Social Security Rules for Farmers Beginning January 1
Beginning January 1 farm workers and their employees participate in Social Security. Regular farm workers meeting a quarterly work and wage test gain coverage for themselves and families while farm operators remain excluded. Workers must register with Social Security and obtain a card. employers record names, account numbers, and wages. Employers must withhold 14 percent of cash wages and report the employer's 3 percent share quarterly to the Collector. Forms SS-4 establish employer identification. Sioux City field office serves Buena Vista and Cherokee counties. details available from Social Security offices.
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John Brodie
Social Security Administration
Brodie
Internal Revenue
Social Security
Sioux City
Buena Vista
Cherokee
Aurelia High to Stage Christmas Musical Cantata
Aurelia high school presents a Christmas musicale on Monday December 18 at eight o’clock. The girls glee club of 36 performs The Babe of Bethlehem with soloists Darlene Kolpin Gayetne Matzdorff Corrine Larson and others. A 40 voice mixed chorus and other ensembles join in. No admission charged a free will offering supports music costs.
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Aurelia High School
Girls Glee Club
Bernard Hamblen
Darlene Kolpin
Gayetne Matzdorff
Corrine Larson
Shirley Robeson
Charlene Stoneking
Elizabeth Buenger
Eleanor Rowley
Margaret Gebhardt
Former Aurelia Resident Dies in Alcester South Dakota
Mrs. William Rowley 67 died Nov. 29 at her Alcester home after a two year illness. Funeral in Alcester Congregational Church Dec. 2 with burial in Alcester Cemetery. Born May Siglin in Aurelia she lived there until her marriage. Survivors include husband, daughter Mrs Campbell Anderson of Alcester, son Royce of Huntington Park CA, brothers Wesley San Jose CA and Bert Porterville CA, sister Mrs Pearl Cone Seattle, and two grandchildren.
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William Rowley
Alcester
Alcester Congregational Church
Rowley
May Siglin
Aurelia
Cambell Anderson
Royce
Huntington Park
Calif
Wesley
San Jose
Bert
Porterville
Pearl Cone
Seattle
Aurelia Prepares for Holiday Season Lights and Santa Visit
Aurelia stores display Christmas merchandise as shoppers increase. Colored lights brighten streets and a large tree stands at the intersection. Santa Claus will visit Aurelia twice, on Saturday Dec. 16 and Dec. 28, with candy for children on the 28th.
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Aurelia
North Pole
Santa Claus
Brooke Replaces Carnival With Turkey Dinner at School
Brooke school swaps carnival for a turkey dinner in the gym on Saturday December 9. Proceeds fund new suits for the boys basketball team and other activity program expenses. Tickets are $1 for adults and 50 cents for children under 12, serving starts at 5:80 p.m. Everyone invited.
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Brooke School
Universal Bible Sunday Observed Across Iowa Churches
Churches in Iowa prepare for Universal Bible Sunday on December 10 with the American Bible Society coordinating a global reading using a daily scripture list. The society promotes wide scripture circulation without profit, notes its 1816 founding and long missionary history.
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Iowa
American Bible Society
America
U. S
Country Ramblers 4H Club Meets
The Country Ramblers 4H Club met November 30 at Janet Jensen’s home after school. Twelve members and one leader attended. They discussed the Christmas party and caroling and planned a twenty five cent grab bag gift per person. Next meeting at Mrs Roethler’s home. Lunch by Janet and her mother.
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Country Ramblers
Janet Jensen
Laurine Grashoff Weds Harold Kludas in Aurelia Church
Miss Laurine Grashoff daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Kludas of Cherokee married Harold Kludas in a Dec 2 ceremony at the Methodist church Aurelia Rev E Wayne Hilmer officiated. The couple will reside on a Cherokee area farm after a two weeks Southern states trip.
