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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
4
Storm Lake High School ended a tough football season with a 13 to 7 defeat at Spencer on Thanksgiving Day.
Iowa farmers should favor earlier maturing corn to maximize annual yields and reduce moisture at harvest. Studies from the Iowa Agriculture Experiment Station show high yield correlates with earlier maturity, while frost risk has risen over decades. A Ames conference on Oct. 30 discussed actions by Extension Service and Experiment Station staff to address the trend toward later maturing corn.
The Pupils of Mrs O C Waddell perform a Christmas program at the M E Church on Saturday evening December 15 1928 at 8 00 o clock. The program includes songs piano duets and trios by named students with piano harp and vocal pieces and a humorous Sunday school quip at the end.
At the noonday luncheon on Monday the businessmen voted to add twenty five colored lights to the large Main street Christmas tree. The installation was completed Wednesday by the street decoration committee E L Rapp A A Rapp and R B Harrison, who oversee town beautification. The tree, donated by George Blanch, is the town's largest in years and was transported by Henry Braasch with aid from Richard Nelson.
Harold Poller son of Mr and Mrs Will Poller of Alta placed third with his Angus and fifth with his Shorthorn at the International Livestock Exposition show in Chicago this week. The community mourns Mrs Julia Kislingbury who died Thursday. Funeral services were held at home and at First Presbyterian. Rev Patterson, former Alta pastor, will return Friday at 7:30 PM for mission house services. he is now a traveling missionary visiting Alta. The Izaak Walton League Chicago office says Alta may organize a chapter in coming weeks, with local sportsmen signifying interest and a National representative expected to visit soon.
County Marshal Braley investigates a shooting where a .22 Remington rifle fired from outside the George W. Ware residence on West Willow street embedded a bullet in the wall. Also noted: Mr and Mrs Leon Sanborn and Mrs Frank Sanborn plan an auto trip to Oakdale California to visit relatives. Nearby, Empress of Australia passengers Mr and Mrs W K Herrick and daughters are listed among 400 on world cruise.
Iowa State College swept the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago, winning the John Clay Special award for the best general exhibit and finishing top among 16 colleges. They earned grand championships in barrows and hogs, multiple steer titles including champion herd, and high prize totals with 34 hogs winning 57 ribbons and $1,087 in prizes. The sheep division yielded several champion and reserve titles, while the farm crops and meat judging teams placed high in their events.
The Cherokee County Farm Bureau holds its annual meeting on Wednesday December 19 at the Empress Theatre Cherokee. Speakers include J H Jones of Ainsworth Iowa and W F Coddington of Plymouth County Cooperative Oil Co. Membership tops 1100, up over 90 this year, likely second in the state.
The mayor and city council chamber have moved to a new building on the former power and water plant site. Mayor T. B Parker supervised the transfer from the Mummert building last Monday, with town records and fixtures relocated for council meetings.
Miss Mildred Akers of Cherokee and Webb C. Waddell of Aurelia married at the M E parsonage in Storm Lake on Thursday afternoon. Rev. O M Bond officiated the double ring ceremony. Attendants were Miss Fae Hines of Aurelia and Clayton Mitchell of Sioux City. The couple will reside with Waddell’s parents in Aurelia after a six o’clock dinner at Cherokee. The Sentinel extends congratulations.
Ten years ago Mrs. J C Baumann died after eight days with influenza. Claus Nord and Esther Johnson wed at the bride’s home. Ella Leola Porter and KE F Dubes married at Cherokee Methodist. A note of misspelled words appears about a person in Dayton Oregon. Sentinel office rooms are being prepared for a Red Cross hospital. Alex Fraser bought a Cherokee meat market. John Murphy rented and left Aurelia for town. Cart and Herman Hansen bought Parker’s business interest in Laswell store and will run it. L T Morgan sold a 120 acre farm near town and will move to Iroquus Read the ads.
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