Iowa Political Timber and House News in State Capitol
Discussion centers on 1946 governorship prospects for Gillette and potential run for eighth district congressional seat. Laboring figures show Gillette’s cross party appeal, Valen tine’s wartime popularity, and G G Jeck as federal patronage chief. Reporters protest limited access as interim committee meetings restrict press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillette
Roosevelt
Iowa
Richard F. Mitchell
Eighth
Monona County
Senate
Thomas E. Dewey
Cherokee
Congress
John K. Valentine
Hickenlooper
G. G. Jeck
Atlantic
Jeck
Des Moines
Chicago
Pupils Learn Bartering in Indianola Sixth Grade
The sixth grade pupils at the Irving building in Indianola bring articles to barter as in olden days. Each child exchanges a hand item to teach the value of trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving
Indianola
Mt Olive Ladies Aid Meets In Home Of Mrs Wetherman
The Mt Olive Ladies Aid gathered November 16 at the home of Mrs Jess Wetherman with president Mrs Lloyd Ohlson presiding. Members heard scripture on Thanks and Praise and discussed a chicken and food sale in Cherokee before Thanksgiving and a December family night Christmas party. Visitors and local residents attended, with plans also noted for missionary talks and community outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Olive
E. H. Gillet
World Emereency Fund
Cherokee
BR. C. Buenger
Geneva
Harry Wilson
Elmer Magnuson and Sons
K. A. Florine
Paul Peterson
Ivan Wilson
Louis Stellish
George Wharton
Cliff Dubes
Neighbors Aid West Mc Gregor Farm With Corn Harvest
On Monday November 6 neighbors gathered at the West Mc Gregor farm to pick corn for Mr. Mc Gregor who is home recovering from surgery. Three cornpickers owned by Oscar Gustafson Reuben Ohlson and L C Bengtson did the work and the day ended with supper served by Mrs. McGregor assisted by Mrs. Hannah Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West McGregor Farm
McGregor
Hannah Allen
Oscar Gustafson
Reuben Ohlson
L. C. Bengtson
Lloyd Ohlson
Sherwood Ohlson
Kenneth Ohlson
Clarence Ohlson
Lester Jacobs
Cliff Bruce
Raymond Gregg
Anton Hanson
B. H. Dukes
Paul Anderson
Leroy Goettsch
Lincoln Hahn
Will Hahn
FE. H. Gillet
Keith Ohlson Promoted to Fireman First Class
Keith Ohlson has been promoted to Fireman First Class after completing a Diesel Engineering course at Gulf Fort Mississippi, placing fourteenth out of two hundred. He plans to report soon to an unknown West Coast location, and recently spent a weekend in New Orleans with fellow serviceman Ralph Mongan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ohlson
Keith
Gulf Fort
Mississippi
Ralph Mongan
New Orleans
Ohlson
Mongan
Aurelia
Ohlson Family Receives Yank Recap of 29th Infantry Division
Pvt Filmore Ohlson serves in the 29th Infantry Division. Allied American Army newspapers the Yank described D-day engagements, the battle of Sa Lo and other battles in which the unit fought. A letter was received Saturday by Mr and Mrs Lloyd Ohlson detailing the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Ohlson
Pvt
Filmore Ohlson
29Th Infantry Division
Pvt. Ohlson
Sa Lo
Social notes from Holstein and nearby towns
Corn pickers met last Monday while Mrs. Maggie Fritz attended a club gathering in Holstein. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Simmons of Cherokee, guests at the John Towner home last Sunday afternoon. Naomi Circle of the M. E. church in Cherokee met at Mrs. Victor Swanson’s home last Wednesday. Reuben Olson hosted Sunday dinner for Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Swanson and family of Washta, Mrs. Minnie Telley of Rowan, Iowa, and WAC Cpl. Joyce Smith of Des Moines. Cpl. Smith, here on rotation furlough after nearly two years in Africa, is a sister of Mrs. Swanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chison
France
England
Ivan Wilson
Wayne Wilson
Aurelia
Walter Simmons
Robert Torrey
Farley Abshire
Geyserville
Calif
Ronald Becker
Lawrence Mongan
Barbara Stiencke
Bonnie Peterson
Alfred Simonsen
John Hanson
Near Quimby
Gunner Hansen
E. H. Gillet
Nancy Sweet
Farnie Dukes
H. A. Georke
Carl Kahl
Barbara
Near Holstein
Clare
Nina Ohlson
Reuben Ohlson
Cherokee
Cliff Simmons
Clarence Simmons
Carl Emil Johnson
Richard Ritz
Clarence Ohlson
Chicago
C. J. Johnson
Conrad Engdahl
August Peterson
L. C. Bengtson
Robert Bengtson
Gunner Osterling
Clare Ohlson
Beverly Ohlson
Aurelia High School
Ted Johnson
Franklin Fritz
Maggie Fritz
Edgar Johnson
Anton
Ellen Steele
Alta
Rev. Lindstrom
Oscar Gustafson
County
Art Ohlson
Louis Stellish
Beverly
Hugo Peekenschneider
Leroy Goettsch
Kermit Goettsch
Elmer Huseman
Hanover
George Schafer
Will Hahn
Charles Hulburt
Boothby
Gerald Decker
August Hansen
Gunner Hanson
Amandus Bengtson
Emil Carlson
Carl Marvin Johnson
J.M
Armed Services
Pacific
Loren Anderson
Dicky
Johnson
Sioux City
Earl Flanigan
Earl Crippen
Clara
Raymond Gregg
Art Gregg
Oscar Smith
Ellen
Mary Louise
B. H. Dukes
Paul Anderson
Gary
Fred Hallbauer
