Centennial Lutheran church celebration set for July ninth
Storm Lake was chosen as the site for the Lutheran church in America centennial, to be observed July 9 during a Storm Lake circuit meeting of Missouri Synod representatives held in Germantown.
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Storm Lake
Charles L. Pullen
Ida County
Holstein Advance
Minneapolis
Minn
Claussen
Ombhia
Suthrland Courier
Carl Sagness
Marcus
Sagness
Warner Kirlin
Estherville
Creighton University
Omaha
Farm-to-Market Road Funds Allocated to Cherokee County
Cherokee County receives a total 46 548 30 for 1938 to 1941 from the Iowa Highway Commission. Of this sum 26 007 88 is immediately available for 1938 and 1949 allocations while 16 648 68 will be available July 1 1940. County Engineer W T Hosmer was away from the city Saturday so details were not learned. Funds mainly targeted for grading.
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Cherokee Times
Cherokee County
R. “White
Ames
Iowa
W. T. Hosmer
Reading Lincoln Gettysburg Address 33rd Time at Memorial Day
H. H. Lockin gave the Gettysburg address reading at Aurelia cemetery Memorial day exercises for the thirty third time. He began in 1903 at Morning Side College and has missed only four times, the last in 1918 when part of Red Cross sale day kept him away and Dwight Gilchrist read instead. Other readers include F. G. Scott Grace Kleeberger now Mrs. Grace Meier and Arlene McCarty.
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H. H. Lockin
Aurelia Cemetery
Harry
Morningside College
Rochester
Minn
Dwight Gilchrist
F. G. Scott
Grace Kleeberger
Grace Meier
Arlene McCarty
Garden Club Cancels Annual Flower Show
The Aurelia Garden Club has called off its annual flower show scheduled for Saturday due to poor flower condition. Members and flower lovers regret the cancellation, noting the show has long been a merit feature in past years.
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Aurelia Garden Club
Garden Club
Iowa Republicans to take control of liquor panel
Iowa politics weigh the future of the liquor control commission as Republican M L Curtis prepares to replace Democrat Andrew Stewart. Holdovers include Chairman B E Manley and Commissioner Dick Lane. Rumors of mass firings contrast with Republican claims of no tampering. Analysts question if routine resignations will rise as party loyalty pressure grows. The piece also notes debate over aid to dependent children and a secret poll on funding. A June 6 safety council jubilee dinner in Des Moines commemorates an award for the state program.
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Des Moines
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
M. L. Curtis
Knoxville
Andrew Stewart
Rockwell City
B. E. Manley
Mason City
Dick R. Lane
Davenport
Liquor Commission
Liquor Control Commission
Commission
The
Iowa Legionaire
Alreay
House Appropriation Committee
House of Representatives
Frank Miles
Appropriations Committee
House
Onk
Miles
Earl G. Miller
Iowa Safety Council
Actul
Iowa
National Safety Council
Aurelia county 4-H to elect officers at annual rally day
The meeting will be led by the president of Aurelia county 4-H club girls with a business session and officer elections scheduled during the annual rally day event.
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Aurelia
4-H Club
Mrs A H Loucks Called by Death in Iowa Township
Mrs. A H Loucks, long time resident of Afton township Cherokee county Iowa, died Thursday at her son Glenn Loucks home in Afton. Funeral services were held Sunday at Kroll Funeral home Aurelia and local Methodist church with burial in Aurelia cemetery. She was born September 24 1862 in Hamilton Ontario Canada and married Henry Loucks in 1885. They farmed in Afton township and raised six children. survived by three daughters Mrs Ray Jones Aurelia, Mrs Benj Voigt Elgin NL, Mrs Russell Washburn Fergus Falls MN, two sons Glenn Aurelia and Dean Pierre SD, fourteen grandchildren. Her husband died December 1922.
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A. H. Loucks
Afton Township
Cherokee County
Glenn Loucks
Kroll
Aurelia
L. H. Preul
Emily Allen Osborn
Hamilton
Ontario
Canada
Iowa
Church of England
Henry Loucks
Marmara
Afton
Benj Voigt
Elgin, NL
Russell Washburn
Fergus
Falls
Minn
Dean
Pierre
Iowa State Fair 4-H Prizes Largest Ever
Des Moines Iowa farm boys and girls will compete for state championships at the 1939 exposition with over 18000 in cash prizes plus special awards. More than 25000 4-H members are eligible and 2000 to 8000 may reach final events during August 23 to September 1. Major prizes include baby beefs 5051 dollars beef heifers 1357 dollars dairy heifers 1715 dollars pigs 3082 dollars lambs 1141 dollars and more with club records and demonstrations also funded.
