Happenings in Nearby Towns Peek Through Peterson Patriot News
The Peterson Patriot reports the June 10 wedding of Martha Plagman to Cecil Scott in Otho Iowa. Edith Klatt of Linn Grove wed Philip Meyer in a single ring ceremony at Spencer. Storm Lake real estate seller Pettit notes an 80 acre farm sold for 7250, with Adolph Land buyer and Mrs. James Brown seller in Washington township. The Remsen Bell notes the J P Beck company store robbed again, $2500–3000 lost, $2000 insured. Sioux Rapids Press records 662 sheep out of 5000 near Rembrandt with distemper after rain and cold. herd owned by A Beck near Sutherland.
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Peterson Patriot
Martha Plagman
C. H. Plagman
Peterson
Cecil Scott
Harry van Scott
Fort Dodge
Otho
Iowa
Edith Klatt
Linn. Grove
Philip Meyer
Trickey
Congregational Church
Spencer
Storm Lake Register
James J. Pettit
Storm Lake
James Brown
Washington Township
Adolph Land
Remsen
Sioux Rapids Press
Rembrandt
W. O. McGrew
A. Beck
Sutherland
Congregational Church Plans Picnic Rally in Cherokee
Church activities include school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Endeavor groups meet at 7 p.m. The Senior Endeavor Society will join the Cherokee Christian church Endeavor for a park picnic. Women’s Missionary Society meets Wednesday with Mrs. Lon Perry hosting. Perry & McDeid advertise pump and plumbing.
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Endeavor
Endeavor Society
Endeavor Society of the Christian Church
Cherokee
Women's Missionary Society
Lon Perry
O. B. East
Speculative Changes Eyed for Highway 5 and 6 Routes
An Alta correspondent reports six surveyors near Alta last week with stakes and data suggesting Highway 6 from east of Alta to Aurelia will shift to the north of the Illinois Central tracks. In Aurelia the route may enter on the north side past Farmers Elevator and follow parallel tracks through town. West of Aurelia the plan would send the highway west along the track then north toward the Wilson school house. The Marues News notes possible improvements on the Cherokee county west end with a potential three miles east from the Plymouth county line paved.
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Alta
Aurelia
Storm Lake
Illinois Central Railroad
Cherokee
Farmers Elevator Co
Wilson
Marues
Foreclosure suits totaling thirty one filed in Cherokee district court
Cherokee district court shows thirty one foreclosure suits on record per Clerk Wayne Flickinger in response to Governor Clyde L Herring. Twelve continuances and nineteen active actions. total claimed judgments amount to 440798.44 on 5793.15 acres. Most suits by insurers, two by banks. filings spread across 1932 1933 1934. Cherokee compares with Sioux and Buena Vista counties in foreclosure counts. Watch your subscription date.
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Cherokee Times
Cherokee District Court
Wayne Flickinger
Clyde L. Herring
Cherokee County
Sioux
Buena Vista Counties
Sioux County
Dewey Wiersma
Buena Vista County
Vera L. Scott
Alta News Items Highlight Local Happenings This Week
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Henkle Sprague were held at the Wilkinson home. Buena Vista county farmers may now secure a limited feed allotment under a new setup handled by County Engineer Cunningham’s office. A wedding at the Little Brown Church Nashua united Miss Oliver Wall and Mr. Robert P. Schroll on June 6. Miss Bessie Gaffey wed Mr. Mark McKenna of Storm Lake at St Mary’s church on June 11. Iowa State College conferred B S degrees to three Altaires. Robert Parker in Veterinary Medicine Vale Benson in Industrial Science and Elmer Gustavson in Animal Husbandry.
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Buena Vista
Cunningham
M. C. Bauman
Alta
Little Brown
Nashua
Oliver Wall
Robert P. Schroll
Bessie Gaffey
Mark McKenna
Storm Lake
GC. P. Conway
St. Mary’s Church
Iowa State College
Ames
Robert Milton Parker
Vale Kenneth Benson
Elmer Gustavson
Former Afton Man Dies at Home in Cherokee
Al Parker aged 74, longtime Afton township resident, died at his Cherokee home after injuries from a truck backing incident. His death followed a period of failing health. survived by wife and several children. Funeral services set for Friday at 2:30 PM at the Christian church in Cherokee with burial in Afton cemetery.
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al Parker
Afton Township
Cherokee
Glenn
Mr. Parker
Christian Church
Afton
Little Sioux Rebekah District 18 Holds Annual Convention
The twenty sixth annual convention of Rebekah I O O F District No 18 met in Aurelia hall on Wednesday June 20 with 100 members registering. Activities included entertainment from several lodges and honor awards to Rosa M A Heninger and Dan Danielson. Prizes funded by local businesses were presented to multiple members and the next convention is slated for Cherokee.
