Afton community hosts card party and social events
Mrs Floyd Anderson entertained at ten tables of five hundred at the Jas Ware home last Wednesday with prizes and a two course lunch. Mrs Violet Sexton attended a family party in Peterson honoring Mr and Mrs Fred Wetherell before they leave for Burlington. Junior Kastengren collided with a truck on Maple Creek bridge en route to Storm Lake for senior photos, no injuries. Mrs Phipps hosted eighteen tables of five hundred with prizes, a bouquet for Mrs Phipps, and a two course lunch. Various residents attended church, birthdays, and community meetings. Miss Muriel Blake visited Sioux City. Edsel Bainbridge returned from South Carolina. 4-H members gathered at Joanne Mummert’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Anderson
Jas. Ware
Violet Sexton
Herbert Swanson
Peterson
Fred Wetherell
Burlington
Junior Kastengren
Maple Creek Bridge
Aurelia
Storm Lake
Hansbruch
Arthur Phipps
Agnes Blake
Margaret Jones
Lew Crane
Lester Melton
Opal Cave
Leonard Smith
Holstein
Phipps
Messrs
Burt Mummert
Sioux Falls
Glen Sleezer
hCas
Martin Jr
Afton
County Farm Bureau
Muriel Blake
Sioux City
Robert Gates
Joe Kastengren
Junior
Edsel Bainbridge
Mitchell
S. C
Frank Mummert
Cecil
Joanne Mummert
4-H
400 Die as House Burns at Henry Weitzel Farm
A fire near Storm Lake killed 400 baby chicks housed on the Henry Weitzel place. Fire crews fought the blaze but could not save the flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Weitzel Place
Storm Lake
Davis County Court House Closed for Floor Renovation
The Davis County Court House suspended operations for two days as workers laid a new floor in the first floor corridor. No injuries were reported and access resumed after completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis County Court House
Iowa Legislature Marks Efficiency Amid Quiet Session
The Iowa legislature shows smooth progress with major appropriations and economies. Governor Wilson praises efficiency while attendance shifts from lively debates to watching schoolchildren in balcony seats. Public eye wanes as bills like House File 338 seek broad taxpayer pensions, aiming to curb dole culture. Governor also fills key posts including state banking superintendent M W Ellis and highway commissioners Hrust and Ahlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Wilson
House
Senate
Iowa
Kuester
Cass County
Foster
Henry County
M. W. Ellis
Charles City
D. W. Bates
Albia
Au relia School Notes Highlight Typing Contest Plan
The Au relia Consolidated School notes detail a J O A T typing test sponsored by Gregg Publishing Co with certificates for 30 40 and 50 words. Three students will travel to Sioux Center March 29 to compete, chosen from six qualifiers. Music groups prep for a March 22 broadcast on station KSCJ led by Char lene Ohlson Kathleen Grashoff Dean Gilbert and Gus Ohlson with Prof. Paul MacCollins at Morningside College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg Publishing Co
Sioux Center
Aurelia
Thomas
KSCJ
Charlene Ohlson
Kathleen Grashoff
Dean Gilbert
Gus Ohlson
Morningside College
Paul MacCollins
Conservatory of Music
XYZ
Miles Standish
Delmar
Merlin McGowan
Alta
Unusual Nine Inch Egg Found in Clarinda
Mrs. Ernest Meyer of Clarinda brought a remarkably large egg to town. It measured nine inches in length and seven and three fourths inches across the middle. The egg is normal in every way and laid by a White Rock hen, not a turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Meyer
Clarinda
Doctor pinned by car breaks ankle in Eagle Grove incident
Dr. J. E. Long of Eagle Grove fractured his ankle when his wife’s car starter lurched forward outside the hospital steps. He was treated after the vehicle pinned him against the curb.
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J. E. Long
Eagle Grove
Mt Olive Area Attends Varied Social and Family Events
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Shaw, mother of Mrs. Victor Georke of Schaller, formerly of Mt. Olive, at the Wharton funeral home in Aurelia. Local residents visited Sioux City and Cherokee. families celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, and new births, and others traveled to see relatives in Aurelia, Storm Lake, Larrabee, and Schaller.
