Happenings of Nearby Towns in The Sac Sun and Storm Lake
Reports from Sac Sun, Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune, and LeMars Globe-Post summarize farm sales, a Civil War hero death, a car train collision, a beauty contest winner, theater travels, and a regional Lake algae relief conference. Twelve Poca farms sold at $187.70 per acre on figures provided to the Sun. Orville James died at his Storm Lake home. Ulrich Koch wrecked at West LeMars after hitting a train. Geneva Roberts won $100 in a Peotone Illinois contest. she has Iowa pageant ties and tours with University Players. Local lake cities back a coordinated algae rescue push with Chamber of Commerce backing state aid.
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Sac Sun
Pocahontas County
Sun
Sac County
Storm Lake
James
Iowa
Peotone
Roberts
Lois DeLander
Lake
Chamber of Commerce
Freight Train Pileup Near Remsen Affects Cars
A fast freight wreck occurred Friday morning a mile west of Remsen as a wheel left the tender shaft causing cars to derail. The pileup involved empty stock cars a loaded coal car and automobiles with 600 feet of track torn up. The locomotive and rear car survived while debris blocked the cut and the top bank.
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LeMars Globe-Post
Remsen
Aurelia High School Romps to 21 6 Season Opener
Aurelia beats Quimby 21 to 6 in a season opener before a large crowd. Captain Peterson Heller and Bengtson led a speedy backfield with Lockin receiving. Johnson kicked three extra points as Aurelia’s defense and line play stifled the visitors.
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Anderson High School
Quimby Boys
Pases
Peterson
Heller
Bengtson
Lockin
Nice
Aurelia
Vsitors
Conley
Johnson
Internal Revenue Offices Move to Des Moines from Dubuque
The District of Iowa Collector announces headquarters relocation from Dubuque to Des Moines around October 1 1929. Communications after September 60 should be directed to Des Moines for prompt handling. The Collector's office will be on the first floor of the New Federal Coast House on the river’s east bank starting October 1.
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Collector of Internal Revenue
District of Iowa
Dubuque
Des Moines
Federal Coast
Football Schedule Specifies Sept to Nov Local Games
The schedule lists games with Cleghorn Linn Grove Meriden Schaller Marcus Washta Alta Peterson and Armistice Monday and Thanksgiving Thursday dates. Home and away designations alternate for each week from Sept 27 to Nov 28.
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Cleghorn
Linn Grove
Meriden
Schaller
Marcus
Washta
Alta
Peterson
Cleghorn Eleven Comes Here For Friday Football
Coach Andersons fast eleven faces Cleghorn on home grounds in a key county clash Friday afternoon at 3 45. Cleghorn impressed with a big score against Washta signaling a strong lineup. Locals enter the game primed for a hard battle aiming to seal the county championship.
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Anderson
Cleghorn
Washta
Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication to Start in Many Counties
Secretary M. G. Thornburg says eradication work can begin in about half of the counties this winter and spring under the new law. Remaining counties will start later as funds permit. counties are normalizing local levies to match state and federal funds, with funds available after April 1. The pace hinges on inspectors and farmer cooperation to test cattle and manage schedules.
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M. G. Thornburg
43D General Assembly
Thornburg
Fred Daniels Buick Stolen From Residence Sunday Night
Fred Daniels Buick sedan disappeared last Sunday night from in front of his residence with no trace found. The car vanished between nine p.m. and the next morning. Freddie's coat and items found later at Pitcher gravel pit suggest a southern escape. Sheriff Langwin suspects three men abandoned a Buick near the Art Whiting farm as the engine failed.
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Fred Daniels
Freddie
Fred Fassler
Pitcher Gravel Pit
Langwin
Art Whiting Farm
Aurelia
New Patrol Formed in Troop 70 Leaders Named
Monday night changes created a new patrol with Lewis Ammons Verner Johnson and Arthur Johnson named patrol leaders. Scouts urged full participation to strengthen Troop 70 and hoped for future meetings with games. A contest to fill patrols first was announced and new members were invited to join.
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Lewis Ammons
Verner Johnson
Arthur Johnson
St Pauls Lutheran Church Services and Society Meeting
St Pauls Lutheran Church led by Pastor E F Webking offers Sunday morning services in the American language. Next Tuesday evening the Young Peoples Society will meet in the church social rooms.
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Young Peoples Society
Early Corn Varieties Best for Iowa Yields In Frost Region
Iowa farmers are advised to plant early maturing strains for higher dry shelling yields. A bulletin by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station reports eight years of data showing early corn outproduces late corn on a dry basis. It recommends kernel counts per hill by region and notes heredity often outweighs soil adaptation.
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Iowa
Towa Agricultural Experiment Station
HH. D. Slughes
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
A. A. Bryan
United States Department of Agriculture
LUB Folks Fare Well at Sioux City Show
Cherokee county club entries did well at the Sioux City show with most Angus calves placing and several Herefords also doing well. A rule allowing only one prize per breed knocked two calves from winning, while calves sold above market values with many at $16.00 or more. John Feil’s Angus brought $16.60 and Lloyd Thompson’s black calf sold at $16.25.
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Cherokee County Club
Sioux City
Angus
Lloyd Thompson
Vaccination School Set in Cherokee for October
Ten applications filed trigger a vaccination school in Cherokee on October 3 and 4. Hog raisers may attend and, after passing, receive a permit to vaccinate their own hogs against cholera using serum and virus under Dr. J. S. Craft of Des Moines.
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Cherokee
J. S. Craft
Des Moines
Injunction Granted Against State Agriculture Dept in Tuberculin Test Case
Sutherland Courier reports a petition filed by John Panther and 38 others against the Department of Agriculture seeking to extend a temporary injunction restraining testing or condemning cattle for tuberculosis without owner consent. The suit argues tuberculin tests are unreliable and unconstitutional rules by the department are invalid. Also noted are local visitors from Storm Lake and near Peterson visiting Allen and George Lamon.
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Supreme Court of Townwoodo
Supreme Cotter
Department of Agriculture
Ten Years Ago Residents seek Cherokee Holstein road addition
Farmers south of Cherokee petitioned to add the Cherokee to Holstein road to the county primary system. The Buena Vista county fair and local moves include Miss Maertha Wiebe, Mr Willian Mats, and several residents preparing for new jobs and residences as market prices and crops update.
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Farina Bureau
Feere Wattes
Joan
Maertha Wiebe
Buena Vista
Willian Mats Derty
Aurebias
Grant Township
Buena Vista County
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