Will Hire Director For State Aeronautics Commission Soon
State Capitol News Letter reviews the fight over hiring a director for the new state aeronautics commission. Gov Blue favors a salary between 4500 and 8000 to attract a top candidate, while the commission seeks 7200 to secure a preferred appointee. The debate centers on building the division now versus growing into the role later.
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State Aeronautics Commission
New State Aeronautics Commission
Robert D. Blue
Iowa
Young Democrats
Young Democrats of Iowa
State of
Deeds
Jake S. More
Des Moines
Aurelia Band Concert Program Highlights
The Aurelia band schedules a concert for Saturday August 11 at 8 30 p m with pieces including Honor Band March Cardinal Overture Comin In On A Wing and a Prayer The Mosquitoes Parade Zanthian Overture Panis Angelicus and more featuring Gypsies Dance Gypsies Stardust In My Merry Oldsmobile and other works.
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Aurelia
Stardust
Aurelia Echoes of Past: All-Star Streak and Local Events
Ten years ago Aurelia All-Star softball won their 16th straight as Roy Matzdorff and Herbert Grienke powered the battery in recent games. Aurelia Day featured music by the high school band and vocal groups at Storm Lake.
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Aurelia
Roy Matzdorff
Herbert Grienke
Battery
Storm Lake
Augusta Weiland
Hanover
Joseph Lockin
Honolulu
Hawaii
Terracing Demonstration Planned Near Cherokee
An August 22 terracing demonstration will be held at P. M. Peterson farm, 54 miles south of Cherokee on Highway 59, with an implement company providing a tractor and disk tiller to show a simple terrace construction method. Terracing reduces erosion by shortening slopes and slowing runoff, though it requires good crop rotation and soil management.
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P. M. Peterson
Cherokee
Cher oke Tuesday family visit noted in brief
Mr and Mrs George Scott Mrs Robert Sprinkle and Suzanne and Mr and Mrs August Nelson visited Cher oke Tuesday evening to see relatives.
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George ‘Scott
Robert. Sprinkle
Suzanne
August
Nelson
Cher‘oke
Heavy Rainstorm Strikes Aurelia Causing Wide Flood Damage
A fierce storm Sunday night brought 4 to 7 inches of rain to Aurelia with sharp lightning. floods damaged basements in businesses including W. G. Whitney elevator and Flory drug store, washed out bridges, halted highway and rail service, and injured several residents near washed bridges.
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Swanson
Aurelia
Main Street
W. G. Whitney Elevator
A. Fraser
Guarantes, Oil.co.s
Potiatfig
Dingiian
Flory Drug Store
Paulson-Finkbine Lumber Co
Maple River
Pitcher Creek
Cherokee
Dexter McQuinn
Clarence Pixler
Illinois Central
A. B. Lindsay
H. J. Will
Herbert Langwin
Ralph Peterson
Harry Wilson
C. A. Peterson
Art Will
Earl Waters
Jens Nielsen
Burdette Pingel
Bert Kolpin
Gaza
Inspector Pigeon Tours Red Oak County Offices
A pigeon conducted a tour through Red Oak county offices. It entered the auditor’s office and inspected files before moving to the treasurer’s office to browse accounts. The bird took cover under an office file as staff trailed it on its informal inspection.
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Red Oak
Plowing Match and 4-H Shows Postponed to Aug 30 to Sept 1
Cherokee Times reports the 34th Pilot Rock Plowing Match dates moved from August 16–18 to August 30–31 and September 1 due to threshing delays. Entry day is August 30 with Marcus colt entries in Cherokee that afternoon. Girls 4-H day is August 31 with judging for boys and girls. Boys livestock sale on September 1 and garden shows set for August 31 afternoon.
Sale of School Houses And Equipment in Elk
Three rural Elk township school buildings were sold at public auction. School No. 4 went to H. G. Haight for 346 dollars and will be moved for residential use. No. 3 sold to Kenneth E. Waldstine for 860 dollars and will be moved to Marathon for residence. No. 9 went to Grace Van Buskirk for 380 dollars and will be moved to Rembrandt for housing.
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Elk Township
H. G. Haight
Kenneth E. Waldstine
Rembrandt
Marathon
Grace van Buskirk
Opening School Day Moved to September 8
Aurelia Consolidated school opening date changed from August 27 to Monday September 8 announced by A J Renaud on Tuesday. Decision cited recent developments. More details to follow in The Sentinel.
