Ackley News Briefs From September Events
Ackley notes cover Bernice Bleeker and Tom Hunt's wedding at Rev. Seybold's home with family present. A Detroit couple welcomes a son to Harold and Alice Gronseth amid Alice Roosevelt kinship. Rusty Weber injures ankle at Lake Cornelia after stepping off a pier. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace French visit from Topeka, Kan. Local church groups meet as St. Mary's Cemetery Society and St. John's auxiliary hold gatherings in early September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gronseth
Detroit
Mich
Topeka
Kan
J. J. Meyer
Ladies Aid Society
St. John’s Evangelical Church
St. Mary's Cemetery Society
George Hani
Helen Homan
al. Hofmann
Joseph Homan
St. John’s
New Providence Notes on Local Moves and School Enrollment
Mrs Kellogg has bought Carlson property and will move soon with two granddaughters who will attend local school. School enrollment sits near 290 as Miss Miriam Rogers studies cosmetology in Waterloo and Leone prepares for Penn College in Oska loosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
Carlson
Miriam Rogers
Waterloo
Leone
Oskaloosa
Penn College
C. L. Lawin
Union
Elizabeth Lundy
Wayne Humphreys
Ruby Bunch
Billy
McGregor
Prairie du Chien
Wis
M. Z. Albers
Ralph Clampitt
W. B. Armstrong
Fractured Eulogy Recounts Fatal Wreck with Swedes and Irishman
In a terse exchange Mrs Murphy recalls a deadly wreck stating twenty seven Swedes and an Irishman were killed. Mrs Grogan comments on the tragedy calling the man a victim.
Beginning a Business with Nothing but Intelligence
A quoted reflection on starting a solo venture, noting that initial resources were simply the creator’s intellect and determination. The speaker underscores that ambition plus wit sufficed to launch their enterprise, framing intelligence as a foundational asset.
Cattle Market Slump Amid Heat and Drought Pressures
Notes of the stock market show heavy selling across cattle, hogs, and lambs as heat and drought depress prices. Downturns of 50c to 1.00 on steers and yearlings, weaker stockers, and thinning buyer interest mark a season low, with wide spreads on prices and ongoing concern over corn costs and market support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuers
Nven
Kansas
Cornhelt
Rain Dampens Luther League Convention and Harvest Festival
Rainy weekend weather curtailed church programs in Story City. The Luther League convention at Salem church ran Sunday as the last day, while Harvest Festival services at the Methodist church drew poor attendance due to rain. Rev. John Bushnell of Sioux City spoke in the morning, with evening services hindered by downpour. Decorations were noted as being arranged by Prof. and Mrs. BE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
Story City
Salem Church
Methodist Church
John Bushnell
Sioux City
Local Notes: Remodeling and Community Events Reported
Henry Wagner buys the Garrison residence and will occupy it after remodeling. Mr and Mrs Arthur Thorson and children returned from their ElS trip. Rennold, brother of Mrs Bly Sr, broke his arm in a fall. The first I O O F meeting since summer vacat ion was held at the Masonic hall. Prof M Versteeg spent the weekend at home in Pella. A get together supper at the Methodist basement is planned tonight but weather may hinder. Many young people plan to leave for institutions of learning this month. Mrs John Kumrow, now living with a daughter in Ensworth, is very ill. Mrs B H Howell from Radcliffe is caring for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Johnson
Mt. Vernon
S. D
Johnson
Farmer E Eevator Co
Noble Johnson
Ruth Johnson
Floyd Olsen
Leonard Auestad
Levi Johnson
Mt. Barnon
Lucille Thorson
Ida Rorem
Forest City
C. A. Winterfield
Chicago
Stock
Don
Garnet
Iowa Falls
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Ethel Hauge
H. A. Drake
Claude
Des Moines
Decorah
Kenneth
Luther College
S. F. Houck
Ernst and Roy
Hans Hanson
Hubert
Leo
Fairmont
Minn
Orion Erickson
M. W. Grua
Henry Wagner
Garrison
Arthur Thorson
Rennold
Peter Bly Sr
Masonic Hall
M. Versteeg
Pella
John Kumrow
Ensworth
B. H. Howell
Rte
Radcliffe
Union Church Welcomes Local School Teachers In Social
About ninety gathered Friday evening at the Union Christian church to greet teachers from local schools. Teens led a chorus singing How Do You Do as the program opened with stunts games and songs. Refreshments were served by a committee of Mesdames Schuler Ross Hauser Perry Paul Glenney Bruce Barnes and Mattie Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Mesdames Schuler
Ross Hauser
Perry
Paul Glenney
Bruce Barnes
Mattie Pierce
Everett Crosser
Moreland
Lewis Miller
Sant Vestal
Rockford
Rufus Williams
Greene
Union
Ellis Norman
Montrose
Bobby
Betty Norman
Elihu Jessup
EK. OG. Kauffman
Columbia
Faye
Cy. Kauffman
Irma
Missouri University
Homer Daggett
Tama
Tama News-Herald
Hynek
Daggett
Star
Ed Simpson
H.land
Cozenovia
Wis
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L. J. Rice
Rexall Store
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William Winter
Mankato
Otto Winter
Faulkner
Bernice Bleeker
George Bleeker
Tom Hunt
Elkader
EE. Seybold
Ben Roelfs
Mr. Hunt
New Providence
Hamilton
Enab Majestic
Euer
Majestic
Model
Aatclente and
BOVEE
Iowa
Chevrolet
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O. K
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Joy and
Roy
Hardin County Fair
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