Happenings of Nearby Towns
Marcus mourns Dr. Raymond P. McDonald who died after a twelve day illness. Storm Lake Packing co expects full capacity this week as hog and cattle totals rise. 35 cattle and 455 hogs killed in a single day. Fire at Brook School Teacherage causes $200 in damages starting from a Christmas tree. Storm Lake Farm Bureau elects Herman G. Dokken as president replacing Axel Hemmingsen. Alta schools chief L A Clark chosen county Red Cross chairman at annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus News
Marcus
Raymond P. McDonald
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Storm Lake Packing Company
Peterson Patriot
Brook School
Herman G. Dokken
Barnes Township
Buena Vista County Farm Bureau
Axel Hemmingsen
Newell
Storm Lake
Junior Class Play Hold That Line Jimmy Scheduled
The junior class presents Hold That Line Jimmy a three act comedy on Thursday night January 9 at 8 09 in the high school auditorium. Cast includes Le Waddell George Lottis Jeanine Anderson Eleanor Ulake John Oakes Lucile Blanch Thomas Will and Joan Thomson. Proceeds fund class expenses including the spring junior senior banquet. Tickets are available from juniors or at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
le Waddell
George Lottis
Jeniine Anderson
Eleanor Ulake
John Oakes
Lucile Blanch
Thomas Will
Joan Thomson
New Members Enroll In Baby Beef Club
The 4-H Baby Beef Club Project adds 12 new members this year, with many from last year joining again. Enrollment closes January 1, with 60 to 70 calves expected and calves weighed by then. Weighing certificates must be filed by January 15.
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Clarence Turner
Turner
Aurelia Sentinel New Year Greeting Proclaims 1936 Wishes
The Aurelia Sentinel editor extends holiday greetings wishing readers a happy New Year and a prosperous 1936 despite space limits in the paper. The note expresses goodwill for all and hopes for continued happiness and success in the coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Sentinel
Bis
Congregational Church Adverts Service Times
Edwin Trigg is pastor of the Congregational Church. Church school begins at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11. Junior and Senior Endeavor meet at 6:60 p.m. See us for advertising.
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Edwin ‘Trigg
Locals Defeat Immaculate Conception in Tight Conference Win
Aurelia defeated the Immaculates Conception basketball team from Cherokee 28 to 20 after leading 15 to 9 at halftime. Cherokee spurted late but the locals held on as both teams fought hard and rough passing marked the game. The next tests come January 10 in Cleghorn and January 14 against Sutherland in a Sioux Valley conference clash.
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Aurelia
Imaculates Conception
Marcus
Larrabee
Cleghorn
Sutherland
Cherokee County Beef Feeders Organized
A Cherokee county Beef Cattle Feeders Association was formed with a committee appointed by Clarence Turner to plan future meetings. Members include W. A. Allen Arthur Phipps Howard Nelson Leon Mitchell Harry L. Miller and Chas Wilcox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County
Rex Beresford
Town State College
K. P. Hall
Cherokee
Clarence Turner
W. A. Allen
Arthur Phipps
Howard Nelson
Afton Township
Leon Mitchell
Harry L. Miller
Amherst Township
Chas. Wilcox
Sheridan
Hehehioters Preta
Beresford
Om Fife
Sioux City
Santa Claus Greeted By Many Saturday
Hordes of little folks in Aurelia gathered Saturday afternoon to greet Santa Claus and receive free candy and nuts. He arrived by car since there was no snow, handed out treats, and saved some for ill children. Parents and many townspeople attended the free community theatre show hosted by local businessmen.
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Aur
Santa Claus
Aurelia
Santa
Pitcher Farm Bureau Christmas Party Highlights
A December 17 gathering at Mrs. Pearl Dailey’s home hosted the Pitcher Farm Bureau Christmas party. Mrs. Walter Peterson led a brief business meeting followed by a student orchestra performance directed by Miss Alyesworth. Members exchanged gifts and enjoyed coffee and cake. the flower committee presented Mrs. Ed Lehnhardt a cyclamen for home confinement. See you next Christmas Santa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitcher Farm Bureau
Pearl Dailey
Walter Peterson
Alyesworth
Farm Bureau Flower Committee
Ed Lehnhardt
Mt Olive News Socials andSchool Programs Round Christmas Season
Local items note surprise birthday for Mrs Carl Hansen with a purse gift and self invited supper. Area families visitations include Gustison and Sawvell families in Alta and Sioux City. Rural schools held Christmas programs and break for holidays. Community ladies and Junior Farm Bureau members attend events in Good Hope Cherokee Diamond Aurelia and Correctionville.