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A. J. Renaud
Aurelia Consolidated
Renaud
The
Sentinel
Servicemen Birthdays Censorship Policy Note
Article explains censorship limits on publishing overseas addresses for service personnel. It notes addresses are incomplete and advises readers to obtain full addresses from relatives or close friends. Includes an August 24 entry listing personnel and partial routing details in San Francisco California.
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Army
New Hampshire Boy Traps Fish With Shorts Method
Alan Sanderson, a New Hampshire boy, tried a strange fishing idea by swimming in a pond north of town with companions. He claimed the fish ended up in his shorts after surfacing, and he retrieved them.
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Alan Sanderson
Hampton
Couple Rides Wrong Train in Farewell Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph White of Polk City boarded a Madrid bound train to chat with departing guests and stayed aboard past their stop. They were carried to Tama, the first stop east, then enjoyed an extended visit with relatives.
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Ralph White
Polk City
Madrid
Tama
Aurelia Commercial Club Sets August Luncheon Meeting
The August meeting of the Aurelia Commercial Club will be held Tuesday noon next week August 14 in the Legion Community building. The noon luncheon will be served by the Auxiliary women at 12 o'clock. Following will be the club's business meeting. All business men are urged to attend.
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Aurelia Commercial Club
Legion Community
Lt Dean Gilbert Flies Over Aurelia During Return Visit
Former Aurelia high school student Lt Dean C Gilbert based in Sedalia Missouri piloted a C 46 twin engine transport plane over Aurelia Wednesday night to log required flight hours. He circled the town’s landmarks including the school, parents home, Alta fairgrounds Cherokee and Larraben areas, ending about 10 15 PM before returning to base.
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Aurelia
Dean C. Gilbert
Saulte
Sedalia
Max Gilbert
Dean
Alta Fairgrounds
Cherokee
Larrabeen
Russell Allen Promoted To First Lieutenant
Russell Allen of the U S Air Force has been promoted to First Lieutenant and serves as airplane commander of a B 29 bomber stationed in Lincoln Nebraska. His crew trains for Pacific duty while he previously instructed on B 17 bombers at Yuma Arizona. Lt and Mrs Allen visited her parents in Ames and his parents in Storm Lake last week.
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Russell Allen
U. S. Air Force
Lincoln
Neb
Pacifica
L “Antein
Yuma
Ariz
Suitcase Mishap Delays Iowa Student En Route Home
Bernetta Harsen, 20, a student at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, was returning home by bus when a suitcase fell from a rack and struck her head. She received emergency treatment in Charles City before continuing home.
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Bernetta Harsen
Emmetsburg
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Charles City
Sgt Benny Wieland Awarded Bronze Star in Germany During WWII
Staff Sergeant Benny C. Wieland son of Mr and Mrs Fred H Wieland of Aurelia Iowa and husband of Esther Wieland of Cherokee Iowa received the Bronze Star from Major General Louis A Craig XX Corps commander. The XX Corps led the Third Army thrust across France capturing Metz Trier and pushing toward the Rhine and Danube fronts in the war end stages.
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XX Corps
Germany
Benny C. Wieland
Fred H. Wieland
Aurelia
Esther Wieland
Cherokee
Louis A. Craig
France
Moselle
Angers
Chartres
Melun
Chateau Thierry
Rheims
Verdun
Metz
Saar-Moselle
Trier
Saarburg
Saar River
Palantinate
Rhine
Chemitz
Danube
Red Army
Ennis
Austria
Carl Jensen Dies of Heart Attack in Aurelia
Carl Jensen 66 died suddenly after a heart attack Wednesday morning near the A. Fraser elevator where he worked. He moved to Aurelia in 1988 and lived there four years. He is survived by his wife eight brothers and three sisters in Denmark. Funeral services are Friday at 2 80 o clock at Wharton Funeral Home with burial in Aurelia Cemetery.
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Carl Jensen
A. Fraser
Mr. Jensen
Aurelia
Denmark
Wharton
War Bonds Best Guarantee of Keeping America Free
A brief wartime urging underscores war bonds as the nation's strongest pledge to preserve liberty and defend the country, emphasizing loyalty to the flag and the home front.
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America
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