New York youth finds Iowa best place in country
A Columbia sophomore, never leaving New York before, radioed views after a 21 000 hitchhiking tour through the United States Canada and Mexico. Henry Burger recounted meetings with farmers moonshiners Harvard Oxford men and others and said Iowa impressed him most and he may move there after earning his degree. He praised friendly farmers and the healthy life, and expressed interest in local and state politics. TEACHERS STATE MEET predicted largest attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Columbia College
New York
United States
Canada
Mexico
New York Sun
Henry Burger
the Sun
Kansas
Kentucky
Harvard
Oxford
Colorado
Quebec
Berger
Hawkeye
Past Years in Aurelia Recounted in Local Notices
Ten years ago Rev and Mrs W H Welch were honored at a church reception. District No 1 K P and Pythian Sisters met in Aurelia. Elizabeth Striker funeral. talkie film trial at Community Theatre. Washta beat 18 0. Carl Larson buys lot near park for a bungalow. Henning Carlson visits Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
W. H. Welch
Aurelia
K. P
Pythian Sisters
District No. 1
Elizabeth Striker
Sioux City
J.C. Eding
Washta
Carl Larson
G. R. Wharton
Henning Carlson
Sweden
Last Rites for Mrs. Waddell in Aurelia Funeral
Funeral services were held Sunday for Mrs. A. H. Waddell 88, Aurelia pioneer. Burial was in Pleasant Hill cemetery beside her husband. Obituary notes her birth November 8 1852 in Clinton County New York and longlife farming in Minnesota and Iowa.
Parrott Marries Des Moines Woman in Christ Church Ceremony
Miss Frances Porter of Des Moines wed Dean Parrott of Des Moines son of Mr and Mrs George Parrott east of Aurelia on October 11 at 4 pm in the University Church of Christ Des Moines. The double ring service was witnessed by families and a friend sang All Through the Years before the ceremony. After a reception lunch at Grace Ransom tea room the couple departed for a wedding trip to the Ozarks and will live in Des Moines where Dean works for the Iowa Pipe and Culvert Co. Attending were George Parrott Clair Parrott M Parrott and Pierce Parrott Aurelia and Craig Buckingham Alta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Porter
Des Moines
Dean Parrott
George Parrott
East of Aurelia
University Church of Christ In Des Moines
Grace Ransom
Parrott
Ozarks
Dean
Iowa Pipe and Culvert Co
Clair Parrott
M. Parrott
Pierce Parrott
Aurelia
Craig Buckingham
Alta
W A Zwick, Former Afton Pioneer, Dies at 98
W A Zwick 98 former pioneer resident of Afton township died at his Cherokee home Wednesday morning. Funeral services set for Friday at his home and 2 pm at the Christian church in Cherokee. Burial in Afton cemetery. Survived by six children and many grandchildren. born March 2 1848 in Ontario, Canada. He moved to Iowa at 23 and married Alice Hill in 1882. He retired 27 years ago and moved to Cherokee. Burial details and out of town relatives listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Zwick
Afton Township
Cherokee
Christian Church
Afton
Earl
George
Bertha Stoner
Sioux City
Anna Hill
Fred and
Verne
Peterson
Mr. Zwick
Bellville
Ontario
Canada
Alice Hill
Rembrandt Farmer Dies After Corn Picker Mishap
Rembrandt-Lou Gibbons, 67, a farmer near here, died at Storm Lake hospital Monday from an infection linked to a corn picker accident Thursday. His inte rment was caught in the picker and mangled. Gibbons moved to the area a year and a half ago from Early. Surviving are his wife and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rembrandt
Lou Gibbons
Here
Storm Lake Hospital
Gibbins
Orville Radke Captures County Husking Title
Orville Radke, a young farmer from Diamond township southeast of Aurelia, won the Cherokee County corn husking contest on the John Jensen farm northwest of Marcus with 2 255 pounds net. Vernon Leckhand and Harold Johnson finished second and third, with Radke advancing to the district meet at Sloan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee Times
Orville Radke
Aurelia
Diamond Township
Cherokee County
John Jensen
Marcus
Sloan
Radke
Vernon Leckhand
Holstein
Harold Johnson
Bill Marrow
Fred Menke
Vernon Johnson
Elmer Meyer
Cleghorn
Pete Miller
Meriden
Jack Hopkins
Buena Vista County
Bulldogs Set for Paullina Showdown in Homecoming Week
Aurelia faces Paullina in a top conference game tied for first, with Marcus 6 6 and Aurelia leading after a 19 6 win. Don Porter may miss the game due to a broken hand, forcing Nitzke to reshuffle the backfield. Mike Danielson buys Maria Johns property and plans a public sale before moving to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nit
Bulldogs
Peing
Aftesta
Aurelia
Paullina
Sanborn
Alta
Marcus
Don Porter
Don
Nitzke
Mike Danielson
Maria Johns
MISTAKE-ONLY $4.40 RECOVERED BY BUNKER
Alfred Bunker of Storm Lake recovered a billfold sent from the Aurelia post office. The finder had taken most of the nearly $200 inside leaving $4.40 and the driver’s license and papers. He remains grateful for the return of documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Bunker
