Curtis of Norwood saw her 3 year old daughter fall into a cistern. She leaped in and held the child by an iron pipe until help arrived to pull them out after about twenty minutes.
Use Sodium Fluoride To Worm Young Pigs
Iowa State college extension veterinarian K. W. Stouder says feeding a mixture of one part technical grade sodium fluoride to 99 parts dry feed for one day is 95 percent effective in worming young pigs. Use dry feed only and avoid slop. keep fluoride away from humans and animals, as it is poisonous and must be labeled poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. W. Stouder
Iowa State College Extension
Stouder
Extension Veterinarian
Forty years as Oxford Junction village blacksmith noted
Frank Kolarik, the village blacksmith of Oxford Junction for 40 years, began the job on a one week trial. A collie pup offered at an Indianola community sale fetched $28, with proceeds supporting the Friends church building fund, far above the typical $2 to $3 value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kolarik
Oxford Junction
Indianola
Friends Church
Ordinarilly
Belmond man sends artificial leg to Greek nephew
After a year of effort Pete English of Belmond arranged shipment of an artificial leg to his nephew in Greece who lost a limb during guerrilla fighting. The limb was built from measurements supplied from Greece and will likely be imperfect but provide some use until a better fit is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete English
Belmond
Greece
Administrators Appointed for Ervil C Lighter Estate
State of Iowa Cherokee County. Notice is given that Carl J Lighter and Selene C Lighter have been appointed administrators of the estate of Ervil C Lighter, deceased. Creditors to file claims with the Clerk of the District Court. Nelson and Nelson, Attorneys. Dated July 20 1948. Clerk: Litta Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Iowa
Cherokee County
Ervil C. Lighter
District Court
Carl J. Lighter
Selene C. Lighter
Nelson & Nelson
Litta Carpenter
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