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Aurelia
Laurine Grashoff
W. A. Kludas
E. Wayne Hilmer
O. C. Waddell
Ray Grashoff
Russell Allen
Maxine Nafzigh
Karol Grashoff
Rusty Grashoff
Bob Demaree
Boyd Grashoff
Karl Kiludas
W. A. Allen
Mabel Bengtson
Joan Stoneking
Violet Pruitt
Joate Stier
Glen Dyslin
Cyril Johns
Clyde Fox
Lorenz Roth
John Fraser
Wm. Hintz
Petarson
Storm Lake
Peggy Neville
Laurens
Joe Cuffel
R. E. Martens
Bernard Krueger
Clifford Chapman
Cherokee
Kludas
St Paul's Lutheran Laymen Entertain at Christmas Party
The Lutheran Laymen's League of St Pauls Lutheran church hosted families for a Christmas party. Robert Carlson of Alta presented slide pictures of Sweden. A gift exchange followed with lunch of ice cream pie cookies and coffee. The serving committee included Feitel Mohn H Otto Wilbert Otto Liebsch Matzdorff and Lau.
Schoolmasters Endorse County Health and Child Welfare Services
Cherokee County schoolmasters back a county health nurse program with state support. State covers about half the cost. county to provide offices and remaining funds. Nurse spends one third in schools, rest in public services. Salary $200 to $250 monthly plus mileage. Child Welfare Worker via County and State Public Welfare Offices. state pays full salary.
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Harriet Oxley
Cherokee County
State Department of Health
Board of Supervisors
Aurelia Club Luncheon Set for December 11
The Aurelia Commercial Club announces a luncheon at the Else Nelson cafe on Monday night December 11. Reservations are encouraged to secure a seat.
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Aurelia Commercial Club
Else Nelson Cafe
Aurelia Considers I P S Franchise For New Street Lights
The Iowa Public Service Company seeks a new 20 year electric franchise after proposing a modern street lighting system for Aurelia. Plans call for 19 new 21 foot electrolicr heads to brighten the business district with 50 percent more light per watt. A special election is set for January 15, 1951, to approve the franchise and cancel the remaining five years of the old agreement.
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Iowa. Public Service Company
Aurelia
Iowa
Iowa Public Service Company
Birds teach lessons in clever hunting tricks
A 1951 pheasant season recap notes several incidents where hunters attempted to foil the birds. Aurelia area hunters discovered pheasants mounted on wires, a farmer returned a bird from a car seat, and a dog dragged a bird from cover before the hunters finally bagged it.
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Aurelia
Christmas Supper Set at Trinity Lutheran Church
Ladies of the Trinity Lutheran church will serve their annual Christmas supper at the church on Saturday December 9. Serving begins at 5 30 PM.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Ladies of the Trinity Lutheran Church
Aka
Corner Stone Laying at Mt Olive Church
About 60 members and friends gathered on the Mt. Olive Baptist church site to witness and participate in the corner stone laying for the new building. Rev. Henry Olsen led the service with scripture, prayer, and hymns. The event recalled the church dedication of 1888 and marked 62 years since Mrs. Margaret Juber attended the first service.
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Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Henry Olsen
E. H. Gillet
Margaret Juber
Lincoln Hahn
Rueben Ohlson
John Baumann
PTA Meeting Showcased Science and Patriotism at Au relia
The Au relia PTA November session featured Paul Jones on GI training, Ehlert and Lupt Friedlund detailing state tests, and a seventh grade science demonstration "The Story of Rocks." Eighth graders gave patriotic readings, third graders sang, Mrs Rowley accompanied, and a lunch followed the business meeting.
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Aurelia Pta
Paul Jones
Ehlert
Lupt Friedlund
Rowley
Boy Scout Court of Honor at Aurelia Church
The Boy Scouts will hold a Court of Honor at the Aurelia Methodist church Monday night December 11 at 8 00 p m Vernon Peterson leads the event sponsored by the Congregational and Methodist churches Public is welcome
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M. E
Boy Scouts
Aurelia Methodist Church
Vernon Peterson
KAYL Records Aurelia High Christmas Program
Station KAYL Storm Lake will record a 30 minute Christmas program from Aurelia High School featuring the Girls Glee Club with Silent Night O Come All Ye Faithful and My Two Front Teeth. The declamatory unit presents Pops Reads the Christmas Carol and the Mixed Chorus Performs O Holy Night and Deck the Hall. Broadcast time is TBA.
