Happenings From Nearby Towns This Week
Storm Lake reports 187 416 fish received from state sources this year with more on the way per J N Darling of the state fish and game commission. George J Schaller of Citizens First National bank is re elected a class A director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago for a three year term. Buena Vista county shows crime at a minimum with only two grand jury cases for November. Holstein store owner sells to Moorhead buyers Carl Nielsen and Alfred Larsen. Washta bus owned by Mearl Hunter badly damaged by fire. Remsen car thefts: J W Burns Ford sedan recovered near Omaha with tire issue. prior thefts last winter recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Storm Lake
J. N. Darling
State Fish and Game Commission
George J Schaller
Citizens First National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Schaller
Buena Vista
George Heald
Holstein Advance
W. J. Evers
Cash & Carry
Holstein
Carl Nielsen
Alfred Larsen
Moorhead
Iowa
Washta Journal
Mearl Hunter
Washta Consolidated School
Peterson Patriot
O’brien
Avery Kirchner’s
Remsen Bell
J. W. Burns
Remsen Public Schools
Omaha
Hog Prices Predicted By Ames Economist After Christmas
Ames man G. S. Shepherd, agricultural economist at Iowa State College, predicts hog prices will rise toward Christmas and fall afterward with heavier summer supplies and weak demand for pork. Pheasant hunters reported good bagging on Wednesday through Saturday last week, with many taking limits on the first day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. S. Shepherd
Iowa State College
Alta News Items from Alta Advertiser
Clarence Jake Nelson opens a repair shop north of the depot in the former Fangman Brothers building. Emmet Holmes and son return to Minneapolis after visiting Mr and Mrs C P Holmes. Holmes works as a traveling passenger agent for Illinois Central. Tennis Wilson returns to Alta for winter from Spencer where they ran the Spencer country club. Chas Haden and family move back to Alta to run Storm Lake country club. Postmaster Kislingbury’s appointment expires soon after the Democratic victory. locals consider running for Alta postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Jake” Nelson
Fangman Brothers
Emmet Holmes
Minneapolis
Minnesota
C. P. Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Illinois Central Railroad
Tennis Wilson
Alta
Spencer
Spencer Country Club
Chas
Haden
Storm Lake Country Club
Kislingbury
Plucky Pitcher 4-H Girls Honor Mothers at Banquet
4-H club notes recount a Tuesday banquet hosted by Mrs. Clay Dawson. Lois K. Anderson presided with a Thanksgiving themed menu including fried chicken and pumpkin pie. Demonstrations featured Roberta Dawson and Marion Will. songs honored mothers with Iowa Corn Song performed by club girls and mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Dawson
Lillian Johnson
Gladys Will
Mother McCree
Roberta Dawson
Marion Will
Evelyn Blanch
Iowa
Ralph Peterson
Florence Will
Methodist Church Notes Pastor Welch Leads Sunday Services
Morning Service and Sunday School at 10:00. Preaching at 11:00 with evening Epworth League at 6:30 and service at 7:30. Read out for sale column this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
W. H. Welch
Epworth League
Aurelia High Triumphs Over Sutherland 13 0 on Snowy Field
Aurelia High defeated Sutherland 13 to 0 on a slippery home field last Thursday. After a scoreless first half the Aurelia forwards stopped Sutherland drives and in the second half Meier and Jones powered scoring runs with Bruce missing the extra point. The game ended with Aurelia ahead and Thanksgiving Day brings Alta to town at 2 30.
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Aurelia
Sutherland
Meie
Jones
Meier
Bruce
Alta
Alta Thanksgiving Clash At Aurelia Grounds
Aurelia hosts the annual Thanksgiving football game against Alta this Thursday at 2 30. A large Alto booster contingent is expected and Aurelia fans will crowd the field to cheer their home team after a 13 to 0 win over Sutherland last week.
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Alta
Aurelia
Sutherland
Much Bad Luck Follows Alta Truck Operator
Alta In Special Glen Frear, a truck operator, faced repeated misfortune after his wife died during his trip from Des Moines to Chicago. On a return run near Fort Dodge he left his truck locked on the highway, thieves then broke in stealing freight from a Des Moines wholesale shipment to northwestern Iowa. The sheriff found empty goods and cartons near Twin Lakes, and the thieves escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta
Glen Frear
Chicase
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Des Moine
Twin Lakes
Shippers to Convene in Des Moines December 14 15
The thirteenth annual convention of the Iowa Cooperative Livestock Shippers will meet in Des Moines December 14 and 15 to discuss securing the best marketing conditions amid current economic distress. W. R. Johnson of Perry presides. Iowa State College and Extension Service staff will participate. A banquet is planned for December 14 evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Cooperative Livestock Shippers
Des Moines
W. R. Johnson
Perry
Iowa State College and Extension Service
Congregational Church Schedule and Bank Holiday Closure
Edwin Trigg presides at the Congregational Church with church school at 10:00 a m and morning worship at 11:00 a m Christian Endeavor follows at 6 30 p m Both Aurelia banks close all day Thursday November 24 for Thanksgiving banking holiday.
