Funeral Held For Mrs. C. A. Peterson In Aurelia
Funeral services for Alma Alfreda Peterson were conducted Monday at the Aurelia Methodist Church with Rev. Ernest Stanworth and Rev. John L. Ralston presiding. Burial followed in Diamond cemetery. She was born Feb 21 1879 in Buena Vista County and died Nov 26 1948 at age 69. She married Carl A Peterson on Jun 20 1899 and they had seven children. She resided most of her life in Diamond Township and Aurelia, Iowa, caring for family and the sick. She leaves seven children eleven grandchildren one great grandchild two sisters and a brother-in-law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Peterson
Methodist Church
Aurelia
Ernest Stanworth
John L. Ralston
Somers
Iowa
Diamond Methodist Church
A. E. Stutz
Ralph Mongan
C. C. Waddell
Diamond Cemetery
Alma Alfreda Peterson
Gust Anderson
Buena Vista County
Germantown
Buena Vista
Diamond Township
Carl Alfred Peterson
Kinbrae
Minn
Peterson
Ellen. Johnson
Malaca
Alice Anderson
Scouts to Host Cub and Boy Scout Rodeo
Harold Nelson and Vernon Peterson announce a Cub Scout and Boy Scout Rodeo on Monday evening January 3 with a 6 45 p m pot luck supper. All Cubs and Scouts plus interested boys must be accompanied by parents for admitance attire is cowboy outfits. prizes for best dressed Cub and Scout. Peregrin White Circle meets December 9 at Miss Mabel Johnsons home with Ruth Sexton assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Nelson
Vernon Peterson
Peregrin White
Congregational Church
Mabel Johnson
Ruth Sexton
Lutheran Broadcasts Over Station KAYL at Storm Lake
Moments with God a fifteen minute devotional period is broadcast at 9 a m daily Monday through Friday over station KAYL Storm Lake The program of religious messages and songs is sponsored by the Lutheran churches of the Storm Lake Circuit including St Pauls Lutheran and Immanuel Lutheran The messages follow Advent themes and are presented by pastors from Circuit churches
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God
KAYL
Storm Lake
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Immanuel Lutheran
Aurelia Prepares for Christmas Season Festivities
The Aurelia Commercial club sponsors an elaborate holiday program as street decorations go up. New colored bulbs and stringers brighten storefronts while Santa Claus visits Aurelia twice this year on December 18 and December 24 to greet children and distribute candy.
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Aurelia
Territory
Commercial Club
Santa Claus
Santa
Four Children Die In Farm Fire Near Cherokee Iowa
Four of the nine Duvall children died in a early Wednesday fire in their single story two room home 14 miles southeast of Cherokee. The infant Robert eight months old and children Linda Mae 2 Sharon Lee 3 and Michael 4 perished. The other five children ages 5 to 10 were in Cherokee schools. The blaze started about 11 am origin unknown. A wood stove in the small house near grain bins may have contributed. The structure burned by 12 30 pm leaving the family with nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee
Charles Duvall
Here
Robert
Linda Mae
Sharon Lee
Michael Duvall
Duvall
Fred Duvall
Fred
Charles
A. W. Jones
Ray Smith
Farmer's Evening School Starts Dec 8
The Aurelia Farmer's Adult Evening School opens at 8:00 p m on Wednesday December 8 in the Aurelia school lunch room with a discussion on swine breeding the first of ten topics. A movie on current problems will be followed by a talk on hybrid hogs Minnesota no 1 and 2 and their role in swine production A lunch will be served after the meeting Progress next week on wildlife conservation by Frank Staar from Storm Lake Farmers are invited to attend the complete schedule includes topics through February 23
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Aurelia
Minnesota No. 1
Frank Staar
Staar
Storm Lake
Little Sioux
Aurelia High School CROP Drive Raises Funds for Europe Hunger
Aurelia high school students contributed to the Christian Rural Overseas program by funding cereal shipments for hungry Europeans under the Marshall Plan. Four Aurelia high schools hoped to send 20 carloads, needing about 40.30 dollars from a one day drive on Wednesday November 24. Sophomores led with full participation, seniors 83 percent, freshmen and juniors just over 50 percent. FHA Girls and FFA boys led the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia High School
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Europe
Iowa
FFA
Bischel Honored at Cherokee Bank Fifty Year Service
W H Bischel was celebrated Tuesday evening at a Cherokee party by stockholders of the First Trust and Savings bank of Aurelia for fifty years of service. A 700 PM turkey dinner at the Hillside hotel highlighted the event. H H Deyloff presented a gold wristwatch, and flowers were given to Mrs Bischel. Guests included Mr and Mrs Lloyd Lamm of Galva alongside bank personnel and stockholders.
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W. H. Bischel
First Trust & Savings Bank of
Aurelia
Hillside Hotel
Cherokee
H. H. Deyloff
Aurelia Cagers Lose to Holstein in Tight League Clash
Holstein defeats Aurelia 45 to 30 as Lembaugh scores 21 points on ten field goals and one free throw. Aurelia's Kasky leads with 11, J Nelson 10, while Holstein pulls away in the second half. Second team suffers a 26 to 21 loss. fire department responds to a roof blaze with minimal damage.