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Shaw
Victor Georke
Schaller
Mt. Olive
Wharton
Aurelia
Ralph Stoneking
Sioux City
Mildred Cobbert
LeMars
Edgar Johnson
Clara
Nina Ohlson
California
George Schafer
Fred Huseman
Hanover
Henry Holst
Cherokee
Sioux Valley Hospital
Arlene
Raymond Gregg
Larrabee
Blanche Kolpin
Frank Becker
Hazel Anderson
Homer Anderson
Paul Anderson
Wayne Anderson
Elwin Lindlief
Storm Lake
Clifford Bruce
Kletus Lenz
Robert Lenz
Harold Allen
Oscar Gustafson
Estherville
Oscar Lenz
Wayne
Donald
South Silver
Gerald Decker
Noah Decker
Mt. Olive Church
Warl Crippen
Elmer
Fred Christensen Injures Elbow In Move
Fred Christensen who moved with his family from a farm near Hamlin to Extra slipped and dislocated his elbow and chipped a bone during the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Christensen
Hamlin
CCC Crews Finish Two Concrete Flumes in Grand Meadow Township
On Ralph Robeson farm in Grand Meadow southwest of Cherokee CCC crews completed the largest reinforced concrete flume built by the local soil conservation service camp since arriving 18 months ago. The 42 by 17 foot structure used 3479 pounds of steel, 220 sacks of cement, 89 cubic yards of sand and 20 cubic yards of coarse aggregate and includes an auxiliary sod spillway.
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Ralph Robeson
Grand Meadow
Cherokee
CCC
Perry Thomas
Soil Conservation Service
Thomas
Robeson
Robeson Farm
John Hancock ‘Insurance
George Wohlers
Wire entanglement stirs Beacon disturbance
A drunken man became entangled in barbed wire near Beacon one night last week. His cries drew attention but before officers could intervene he was freed and disappeared.
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Beacon
The Show Must Go On Mumps Sideline Nashua Students
Two Nashua high school students learned in one day parts for plays to replace peers sidelined by mumps. The improvised casting kept the performance tradition alive as the show went on.
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Nashua High School
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Mrs. Earl Zwick
Scott
Boothby Funeral Home
Henry Everhardt
Veteran’s Hospital
Des Moines
Simonsen
Wayne Kirkpatrick
W. A. Liebsch
Carlson
Dairy Hone
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
Cherokee County
Geo. E. Blanch
H. H. Lockin
Chas. Gustafson
Winfred Moulton
Aurelia, Iowa
Don R. Hankens
Larson’s
State Bank
IDA Grove Rendering Works
Reggy Martin
Gustafson & Johnson Garage
A. A. Hrust
Maquoketa
H. J. Ahlers
State Highway Commission
M. Mars Rath
Cedar Falls
F. F. Smith
State Board of Examiners
Aurelia Consolidated School
Dale Otten
Minnesota
Phyllis Engdahl
Bob Howell
Jean Bengston
Bonnie Albright
Clayton Johnson
Georgiane Lauridsen
Shirley Nielsen
Harriette Ohlson
Ethel Johnson
Margaret Pruitt
Marvin Fassler
Elizabeth Eddy
Ray Cipperly
June Converse
Ray Holderness
Betty Nelson
Jay
Lenard
Phyllis
John
Lois
Kenneth B
Edith
Norma
Leonard
Vernon
Donnala
Roger
Mary Ann
Imogene
Joan
Lois Jeanne
Merry
Arlo
Bobby
Betty
U. S. S. California
Nitzke
Marvin Anderson
Renaud
Jean
Bonnie
Barbara Jean
Ruth
Ray
Shirley T
Janet
Patricia
Billy
Ridley
Charles
Donnie
Junior Cline
Rembrandt
Bernard Eng
Boyd
Joanne
Hallie
Jack
the Beamstalk
Kay
Sally
MT. Olive News
Mrs. Edgar Johnson
A. W. Larson
Aurelia Sentinel
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