Aurelia News Roundup of Local Sports and Obituaries
Ten years ago Aurelia firemen sold tickets for a February 25 dance. Aurelia high school beat Peterson 56 to 9 and won the county cup in declamatory contest. Marian Chandler won first in humorous with Gearke and Paulson earning top marks and advancing to state contests. Mrs Hazel Lindsay Weise died at her parents’ Diamond township home. Mrs M A Dick, early settler, died in Cherokee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Fire Department
Peterson
Aurelia High School
Aurelia
Marian Chandler
Marvin Gearke
Gladys Paulson
Hazel Lindsay Weise
Diamond Township
M. A. Dick
Cherokee
Woman's Club meets with Mrs Gladys Larson Friday
The Woman's Club gathered last Friday February 14 with Mrs Gladys Larson. Ethel Bell read a leaflet on Atlanta sent by Mrs Fae Fraser now staying there. The group paused in memory of Mabel Waddell as a girls sextette sang.
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Woman's’ Club
Gladys Larson
Ethel Bell
Atlanta
Fae Fraser
Mabel Waddell
George Wharton
Flea Gang
Gladys Glawe
Renaud
Edison
Famous Religious Paintings Basis of Lenten Sermons
St Pauls Lutheran church will hold midweek Lenten services each Wednesday in Lent led by Rev William Walter. The sermons will feature reproductions of great masterpieces linked to Christ Passion with Da Vincis The Lords Supper first up on Feb 26 at 745 pm. Visitors welcome.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Walter
Leonardo da Vinci
Jesus
Christ
Gethsemane
Hofmann
Cisezi
Pilate
Munkacsi
Bulldogs Win Two Conference Games
Aurelia Bulldogs beat Sutherland 26 10 and Hartley 43 17 to push their conference record to five wins and no defeats. A six game minimum remains before claiming the Sioux Valley crown as a game with Primghar was canceled.
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Aurelia Bulldogs
Sutherland
Hartley
Aurelia
Sioux Valley
Primghar
J. H. Nitzke
Paullina
Orlo Shank Elected Fire Department Chief
Orlo Shank was chosen chief of the Aurelia fire department for the coming year at the annual meeting in the council room Friday night. He succeeds Roy Matzdorff. New officers include Leslie Paulson as first assistant fire chief, Herbert Grienke as second assistant fire chief, A E Stutz as secretary, and H H Deyloff reelected as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orle Shank
Aurelia
Roy Matzdorff
Leslie Paulson
Herb Grienke
Herbert Grienke
A. E. Stutz
George Scott
H. H. Deyloff
Civet Cat Help in Rat Control at Iowa Farms
Wildlife specialists report that the civet cat or little spotted skunk can reduce rat problems where cats fail. In parts of southeastern Iowa rats vanished in winter when skunks resided, prompting management tips to encourage civets and deter trapping near grain stores and poultry houses.
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Iowa
Towa State College
Farm Science Reporter
Grandparents Attend Birth of Sondra Ann VanWinkle
Sondra Ann VanWinkle was born at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester VanWinkle of Corydon, with her great grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John VanWinkle and her maternal grandmother Mrs. Leon Leeper also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sondra Ann VanWinkle
Chester VanWinkle
Corydon
Mrs. VanWinkle
John VanWinkle
Leon Leeper
State Capitol News Letter Prospects for early adjournment brighten
The appropriation committee in both houses moved major bills onto the calendar, signaling a possible early sine die. Leaders foresee adjournment around April 10 after quick processing of three major outlays for the state board of control education institutions and the state department.
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Forty-ninth Town General Assembly
House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
George L. Scott
Fayette County
John P. Berg
Cedar Falls
Berg
Chatman Scott
House Appropriations Committee
Beavers
Senate Appropriations Committee
Tlis
State Board of Control
State Board of Education
State Department
Talendar
Date Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Melton Couple Honored by Afton Farm Bureau
Afton Farm Bureau held a Friday meeting at Center school with a social evening. Mr and Mrs Alva Melton were guests of honor for their last wedding anniversary and they are charter members. Five hundred was played at nine tables with high scores by Mrs Bob Gates and John Lawniczak and low by Mrs Glenn Loucks and Alva Melton. Traveling prize went to Carl Swansen and the door prize to Mrs Kenneth Jones. Mrs Bob Whiting won a cake. Bingo was led by Leora Grieme. hostesses included Mrs Burt Mummert and others assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton Farm Bureau
Center School
Alva Melton
Bob Gates
John Lawniczak
Glenn Loucks
Carl Swansen
Kenneth Jones
Bob Whiting
Iage
Leora Grieme
Burt Mummert
Floyd Anderson
McKinley Menefee
Arthur Phipps
CCC Plans Five Mile Spring Terracing Program
CCC completes plans for five miles of terraces this spring on cooperators farms in Cherokee and nearby townships. Projects include Myron Bushlow 2.4 miles and H. C. R T Steel farm 1.2 miles in Silver township, Lars Mark 0.8 miles, Mildred Reeghly 0.5 miles in Grand Meadow. Terraces aid soil and moisture conservation with precise grade and outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee CCC
G. TH. McMillan
CCC
McMillan
Morvill Mathewson
Myron Bushlow
Johnson
Silver Township
H. C. & R.T. Steel
Andrews Johnson
Lars Mark
Mildred Reeghly
Grand Meadow Township
Mar
Beoghly
Ammons Narrowly Escapes Fire At Aurelia Farm
L Ammons escaped serious injury when a spray mixture exploded as he worked inside a house on the Sanford farm five and a half miles northeast of Aurelia Friday afternoon. The blaze burned the vacant residence. Mrs Ammons and Kermit Mathiesen had just left due to dense fumes. Aurelia fire department arrived too late to save most of the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Ammons
Mrs. Sanford
Aurelia
Albert Jorgensen
Bramanville Couple Surprised by Welcome Home Gifts
Mr and Mrs Bruce Miller of Bramanville were surprised last week by neighbors who donated new household essentials after a fire damaged their home. The couple faced the loss of belongings but received support from the community to restart housekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Miller
Branhamville
Millers
Double Weddings in Bremer County Highlight Family Tusions
In Bremer county two separate double weddings were held within a week, each pairing a brother and sister with a sister and brother, illustrating a rare local trend. In Cherokee county since October 1939, terraces protecting 225 acres of cropland have been built on cooperative farms, using two track-type tractors and other equipment operated by CCC men under Foreman Kent A. McAdon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer
Cherokee County
McMillan
Foreman McAdon
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