Storm Lake Dropping Chautauqua for This Year
Storm Lake will have no chautauqua this year after negotiations with the Blooming ton Loar Independent Chautauqua ended. Other notes include W J Lyons of Paullina purchasing the Sutherland Collier and taking possession. county licensing fees reported as a May high. and first steps toward an airport for Storm Lake by the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm
Lake Pilot-Tribune
Storm Lake
Loar
Chautauqua
Bloomington
Ilinois
Storm Lake Chamber of Commerce
Newell, Mirror
W. J. Lyons
Paullina
Sutherland Collier
Lyons
Ruthven Free Press
Milford Mail
George News
Paullina Times
Jacob van Zwel
Boyden
Dailey
Marcus, Jr
Fred Klingbeil
Dan Smith
Pilot-Tribune
Chamber of Commerce
Advertising as a boost for local businesses
A brief note promotes advertising as a solution to grow sales and visibility, highlighting affordable options and targeted reach for small enterprises seeking more customers.
Cherokee County approves bounty for fox cubs
The Cherokee County board of supervisors votes to pay $2.60 for each fox cub. The change expands prior policy which paid bounties only on adult foxes due to concerns over foxes and chicken dinners.
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Marcus News
Board of Supervisors
Cherokee County
Cherokee Lumber Co expands with second yard at Quimby
Weart and Lysaght Lumber Co with headquarters at Cherokee purchased the Heywood Lumber Co at Quimby and now owns both yards there. The Cherokee firm also acquired the Robertson Lumber Co at Washta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee Lumber CO
Quimby
Weart & Lysaght Lumber Co
Cherokee
Heywood Lumber Co
Robertson Lumber Co
Washta
Cherokee Realty to Open Beach at I C Gravel Pit
The Cherokee Realty and Amusement company, a new Sioux City venture, is building a beach at the I. C. gravel pit near the city park and plans a grand opening on July 4. Cadet Neal Ausman arrived on furlough from West Point. Cadet Wm. McCulla serves three weeks in coast artillery and aviation in Virginia. The Standard Oil Company bought the Elmer Garrett home at East Main and Roosevelt to build a new oil station. Rotary elected Howard M. Smith as president with N. D. McCombs as vice president and W. H. Bell as secretary treasurer. Wallace Caswell retires as president. Cherokee won its third baseball game, 4 to 0, over Hanford. Byrle Albert Whitney earned a bachelor of laws from George Washington University, adding to a BA from the University of Iowa.
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Cherokee Realty & Amusement Company
Sioux City
I. C
Neal Ausman
West Point Military Academy
W. E. 4Usman
Wm. McCulla
Coast Artillery
Virginia
Standard Oil Co
Elmer Garrett
East Main
Roosevelt Avenue
Howard M. Smith
Iowa Public Service Company
Rotary
N. D. McCombs
W. H. Bell
Wallace Caswell
Cherokee
Hanford
Ballantyne
St. Pauls Lutheran church to join Missions Festival in Afton Township
The St Pauls Lutheran congregation will not hold services or Sunday School this Sunday. Pastor E F Webking notes the group has accepted an invitation to attend a Missions Festival at a neighboring church in Afton township.
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Afton Township
Aurelia Light Plant Cash Debate Prompts Voters
Mayor T B Parker addresses Aurelia voters on cost and use of the light plant funds. He claims seven thousand dollar plant cost, outlines transfers and taxes to the light fund, and argues against bond-driven expansion. He warns of safety risks and advocates private electric work with lower rates if bonds are avoided.
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Aurelia
Iowa
Bus Drivers Suffer First Loss in Kitten Ball Standings
The Kitten Ball season tightens as the Greasers defeat the Bus Drivers 7 to 1 after earlier 5 to 8 loss to Ladder Climbers. All Stars swept Alta 14 to 0. Aurelia’s battery Matzdorff and Grapen starred. Next games see Ladder Climbers vs Bus Drivers and All Stars vs Cherokee Shops. Standings show Greasers 8 3 500, Bus Drivers 5 1 383.
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All Stars
Alta
Matzdorff
Grapen
Battery
Aurelia
All-Stars
Cherokee Shops
Women of Illinois faculty face fiery crash near Cherokee
Misses Elizabeth Moller and Elvira Downey University of Illinois Urbana faculty traveled from Yellowstone to the plains when a tire blew eight miles west of Cherokee. The Chrysler blew into a ditch and burned with baggage, but they were rescued by H R Lamoreux Carl Mather and W W Boyd and returned to Urbana on the Hawkeye Limited. The car was insured.
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Yellowstone Park
Great Plains
Elizabeth Moller
Elvira Downey
University of Illinois Faculty
Urbana
Ill
Cherokee
Miss Moller
Downey
Messrs
H. R. Lamoreux
Carl Maher
W. W. Boyd
Hawkeye Limited
Hill Gives View On Light Plant in Aurelia 1928 election
The Sentinel outlines Aurelia town voters will decide on June 28 1928 whether to sell the municipal lighting system to the Town Public Service Co for 25 years and pay at least 600 annually for 26 years or to keep operating the system as is. E W Hill urges turnout noting the system’s earning power, past tax relief, and potential lower rates with municipal ownership versus private firms.