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Carl Hansen
Hansen
Oscar Gustison
Gus Johnson
Alta
Raymond Sawvell
Sioux City
Chas
Mabel Becker
Earl Crippen
Good Hope Ladies Aid
Rey
Scheerer
Aurelia
Olive. Howard
Melvin Anderson
Clifford Bengtson
Earl Smith
Cherokee
LeRoy Goettsch
John Leber
Good Hope
Minor
Lowell
B. H. Dubies
Phyllis Dubes
Diamond
Olive
Junior Farm Bureau
Jones
Correctionville
I. J. Torrey
Ares
Laverne Holmes
Near Storm Lake
C. A. Simons
Edgar Johnson
Charles Barnard
Manning
Iowa
Grand and Petit Jurors for 1936 summoned for January
Grand and petit jurors for the year 1936 are summoned to appear January 18 1936 at 1 30 p m. Will Amendt and others from multiple townships are listed. Trial jurors drawn for January 1936 term summoned to appear January 19 1986 at 10 00 a m. Names include residents from Afton Amherst Cedar Cherokee Diamond Grand Meadow Liberty Marcus Pitcher Rock Sheridan Silver Spring Willow and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Amendt
Spring
Peterson
John Berendes
Amherst
Marcus
Lyle Birch
Tilden
W. Demming
Grand Meadow
Oscar 2
Johnson
J. Kintigh
Afton
Cherokee
R. G. Knox
1St. Ward
John Leckhand
Silver
Holstein
Chas
Lockin
Pitcher
Aurelia
I. M. McCannon
Willow
Quimby
H. Otto
Diamond
C.D. Skaggs
Liberty
Cleghorn
Guy Andersen
Hdna Adsit
Myre
Arvid Anderson
Bo Barry
Svechwald
Mary Bruninies
Velma Callahan
R. C. Carnahan
Diamond Center Christmas Vacation News
Diamond schools closed last Friday for a two week Christmas break. Students and families from local households including Doris Frank from Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls and Milton Otte from Concordia College St Louis visited relatives. Several residents traveled to Siou,x City and Storm Lake for gatherings and hospital visits during the holiday period.
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Diamond
Doris Frank
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Victor Frank
Herman Linquist
D. S. Giquist
John Jr
Melvin
Nicholas Linquist
Alta
Edna Linquist
William Haightoa Mary
Storm Lake
Claude Steward
Swallum Hospital
Peter Linquist
Grand Island
Nebraska
Sid
Linquist
C. A. Peterson
Kenneth Leeds
New Weshta
Ben Galvin
Richard Peterson
Bess Yiteher
Isa
Arthur Hickey
Will Haight
Mary
Sioux City
Mijton Otte
Concordia College
St. Louis
H. H. Otte
Vera Nordstrom
ATS
Arc
Theodor Nordstrom
St Pauls Lutheran Church Service Timings
William Walter, pastor, announces Sunday School at 10 a m and English service at 10 45 a m. An ae service is set for December 31 at 7 80 p m and an English service on New Years Day at 10 45 a m. Visitors welcome. The Sentinel is agent for Sioux City papers. Subscribe through us.
