Afton Vicinity Notes Social News and Visits
Mrs. Earl Zwick reports a granddaughter's death at Storm Lake. Many locals, including the Ammons, Nelsons, Demarees, Dyslins, Pasleys, Meltons, Lynes, and Sleezer, host and visit relatives across Aurelia, Holstein, Plainsfield, and Sioux City. A birthday party for Leon Westphal ends with a weiner roast in Hammon pasture.
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W. S. Ammons
Storm Lake
Bernadine
Woodrow Nelson
Alta Vicinity
Wm. Sleezer
Earl Demaree
Leonard Smith
Holstein
Glenn Dyslin
John Dyslin
Aurelia
Clyde Pasley
West of
Cherokee
Leo Kelly
Alva Melton
Leonard Lynes
Plainsfield
Brooke
Leon Westphal
Hammon
Kenneth Jones
Collins Beardshaw
Sioux City
Earl Zwick
Glenn Loucks
Ray Jones
Wilbur Allen
Arthur Phipps
Afton
Land Planes Proposed to Link Pacific Isles
Honolulu reports William T. Miller of the Department of Commerce suggests fast land planes may replace sea planes on a proposed 5,000 mile air route from Honolulu to New Zealand and Australia. Islands already have landing areas and rough seas hinder seaplane refueling. government plans to grade fields a mile long facing prevailing winds.
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Honolulu
America
New Zealand
Australia
William T. Miller
Airways
Department of Commerce
Miller
Freeman cashes 1000 dollar Carnegie Hero award in Texas
John W. Freeman an itinerant scissors grinder from Fort Smith Arkansas claims a $1000 Carnegie Hero Fund award for saving 17 year old Johnnie Porter from a runaway horse. He later used the money to buy land and build a home in Laredo Texas.
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Laredo
Texas
Courage
John W. Freeman
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Freeman
Fort Smith
Ark
Johnnie Porter
Carnegie Commission
It's a Pipe Warden Taps Inmates To Repaint Standpipe
Warden J C Woodard of the Ohio State Penitentiary found a ready work force in inmates to repaint a 176 foot standpipe. He reviewed personal records and identified around 100 skilled laborers including steeplejacks to complete the painting project.
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Columbus
Ohio
J. C. Woodard
Ohio State Penitentiary
Woodard
Venus at the Bathe statue shown at Corcoran Gallery
A tour guide at the Corcoran Art Gallery in Washington presents a terra cotta Venus statue as Venus at the Bathe. A tourist reacts with horror, criticizing Asiatic countries as barbarous.
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Corcoran Art Gallery
Washington
Atlanta Constitution
The Hardest Part of the Job Says Senator Sorghum
Senator Sorghum recalls the toughest duty as obeying orders to smile for another photographer’s shot. He notes many moments of indignation during his work as public service continues.
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Senator Sorghum
Pleasant Fellow Alarm in Hygiene Lecture Room
A student enters a hygiene lecture midway. The professor, not recognizing him, suspects a mix up and asks about hygiene. The student replies greeting the professor.
Aurelia School Notes Highlight Halloween Party and Weekly Awards
The Aurelia Consolidated School reports first graders enjoying a Halloween party with paper masks and jack o lanterns. Seventh through twelfth grades list spelling honors, class projects, operetta preparations, and recent athletics including a 19 to 0 win at Peterson.
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Melvern Anderson
Marvin Davis
Deloris Nelson
Phyllis Bjorklund
Melba Carde
Frances Kastengren
Ardys Deyloff
Gerald Gerjets
Sherr Nelson
Gladys Ell
Joyce Hartwig
Jean Mongan
Harold Larson
Verona Wogahn
Joe Coombs
Billy Glawe
Dale Sangwin
Lola Kolpin
Doris Nelson
Molly Be Jolly
Aurelia
Peterson
Sentinel promotes subscription service for Sioux City papers
The Sentinel acts as authorized subscription agent for both Sioux City newspapers inviting readers to sign up through the office. Subscriptions can be processed locally with ongoing access to both papers for residents.
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the Sentinel
Sioux City
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