Happenings of Nearby Towns in Marcus and Surroundings
The Better Marcus Club plans a July 4 grand opening of a community playground in southern Marcus. Local notes report Lilian Backstrom of Lee township crowned county 4 H club girl at Buena Vista College rally day. People move and local crime reports include robberies in Linn Grove and at Storm Lake area businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus News
Better Marcus Club
Marcus
Storm Lake Pilotribune
Lilian Backstrom
Lee Township
Buena Vista College
Miss Backstrom
Peterson
Clifford French
Jimmy
Storm Lake
French
Storm Lake Register
Olwein
James Hofelt
A. E. Hildebrand
Alta
Herby Harvey
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Donald Thompson
Primghar
Thompson
Yong” Thompson
Linn Grove
G. C. Bell
Champlin
Irwin Powell
Remsen Bell
Henry and
Enoch Johnson
Remsen
Flickinger Wins Democratic Clerk Nomination After Recount
Cherokee Times notes Wayne Flickinger won the Democratic clerk nomination by four votes in a recount with opponent Wm Drummond. Initial primary count had Drummond ahead by one. Supervisors found three Flickinger votes uncredited and Drummond one vote less than first tally. Church notices follow.
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Cherokee Times
Wayne Flickinger
Clerk
Wm. Drummond
Board of Supervisors
Drummond
Flickinger
Alta News Items From Alta Advertiser
Mrs. Bert Stief of Aurelia was dismissed from the hospital Sunday June 12. Supt Floyd Conner was operated on in Rochester Minnesota for ulcers of the stomach and is reported getting along nicely. Alta plans to form a Henry Field for President in 1936 club. Col Leonora Larson visited Des Moines to discuss cow hobble distribution. Rev Nestander announces Trinity Lutheran Midsummer Festival on Friday June 24 with a noon picnic and full program.
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Bert Stief
Aurelia
Floyd Conner
Rochester
Minnesota
Conner
Alta
Henry Field
United States
C. H. Wegersley
Leonora Larson
Des Moines
Leonard
Nestander
Trinity Lutheran Church
Notice to Aurelia Property Owners Weed Mowing Duties
In accordance with Chapter 246 of the 1924 Code of Iowa all weeds on streets alleys and vacant lots must be cut at least twice in the growing season the first by June 15 and the second by August 15. Obnoxious weeds such as thistles quackgrass cocklebur and burdock must be cut and destroyed by the owner or occupant. If not mowed the weed commission will do so and charge costs to the property. Report uncut weeds to the weed commissioner. By order of George Scott Weed Commissioner Aurelia Iowa.
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Iowa
Weed Commission
George Scott
Aurelia
Methodist Church Notes Intermittent Services
Morning service and Sunday School at 10:00 with preaching at 11:00 on The Blessedness of Giving. Evening Epworth League at 7:00 followed by preaching at 8:00 on Life. Pastor W H Welch conducts the events at the Methodist Church.
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Methodist Church
W. H. Welch
Epworth League
Larson's Store Sale Draws Large Crowds In Tama Iowa
Bargain seekers swarm Larson's Store at 9 am for a sellout event across both floors. The sale, run by James Shelter and son Willard of Tama Iowa, promises heavy discounts with extra staff to manage buyers. A one day spectacle features 200 free shoes and hose tossed from the roof to spark Saturday business.
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Larson
James Shelter
Willard
Tama
Iowa
Bar Associations Adopt Resolutions on Farm Mortgages Reform
The Lawyers Chautauqua of the Fourteenth and Twenty first Judicial Districts meeting at The Inn on West Okoboji Lake Iowa on June 18 1932 adopted a resolution urging the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to fund mortgage relief with lower interest rates and extended terms. It backs Governor Turner’s agriculture stance and calls for a committee to push the objective with district representation.
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Towa
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Iowa
Reconstruction Fiince Corporation
Turner
Chicago
Lawyers Chautauqua
Fourteenth
Twenty-first
Inn
West Okoboji Lake
Guy M. Gillette
John F. Loughlin
Cherokee County
Banks to Collect Tax on Checks 1982
Washington explains the new revenue act taxes two cents on every check or order for payment drawn on a bank and presented after June 21 1982. Banks must file monthly tax returns and remit collected amounts to the internal revenue collector.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Internal Revenue
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Collectors of Internal Revenue
4-H Club Girls Invited to District Camp
Cherokee county 4 H girls are invited to a district camp at Camp Foster East Okoboji from July 6 to 9. Miss Pearl Sims says 12 counties in northwest Iowa have held the camp for three years. Registration is one dollar. total cost is 8 75 including registration.