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Little Sioux Rebekah I. O. O. F
Aurelia
Quimby
Larrabee
Washta
Cleghorn
Rosa
Assembly
Pythian Sisters
K. of P. Hall
Home
Boehnke
F. E. Pratt Drug Store
Mummert Home
Wharton Furniture
Jack's Cafe
Quality Cafe
Larson’s
Nelson Cafe
Rebekahs
Lillian Snyder
Storm Lake
Mamie Shultz
Mary Headley
Cherokee
Edna Findley
Eunice Randall
Fern Stevenson
Pear Mahoney
Hilda Bliss
Emma Goodrich
PWA Asked to Hurry Funds for Cleghorn
Washington DC Congressman Guy M. Gillette urged immediate action by the PWA on Cleghorn’s federal funds for a new waterworks system as wells run dry. He said the application is approved and funds should release within days to start construction.
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Washington, D.C
Cleghorn
Guy M. Gillette
Public Works Administration
PWA
Gillette
Corn Hog Work Nearly Finished in Cherokee County
The Cherokee Tishes report second signatures added to corn hog contracts with allotment and township committees overseeing in Silver and Diamond townships. City landlords in Cherokee and other towns to sign at the Farm Bureau office Wednesday. County contracts to be sent to Washington D C Thursday. Most local farmers reaffirmed contracts after allotment committee adjustments.
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City of
Cherokee
Farm Bureau
Washington, D. C
Ritz Jorgenson Wedding in Cherokee Office
Miss Elsie Ritz daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Ritz of Cherokee wed Alfred Jorgenson son of Mr and Mrs Albert Jorgen of Aurelia in John Scott justice of peace office Monday. Fred J Knight and E H Thomson witnessed the ceremony.
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Elsie Ritz
Peter Ritz
Cherokee
Alfred Jorgenson
Albert Jorgenson
Aurelia
John Scott
Fred J. Knight
E. H. Thomson
Aurelia All Stars Baseball Results and Schedule
The Aurelia All-Stars went 2-1 last week in Tri-County league play. They beat Green Gables 9 3 and Schaller 10 0, lost to Vilas 4 1, and face future games with Guarantee Oil and Marcus Community Oil at home and away sites.
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Aurelia All-Stars
Vilas
Storm Lake
Aurelia
Matzdorff
Grienke
Green Gables
Cherokee
Schaller
All- Stars
Schaller Boys
Guarantee Oil
Alta
Stiencke
Faber Battery
Phillips 66
Carlson’s
Colts
Rice and Wills Battery
Alta Independents
Whitney and Wills Battery
Marcus Community Oil
Marcus Windmill
All-Stars
Veterans Save 150000 Fish At Twin Lakes Rescue
Deputy game warden C. C. Lille called for help as South Twin Lake dried up. Fourteen veterans from Company 1776 at Lake View volunteered their Sunday on May 27 to save over 150,000 fish, moving them to North Twin Lake. The Fish and Game Commission lauded their conservation record.
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C. C. Lille
Lake View
South Twin Lake
Veterans Company 1776
North Twin Lake
Fish and Game Commission
Company 1776
4-H Club Girls Camp Opens at Okoboji
Cherokee county girls are invited to the district 4-H camp at Camp Poster East Okoboji from Wednesday June 27 to Saturday June 30. The camp costs 3.60 and features swimming handicraft music boating competitive games and health talks each day under Paul Busenbark Clay county agent.
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Cherokee County
Camp Poster
East Okoboji
Paul Busenbark
Clay County
Cherokee County Events Feature Weddings And Pageant
About 1 478 county residents paid the old age pension tax at the treasurer's office. Miss Letha Dailey wed J W Russell of Waterloo in a Sunday ceremony at the Dailey home. In a Monday double church wedding Miss Jean Hill and Wilbert Weiss and Miss Madge Hill and Charles F Bowers united. A Farm Bureau pageant in the Catholic church Friday drew hundreds as Florence Rupp was elected county president at Rally day events in the Methodist church. About 160 girls attended the morning session and Irene Heinen Lois Dieterich and Hester Libolt assumed leadership roles.
