Red Cross Roll Call for Christmas Week in Aurelia
The community is urged to join the national Red Cross campaign this Christmas season to reach 100 percent local membership. Red Cross members will collect fees at George Garber and G. J Lewis stores and the J. C. Nelson drug store, with emphasis on enrolling unsolicited volunteers to fund wartime and peacetime relief efforts. A meat market sale changes hands as Jesse McDeid sells Aurelia shop to Darby & Wagstaff of Manson. Darby to lead with Wagstaff at Manson. Samuel Groff remains employed. new cooling system planned. McDeid retires after twelve and a half years of service, thanking patrons.
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Aurelia
Red Cross
George Garber
G. J Lewis
J. C. Nelson Drug
America
Great Red Cross
United States
The
Jesse McDeid
Darby & Wagstaff
Manson
T. A. Darby
Mr. Wagstaff
J. W. Wagstaff
Darby
Amonia
Samuel Groff
McDeid
H. E. Johnson
Aole
Red Cross Hospital in Aurelia Proposal Receives Support
Local talk centers on erecting a permanent Red Cross hospital in Aurelia funded by a large surplus from Decor ation day sales. Editor urges community backing and notes rooms above the Sentinel office are prepared for temporary Red Cross use until the new building is ready.
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Red Cross
Aurelia
Sentinel
Knights of Pythias Elect Officers For Ensuing Year
At the meeting held last Friday night the Knights of Pythias elected C C Julius Robar as chief, G J Lewis as vice chief, L W Pennington as president, Fred Schroeder as master of ceremonies, B R Sigtin as keeper of records and secrets, G R Wharton as master of finance and loan, P Nelson as master of exchequer, A A Rapp as adjutant, Joshua Shank as inner guard, E J Kohlhagen as trustee for three years.
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I. G
Joshua Shank
O. G
B. R. Sigtin
E. J. Kohlhagen
Local Boards Impose Quarantine During Spanish Flu Epidemic
In Aurelia Pitcher and Afton townships the health boards vote to quarantine homes where influenza exists authorizing local authorities to enforce protections to stamp out the epidemic. The report cites state health guidance and asks citizens to cooperate. Also notes the death of Perry Clark former Hotel Clark proprietor at Alta Ia and a closing line promotes Xmas tree decorations at Harris.
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Boards of Health
Aurelia
Pitcher
Afton
State Board of Health
Des Moines
Uwa
Board of Health
Pitcher Township
Aurelie
Influenza Claims Another Victim in Aurelia
Ludwig Hilmo, about 25, died at the Lockin hotel Monday afternoon after an eight day illness. The illness was influenza in a malignant form with death from influenza itself. He worked as assistant cashier at Farmers National Bank in Aurelia and was well liked. He leaves his father Arne Hilmo and a brother and sister on a farm near Waukon Iowa. The body was taken to Cherokee and then shipped to Waukon for funeral services and burial.
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Ludwig Hilmo
Lockin Hotel
Mr. Hilmo
Aurelia
Farmers National Bank
Arne Hilmo
Waukon
Iowa
Cherokea
Thanks to Aurelia for help during illness and death
The Hilmo family expresses gratitude to the people of Aurelia for their generous support during illness and in the death of their son and brother Arne Hilmo.
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Aurelia
Arne Hilmo
Advertised Letters at Aurelia Post Office Week Ending December 18
Uncalled for mail list includes Nels Branes F A McQuaid Hulda Peterson and Mother Berryman and Elliott. Patron is urged to call at the Aurelia post office to claim letters and view the line of stationery and Hurricane wave products.
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Aurelia Post
Nels Branes
F. A. McQuaid
Hulda Peterson
Berryman & Elliott
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Utz & Dunn
Florsheim
Red Cross Hospital
Roy Leland Farrow
Mrs. P. Farrow
Alta Alta
Perry Clark
Clark
Alta
Waterloo
Sioux City
Harris
Influenza
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