Claude Jones
Edna Randall
Cedar Rapids
Forrest Lenz
John Larson
Holstein
John Towner
Claus Magnuson
I. J. Torrey
Naomi
M. E. Church
Victor Swanson
E. R. Swanson
Washta
Minnie Telley
Rowan
Iowa
WAC Cpl
Joyce Smith
Des Moines
WAC
Smith
Africa
Swanson
Missing in Action Includes Afton Residents
Duane Letsche of Afton is reported missing in action along with Roy E. Becker, former Afton resident and relative of local families. A newborn Galen Glenn was named to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anderson. The George Zwick farm sale drew a large crowd and several ladies visited. Community news covers hospital recoveries, travel to Iowa City, Farm Bureau events in Des Moines, and a Florida winter plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Letsche
Afton
Roy E. Becker
Frank Becker
Earl Bugh
Harry Anderson
Galen Glenn
George Zwick
Zwick
Leslie Paulson
Kansas City
Burt Mummert
Hulburt
Cherokee
Walter Meinking
St. Joseph Hospital
Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Beardshaw
Lester Melton
Alva
Grinnell man aided by bystander in highway incident
William Philliber assisted E. W. Renaud unloading when Philliber fell ill and collapsed on the highway. Renaud reported a hit and run driver but Philliber later regained consciousness and disproved the alarm, clarifying the incident was caused by sudden illness rather than a collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Philliber
Grinnell
E. W. Renaud
Philliber
Renaud
Philliker
Sioux City Market Report Mixed Results on Week Start
Fat steers yearlings and heifers 26 cents or more lower cattle prices down. Stock cattle strong to 25 cents higher. Butcher hogs 270 pounds and down 25 cents lower. Slaughter steers and yearlings 12.00 to 17.50, fed heifers 11.00 to 16.85, cows 5.75 to 18.50. Fat lambs 13.50 to 14.85, yearlings 11.00 to 12.50. Cherokee County shippers include Miller Son 30 hogs 227 pounds 14.15, Sherrill 24 hogs 200 pounds 14.25, Lenhoff 19 steers 1464 pounds 17.50, Zimmerman Estate 27 hogs 261 pounds 13.90. The Sentinel remains authorized agent for both Sioux City newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Cherokee County
Harry Miller & Son
Walter Sherrill
Marion McCannon
Ralph Plagman
Pete Lenhoff & Son
Steers
P. Zimmerman Estate
Howard Nelson
Erwin Heimsoth
Roy Cipperley
East Afton and Elk Society Notes and Visits
Coxswain Robert Booth left Sunday for Camp Parks California after thirty days with his parents Mr and Mrs W M Booth and Jerry. Mr and Mrs Fred Tigges attended a dinner honoring Ph M and Mrs Ralph Brown at the George Kracht home. Mrs Carol Fredrickson left for Springfield Missouri to spend time with her husband Sgt Carol Fredrickson. Guests in the W M Booth home Friday included Augie Niebaum Fae Mitchell Sioux City Mrs M Hines Ray Hines Aurelia Mr and Mrs Fred Kolpin Larry Carolynne and Fredrick Clifton Menefee Carl Ammons and Harold Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Booth
Camp Parks
California
W. M. Booth
Jerry
Fred Tigges
Ph.m
Ralph Brown
George Kracht
Carol Fredrickson
Springfield
Missouri
Sgt
Augie Niebaum
Fae Mitchell
Sioux City
M. Hines
Ray Hines
Aurelia
Fred Kolpin
Larry
Carolynne
Fredrick
Clifford Menefee
Carl Ammons
Harold Anderson
Community visit notes from Hanover area families
Mr and Mrs Walter Lichtenberg spent Saturday in Sioux City. Fred Wogahn near Aurelia spent Sunday afternoon at the Charles Zwemke home. Mr and Mrs Arthur Wogahn and son Larry of Aurelia spent Sunday afternoon at the Herman Wrede home. Charles Zwemke and family spent Sunday evening at the Harold Hogrefe home near Newell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lichtenberg
Sioux City
Fred Wogahn
Aurelia
Charles Zwemke
Arthur Wogahn
Larry
Herman Wrede
Charles’ Zwemke
Harold Hogrefe
Newell
White Pheasant Sighted by Waverly Hunter
H. E. Yarcho of Waverly tracked and shot a rare white pheasant seen in the community. The bird’s plumage remained unruffled and may be mounted, highlighting the rarity of such a sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Yarcho
Waverly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Armour and Company
Army
Navy
United States Employment Service
Commerce
State Capitol
Joan K. Valentine
Centerville
Valentine
George A. Wilson
Legislative Interim Committee
Statehouse
A. B. Lindsay
Don R. Hankens
Larson’s
State Bank
Winfred Moulton
W. A. Liebsch
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
Fred Radke
H. H. Lockin
C. H. Kaskey
School
Larnin
C.B. Thorpe CO
Sioux City St. Yds
Simonsen
Robert Bjorkgren
Col. A. A. Woltman
Auctioneering
Reggy Martin
Ida Grove Rendering Co
C. A. Rodine, Jr
Frances Hahn
Jess Wetherman
Mt.Olive Ladies Aid
Olive
West McGregor
Keith Ohlson
Mr. Olive News
Aurelia Iron Works
ROY Collier & Sons
Acetylene
Earl Swick
Troy Mummert
Iowa City
the Sentinel
East Afton & Elk
Wm. Booth
Irene Zwemke
Henry Teerink
T.R. (Trace) Porter
Bill Adams
Bill, Jr
Jane
Bill
Adams
Illinois Central
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