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Cherokee County
F. M. Tyner
W. O. Dailey
Letha Dailey
J. W. Russell
Waterloo
Presbyterian Church
Jean Hill
Wilbert Weiss
Mishawka
Ind
Madge Hill
Charles F. Bowers
Ames
Eliabeth Hill
Beech Street
Farm Bureau
Florence Rupp
Sheridan Township
4-1 Club
Irene Heinen
Rock
Lois Dieterich
Pitcher
Hester Libolt
Spring
Peterson Town Park Now Cleaned Up for Visitors
Three weeks ago this paper noted poor conditions at Peterson Riverside park. The Peterson Patriot reports the park board cleaned the site and plans to rebuild the outdoor stove after annual vandalism, urging better upkeep for public spaces.
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Peterson Town Park
Peterson
Brother Jarnigan
The
Peterson Patriot
Riverside Park
City Park Board
County Farm Bureau Picnic at Marcus June 27
The Cherokee County Farm Bureau picnic will be held Wednesday June 27 at the new Marcus playground. Events start at 10 30 am with a junior kittenball game followed by a noon picnic. a Marcus band concert during lunch and an afternoon program with music reading and a speech by Louis Kelehan of Des Moines at 2 00 pm. The Little German band performs at 2 46 pm before two more kittenball games at 3 30 pm. Evening band concert at 6 45 pm features the Smith Kiddies and Meriden Dancing Sweethearts. Two more kittenball games conclude the day with Marines Merchants versus Community Oilers and winners from the morning games.
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Marcus
Cherokee County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Marcus Municipal Band
Louis Kelehan
Des Moines
Marcus Vikings
Pilot Rock Hawks
Tilden Turkeys
Afton
Smith Kiddies
Ben Bernie
Paul Ash
Meriden Dancing Sweethearts
Marves
Many Closure Suits Pending in Buena Vista County
Governor Herring seeks drought relief by delaying foreclosures in Buena Vista County. County Clerk Vera L. Scott lists 71 actions pending in the district court with 85 percent filed by insurance companies and 12 by banking firms. A moratorium proclamation is expected to be issued.
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Storm Lake
Teacher Keeps Wedding Secret Near Two Years
Miss Blanche Barbara Richardson, a junior high principal at Aurelia, married Maruette A. Lucy in Flandreau South Dakota on August 8 1932. The couple plans to reside at 907 Ninth Street Sioux City after June 20.
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Aurelia
Blanche Barbara Richardson
Maruette A. Lucy
Flandreau
South Dakota
W. W. Richardson
Merrill
Iowa
Aurelia School
Lucy
Sioux City
Ninth Street
Poultry care tips amid hot weather on Iowa farms
R L Cochran of Iowa State College Poultry Husbandry urges better feeding, rigid culling and marketing of fat birds. Provide clean water and shade for layers and growers, avoid overcrowding brooder houses, and market surplus cockerels at about 24 pounds to ease crowding and promote pullet development.
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R. L. Cochran
Iowa State College Poultry Husbandy Department
Rapp Undergoes Appendix Operation at Bates Hospital
E. L. Rapp underwent an operation for rupture and removal of the appendix at Bates hospital Monday morning and is getting along nicely at this time.
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E. L. Rapp
Bates Hospital
Peterson Co Buys Carlberg Bros Stock in Aurelia
Ten years back the Peterson Co of Alta purchased the Carlberg Bros merchandise stock in Aurelia. A.D. Peterson of Alta will manage the store, while George Clover and a family moved into the W. N. Russell residence in Aurelia after residing in Gann Valley, South Dakota.
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Peterson Co
Alta
Carlberg Bros
Aurelia
A. D. Peterson
George Clover
W. N. Russell
Gann Valley
South Dakota
W.O. Fishman
Sloan
G. R. Gilbert
A. B. Gilbert
Valero
California
RE. Gilbert
Salem
Oregon
Methodist Church
Local Boy Scout Troop Advances Members and Opens Admission
The regular meeting at the Methodist church basement reviewed Scout knots under the troop committee. Phillip Peterson and Dean Parrott passed the tenderfoot path tests. The troop invites boys 12 and older to apply. thirteen applications were accepted at the last meeting. Next meeting at the Congregational church basement June 27 at 7 45. Dr Eddy to give a first aid demonstration.
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Methodist Church
Phillip Peterson
Dean Parrott
Congregational Church
Dr. Eddy
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Perry & McDeid
American Express
Farmers National
Aurelia, Iowa
Alta Advertiser
Cora Henkle Sprague
J. W. Wilkinson
Rebekah I. O. GO. F. District 18
Twin Lakes
Okoboji
Sentinel
County Farm Bureau
Marcus Wednes
Ada Belew
Morningside College
Anna Schhulke
Chas. Hedin
Hanover
McDowell
Mt. Oliver
RE. Dukes
Pingrey
R.I. Dick
BOY Scout
L. Scheerer, S. M
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co
New York
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Co
Springfield, Mass
First National Bank A
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