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Lembaugh
Holstein
Coburn
Bulldogs
Aurelia
Holstein Pirates
Pirates
Holstein Boys
Kaskey
J. Nelson
Beeghley
Lockin
Pg i
Aera Satty Sand
G. Anderson
N. Carlson
K. Rapp
D. Nelson
Miller
Adult Homemaking Class Opens December Eight
A women's Homemaking class begins December 8 at 8 PM in the Aurelia Consolidated school Homemaking rooms with both town and country women invited. The program runs through ten meetings February 28 with topics on menus service decorations sewing machines furniture and fashion plus a possible film Frozen Freshness and a guest demonstration by Miss Carmen Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Consolidated School
Carmen Lawrence
Velma Callahan
Vernon Peterson
Hetty Engdahl
Walter Peterson
Ralph Roethler
Raymond Nelson
al Vogel
Herbert Langwin
Eileen Martin
Salvation Army Campaign Planned By Local Unit
The Salvation Army Service Unit committee led by Earl Fraser as chairman and W H Bischel as treasurer will launch an annual fundraising drive for local and regional welfare needs. Special letters will be mailed to residents requesting contributions to the treasurer. The campaign starts soon.
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Salvation Army Service Unit Committee
Earl Fraser
W. H. Bischel
Mr. Bischel
Aurelia High School Notes Highlight Staff and Students
The Aurelia high school notes list faculty and student contributors including Mrs Miller Joyce Hickey and Mary Ann Nelson. It covers classroom roles band changes music and photography interests, a new principal Mr Bergman, senior features Marylyn Minkler and others, past week events, basketball season preview, and upcoming activities with school notes continued on the back page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Miller
Joyce Hickey
Marylyn Minkler
Mary Ann Nelson
Dean Nelson
Betty Lou Speers
Imogene Parrott
Violet Pruett
Shirley Teerink
Hallie’ Sauter
Rose Ann Schramm
Devryn Schramm
Carmen Lighter
Ruth Schramm
Ramona Radle
Joyce Ammons
Anna Braunschweig
Laurine Grashoff
Shirley Perry
Betty Spitzbarth
Bergman
Aurelia
Storm Lake
Dorothy Mason
Aurelia High School
Martin
The Holiday Spirit and the Forgotten
A message by Dick Hodge freshman class president urges sharing during Thanksgiving and Christmas. He asks readers to remember elders and shut ins, save for Christmas seals, and give to those in need to spread genuine holiday joy.
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Dick Hodge
Classroom Notes and Complaints From a Busy Week
A jumble of student asides and gossip circulates, naming Shirley P Laurine Dale M Tom Donna Rae Dick R Hallie Vernon Carolyn and Mr Doss as the talk centers. The notes hint at small school life romances crushes and social dynamics in Storm Lake and beyond.
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Shirley P
Laurine
Dale M
Tom
Donna Rae
Storm Lake
Dick R
Joanne O
Vernon
Carolyn
Aurelia Fire Dept Earns Class B Rural Status
The Aurelia Volunteer Fire Department upgrades with a 40 foot extension ladder wire cutters a 20 pound extinguisher six buckets and 100 feet of hose to qualify for Class B rural classification. The department thanks Aurelia residents for support at the recent ticket sale.
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Aurelia
Iowa
Bulldogs Rally To Edge Calumet 37 36 In Thriller
Aurelia center Mose Beeghley tipped in the deciding basket to cap a dramatic late rally as Aurelia beat Calumet 37 to 36 Friday night. Beeghley led Aurelia with 14 points while Kaskey added 13 and Nelson and Lenz 8 each. The Aurelia seconds won 34 17 behind Carlson and J Nelson with 8 each.
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Kenneth “Mose” Beehgely
Aurelia
Calumet
Calumet Gym
Bulldogs
Beeghley
Kaskey
Nelson
Lenz
Frand
Wood
Carlson
J. Nelson
Schramm
K. Rapp
H. Anderson
D. Nelson
D. Hodge
Last Rites for A. E. Krout Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Art Krout were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 from Wharton Funeral Home. Rev. G. W. Sietsema led the rites with Rev. Edwin Trigg assisting. Graveside services were by Speculative Lodge No. 307 A F & A M of Cherokee. Krout, 66, died suddenly of an acute heart attack on Nov. 27. He lived in Aurelia since 1907, married to Imo Fraser in 1931, and left a wife, five sisters and several brothers.
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Art Krout
Wharton Funeral Home
G. W. Sietsema
Aurelia Congregational Church
Edwin Trigg
Sioux City
With
Lee Robinson
Ralph Mongan
O. C. Waddell
Aurel
Krout
Dover
Penn
Henry
Emma Krout
Arthur
U. S
Conrad Mummert
Imo Fraser
Congregational Church
Speculative Lodge No
Cherokee
W. F. Parks
Storm Lake
Zitterell
Milles Construction Co
Webster City
Peon
Ovehads
Wash
Aurelia Hosts First Home Basketball Game of 1948 49
Aurelia gym hosts the season opener against Sioux Rapids on Friday night with the junior game at 7 30 followed by the varsity. It is the first Sioux Valley conference game for Aurelia and marks the debut for Sioux Rapids teams. Remsen visits next Tuesday December 7 for another cage tilt highly anticipated by locals.
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Aurelia
Sioux Rapids
Sioux Valley
Coburn
Bulldogs
Remsen
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Legion
Merlyn Honsbruch
Robert Orr
First Trust & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Farmer’s Evening School
Mary Guild Circle
Lloyd Godfrey
Cliff Wilson
Aurelia Woman's Club
Celia Daniels
Aurelia Fire Department
L. B. Christensen
Salvation Army
Londuct
Aurelian
Ardyce Koch
Carolyn Kolpin
Aurelia High
Shirley Shherkenbak
Ordell Gertsmeister
Larry Nelson
Corrine Larson
Phyllis Lehnardt
Keith Langwin
Connie Lighter
Shirley Nelson
Godfrey
Buena Vista College
Ames
Drake Univerity
Marylyn
Claudette Colbert
van Johnson
Priscilla Alden
L. H. Daniels
Ray Lewis
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
A. E. Krout
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
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