Local Happenings And Small Town Notes
Local notices report Harold Toner visiting friends here. R A Gustafson goes to Minneapolis for a medical exam. Mrs Frank Welch and son Edgar visit from Primghar. Garden products and paints advertised by Home Grocery and Mummert Hardware Co. Various visits, travels, and shop updates across Aurelia with several road trips to Sioux City Mason City Arlington and Des Moines area. House hours and local events listed including a carnival and kittenball game. Continuous community ads for services and goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Welch
Edgar
Primghar
Mummert Hardware Co
Byron Paulson
Arlington
South Dakota
S. F. DeVore
Mary
Sioux City
E. L. DeVore
Ruby Simmers
Keokuk
Ed Rice
Aurelia Poultry Co
C. E. Day
Lake View
Berniece Silvernail
Tracy
Minnesota
Henry Stutz
Stutz
Glenn
Niels P. Peterson
Mason City
Petersen
Odd Fellows Home
Clifford Simmers
Hartley
Jie
Ruby
John Backer
New Ulm
L. E. Christensen
Betty Backer
Wm. F. Clifton
Harris
Iowa
Clifton
Sadie
G. C. Bischel
Hanover News: Local residents visit and shop in Storm Lake and Galva
Mr and Mrs Charley Weiland and Mrs Claus Otto and other families visited Storm Lake on Tuesday. Misses Alice Hoitz Beatrice Beatty from Storm Lake visited Reinhart Grieme home. Shoppers and visitors frequent Storm Lake and Galva homes throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Weiland
Claus Otto
Will Speckerer
la Vera
Storm Lake
Alice Hoitz
Beatrice Beatty
Reinhart Grieme
Henry Roth
Lester Kolpin
Marlys
Fred Schmeckoeper
Galva
August Miller
H. SH. Otto
Dick Schmidt
Dayton
Walter Holtz
Henry Hinkledey
Sioux City
Stella
Ina Hustedt
Harold Hustedt
A. C. Anderson
Social evenings and bridge clubs in local hosting
Mrs. Paul Mummert and Mrs. Ed Kohihagen hosted a June 3 lawn game night with a two course lunch. Mrs. Harold Cornwall led the PL E club gathering with a social afternoon and lunch. Mrs. Zelda Chamberlain hosted a one o clock luncheon in honor of Mrs. A E Krout followed by bridge won by Mrs. L E Christensen. The Afternoon Bridge club met at Mrs. A Lindsay with prizes awarded to Mrs. Krout and Mrs. W I Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Ruebsam
Slayton
Minnesota
Will
Henry Ruebsam
Aurelia High School
Cherokee County Farm Bureau
Riverside Park
Cherokee
Lloyd Lamm
Storm Lake
Roy Matzdorff
Herbert Grienke
Aurelia
H. H. Lockin
Paul
Pauline Mummert
Ed Kohihagen
Harold Cornwall
PL. E. F. Club
V. Thevenin
Lou Morgan
Zelda Chamberlain
A. E. Krout
L. EB. Christensen
A. Lindsay
W. I. Moulton
Cherokee County to Send 4-H Delegates to Ames
Four dozen Cherokee county 4-H members leaders and officials will attend the state 4-H club convention at Ames June 18 to 20. Shirley Heath county president seeks 4-H state president and queen, Halcyon Warren is best groomed girl contender, Merle Bugh Jane Blanch Pitcher Helen ihms Silver in the orchestra, and Iola Leesley Grand Meadow Mabelle Witt Marcus Muriel Kent Willow will sing in the state chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County
Ames
Shirley Heath
Halcyon Warren
Merle Bugh
Jane Blanch
Pitcher
Helen Ihms
Silver
Iola Leesley
Grand Meadow
Mabelle Witt
Marcus
Muriel Kent
Willow
Will
Does your business need a tonic Try advertising
Local sales pitch urges business leaders to consider ads as a tonic for growth, framing advertising as a quick remedy for stagnant revenue and exposure.
