Cole Circus to Visit Aurelia on September Fifth
The famous Cole 3 ring Circus comes to Aurelia for one day only on Saturday September 5. Two shows at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. will be staged on the Clifford Coombs field south of town. The circus will arrive on 20 trucks with 150 animals performers and staff. The five continent program lasts over an hour and features 25 acts. Public is invited to watch setup and arrival of elephants on Circus Day morning.
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Cole
Aurelia
Clifford Coombs
Aurelia Drawing Prizes Awarded and Next Friday Night
Richard Eckstrom won Friday night’s 75 prize. Another 75 Aurelia Bucks prize will be awarded next Friday. Eligible entrants must be 16 or older and register at participating business locations each week. Tickets require a business stamp and must be in by 6 p.m. on drawing night. If unclaimed, a 25 prize is drawn until claimed, with the remainder rolled into the next week’s 75 and added to Aurelia Bucks.
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Richard Ekstrom
Aurelia Commercial Club
By & P.m
Aurelia
Funeral Services Held for Ernest Strampe
Funeral services for Ernest Strampe 71 of Paullina were held Aug 6 at St Johns Lutheran Church Germantown. Pastor H C Bentrup officiated and burial followed at Prairie View Cemetery Paullina with Gaudian Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by his wife two daughters a son and seven grandchildren.
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Ernest Strampe
Paullina
Martin Strampe
Aurelia
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Germantown
H. C. Bentrup
Prairie View Cemetery
Gaudian
Birth Announcements From area families listed
Mr and Mrs Don Pingel welcome Dennis Paul born Aug 8 at 8 lbs 5 oz with sister Darla Jo and grandparents Kintigh Pingel Lundie Kintigh Roggon. Bert Gustafson's daughter Ann Elaine born July 23 at Sioux Valley with siblings Mark Grant Janet and grandparents Aurelia Mapleton. Tim Eugene Todd Everett Larson born Aug 9 at Alta Memorial. weights 5 lbs 15 oz and 6 lbs 1 oz. Ann Maria Tate born Aug 7 at Carroll Hospital. parents Bradley and Denise Tate. grandparents Tate Kastengren. Karen Monica Schiedel born July 29 at Sioux Valley. siblings Craig Patrick Linda. grandparents Schiedel and Schaefers.
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Don Pingel
Dennis Paul
Darla Jo
Robert Kintigh
Harry Pingel
Robert Lundie
Margaret Kintigh
Louise Roggon
Bert Gustafson
Ann Elaine
Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital
Mark
Grant
Janet
Aunst Gustafson
Aurelia
Hugh H. Miller
Mapleton
Everet Larson Jr
Alta Memorial Hospital
Tim Eugene
Todd Everet
Harold Scheelhouse
Moville
Evert Larson Sr
Bradley Tate
Denison
Ann Maria
Carroll Hospital
James Tate
Joe Kastengren, Sr
James Schiedel
Karen Monica
Sioux Valley Hospital
Craig
Patrick
Linda
Lee Schiedel
Tyndall
S. D
Herman Schaefers
Miller, S. D
Aurelia School District Set to Elect Board Members
The Aurelia Community School District holds its annual election Monday September 14 to choose two board members and a treasurer. Incumbent treasurer John Christensen and board members Howard Peterson and Don Tietgen see terms expire. nomination papers due Friday September 4.
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Aurelia Community
M. C. Paulson
Howard Peterson
Don Tietgen
John Christensen
Board of Education
Duane Cram
Paul Jones
Ralph Plagman
Aurelia School Year Set to Open August 26
The 1964 1969 Aurelia Community School year begins Wednesday August 26 with about 740 enrolled. Full day sessions run 8 40 a m. Faculty workshop days are August 24 25 and Labor Day closes school. Bus routes and kindergarten half days described along with rural and town schedules.
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Aurelia
Ash Street
Aurelia FFA Plans 10 Tall Corn Trim at Intersections
Aurelia Golden Acres FFA chapter announces plan to trim corn at dangerous intersections. Members will seek farmers' permission to cut tall stalks, asserting the corn is mature enough that trimming won’t affect yield. Cooperation is requested.
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Aurelia
Golden Acres
FFA
Rites for Sunset Knoll Residents
Services were held for two Sunset Knoll Retirement Home residents Mrs Belle McCormick 72 who died Sunday Graveside services were at Oakland cemetery Ft Dodge She is survived by sister Ruth Sharpe and brother Paul Barr Thomas W Fee 99 farmer in Rock Township died at Sunset Knoll He had lived there a year and a half Funeral services were at Memorial Presbyterian Church Cherokee Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery He is survived by three sons Howard James and Gilman nine grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren
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Belle McCormick
Oakland Cemetery
Ft. Dodge
Ruth Sharpe
St. Paul
Paul Barr
Mapleton
Thomas Fee
Thomas W. Fee
Rock Township
Sunset Knoll
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Cherokee
Oak Hill Cemetery
Howard
James
Quimby
Gilman
Engagements Announced for Hanson Johnson and Gano
A Sept 19 marriage is planned for Helen Arline Hanson daughter of Clarence S Hanson and Gerald L Johnson of Minneapolis. Also announced is the engagement of Mary Suzan Pettit to Larry Gano of Aurelia with a wedding planned in Tuba City Arizona on Aug 22.