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Christian Endeavor
Aurelia
Christmas Health Seal Sale to Start December First
The annual Christmas Health Seal Sale begins around December 1 with nationwide reach. In Aurelia Mrs. Vern Culver chairs the town effort, distributing seals through Girl Scouts at local shops to save postage. Pitcher township and country plans follow the mailing method, with funds aiding tuberculosis and general child health programs. Public education on prevention and health work remains a focus as the effort expands nationally.
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Vern Culver
Aurelia
Aurelian
Girl Scouts
Larson
Boehnke
A. C. Will
Pitcher Township
National Tuberculosis Association
National Association
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Iowa
United States
Legion to Host Cherokee County Meeting in Aurelia
Grashoff-McManus Post and Auxiliary will host the county convention at the Community Theatre in Aurelia on Friday December 2 at 8 o'clock. A vaudeville program will include singing dancing and comedy acts followed by district officer talks. Open to the public a 15 cent lunch will be served after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grashoff-McManus
American Legion
Cherokee County
Aurelia
Legion
First and Second Grades Give Thanksgiving Program
The Aurelia school held a two act Thanksgiving play by its first and second grades in the high school auditorium. The play titled Tommy's Thanksgiving Dinner featured a living room setting in two acts the day before Thanksgiving and Tommy's dream with Thanksgiving fairies. It closed with a group song by the participants.
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Aurelia
Tommy
Four men fined in Cherokee court for driving with one light
In Mayor Lawrey's court four men were fined two dollars each for driving cars with only one light. Cherokee Pecuurity farmers received 796.60 from a county board of supervisors for animals killed by dogs or wolves since January. A deer seen near Larrabee drew pheasant hunters, while Cherokee football beat Storm Lake 27 to 0. A $20,000 damage suit by Helen Sutton of Sioux City against James A. Fee opened in district court after a July highway crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrey
Board of Supervisors
W. O. Dailey
Larrabee
Leo Morton
Ronald Dyslin
Storm Lake
Storm — Lake
Helen Sutton
Sioux City
James AL. Fee
Cherokee District Court
Aurelia School Grants Two Day Thanksgiving Break
Aurelia schools dismiss for a two day Thanksgiving vacation after Wednesday classes. Faculty members plan visits to homes and relatives with several naming specific destinations including West Bend Sioux Rapids Jolley Minneapolis Merrill Leeds Storm Lake Des Moines Omaha Sac City Meservey and Sioux City.
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Aurelia
Lst
Jean Mersech Will
West Bend
Helen Tollakson
Sioux Rapids
Gladya Bailey
Jolley
Margaret Lidman
Minneapolis
Blanch Richardson
Merrill
Wanda Aweifel
Fief
Aurelia Community Club Meeting Friday Night
The Aurelia Community Club holds its regular monthly meeting Friday evening November 25 at 8 o clock in the club rooms. Officers will be elected and a membership campaign plan will be announced. Luncheon will follow the business session.
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Aurelia Community Club
Looking Back Into the Past Ten and Twenty Years Ago
A retrospective notes W P Dawson elected president of the rural credits commission. Dorothy M Johnson and Ralph Kludas wed. Aurelia men named for December trial jury. Mrs J C Loekin to spend winter in Texas and California. Lois Scott and Verne Witchcock wed in Marathon. Oma Coombs buys Chas Grigsby farm at 200 per acre. MH W Lucas purchases Diamond Center store. Dr J K Rice opens dentist office in Cherokee.
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W.P. Dawson
Rural Credits — Commission
Kendall
Dorothy M. Johnson
Cherokee
Ralph Kludas
Afton Township
Aurelia
L. "I. Butterfield
Otto Bartz
I. A. Daley
B. Howell
Gus Kruse
L. c. McWilliams
Fred Schroeder
Lois Scott
This Place
Verne Hy Witchcock
Marathon
I G. Scott
4Oma Coombs
Chas Grigsby
HW. Lucas
Diamond Center
J. K. Rice
Expert outlines causes of low corn prices
G S Shepherd of the Agricultural Economics department cites three main factors for weak corn markets: high U S crop size, rising visible supply in elevators, and hens prices linked to economic pressures. He notes heavy August October receipts in Chicago and farmers holding corn over, with no clear forecast yet. See Mummert Hardware Co for reduced hog waterers and tank heaters.
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G.S. Shepherd
Agricultural Economies Department
United States
Chicago
Professor Shepherd
Shepherd
Mummert Hardware Co
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AMES
Alta Advertiser
Lois K. Anderson
Lillian John
George Washington
God
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
Aurelia High
Sentinel
Bani
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