Aurelia Chronicle 1940 Highlights and Local Cart List
McKinnis joins air corps in Hawaii. McShane enlists in Marines. Schulke and Helen Lundberg wed. Aurelia Bulldogs beat Hartley 19 15 and lose to Sioux Rapids 30 19. Numerous civic, school, and church notices with marriages, deaths, elections, and sports results through June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Bengtson
Lloyd Grefe
Long Beach
Calif
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia Bulldogs
I. C. Cherokee
Red Cross
J. M. Whitney
Myra Beeghley
Russell Parrott
Noble Grand
Rebekah
A. N. Sheldon
Salem
Mabel Trossem
Clifford Wall
Gaza
Bulldogs
Cleghorn
James Hronek
Aurelia
A. H. Vogel
Henry Golnutz
Afton Township
Marcus
A. H. Waddell
George and
Fred Kaskey
Guarantee Oil Co
C. H. Kaskey
Alfred Stieneke
Lola Huseman
Orville Radke
Hanover
Gunnar Nielsen
Henry Grieme
Wattie Holm
Roy Matzdorff
Gust Peterson
Peoples Telephone Co
Marcus Cagers
C. A. Peterson
Vernon Steffins
Skelly
Helen Felton
Spring
Clarence Sump
Afton
Sutherland
Neela Robinson
Cherokee
Jesse Covell
Fern Hahn
Willard Petton
Mary Dreyer
LeRoy Johnson
Andrew Cullum
Quimby
Gunnar Nelson
B. B. McCarty
Albert City
Spirit Lake
Mary Fraser
Iverson Leonard
Atlantic
Geraldine Mummert
John Galvin
L. E. Christensen
Arthur Johnson
Lasora Albers
Holstein
K. of P. Lodge
Forrest Ware
Fred Kolpin
Beverly Walter
Arthur J. Renaud
Marie Anderson
Joseph Smith
J. W. Grapenthen
Sig Matzdorff
Herbert Grienke
George Kaskey
John Mummert
Ed Brummer
Orlo Shank
J. C. Eding
J. H. Dieterich
Northwest Iowa
Earl Fraser
Pitcher Township
Richard Mongan
Edwin McCurdy
Vera McGregor
Silver Township
A. A. Rapp
Congregational
Ralph Pingel
Legion Post
Boys State
Louisa Fassler
P. D. Wine
California
Art ‘Larson
Plymouth Automobile Agency
Pearl Thorson
Badger
Congregational Church
Lutheran Church
Sioux City
Dale Clover
Aurelia Boy
Lillian Lampton
Yuma
Ariz
Homer H. Williams
Spring Township
Kathleen Grashoff
A. H. Voge
Business Men’s Association
House of David
Leslie Paulson
Phyllis Dukes
Paul Anderson
Mt. Olive
Vera Nordstrom
Oswald Anderson
Fairview
Lorene Schmidt
Marvin Gustafson
Aurelians
International All Stars
Fred Wast
Theodore Nordstrom
Chicago
Fred Blake
Goldfield Indians
Chas. Waddell Jr
Junior Thomas
LeMars
Opal Kaskey
Follett Limpp
Omaha
Peggy Waddell
Darlyne Stanford
Emmett Ammons
Gilbert Clow
Mabel Johnson
Stella Hustedt
Norman Schroeder
Rock Valley
Oscar Lansen
Helen Dreier
Marvin Sierck
Olive Smith
Roy Dreier
Frank Pratt
S. W
Alta
Brancroft
Dexter McQuinn
Laura Mueller
Arthur Buddenhagen
Brooke
Hugo Nelson
Ux Rapids
Russell Flory
Aurelia Drug Store
Beulah Williams
Delbert Crocker
Beauty Is Not Necessary For Success in Movies
The article reports on photographer Charles Lang of Paramount studios saying beauty alone does not guarantee film success. He notes that actresses with distinctive character, even if homely, photo better and sell a unique look to the camera, improving chances in Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lang
A. S. C. Lang
Paramount Studios
Lang
Hollywood
Thieves Hit Villisca High School Steal Christmas Funds
Needy Villisca residents lose Christmas baskets after a break in at Villisca High School. About $70 was stolen, funds set aside to purchase food baskets for local Girl Reserves.