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Des Moines
Ija
Iowa
Florence Hahn and Clifford Bruce Wed at Mt Olive Church
Florence Hahn and Clifford Bruce were married in a noon ceremony at Mt. Olive church on May 28. Rev. Vernon White officiated with Miss Lucile Hahn and Robert Bruce as attendants. The couple will reside on the Colquist farm and planned a trip to the Black Hills and Yellowstone Park.
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Mt. Olive Church
Florence
Lincoln Hahn
Clifford
Earl Bruce
Good Hope
White
Vernon White
Lucile Hahn
Robert Bruce
Marguerite Bruce
Wayne Bruce
Phyllis
Ann Dubes
Margarite Haight
Doris Frank
Rev. White
Colquist
Black Hills
Yellowstone Park
Diplomas Awarded to 64 Rural Graduates in Cherokee
Dimly reported rural promotion exercises at the Cherokee Methodist church saw 64 graduates receive diplomas and honor letters. Rev. W O Dailey delivered the address, with Miss Irene Brooks presenting diplomas and award items amid an entertaining program.
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Cherokee County
Methodist Church
Cherokee
W. O. Dailey
Christian Church In
Irene Brooks
Town State College to Speak at 4-H Girls Rally
Town State College will send a representative to address the 4-H girls annual rally in Ames. The speaker is set to discuss opportunities in education and leadership, with the event drawing local 4-H members and families.
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of Town State College
Ames
4 H Rally Day in Cherokee County with Elections
Cherokee county 4 H club girls plan annual Rally Day Tuesday June 6 at the Methodist church in Cherokee. County officers will be elected with Betty Coombs presiding. retiring officers include Jeanette Hamman Marie Anderson and Vera Erdman. Archie Nelson will speak on democracy as part of the program.
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Cherokee County
4-H Club
Methodist Church
Cherokee
Jeanor Rathke
Betty Coombs
Pitcher- Diamond Club
Jeanette Hamman
Spring
Marie Anderson
Afton
Vera Erdman
Archie Nelson
Cherokee County Women’s
Gladys Adams
Iowa State College
Emmett Ammons
Eri. H. Dull
Halcyon Warren
Jr. Farm Bureau
Walter J. Peterson
Farm Bureau
CG. H. Thompson
Pythian Sisters Lodge Attendance Near Oto
Miss Mabel Johnson and three other women attended a Pythian Sisters lodge gathering in Oto on Friday afternoon. Johnson led a school of instruction for attendees.
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Mabel Johnson
Herb Grienke
M. Hines
C. R. Waddell
Oto
Pythian Sisters Lodge
Miss Johnson
Ervil Rapp's third in state low hurdle race at Ames
Ten years ago Ervil Rapp won third place in the low hurdle race at the state meet in Ames last week. Also noted were obituaries and local bond votes as well as community employment changes and cemetery burials.
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Ervil Rapp
Ames
Charles Stutz
Aurelia
Board of Supervisors
Cherokee County
Lloyd Lamm
Commercial Trust & Savings Bank
Storm Lake
Arthur Jones
Sibley
Memorial Day Tributes at Aurelia Cemetery
A large crowd attended memorial day exercises at Aurelia cemetery under clear skies. The procession moved from the church to the depot and on to the graves, where flowers were laid on the mound and monument. Rev. Vernon White of Mt. Olive Baptist Church delivered a patriotic address.
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Aurelia Cemetery
Main Street
Vernon White
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Pump windmill and plumbing by Espy McDeid
Espy McDeid offers pump and windmill services and plumbing work with contact via phone 99 for installations repairs and maintenance in the local area.
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U. S. Mail
U. S
First Trust & Savings Bank
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Weekly News Letter
Sentinel
A. H.loucks
Sioux City
Florence Hahn
Clifford Bruce
Edgar Johnston
Ilmnor Anderson
Desel Caboth
Lowell Demaree
Leatrice Deppe
Helen Ferris
Louise Fox
John King
Lois Lydell
Robert Melton
Virginia Pettingill
Amherst Two
Floyd Zimmer
Joleen Baum
Rock No
Doris Pitts
Tilden
Kennett Schulke
Diamond
Vernon Wester
Liberty
Rachael Rae
Amherst
Richard Knapp
Silver
Helen
Ferris
Elizabeth Rupp
Maryhill
Imelda Pitts
Nellie Peterson
Lockin & Son
M. Mummert
Milford
R. B. Howell
Wm. Cockburn
Art Hickey
Karl Knight
Walters
Bernard Paulson
G. J. Lewis
Hanover
Gusta Bedke
Fred Muller
Imma Grieme
Fred Schultz
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Farmers National Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
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