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T. B. Parker
Sentinel
Aurelia
Town Public Service Co
Toronto
Canada
Ottawa
Windsor
Montreal
Can
Quebec
Three Rivers
E. W. Hill
First National Bank to Cut Interest Rates in Iowa
W. H. Bischol, cashier of the First National Bank of Aurelia, announced a rate cut effective July 1. Time certificates for 12 months drop to 3.5 percent and six months to 3 percent, with a savings account at 3.5 percent. Cherokee banks moved earlier on April 1 as Iowa banks reduce rates amid weak demand for money.
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W. H. Bischol
Ecshier
First National Bank of Aurelia
Iowa
First National Bank
Cherokee
Plymouth County to Sell Road Bonds June 25
Plymouth county plans a sale of $300,000 in road bonds on Monday June 25. Bonds dated July 1 will follow prior terms of the $200,000 issue and be paid from the state primary road funds. The previous issue drew a strong premium and officials hope for a like bid.
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Plymouth County
Remsen Bell
Allen Lamm to Open Electrical Shop in Aurelia
Fairbury Nebraska resident Allen Lamm plans a new general electric and battery shop in the southeast corner of the Aurelia Motor Company garage. Lamm has fourteen years of electrical work experience with Edison Electric and Western Electric and has lived in Fairbury for five years. His wife will join him in Aurelia within weeks.
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Allen Lamm
Fairbury
Nebraska
General Electric
Aurelia Motor Company
Mr. Lamm
Edison Electric Co
Western Electric Co
G. J. Lamm
Aurelia
Alta News Items Highlight Local Achievements And Outings
David Sprague, son of Mr and Mrs A P Sprague of Alta, named instructor in Agricultural Engineering at Iowa State College Ames after completing his degree. Alta Assembly hosts the fifteenth annual Eleventh District convention at Alta school auditorium starting 9 30. County attorney nomination in Romney Lake convention narrowed to Weisenberger White Foster Ritchie then Pendleton withdrew. Hanover kittenball team lost to Alta 10 9 in a close game here. Myrtle Haase and Lillian Carlson to Europe for a ten week tour with Morningside Touring club sailing June 28 from New York on the Maesthetic visiting France Switzerland Italy Austria Germany Belgium Holland England Scotland.
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David Spraece
A. P. Sprague
Alta
Town State College
Ames
Sprague
Alta Assembly of
Rebekchs
Alta School
Morm Lake
Weisenberrer
White
Foster
Myrtle Haase
B. R. Haase
Lillian Carlson
Albert Carlson
Europe
Morningside
H. G. Campbell
Morningside College
Mr. Campbell
New York
S. S
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years Ago
A summary of past local events notes P. L. Staley buying the Jordan brothers’ auto repair shop in the Johnson Brothers building. A newborn to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bengtson. HLI Lockin returns from surgery in Rochester. C. H. Lockin dies in Aurora Illinois. Fourteen Cherokee county youths volunteer for government mechanic and driver training. A 90 foot truss bridge to be built over the Maple between McAndrew and Paulson farms. A tie vote for Pitcher township trustee decided by drawing. J. N. Rice loses to Henry Stieneke. Local baseball wins 1 0 in thirteen innings, then 2 1 at Cherokee. J. C. Lockin elected secretary of Morningside College in Sioux City.
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P. L. Staley
Frank
Fred Jordan
Johnson Brothers
Robert Bengtson
Li. Hli. Lockin
Rochester
Minnesota
McAndrew
Paulson
Board of Supervisors
J. N. Rice
Henry Stieneke
Pitcher Township
Stieneke
Cherokee
County Achievement Day at Cherokee June 26
The Cherokee County Farm Bureau women will hold the annual achievement day at the Presbyterian church in Cherokee on Tuesday June 26. A 1 PM banquet precedes the program with Aunt Elizabeth from the Iowa Homestead as speaker. A township poster contest and exhibit tables from five nutrition training groups are planned. Each attendee is asked to bring a penny to be weighed and measured at the door. over 200 are expected. Reservations due by 9 AM Monday through the county farm bureau office.
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Cherokee County Farm Bureau
Presbyterian Church, Cherokee
Elizabeth
Iowa
Farm Bureau
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Northwestern Light & Power Company
FOX Cubs
County Seat News
Byrle Albert Whitney
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
Washington Auditorium
Whitney
University of Iowa
ST. Paul's Lutheran Churcra
E. F. Webking
Aurelia, Iowa
Parker On
General Assembly
A. D
Light
BRAVE
Women OF Illinois
Alta Advertiser
C. H. Lockin
Aurora
Illinois
J. C. Lockin
Board of Trustees
Farmers National Bank of
Farmers National Banking Service
Farmers National Bank
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