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Helen Arline Hanson
Clarence S. Hanson
St. Louis Park
Minn
Gerald L. Johnson
Minneapolis, Minn
Gunnar E. Johnson
Aurelia
Hanson
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Drake University
Milton James Pettit, Jr
Tuba City
Ariz
Mary Suzan
Larry Gano
Lowell Gano
Football Physicals Tonight at High School Locker Room
Football physicals will be held in the high school locker room tonight at 7 30 oclock. All junior and senior high school athletes are asked to come. Dental and medical physicals will be given.
Walther Leaguers Hold Car Wash at St Paul Lutheran
The Walther League sponsors a car wash at St Paul Lutheran Church on Saturday August 15. Cars are accepted from 8 30 a m to 4 p m with a 1 00 charge for plain tires and 1 25 for cars with white sidewall tires. Public welcome.
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Walther
Walther League
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Local Winners At County Fair
Aurelia Lassies win top honors with Angels in Disguise demonstration earning county representation at State Fair. Country Ramblers show How to with Barbeque on TV. Junior Aftonettes take first with 2nd Meal Potatoes 1st Class Flavor. Numerous 4-H members win bake garden and swine prizes. FFA members collect multiple blue ribbons and grand championships.
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Aurelia Lassies
June Whitney
Janice Hanson
Cherokee County
Susan Johnson
Ann Robar
Country Ramblers
Linda Kolb
Connie Anderson
Aftonettes
Julie Carlson
Aurelia Lassies 4-H Club
Ralph Roethler
Mildred Anderson
John C. Peterson
Robert Reilly
John Irwin
Wayne Tigges
Leroy Matthew
Howard Anderson
Ann Deason
Alan Kohrt
Tracy
Tony Coombs
Guernsey
Leland Peterson
Harry Pingel
Maurice Peterson
Howard Nelson Sr
Lana
Linda Petton
Merle Smith
Ann Pfaff
Donna Matthew
Teresa Peterson
Mary Kolb
Jean Kolb
Linda
Lana Petton
Danny Pfaff
Eddie Mathew
Darrell Hasenwinkel
Randy Peterson
Ronnie Hasenwinkel
FFA
Aurelia
Cherokee County Fair
Gary Otto
Ivan Pingel
Lloyd Buddenhagen
Roger Jones
Rodney Hasenwinkel
Services Held for Sig Nelson 68
Funeral services for O. B. Sig Nelson aged 68 were held at Faith Lutheran church in Marcus with Rev. Delphe Peterson. He died after a brief illness Saturday morning. Burial followed at Pleasant Hill cemetery in Aurelia. Nelson was born February 24, 1896, in Meriden and married Marie Wilkens in 1919. He lived as a farmer near Marcus and Aurelia until retiring in 1952 and moving to Aurelia. Survived by wife Marie six daughters one son 19 grandchildren four sisters and one brother.
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Sig) Nelson
Faith Lutheran Church
Marcus
Delphe Peterson
Nelson
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Aurelia
Wharton Funeral Home
Vernon Warriner
W. A. Roepke
Theodore Schulke
Gilbert Bowen
Ivar Carlson
Evan Joslin
Sig
Meriden
Marie Wilkens
Marie
Donald
Arlene) Stohrer
Northbrook
Blair
Doris) Watson
Sioux City
Orville
Delores) Tapper
Cherokee
William
Norma) Fox
Larry
Betty) Kolpin
Jerry
Shirley) Drzycimski
Alta
Kenneth
Hugo Hanson
Austin
Mina
Elmer Cuthrell
Cleghorn
Hilda Brandt
Omaha
Ralph Elliott
Oscar Nelson
Phoenix
Ariz
Aurelia Man Earns Master of Education in Physical Education
William Hodam of Aurelia graduated with a Master of Education in Physical Education from the University of South Dakota during the summer commencement exercises at USD.
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U.S.D
William Hodam
Aurelia
College of Arts and Sciences
University of South Dakota
IPS to Switch to IBM Billing System in Sioux City
IPS to Switch to IBM Billing. IPS employees toured IBM's Sioux City department to learn a new high speed 1440 data processing system for billing. The system will process over 160000 monthly bills and may alter discount dates, extending them to the next business day when holidays or Sundays occur. Bills in the Aurelia area will convert around August 14.
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Iowa Public Service Company
IBM
Sioux City
Violet Guest
A. M. Larsen
Darlene Fletcher
Lola Dilocker
IPS
Aurelia
Walther League Tour Visits St Louis Highlights
Mr and Mrs Vernon Winterhof led the Walther Leaguers of St John Storm Lake on a weekend bus tour to St Louis Missouri. They visited Lutheran landmarks in the city and Forest Park attended a Cardinals game and watched The Boys from Syracuse at the St Louis Municipal Opera. Jeanette Winterhof stayed with grandparents at Terril during the trip.
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Vernon Winterhof
St. John
Storm Lake
St. Louis
Forest Park
Houston
Syracuse
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard Eckstrom
Ann Anderson
Thomas Anderson
Mitzi Barnes
Bob Barnes
Douglas Batten
Harvey Batten
Becky Booth
Bob Booth
Gwen Dyslin
Harold Dyslin
Patricia Fungason
Sunset Knoll Retirement Home
Miss Hanson
Miss Pettit
Sig' Nelson
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