Local Happenings Across Nearby Towns Highlight Week
Galva High leads Maple Valley Conference season with Holstein in second. Harold Patrick of Peterson High wins first in humorous declamatory contest at Spencer sub district. Calumet school board cuts teachers pay about 20 percent. Primghar fire damages three businesses including Bixby Meat Market. Sievert Furniture Co and Nellie Shoe Store destroyed. Storm Lake bids on 50 miles of roads save 40 percent. Buena Vista Democrats form county ticket and back Roosevelt. Vanderbilt Jr visits Storm Lake as part of a New York tour.
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Galva Tribune
Maple Valley Conference
Galva High School
Holstein
Peterson Patriot
Harold Patrick
Peterson High School
Spencer
Cherokee Times
Calumet School Board
Sutherland Courier
Primghar
Bixby
Sievert Furniture Co
Nellie
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Weidner & King
Fremont
Nebr
Board of Supervisors
Cunningham
Storm Lake
City Beautiful
New York
Seventeen Track Men Report for Spring Workouts
Seventeen track men answered Coach Gruis call for spring work outs. Road conditions delayed some, delaying practice periods. Training focused on conditioning with road work and early field drills. prospects are fair with returning athletes and new material hoped to develop into replacements for graduates.
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Gruis
Father Smith Urges Road Bond Vote To Ease Unemployment
Edward Smith of Cherokee at Aurelia Community Club urged Cherokee county residents to vote for paving primary roads using a $1 000 000 bond issue. He cited labor gains, local wage benefits, gravel pit use, and spent auto taxes, arguing state and county bonds influence unemployment and economic growth.
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Edward Smith
Aurelia Community Club
Cherokee County
American Legion
Father Smith
Des Moines
Pump windmill and plumbing
A. Perry offers pump and windmill services and plumbing work with contact at phone 171.
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A. Perry
Peterson Company closes dry goods and ready to wear
The Peterson Company ends its dry goods and ready to wear department to retain only the grocery line. L. C. Plog of Hanover files nomination papers to run for Supervisor in the fourth district covering Elk No kimis and Maple Valley townships. Coach Perry calls trackmen. 28 boys report including four last year’s lettermen Clyde Christensen Gordon Matson Donald Clark and Roy Dreier. Ivor Rowlands becomes office manager for the Teachers' Service Bureau at Storm Lake and plans to relocate. Alta Consolidated school board meets to organize for next year with E. J. Edwards reappointed president. Mrs. Carl Harris files papers to run for County Recorder on the Republican ticket.
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Peterson Company
L. C. Plog
Hanover
Elk, Nokomis
Maple Valey
Perry
Clyde Christensen
Gordon Matson
Donald Clark
Roy Dreier
Ivor Rowlands
Teachers’ Service Bureau
Storm Lake
Rowlands
Alta Consolidated School
E. J. Edwards
Carl Harris
W. H. Kaufman
County Recorder
Clean Sweep for Citizen's Ticket in Aurelia Vote
Aurelia voters, 346 total, cast ballots for town officials for a two year term. The Citizen's ticket led by Sig Matzdorff won all contested posts. Women totaled 147 as late campaigning spurred turnout and interest rose after Saturday circulars.
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Aurelia
Sig Matzdorff
Aurelia Holds Two-Day Special Sale Event
Aurelia merchants announce Friday and Saturday sale days to boost shoppers and trade. The Sentinel prints advance notices, with 10 cent shows by J C Eding each night and a Four Marx Bros film Monkey Business. Participating businesses include Larson's Store Home Grocery Pratt Drug Mummert Hardware East's Meat & Grocery Pete's Stole Shop Guarantee Oil Aurelia Bakery and Community Theatre.
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Aurelia
Sentinel
J. C. Eding
Marx Bros
Larson’s Store
Pratt Drug Store
Mummert Hardware Co
Aurelian Hardware. Co
East's Meat & Grocery
Pete's
Guarantee Oil Co
Aurelia Bakery
Aurelia Sentinel
Entertain High School Athletes by Aurelia Businessmen
Aurelia businessmen hosted a Tuesday evening event for the town’s past season football and basketball squads, their fathers, Coach Gruss, and Superintendent Troup. Guests included seniors Marvin Gearke, Merlin Shank, Pearl Bonsall, Vernon Peterson, and others receiving letters and stripes, with talks by Mr. Troup, Mr. Gruis, and Rev. Welch.