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Aurelia High School
Don Klumpp
Darlene Kolpin
John Nelson
Douglas Ohlson
Joan Huseman
Nancy Hodge
Dick Reed
Marian Grigsby
Adams
Charles Rowley
Aurelia Bullpups Sweep Quimby Junior High Wins
Aurelia Junior High teams defeated Quimby Junior High twice at the new Aurelia gym. The Bullpups held a 16-7 halftime edge and finished 37-27, while the first team led 22-3 at halftime and closed 84-17 in the final.
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Quimby
Aurelia
Aurelia Junior High
Cold Wave Follows Rain And Snow In Iowa
Rain and sleet on Friday gave way to snow and a cold wave in Iowa. Freezing rain created icy highways, road crews sanded streets, several inches of snow fell Saturday and Monday night, and a brutal cold snap followed with temperatures 15 degrees below zero then 2 below by noon.
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Iowa
County CROP Drive Tops State Average
A state CROP report shows 30 counties totaling about $60,000, an average of $2,000 per county. Cherokee County CROP chairman Chester Sjoberg says county returns exceed the average and the drive isn’t finished as more receipts come in.
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Christian Rural Overseas Program
Chester Sjoberg
Cherokee County
New Chevrolet on Display at Howell Motor Co
The 1951 Chevrolet will be displayed Saturday at Howell Motor Co. Free coffee and doughnuts will be served all day, according to Harry Howell.
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Chevrolet
Howell Motor Co
Harry Howell
Dale Crane Breaks Leg In Truck Upset
Aurelia resident Dale Crane suffered a broken leg and bruises when his truck skidded on ice and tipped over an embankment along Highway 59 five miles south of Cherokee near Five Mile Corner. He was taken to Sioux Valley Hospital for treatment.
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Dale Crane
Aurelia
Cherokee
Five Mile Corner
Crane
Sioux Valley Hospital
Bulldogs Edge Primghar In Overtime On Home Floor
Aurelia Bulldogs defeated Primghar 23 21 in overtime on Primghar’s floor. Junior Cline sank the winning basket after a 21 21 tie in the first overtime. Aurelia leaders were Bob Anderson 7 and Cline 5. Primghar’s P Bress scored 8.
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Aurelia Bulldogs
Primghar
Junior Cline
Aurelia
Bob Anderson
P. Bress
Bulldog
John Westphal
Kay Elliott
Eldon Otto
Marcus
Bulldogs
Milford
Auxiliary to Send Gifts to Woodard Home
The auxiliary plans another gift drive for the feeble minded at Woodard. A box in Larson's store accepts gifts through Christmas Day including home permanent kits color books crayons picture books magazines toys clothing and shoes from the public.
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Woodard
Larson
Five County Men Leave For Service
The Cherokee men Robert Stief Aurelia Henry Johnston Quimby Herman Reinert Paul Raper and Neal Anderson depart for induction into the armed services. Selective service officials say they will be sent to Ft Sheridan Illinois for training after leaving Omaha for the process.
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Cherokee
Omaha
Armed Service
Robert Stief
Aurelia
Henry Johnson
Quimby
Herman Reinert
Paul Raper
Neal Anderson
Selective Service
Ft. Sheridan
Schoolmasters to Discuss Jamboree in Cherokee
District schoolmasters meet in Cherokee on December 11 to draw for the County Tournament and decide on a Basketball Jamboree. The event, set for December 2 at the Aurelia gym, was postponed indefinitely due to bad weather.
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Cherokee
Aurelia
Fire destroys Club 59 at Cherokee
Fire razed Cherokee Club 59 early Saturday causing an estimated loss of 26000 dollars. Owner Melvin Pete Peterson who runs the dance hall portion did not know the blaze cause. Steele Inc owns the property including the front section of the building.
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Club 59
Cherokee
Melvin
Pete) Peterson
Steele Inc
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Ted Braunschweig
Mrs. Ted Braunschweig expresses gratitude to friends who sent cards and letters during her illness.
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Ted Braunschweig
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Brooke
Universal Bible Sunday
First Trust & Savings Bank
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Save AT This Bank
Harold Kludas
St. Paul’s
County Health and Child Welfare
Moville
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IPS
Mt. Olive Church
PTA Meeting
Kayl
Farmers National Bank
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