Happenings of Nearby Towns Broadcast in Brief
Census returns show Schaller population fell to 722 a slight drop. Community building plans advance as Galva prepares for voter presentation. Storm Lake high school to graduate 52 at commencement May 22. Linn Grove glee club placed second in state contest at Iowa City. Co operative Oil delegates visit Marcus for station study. French family celebrates 60th wedding anniversary. Marcus Legion plans Fourth of July events with a dance on the third. Reed Phipps dies by suicide after a quarrel near Sioux Rapids. Holstein bankers to hold 34th annual Group One meeting May 19 with 300 expected. Fish from Spirit Lake hatchery distributed to Peterson area by Izaak Walton League. Wedding stationery noted in Sentinel.
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Storm Lake Register
Storm Lake High School
Sioux Rapids
Linn Grove
Iowa City
Galva Tribune
Co-operative Oil Company
Galva
Marcus
Peterson Patriot
J. W. French
Marcus News
Legion
Holstein
Iowa Bankers Association
Peterson
Spirit Lake
R. 8. Whitney
Izaak Walton League
Memorial Day Program Observed At Aurelia Cemetery
Memorial Day services will be held Friday May 30 at Aurelia cemetery with a 9:30 procession from two blocks east of the church. The Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion will serve dinner after the cemetery program at the Community building. The day includes a Gettysburg Address reading and memorial services for Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War veterans, with a rifle salute and taps.
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Aurelia Cemetery
Woman’s Auxiliary of the
American Legion
Church Corner
Main Street
Frank Waddell
Cemetery
H. H. Lockin
G. R. Gilbert
Pierson
Iowa
Petition Signatures Push Parole For Eddie Flickinger
Nearly 2,000 citizens sign a parole petition for Eddie Flickinger who is jailed in Fort Madison for the alleged murder of Morris Hardy five years ago. Flickinger recently returned home to attend his mother’s funeral and was allowed unguarded visit by state agent Hi Yackey who said his word was good as gold.
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Washta
Eddie Flickinger
Fort Madison
Morris Hardy
Young Flickinger
Hi Yackey
Cherokee
Population Up Across Cherokee County in 1930 Census
Cherokee County shows a total population rise to 17 640 in 1930 from 16 700 in 1920 across 14 townships and 8 towns. Meriden and Washta declined, Cherokee and Meriden’s shifts noted, while Tilden and Willow townships gained, with detailed figures listed.
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Cherokee Times
Cherokee County
M. Ke, DeWolf, Spencer
Meriden
Washta
Cherokee Township
Tilden
Willow
Willow's
Aurelia Rere
Cleghorn Pee
Meadow
Silver
Liberty
Amherst Two
Aurelia High School to Graduate Eleven Seniors
Ten years ago the Aurelia high school announced eleven students would graduate on May 31 led by Estella Blanch Lurline Coombs Jane Wundell Della Peterson Elizabeth Scott Clara Paulson Esther Muitby Garland Mahoney Sloward Nelson Lewis Miller Raymond Nelson. A. W. Baltimore entered stock buying in town. Dr W C Bundy died in Primghar while visiting daughter Mrs Frank Welch. A barn and machine shed burned on the Veter Strom farm near Auroria in a second mysterious fire. W G Whitney traveled to Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota for treatment. BEFF Georke hosted a welcome for Rev and Mrs Gillet with Gillet returning as pastor of Olive Baptist Church. Twenty Years Ago Edgar Rapp joined Farmers Elevator Co in Cleghorn. Dr A Hiddy left for Chicago for postgraduate study.
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Aurelia High School
Estella Blanch
Lurline Coombs
Jane Wundell
Della Peterson
Elizabeth Scott
Clara Paulson
Esther Muitby
Garland Mahoney
Sloward Nelson
Lewis Miller
Raymond Nelson
A. W. Baltimore
W. CG. Bundy
Aurela
Mes
Frank Welch
Primghar
Veter Strom
Auroria
Pair Held for Stealing 185 Gallons of Holstein Liquor
Emmetsburg reports Byron Green and his 14 year old brother Boyd in custody as suspects in hijacking 185 gallons of liquor from a cache near Holstein. Speed Hines of Spencer remains at large. Police say the trio bought 15 gallons in Holstein then returned a night later to seize the rest.