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Aurelia
Gruss
Troup
Rev. Welch
W. A. Lewis
Gruis
Marvin Gearke
Pearl Bonsall
Clayton Will
Arthur Meier
James Scott
Paul Stiencke
Wilson Neville
Frank Dreyer
Merlin Shank
Paul Jones
Vernon Peterson
Print shop denies distributing Aurelia circulars last week
The editor states the print shop did not print certain circulars distributed in Aurelia last week. A state law prohibits printing obscene or indecent literature, a point emphasized in the clarification.
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Aurelia
Parker Leads Fiercest Aurelia Election Fight Yet
Cherokee Times reports T B Parker independent mayoral candidate distributing posters to oppose lawlessness and urge economies from a decade in office. He faces Sie Matzdorff on the citizen's ticket in Aurelia's highly contested county race amid spring notes and local martin house arrivals.
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Cherokee Times
T. B. Parker
Mevor
Aurelia
Parker
Cherokee County
Opposine Sie Matzdorff
Vaccination School Drives Cherokee Farmers and Local News
In Cherokee County Farm Bureau aides led a two day vaccination school taught by Dr W E Simonsen for more than a dozen farmers. Nomination papers for Rep N M Nelson began Friday as he seeks a Republican primary renomination. Coroner Dr C F Quinn ruled W A Sambrock s death accidental after his car was struck by a Sioux Falls train near Cherokee. Senator Lew McDonald announced he will seek renomination for the 46th district Republicans covering Ida Plymouth and Cherokee counties.
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Cherokee County
Farm Bureau
W. E. Simonsen
N. M. Nelson
Nelson
C. F. Quinn
W. A. Sambrock
Sioux Falls
Cherokee
Lew McDonald
Ida
Plymouth
McDonald
Methodist Church Notes with W H Welch Pastor
Morning Service and Sunday School at 10:00 with preaching at 11:00 on Unloading your bares. Evening Epworth League at 6:30 and preaching at 7:30 on The Water of Life. Praises for large attendance last Sunday and invitation to attend next Sunday.
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Epworth League
Chuch
Larson elected mayor in Alta town election
George YH. Larson won the Alta Mondey mayoral race over A. R. Browne by 288 to 277. Councilmen elected: G. A. Benson, Lars Larson, Russell Peterson, Don Castle, and L. H. W. Hateh.
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Larson
Alta
George YH. Larson
Alta Mondey
A. R. Browne
G. A. Benson
Lars Larson
Ruesell Peterson
Don Castle
L. H W. Hateh
J C Eding To Reopen Community Theatre
J C Eding plans to reopen the Community Theatre after a temporary closure. He toured Omaha this week booking Parsmcunt and R K O Radio releases and will resume Saturday and Sunday shows for a period before adding Wednesday and Saturday nights. Special 10 cent shows are scheduled for Friday and Saturday this week with an R K O Radio picture on Sunday night.
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J.C. Eding
Omaha
Parsmcunt
R. E. O. Radio Pictures
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years Ago
A restored Security National Bank opens in Cherokee with Goldie as president. Candidates Dawson Aurelia and Dieterich enter race for congress and supervisor respectively in Republican primaries. Arends family moves into Dan Roger residence. Junior class to perform Miss fearless and Co at the high school Friday. Town election results show a split ticket with mayor Parker and Abs Fraser among winners. Mrs Burgess dies suddenly of heart trouble. funeral at Good Type church.
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Security National Bank
Cherokee
Goldie
W. PP. Dawson
Aurelia
Repub
Can
G. M. Dieterich
Republ
H. J. Arends
Dan Roger
Miss
Fearless & Co
High School Auditorum Fr.d
John Burgess
Abs Fraser
W. EL Bischel
August B’schel
Unelmen
W. PL. Mer
T. C. Cr
Robison
A. H. Waddell
John Grashoff
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Alta Advertiser
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W. H. Bischel
Cherokef
Martin House
County Seat News
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Methodist Church
W. H. Welch
Community Theatre
Henry Ford
Schwab
Rockefeller
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