Paul Schulz saves Lloyd Kalfs in fall through ice. Lueneberg, first editor here, dies at South Bend, Indiana. Henry Christoffer wins county corn husking championship.Īnnual carnival big success – Minerva Glaser voted queen. September – Jury indicts local bank bandits. Girls basketball team undefeated for the season. Peterson closes confectionary, rumored hasty departure for violating prohibition laws.īusinessmen protest the use of foreign labor on railroad, in place of local help.īurglars visit Paulson and Bayerkohler shops. June – Cyclone hits Okabena, uprooting trees, damaging garages, windows, etc May – “Machine Guns bark in bank raid” – bandits shoot up town. Voehl advocates use of tile plant for manufacture of alcohol from grain. Helser leaves depot post – Jack Theophilus new agent.Įditorial on “Okabena has carried on” relative to the depression. Mittelstadt moves to town to operate portable mill.Ĭlarence Pederson to operate confectionary. Roosevelt has a big margin over Hoover in local voting.Īugust Scheppmann dies - Manager of Creamery 1903-05, also former president of Elevator. October– Lehnert Ruthenbeck acting postmaster - fixtures to be moved to Press Building. Local elevator ships in hay for the first time in 21 years. Okabena ranks high in declam contest, with Paul Hartman receiving 2nd, Helen Thornburg 1st, Lloyd Frederickson 2nd. Ahrens swamped with corn soon after the offer made. Ahrens offers to buy 2,000 bushels of corn at $0.20 per bushel to be paid to the church. Three day holiday declared by town boards to protect deposits of local bank.ĭue to inability of farmers to raise sufficient funds for support of St. Munsell of Marietta.Įd Scheppmann buys out Albert’s Confectionary. School receives favorable comment at band contest.Īlbert Confectionary operated by John Albert and son John, to close. Merchants launch holiday good will campaign - 152 prizes offered Jinx gone Okabena beats Heron Lake in basketball. to manufacture “Iceland Anti-Freeze” here, local management to be under Herman Kuhlman.īandits hold up bank - escape with $2400. 1931 Irvin Bayerkohler opens garage next to WNAX station. Jack Winkler has lunch room between Paulson’s store and the garage.Įd Scheppmann rents Donaldson store building - opens confectionary. Plans made for county historical society.įormer 4-H “Livewires” become “Okabena Be Square Club”. W Ahrensĭahl’s acquire store at Wilder, Franklin Dahl to be in charge. Lester Hotzler to operate store for Farmer’s and Merchant’s Oil Company.Īuction sale of Variety store goods by H. Searchlight clubs starts campaign to beautify city by planting flowers and shrubs.
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