Storm Lake
Bunker
Aurelia
Sentinel
Afton 4-H Girls Set Meeting for October 18
The Afton League of the Four Leaf Clover will meet at Laur aine Zwick’s home on Saturday October 18. Members are urged to attend for officer elections and plans for a Halloween and skating party. Bring a pencil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton League of the Four Leaf Clover
Lauraine Zwick
Phipps Reelected Afton Farm Bureau Head at Friday Meeting
Arthur Phipps was reelected chairman of Afton township Farm Bureau at his country home Friday night. Glenn Loucks was named vice chairman and John Blake secretary. Mrs. George Wick named women's division chair. About 50 attended as Lester Ary spoke. Music and 4-H notes followed with lunch served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Phipps
Afton Township Farm Bureau
Glenn Loucks
John Blake
George “Wick
Robert Gates
Wilbur Allen
Lester C. Ary
Joan Mummert
Celesta Allen
Kathleen Grashoff
Jean
Donnie Mummert
Gilbert Clow
Thompson
Fall Corn Crop Shows Conservation Benefits from Contour Farming
The Cherokee CCC technician Charles Ballantyne notes higher yields when contour farming is used. Farmer Mortenson reports a top corn crop, especially on upland fields drilled on the contour, with a once-sparse north slope yielding well this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Ballantyne
Cherokee CCC
Mortenson
Larrabee
Right Hand Amputated After Corn Picker Accident
Vernon Peterson, a young farmer from three miles west of Aurelia, is hospitalized at Bates with his right hand amputated at the wrist and the left hand severely mangled after a corn picker accident on the Walter Peterson farm. The incident occurred around 10:30 Wednesday morning as the men finished a field and prepared to move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Peterson
Aurelia
Bates
Walter Peterson
Vernon
Bates Hospital
Mra
Gust Peterson
Reception for New Methodist Pastor and Wife
About 150 people attended a reception Sunday afternoon in the church parlors to welcome Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Stanworth and their daughter Eveline. A basket dinner followed morning services, with a short program led by Mrs. Glenn Loucks. Carl Russell opened with a vocal solo, Dr. A H. Kiddy spoke, and Kenneth Wickersheim performed a violin solo. Faust waltz followed and Albright sang. Mrs. C C. Waddell accompanied on piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Ernest Stanworth
Eveline
Glenn Loucks
Carl Russel
A. H. Kiddy
Stan Worth
Kenneth Wickersheim
Faust
Nie Albright
C. C. Waddell
County Farmers Asked to Market More Eggs
Cherokee county farmers join the national Food for Freedom drive to increase egg production for dried eggs and national nutrition. The campaign urges voluntary 1942 production goals, improved flock management, and survey outreach from Oct 15 to Dec 1 to assess 1941 output and 1942 plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray R. Marsh
Cherokee County
Usda Defense Board
America
Great Britain
Chairnmiun
Marching Band Invited To Buena Vista Homecoming Parade
Aurelia high school marching band invited to perform at Buena Vista college homecoming in Storm Lake on Oct 25. Northwest Iowa bands will march in the Saturday float parade and later demonstrate between halves of the Buena Vista Beavers vs Dubuque University game. Alumni from Buena Vista return Oct 24 25 for activities including the parade. Mrs P C McDowell of Los Angeles arrives for visit with Mildred Thomson and V N Butterfield households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia High School
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Northwest
Iowa
Buena Vista
Beavers
Dubuque University
Towa
Warning on Gas Theft Endangers Fire Trucks
A notice warns that theft of gasoline from local fire trucks is dangerous. An empty tank could delay firefighting and cost lives and property, urging the public to report tampering immediately.
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State Capitol
Daniel Rex Unger
Lucile Lucia
Roy Chandler
Spirit Lake
Butterfield & Thomson
Henry Schuelke
Lydia Lichtenberg
Hanover
A. H. Waddell
Kroll
E. Stanworth
Roy Matzdorff
A. EB. Stutz
Edwin Watts
Kenneth Bischel
Jesus
Old Rugged Cross
Isle of Somewhere
Pleasant
Hill Cemetery
Susan Rebecca (Smith) Waddell
Charles H
Mary A. Smith
Clinton County
Lowell
Wis
Albert Henry Waddell
Lura Woodcock
Jesse James Waddell
Mrs
Pierre Bengtson
Middle West
Guy L
Mead, Wash
Ray V
Alcester
S. D
Carrie Dyslin
Katherine Gonverse
Webby
Josephine Kluge
Beaver Dam
Guy Waddell
Ray Waddell
Mary
Henning Westin
Homer Brown
Harvey Dyslin
Elk Point
Vivian Dyslin
Floyd Dyslin
Roy Gary
Granville Meredith
Beverly
Edna Waddell
Merle Waddell
Melvin
Vas
A. Phipps
P. C. McDowell
Los Angeles
Calif
Mildred Thomson
V. N. Butterfield
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