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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
3
The Third Liberty Loan drive in Cher Township raised 84890 with a Thursday sales period from 10 am to 5 pm. Volunteers called on households to meet required amounts, reporting strong oversubscription and few absences, while Red Cross plans and local notices highlighted fundraising and community support.
Dr Grabin returns to Alta for medical practice. Clifford Gallaher leaves Hetrick and Clemons for B A Peterson store. McKinley Clark leaves First National Bank to help at B A Peterson, plans to enlist soon. Infant Arnold Bendall son of Mr and Mrs Anton Swanson died aged ten weeks. Margaret Helgerson daughter of Mr and Mrs Gus Helgerson died aged just shy of 15. Verne Berkeland son of Julius and Mary Berkeland born Feb 15 1915 Sioux Rapids, died Apr 2 1918 after pneumonia. mother seriously ill and not yet informed.
The message promotes Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps to support the war effort. It urges Americans to buy as a duty, equating thrift with patriotism and defense against Kaiserism. It emphasizes three patriotic letters W S S and urges action over idle effort.
Miss Hilda C Nelson married Victor Moding last Saturday April 6 at four o'clock at the Swedish Lutheran parsonage in Alta Rev N J Lundahl officiated The bride wore white georgette crepe and carried bridal roses The groom wore a blue serge suit The couple will reside on the groom's farm northeast of Aurelia The bride is well regarded in Cherokee and the groom is praised for his character
The State College of Agriculture and USDA cooperate to boost poultry and egg production. Government and extension staff will conduct seasonal articles and lectures statewide. A War Poultry Committee in each county will organize efforts, with members listed for this county and a request for cooperation from poultry keepers.
Nokomis township reports bond subscriptions during the Third Liberty Loan drive. Section No 6 subscribed 1150 dollars last Saturday forenoon. Nokomis overall subscribed 86500 dollars toward the loan, exceeding its quota by 16500 dollars.
Church services list for April 14 with sermons titled The Faith for the Times and The Vision and the Man. Sunday school Epworth League and evening service noted. Church plans to dedicate a service flag on April 21.
Linn Grove raised seven thousand dollars at a Red Cross sale on March 29. LeMar staged a two day sale netting forty two thousand six hundred. Remsen raised four thousand on the second day. total receipts two sales reached sixteen thousand. Quimby’s W A Simmons sold his stake in Quimby Implement Co to C A Smith of Washta, with Smith also buying T E Stevenson’s building. Pauline O Bannon wed Guy McCormick at the O Bannon home near Alta. A & H Harrison reelected county superintendent of schools without opposition. Remsen’s Albert Fromme, first local war casualty, died at Camp Dodge after illness. Tom Wheelock of Quimby arrested in Sioux City for grand larceny over an auto stolen from A Dedwig of Cherokee. Mrs George W Prescott of Meriden, long resident, dies at Morningside in Sioux City. The Peterson Patriot notes city weighmaster Anderson reinstated after defense council. He asserts loyalty to the U S and that the issue was a misunderstanding.
Bruce Holderness of Aurelia weds Lillian Neilson of Newell at the bride’s parents home in Newell Iowa. Rev. Winding performed the ring ceremony in front of close relatives. The couple, after a three course dinner, plan to live on a farm north of Aurelia and begin married life together.
The county farm bureau board praised initial progress after four weeks. County Agent Breakenridge listed 31 men for work, placed 13 on farms, with 323 information requests and 271 letters sent. He visited 56 farms and led 13 meetings attended by over 650 people. An ad promotes extra fancy apricots in syrup at Harris'.
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