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Villisca
Villisca High School
Dog aided RCMP by locating liquor cache
Constable E. Moore presented Happy Black Lux the police dog as the principal witness in a Regina liquor case. The dog located bottles, including liquor, in the barn mangers at Christ Hamann’s farm, providing clear evidence while the officer led the testimony.
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E. Moore
Happy Black Lux
Regina
Sask
Moore
Christ Hamann
Hamann
Training and Trial Describe Mountie Dog Hunt
A guilty verdict and a $60 fine accompanied by costs. The constable outlined training methods for the Mounties dogs and detailed how Happy Black Lux was taken near Hamann's farm on liquor suspicions. The dog was taught to smell a vial of liquor and then released with the command Go find him.
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Happy Black Lux
Hamann
Moore
Insects See UV Light Better Than Humans
The Better Vision institute reports ants can see ultraviolet light. In a prism experiment red and ultraviolet areas showed ants moved eggs from the UV area to the red area, while infrared appeared dark to humans, suggesting UV visibility in ants.
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Better Vision Institute
First Time Stopage Hits New York City Hall Clocks
The city hall clock in the tower and the mayor's room clock halted at 5 22 p m for the first time since electrification ten years ago. Old men in City Hall park watched the moment as the hour hand paused briefly. Repairs the following day explained the outage.
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New York City Hall
City Hall Park
City Hall
Panora Man Receives Severe Burns From Electric Socket
Jimmie Buttler of Panora inserted a hairpin into an electric socket and sustained severe burns on all fingers of his right hand.
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Jimmie Buttler
Panora
Country Doctor Enos Mitchell Dies at 86 in Grand River
Dr. Enos Mitchell, a physician who served Grand River and surrounding communities for over six decades, died recently aged 86. He built a long career offering care in his hometown and rural areas.
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Enos Mitchell
Grand River
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Aurelia Iodge
A. W. Larson
County Legion Auxiliary
Eclipse Lumber Co
Sig Matadorf
Thad Lockhart
Wattie
Aureliang
Mankato
Theodore Schulke
Diamond Township
Storm Lake
Watertown
Arthur Dingman
Frances Marquardt
Adel
Carrie Robinson
Nere
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Chas
Schulke
Bertha Allen
John Crashoff
Jean Anderson
Lloyd Ruby Weer
Ralph Playman
Aurelian
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Robert Fassler
Vere Carrington
Galva
Jean Johnson
Claus Anderson
Pride
Zelma Parrott
Vernon Butterfield
Wattie’s
Witchita
Kan
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Donnie Kannenberg
Anna Owens
Armour
S. D
Arthur Will
Claude Jones
Near Washta
C. O. Libby
Helen Zwemke
Harold Hogrefe
Schaller
Raymond Nelson
Ruth Johnson
Loren Johnson
Council Bluffs
Paul’s Radio
Stewart-Warner
Philco
Simonsen
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Winfred Moulton
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W. A. Liebsch
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
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Cherokee County
Geo. E. Blanch
H. H. Lockin
Chas. Gustafson
Don R. Hankens
Larson’s
State Bank
Carlson’ S Dairy Hone
Reggy Martin
Gustafson & Johnson Garage
Somerset Maugham
Herbert Marshall James Stephenson
L. H. Preul
Aurelia Methodist Church
T. C. Joint
Marathon
Mac’s
Aston Lutheran Church
Anthon
Everett Radle
Carl Johnson
Sioux Valley
Akron
Carl Nelson
Alta Lodge
LaMerne Schulke
Henry Weiland
Donna Bell Wilcutt
Harold Holtz
2Itcher
Aleda Roggon
Clifford Stief
Frank Mummert
Ed Beck
Montana
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Peterson
L. D. Demarest
Bonnie Mummert
Wayne Coats
Aurelia-Alta
S. V
Pitcher Farm Bureau
Carmel Rapp
Paul Lau
Roy Stieneke
Vera Mohror Ae Repre
Correctionville
George Lamm
Albert Jorgensen
Wm. Buddenhagen
Cheroee
Dingman
Marguerite Bruce
Paul Lundberg
Meriden
George Wharton
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