Aurelia Council Sets Hearing on Street Surfacing Plan
The Aurelia Town Council scheduled a hearing for Friday May 21 at 8 p.m. in the American Legion hall to hear objections to a proposed resolution of necessity for surfacing portions of Second to Ash streets. The measure costs 182 665.67 dollars with 80 210 square yards of bituminous paving and 100 earth overhaul units, financed by bonds if bids align.
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Aurelia
American Legion Hall
Buell and Winter
Sioux City
Primary Candidates At Coffee Tuesday In Cherokee
Republican candidates for state offices and county posts will meet the public at a coffee time in the Fern Room of the Lewis Hotel Cherokee Tuesday May 4 from 9 30 to 11 a m. Free coffee and cookies will be served. Attending candidates include Governor aspirants Palmer Hoegh Lynes Nicholas Ellsworth Chambers U S Senator Martin Attorney General Wormley Countryman Fletcher Treasurer Cruickshank Secretary of State Lyndhurst Miller Secretary of Agriculture Spry State Commerce Commissioners Long Ropes Tallman Younger man Johnstone Owens Richardson and all county office seekers.
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Lewis Hotel
Cherokee
Cherokee County Council of Republican Women
County Republican Central Committee
Ernest Palmer
Leo Hoegh
William’ Lynes
William Nicholas
Ben Ellsworth
A.B. Chambers
U. S
Thomas Martin
H. W. Wormley
D. ‘W. Countryman
W. C. Fletcher
Mr. Cruickshank
Melvin Lyndhurst
Joseph Miller
Agriculture
Clyde Spry
D. B. Long
John Ropes
John A. ‘Tallman
R.o.youngerman
W. R. Johnstone
Rendell Owens
B. M. Richardson
Iowa FFA Honors Lundquist and Schulke at Davenport Convention
Bob Lundquist and Douglas Schulke received the Iowa Farmer Award at the State FFA convention in Davenport. Both Aurelia students were among 193 awarded from 247 applications across 253 chapters. Each student detailed extensive FFA leadership, school activities, and livestock projects.
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Bob Lundquist
Levi Lundquist
Douglas Schulke
Charles Schulke
Future Farmers of America
Davenport
FFA Association
Aurelia Boys
FFA
Bob
Doug
J. R. Carpenter
Golden Acres
Doug Schulke
Golden Acres Ffa
Iowa State College
Ames
Carpenter
Ben Anderson
Victor Braunschweig
Dana Schulke
Dedication Service at Local Methodist Church
Rev James K Delahooke will speak at the Sunday 11 oclock dedication service in the Methodist church. Memorial gifts from remodeling will be dedicated followed by a fellowship basket dinner in the church basement arranged by the Miriam circle led by Mrs Alfred Beckham. Mrs Hugo Hucke will introduce new community members during the hour. Public invited to attend with covered dishes.
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James K. Delahooke
Miriam Circle
Alfred Beckham
Hugo Hucke
Fire Department Responds to Lena Ruebsam Home Roof Fire
Aurelia firefighters were called last Friday noon to suppress a kitchen roof blaze at the Lena Ruebsam residence. The fire, likely started by wires rubbing on the tin around the lightning rod, was confined to the kitchen roof and the lightning rod area.
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Aurelia
Lena Ruebsam
Herb's Place Sold to Everett Travis in Cherokee
Sale of Herb's Place to Everett Travis of Cherokee was announced last week by Herbert Troxel, former owner of the tavern and pool hall. Travis has taken possession and renamed the establishment the Westside Tavern and Pool Hall. Troxel said plans for the future are indefinite.
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Herb
Everett Travis
Herbert Troxel
Open House Marks Albert Johnsons 25th Wedding Anniversary
One hundred seventy relatives and friends attended an open house at the Albert Johnson home Sunday honoring the couple on their 25th wedding anniversary. Guests came from Rockford Illinois Alta Cherokee Aurelia and Sioux City with gifts including a three tier cake and silver accents.
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Johnsons
August Swanson
Kenneth
John Nelson
Anton Berquist
Claus Anderson
Rockford, Ill
Oscar Helseth
Sioux City
Alta
Cherokee
Aurelia
Enoch Nelson
Gerda Johnson
Oscar Johnson
August Gustafson
John W. Swanson
Ernest Bjorklund
Emil Carlson
Olaf Ogren
Los Alamos
N. M
Ervil Rapp Leases Mobil Service Station
Announcement reports the Mobil Service Station south of the Aurelia hotel leased to Ervil Rapp of Aurelia. He plans to open soon with a grand opening within a week or so.
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Aurelia Hotel
Ervil Rapp
Aurelia
To Begin Building Gas Plant Next Week
Construction is set to start next week on the Iowa Public Service Company natural gas distribution plant for Aurelia. Contractors Incorporated will lay mains and run service pipes. LeRoy Simonsen says many workers are needed, including welders and drivers, with housing inquiries directed to Aurelia lodging providers and the Sentinel.
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Aurelia
IPS
Contractors Incorporated
LeRoy Simonsen
Garrage
Hiway
Bernard Johnson
D-X
Cancer Drive Underway In Cherokee County
The Cherokee County Cancer Crusade fund campaign is underway with residents urged to donate. In Aurelia the drive is led by the Pythian Sisters with volunteers including Mrs. Bernard Johnson and Mrs. Ruth Sexton among others. Pitcher and Diamond townships also host campaigns. The Afton township contributed 151.70 from the Community Chest drive, and Bob Jensen of Cherokee is county chairman.
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Cherokee County Cancer Crusade Fund
Aurelia
Edw. Johnson
Clifford Bruce
Fred Fassler
Raymond Nelson
Henry Anderson
Pitcher Township
Millard Dukes
LeRoy Hench
Diamond Township
Afton Township
Bob Jensen
Cherokee
Aurelia High School Spring Concert Monday Night
The Aurelia High School Music department presents its annual Spring Concert at the high school auditorium Monday evening May 3 at 8. The program features the band mixed chorus girls glee club boys chorus and several small groups. No admission charged to give students experience before the contest. Public invited.
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Aurelia High School
Marlys Mummert Receives Nurse's Cap in Capping
Miss Marlys Mummert daughter of Mr and Mrs Karl Mummert of Aurelia received her nurse's cap in Capping ceremonies for pre clinical students at the Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in Sioux City on Sunday. Twenty seven other students received caps. She graduated Aurelia High School last spring and has studied at the nursing school with plans for advanced study toward becoming a registered nurse.
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Marlys Mummert
Karl Mummert
Aurelia
Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing
Sioux City
Miss Mummert
Aurelia High School
Aurelia Relays set with 35 schools and 400-plus athletes
Second Annual Aurelia Relays open with 35 schools and over 400 athletes expected. Meet manager Coach Bill Hodam listed event schedule from 4 p.m. prelims to 9:40 p.m. finals with medals for top places and a champion trophy.
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Bill Hodam
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