Cherokee Times Highlights Local Events And Travel
Cherokee Chamber of Commerce to host banquet for 25 to 30 northwest Iowa athletic coaches from 6 to 7 30 Friday night May 13. Dr Leo C Harrison a Cherokee osteopath Leaves for Los Angeles to establish a practice. Highway patrol recovers a stolen 1929 Chevrolet sedan in Mondam in from Hill Gravenish. Sixteen schools file entries for the 18th district track and field meet at Tomahawk athletic field with about 200 athletes entered and preliminaries starting 2 30 Friday afternoon.
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Cherokee Chamber of Commerce
Northwest Iowa
Leo C. Harrison
Los Angeles
California
Hill Gravenish
Main Street
Mondamin
Iowa
Peterson school band duties assigned for summer
Harold Reck, band leader and instrumental instructor in Spencer schools, will take charge of the Peterson school band during the summer months as part of a faculty employment update.
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Peterson
Board of Education
Harold Reckseen
Spencer
Storm Lake Witnesses Hit-and-Run Kill Two Cars Back to Back
Storm Lake residents Mr and Mrs George Slater witnessed a seven year old boy Larry Orman killed in a hit and run on highway 30 near Ogden Tuesday afternoon. The car fled the scene and Slater pursued and reported the license number leading to taxi driver Kenneth Joslin from Perry who was arrested. The death was ruled a broken neck with the boy dying instantly.
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Storm Lake
George Slater
Ogden
Salter
Des Moines
Larry Orman
Ray Orman
Slater
Kenneth Joslin
Perry
Sumner Fairchild Dies After Long Community Life in Aurelia
Sumner Fairchild a long time Aurelia resident and Ohio native born July 31 1852 died May 7 1938 at his Aurelia home aged 85 years 9 months and 7 days He moved with family to Iowa in 1853 lived in Iowa City Cedar Rapids and Cherokee County before settling two miles north of Aurelia He and his brothers ran a hardware business from 1908 until 1930 and he later retired An Odd Fellows member and active community figure he leaves three brothers A A W W and J W Fairchild Funeral services were held at Kroll Funeral Home and M E Church with burial by the Odd Fellows at Aurelia cemetery
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Sumner Fairchild
Aurelia
Mathlan Sumner Fairchild
Mount Gilliad
Ohio
Iowa
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Cherokee County
Mathian Sumner
Odd Fellow
Odd Fellows
Cherokee
A. A
W. W
J. W. Fairchild
Kroll Funeral
M. E
Preul
Edwin Trigg
Congregational Church
Card of Thanks from the Fairchild Family
The Fairchild family expresses heartfelt thanks for flowers words and deeds shown during their bereavement. A A Fairchild W W Fairchild J W Fairchild acknowledge the kindness and support received.
Recital program features Virginia Carlberg and peers in varied pieces
The program lists piano duets by Virginia Carlberg and Peggy Waddell plus solos and vocal numbers by Joan Deyloff Dorothy Thevenin Arlene Nelson Bonnie Mummert Gretchen Wieland and others. Accompanists include Carlberg Thevenin and Dagger with violins by Geradine Mummert. The public is invited.
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Sousa
Virginia Carlberg
Peggy Waddell
Joan Deyloff
Wright
Harriet Ohlson
Risher
Maxine Nielsen
Johnson
Drummond
Gretchen Wieland
Strickland
Arlene Nelson
Cecillia Valse
Philie
Neidlinger
Dorothy Thevenin
Mia Carita
Groton
Valse
Calvini
Elda Dagger
Goodeve
Bonnie Mummert
Tolhurst
Jean Simmers
Williams
Geradine Mummert
Chaminade
Bachmann
Me To
Greene
Carlberg Thevenin
Dagger
New Nickel to Show Head of Jefferson
A new U S nickel will appear this fall featuring Thomas Jefferson on one side and Monticello in Virginia on the reverse. Designers submitted 3890 entries and Felix Schlag, born in Germany, was selected for the design.
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Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
Monticello
Felix Schlag
Germany
Ten Years Ago Damage estimate in Cherokee county wind storm
Insurance adjusters estimate damage at 100000 dollars from a heavy wind Wednesday night, with most destruction in Afton township. Andrew Nordstrom files as Republican candidate for supervisor in the fourth district. Mrs. Richard Mongan dies at Bates hospital after treatment. Gertrude Buma resigns from home grocery to work in Sioux City. Helmer Carlberg buys Miller residence, possession next fall.
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Cherokee County
Afton Township
Andrew Nordstrom
Diamond Township
Richard Mongan
Bates Hospital
Gertrude Buma
Sioux City
Helmer Carlberg
Miller
Wm. Hansbruch
Air Mail Week Reflects on 1838 Postal Pioneers in Iowa
A retrospective from the State Historical Society looks at early Iowa mail as editors called 1838 postal service a mockery. Mails to the Black Hawk Purchase were slow and unreliable with carriers losing bags and rivers rising. Roads were trails and stagecoaches scarce, prompting rejoicing when a steamboat line from St Louis to Dubuque was approved.
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State Historical Society
Black Hawk Purchase
Atlantic Seaboard
East
Burlington
Appanoose County
Clinton
Washington
Saint Louis
Dubuque
Territory of
Iowa
William J. Petersen
the Palimpsest
State Historical Society of
Sutherland Boy Dies in Barnyard Accident
August Roland Miller 3 1 2, son of Mr and Mrs Freeman Miller of 3 miles south of Sutherland, died after being struck by a bent corn planter wire in the barn yard Friday evening. He fell while watching a colt and the wire pierced his stomach causing peritonitis. He died an hour after reaching Sioux Valley hospital Saturday night.
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Sutherland Courier
August Roland Miller
Freeman Miller
Sioux Valley Hospital
Opening of New Ice Cream Parlor in Aurelia
H W Poller announces the opening of a new ice cream parlor in Aurelia in the former bakery building. Ladell Rapp will manage with Phyllis Port, offering home made ice cream drinks popcorn and confections in a nicely arranged space for patrons.
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H. W. Poller
the Sentinel
Aurelia
Ladell Rapp
Phyllis Port
Ladell
It Buried a Pauper in Vienna Grave Pit
A fragment reports a pauper buried in a grave pit in Vienna. The lines mention an enigmatic figure named Oberl and a grim context tied to the burial scene.
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Vienna
Hail Insurance Policy Advertisement by Harry H. Lockin Agency
An insurance agency promotes hail coverage with guaranteed premiums and prompt loss payouts. Agents offer explanations and rate quotes without obligation.
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Harry H. Lockin Insurance Agency
Silk Como Dominates Lake Como Silk Trade
Silk Como, largest city on Lake Como, leads Italy in silk production and competes with Lyon and Paterson. Mulberry trees are cultivated widely across the region to support the industry.
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Olume Ol Silk
Como
Lake Como
Lyon
France
Paterson
United States
New Low Chick Prices Begin May 7 Offers
New low prices on chicks start May 7 with May delivery. Place orders now for delivery and enjoy cash incentives. Guaranteed chick starter and growing cash at $2.25 per cwt. One feeder-friendly feeder free per 100 pounds. Highest cash prices for cream CeES and poultry from B and H Hatchery located 14 blocks north of the Lewis J Hotel.
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Lewis J Hotel
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