Happenings of Nearby Towns Report Local News
Recap of brief items from area papers includes coaching change as Russell Hackler resigns to lead Montezuma Iowa. a major farm fire destroys a shed granary rye on George Prendle farm. Marcus sells an 80 acre tract for 150 per acre. Lucille Tigges returns from Sioux City. Rex Garvin fined or jailed for reckless driving. Storm Lake canning plant to begin annual pack with 120 workers and 1600 acres expected yield. Vincent Yocum wed Olive Cammack. Storm Lake improvement work to begin with state surveying. church services at Congregational church Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remsen Bell Enterprise
George Prendle
Stanton Township
Galva Tribune
Business Men’s Association
Main
Marcus News
Marcus
Ernest Kauffmann
Kauffmann
Peterson Patriot
Lucille Tigges
Sioux City
Woodbury County
Storm Lake
Squire Ritchie
Garvin
Storm Lake Register
Storm Lake Friends
Vincent Yocum
Olive Cammack
Baptist
I. C. Chrystal
Nels G. Kraschel
Aurelia Man Pays From Alta Advertiser For Furniture
Aurelia resident pays for furniture with saved pennies. A studio couch sale buyer left 5 288 coins totaling 88 pounds to the Matt Company in payment. The man claims years of saved pennies and plans to return Friday for more items.
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ALTA
Aurelia Man
Cherokee Times
Matt Company
Aurelia
McCurdy Produce Sold to Alta Man in Aurelia
Edwin McCurdy sold his cream produce and feed business in Aurelia to O W Albright of Alta. Albright will run the business with McCurdy’s assistance this week and will continue buying cream for Frank Pilley Sons Inc. as well as produce eggs and feed supplements.
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Edwin McCurdy
Aurelia
O. W. Albright
Alta
Edwin
Mr. Albright
Alta Creamery
Frank, Pilley& ‘Sons,Inc
Borden
Albright
McCurdy
George Wall
Storm Lake Band to Open Aurelia Farmers Picnic
Storm Lake's municipal band will present a concert on Aurelia street the first night of the farmers picnic announced by Director Albert Morse. The high school band will perform the following two afternoons and another performance the second day. Officials say arrangements are progressing for two days of entertainment with full program details to run in next week's Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Aurelia
Albert Morse
Sentinel
Holstein Grants 25 Year Franchise To Iowa Public Service Co
Citizens of Holstein vote eight to one to renew the city’s electric franchise for 25 years. The council approved amid petitions from several hundred residents seeking an election. The initiative yields a long term grant—one of the longest in Iowa in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holstein
Iowa Public Service Co
Iowa
School Board Buys Two Bus Bodies
The school board purchased two new bus bodies at the meeting earlier this week. They are Hicks sealed type with safety glass and meet state provisions. Each bus body seats 36 pupils and will be used on routes by George Kaskey and Roy Matzdorff, who plan to mount them on new trucks.
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Hick
George Kaskey
Roy Matzdorff
George
Roy
Paving West of Cherokee Finished
The No. 6 paving between Cherokee and the Plymouth county line was completed last Wednesday night when the crew connected with the western section. Shoulder and water shed construction is underway and two weeks will be needed to finish. Detour signs remain until all work is complete.
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Cherokee
Plymouth County
Meriden
Larson Family Household Goods Sale This Saturday
Carl A. Larson to sell household goods this Saturday afternoon starting at 1:00 at the residence second lot north of the Paulson Finkbine Lumber Co. yards. A full list will appear in this issue’s Sentinel. The Larsons plan to move to California after the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl A. Larson
Paulson-Finkbine Lumber Co
the Sentinel
Prizes For Tall Corn Stalks At Farmers Picnic
Farmers compete for a tall corn stalk contest at Aurelia August 23 24 with prizes totaling 2.50 in three places first 1.25 second 0.76 and third 0.50. Irwin C Kroll conceived the event to add interest. Entries must be left at The Sentinel by 2:30 PM on the second day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Irwin C. Kroll
Sentinel
Albert Morse Injured After Stairway Fall
A. E. Morse fell down cellar stairs Monday sustaining a bad head wound requiring five stitches and several bruises. He was carrying canned fruit when the accident occurred and cannot conduct the Storm Lake band at the kiddies concert at Sunset Park while recovering at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake Register
A. E. Morse
Professor Morse
Storm Lake
Sunset Park
Dingman Ends Sunday Window Service at Aurelia Post Office
Postmaster A A Dingman announces that from Sunday there will be no window service on Sundays at the Aurelia post office. No stamps, delivery, or acceptance of parcel post will occur on Sundays. Special delivery mail will continue to be delivered.
