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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
3
A column reviews events from ten and twenty years ago in Aurelia including deaths, bank robbery aftermath, Legion honors, moves, and local business changes. Notable items cover Miss Mary Whinery death, a 1929 community service award, and a $7,000 bank hold up.
Burdette and Russell McKinnis sons of Mr and Mrs Hartley Mc fully passed their examinations and enlisted Monday at Des Moines. They left for San Francisco and will soon journey overseas to the Hawaiian Islands. Earl McLinnis will go with them to the Philippines. George McShane joined the Marines and will depart for San Diego next Monday. Philip Fassler and Lyle Whiting sought army air corps enlistment. Leonard Griffith was rejected due to a missing thumb.
The Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association will hold its annual meeting on Saturday January 13 1940 at 2 00 p m in the Community Club room. Members are urged to attend. George E Blanch President 432 H H Lockin Secretary.
O J Ditto district supervisor for the bureau of census announced a nationwide business and manufacturing census to begin after the first of the year. Enumerators will visit merchants manufacturers jobbers and contractors to collect statistical data while protecting confidentiality the returns cannot be used for taxation or investigations. The census aims to inventory resources manpower and activity to address national economic issues.
The Sioux Valley conference tournament runs Thursday through Saturday January 18 to 20 at Sutherland. Teams Aurelia Cleghorn Paullina Alta Primghar Sutherland Hartley Sioux Rapids compete with Aurelia facing Sioux Rapids Friday at 8 40 p m and Pingle to join Aurelia. Pairings list includes Cleghorn vs Paullina Sutherland vs Hartley Alta vs Primghar Aurelia vs Sioux Rapids with semifinals Saturday and finals to follow.
The schedule lists games for Conception opponents from January to February including Sioux Valley at Sutherland and Cleghorn away. The 8 County tournament runs February 1–2 and sectional play is slated February 29 to March 12. A December rumor about Webb Renn’s death proved false. he later died of a heart attack at a stone quarry.
A deposition declares Albert F. Swanson the winner by over 1,000 votes in the ninth Iowa district. The house committee on privileges and elections will sustain or reject the result affecting incumbent Vincent Harrington and salary collection.
Helen Lundberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merrit Lundberg, married Leonard Schulke at their Galva home December 23. Rev. William Wolter officiated in a double ring ceremony attended by Ruth Lundberg and Vernon Schulke. couple plans to live on the John Blake farm north of Aurelia.
The United States Marine Corps seeks 25 young men of good character for immediate transfer to San Diego California. Applicants must be 18 to 30 years old and at least 6 feet 4 inches tall with no juvenile or police records. Write to the Officer in Charge or visit recruiting offices in Des Moines Sioux City or Omaha for details.
The Iowa State Board of Education accepted President Gilmore's resignation effective July 1 as he reaches retirement age. The board will search for a successor, weighing whether to appoint from the university faculty or bring in an outside candidate while consulting faculty and alumni.
The Aurelia chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting Friday afternoon January 12 at 4 00 in the Aurelia Library building. All members are urged to attend.
Three Aurelia students medal in the county declam contest held in Meriden. Robert Olsen of Cherokee won dramatic honors with What Shall They Believe. Aurelia’s Robert Wilson and Geege Wharton took second in oratorical and humorous divisions as Aurelia, Cherokee, Larrabee, Meriden, and Aurelia schools earned medals.
The Aurelia Future Farmers held its monthly meeting on January 8, 1940. President Wayne Bruce opened with a review of yearly activities and committee reports.
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune reports 69 farmers met Tuesday at the Bradford hotel to plan the Buena Vista County Farm Bureau membership drive for 1940. Marcus News notes Andy Gordella alias William Miller is jailed in LeMars after pleading guilty to burglaries at Marcus Oil Co. and a Brunsville gas station. Buena Vista County Fair set for Alta this fall per President W. J. Gainey. Methodist church officials visited Sioux City to plan basement remodeling and new foundation walls locally.
The Aurelia High School Bulldogs split their Sioux Valley conference games, beating Hartley 19 to 15 at home and losing 30 to 19 at Sioux Rapids. Coburn led Aurelia with nine points in the Hartley win, while Edwardson scored 15 for Sioux Rapids.
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