Local school opens Monday in Peterson district
The Peterson consolidated school will start Monday at the regular hour, August 29, announced by Supt. M. D. Smith and again by Supt. Paul J. Simons in his third year.
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Peterson Patriot
Brooke Consolidated School
M. D. Smith
Marcus News
Darwin Smith
Cleghorn
Harry Miller
Amherst
Peterson Consolidated School
Paul J. Simons
Peterson Schools
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Doris Diehl
Dorothy Christensen
Hayes
Buena Vista County
Pitcher Bureau Holds Annual Thursday Nite Meeting
Pitcher township Farm Bureau members and families gathered with over a hundred attendees at Aurelia city park for their annual summer meeting. The program featured music by Raymond Kruse's Little German band followed by remarks from Herald Nelson. Delores Peterson sang Alone With You before 4-H girls performed Gypsy Love Song. County Agent C H Thompson discussed rural electrification and Cherokee county organization progress. Ice cream and cake refreshments closed the event. An omission in last week's 4-H Achievement day report was corrected awarding Delores Peterson a blue ribbon in the senior 4-H girls style show.
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Pitcher Township Farm Bureau
Aurelia
Raymond Kruse
Farm Bureau
Herald Nelson
Delores Peterson
Pitcher Township
Betty Coombs
Soharlene
Okison
Cherokee County
C. H. Thompson
Aurelia Adds Vocational Courses and Expands Enrollments
The Aurelia school district introduces vocational homemaking and agriculture for high school grades with new courses in animal husbandry field crops and farm management. A. C. Vogel leads agriculture with plans for evening adult classes and continuing study for recent graduates. Enrollment is expected to rise to 165 170 with a Labor Day opening and revised bus routes reflecting more rural riders.
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the Sentinel
Aurelia
A. C. Vogel
Vogel
Pratt Drug Store
Doris Wilson
Manson
Iowa
Frances Marquart
South Sioux City
Nebraska
Mabel Trossen
Paullina
Alice Reynolds
Odeboldt
Evelyn Neff
Grand ‘Mound
Norma Schuelke
Storm Lake
Wanda Zimmer
Sman
Humeston
Gladys Shay
Des Moines
Eva Marie Bryant
Sutherland
Victoria Aylesworth
Elidora
Laura Rupe
Lenox
Lyle Poulson
Celia M. Lewis
Webster City
Merlene Nelson
Meriden
Rand—Albert Morse
Arthur J. Renaud
Gay
Burshheim
Aurelia Hosts Two Day Farmers Picnic Crowds Big
Aurelia's two day farmers picnic drew large crowds with warm weather and cool breezes. The event featured free rides, daily concerts by the Aurelia high school band, a trained horse act, and a Ripley’s Believe It or Not performance. Aurelia's ball team split two games, corn contest prizes were awarded, and trivia contests crowned winners from Cheroke and Aurelia.
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Aurelia
Aurelia High School
Farmers National Bank
Brownie Walters
White Way Orchestra
Sioux City
Hinev Leistad
Leistad
Marcus
Holstein
T. Crippen
Irwin C. Kroll
R. F. Dreyer
L.W. Schuman
Fonda
Crippen
Henry F. Buddenhagen
Dale Beckdahl
Cheroke
Bob Rahn
Cherokee
Art Hickey
Karl Fraser
Leslie Paulson
Clint Bowers
Aurelia Band Praised by Alta Fair Board and Community
A E Morse director of the Aurelia high school band reports the group made an excellent impression at the Buena Vista county Fair in Alta last week. The band gave a concert for attractions in the afternoon and joined the mass band in the evening. Fair board secretary Bains expressed appreciation for the music and called the organization one of the best they have worked with. Local management praised the band as a top Northwest Iowa musical group and Aurelia residents expressed pride in the ensemble.
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A. E. Morse
Aurelia
Alta
Bains
Fair Board
Northwest
Iowa
Aurelia Baseball Team Goes 1-2 In Weekend Action
Aurelia lost to Sutherland 3 2 in a pitcher’s duel with Laursen and Hopkins vs Enenbach and Fraser. They crushed Marcus 17 4 as Kracht held Marcus to 4 hits while Aurelia totaled 20. A 4 3 heartbreaker to Holstein followed with Player 18 strikeouts to Groom’s six before Holstein won with two runs in the final inning.
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Aurelia
Sutherland
Laursen
Hopkins
Enenbach
Fraser
Marcus
Kracht
Nuttf
Holstein
Groom
Peterson Receives Iowa State Scholarship Award
Philip Peterson of Aurelia has won one of thirty Iowa scholarships of 150 dollars each for entering Iowa State College this fall. Sears Roebuck funds the award. selection is by a committee led by Dean H N Kildee of Ames and based on academics need 4 H leadership and community service. The scholarship supports study in five agriculture divisions. Peterson is Maple Valley 4 H club member and son of Ralph and Mrs. Peterson.
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Philip Peterson
Aurelia
Iowa
Iowa State College
Sears & Roebuck
Chicago
H. N. Kildee
Ames
C. H. Thompson
Philip
Maple Valley
Ralph Peterson
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years Ago
A roundup of recent past memories notes several local people and incidents. Ernest Kolpin, 38, drowned himself near Aurelia. H J Schmidt bought a Granville harness shop. W B Daggett, farm hand, died in a field. Win Leutheman Jr died from injuries after being kicked by a horse. notable moves and town projects are cited.
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Ernest Kolpin
Aurelia
H. J. Schmidt
Granville
C. R. Kleeberger
W. B. Daggett
Oren Coombs
Win, Leutheman, Jr
Sutherland
Hartley
Spring Township
Cantine Building Razed In Quimby Fire
Cherokee Times reports an early Saturday fire in Quimby destroying the G. R. Cantine building and damaging two nearby structures. Insurance covered loss estimated at 2500 dollars. Firemen fought the blaze nearly an hour hampered by sand in water pipes.
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Cherokee Times
Quimby
G. R. Cantine
Allen Erlandson
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Roy Demarest
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Ira Mann
George Kaskey
Roy Matzdorff
James Scott
Charles Waddell
Otto Plautz
Alta Fair Board
Phil Peterson
Earl Zwick
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Diamond Township
McGuire
Robie
Hanley
Ireton
Johnson & Templeman Hardware
Jim Jensen
Assar Insurance
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