Bulldogs excel in Pocahontas and Tomahawk Relays
Coach Bill Hodam’s squad dominated the Class 8 Pocahontas Relays with a 33 point win and placed second in Class B at the Tomahawk Relays in Cherokee. Aurelia athletes set notable marks including Blount’s 10.5 100 and Edelsen’s mile improvement, while Dick Anderson won the pole vault. The team heads to Sac Relays and Alta Relays next.
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Bill Hodam
Cherokee
Bulldogs
Fairy
Bill Blount
Smit
Alta
Steffins
Covey
Hickey
Blount
Littell
Turner
T. Whitney
Jensen
Steffens
Bill Whitney
L. Wogahn
Larry Hickey
Dick Anderson
Edelsen
Sioux Falls
Kenneth Beeghley
Aurelia
LeMars
Sheldon
Hull
Storm Lake
Helan
Sioux City
Whitney
Wogahn
Sac City
District Track Meet Set for Au Telia site
Superintendent D J Friedlund announced Au Telia will host a district track meet for the Iowa High School Athletic Association on Saturday May 14. Participating schools include Sibley Manson Storm Lake Hawarden Hartley Spirit Lake Emmetsburg Albert City Alta Laurens Paullina Pocahontas Aurelia Graettinger Orange City Akron and Rock Rapids.
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D. J. Friedlund
Au- Telia
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Sibley
Manson
Storm Lake
Hawarden
Hartley
Spirit Lake
Emmetsburg
Albert City
Alta
Laurens
Paullina
Pocahontas
Aurelia
Graettinger
Orange City
Akron
Rock Rapids
Aurelia FFA Team Heads to State Convention in Council Bluffs
J. R. Carpenter FFA advisor and four Aurelia Golden Acres FFA members travel by car at 7 30 am to Council Bluffs for the annual State FFA convention. Vernon Klumpp as president Ben Anderson Jerry Haight and Tom Kruse join in. Tom Kruse will play trumpet in the state FFA band. They plan to return Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
J. R. Carpenter
Aurelia
Golden Acres
Mr. Carpenter
Vernon Klumpp
Ben Anderson
Jerry Haight
Tom Kruse
Kindergarten Party Invitations Information Requested
Parents of children who will enter kindergarten next fall must provide the child's name and birth date, and the parents' name and address by 4 p.m. today to the school office or to designated organizers. The information supports invitations for the mothers tea and kindergarten party at the school on April 29. To enroll next fall a child must be five years old on or before October 1, 1955.
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John McGregor
Chas. Haigh
Vincent Becker
D. J. Friedlund
Aurelia Woman Elected Cherokee County Federated Club President
Mrs. Henry Anderson of Aurelia was elected president at the county convention in the Cherokee Methodist church. Speakers included Rev Elaine Marsh of Cherokee Mrs Floyd Wadsley of Early and Prof Lester E Williams of Buena Vista College. Attendees from Aurelia listed.
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Henry Anderson
Aurelia
Cherokee County Federated Women's Club
Cherokee Methodist Church
Elaine Marsh
Cherokee
Floyd Wadsley
Early
Lester E. Williams
Buena Vista College
Anderson
Ben Abels
Ivan Bushlow
Bess Pitcher
Olive Johnson
Arthur Hickey
Clifford Ohlson
Lizzie Gillet
Still Waiting for Plans to Return
The swimming pool plans have not returned to the engineers yet though prospects look brighter. A Department of Health request for minor changes was handled after a call to Cashman Engineering. Two anonymous gifts totaling 20 dollars brought the fund to 19225.05 and more contributions are urged to cover incidentals.
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Cashman Engineering Co
Department of Health
Cashman
Sentinel
Aurelia
Band Boosters to Meet at School Monday Night
The Aurelia Band Boosters club will gather in the Band room at the school house next Monday at 8 o clock.
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Aurelia
Births for Marsha Jean Karla Marie and Barton Dwight
Mr and Mrs Hugo Hucke announce a daughter Marsha Jean born April 14 at St Josephs hospital in Sioux City. Karla Marie born April 14 to Mr and Mrs Karl E Peterson at Sioux Valley hospital weighing seven pounds 11 1 2 ounces. Barton Dwight born April 17 to Mr and Mrs Alva Boyer Jr at Buena Vista hospital weighing eight pounds six ounces with sister Sarah Elizabeth. Grandparents named Will Peterson Boyer Sr Snyder Smithland Sioux Rapids Aurelia Cherokee Sioux City and Aurelia are listed.
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Hugo Hucke
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Sioux City
Marsha Jean
A. C. Will
Aurelia
Hugo Hucke Sr
Tommy
Michelle
Karl E. Peterson
Sioux Valley Hospital
Karla_ Marie
C. A. Peterson
Alva Boyer Jr
Buena Vista Hospital
Barton Dwight
Sarah Elizabeth
Alva Boyer Sr
Smithsland
Joseph Snyder
Sioux Rapids
Seven men file for Aurelia school board ballot
Seven candidates announced by County Superintendent Earle F. Berkner compete for seats on the Aurelia Community school district board as a special election is set for April 25 at Aurelia City Hall. The reorganized district takes effect July 1 1955 and includes 28 sections of Diamond township four of Pilot and six of Silver townships plus 47 8 sections of the current district.
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Board of Education
Aurelia Community
Earle F. Berkner
Diamond Township
Pilot
Silver Township
Aurelia City Hall
Walter Anderson
Levi Lundquist
Floyd Johanson
Alvin Peterson
Charles Rayburn
Rex Whitney
Reuben Ohlson
L. E. Christensen
Herbert Peterson
Rev. Cowley Named CROP Supervisor
Pastor Delbert Cowley of Mt. Olive Baptist Church will supervise Christian Rural Overseas program CROP activities in Buena Vista Cherokee Ida Pocahontas and Sac counties. May and June elect county officers with fall drives to aid refugees and orphans in war torn nations. Korea relief work is current emphasis as CROP ships food and material through the National Council of Churches. Contact Rev. Cowley RFD 2 Cherokee to help in 1955.
