Aurelia Wins County Basketball Tourney
Aurelia declamatory contestants enter state and county meets with George Wharton Jr in the state humorous division for The Flea Gang's First Cigars. In the county, Charlene Ohlson and Beverly Walter compete against contestants from Cleghorn Quimby Cherokee Meriden Washta. First place winners receive gold medals. Ed Rice stores 850 tons of ice for next summer from Storm Lake.
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Aurelia
Corning
Cleghorn
George Wharton Jr
Flea Gang
Charlene Ohlson
Beverly Walter
Quimby
Cherokee
Meriden
Washta
Milo Duel
Doris Lundell
America
Teddy Martin
Ropes
Irene Ludvigson
Marjorie Sievert
Damosel
Fern Walker
Barbara Ritz
Ed Rice
Storm Lake
Peterson Ice Company
Otlo Shank
Otto Matzdorff
Henry Snapp
Paralysis Fund Contributions Reported in Brooke Town
Aurelia reports 72.45 raised for infantile paralysis from local campaigns. K P and Pythian card party nets 41.65. March of Dimes school drive totals 24.44. Proceeds split between county and national committees. Pastor Alex Greek to move to Nebraska church March 1.
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Brooke
Alex Greek
St. John’s Evangelical Church
Brooke School
Fairbury
Neb
Aurelia
Earl Fraser
K. of P
Pythian
A. A. Dingman
National Committee
Alta-Aurelia Cage Tilt Tuesday Night
The Aurelia and Alta cage teams clash Tuesday night as Cy clones visit Aurelia for a postponed game. Alta seeks revenge after a semi final Sioux Valley loss and could move into first in the conference with a win. A second game starts at 7:30.
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Aurelia
Alta Cage
Cyclones
Sioux Valley
Alta
Bulldogs
Marcus
Local Retailer Adds Dry Goods Department
Ten years ago W A Lewis announces in home grocery ad that a dry goods department will be added Verne Culver will join the clerking staff Mrs Horatio Pitcher dies at her Aurelia home after forty three years as resident Fourteen carloads of cattle and hogs shipped from Aurelia yards last Saturday John Grashoff retires after 39 years with Illinois Central as section foreman February 1 DonaldEngdahl seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Conrad Engdahl dies after rheumatic illness
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W. A. Lewis
Verne Culver
Lewis
Horatio Pitcher
Aurelia
John Grashoff
Illinois Central
State Capitol News Letter Sets Economy as Key Policy
The forty ninth Iowa legislature opens without a fixed program as Republican floor leaders Donahue and Gregory seek retrenchment. Governor Wilson’s biennial message guides economy while leaders plan talks with the governor to determine administration aims for the next biennium. The administration resists forcing must legislation and respects legislative prerogatives. Continued inside.
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Iowa
E. P. Donahue
Chickasaw County
Curtis W. Gregory
Dallas County
General Assembly
Wilson
Conrad Engdahl Farm Sale Set for February 10
Conrad Engdahl schedules a farm sale on Monday February 10 at the Dan Hankens farm located one half mile north and two and a half miles east of Aurelia. He plans to move to his own farm south of town. Sale bills list 8 horses 64 cattle 70 hogs John Deere machinery a 1936 Dodge truck and other items.
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Conrad Engdahl
Dan Hankens
Aurelia
The
Sentinel
John Deere
Annual Meeting of Peoples Telephone Co in Aurelia Iowa
The Peoples Telephone Co holds its annual meeting in the Community Club room Aurelia Iowa on Saturday February 8 1941 at 1 30 p m to elect officers and conduct annual business stockholders are urged to attend Secretary A L McKinnon notes attendance is essential.
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The
Peoples Telephone Co
Comunity Club
Aurelia
Iowa
A. L. McKinnon
Wattie Holm Buys Storm Lake Phillips 66 Station
Storm Lake Register reports R. A. Holm a Storm Lake baseball figure and Aurelia semi pro manager has bought the Phillips 66 filling station at West Fifth Street and Geneseo. He took possession on Saturday February 1 and will operate under lease from Phillips Petroleum interests.
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Storm Lake Register
R.A. (Wattie) Holm
Storm Lake
Aurelia
West Fifth Street
Geneseo
Phillips Petroleum
Funeral for Mrs. Frank Waddell Held in Aurelia
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Waddell were held Saturday at 1:30 at home and 2 at the Methodist church in Aurelia. Rev. L I Pieul conducted, with a solo by Pearl Thorson and a quartet led by W A Lewis. Burial was in Aurelia Cemetery.
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Frank Waddell
L. I. Pieul
Aurelia Cemetery
Aurelia Bulldogs Win Cherokee County Title Beating Washta
Aurelia defeats Washta 27 to 18 in the county final to claim back to back Cherokee County basketball titles. Aurelia advanced by edging Larrabee 19-18 in overtime then beat Cleghorn 30-24 in the semifinals. Grand Meadow took consolation honors with a 28-22 win over Cleghorn.
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Grand Meadow
Quimby
Washta
Meriden
Aurelia
Larrabee
Cleghorn
Marcus
Aurelia Bulldogs
J. H L. Nituke
Cherokee County
Mareos
Marets
Progcess
Aurelis
Don Hammann
Boris Massler
Ao Slim
Nystedt
Pingel
Passler
Bulldogs
Liamnibee
Williams
Coombs
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Brethern
State Capitol News
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Mable Claire Hinkle - Waddell
John
Lydia Hinkle
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George Johnson
E. A. Bundy
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