Iowa Old Press
Sheldon Mail
Sheldon, O'Brien co. Iowa
March 19, 1930
The City Council week Monday signed another annual contract with
the Sheldon Municipal band for concerts again this year. The
expense of the band is paid by a two-mill levy which was voted
some years ago by Sheldon taxpayers. The band has elected A. H.
Hons as manager; Ben Reagan, president; Geo. Wilcox,
secretary-treasurer; Dr. Nelson and Ed Matsen, trustees. It is
probably that L. O. Lohr will gain be director.
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Sheldon Mail
Sheldon, O'Brien co. Iowa
March 26, 1930
Welk's 7-piece Novelty Band, featuring the accordion king,
Lawrence Welk, and Spider Webb, the wonder pianist, will play for
a public dance at the Fraternity Hall next Monday. This is the
band that has made such a hit over the air through WNAX.
"Rough-House" Kilonis, the wrestling Greek of
Pittsburgh, Pa., comes for a finish match with Sheldon's Henry
Kolln in the Legion Athletic Building Monday night. Men who have
seen them both wrestle claim that Kolln will
have his hands full at 160 lbs. against Kolonis' 178 lbs. Alli
Hassan, "The Terrible Turk" of Chicago, has challenged
the winners of this match.
Bonita Hendricks and Merrill Fritts, who took leads in the Junior
College play "Nothing But the Truth" had their pictures
in the Des Moines Register Sunday.
The School Board is now considering the idea of illuminating Cram
Athletic Field this summer, the result being that Sheldon would
have the increasingly popular night football games.
Jason Henry has been at Spencer for some time where he is
training a string of nine race horses.
Peter S. Westera of Sheldon, star guard and tackle on University
of Iowa football teams for the last three seasons, has received
an offer to play professional ball next fall for the New York
Giants. The Hawkeye lineman has been named to various collegiate
All-Conference and All-American teams.
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