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Cherokee Times
Cherokee County
Camp Foster
East Okoboji
Aleene Wilson
Sioux County
M. G. Birlingmair
O’brien County
Miss Sims
Farm Bureau Office
Cherokee to Get New Cider Factory
Cherokee Times reports Jay Long owner of Brunswick Cigar store will open a cider and vinegar plant by July first. Long purchased the Michigan Cider and Vinegar Co of Sioux City, once owned by the late Fred Frieday, and has moved equipment to a depot-adjacent building for shipping. He aims for full operation soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee Times
Jay Long
Brunswick Cigar
County Seat News from Cherokee Papers
The state highway commission bids for graveling 14.3 miles of primary No. 5 from Cherokee to the Plymouth county line. Donald Hankens attends the Phi Gamma national convention in Detroit as Iowa chapter delegate, with his mother accompanying. GC Turner places fourth in livestock judging at Iowa State College conference, repeating previous success. Alice Fessler of Cedar Go Getters named county queen as 4 H rally opens at Wescott park with 200 in attendance.
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State Highway Commission
Cherokee
Plymouth County
Donald Hankens
Detroit
Phi Gamma Fraternity
Iowa
Dan Hankens
Earl Hoon
Marcus Corner
GC. G. Turner
Iowa State College
Turner
Alice Fessler
Cedar Go Getters Club
Wescott Park
Penny Pickers Take Lead in Kitten Ball League
Ed Brummer's Penny Pickers overtook George Scott's Sewer Rats by winning both ends of a double header 8 to 6 and 9 to 5. Matzdorff and Butterfield led the Penny Pickers battery. Sewer Rats batteries were Gvienke Evans and Mattison Grienke. A prior close 4 to 2 win by Kaskey's Grease Balls over Brummer's crew is noted.
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Ed Brummer
Penny Pickers
George Scott
Sewer Rats
Matzdorff and
Butterfield
Gvienke and Evans
Mattison
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years Ago Highlights in Aurelia area notes
A retrospective column recalls a 10 year span with political, marital, and professional moves. Democratic sheriff candidate William Huber leads county nominations. Harvey Dyson and Thelma Daniels wed in Spencer. Carl Larson joins Aurelia Motor Co. as mechanic, replacing Jim Lane who moved to Newell. Local residents Mr and Mrs C D Waddel moved to a new home. Grandma Mann dies at Guns Lansen home aged 60+. An earlier tenure notes Dr Puffet purchasing and converting a building north of Johnson Bros. Garage into offices. Aurelia couple Henry Sansen and Elving Kolpin wed near town. A former Aurelia boy, Harold Reever of Chicago, gains music fame in Europe study at a Polish resort near Cracow, with a career tied to Chicago institutions. Reever’s career path includes training under notable teachers and performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He now teaches at the American Conservatory of Music and North Park College. A brief line mentions twine pricing and a Farmers Elevation ad.
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William Huber
Harvey Dyson
Thelma Daniels
Elk Point
S. D
Spencer
Carl Larson
Aurelia Motor Co
Jim Lane
Newell
C. D. Waddel
Grandma Mann
Guns Lansen
Aurelia
The
Sentinel
Carroll
Iowa
Harold Reever
Chicago
W. H. Reever
Glidden
New York
Europe
Cracow
Poland
Egon Petri
Berlin
Reever
New York City
Cherbourg
Paris
Munich
Vienna
Connie Williame
Gertrude Seyller Beiter
Des Moines
Geo. F. Ogden
American Conservatory of Music
Godowsky
Moskowski
Adolph Weidig
Joseph Lhevinne
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
North Park College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Flickinger ‘Wan
Alta Advertiser
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
BAR Associations
Mummert Hardware Co
AO Dr. Puffet
Johnson Bros. Garage
Henry Sansen
Elving Kolpin
First National Bank
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