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A. A. Dingman
Aurelia
Post Office Department
Dingman
Martha Kroll Weds Keith McKinley in San Diego Calif
Mr and Mrs Louis Kroll announce the marriage of their daughter Martha to Keith McKinley of Los Angeles California. The ceremony occurred August 1 in San Diego California. Martha attended Buena Vista College Storm Lake and taught in Grafton and Holstein Iowa. McKinley studied at Buena Vista then Iowa City State University and worked in Roosevelt Hotel Hollywood. The couple resides at 114 West Moreland Casa Del Mar 802 Los Angeles California.
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Louis Kroll
Martha
Keith McKinley
Los Angeles
California
San Deego
Lohrville
Iowa
Buena Vista
The
State University At
Iowa City
Roosevelt Hotel
Hollywood
West Moreland
Casa del Mar
Nine Boys Named For Four H Livestock Team
Cherokee Times reports County Agent C. H. Thompson announced a nine boy team from county 4-H clubs to judge livestock at Ames Saturday morning. The finalists were chosen from 25 participants after a judging tour at the state hospital. the chosen nine include Philip Peterson Billie Mummert Dale Mummert Filmore Ohlson Melvin Johnson Carl Door Craigs Pierce Lloyd Carlson Elvin Grauer. A three boy team plus an alternate will be formed from this group after the Ames contest, and will represent Cherokee County at the State Fair livestock judging contest later this month.
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Cherokee Times
Ames
C. H. Thompson
State Hospital
Philip Peterson
Billie
Cherokee County
St Pauls Lutheran Church Services Listed
William Walter, pastor. Sunday school at 10 oclock. Divine worship in English at 10 46. German services at 9 00.
Cherokee Livestock Company to Dedicate New Sales Arena
Orlo Cooper, Cherokee mechanic, completes work on a partly designed aeroplane. The Cherokee Livestock Company Inc will dedicate its new sales arena on Wednesday August 18 with Governor Kraschel speaking. Three county men Nestor Stiles J M Whitney and John Kischen named to a board of apportionment to allocate graveling costs across taxing districts. State tax measure spurs protest by County Officials. Eighteen Cherokee county 4 H club girls and leaders return from a two day encampment in Le Mars.
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Orlo Cooper
Cherokee Livestock Company, Inc
Nelson G. Kraschel
Cherokee County
Nestor L. Stiles
J. M. Whitney
John Kischen
State Board of Assessment and Review
Des Moines
H. M. Montgomery
A. Eh. Nelson
Board of Supervisors
Detours on No. 5 to Cherokee Route
Construction on culverts started Tuesday morning on No. 5 between Aurelia and Cherokee. Detour signs direct traffic away from the regular route until paving is complete before winter. The route shifts from dirt to gravel then follows county roads toward No. 59 and No. 69 into Cherokee.
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Aurelia
Cherokee
Good Hope Church
Notice To Cut Weeds By August 15
The town council orders a second cutting of weeds by August 15 to satisfy state weed law. Compliance required under local authority.
Looking Back Into The Past Ten Years Ago
A look at Aurelia and surrounding area events notes Mrs. Wm. Cockburn death at 68 in Diamond township, local business moves, oil station managers appointed, and property trades. Road work near Aurelia progresses, draft and navy enlistment mentions, and several farm sales and marriages recorded from the era.
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Wm. Cockburn
Diamond Township
Anly
Aurelia and Goodhope M K Church Notes
No Sunday school or church services Sundays August 15 and 22 due to pastor and family vacation. Prompt plumbing windmill and pump service offered by P Y Clover.
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Aurelia
Goodhope M. K
L. H. Preul
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Elk Township
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Alta Man
Washington
First Trust & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
School Board
Carl Larson Sale
Martha Kroll
San Diego
Calif
Cherokee News
Mighteen
4-H Club
Municipal Park
le Mars
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Lois Libolt
Gladys Small
Jeannette Hamann
Emmett Ammons
Lucille Nelson
Shirley Stanford
Darlene Stanford
Doyce Davis
Bess Pitcher
Roy Ohlson
Ann Albers
Josephine Becker
Agnes Kohn
Angela Henke
Margaret Nolan
Hilda Reinert
Dorothy Rupp
Mannie Gustafson
Roy Davis
Clifford Dick
Henry Bell
Otto J. Johnson
W. C. Unger
Ben Wieland
Merle Dick
Navy
Aurelian
Harley
J. C. Loekin
John Fouts
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R. S. Beatty
C. H. Brooks
DeVore & Grigsby
Hartman
Aston Lutheran Church
Harry H. Lockin
Bertha EB. Molyneux
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