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Cowley
Delbert Cowley
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Des Moines
Rev. Cowley
Buena Vista
Cherokee
Ida
Pocahontas
Sac
Korea
National Council of Churches
of Mercy
RFD 2
Roadeo Contest Heads to Aurelia Main Street
Nearly two entrants join the Teenage Drivers club for a Saturday Roadeo on Aurelia's Main Street starting at 1 30 pm. Events include parallel parking smooth stopping stopping on a line driving on a line backing weaving through stanchions and more. Trophies donated by the Aurelia Commercial club will go to winners in each group judged by Iowa Highway Patrol and Cherokee County Sheriff's office. All residents invited to watch the skill display.
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Roadeo
Aurelia
Aurelia Commercial Club
Iowa Highway Patrol
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
Sioux Valley Baptist Men Meet at Mt Olive
The Sioux Valley Baptist Men's Association of 13 churches will gather at Mt Olive Baptist Church this Sunday at 3 o'clock with Dr William Hayser of the American Baptist Missionary program as principal speaker. He will also speak at the evening service. Floyd Johansen of Mt Olive is association president.
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Sioux Valley
MT. Olive
Sion Valley Baptist Mens Association
Mr Olive Baptist Church
William Hayser
American Baptist Missionary Program
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Floyd Johansen
Mt. Olive Church
Sioux Valley Baptist Men's Association
Open House Sunday for Otto Anderson's Birthday
An open house honors Otto Anderson’s 50th birthday at his home Sunday afternoon April 24 from 2 to 5 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to call during the hours.
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Otto Anderson
Legion Meeting Tonight At Aurelia Post
Members of the Aurelia American Legion Post are urged to attend tonight in the hall at 8 PM for a business meeting. Memorial Day observance plans will be discussed and lunch will be served after.
Vacation Church School Institute Opens in Aurelia Today
The Methodist and Congregational churches host the 25th vacation church school training institute in Aurelia. Attendees from 20 to 30 churches will join sessions on five departments with three hours each and two new filmstrips on Christian education. Registration at 8:30, sessions 9 to 3:30, lunch served, committee leaders listed.
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Methodist and
Congregational
Aurelia
Iowa Council of Churches
Methodist Church
Congregational Church
Plymouth Hall
Robert Ort
Vernon Peterson
Raymond Zwick
Charles Haigh
Mace Crandall
Wilbur Patten
Service Members Return on Brief Furloughs
Men in the Service A2-c ValDean Koch arrived from Moses Lake Washington to spend a 3 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Koch. Pfc Paul J Laposky 1517550 MAP Bks S149 NATTC Memphis Tennessee. A2-c Merlin Roth arrived Friday morning to spend a furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Lorenz Roth. Martin has spent 25 months in Japan and will report to Robins AFB Macon Georgia May 24. Pic Martin Grigsby arrived Sunday evening from Ft. Huachuca Arizona to spend a 30 day with Mrs Ray Grigsby.
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ValDean Koch
Moses Lake
Wash
Fred Koch
Paul J. Laposky
Bks
Memphis
Tenn
Merlin Roth
Lorenz Roth
Martin
Japan
Robins Afb
Macon
Pic
Martin Grigsby
Ft. Huachuca
Ariz
Ray Grigsby
Rites Held Wednesday for A A Daniels 83
Funeral services were held Wednesday at Tracy Minnesota for A A Daniels 83 former Aurelia resident. He died Sunday morning in Tracy. Burial was in Tracy cemetery. He was a brother of Fred Daniels of Aurelia.
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Tracy, Minn
A. A. Daniels
Aurelia
Daniels
Tracy Cemetery
Mr. Daniels
Fred Daniels
Buena Vista Student Garners Top Rating at National Speech Meet
Buena Vista College sent Vicki Morton and teammates to the National Speech Convention at the University of Redlands California. Morton earned an excellent rating for her oration Pirates Man Which Future and spoke before a general assembly. Other BV entrants included Jay Shelp Carol Hanier Ringsted and John Crosa Anthoan under BV English faculty member Mrs T P O Kuehl.
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Vicki Morton
SAS
Tie Nation
Buena Vista
Jay Shelp
Auburn
Carol Hanier Ringsted
John Crosa i Anthoan
T PO Kuehl
BV English Department
Hudson Cole
Osman
Korean Vets Agriculture Class Planning Meeting
All Korean veterans interested in agriculture training are invited to meet in the Ag room at the school house near Tuesday April 2 to lay plans for a Korean Vets agriculture class. Hay Cell mano at the State Department of Education will assist in organizing the new clase.
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State Department of Education
Wool Growers Urged to Keep Sales Papers for Wool Program
Farmers urged to secure detailed sales records for wool to qualify for benefits under a new program. Requirements cover seller details, date, net weight and amount, deductions, and purchaser signature for outright sales. consignments need gross proceeds and deductions. Payments based on net proceeds aim to lift returns to 62 cents per pound. Also notes county ASC filing deadlines and summer 1956 payments. In other notes, Alta Legion and Auxiliary host Buena Vista County posts on April 2 with Faith Balk as guest speaker and musical numbers.
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Tayyers
Mranskporta
Rowers County
ASC
Alta
Alta Legion and Auxiliary
Buena Vista County
Alta Legion Hall
Faith Balk
Hull
Balk
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