Nearby towns Happenings storm Lake area news
Reports from Storm Lake and surrounding towns note exams for 65 teachers across 18 Iowa counties. a June 22 early wedding in Sutherland. tractors from neighbors plowing 200 acres for a Gulliford family after a death. Highway 10 paving slated with funds expected next year. Marcus paving near completion with minor sidewalk work to follow.
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Peterson Patriot
Sutherland
Elizabeth Long
R. C. Long
Melvin F. Fastenow
Sutherland Courier
Gulliford
Jas, Gulliford
St. Joseph
Sioux City
Storm Lake Register
Pocahontas County
Marcus News
Marcus
Larrabee Youth Killed In Automobile Mishap
Wayne Libolt a 17 year old of Larrabee was crushed between two cars at Cherokee after midnight while Walter Sleezer changed a tire. Raymond Hurd of Cherokee drove the striking car. Libolt died ten minutes later at Sioux Valley hospital. Coroner’s jury ruled death not felonious.
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Wayne Libolt
James Libolt
Larrabee
Cherokee
Main Street
Libolt
Walter Sleezer
Raymond Hurd
Sioux Valley Hospital
Irwin C. Kroll
Aurelia
Golden Wedding to be celebrated at Trinity Lutheran Alta
Alta residents mark reunions and weddings in a week of notices. June 28 will host the Golden Wedding anniversary of C. M. and Mrs. Nelson at Trinity Lutheran, the same church where they wed in 1888. Elizabeth Herron sails on a six week Europe tour from New York aboard the S S Transylvania. Miss Eileen Carlson and George Peterson wed in Spencer in a double ring ceremony. Wilfred C. Peterson weds Miss Freda Elvira Emanuelson in St Paul Minnesota. Helen Herbert becomes a bride to Nels Johnson in Storm Lake awaiting their Alta home.
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Elizabeth Herron
D. A. Herron
Transylvania
New York City
Europe
Trinity Lutheran Church
Alta
C. M. Nelson
Eileen Carlson
George Peterson
Spencer
H. E. Hutchinson
Wilfred C. Peterson
Freda Elvira Emanuelson
Linn Grove
C. V. Swanson
St. Paul
Minnesota
W. E. Herbert
Storm Lake
Helen Herbert
Nels Johnson
Alta Farmer
Cherokee
John Mummert
Will Baumann
Adolph Fassler
Oscar Berquist
LeRoy Goettsch
Dward Klockow
Amos Hahn
Good Hope
Adolph I. Anderson
Deborah Hill
Alva Hill
Aurelia
Anna Seherkenbach
German Lutheran Church
Afton Township
Farmers Harbor Young Pheasants Sought in Community
Farmers in the area are urged to harbor young pheasants raised in hatcheries. Irwin C. Kroll from the State Conservation Commission oversees the effort. Cooperation includes restricting hunting until birds reproduce, then permitting hunting when a surplus exists.
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Irwin C. Kroll
State Conservation Commission
Afton Mission Rally Draws Local Crowd
The Afton Lutheran church hosted a Sunday mission rally with attendees from nearby areas and towns. Speakers included Rev. Noack of Remsen and Rev. Kablitz of Fenton, with Rev. Braunschweig as church pastor. Church ladies served noon dinner. Pump windmill and plumbing Espy McDeid. Phone 99.
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Afton Lutheran Church
Noack
Remsen
Kablitz
Fenton
Braunschweig
Espy McDeid
Boy Scouts Enjoy Outing at Storm Lake
Nineteen members of a local Boy Scout troop camped at Stony Point on Storm Lake with Scout master John Holderness and Fred Daniels. They fished swam and camped until 1 30 the following morning before rain shortened plans for Friday.
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John Holderness
Fred Daniels
Storm Lake
Stony Point
Freddie
Arthur Daniels
Charles
George Wharton
Lyle
Dale Nielsen
Keith
Donald Wieland
Doyle Holderness
Dale Larson
Dale Dise
Gerald Gerrets
Billie Hronek
Vernon Galvin
Robert Coombs
Keith Card
Gus Ohlson
Kenneth Davis
Howard Nelson
Catfish Season Opens Across Waters July First
Iowa law sets inland streams season May 1 to May 30 to protect spawning. All waters reopen July 1 with a daily catch limit of fifteen and a minimum length of twelve inches.
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Iowa
Aurelia Business Men Meet Friday Night
Aurelia business men and their employees are urged to attend a meeting at the Community Club room Friday at 8:00 pm. Important matters of interest to local business people will be discussed and discussed.
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Aurelia
Aurelia High Band Sets Storm Lake Sunday Concert
A. H. S. band director A E Morse announces Aurelia high school band will perform Sunday afternoon at Storm Lake Sunset Park band shell starting 3 PM. Picnic facilities available and Storm Lake band will play at 8 PM. The Aurelia program will also be presented in Aurelia Saturday evening on Main Street.