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Emmetsburg
Byron Green
Boyd
Holstein
Emmetsburgge
Miss Orr Re elected County School Head in Court House Vote
Election of county superintendent and four directors in the courthouse this morning produced a unanimous confidence vote. Miss Lulu Rose Orr was re elected as county superintendent for a three year term and the board members Earl Fraser L M Woods and W H Runnings were reinstated for six years. Mrs Blanch Burchan was elected to serve another term, replacing Mrs Newton Palmer who resigned. The session opened at 11 o clock and ended with a dinner at Hotel Lyman attended by all electors.
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Court House
Lulu Rose Orr
Earl Fraser
L. M. Woods
W. H. Runnings
Blanch Burchan
Newton Palmer
Lyman
Hat blown seven miles by tornado lands on farmer field
Ed Renshaw of Storm Lake, who farms near Truesdale, found a straw hat bearing the name F C Witter in a corn field. The hat had been in Witter's attic the night the tornado struck, likely carried seven miles by the wind. He also found painted shingles from the victim's roofs in the same field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Register
Ed Renshaw
Truesdale
F. C. Witter
Witter
Local Scout Troop Names Permanent Scoutmaster
Rev. Moore is appointed to replace former Scoutmaster Allen Lamm. Scouts warned to maintain order at meetings and urged to march in Memorial Day parade in full uniform if possible.
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Moore
Allen Lamm
Quimby Wins County Meet In Close Championship Race
Quimby defeats Aurelia Cleghorn to win the Cherokee county track meet on Quimby field. Conley leads with 21 points winning the 100 and 220 yard dashes, high hurdles and broad jump while anchoring two victorious relays. Ehlers adds three firsts for Cleghorn with sprint titles and a mile relay victory.
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Quimby
Cherokee County
Quimby Athletic Field
Aurelia
Cleghorn
Washta
Meriden
Larrabee
Conley
Ehlers
Ehlers, Cleghorn
Goodrich
Peterson
Ivers
L. Kinzel
Mason
Hartliep
Lockin
Dull
Riseling
Birch
Bengall
Berger
Bergert
Lighter
Erickson
Fessler
Gilbert
Mahoney
Anderson
Lt. Heller
Bates
Mundy
Gregg
Bengtson
HJ. Heller
Public sale of Hupmobile sedan from Schroeder estate
Executor of the Fred Schroeder estate announces a public sale of a Hupmobile four door sedan on Main street Aurolid opposite the East Side Garage on Saturday May 17 at 2 30 p m. The vehicle will be sold for cash to settle the estate.
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Fred Schroeder
Aurolid
Tornado Strikes Storm Lake Damages Casino and City
A tornado from the southwest hit Storm Lake at 2:50 AM, damaging the Casino and much of the city. Damage may exceed 25 000 dollars. two injuries reported, neither serious. The event followed heavy rain and hail. duration varied from seconds to a half minute. Total rainfall that night was 0.65 inches.
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Storm Lake Register
Storm Lake
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Schaller
Census Bureau
Sentinel
Order of Procession High
Dav
ED Flickinger
Inez Keck
Farmers National Bank
Aurela, Iowa
Tilly
Bloomsbury
Ian Hay
Happy Go Lucky
Abel Mainwaring, M. P
Milroy
Mainwarings
Sylvia
Mainwaring
Vernon Schoening
Lady Marion Mainwaring
Elizabeth Neville
LaVone Dubes
Adrian Rylands
Kathryn Meier
Constance Damer
Glenn Mongan
Richard, Mainwaring’s Son
Olive Coombs
Welwyn
Percy
Clarence Bengtson
Amelia
Aileen Waddell
Ray Beeghley
Grandma Banks
Mary Dreyer
Mrs. Welwyn
Ruth Dreyer
Gladys Stutz
Lucius Welwyn
Haze
Danielson
Mr. Samuel Stillbottle
Clair Parrott
John Pumpherson
Horace Lockin
Edwin Watts
Della S, Gray
Sentnel
W. G. Whitney
Mayo Brothers Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Be.ff. Georke
Gillet
Mr Olive Baptist Church
Edgar Rapp
The
Farmers Elevator Co
A. Hhiddy
Chicago
Miss Orr
STORM
BOY Scout News
W. Max Gordon
Daily Times
H. Heller
L. Heller
Heller
Prunty
Kinzel
Ega
Johnson
Turu Wist Sturm Lake
First National Bank
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