Picnic Parade Winners and Aquatic Fund Booster
The Farmers Picnic featured Pythian Sisters parade awards with Candace and Debra Johnson winning floats and Candace Ohlson taking a bride costume. Aurelia youth teams split baseball games while 702 people joined Cliff Benson's 25c headcount for the pool fund, adding 260.50 to the Pool Fund with free Dixie Cups for participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
Candace
Debra Johnson
Melvin Johnson
Gary
Ann Pfaff
Lou Pfaff
Aurelia
Cliff Benson
Cliff
Cherokee Creamery Co
Alta Horse Show Sunday at BV County Fairgrounds
Alta Chamber of Commerce sponsors a horse show at the BV County Fairgrounds in Alta Sunday night starting at 7 30. Northwest Iowa Trailriders direct the event featuring 11 classes with ribbons and prize money. Ringman Lew Crane Aurelia and announcer Jim Bullock Spencer will be on duty. Admission 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta
Alta Chamber of Commerce
BV County Fairgrounds
Northwest Iowa Trailriders
Lew Crane
Aurelia
Ringman
Jim Bullock
Spencer
Heat Wave Ends as Rain Breaks Record Dry August Streak
A light shower ends a month long heat wave across the state. A tenth of an inch fell early Monday, cooling temperatures for now. W H Bischel notes rainfall in August totals the lowest in five years since 1951, with figures from 9.75 to 1.1 inches over the five year span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Bischel
Births in Ocheydan and Storm Lake announce new daughters
A son named Terry Kay Grumley was born Aug 18 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grumley of Ocheydan. He weighs seven pounds one ounce. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Heimsoth of Melvin and Patricia Heim soth is the mother. Debra Renee Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Peterson, arrives Aug 12 weighing seven pounds four ounces. Grandparents include Mr. and Mrs. Klaus Nord of Cherokee. Paula Rae Bengtson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Bengtson, born Aug 26 at Buena Vista County Hospital Storm Lake. grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Booth and Ernest Bengtson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Grumley
Ocheydan
Terry Kay
Erwin Heimsoth
Melvin
Grumley
Patricia Heimsoth
Maurice Peterson
Debra Renee
Klaus Nord
Marvin Bengtson
Paula Rae
Buena Vista County Hospital
Storm Lake
John Booth
Ernest Bengtson
Cherokee Hudson opens new car dealership in Cherokee
Duane Letsche son of Mr and Mrs Gotthilf Letsche of Aurelia and Francis Tilton son of the late Claus and Lydia Tilton of Cherokee have opened Cherokee Hudson a Hudson dealership located south of the courthouse in Cherokee Duane educated at Aurelia high spent four years in Greenland construction work and later worked at the American Motors plant in Kenosha Wisconsin makers of Hudson and Nash cars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Letsche
Gotthilf Letsche
Aurelia
Francis Tilton
Claus
Lydia Tilton
Cherokee
Hudson
Cherokee Hudson
Duane
Greenland
Kenosha
Wis
American Motors
Nash
Jurors Named for September Term Court
Trial jurors were drawn for the September 1955 term and summoned to appear September 19 at 10 a.m. The list includes Mildred Admire, Alyce Anderson, Olive Beeson, Trene Bloomquist, Florence Brandt, Wayne Brooker, George Cockburn, Lewis Conley, Alma Crary, Hattie Crary, Vera Davies, E. J. Fox, Walter Fuhrman, Louise Gilbert, Wanda Glasson, Mrs. Goosen, Walter Harvey, Louis Hausman, Robert Heinen, Harriet Mouw, Margaret McFarlane, War ren McIntosh, Alice Nelson, Paul Ogren, Mary OLeary, John Ogilvy, Lovell Roberson, Virgil Samuelson, Clara Schmidt, Doward Seaman, Lucille Sleezer, Harold Stientjes, Buoneta Walker, Clementine Wesphal, Ernest Wilcox, Stewart Wilson and Arch ie Zarr among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Admire
Quimby
Alyce Anderson
Marcus
Ene Bates
Pierson
Olive Beeson
Washta
Trene Bloomquist
Florence Brandt
Wayne Brooker
Clayton Burkhart
George Cockburn
Aurelia
Lewis Conley
Alma Crary
Larrabee
Hattie Crary
Hunt Davis
Vera Davies
Cleghorn
Gale Evans
E. J. Fox
Walter Fuhrman
Louise Gilbert
Wanda Glasson
William Goosen
Walter Harvey
Louis Hausman
Robert Heinen
Flora Hemingson
Frank Henke
Wm. Holck
Clayton Holderness
Duane Hollenbeck
Ella Jackson
Donald James
G. D. Jobe
Art E. Johnson
Robert Klein
Paul R. Knight
Clarence Kolb
Loren Kuhrts
Chase Lear
Donna Leavitt
Larry Lentz
Russell Madden
Lloyd Meyer
George Mitchel
Erwine Mogensen
Harriet Mouw
Harry Mummert
Harriet McCurdy
Margaret McFarlane
Warren McIntosh
Elvina Neilson
Alice Nelson
Carl Netley
John Ogilvy
Paul Og
Stewart Wilson
Cherokee
Warren Wilson
Sutherland
Inez Wise
Fred Witte
Ed Waghan
Jay Yaggy
Archie Zarr
Iowa District West Convention Attended in Okoboji
The Rev. E. J. Wehrspann and W. H. Bischel of St. Pauls Lutheran church attended the Iowa District West convention in Okoboji.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Wehrspann
W. H. Bischel
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Iowa District West
Missouri Synod Delegates Attend Camp Okoboji Session
Two delegates from the local church attended the Missouri Synod convention at Camp Okoboji from August 21 to 26. Rev. Wehrspann chaired the Institution Missions committee during the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Synod
Camp Okoboji
Wehrspann
Institution Missions Committee
Association for Retarded Children Meeting Sept 2
The Northwest Association for Retarded Children will meet in the Home Ec room at Sheldon Public School tomorrow Friday at 8 p.m. A film titled Tuesday's Child will be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nw Association For Retarded Children
Sheldon Public School
Good Will Truck Stops in Aurelia on September 12
The Good Will truck from Sioux City will be in Aurelia early Monday morning September 12. Materials for Good Will Industries should be left at the A. A. Davis home no later than Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will
Sioux City
Aurelia
Good Will Industries
A. A. Davis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Rayburn
Charles Rayburn
Dana
David Phipps
George Phipps
Kent Rasmussen
Robert Rasmussen
Claris Anderson
Walt Anderson
Candace Ohlson
Gus Ohlson
Linda Pfaff
Penguin
Dan Pfaff
Duane Gaudian
Brooke
Danny Peterson
Jimmy Morton
Jerry Storbek
Donnie Steffens
Jimmy Johanson
Beeghley
R. Morton
Danny Mummert
AMVAC
American
Iowa
Honsbruch
Rexall
DR. L. R. Morton
Maytag
Radio Shop
Maytag Sales & Service
First Trust & Savings Bank
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Okoboji
Association For Retarded Children
Robert Bjorkgren
Uae
Bonar
Smalley
John Deere
French & Hecht
Kroll & Patterson
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