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Aurelia
Storm Lake
Sunset Park
A. E. Morse
Shady Park
Morse
Cherokee Plans Three Day Iowa Centennial Celebration
Cherokee will host a three day Iowa Centennial event July 3 4 5 marking the Iowa Territorial Centennial with a Tomahawk Field opening address by Senator G M Gillette. A July 4 parade features Cherokee county activities and a schedule includes band concert baseball free acts street sports and fireworks.
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Iowa Territorial
Cherokee
Cherokee County
Tomahawk Field
G. M. Gillette
Iowa
Storm Lake Packers Visit Aurelia Sunday Ball Game
The Aurelia team hosts the Storm Lake Packers on Sunday afternoon at the Aurelia grounds hoping for another win this season. Also listed are future games: July 10 Marcus here, July 17 Marcus here, July 24 Kingsley there, August 7 Albert City there.
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Aurelia
Kingsley
Lehnhardt
Robar
Pingel
Krekow
Paulson
Laursen
Wildering
Kracht
Rhpo A Shearer
Kinsaley
Clark
C. Fokken
Booseebeerereeenan
D. Garrod
Rf Seers Mongan
Rf Peer
Gerrod
Wilbering
Garrod
Storm Lake Packers
Aurelia Boys
Marcus
Albert City
Farm Bureau Women Meet At Mrs Peters Home
Pitcher township Farm Bureau women gathered at Mrs O B Peters home Tuesday afternoon with 23 members present. Peggy Waddell played a piano solo, Betty Coombs spoke about a trip to Ames, Delores Peterson sang Love's Old Sweet Song with Dorothy Thevenin on piano, followed by a social hour and a dainty lunch prepared by the refreshment committee.
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Farm Bureau
Pitcher
O. B. Peters
Peggy Waddell
Ames
Betty Coombs
Delores Peterson
Dorothy Thevenin
Rainfall Drenches Region After Early Thursday Storm
The heaviest rainfall of the year drenched the area starting around 2 AM Thursday. By 8 AM, 1.9 inches had fallen, recorded by W. H. Bischel with a personal rain gauge.
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W. H. Bischel
Cherokee News Highlights State Officials Meeting and Local Updates
Four county offices remained open as Cherokee officers attended the state county officials convention in Sioux City. Roy Swanson of Cherokee was elected state DeMolay scribe at the 16th annual conclave in Iowa City. Roy Miles, 25, injured on a WPA project near here, was described as fairly good by Sioux Valley hospital nurses. Omaha PWA officials advised Cherokee mayor of a 146000 grant for street repaving and storm sewers, pending national approval. Dorothy Royer left for Ames to supervise the Oak Room at the Memorial Union of Town State College after eight months in Chicago.
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Court House
Sioux City
Roy Swanson
Solomon Swanson
Iowa City
Roy Miles
Here
Sioux Valley Hospital
PWA
Omaha
J. A. McDonald
National
Washington, D. C
Dorothy Royer
Ames
Memorial Union
Town State College
Royer
Chicago
International House
University of Chicago
Aurelia Girl Narrowly Escapes as Lightning Strikes Des Moines Chimney
Four Des Moines women narrowly escaped injury when bricks were hurled from a lightning struck chimney at Navarre apartments on Fifteenth street. Fern Parrott of Aurelia and three companions on a sleeping porch were inside moments before the bolt hit at 4 a.m. Bricks flew about 200 feet, damaging near houses and beds but no serious injuries were reported.
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Fern Parrott
George Parrott
Aurelia
Des Moines
Des Moines Tribune
Navarre Apartments
Fifteenth St
Mary McGuire
Alice Bartleman
Rosalie Pike
Cheroke County Picnic Plans and Local Notes
Ten years ago Cheroke County Farm Bureau announced a Riverside park picnic in Cherokee on July 4 with a rainout on June 7. The local electric light plant sale to Iowa Public Service Co. was under a special election today. Also note marriages of Ray Parrott and Claire Schach on June 16 and Rev Edwin Trigg vacation plans in Manitoba.
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Cheroke County Farm Bureau
Riverside Park
Cherokee
Ray Parrott
Wheaton
Mlinois
Albright Produce Set for Noon Saturday Radio Mention
The Albright Produce Co announces that Aurelia will be mentioned on air next Saturday during the noon broadcast on station WNAX Yankton. The Pilley Co daily schedule runs weekdays 12:10 to 12:15 and Sundays 12:30 to 12:35. Mr. Albright urges residents to tune in.
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The
Albright Produce Co
Sentinel
Aurelia
Wnax Yankton
the Pilley Co
Albright
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Pilot-Tribune
Alta Advertiser
Afton
First Trust & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Edwin Trigg
G. R. Wharton
Fredom
Orpheus” Offenback
Lehar
King
Monte Carlo
Peters
Automobile
Harry H. Lockin Insurance Agency
Cherokee News
Cherokee Times
C. J. Sansen
Spokane
Washington
C. DeVries
North Main Street
Edwin Rice
Elva McClusky
Glenwood
Wisconsin
J. K. Rice
America
NSUR
Farmers National Bank
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