Local People Active Around Aurelia and LeRoy
East Afton and Elk area residents visit the LeRoy Goettsch home. George Booth enters St Joseph's hospital in Sioux City for eye surgery. A surprise party honors Mrs Tom Carrington near Cherokee. Carol Lansen injures ribs when horses run away while unhitching a plow. Cattle shipments and visits tie the week in Aurelia and Cherokee communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Leber
Roy Leber
Galva
Bill Booth
George Booth
Aureelia
Sioux City
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Betcher
Howard Haight
Tom Carrington
Cherokee
Madalynne
Bobby
Jerry Booth
M. Hines
Aurelia
Carol Lansen
Carl Ammons
Midset golf craze sweeps towns to cities nationwide
A brief on midget golf growing from small towns to major cities under various names such as putt putt and tom thumb. It notes easy entry for all ages, possible patent royalties, and the rapid turnover of players in a rail-like loop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Teapot From 1706 Sells for 1900 at Murcombs
A hexagonal teapot weighing 17 ounces, dated 1706, sold at Murcombs for 1900 dollars. A spoon dated 1588 also brought 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Murcombs
Afton and Vicinity Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Weekend guests included Mr and Mrs Snyder of Rockwell City Iowa with Salem Snyder hosts. The A C met with Mrs Lydia Snyder, a large crowd attended and prizes awarded to Mesdames Florence Platsman Pearl Mummert Maude Robinson and Leone Mumert. Lunch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Rockwell City
Iowa
Salem Snyders
A. C
Lydia Snyder
Florence Platsman
Pearl Mummert
Maude Robinson
Leone Mummert
Louie Melton
Guy Robinson
Loma
J. Groit
Cherokee
Tea Drinking in England Arrives in Court Circles
Tea reached England in 1657 and entered the court via Katherine of Braganza. Royal sponsorship helped popularize the custom. Early tea was brewed weakly and served in small cups. In the late 1700s afternoon tea evolved into a fashionable social ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Katherine of Braganza
Indictment on Time Waste in Childhood Learning
Quotations from Donald Rose criticize teachers and students for spending excessive hours on irrelevant facts and useless tricks. The piece argues that intelligent focus should avoid trivial pursuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Rose
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F. A. Perry
Harold Toner
LeMars
R. A. Gustafson
Minneapolis
George
Will Booth
W. A. Lewis
This
Edna Gray
Marshall
Ohio
Kentucky
Arthur Quinn
J. J. Quinn
Elkhurst
Indiana
Gena Paulson
A. A. Dingman
Laverne, Minnesota
Art Groff
Sheldon
Sam and Will Groff
Eloys Nelson
Chicago
Men's Brotherhood of Congregational Church
Aurelia Park
L. P. Nelson
Pete’s Style
Iome
Henry Glawe
the Sentinel
Melvin Kurtz
Will Rubbernus
Wimbledon
North Dakota
W. E. Blanch
WF. Selene
Jefferson
Dave Polston
Roy Davis
Rembrandt
Frank Hansen
Will Lau
Kingsley
George Hansen
Alice Trout
Cleveland
Bess Pitcher
Richard Horton
F. E. Pratt
Hanover News
Surirty
East Afton and Elk
John Booth
Legeits DP
NEW Worka
Thrace M. Albricht
National Parks
United States
New Mexico
Tife
Wall Street
Jim
Ven Mame
Rift Avenue
Trousseau
Seotchman
Eighth Avenue
William P. Cutler
Southern Wheel Companys
Ticll Syndicate
Chekua EE
Lowa
William Powell
Man
The
Little Daddy
Auster
Peter B. Kyne
American Theatre
Bia Tood R
S. L
Crisco
Wonder Poultry Tonic
Mallory’s
Santa Clara
Aurelia, Iowa
Afton and Vicinity
Henry Stevens
Emma
George Zwick
Henry Loucks
Glenn Louck
Howard Nelson
Educational Indictment
Bertha Swenson
Spring Two
W. H. Bischel
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