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Sentinel
Sioux City
Zoma Coombs Funeral Largely Attended In Aurelia
Legions of neighbors and friends attended the funeral of Zoma Coombs last Friday. Services were at the home and Congregational church with burial in Aurelia cemetery. Survived by seven children, three sisters, one brother, and eighty five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoma Coombs
Congregational Church
Edwin Trige
Aurelia
Knights of Pythias
Iona Coombs
Cole William and
Matilda Coombs
Mr. Coombs
Tila Gulbranson
Buena Vista County
Coombs
Lurline Valstine
Dovensed
Masonic
Tle
County Board of Supervisors
Tfe
Fred Levon
Clifford Coombs
Ruby Told ‘Erness
Oren Coombs
Cravendolyn C. Weiner
Methodist Church Notes Lloyd Scheerer Pastor
Sunday School at 10 30 A M George Tamim September New Year worship by Mrs Scheerers class Christmas White Gift Offering raised over thirty six towers supports Christian missions Morning Worship at 11 30 A M choir sings Glad New Year sermon Undaunted by Decembers EPW int leagues 6 30 P M leaders Mabel McCluskey Meelyn Blanch topic My Hopes For the New Year Intermediate topic Forming and Breaking Habits Evening Service 7 30 P M choir sing The Image of My King sermon Unfinished Business Woman's Foreign Missionary society meets in January with full announcement next week Men's Brotherhood meets Thursday evening January 2 for next regular meeting
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George Tamim
Meelyn Blanch
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Men’s Brotherhood
Making Ice Skating Rink at City Park
Aurelia youths will enjoy ice skating this winter at City Park in cooperation with the town council Boy Scouts park commission and council leader G R Wharton The rink measuring 90 feet square will host many skaters with seating for about 600 after floodings Monday and Tuesday this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Boy Scouts
G. RR. Wharton
Park Commission
Pyed Daniels
Boy Scout Committee
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years Ago to Twenty Years Ago
A retrospective from Aurelia highlights past events: David Watts returns from a three year mission in Africa on furlough. postmaster A A Dingman reappointed for four years. Cora Leekin leaves for Wisconsin. college and school teachers travel home for Christmas. notes on a special school course in Aurelia and local marriages and land sales from Hanover and Good Hope areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Watts
Africa
A.A. Dingman
Aurelia
Coolidge
Pitcher Special School
Kmimai Radke
Edward Lehnhardt
Hanover
Local Folk Announce Moves At Alta and Area
Leslie Mickelson and Kenneth Johnson plan to run a cafe in the building bought by Carl Peterson and R J Johnson in Alta. Buena Vista County Fair officers were installed at the Alta Legion Hall with I J Edwards as president and W F Gatley as vice president. Carol Moser elected head of Alta high school commercial department. Funeral services for Mrs Helmer Johannesen held in Alta. Christina Smith dies in Decatur Illinois. Sioux City N2BT students spend a week at home. Changes on Alta Main Street include new occupants at Jack's Cafe and a new beauty parlor and barber shop in the Sanford building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Mickelson
Jim Grove
Kenneth Johnson
Brooks Township
Sioux City
Carl D. Peterson
R. J. Johnson
Alta
Legion ‘Hall
I. J. Edwards
Ler
W. FE. Gatley
Storm Lake
View
C. J. Bains
KE. W. Schreiber
Carol Moser
P. R. Moser
le Mars
Moser
Marathon
Helmer Johannesen
Palmer S&s. Nestander
Christina Smith
F. Q. Allen
Decatur
Minois
A. L. Neville
Jack’s
J. W. Grapen
Sanford
KK. C. Dagger
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Baby Beef Club
Cherokee County Beef Feeders
Lloyd Patterson
Waverly
M. Hines
Ray Hines
Wm, Booth and Family
Alfred Stieneke
Jim McManus
Mabel Johnson
John Coulson
Fae Hines
Bert Beeghley
Lockin Hotel
Louise Fassler
Fred Fassler
Anton Peterson
Harry Dailey
Clyde Beeghley
Jennie Beeghley
Myra Beeghley
Glen Mathews
Emma Deller
Ralph Roepke
Quinby
A. V. Fierd
Melvin Hermanson
Lloyd
Mary Demarest
Roy Demarest
Tom Griffith
Leonard
Wm. Goodburn
Ray
W. H. Soule
Meckling
S. D
Norman Mongan
Merlin
Ralph Demarest
Phyllis Hall
Harold Demarest
Bertha Demarest
Orville
Cushing
Pitcher Bureau
MT. Olive News
Len Halstrom
Dda Wallin
K. J. Reimers
O. B. Peters
Vilet
Sam Bevil
Rock
Alien Irlandson
Frank Kohn
Oeeie Vryant
Sin Fuller
Meda Prunty
Floyd
Allen
Vernon Til
Victor Nelson
Annie Booth
Louie Lenhof
Willow Twi
Mary Burns
Core Courtright
Roy Day
Diamond Center
Mrs. Wmlis
Methodist
Lloyd Scheerer
Cora Leekin
Brandon
Wisconsin
Lester Blanch
Anne DeVries
Ames
Oliver Scott
Town City
Ardis Hickey
Morningside
Celestine Dawson
Cedar Rapids
Florence DeVries
Cumberland
Etsie Nelson
Spencer
Gladys Glawe
Hansel
Margaret Moldy
Ashton
Linois
Jane Waddell
Cereseo
Sir
Alta Advertiser
Gretchen Thomson
Vivian Paulson
Dorothy Lighter
Minnie Lu Georke
O. A. Roger
Clarence Person
W. C. Marsh
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